The Mission Heart of God: For The People Here
Matthew 9:35-38; Acts 1:8
Pr Datuk Kee Sue Sing | 16/17 November 2019
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The Big Idea:

Our mission field is over there, ____________________, and everywhere. Get busy!


The Mission Fields (Acts 1:8):

You will be my witnesses in:

(1) your own_________________; 	

(2) your_________________; and 

(3) all over the_______________.

What is your “__________________”?


Where do we start?


I. Be ________________		

a) The eyes to _____________________

“Jesus went through all the towns and villages, … When he saw the crowds, …” (v. 35, 36)

“saw” = ______________

“…… they were harassed and helpless, like sheep without a shepherd.” (Mt. 9:36b)

b) The heart to _____________________	

“When he saw the crowds, he had compassion on them, because they were harassed and helpless, like sheep without a shepherd.” (Mt. 9:36)

“compassion” = stirred at the ________________ level

“Peter directed his gaze at him.” (Acts 3:4 ESV)

“gaze” = seeing in a ______________

c) The hands to _____________________	

i} Earn the __________________

“There were no needy persons among them. For from time to time those who owned lands or houses sold them, brought the money from the sales and put it at the apostles’ feet, and it was distributed to anyone as he has need.” (Acts 4:34-35)

ii) Stop __________________


II.   Be ________________		

Then he said to his disciples, “The harvest is plentiful …” (v. 37a)

“I tell you, open your eyes and look at the fields! They are ripe for harvest.” (Jn. 4:35)

The problem: _____________________

The ____________________ Principle: 

Every______________ leaves a trace.     


III.   Be ________________	

“Ask the Lord of the Harvest, therefore, to send out workers into his harvest field.” (Mt. 9:38)
 
“Ask” simply means ______________
 
The Lord’s _________________ -  a daily reordering of our _______________


Conclusion:

Start ____________ you are at, then ____________ on it.

See them ___________ for Christ.


Questions for Discussion:
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1. What is your “Jerusalem”? How are you currently reaching the people there? If you were to give yourself a letter grade A through F, what would your grade be?

2. What are the challenges to reaching your “Jerusalem”? What would you do next to be a better witness there? 

3. Who are the people you don’t want God to send you to? Who do you think God is using to reach them today? How can you and your Cell be a part of reaching them?