But as much as the preacher preaches, as much as the teacher teaches, as much as the evangelist

evangelizes, and as much as the missionary is involved with mission, all of that work is utterly in vain unless God brings the harvest.

Jesus Jesus told his disciples that the harvest is plentiful and he charged them to

pray to the Lord of the Harvest to send out laborers.

Welcome to the Sunday edition of Renewing Her Mind,

and today you'll be hearing a sermon that R.C. Sprawl preached

from the end of Matthew Chapter 9.

You'll also have the opportunity to study Matthew's Gospel in depth

as we're offering the hardcover edition of Dr Sproll's commentary on Matthew

today only for a donation of any amount at renewing or mind.org.

So what gives us confidence to plant churches, for preachers to continue preaching and teachers to continue teaching.

Ultimately, we know that God is sovereign and that He is Lord of the Harvest.

Here's Dr Sprollroll preaching from Matthew 9.

All right, we're going to continue this morning with our study of the gospel according to St. Matthew.

We're still in Chapter 9.

We're at the end of Chapter 9, I will be reading verses 35 through 38, and I'll ask the congregation

please to stand for the reading of the word of God.

Then Jesus went about all the cities and villages teaching in their synagogues,

preaching the gospel of the Kingdom, and healing every sickness

and every disease among the people.

But when he saw the multitude, he was moved with compassion for them because they were weary

and scattered like sheep having no shepherd. And then he said to his disciples, the harvest truly is plentiful,

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