Lesson 12 for March 22, 2014 Slide 2 Then He said to them, The
harvest truly is great, but the laborers are few; therefore pray
the Lord of the harvest to send out laborers into His harvest.
(Luke 10:2) Jesus saw the Gospel seed growing in the hearts of the
crowd around Him. But who would lead them to the Savior? Laborers
(both pastors and laymen/laywomen) are needed to harvest the
precious seed. Jesus saw the Gospel seed growing in the hearts of
the crowd around Him. But who would lead them to the Savior?
Laborers (both pastors and laymen/laywomen) are needed to harvest
the precious seed. Slide 3 EGW (The Review and Herald, June 16,
1891) Then He said to them, The harvest truly is great, but the
laborers are few; therefore pray the Lord of the harvest to send
out laborers into His harvest. (Luke 10:2) Slide 4 But the Helper,
the Holy Spirit, whom the Father will send in My name, He will
teach you all things, and bring to your remembrance all things that
I said to you. (John 14:26) The testimony of humble repented
sinnerswho are guided by the power of the Holy Spiritmay persuade
other sinners like no angel could do. Why does God want to use men
and women to spread the Gospel? Isnt the Holy Spirit able to do
that by Himself? Could the angels do that better than us? Slide 5
Not everyone is called to mass evangelism. For example, the stories
of Andrew, Philip and the Samaritan woman show the power of simple
and passionate testimonies. We are called to do so. But the Helper,
the Holy Spirit, whom the Father will send in My name, He will
teach you all things, and bring to your remembrance all things that
I said to you. (John 14:26) Slide 6 A good laborer must be guided
by his employer. The Spirit caught Philip away and took him to
Azotus (Acts 8:39-40) The Spirit didnt let Paul preach in Asia. He
guided him to preach in Europe (Acts 16:6-10) We cannot use the
Holy Spirit; the Spirit is to use us Only to those who wait humbly
upon God, who watch for His guidance and grace, is the Spirit given
(EGW, Gods Amazing Grace, July 23) Behold, I send the Promise of My
Father upon you; but tarry in the city of Jerusalem until you are
endued with power from on high. (Luke 24:49) Slide 7 So Jesus said
to them again, Peace to you! As the Father has sent Me, I also send
you. And when He had said this, He breathed on them, and said to
them, Receive the Holy Spirit. If you forgive the sins of any, they
are forgiven them; if you retain the sins of any, they are
retained. (John 20:21-23) As the Father commissioned Jesus, so
Christ commissions His disciples. Through the Spirit, the Father
invested Christ with divine power. Through the Spirit, Jesus
likewise invests His disciples with divine power commensurate with
their earthly assignments. Every necessary skill, talent,
capability, and strength has been supplied. Jesus delegated His
authority to His disciples. We must also delegate it to others. No
one can do Gods work by himself. Slide 8 For the Son of Man has
come to seek and to save that which was lost (Luke 19:10) Men took
the wrong path and dont know how to get back on the road. Jesus
came to seek the lost and to take them back home. He wants us to
become finders of the lost. He wants us to love and to reach the
lost, regardless of the kind of people they are or the kind of
lives they live. Slide 9 In this work all the angels of heaven are
ready to co-operate. All the resources of heaven are at the command
of those who are seeking to save the lost. Angels will help you to
reach the most careless and the most hardened. And when one is
brought back to God, all heaven is made glad; seraphs and cherubs
touch their golden harps, and sing praises to God and the Lamb for
their mercy and loving-kindness to the children of men. EGW
(Christs Object Lessons, cp. 15, pg. 197)
