The Harvest part 10
Praying and Fasting for the Harvest
Matthew 9:36–38
Luke 10:1–3
Mark 4:26–29
John 4:31–38
2 Corinthians 9:6–13
2 Corinthians 9:6–13
6Now this I say, HE who SOWS SPARINGLY will also REAP SPARINGLY, and HE who SOWS BOUNTIFULLY will also REAP BOUNTIFULLY. 7EACH ONE must do just as HE HAS PURPOSED IN HIS HEART, not grudgingly or under compulsion, for GOD LOVES A CHEERFUL GIVER. 8And GOD is ABLE to MAKE ALL GRACE ABOUND TO YOU, so that ALWAYS having ALL SUFFICIENCY in EVERYTHING, YOU may have an ABUNDANCE for EVERY GOOD DEED; 9as it is written,
“He scattered abroad, he gave to the poor, His righteousness endures forever.”
10Now HE who SUPPLIES SEED to the SOWER and BREAD for FOOD WILL SUPPLY and MULTIPLY your SEED for SOWING and INCREASE the HARVEST of your RIGHTEOUSNESS; 11YOU will be ENRICHED in EVERYTHING for ALL LIBERALITY (Generosity/Bigheartedness), which THROUGH US is PRODUCING THANKSGIVING to GOD. 12For the MINISTRY of this SERVICE is NOT ONLY FULLY SUPPLYING the NEEDS of the SAINTS, but is also OVERFLOWING through MANY THANKSGIVINGS to GOD. 13Because of the PROOF given by THIS MINISTRY, THEY will GLORIFY GOD for your OBEDIENCE to your CONFESSION of the GOSPEL of CHRIST and for the LIBERALITY (Generosity/Bigheartedness) of your CONTRIBUTION to THEM and to ALL, 14while they also, by PRAYER on YOUR BEHALF, YEARN for YOU because of the SURPASSING GRACE of GOD IN YOU. 15THANKS be to GOD for HIS INDESCRIBABLE GIFT!
Focused Thinking:
10Now HE who SUPPLIES SEED to the SOWER and BREAD for FOOD WILL SUPPLY and MULTIPLY your SEED for SOWING and INCREASE the HARVEST of your RIGHTEOUSNESS;
What would it look like for us to really test God in this truth?
He who supplies seed to the sower…will SUPPLY and MULTIPLY your SEED for SOWING and INCREASE the Harvest of your Righteousness.
When does God supply and multiply your seed?
He MULTIPLIES your seed WHEN you SOW your seed.
What did he say to the servant who buried His talent instead of investing His talent?
He called that servant “a wicked and lazy slave.”
He took that servant’s talent from him and gave it to the one who invested it.
Personal Application:
Is it possible to run out of seed when you sow the seed?
Is it possible to run out of seeds to do the landscaping day at Overton?
What if we tried to do more than we thought was possible?
What if we tried to do more than we thought was reasonable?
What would it look like for 12 people to test Him in this?
What would it look like for Connect Classes to test Him in this?
What would it look like for Serve Teams to test Him in this?
What could we accomplish if we sowed bountifully?
What could we accomplish if we gave cheerfully?
What could we accomplish if God caused ALL GRACE to ABOUND to YOU?
What could we accomplish if we ALWAYS had ALL SUFFICIENCY in EVERYTHING?
What could we accomplish if we had an ABUNDANCE for EVERY GOOD DEED?
Do we believe God or not?
Do we believe God’s Word or not?
We must reorganize our church to live out three values: Love God, Love People, and Make Disciples.
We must reorganize our church to prioritize steps of Discipleship: Worship, Connect, Equip, Serve, and Give.
I must put the truths from this chapter into our Vision and Goals.
I must put the truths from this chapter into Action Points.
I must put the truths from this chapter into Events.
We must turn “LOVE WORKS” into a non-profit local and global mission.
We must receive more of God’s vision about Urban Education.
We must receive more of God’s vision about Urban Camps.
We must receive more of God’s vision about Single Parents.
We must receive more of God’s vision about Freedom Extreme.
We must receive more of God’s vision about Prison Ministry.
We must receive more of God’s vision about Memphis Union Mission.
God show us where you want us to sow Your seeds.
God show us how to sow Your seeds.
God, increase our faith and give us cheerful hearts to give.
God, increase our harvest of righteousness.
Interactive Prayer:
Father, I can’t but You can. I can’t make anything eternal happen tomorrow, but You in me and through me can. Father, give me the ability to surrender to You and allow You to live Your life through me. Father, I pray that You will speak through me tomorrow. I pray that Your Spirit will say exactly what You want said, exactly the way you want it said. Father, I pray that You will fill up with all the fullness of God. I pray that You will fill up with the Holy Spirit. I pray that Your Spirit will stronger through me tomorrow than ever before.
