Vision for the Harvest | Vision 2024 | Javon Ruff

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 each year we take some time to look back at what God's been able to do through us as a church and provide New Vision for what we can do together in the future over the past year our broadcast Ministry has continued to focus on reaching people around the world with the gospel and helping those in desperate need through our weekly broadcasts we have the ability to reach over 200 Nations and territories and a potential audience of 2.3 billion people as part of our vision for this ministry we want to be able to share the gospel with more people in more languages and on more platforms this would include purchasing and upgrading cameras equipment and technology that will prepare us for the future of reaching the world with the gospel through our broadcast we've been able to help people in need around the world for decades one of those places is Haiti where we built a food distribution center and have sent 272,000 meals every month since 2009 and this September our volunteers were honored to be able to pack the meals that will go directly to those in Haiti this year as the country faced political unrest and violent gang takeovers and supplies became even more scarce there's a real meltdown taking place with gangs that have taken over the majority of Haiti is under the control of gangs we've had several of our employees kidnapped and we got them all out the gangs get on their Facebook and talk about they want to take love a child they want to take the market and take in all the way to the Border we're like the last line of defense I think the last line why don't you why don't you just give up why don't you just get out of there you know we have our hands on the plow and we cannot get in response your support additionally purchased two allterrain trucks to get food to those in critical need and Pastor Jensen Ione thank you for the two brand new trucks we're open we're open and we're going strong ha it love you here at home this Vision Series has been directly responsible for the impact that our Mobile Medical unit has made it's now been active for over 2 years providing free ultrasounds and STD testing as well as love and support to women considering abortion through this Outreach we've been able to provide hundreds of care visits and we were able to document at least 90 instances in which abortion vulnerable clients chose to parent after seeing and hearing an ultrasound your continued support provides the clinicians drivers counselors and medical supplies to make this amazing Outreach possible we've supported women recovering from addiction at New Beginnings for over a decade they combine Rehabilitation and counseling built on a foundation of Faith um I started using cocaine when I was 16 and by 17 I was on meth um my parents tried to get me help at 17 took me to rehab Kicking and Screaming um and I was in total denial but I went right back out to the same situ situation U when I was 18 though I was down to about 85 lbs I reached out to my dad and he helped me find New Beginnings uh April 24th of last year I gave my life to the Lord and he really turned it around he's since restored my mind and I have a relationship with all my family that I thought I could never have our vision is to invest $500,000 in New Beginnings for new facilities and upgrades to their Ministry because we value each and every woman struggling and their calling in Christ as part of our vision Series last year we had the goal to launch services in three new prison facilities we're honored to report that all three of those are now fully operational bringing our current total to seven prison facilities amazing volunteers are conducting Services each week where we stream our messages in and provide worship prayer and support based on the success of these campuses our vision this year is to do even more we are in talks to launch in the Lee Arendale women's facility and the women's side of Atlanta metro re-entry in the coming months your support will provide the technology and supplies to bring the message of Jesus to hundreds more women each and every week for years we partnered with those in danger in the nation of Israel to build bomb shelters a fortified School a fire station Emergency Equipment and more but it wasn't only buildings that we build together we build communities and together we ch chose life they may have crushed our houses they may have hurt us physically but they did not break our spirit look around us this place that we build together is worth fighting for as the conflicts in the Middle East have continued to escalate over the past year our church is taking action that us while we have committed the single largest amount of funding in our history to partner with the Jewish National Fund to rebuild and renew the esol region together we can make a real difference we can bring restoration to so many hurting families we cannot let what happened on October the 7th ever happened to the Jewish people again that is why we're building civil defense centers and over 800 safe houses making sure every family in the region has a safe house room in case of terrorist attacks on the 7th of October these shelters were an incredible Safe Haven and I thank God that both my daughters were fortunate enough to have one unfortunately it didn't end on the 7th of October we still experienced Terror we had just the other few months ago the problem with Iran and they sent hundreds of rockets and drones and we were here in Rim when that took place and this safe room became our little safe Haven we B our little mattress here we slept together and that was so we wouldn't have to keep running we didn't know what was going to happen and this room just felt like it was keeping us alive and it and it is it keeps people alive it's something that every single person in our area needs I can't stress it enough that it saved Our Lives it saved my husband's family life on the 7th of October and it will continue to save lives and for that Pastor Jensen Franklin and your fantastic congregation I thank you from the bottom of my heart we thank you the Jewish National Fund recently awarded our ministry its highest humanitarian honor the Tree of Life Shalom peace award for unwavering support from free chapel and Jensen Franklin media Ministries thank you for blessing the nation of Israel we want to continue to be a church that isn't satisfied with what we have done but is actively reaching to do our very best to be the hands and feet of Christ in our generation to make the most most of the time we have together to inspire people to live for him come on can we give God a hand great big hand clap of Praise come on let's do better than that wow wow what a privilege what an honor what a blessing to be a part of having such a local and Global