The Lord’s Harvest Community Church

Life is truly a journey and we are faced with, what seems like, an infinite number of choices. Well, Pastor Juan wants to equip the believer with tools to help you make the best choices along “Life’s Journey.”

This is the first part of our current series entitle “Position Yourself for Purpose” in which we take a look at the Ethiopian Eunuch in Acts 8. It is our desire that this blesses you along your Life’s Journey.

 

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DISCOVER LIFE BIBLE STUDY
Instructor- Dr. Juan P. Barrientez II
What are we here for?

Key Verse: Proverbs 11:30, “The fruit of the righteous is a tree of life, And he who wins souls is wise.”

Scripture: Matthew 9:35-38

35 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. 36 But when He saw the multitudes, He was moved with compassion for them, because they were weary and scattered, like sheep having no shepherd. 37 Then He said to His disciples, “The harvest truly is plentiful, but the laborers are few. 38 Therefore pray the Lord of the harvest to send out laborers into His harvest.”

Definitions:

• Compassion - Splagchnizomai (splangkh-nid’-zom-ahee); to be moved as to one’s bowels, hence to be moved with compassion, have compassion (for the bowels were thought to be the seat of love and pity). (Strong #: 4697)
• Weary - Ekluo (ek-loo’-o); to loose, unloose, to set free. to have one’s strength relaxed, to be enfeebled through exhaustion, to grow weak, grow weary, be tired out (Strong #: 1590)
• Scattered - Rhipto (hrip’-to); to set down (with the suggestion of haste and want of care). to throw to the ground, prostrate (Strong #: 4496)

Key Points:

1. We are here to do what Jesus did. (v 35)
2. We are here to develop the compassion Jesus had for the lost. (v 36)
3. We are here to do a great work. (v 37)
4. We are here as an answer to prayer. (v 38)
5. We are here to bring forth life. (v 30a)
6. We are here to win souls. (v 30b)

This Week’s Challenge
Show forth the love of God, and gather the Lord’s harvest.

 

 What are we here for? [33:36m]: Play Now | Play in Popup | Download

DISCOVER LIFE BIBLE STUDY
Instructor- Dr. Juan P. Barrientez II
Persuaded to Love One Another

Key Verse: 1 John 4:11, “Beloved, if God so loved us, we also ought to love one another.”

Definitions:

• Love – (agape) as revealed in Jesus, seen as spiritual and selfless and a model for humanity.
• Know - Ginosko (ghin-oce’-ko); Jewish idiom for sexual intercourse between a man and a woman. To become acquainted with. (Strong #: 1097)
• Propitiation - Covering; atoning sacrifice. The proper meaning of the word is that of reconciling, appeasing, turning away anger, rendering propitious or favorable.
• Ought - Opheilo (of-i’-lo); to owe - money, be in debt for that which is due. Metaphorically - the goodwill due. (Strong #: 3784)

Scripture: 1 John 4:7-11

7 Beloved, let us love one another, for love is of God; and everyone who loves is born of God and knows God. 8 He who does not love does not know God, for God is love. 9 In this the love of God was manifested toward us, that God has sent His only begotten Son into the world, that we might live through Him. 10 In this is love, not that we loved God, but that He loved us and sent His Son to be the propitiation for our sins. 11 Beloved, if God so loved us, we also ought to love one another.

Key Points:

• All true love has its origin in God.

• love is of God (v 7)
• God is love (v
• He loved us (v 10)

• Real love shows that we have his Spirit, and that we belong to him.

• everyone who loves is born of God (v 7)
• everyone who loves is born of God and knows God
• In this the love of God was manifested toward us, that God has sent His only begotten Son into the world, that we might live through Him. (v 9)

• It assimilates us to God, or makes us more and more like him. (v 11)

This Week’s Challenge
Help to foster a community of love within this church

 

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Starting October 13, 2007 we will be meeting at 3pm each Saturday afternoon for worship. We are “Embracing The Next Dimension” a change is on the way. God has been preparing us to do awesome things to advance the Kingdom of God. Pastor Juan and The Lord’s Harvest Family invite you to “take the next step” and meet us at,

Shield of Faith Church - 1134 NE 20th - Oklahoma City