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Hank Unplugged: Essential Christian Conversations

The Harvest is Plentiful, The Workers Are Few with K.P. Yohannan

Hank Unplugged: Essential Christian Conversations

The Christian Research Institute

Education, Religion & Spirituality, Society & Culture

5 • 791 Ratings

🗓️ 2 January 2025

⏱️ 112 minutes

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Summary

This year was a reminder of the ephemeral reality of our earthly experience. Last Christmas we sent out a Christmas card featuring a joyful photo of Hank from a trip to India—a trip with his dear Friend K.P. Yohannan where they witnessed firsthand our ongoing Going Global efforts in the 10-40 window and excitedly discussed plans to continue to carry out the great commission as commanded by our Lord. https://www.equip.org/product/going-global-10-40-window-training-support/
 
This Christmas season, K. P. is absent the body, present with the Lord.
 
But we are still here! Here — as yet — to make a difference for time and for eternity. Moreover, a reminder of “Only one life, ’twill soon be past, only what’s done for Christ will last.”
 
As Hank approaches three quarters of a century in age, he is acutely aware of the reality of being in the fourth quarter of his life. A life motivated by the apostle Paul’s admonition to “run with perseverance the race marked out for us, ­fixing our eyes on Jesus, the author and perfecter of our faith, who for the joy set before him endured the cross, scorning its shame, and sat down at the right hand of the throne of God” (Hebrews 12:1–2).
 
On behalf of the entire team here at the Christian Research Institute, we would like to thank you for being a co-laborer in Christ in the battle for life and truth.
 
We are excited for you to listen—or re-listen—to this encore edition of the Hank Unplugged podcasting featuring a conversation with K P Yohannan—a generational disciple of the Lord.  May the conversation you are about to hear inspire you to join the abundant harvest to be found in Christ Jesus our Lord—that you might develop a passion for proclaiming his very name to the billions around that globe who have yet to hear His holy name.  
 
“When he saw the crowds, he had compassion on them, because they were harassed and helpless, like sheep without a shepherd. Then he said to his disciples, “The harvest is plentiful but the workers are few. Ask the Lord of the harvest, therefore, to send out workers into his harvest field.” (Matthew 9:36-38).
 
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0:00.0

Hi, and thanks for joining me.

0:07.0

Hi, and thanks for joining me on Hank Unplugged.

0:27.5

This year was a startling reminder of the ethereal reality of our earthly experience.

0:35.6

Just last Christmas, I sent many of you a Christmas card, a card that featured a joyful

0:43.3

photo from a trip I took to India with my dear friend K.P. Yohanan. During the trip we witnessed

0:53.1

firsthand our ongoing global efforts in the 1040 window from West Africa to East Asia,

1:03.8

and we excitedly discussed our plans to continue carrying out the great commission as commanded by our Lord and

1:15.9

safer Jesus Christ. Well, this Christmas season, K.P. is now absent from the body,

1:26.4

and he's present with the Lord.

1:30.3

But you, you and I are still here.

1:35.3

We're here as yet to make a difference for time and for eternity.

1:42.3

Moreover, this year is a reminder of the reality that we only have one life,

1:50.2

that life soon will be passed, and that only what's done for Christ will ultimately last.

1:58.5

As I now approach three quarters of a century in age, I am acutely aware of the reality

2:07.2

that I am in the fourth quarter of my life, a life that is motivated by an admonition given by St. Paul, an admonition that we are to run with

2:24.3

perseverance, the race marked out for us, that we are to fix our eyes on Jesus who is the author and the perfector of our faith.

2:37.9

A Christ who for the joy set before him endured the cross, scorned its shame, and sat down

2:47.8

at the right hand of the throne of God.

2:52.6

And as we ponder those words,

2:57.2

on behalf of the entire team at the Christian Research Institute,

3:01.2

I would like to thank you.

3:04.6

Thank you from the bottom of my heart for being a co-labor in Christ

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