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Workers for the Harvest Field

Date: May. 28, 2023

Passage

Luke 10:1-16

Jesus Sends Out the Seventy-Two

10:1 After this the Lord appointed seventy-two others and sent them on ahead of him, two by two, into every town and place where he himself was about to go. 2 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. 3 Go your way; behold, I am sending you out as lambs in the midst of wolves. 4 Carry no moneybag, no knapsack, no sandals, and greet no one on the road. 5 Whatever house you enter, first say, ‘Peace be to this house!’ 6 And if a son of peace is there, your peace will rest upon him. But if not, it will return to you. 7 And remain in the same house, eating and drinking what they provide, for the laborer deserves his wages. Do not go from house to house. 8 Whenever you enter a town and they receive you, eat what is set before you. 9 Heal the sick in it and say to them, ‘The kingdom of God has come near to you.’ 10 But whenever you enter a town and they do not receive you, go into its streets and say, 11 ‘Even the dust of your town that clings to our feet we wipe off against you. Nevertheless know this, that the kingdom of God has come near.’ 12 I tell you, it will be more bearable on that day for Sodom than for that town.

Woe to Unrepentant Cities

13 “Woe to you, Chorazin! Woe to you, Bethsaida! For if the mighty works done in you had been done in Tyre and Sidon, they would have repented long ago, sitting in sackcloth and ashes. 14 But it will be more bearable in the judgment for Tyre and Sidon than for you. 15 And you, Capernaum, will you be exalted to heaven? You shall be brought down to Hades.

16 “The one who hears you hears me, and the one who rejects you rejects me, and the one who rejects me rejects him who sent me.”

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Key Verse: Luke 10:2

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.

Jesus appointed seventy-two other disciples and sent them out two by two into the towns he was going to visit. There is a relationship between the number of evangelists he chose and the number of nations listed in Genesis. Their commission is symbolic of the Lord’s desire for the gospel to reach all the nations of the world. This desire of Jesus is confirmed in the Great Commission where he says, “You will be my witnesses in Jerusalem, and in all Judea and Samaria, and to the ends of the earth.” (Acts 1:8) Jesus has called not only the seventy-two but each of us to go out into the world! This reflects God’s love for the people of every tribe and nation. There are many who are waiting to hear the good news about Jesus, and we are to pray for God to send more workers into his harvest field. This is why we must diligently teach the Bible, raise disciples, and send missionaries out to the whole world.

Jesus sent the seventy-two out on an incredible mission. They were equipped with only his authority and his message. They were not to take any supplies or greet anyone along the road. Furthermore, they were to depend on the hospitality of anyone who welcomed them and their message of peace. Their mission was critical, for those who received them received Jesus himself. On the other hand, those who rejected them also rejected Jesus.

Prayer: Prayer: Father, send more and more workers!

One Word: One Word: Go! I am sending you out like lambs

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God Stills the Conflict

Psalm 76:1-12

Key Verse: 76:6

At your rebuke, O God of Jacob,
both rider and horse lay stunned.

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