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.

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

• 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

36 And he who reaps receives wages, and gathers fruit for eternal life, that both he who sows and he who reaps may 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

35 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!

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

John 4:37-38

• The harvest involves work 2 Corinthians 6:1

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

Multitudes still need the gospel

We should have compassion

We must produce fruit

We need spiritual vision

We need to be working