I pray that Your message will be more clear than ever before, more courageous than ever before, and more Christ-empowered than ever before. Father, please give me the faith to believe You to move 300 more to be ALL IN tomorrow. Give me insight as to how to move people out of their comfort zone. Give me wisdom as to how to move people from casual to committed. Give me the power of the Holy Spirit to move people from ALL OUT to ALL IN. Father, give me the fire of the Holy Spirit tomorrow. Give me your anointing in a way that people see You in and through me. Give me your anointing in a way that people know that I’ve stood on holy ground in Your presence. Give your anointing in such a way that people know that I’ve been with You.
Father, give me the ability to believe more than I’ve ever believed before. Give me the ability to be sensitive to the Holy Spirit and to obey immediately. Father, I feel led right now to pray against this woman that has visited our church that appears to be caught up in witchcraft and other forms of demonic activity. I pray that You will cast the demons out of this woman right now wherever she is. I pray that You will replace the demons with the Holy Spirit. I pray that You will break the curses on her and the curses that she has put on our church. I pray that You will free us from fear and give us the ability to replace fear with faith. Father, I pray that You will protect us from the demons that are attacking us. I pray them away in the name of Jesus Christ by the blood of Jesus. Father, I don’t fully understand spiritual warfare, but I know it real and that the devil is always trying to destroy God’s work. Father, I pray that You will continue to use Matthew to raise up an a powerful prayer army. I pray that our prayer team will pray a hedge of protection around me, my family, and our staff.
I pray that our church will have a breakthrough moment tomorrow. I pray that You will open the floodgates of heaven upon us. I pray that Your blessings will flow. I pray that You will trust us with more of Your children. I pray that we can win people, build people, and send people. Father, give us the ability to reap seeds that we have not sown. Give us the privilege of reaping seeds that we have sown. Give us the love and obedience to sow more seeds. Father, supply and multiply our seeds. Father, increase our harvest of righteousness. Father, give us the privilege of being used by You.
Father, I pray that the Holy Spirit will give people a complete and total commitment of the heart to Love You more and to love sin less. I pray that people will passionate engage cuture and play offense as a church. I pray that we will reach unchurched people, uninterested people, and unworthy people.
Father, I pray that we will become the most compassionate church in the city. I pray that our compassion will move us to action. I pray that we will be a people who are known by love. I pray that found people will find people. I pray that our people will invest and invite. I pray that our people will pray for people. I pray that our people will embrace the approach of Paul of becoming all things to all people by all means to save some. I pray that our people will see and understand the vision behind the phase, “so that I may WIN MORE.”
Father, help me and our team to equip our people to win more. Father, give our people a true vision for baptizing one person this year. Father, I pray that You will make winning more the passion of our lives. Father, please shift our focus from ourselves to others. Father, I pray that we will go ALL IN so that others can be saved, so that others can be changed, so that others can serve.
Father, give us the vision and passion to live ourselves as Paul lived his life. Father, give us the love and obedience to obey this passage. Give us the courage to be lights in a dark world. Father, I pray for a Harvest tomorrow of salvation, a harvest of baptisms, and an extraordinary harvest of 300 people saying “I’m ALL IN.” Father, what are you going to do to move 300 unmovable people tomorrow. Father, I want to see Your harvest of righteousness increase. Father, I pray for a harvest of spiritual growth, numerical growth, and financial growth. Father, I pray that You send the Holy Spirit in a strong way tomorrow. I pray that people will come anticipating your presence. I pray that people will come with big expectations. I pray for the expectations to be fulfilled. I pray for a no regrets Sunday. I pray for this church to go crazy in her commitment to serve. I pray for You use Patrick video and make everybody who views it commit to serving.
Father, I pray that people will give me the ability to talk about the wrath of God without being personally offended. I pray that people will see the wrath of God from your perspective tomorrow. I pray that they will repent toward You and place their faith in You. I pray that anyone who isn’t saved to be saved tomorrow. I pray that anyone who isn’t baptized tomorrow to decide to be baptized tomorrow.
I pray for people to use their freedom to serve You. I pray for people to embrace God’s strategy of love. I pray that we will love more, thus win more. I pray that You will completely transform our existing believers and grow our new believers. I pray that uninvited and invited guest will come tomorrow. I pray for LOVE WORKS to be the passion of our lives. Father, I pray that You will truly start a movement through Highpoint.
Father, show us your glory tomorrow. Father, show us your glory specifically tomorrow. Father, I pray that the texting as well as the response time and cards will reveal the presence and power of God. Father, have your way tomorrow. Father, bless us. Bless us with your presence. Bless us with the privilege of experiencing your power in and through us. Father, make us a friend of sinners to this city. I pray that You will continue to supply and multiply the seed of the sower.
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