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Labor Shortage
Pastor Alex Sands, Kingdom Life Church
Series: The King and His Kingdom (Gospel of Matthew)
August 22, 2021
Matthew 9:35–38 ESV
35 And Jesus went throughout all the cities and villages, teaching in their synagogues and proclaiming the gospel of the kingdom and healing every disease and every affliction. 36 When he saw the crowds, he had compassion for them, because they were harassed and helpless, like sheep without a shepherd. 37 Then he said to his disciples, “The harvest is plentiful, but the laborers are few; 38 therefore pray earnestly to the Lord of the harvest to send out laborers into his harvest.”
Why aren’t there more laborers in the Lord’s harvest ?
Compassion: To have pity and great empathy towards someone, to the point you can feel it 'in your gut,’ and take action on their behalf.
Jesus’ compassion for us motivated Him to leave heaven and give His life for our salvation.
Labor Shortage Explanation #1: Lack of compassion . We won’t compassionately sacrifice like Jesus unless we see people they way He does.
Luke 10:30–34 ESV
30 Jesus replied, “A man was going down from Jerusalem to Jericho, and he fell among robbers, who stripped him and beat him and departed, leaving him half dead. 31 Now by chance a priest was going down that road, and when he saw him he passed by on the other side. 32 So likewise a Levite, when he came to the place and saw him, passed by on the other side. 33 But a Samaritan, as he journeyed, came to where he was, and when he saw him, he had compassion. 34 He went to him and bound up his wounds, pouring on oil and wine. Then he set him on his own animal and brought him to an inn and took care of him.
2 Corinthians 5:16 ESV
16 From now on, therefore, we regard no one according to the flesh. Even though we once regarded Christ according to the flesh, we regard him thus no longer.
Labor Shortage Explanation #2: Lack of prayer for laborers to be sent .
Colossians 4:2–4 ESV
2 Continue steadfastly in prayer, being watchful in it with thanksgiving. 3 At the same time, pray also for us, that God may open to us a door for the word, to declare the mystery of Christ, on account of which I am in prison— 4 that I may make it clear, which is how I ought to speak.
Labor Shortage Explanation #3: Lack of awareness that we’ve been sent .
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Labor Shortage
Pastor Alex Sands, Kingdom Life Church
Series: The King and His Kingdom (Gospel of Matthew)
August 22, 2021
Matthew 9:35–38 ESV
35 And Jesus went throughout all the cities and villages, teaching in their synagogues and proclaiming the gospel of the kingdom and healing every disease and every affliction. 36 When he saw the crowds, he had compassion for them, because they were harassed and helpless, like sheep without a shepherd. 37 Then he said to his disciples, “The harvest is plentiful, but the laborers are few; 38 therefore pray earnestly to the Lord of the harvest to send out laborers into his harvest.”
Why aren’t there more laborers in the Lord’s harvest ?
Compassion: To have pity and great empathy towards someone, to the point you can feel it 'in your gut,’ and take action on their behalf.
Jesus’ compassion for us motivated Him to leave heaven and give His life for our salvation.
Labor Shortage Explanation #1: Lack of compassion . We won’t compassionately sacrifice like Jesus unless we see people they way He does.
Luke 10:30–34 ESV
30 Jesus replied, “A man was going down from Jerusalem to Jericho, and he fell among robbers, who stripped him and beat him and departed, leaving him half dead. 31 Now by chance a priest was going down that road, and when he saw him he passed by on the other side. 32 So likewise a Levite, when he came to the place and saw him, passed by on the other side. 33 But a Samaritan, as he journeyed, came to where he was, and when he saw him, he had compassion. 34 He went to him and bound up his wounds, pouring on oil and wine. Then he set him on his own animal and brought him to an inn and took care of him.
2 Corinthians 5:16 ESV
16 From now on, therefore, we regard no one according to the flesh. Even though we once regarded Christ according to the flesh, we regard him thus no longer.
Labor Shortage Explanation #2: Lack of prayer for laborers to be sent .
Colossians 4:2–4 ESV
2 Continue steadfastly in prayer, being watchful in it with thanksgiving. 3 At the same time, pray also for us, that God may open to us a door for the word, to declare the mystery of Christ, on account of which I am in prison— 4 that I may make it clear, which is how I ought to speak.
Labor Shortage Explanation #3: Lack of awareness that we’ve been sent .