impact so awesome to see and I love what we said in that video is that as a church and a Ministry that we're not going to settle on what we've done but we're believing God to do so much more amen how many you love to be a part come on of something great something big and something that's Kingdom that's glorifying god well I want to welcome you this morning so glad to be here and um I want to take this opportunity let's welcome our our campuses this mornings that are joining us let's welcome guette and Brazelton and my family over in Spartenburg and then Midtown alfaretta Orange County let's welcome Metro re-entry hay State Prison Whitworth Correctional Hall County correctional Philip State Prison and Hall County jail and then also all of those that are watching us online we're thankful for our people that are tuning in in our online audience and U what a blessing it is to be able to have that type of reach and impact and so um I'm grateful to be here this morning and no I'm not Franklin Jensen um I'm Javon Ruff and I'm not a guest speaker just part of the family here and um it's an honor to be here today with you and um what a great blessing speaking of I'm just messing with you our pastor Pastor Frank how many you love are your pastor come on and Miss Sherice let's give it up for him and every one of our campuses come on let's let them know how much we appreciate him and um they'll be right back here next Sunday and he's going to be preaching um next Sunday um right here and it's going to be amazing and great but before I turn to the text I do want to share something I want to share just once again especially on a week of Thanksgiving where we often reflect on gratitude and and thanks to God this past Thursday and um also yesterday we had another amazing Thanksgiving Outreach at all of our campuses from coast to coast 242,000 lbs of chicken over 6,000 families were uh given chicken and we had over 400 volunteers that came out come on to help be a blessing to the community and serve those in needs and I love it because it was from coast to coast we did it we were in Georgia we were in South Carolina and we were in Orange County California our campus there also had a tremendous Outreach and what a blessing that is and thank you so much for all of you that participated in that whether you were there directly or indirectly but even with your support it helps uh continue to help us make a big big difference amen amen well I'm I want to go to the Book of Matthew this morning Matthew chapter n and then I'm going to read a passage in John chapter 4 and as you know that we are in our vision series and then next week will um will be the third week of our series and Pastor will be here speaking and um we'll be concluding then but I want to talk to you about about um Vision today and I want to give this what up teaching or topic a very simple subject and I want to call it vision for the Harvest vision for the Harvest but in Matthew chapter 9:35 it says this when Jesus went about all the cities and Villages teaching in their synagogues preaching the gospel of the kingdom and healing every sickness and every disease among the people but when he saw the multitudes he was moved with compassion for them because they were weary they were scattered they were like sheep having no Shepherd then he said to his disciples he said the Harvest is truly plentiful he said but the labors are few therefore pray the Lord of the Harvest to send out laborers in to the Harvest field and then one more passage in John 4:35 this is Jesus again speaking he said do you not say there are still four months and then comes the Harvest behold I say to you lift up your eyes and look at the fields for they are already white for Harvest vision for the Harvest in our text in Matthew chapter n the backdrop of this text or the context of it is Jesus actually has finished a series of Miracles miraculous Ministry that was taking place the Bible said that he had healed a he had healed a young girl and a woman and restored them to life he had healed a man who had been suffering from blindness it also said that he had healed a man who was suffering from the um a disability that he was not able to talk or speak but he would restored his ability to communicate another miracle said that he also had healed several people but Miracle after Miracle after Miracle he's been on this miracle mission in the backdrop of this text and I want to say that just as Jesus performed Miracles then can I tell you that he's still in the miracle performing business today come on the Bible said that Jesus is the same yesterday today and forever and if he did Miracles then he can do Miracles now and the scripture say that after these series of Miracles he began to teach in the cities he began to teach in the synagogues and in the village and he's preaching the message of the kingdom of God the Kingdom of Heaven is at hand repent for the Kingdom of Heaven is here when he said Kingdom of Heaven he was saying that the rule of God the authority of God is here but understand that when you talk about Jesus preaching and teaching in the temple that his ministry was comprehensive he met both spiritual and physical needs of the people in Acts chap 10:38 it says this how God anointed Jesus of Nazareth with the Holy Spirit and with power listen to this who went about doing good and healing all who were oppressed of the devil for God was with him I have taught on this scripture many times and often times many people we like to focus on the part that on the part that says God anointed Jesus Christ of Na Nazareth that usually is the focus but I want to point your attention that not to the anointing of the holy spirit so much and I don't say that to minimize that but I want you to point your attention to the phrase went about doing good because what I've discovered in studying this that this part of what Jesus did in the eyes of God was equally in important what do you mean that phrase doing good it means a sense of being good to someone and it's a original language it was used to portray a person listen who is generous who is big-hearted who is charitable with his finances it said a word that denoted a benefactor or philanthropist it describes a person who possessed great financial substance and who used it to assist those who were less fortunate the implication of this phrase or or of doing good meant this that Jesus possessed a great amount of financial resources in Ministry we know that is true because the Bible tells us that there was a group of ladies that had sown into his ministry who were very blessed we also know this because there was a man named Judas who was actually the treasure you don't need a Treasurer if you don't have treasure matter of fact do you remember that he got all ticked off and upset with the woman with the alabaster box because when she broke