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Laboring for the Lord

Sunday, September 11, 2011
Led by Eric Gintert
  • Matthew 9:37-38  -  Jesus is speaking to His followers, saying there is a great harvest but the labourers are few. Therefore, we need to pray that God would send labourers (not just preachers, pastors, choir directors, youth leaders, or prophets). We all need to be labouring for the Lord. Pray for one another that God would wake us to labor for Him.
  • Luke 9:57-62  -  Jesus needed labourers and anyone who turned back from Him was not fit for the kingdom. Like the seed scorched by the sun is dead (Matthew 13), so a man who turns back to the world is not born again. It's not like when Jesus told the three apostles at the Garden of Gethsemane how "the spirit is willing but the flesh is weak" for these men were born again yet stumbled to the flesh. These who are not fit for the kingdom are those who never truly had salvation... they had good works that were only a fad.
  • Psalm 127  -  "Except the Lord build the house they labour in vain that build it"... we can't do it on our own... labouring in vain won't work. The man (husband) must care for his house (he must labour) and if he does, he will not be ashamed.
  • Genesis 2:15  -  Man was called to dress and keep the garden. He had to labour to take care of and protect the garden. He had to labour to take care of Eve and when he didn't there were severe consequences.
  • Mark 2:27  -  The sabbath was made for the man, not man for the sabbath (the day in which we are to rest from all our labour)
  • Hebrews 4:11  -  We must labour to enter into God's rest. He will give us a day to rest from all our labors.
  • Colossians 3:2  -  Set your affections on things above so the earthly things won't distract you from labouring for the Lord
Children's Lesson: "Jesus made a Sick Boy Well"
Read John 4:49-50

Questions to Answer:
1.   Why was the nobleman sad?
2.   Who did the nobleman think could help his son?
3.   What did the nobleman do?
4.   Did Jesus need to go to the man's house and touch the boy to make him well?
5.   What happened as the nobleman was walking home?
6.   Who healed the sick little boy?

Bible Verse:
"He careth for you." 1 Peter 5:7

Prayer Requests:
Hank  -  injured while mowing lawn... home from hospital
Ray Walters  -  sister just passed away... funeral service September 25th.
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