“Bridging the Gap” REACHING THE HARVEST THE HARVEST NEEDS LABORERS NOT A BIGGER AUDIENCE. THE HARVEST IS RIPE & READY! “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!” (John 4:35 NKJV) 2. THE HARVEST IS IN NEED OF CARE! COMPASSION VOID OF ACTION IS PITY! But when He saw the multitudes, He was moved with compassion for them, because they were weary and scattered, like sheep having no shepherd. (Matthew 9:36 NKJV) 3. YOU DONE BEEN READY! Then He said to His disciples, “The harvest truly is plentiful, but the laborers are few. (Matthew 9:37 NKJV) Therefore, pray the Lord of the harvest to send out laborers into His harvest.” (Matthew 9:38 NKJV) “But the Helper, the Holy Spirit, whom the Father will send in My name, He will teach you all things, and bring to your remembrance all things that I said to you.” (John 14:26 NKJV) LIFE GROUP QUESTIONS: 1.What led you to seek the Lord and can you remember who the Laborer was who REACHED out to you? 2. How different would your life be today had this person or situation not been that bridge for you? 3. What is the biggest obstacle that hinders you from sharing the Message of Jesus to others? What ways can you overcome this? 4. Would others be able to tell that you are a Christian if you didn’t disclose it? Why or why not? 5.Choose one or two ways that you can REACH others in the fields of your life that don’t surround the traditional church setting?