open the broke open the oil and the perfume he said it was waste he said we could have used this we could have sold this and used the money to feed people and do great ministry even though he was lying because he was actually a thief but he he did know that there was a treasury and so the point I'm trying to get you to see is that is that Jesus set an example for you and I that he was concerned for an involved in meeting the basic human needs of people it wasn't just about him walking on water it wasn't just about him raising the dead and Healing The Sick but a major portion of Jesus ministry was not just the supernatural but it was also being a person that met the Practical needs of people so the ministry of Jesus yes we want to be anointed yes we want to be led by the spirit yes we want to walk in power and authority but Jesus said coupled with that equally important that my Ministry should be a Ministry of resources that go out and be a blessing and meet the Practical needs of those that are less fortunate those that need help those that are hurting and those that are broken that's the ministry of Jesus understand that when the Bible said that when he saw the multitudes notice that he was moved when he saw the multitudes what it means that when he looked out and he saw all these people and the conditions that were in the scripture said that he turned to the disciples and he said do you see what I see because understand at this point the disciples had been kind of like on the sidelines just watching they were like man this dude is doing it Miracle after Miracle they I mean they're eating it up I mean they probably had you know popcorn and coke on the sideline just just watching him just do his thing and it's like where's he going next what's going to happen next they're enjoying that but isn't it it gets to this point where Jesus stopped and he said you've been watching me but I want you to look out do you see what I see do you see the needs do you see the hurting do you see the opportunity that we have to make a difference and what he was saying was Jesus was challenging the disciples don't just get caught up in watching me he was saying I challenge you he he was challenging them to look Beyond themselves and see the spiritual reality that surrounded them in other words he said open your spiritual eyes receive vision and recognize opportunities you see vision for the Harvest is what we're talking about he said open up your eyes we have the opportunity if you'll just see what I see and get a vision for what I see and what we can do we can have an impact even greater than what you've seen thus far you've seen me working the Miracles but now I want you to be a part of being a miracle do you see what I see can you get a vision for the 
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 Harvest understand that whenever God gives a vision it's attached to the Harvest he'll put a vision in your heart because he has harvest in mind whatever dream that he gives you whatever Vision that he gives you as a person of Faith he has Harvest in mind I want to tell you that if he elevates you and blesses you and favors you as a child of God I promise you he has harvest in mine I'm telling you if he blesses you and take you beyond anything you ever thought dreamed or imagined remember that your elevation is not always about your agenda but your elevation if God is in it is always about his assignment and he wants to use you come on somebody I need a big amen there if he come on so Jesus said do you have a vision for the Harvest disciples he said do you see what I see what did what did he see what did he see are you ready three things that Jesus saw when he looked out in the Harvest three things the first thing he saw he saw the plight of the Harvest what do you mean the bi the Bible said in Matthew it said that when he saw the multitudes listen he was moved with comp passion for them because they were weary they were scattered they were like sheep having no Shepherd one translation says this they were harassed and helpless bewildered and weary they were distressed and dejected when it says when the plight of the Harvest he was talking about the condition of the people it spoke of the struggles of the times we're facing it speaks of the Brokenness of people if you take any moment right now you can look out in our society in our culture in our world in our nation people are hurting people are struggling people are broken people are looking for Hope people are looking for answers people are strug and some of it is very o obvious but I believe there's a lot of it that's filled with facades they look nice they dress nice they smell nice they live nice they drive nice but inside they're empty and broken and hurting and he said this is the pright of the Harvest that surrounds you and I and the Bible said that when Jesus saw the condition of the people when he saw how broken and hurting they were look at this it said he was moved with compassion he didn't say that's somebody else's responsibility he didn't say tough that's just it is what it is they probably put themselves in that position you reap what you sow you know you know stupid gains when stupid Pride you know all all that that's not what he said but the Bible said when he looked out and he saw hurting and broken people he was moved with compassion and compassion is not just verbal articulation it's not just talk but compassion is love and action it moved him to do something one translation said he was touched deeply in his heart for the concerns of people and when you have a vision for the Harvest it ought to move you in your heart it ought to touch you deeply when you see people hurting and broken you see Jesus the scripture said he was moved deeply in his in inner being by the needs of those around around him his compassion knew No Boundaries Jesus felt the need of all classes of all kinds of people his love and compassion challenged us to be compassionate people can I tell you that he feels compassion for the scattered he feels compassion for the sinning he feels compassion for the sick he feels compassion for the suffering he feels compassion for the seeking and I want to stop this morning to tell you if you are sitting in this room or in any of our campuses are watching online and if you are a person that is broken this morning that's hurting this morning that feel hopeless that feel helpless that are struggling with life looking for answers feel all confused feel alienated and ostracized I want to tell you that you are the perfect candidate for the compassion of Jesus Christ he is drawn to the Brokenhearted he is near to those who have been cast down don't ever let anybody tell you that the God of this world it wants to throw you away and cast you away but the whole purpose of Jesus Christ coming to this world he said I came to seek and save that which is lost he came for the broken he came for the hurting he came for the downtrodden he came from the addicted he came for the alcoholic he came for the prostitute he came for the liar he came for the thief he came for the womanizer he came for the rebellious if you're tied up in witchcraft he came for you if you want to give up on life he came for you I'm talking about the compassion of Jesus Christ he comes to those that are hurting 
