When He Saw The Crowds He Had Compassion On Them

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When He Saw
The Crowds
He Had Compassion On Them

We have some outreach events coming up in May at Christ Fellowship! It is a chance for us to get out there in the crowd and make a difference!

Scripture

Matthew 9



³⁶ When he saw the crowds, he had compassion on them because they were confused and helpless, like sheep without a shepherd.
 
³⁷ He said to his disciples, “The harvest is great, but the workers are few.
 
³⁸ So pray to the Lord who is in charge of the harvest; ask him to send more workers into his fields.”

Observation

 Every time I read this passage I remember that the first sermon I ever preached was from Matthew 9:36-38. At that time, Kathy and I were serving in the bus ministry and we were helping bring in crowds of people to our church. It was Spencer Memorial Baptist church, the church that met where Christ Fellowship church now meets.

Every Saturday we would go out (about 50 people every Saturday) and talk to people in the neighborhood and invite them to church. There were some Sundays that we brought kids with no shoes, sometimes we had to help them get dressed before we could even get them on the bus. I believe our largest crowd was over 400 people coming on our buses on one high attendance Sunday!

What a crowd!

This passage is always a reminder to me that there is nothing wrong with the harvest. The harvest is great. The problem is a shortage of workers to bring in the harvest.

We have some outreach events coming up in May at Christ Fellowship! It is a chance for us to get out there in the crowd and make a difference! I hope that we all will take advantage of these opportunities.

Make a commitment now to participate in these events.

Application

I will pray for more laborers for the harvest and I will plan on participating in every outreach event. How about you?

Prayer

Heavenly Father, I pray that You give me compassion for the crowds of people that live in our city. I pray that You send laborers into the harvest field. Use our church to help reach Tampa with the Gospel. Help us to be outward focused. Put a fresh vision on the hearts of our leaders to reach the crowds that are all around us.

Daily Bible Reading:  1 Samuel 25,26; Psalm 63; Matthew 9

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