Summerat BC
Praying For The (Your) Harvest // Graham Cathers
July 31 & August 1, 2021
“Prayer is striking the winning blow, ministry is just gathering up the results.”
– E.M. Bounds
Prayer Is The Work
Luke 10:1 After this, the Lord Jesus formed thirty-five teams among the other disciples. Each team was two disciples, seventy in all, and he commissioned them to go ahead of him into every town he was about to visit. The Passion Translation
Luke 10:2 He released them with these instructions: “The harvest is huge. But there are not enough harvesters to bring it in. As you go, plead with the Owner of the Harvest to send out many more workers into his harvest fields.” The Passion Translation
John 6:44 No one can come to me, unless the Father who sent me makes them want to come. But if they do come, I will raise them to life on the last day. Contemporary English Version
Luke 10:5 “Whenever you enter someone’s home, first say, ‘May God’s peace be on this house.’ 6 If those who live there are peaceful,the blessing will stand; if they are not, the blessing will return to you.” New Living Translation
John 4:35 As you look around right now, wouldn't you say that in about four months it will be time to harvest? Well, I'm telling you to open your eyes and take a good look at what's right in front of you.These Samaritan fields are ripe. It's harvest time! The Message
John 4:36 "The Harvester isn't waiting. He's taking his pay, gathering in this grain that's ripe for eternal life. Now the Sower is arm in arm with the Harvester, triumphant. 37 That's the truth of the saying, 'This one sows, that one harvests.' The Message
John 4:38 I sent you to harvest a field you never worked. Without lifting a finger, you have walked in on a field worked long and hard by others." 39 Many of the Samaritans from that village committed themselves to him because of the woman's witness: "He knew all about the things I did. He knows me inside and out!" The Message
John 4:40 They asked him to stay on, so Jesus stayed two days. 41 A lot more people entrusted their lives to him when they heard what he had to say. The Message
Praying People See What Others Don’t
Father show me what you’re doing, where you’re at work and who you’re drawing and give me the courage to join you in that work.
Bless Five
Live, Learn, Work and Play
Questions to consider when choosing your 5:
Who is my immediate neighbor, co-worker, best friend?
Who is it easy to have conversations with?
Who is the most unlikely to become a Christ follower?
Who would take the tiniest nudge to enter the Kingdom?
Who naturally connects with others (a possible person of peace)?
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The Challenge
Prayerfully choose five people from your four fields to pray for and bless five minutes a day, five days a week, for five weeks.
Day 1: B (Body): Bless health, protection, strength
Day 2: L (Labor): Bless work, security, provision, reward
Day 3: E (Emotional): Bless joy, peace, hope,love
Day 4: S (Social): Bless relationships—marriage, family, friends
Day 5: S (Spiritual): Bless salvation, revelation of God
10:02 Prayer