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 oh compassion comes to where people are compassion often preceded the miraculous he said in Matthew 14 when he saw the great multitude he was moved with compassion and healed them all could it be that oh my God we would see more miracles if we had more compassion because when he moved with compassion God moved in the miraculous we we pray for a move of God maybe we need to pray for a move of compassion if we get a move of compassion we'll start seeing a move of God you see compassion has vision and not just sight we can't allow the hardships of the present to Blind us from the presence of the Harvest where you see the deceived where you see the rebellious where you see the hurt and the pain that's Harvest oh I'm going to preach now some of the people that you don't want to have nothing to do with that's Harvest that person on your job that drive you crazy that's always acting a fool come in cussing all the time mad at the world that when you see them you want to turn the other way that's Harvest that person come on somebody that cut you off and you were tempted to give them the middle finger and chase them down and tell them how much you thought about that's Harvest when you see people come on I'm not condoning sin but when you see like we saw the Haiti videos with gangs running crazy and people running around hurting other people it looks bad but that's still Harvest come on I want to tell some parents that are still come on believing for your children who are working on their testimony don't you curse them don't you kick them come on don't you throw them down and talk them down look at your baby and say I know you're working on your testimony you're just Harvest I know you still trying to drink you're just Harvest I know you still sneaking but you're just Harvest you have to see it as harvest not a hindrance when you look out compassion has vision and not just sight the Bible said in John watch this did he said to the disciples because when the woman at the wh came they was like where she come from what what what is she doing look look we ain't got time we got stuff to do we got work to do Jesus hungry we don't went and got a Firehouse sub for him to come back and we trying to feed him because we got people to reach what are you doing can you find can you find something else to do no no no see they saw her is hindrance and not Harvest Jesus said this he said look up up and he said lift your eyes up there it is and he said look out notice that lift up your eyes and look at the fields see the problem is if you just look out and not look up you only can see what man sees but you never see what God sees but he said first before you look out I need you to look up because when you look up to God you don't have just your sight but you get his vision and when you look up and you begin to look out you don't just see what man sees but you see what God sees oh come on somebody because sight sees the way things are but vision sees what they could be sight only sees a little Shepherd boy but vision sees a giant slayer sight only sees a little trickster in a schemer but vision sees a prince with God sight only sees and an assassin and a persecution named Saul but vision sees an apostle and a prophet and a missionary sight only sees a preach a woman working the red light district at Jericho but Vision saw a lady that was standing the gap for her family and see them come home and be saved let me go one more time scy only sees a carpenter a prophet and a teacher but vision sees the King of Kings uh the Lord of lords the lion of the tribe of Judah his name is Jesus we got to have vision and not just sight oh the old song said he looks beyond my thoughts and sees my needs the plight of the Harvest and then there is the plentifulness of the Harvest notice the scripture said he said lift up your eyes he said and look to the fields they're white and ready for Harvest he said is plentiful watch this and simly for us and our brok world now is the time for us I believe to respond like never before when you recognize it's plenteous there has to be an urgency that come in your heart our world is crying out for God's kingdom to be made real I don't believe that people just don't want anything to do with God or want anything to do with Jesus or really want anything to do with church what I believe is they don't want anything to do with fake they don't want anything oh you didn't hear what I said don't get quiet on me but anyway I'm gonna preach they don't want fake they don't want duplicity they don't want half-hearted stuff one thing on Sunday and another thing during the week what they want is the real deal what they want is the auth come on authenticity of Jesus Christ don't tell me a Young Generation don't want Jesus they just want the real thing they want you to tell them the truth and not just tell them the truth they want you to live the truth they want you to model it they will come on somebody they want to see it in your character and in Integrity the is 
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 plous Harvest is huge he said lift up your eyes at the fields the fields represent people the fields represent the outcast the fields represent the marginalized the b s represent watch this the overlooked in Matthew 28: 19 it says go therefore and Make Disciples of all Nations baptizing them in the name of the father and the Son and the Holy Spirit can I tell you he wasn't talking about geographical locations ah everybody wants to go to the mission field and that's fine it has its place but when he used the word Nations that word nation in its original language is the word ethnos it's where we get ethnicity and what Jesus is actually saying he says ethnos means this different Customs different cultures different civilizations he's saying go therefore and teach all ethnic groups invading every race every skin color every nation and its different customs and culture ultimately taking the gospel into every civilization that exists in the world in other words it's an intentionality of reaching people that don't look like you and don't look like me it's the N oh you not hear what I'm saying that is the gospel to reach the Nations and then he goes on and says this and he said this I love the next thing he said Mark 16 he said go into all the world go into all the world all the world that