“Jes' Folks: Finding Bridges to Cross”
Matthew 9:35-38; 10:5-16 Sept. 4, 2005 Play
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Ready or Not, Here We Come
• tactless attempts to evangelize can be painful
Urgency of the Appeal
• crowds harassed, helpless, lost sheep; plentiful
harvest needs workers (9:36; 10:6,15)
• Satan’s destruction leaves spiritual ‘road kill’
• brevity of life shown by hurricane, suicidal
alcoholic
Boldness of the Announcement
• teaching, preaching the good news, healing disease
(9:35; 10:7)
• authoritative proclamation important to be heard
• M Cook funeral a testimony to her preaching by
actions
• God is Lord of the harvest, works in hearts; not up
to us (9:38; 10:14)
• give freely as we have received (10:8)
• respect people’s freedom, make aware of their
responsibility
• litter clean-up led to genuine conversion
Carefulness of the Approach
• easy to miss a turn when several bridges
• search for worthy person to convey peace: receptive
(10:11ff)
• Lydia, jailer in Philippi were “Person of Peace”
ready to hear Gospel (Acts 16)
• stalled on freeway - discover others’ stories, help
each other out
• waitress eager to share burden when asked if would
like prayer
• tactful if “shrewd as serpents, innocent as doves”
(10:16)
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