MAXIMIZING THE HARVEST – PART 2 LABOURING EFFECTIVELY FOR SOULS

INTRODUCTION

God has commanded us to work in His field, the world, to produce a great harvest of people brought into His kingdom. He said the harvest is plenteous. But what does it take for us to have a bounteous harvest? It starts with you seeing rightly, but it doesn’t stop at that because faith without works is dead.

HOW TO LABOUR EFFECTIVELY

1. See the harvest as the priority of life. Matt. 9:36-38, Jn. 4:34, 1 Cor. 9:16

2. See the harvest as a perishing harvest. Jn. 4:35

Jesus said that the harvest is ripe. Know that once harvest is ripe and not harvested it starts perishing.

If reaping is delayed, the grain begins to turn a pale white, and will soon fall over on the ground.

Statistics reveal that over 150,000 people die each day with approximately 66,000 of them dying without having heard the Gospel. Only God Himself knows how many of the rest have heard the gospel but have not genuinely embraced salvation.

Indeed, “… hell hath enlarged herself, and opened her mouth without measure…and multitude are descending into it.” (Isa. 5:14)

Therefore, realize that the King’s business requires haste. 1 Sam. 21:8

3. Be proactive. Lk. 14:23

Don’t just stay in the Church, go to the fields. Jn. 4:35, Matt. 28: 19,20 Acts 8:26-30

We can’t just sit back and wait for the opportunities to come to us. We need to go out into the fields.

4. Take every day as the right season and right time. 2 Tim. 4:2

5. You must go them – to the fields. Matt. 28:18-20, Lk. 14:23

6. You must have physical sensitivity. Jam. 2:14-16

Religious people can be very mean and cold-hearted. You must not be like the Pharisees but like Jesus and you must also do as He did – Matt. 11:5, Matt. 14-13-25,

There are people today who are looking for a miracle:

• Some are looking for a solution to their financial problems
• Some are in desperate need of a solution to their marital problems.
• Some are facing a terminal diagnosis and are looking for a solution to their health problems.

7. You must cultivate keen spiritual sensitivity. Jn. 15:5

• You must move in the Spirit to reap the harvest.
• The Holy Spirit should be the one prompting you. Acts 8:26-40, Acts 18:5
• The Holy Spirit will tell you where not to go yet. Acts 16:6
• The Holy Spirit will make you hear the cry of the lost. Acts. 16:9

The Holy Spirit will reveal to you the unseen and unsaid concerning the people you are ministering to. Jn. 4:16-19

CONCLUSION
Friends, the fields are ripe for harvest. The opportunities are there. Let’s not waste them. Let’s seize the moment. Let’s take advantage of the opportunities that God has placed before us. Let’s work the fields for the harvest.

EVANGELISM IS A NECESSARY WORK!