world that word world is a word Cosmos it represents the systems of this world ah the systems that operate in our world that the enemy would love to take advantage of and use for his demonic agendas it's the systems of government it's the systems of arts and entertainment it's the systems of professional for sports it's the systems of Education it's the systems of medical and the Science World and guess what we cannot sit back and say let them be them and us be us I got scripture for you right here Jesus said absolutely not I need you to go into all the world can I just tell you we can curse Hollywood all we want to but let me just tell you what's in Hollywood there's a come on who do you think gave them that talent to sing Who do you think gave them that Talent the write music who do you think gave them talent to create them movies uh although they're not being used in the right way because they have not come to know the one who created them I'm going to tell you what's in Hollywood Harvest I'm going to tell you what's in professional sport Harvest I'm going to tell you what's in government Harvest and God is looking for a people with a vision for the Harvest to invade every system of the world can I go ahead and say it we don't need all of our young people's being behind a pull pit and behind a microphone on Sunday mornings H we need them bro come on somebody we need them star in businesses we need them running companies uh we need them running for offices we need them to be coaches uh we need them to be teachers we need them to be doctors we need them to be lawyers uh we need to be come on somebody we need uh a generation to know that I can do all things through Christ who strengthened me use me for the Harvest 
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 I got to calm down he said it's plentiful and he said the Harvest watch this I love this he said it's ready it's ready the fields are white the nations are white the world is white somebody got let me just Cal them man let me take keep it no because I know how people are Pastor said good take a little sound bite cuz I just said it's white it's white it's white somebody going to take Pastor no it's what the scripture said got distracted that quick because I I felt something the fields are white the word white it represents the wheat had a white tent when it was ready and when Jesus looked out and he saw the the white tent on the wheat the disciples were talking about Jesus I don't think it's time yet he said what don't you dare say it's for months open your eyes get a vision it is ready right listen Harvest is not a crop that is growing Harvest is a crop that is ready that's why it's called Harvest it's not growing can I tell you what it means it means that right now there are people waiting on you waiting on me to tell them about the goodness of Jesus Christ uh there is lwh hanging fruit there is Harvest that's waiting to come to know Jesus they're ready they're ready understand Jesus said you need to have an expectation for an expeditious work and I don't believe the church has decelerated and I don't believe that we're going to accelerate but I believe that we've got accelerated opportunities unprecedented opportunities for the church this is the church's finest Hour this is the church's greatest moment I'm G pray I don't care if you don't believe it but I do I do because that's what the Bible said cuz when it gets darker and darker the church is going to get brighter and brighter when the world gets harder and harder people going to understand that bar is not going to fix it more money is not going to fix it more houses are not going to fix it the Bible said in the last days that God would exalt his church upon the mountains and the Gentiles will come as they teach me the ways of God the Harvest is coming 
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 oh and we better get ready we get better get ready we better get ready Pastor used to say all the time this is not a church this is a harvest Barn this is a barn for the Harvest this I said this is a barn for the Harvest come on I know you're comfortable this morning but it's a barn for the Harvest I know it's nice and pretty and excellent come on at all of our campuses but those are barns for the 
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 Harvest listen to me we have to have an urgency for the Harvest Jesus in John nine said I must work the works of them that sent me while day while day is for when night come no man can work he said take advantage of the time and the opportunity that all of us have been given to make a difference for the kingdom of God listen to this I thought about this I wonder how many Souls slipped into a christless eternity last night matter of fact how many Souls slip into a christless eternity every second one writer said this he said when it comes to Salvation tomorrow is only found on the calendars of fools because tomorrow is not promised to any of us what is life but a vapor it is here one moment and gone the next that's why we have to have an urgency and a vision for the Harvest the burden of God and the Heart of God Peter tells us and Timothy tells us he is said I am willing that none should perish none should perish but all come to repentance I am willing that all men be saved and come to the knowledge of truth that is the heart of God and if we're going to have a vision come on for the Harvest we got to have a heart and a burden for Souls being saved and lives being changed and know that the time is taking away here it is the predicament of the Harvest Matthew 9 it said this it says this Jesus said the Harvest is plentiful watch this here it is but the labors are few here's the problem the predicament with the Harvest he said there's a mismatch between the size of the Harvest and the number of the workers we have abundant crop but labor shortage we don't have a soul problem we have a labor problem Harvest requires requires labors and God use his people listen laborers are few because they don't know that they are laborers understand that when you became Blood Bought and born again you have a responsibility as a Christian to go back into the field from which you were brought and bring others out as you were brought out oh really yeah I got scriptures 2 Corinthians 5:17 if any man be in Christ he a new creation all things have passed away all things have become new it was God reconciling Christ back unto man and now we have received the minister of reconciliation that you and I are to reconcile others back to Christ as we have been reconciled and we are ambassadors of Christ representing him in this world and 2 Corinthians 6:1 says we are now co- laborers and co-workers with Christ you and I have the responsibility and the mandate if we call ourselves followers of Christ to be laborers in the Harvest field and that's