week 1
Time to get our hands dirty
“THE HARVEST IS PLENTIFUL, BUT THE LABOURERS ARE FEW.
THEREFORE PRAY EARNESTLY TO THE LORD OF THE HARVEST TO
SEND OUT LABOURERS INTO HIS HARVEST.”
introduction
read
As Jesus commissions His
followers to take the Kingdom
of God to the towns and villages
in the region He begins by
explaining what is ahead of them.
They are few, but who need to
hear this message are many.
Their role is an important part
in bringing about the Kingdom
of God. They are people sent by
Jesus himself.
LUKE 10:1-3
After this the Lord appointed seventy-two others and sent them on ahead of him,
two by two, into every town and place where he himself was about to go. And he
said to them, “The harvest is plentiful, but the labourers are few. Therefore
pray earnestly to the Lord of the harvest to send out labourers into his harvest.
Go your way; behold I am sending you out as lambs in the midst of wolves.”
In these few verses we see that:
›› Jesus sends believers into their wider community to witness to the Kingdom
of God.
›› There is a desperate need for people to commit to being a worker in the
‘harvest’.
›› God wants us to pray for people to take up the task of working for the
Kingdom.
›› Those already working in the harvest are in a vulnerable position.
discuss/reflect
1. How does this moment of ‘sending out’ either challenge or confirm your view
of mission?
2. In what areas of your community are you a ‘labourer’?
3. Set an alarm on your watch/phone for 10:02 (as in Luke 10:02) each day and
pray Jesus’ prayer. As we pray for workers we must be aware that we might
just be the answer to our own prayers.
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