Series Overview
Love is a command
Love is a choice
Love makes us like Jesus
Love is about showing it to others
Love is about action
When do we love people?
We love people whenever they need it
Transitions – new job, new home, new child or new year
Trouble – Illness, loss of job, loss of a loved one,
We love people at all times
Do you not say, ‘Four months more and then the harvest’? I tell you, open your eyes and look at the fields! They are ripe for harvest.
– John 4:35
Love challenges us to be aware
Open your eyes and look at the fields
Love motivates us to be ready
They are ripe for harvest
The harvest is important
The harvest is urgent
Then he said to his disciples, “The harvest is plentiful but the workers are few. Ask the Lord of the harvest, therefore, to send out workers into his harvest field.”
– Matthew 9:37-38
Love creates a vision for the harvest
The harvest is necessary
We do not change the world by winning converts, we change the world by making disciples
– John Wesley
The harvest is plentiful
Love moves us to work for the harvest
There is always work to do
There is a great need for workers
How can you serve in the harvest?
Be willing
Pray
Invite people to church
Learn how to share the gospel