John 4:31-38
Look Up and Harvest
October 18, 2009
Simon Goncharenko
21 FELLOWSHIP – SBC
Outline
I. My 1st priority is to do God’s will – vv. 31-34
a. Spiritual pursuits trump material necessities – vv. 31-33.
b. Pursuing God’s will is the 1st of spiritual pursuits – v. 34.
II. Harvesting without choosing is God’s will for each one of us – vv. 35-38
a. There are always ready fields around – v. 35.
i. Only Jesus knows which ones are ready and when – v. 35
ii. The readiness of the fields has nothing to do with our preferences – v. 35
b. Therefore, we must be always ready for work – v. 36-38.
i. There is always harvesting work that can be done in the kingdom – v. 36.
ii. The heavenly reward for doing heaven’s agenda is fruit which brings joy – v. 36.
iii. Reaping and sowing is divided and assigned to different folks – vv. 37-38.
Harvesting Tool: A Sample Gospel Presentation
The Bad News/Good News approach is an easy way to understand the gospel.
Bad News #1 – We are all sinners (Romans 3:23, “For all have sinned and fall short of the glory of God.”).
Bad News #2 – The penalty for sin is death (Romans 6:23, “For the penalty of sin is death …”).
Good News #1 – Christ died for us (Romans 5:8, “But God proves His own love for us in that while we were still sinners Christ died for us!”).
Good News #2 – We can be saved through faith in Christ(Ephesians 2:8-9, “For by grace you’re saved through faith, and this is not from yourselves; it is God’s gift—not from works, so that no one can boast”)
