GOG - 14 - 136- Bringing In The Lost (Part 2)
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BRINGING IN THE LOST (Part 2)
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37 Then He said to His disciples, “The harvest truly is plen8ful, but the laborers are few. 38 Therefore pray the Lord of the harvest to send out laborers into His harvest.” MaAhew 9:37-38
Recognize The Season That You Are In
life for all who would believe in Him. That was a
5 Those who sow in tears shall reap in joy.
good seed that had all the variables in His favour
6 He who con8nually goes forth weeping, bearing
and certainly there must be a harvest. Jesus and
seed for sowing shall doubtless come again with
the early church, even older ministers have gone
rejoicing, bringing his sheaves with him. Psalm 126:5-6
In part one of this ar8cle, I said that bringing in the lost or increasing the number of souls we The third thing you should know about bringing reach for the kingdom refers to evangelism. This in the lost is that you must remember the season does not mean moving from church to church which you are labouring in. The season in which and stealing their members; rather it means you are labouring is the harvest season. going out there and geJng the lost or unsaved ones saved. I also shared with you two things Harvest 8me is a 8me of certainty. There is a high you need to know if you would be effec8ve in level of uncertainty that comes with seed8me. bringing in the lost. These are recognizing the This is why you need a lot of faith to plant seeds. lost by looking on them with eyes full of In seed8me there are many variables - the type compassion, and praying for courage to reach of seed, the health of the seed you are puJng in them, and ideas on how to reach them. In this the ground, the type of soil you are puJng your ar8cle, we will consider some other things we seed in, the type of weather that will come aUer need to know if we are going to be effec8ve in you have planted your seed. When these bringing in the lost.
Pastor Nkechi Ene (Mrs.)
variables work in your favour, you are certain that you are going to have a harvest. The word
ahead of you and all you need to do is go there and put in your sickle and certainly you will get the harvest. Those who went ahead might have made some mistakes, but if they did not stand for the gospel that we have now, maybe the gospel would have gone ex8nct. So we are just the labourers of the harvest and not the labourers of the seed8me. That is our certainty! The harvest is easy, all you need is your sickle and your ideas from God and the fruit must fall off the tree because it is ripe. Can you imagine the tragedy it would be if there are plenty ripe fruits but the owner of the farm can’t find labourers to help him cut down the fruit? So, remember the season in which you are laboring. 23 Be glad then, you children of Zion, and rejoice in the Lord your God; for He has given you the former
5 If any of you lacks wisdom, let him ask of God,
“doubtless” used in Psalm 126:6 nails it. It means
rain faithfully, and He will cause the rain to come
who gives to all liberally and without reproach,
there is no doubt that you would return carrying
down for you. The former rain, and the laAer rain in
and it will be given to him.
your sheaves. Jesus went ahead of us to sow His
the first month.
James 1:5
Joel 2:23
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GOG - 14 - 136 - Bringing In The Lost (Part 2)
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This laAer rain is the spring rain for harvest or the not about working for your local assembly or for
The fiUh and final thing you need to know is that
rain that matures the crops, otherwise said to be any other person other than the Lord of the
you must realize that your greatest witness is what
the con8nuous abundance of rain that matures the harvest Himself. When you remember this fact,
you have received. Evangelizing or witnessing, goes
crops and makes the fruit ready for plucking. This is you would work twice as hard.
beyond going from door to door or evangelizing
a 8me to be firmly rooted and take advantage of
one on one. Your greatest impact is what you have
the season of the harvest. Take advantage of the
received because you can only give out what you
season and be consumed with a compassion for
have. When you are known to take in one
the lost. Do all you can to communicate the way
boyfriend or the other where you live, you can’t
home to that lost person and even if they refuse to
preach to your neighbours. When people see you
move, you’ve done your bit and God will help them
admiAed in the hospital frequently, how do you
some other way; but it’s worse if you do nothing!
preach the message of divine health to them? When you cuss or fight with your spouse all the
Seize every opportunity you have, par8cularly with Imagine there was a group of labourers going to the farm and one of them is the child of the owner your loved ones, to bring them to Christ because of the farm; he is not the one you expect to see you may be pained if they die without Christ but taking a short nap under the tree when he should you may not want to be trapped in the guilt of be working. This is because he is working on a farm knowing that you didn’t do enough or bother about the salva8on of their souls. Don’t be selfish that belongs to His father and what His father with your Chris8anity pursuing your covenant benefits and forgeJng to bring men through the gates of salva8on because as you run through the gates in pursuit of prosperity, divine healing, etc.,
owns is his inheritance. That is why Christ says you are a labourer with Him. He is not just the Lord of the harvest, but also the one who has ownership of the harvest. He is your Father. So when you
there are some s8ll outside and have not even work for Him and you work with Him, you are only gathering up your inheritance. When you stand in stepped through the gate of salva8on. The harvest the gap for someone to be born again, He will give 8me is also a 8me of rejoicing and fes8vi8es you that soul. As long as he is an unbeliever, He because it is a 8me when you see the fruits of your will give such soul as your inheritance because you labour. Each soul that comes into the kingdom is a fruit of Christ’s labour on the cross. So the harvest are working together with Him. It may be His 8me is the 8me when the fruit of your labour is in your hands and you can take a bite and eat.
harvest, but He is your father and you are His child. When you work for your father, you work twice as hard as an ordinary employee in the company.
7 I say to you that likewise there will be more joy in
Everybody else may work for their salary but you
heaven over one sinner who repents than over
will go the extra mile because for every extra mile
ninety-nine just persons who need no repentance.
you take, it is adding up as your inheritance. Be a
Luke 15:7
responsible son. You are not doing it for anybody but for your Father. When you help a lost child find
Recall Who You Are Working For
his way back home, you are helping to locate a lost
The fourth thing you should know if you are going brother or sister. to bring in the lost is that you should recall who
expression “Lord” means one who is supreme in
7 “And as you go, preach, saying, ‘The kingdom of
authority. It refers to someone to whom a person
heaven is at hand.’
or a thing belongs. It shows you that there is a
8 Heal the sick, cleanse the lepers, raise the dead,
sense of ownership. It is His harvest. Christ has
cast out demons. Freely you have received, freely
His kingdom so it is His harvest. So winning souls is
you? The reason why the beggarly Lazarus couldn’t preach to the rich man was because he was poor and full of sores, even though he went to heaven aUer death. He only had a theore8cal gospel about healing and prosperity, but he was silenced by disease and poverty. Lazarus had a message but it was a theore8cal message. That is one challenge believers have presently. They can’t reach the lost, especially those who know them in8mately. Thus their abili8es to follow up converts goAen from afar off is reduced because they are afraid of what their converts would know about them when they get close. When reaching the lost, your personal tes8mony in certain areas overrides every message of integrity, holiness or righteousness you may ever be able to preach. Posi8onally, we have freely received everything from God, but experien8ally, some have refused to take what is theirs. How can you minister to a fellow businessman when you are the one who offers him a bribe before he asks for it, or the one who enjoys womanizing? When you take a decision for Christ, know that you are taking a stand for integrity, not just for yourself but for those who are
you are working for. He is the Lord of the harvest Realize That Your Greatest Witness Is What You and it is His harvest (MaAhew 9:38). That Have Received
died for each one. He has brought them back into
8me, how do you preach peace to those around
give.
lost because when they see what Christ has made of you and the integrity you have in Him, they will listen to, and embrace the gospel. Don’t preach what you are not ac8ng upon because you make your message of no effect when you do that. Receive wisdom and make a commitment to bringing in the lost today.
MaAhew 10:7-8
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