Sermon Outline

Intro - Looking at the cornfields and bean fields of Iowa right now, it looks like the 2007 harvest could be another bumper crop. What about the spiritual harvest of eternal souls? What must we do to have a part in the plentiful harvest that Jesus spoke of? We need to do the following 4 things that Jesus did.

"TO REAP THE HARVEST"
Matthew 9: 35-36

  • We need to DARE - v.35a


    • They Rejected Him - 8:34


    • They Reviled Him privately - 9:3


    • They Reasoned against Him - 9:11


    • They Ridiculed Him - 9:24


    • The Reproached Him - 9:34


    • They Repudiated Him publicly - 21:23


    • They Were Rutless to stop Him - 26:4


  • We Need To SHARE - v.35b


  • We Need To CARE - v.36


  • We Need PRAYER - Vs. 37-38


Conclusion - The harvest requires a unique blend called "the Divine - Human Cooperative". Only God can cause a seed to germinate, grow, mature and ripen. But preparing the soil, planting the seed and harvesting the grain is up to us. "The harvest is plentiful, but the laborers are few." Will YOU be a laborer in His harvest?"...