The Workers Are Few Matthew 9:35-38 (NIV)
35 Jesus went through all the towns and villages, teaching in their synagogues, proclaiming the good news of the kingdom and healing every disease and sickness. 36 When he saw the crowds, he had compassion on them, because they were harassed and helpless, like sheep without a shepherd. 37 Then he said to his disciples, “The harvest is plentiful but the workers are few. 38 Ask the Lord of the harvest, therefore, to send out workers into his harvest field.”
Stop Going To Church…Be The Church!
“It Will Change Your Mind About Sheep!”
(Matthew 9:35-38)
I. The Predicament of Sheep without a Good Shepherd
A. They are Harassed (vv. 35-36)
1. By Their Own Government (Lk 2:1-3; Matt 2:16-18; 1Sam 13:19-22)
2. By Their Own Religion (Matt 23:2-28; Ezek 34:2-5)
3. By Their Own Sin (Deut 28:15-68; Jam 4:1-3)
B. They are Helpless (v. 36; Isa 53:6; Psa 44:22)
C. They are Hell-Bound (v. 37; Matt 23:13-15; 2Thess 2:9-10)
II. The Privileges of Sheep with a Good Shepherd
A. Love worth Our Faith
(Jn 10:11, 15:13-14; 1Jn 3:23-24)
B. Leadership worth Our Following
(Jn 10:27-28; Rom 6:16; Psa 23)
C. Life worth Our Fights
(vv. 37-38; Jn 10:10; 1Pet 2:11; Phil 4:12-13; Matt 25:31-46; 2Tim 4:7-8)