“And Jesus came and said to them, ‘All authority in heaven and on earth has been given to me. Go therefore and make disciples of all nations, baptizing them in the name of the Father and of the Son and of the Holy Spirit, teaching them to observe all that I have commanded you. And behold, I am with you always, to the end of the age.’” – Matthew 28:18-20
The past Sunday we talked about the importance of sharing the Gospel with others. There are several aspects involved in doing this, including…
This is not a command for just some special people in the church, it’s for all of us. So, I talked about two things we call all be doing to help us to be doing this in our lives. I wanted to follow up with you on those two things both as a reminder, but also so you would have the details where you could use them.
The 10:02 Challenge is a simple challenge, but one which is both effective (because prayer is effective) and helps us to obey Jesus.
“And he said to them, “The harvest is plentiful, but the laborers are few. Therefore pray earnestly to the Lord of the harvest to send out laborers into his harvest.” – Luke 10:2
The concept of the challenge is this. In Luke 10:2, Jesus told His disciples there are lots of people out there ready to hear the Gospel (the harvest is plentiful), but there aren’t many people to send out to share the Gospel (the laborers are few). So, we should pray earnestly that God would send more laborers, more people out to share the Gospel.
Set an alarm on your phone or some other device for 10:02 (morning, evening, or both). When the alarm goes off, stop what you are doing and pray that God would send people to share the Gospel and that many would hear the Gospel and believe.
Just so I’m being completely open with you…just know, you likely may be one of the workers God sends out into the field. Jesus told His disciples to pray this right before He sent them out to do it.
BlessEveryHome.com is a simple way to start praying for your neighbors as well as to start being intentional about meeting your neighbors and having spiritual conversations with them. Here’s a brief overview:
I hope you will join me in this effort. I have signed up and started praying for my neighbors and am going out and talking with my neighbors. You can, too.
Click here to sign up (for free) and start praying for your neighbors, today.
In Christ’s Service,
Pastor Kurt
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