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\\ *Text: Matthew 9:35-10:4*
*Introduction:*
~*~*~* Someone once told a teenager that the greatest problem he faced
was complacency.
He responded, "Who cares?" - A Father Of A Teenager
Bill Gordon
~*~*~* "I have no interest in missions," exclaimed a petulant young
lady.
"No, dear," said her aunt, "you can hardly expect to.
"It
is just like getting interest at the bank.
You have to put in a
little something first before you get any interest.
So it is
with missions, the more you put into it of your time, or money,
or prayer, the more your interest grows.
"But something you must
put in, or you will never have any interest."
--Spirit of Missions
~*~*~* Nelson Price, pastor of the Roswell Street Baptist Church in
Cobb county Georgia wanted to place his church's television
ministry into the most unchurched counties in America.
He
contacted the Research Department of his denomination and asked
them to give him a list of the most unchurched counties in
American.
To his utter astonishment one of those counties was
Cobb County Georgia, the county his church was located in!
- Dr. Edwin L. Cliburn
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I. In Harvesting Souls, We Must Catch the Heart of the Master.
!! A. Seeing people
· Jesus does not see past people.
He sees people for what they really are and how they really feel.
· Allan Emery, had an experience which made a deep impression upon him.
His father received a call saying a well-known Christian had been found at a certain place drunk on the sidewalk.
Immediately his father sent his chauffeured limousine to pick the man up, while his mother prepared the best guest room.
My friend watched wide-eyed, as the beautiful coverlets were turned down on the exquisite, old, four poster bed, revealing the monogrammed sheets.
But, mother," he protested, "he's drunk.
He might even get sick."
"I know," his mother replied kindly, "but this man has slipped and fallen.
When he comes to, he will be so ashamed.
He will need all the loving encouragement we can give him."
It was a lesson the son never forgot.
· Sometimes we only see the trouble people can be, or the difficulty they present to us, but we fail to really see the need of their heart like Jesus can.
!! B. Having Compassion
· Jesus cares about people and the situations they face.
· Encarta Dictionary defines compassion as 1.
Deep awareness of the suffering of another
· I never cease thrilling at the heart of Abraham Lincoln.
There is a story oftwo women relatives of General Lou Wallace who came to the White House whenLincoln was president asking about General Wallace.
He had been involved in a vicious battle and they wanted to make sure he had survived.
After learning he had survived they spoke rather glibly of their gladness.
There had been a casualty in the battle named Wallace but they were thankful that it was not "our Wallace."
Lincoln responded soberly, "Yes, but it was somebody's Wallace, wasn't it?"
· Compassion is what makes a person feel pain when someone else hurts.
· I am sorry for the man who can't feel the whip when it is laid on the other man's back.
--Abraham Lincoln
!! C. Giving direction
· Jesus sees those who are floundering in life, and who move along without any purpose or direction.
He sees their misery.
· A man called his neighbor to help him move a couch that had become stuck in the doorway.
They pushed and pulled until they were exhausted, but the couch wouldn't budge.
"Forget it," the man finally said.
"We'll never get this in."
The neighbor looked at him quizzically and said, "In?"
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II.
In Harvesting Souls, We Must Call for the Help of the Father.
!! A. Because of the size of the task
· None could do it alone.
It is a big harvest field, and the world gets bigger every day.
· It was early morning.
On the beach was an elderly man.
He walked with a cane, carefully surveying the beach that the receding tide had left exposed.
Every now and then he bent to pick something up and toss it into the ocean.
I watch with fascination as he carefully scanned the beach before him.
It was then that I realized he was looking for starfish.
Every time he saw one lying helpless in the sand, unable to get back to the ocean on his own, he would lovingly pick it up and toss it gently back into the sea.
Curious as to why he was doing this, I approached him.
He told me, "The starfish are left behind after the tide goes out.
If they don't get back into the ocean they will dry up and die beneath the hot summer sun."
"But there are endless miles of beach and there must be millions of starfish," I said.
"Surely you don't think you can save them all.
What difference can your efforts possibly make?" Slowly the old man bent over and picked up another starfish.
As he tossed it into ocean he looked at me and said, "It makes a difference to that one."
I was deeply touched by this story.
How easy it is to become so discouraged by the sheer magnitude of the task that Christ has set before us that we fail to focus on the value to Him of each one.
We are called to be faithful in scanning those "beaches" and in making a difference to "that one" and "that one" and "that one" in the name of Christ.
· There is a story to the effect that a certain society in South Africa once wrote to David Livingstone, "Have you found a good road to where you are?
If so, we want to send other men to join you."
Livingstone replied, "If you have men who will come ONLY if they know there is a good road, I don't want them."
!! B. Because of the lack of help
· We all need to lend a hand.
People seem to think it is only the pastor's job, but the shepherd does not beget sheep, sheep beget sheep.
· Topic: Work
Title: The Job Nobody Did
Once upon a time there were four men named Everybody, Somebody, Anybody, and Nobody .
There was an important job to be done and Everybody was asked to do it.
But Everybody was sure that Somebody would do it.
Anybody could have done it.
But Nobody did it.
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