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  MATTHEW 9:35
  by Chuck Smith
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Summary: The sermon emphasizes the need for laborers to serve God and
share the Gospel, as the harvest is plentiful but the laborers are few.

Topics: "Intercession", "Laborers in God's Harvest"
Scripture References: Isaiah 59:16, Ezekiel 22:30, Matthew 8:21-22, Matthew 9:37-38, John 4:35

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Chuck Smith emphasizes the urgent need for laborers in God's work,
noting that the lack of intercessors has always hindered the fulfillment
of His mission. He reflects on the biblical examples of Isaiah and
Ezekiel, who lamented the absence of those willing to stand in the gap
for others. Smith challenges the congregation to consider their own
commitment to prayer and action for the lost, particularly in nations
like China, India, and Russia. He reminds us that while the harvest is
plentiful, the workers are few, urging believers to respond to the call
to serve. The sermon calls for a deeper awareness of the spiritual needs
around us and the importance of stepping up to meet those needs.

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I. LABORERS ARE FEW.

A. God's work always suffered for lack of laborers.

1. Two conditions.

a. None at all.

b. Too few.

2. Isaiah 59:16 "He saw that there was no man, and wondered that there
was

no intercessor."

a. Many times under burden for own family.

b. How often do we weep for those of China, India, Russia.

3. Ezekiel 22:30 "Sought for a man to make up the hedge to stand in the
gap

before me for the land."

a. What a picture!

1. Same today.

"Company dropped in."

"I wasn't feeling well."

"No time."

a. "Master I will follow thee" "Suffer me first."

Matt: 8.

"Man drowning"

World is perishing!

II. HARVEST IS PLENTEOUS.

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Source: https://sermonindex.net/speakers/chuck-smith/matthew-935/
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