37 The harvest truly is plentiful, but the laborers are few.

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Matthew 9:37-38. 37 The harvest truly is plentiful, but the laborers are few. 38 Therefore pray the Lord of the harvest to send out laborers into His harvest. Attitudes Toward Saving Souls. Reaping - Gen. 8:22; Exo. 23:16. Souls - Matthew 13:39 - PowerPoint PPT Presentation

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3737 The harvest truly is plentiful, The harvest truly is plentiful, but the laborers are few.but the laborers are few.3838 Therefore pray the Lord of Therefore pray the Lord of the harvest to send out the harvest to send out laborers into His harvest.laborers into His harvest.

Matthew 9:37-38Matthew 9:37-38

Attitudes Toward Saving

Souls

• Reaping - Gen. 8:22; Exo. 23:16

• Souls - Matthew 13:39

• Self - Philippians 2:12

• Others - Matthew 9:37-38

• Workers for God - John 4:27-38

3636 And he who reaps receives And he who reaps receives wages, and gathers fruit for wages, and gathers fruit for eternal life, that both he who eternal life, that both he who sows and he who reaps may sows and he who reaps may rejoice together.rejoice together.

John 4:36

• The harvest involves growth Gal. 6:7-8; 2 Pet. 1:3-11; Gal. 5:22-24• If we want to live eternally we need to bear some fruit John 15:1-8

3535 Do you not say, 'There are still Do you not say, 'There are still four months and then comes the four months and then comes the harvest'? Behold, I say to you, harvest'? Behold, I say to you, lift up your eyes and look at the lift up your eyes and look at the fields, for they are already white fields, for they are already white for harvest!for harvest!

John 4:35John 4:35

• The harvest involves vision Ecclesiastes 3:1-2

• When we sow the seed, God will give the increase 1 Corinthians 3:6; Mark 4:26-

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37 37 For in this the saying is true: For in this the saying is true: 'One sows and another reaps.''One sows and another reaps.'38 38 I sent you to reap that for I sent you to reap that for which you have not labored; which you have not labored; others have labored, and you others have labored, and you have entered into their labors.have entered into their labors.

John 4:37-38John 4:37-38

• The harvest involves work 2 Corinthians 6:1

• We have fellowship… 1 John 1:7; 1 Corinthians 10:16-17

Multitudes still need the gospel

We should have compassion

We must produce fruit

We need spiritual vision

We need to be working