God’s Dilemma, My Opportunity Matthew 9:35-38

Luke 4:42-43 “And the crowd sought Him and came to Him, and tried to keep Him from leaving them; but He said to them ‘I MUST preach the kingdom of God to the other cities also, because for this purpose I have been sent.’”

The Order of the Grain of Mustard Seed To send the gospel to the world To send the gospel to the world To be kind to all men To be kind to all men To be true to Christ To be true to Christ

I Corinthians 9:21-22 “I have become all things to all men so that by all possible means I might save some. I do all this for the sake of the gospel.”

EGW, 3 MR 285 “God has a work to be done outside of the church. There are privileges for the Christian in service in every city or town or village. It is not enough for you to remain in the church because you enjoy the preaching…

Cont. “…there are many who need the very truths that you have heard, and which you should be imparting to others. May God put upon the members of His church a burden to labor for souls as they that must give an account.”

Matthew 9:36 “But when He saw the multitudes, He was moved with compassion for them, because they were weary and scattered, like sheep having no shepherd.”

Isaiah 53:6 “All we like sheep have gone astray, we have turned every one to his own way.”

Psalm 56:8 (Message Bible) “ YOU'VE KEPT TRACK OF MY EVERY TOSS AND TURN THROUGH THE SLEEPLESS NIGHTS, EACH TEAR ENTERED IN YOUR LEDGER, EACH ACHE WRITTEN IN YOUR BOOK.”

Matthew 9:36 “But when Jesus saw the multitudes, He was moved with compassion.”

Matthew 14:14 “And Jesus went forth, and saw a great multitude, and was moved with compassion toward them.”

Luke 19:41 “Now as Jesus drew near, He saw the city and wept over it…”

Luke 19:10 “For the Son of Man has come to seek and to save that which was lost.”

Matthew 9:37 “Then Jesus said to His disciples, ‘The harvest truly is plentiful…’”

John 4:34,35 “My food is to do the will of Him who sent me, and to finish His work. Do you not say, ‘There are still four months and then comes the harvest? Behold, I say to you, lift up your eyes and look at the fields, for they are already white for harvest.’”

Matthew 9:37 “The harvest is plentiful, BUT…

…THE LABORERS ARE FEW!

Matthew 9:38 “Therefore pray the Lord of the harvest to send out laborers into His harvest.”

EGW, Review & Herald 1/14/1868 “The greatest cause of our spiritual feebleness as a people is the lack of real faith in spiritual gifts. If they all received this kind of testimony in full faith, they would put from them those things which displease God, and would everywhere stand in union and strength…

Cont. “…And three-fourths of the ministerial labor now expended to help the churches could then be spared to the work of raising up churches in new fields.”