watch this that's not watch this that is not a drudgery that's a privilege that's a blessing because God don't need you and he don't need me but he chooses to invite us into partnership my god did you hear that he chew he can meet everybody's needs he can say one word and correct it all but God said I didn't set it up that way I want to involve you and the reason why he wants to involve you because he already knows what he put in you you may not know what's in you but he knows what he puts in you because see he said this the predicament he said pray there's a problem with the Harvest there's not enough laborers and he said pray to the Lord of the Harvest that he might send labors every Vision must be covered with prayer You See Vision prayer is vital for the vision prayer exchanges our worries for God's abilities prayer takes our Focus off the problems and places it on God's plan listen the only hope for a world coming apart is praying to a God that holds it all together and he said pray pray for Laborers but here we go are you ready cuz some of you was like yeah I'm going to be praying for them laborers yes sir yes Lord sh lab I pray for them Jesus bless their heart no no no no no no you pray for the labors but what he's saying you pray that you would be a laborer you pray see this whole Vision thing series that we're talking about that's why I love our pastor in his heart in our church there there's really no pressure cuz we've said he said he said pray that's what he's saying pray and ask God how does he want to use you as a laborer how does he want to use you watch this the Bible said he will bless the works of your hands your labor but He blesses The Works of your hand come on he gives you power to get wealth so that his Covenant may be established and all he's saying is pray because watch this prayer will align watch this the Laborer's heart with the lord of the Harvest prayer aligns my heart with his heart what do you want me to do God what do you want me to do what do you want me to do what do want whatever you say I give you my yes because watch this are you ready about to close because he said pray how you can be a laborer because the vision of the Harvest the problem of the predicament is always answered when people choose to partner the the Apostle Paul said I would have never been able to do what what I did in the ministry had it not been for the Philippian Church to partner with me three times in the book of Philippians he spoke about their partnership he said you helped me you help every time a need came up to take the gospel you were there to support you were there to provide even when they threw me in prison and I was ministering from a jail cell you still did not cease to be a partner to be a laborer helping me proclaim the Gospel of Jesus Christ and the beauty of it is this same church is talked about that they hit hard times they hit struggles they hit their own needs and their their own Troublesome Lifestyles that they had to go through but the Bible said even in their Affliction they said we're still going to be come on faithful to the work of God we're still going to give to God and serve God and do our best to partner and I love what Paul said here we go he said this is what I love and he said that let me remind you this ain't about me I don't do this for me can I say something cuz you know people people we're weird and it's because people have done stupid things and I'm just calling it for what it is cuz some people say I don't get that preach my money let me just tell you something one thing I've been here for 23 years and I and I'm not trying trying to trying to pump up somebody but I love the heart of our pastor it's never been any pressure but I'm telling you it ain't about him cuz let me tell you something it's not come on the burden was not just on Jesus he said I needed to be on the disciples it's not just on our pastor come on we are the disciples we are the one that come alongside and we are the one that says our partner in help and let me tell you something let me give you this listen I wrote this down where's it at there it is let me tell you this consistent sewing guarantees consistent reaping when you sew generously you reap generously each seed planted watch this is a scheduled Harvest oh I just set a mouthful each seed plet is a scheduled Harvest when you SE a seed blo it went on your couch it scheduled a harvest now listen to me I love the fact here's the point there it is there it is I found out and even in my own life I want to say this that some of the best Partners in the world are those who live lives that have been changed by her Ministry listen to me put up Luke chapter 8 I'm going to show you something Luke chapter 8 verse 2 the Bible said that there were let watch this the women who had been cured of evil spirits and diseases among them were Mary Magdalene from whom he had cast out seven demons Joanna the wife of Chua herod's business manager Suzanna and many others watch this who were contrib rting from their own resources to support Jesus and his disciples do you hear what that's saying these were women and these were people whose life had been changed by the ministry of Jesus demons were cast out oppression was broken yolks were destroyed burdens were lifted captives were set free and I know that I know I know I know that there is at least 10 people in every one of our campuses that can stand up and testify that God has used this ministry and the anointing that's on this house come on to save your life to turn your life around I just need 10 I just need 10 all I need is 10 that will testify and say God has blessed my life because of a vision that he placed in this house and I'll never be the same uh I can't came in broke but now I got money I came in homeless now I got a house I came in depressed and I atct now I'm free now I'm married my family's blessed my children is blessed because God use the ministry and the scripture said we have nothing but great joy to give back to that which has been given to me stand on your feet listen to 
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 story in Matthew chapter 9 verses 35 through 38 I want them read it in the message paraphrase it says this when he looked out over the crowds his heart was broke he was so confused and aimless they were like sheep with no Shepherd and Jesus said this listen what he said he said what a huge Harvest he said to his disciples how few workers and he said on your knees pray I love this for Harvest hands Harvest hands Harvest hands I said it earlier He blesses The Works of our hand to be a blessing now listen to this in the city of strawsburg in northeastern France it was bombed during the World War II as well as people's houses a small church was also destroyed during the bombing the people went into the bombed out Church to inspect the damage and it didn't look good the people saw a great deal of broken glass and Rubble the roof had caved in and everything was destroyed everything destroyed watch this except for one statue of Jesus it was centuries old and it was handcarved the statue was in perfect condition except for one thing the statue's hands had been severed by a falling beam the town leaders went to a sculptor to see if the hands could be replaced and the sculptor offered to do it for nothing as a service for the church but then the church leaders insisted that the statue was left as it was us and they stated the reason being is because the people of God are the hands of Christ and we are how God does his work God works in us and God works through us and God calls us to be laborers for the kingdom they said don't replace the hands because that's the church's job we have been called to be the hands and feet of 
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 Jesus and God said the Harvest yes there's a plight yes there's it's plentiful and it's in a predicament he said but I got a solution to the problem he said labors partners and harvest hands that understand that we have been called to be watch this conduits not containers that blessings don't just come to us but God blesses through us come on to reach a world that is hurting and broken now throw up your hands right now and I want you to pray this is what we're going to do pray he said you got to pray pray to the Lord of the Harvest let's take a moment at every camp campus right now throw your hands up right where you are and I want you to pray right now I want you to pray in this atmosphere and say Lord what would you have me to do I heard a word today I want a vision like never before for the Harvest I realize that we're in urgent times I realize that we have an opportune time to make a huge difference and God we've done great things in the past and you've used us tremendously but we've determined we're not going to settle we we we we want greater vision and bigger Vision we feel the burden oh God to be positioned for greater impact for your kingdom and so Lord use me come on ask him right now how do you want to use these hands uh how can my hands be used for the Harvest how do you want me to be a labor speak to me and father we do pray right now uh we ask you Lord to stir in our heart a fresh burden and fresh passion for the Lost Lord if we have been cold and it come become cold and indifferent I pray today let a new urgency come uh on the inside of us for Souls being saved and lives being changed God uh let a burden come upon us oh God uh to inspire people to live for Jesus father we thank you how we have benefit from your blessings and how you changed our life how you have blessed our life how you have saved our life how you have healed does you've given us breakthroughs and miracles uh and God we want to give back uh good freely we have received we want to freely give back to you Lord and we ask you right now speak to us uh speak to us about our hands uh speak to us about our role in The Harvest give us eyes to see we don't want just sight we want Vision give us Vision Vision Vision uh Vision that's greater vision that's bigger Vision that will go further than anything we never thought dreamed or imagined help us to be a people like Bobby and Sherry that says we put our Harvest hand to the plow and we're not giving up we're not turning back because there's a harvest oh God that is plenteous uh there's a harvest that is ready oh God use this like never before Coast to Coast north to south around the world you use us to the Nations uh use us to the World Systems uh ethnic groups oh God uh will you use us oh God and make us hands for the Harvest Jesus Jesus Jesus 
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 praying they've been saying Lord how do you want me to use these resources speak to them lead them guide them and father I pray for those right now I bind the lies of the enemy and I come against the lies of Satan right now those little Whispers that will say things to people like you don't have enough you can't do enough it's not equal giving it's equal sacrifice the woman all she gave was her might she gave her best and God said why wow wow every single one of us have the capacity to make an impact and God said when you do what you can do and what I say to do I see it all thank you Jesus with every head bow and every eye closed please no one leaving no one moving at every campus our pastors are coming right now pastors are coming at all of our campuses but if you're in this room this morning maybe you came in and you could relate to the multitude that Jesus was talking about maybe you're watching online you feel ostracized alienated downcast broken and lost looking for Hope looking for help and you know you've tried everything and you still can't find the PE peace that you've been searching for you still can't find the Comfort you've been longing 
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 for the bottle's not working the drugs are not fixing it more money more relationships you've even changed cities but you're still hurting and broken longing for something greater you may be here addicted you may be under the sound of my voice and still high and hung over and that's okay because where sin abounds Grace abounds much more and the compassionate Christ is here this morning and he's ready to come right where you are he'll come right there in that living room in that car that that that place where you may be watching or listen he's coming to every campus right now and he has nothing but compassion the Bible said he's near to the BR brokenhearted he does cast you away he does throw you away he said I came to seek and save that which was lost and there's people in this more in this room this morning you know you're not in right standing with God you say yeah I can identify with the multitude but I'm ready to surrender I need hope I need help I need salvation I need a fresh start and a brand new beginning I can't do life on my own and I'm ready to surrender to Jesus I need the king of compassion to come and save me this morning if that's you I'm going to count to three and right where you're standing when I get to three I want you to shoot your hand up as quick as possible if I'm talking to you one if this word for you two if you feel the conviction and the drawing of the Holy Spirit he said what are you talking about that that feeling on the inside you may can't put it into words but that's the love of God conviction is nothing but the love of God saying come home come home one two remember you're not responding to a man you're responding to Jesus three raise your hand up as quick as possible that's it there's hands there hands there raise them up high raise them up I see Hands yes yes yes yes yes hands hands hands hands hands hands all around yes yes yes now I'm going to do something I'm going to do it quick because the king's business make haste there's haste for the Harvest I'm going to count to three one more time and if you raise your hand as quickly as you can move I want you to slide out of your seat and come stand right down here I'm going to personally Lead You In a prayer to change your life come on one come on two if you raise that hand three come come come come from the balcony come from the back come on we'll help you get here don't sit back there compassion is waiting on you compassion is here forgiveness is here hope is here help is here come on pre CH come on let's clap while they're coming let's clap while they're moving they're coming come on come on come on keep coming we'll wait on you come on that's it come on come on this is your moment this is your time this is your opportunity today is the day for salvation tomorrow's not promised come on there's still coming come on we'll wait on you come on come on don't talk yourself out of this moment don't talk yourself out of this opportunity this is your moment to respond you're not promised tomorrow you're not promised your next breath all you have this now all you have this now all you have this now that's said come on come on come on I'm hurting come you say I'm an alcoholic come you say I'm addicted Pastor Jamon come you say I I I hadn't been living right for come I don't care what it is this is your moment come Jesus they're still walking and we're going to keep clapping thank you Jesus thank you Jesus thank you Lord thank you Lord thank you Jesus thank you Lord thank you Jesus heart Thank You Lord anybody else we'll wait on you thank you Lord is none beside open up my eyes 
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 down thank you Jesus thank you God bless you man God bless you brother thank you than you Jesus every one of you I want you to repeat these words after me the whole congregation is going to join you this morning this is Harvest this is Harvest I said this is Harvest to God be the glory remember he's the lord of the Harvest his Harvest is his one sews another Waters he gives the increase he gets the glory Glory every one of you I want you to stretch your hands toward them and I want you to repeat these words after me say Jesus I Surrender my life forgive me of my sins and wash me in your blood cleanse me and make me brand new right now I receive your forgiveness and I thank you that old things have passed away and all things have become new I am forgiven I'm a new creation and today I'm a minister of reconciliation I'm an ambassador and I'm going to C- labor with you and how you brought me out today use me to bring others out take my hands and make them Harvest hands in Jesus name amen amen and amen now listen to me quickly moment of instruction moment of instruction our prayer team is with you it starts here but it doesn't stop here they'll tell you about connection and Community you weren't meant to do Life by yourself we have Ministries to get you involved in we got small groups we got counseling groups we got a Counseling Center you talk to our prayer team and whatever needs you have we're here we are here that's what we're all about it starts here but it doesn't stop here we want to come alongside of you and help you out in life and we have something called next steps now get you involved in next steps to get you in Connection in community but on top of that let me tell you something we do water baptisms too do you know Jesus commanded us to be water baptized tell them that you want to be baptized I got saved today and I need to get in that tank and right up here you see it right up here Pastor Franklin right here our pastor you can go down come on on dry and come up wet with new life in Jesus Christ but they'll tell you about it and I encourage you to do so amen amen give God one more hand clap of praise for the Harvest now before we go don't leave I want to challenge every one of you encourage you I love what the video says we're not settled we got great work to do take one of those envelopes home today take one of the uh Vision envelopes home take it with you to play put it in your Bible Shannon and I always put ours in our Bible and we pray about it together we pray about it together we do our family we do our family and I'm not bragging because I I'm one of those who's been a 
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 recipient before I was a pastor so I'm not just saying it as a pastor it changed my life before I ever got a position and I'm forever grateful and and and and we pray and I'm so and it's so amazing that God speaks do it with your family I encourage you do it with your kids if you have kids or grandkids we got to teach them this stuff I tell my kids it's only God you got what you got now got nothing to do with me and teaching them to partner and be hands amen but pray and like I love Pastor you just obey God and if you'll do what God tells you to do we going to have more than enough come on to accelerate the VIS that God has given us come on celebrating 2024 looking forward to 2025 in Jesus name next Sunday be here we'll be taking up those offerings and Pastor will be right back here preaching I want you to be here I want you to invite someone and bring someone don't just bring someone bring your praise bring your shout bring your faith and bring your offering in Jesus name amen now may the Lord bless you and keep you now may the Lord make his face shine upon you may he be gracious unto you lift his countenance upon you and give you peace God bless you we love you we'll see you back next 
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 Sunday what an incredible service that was today if you made the decision to be safe you want to say congratulations we celebrate right alongside you and we want to get connected with you so please text the word yes to 510510 or if you need prayer for anything at all you can go ahead and text the word prayer to 510510 as well we have a team of people that would love to be praying right alongside you yes and as we continue this Vision series we want you to be in prayer with your family with your children too just as Pastor Javon said we're not telling you what to give but we're asking you to pray about how the Lord would want you to partner with us to continue to help Free Chapel inspire people to live for Jesus and we just want to thank you for your generosity there is so much going on around the world that Free Chapel is able to make an impact so we want to thank you so much for your generosity yes thank you all for being the best church family there is we're so grateful for all of you guys we'll be back next week as we continue in our vision series we love you all so much we hope you have a blessed rest of your week bye everybody bye