Kids Camp 2024 Session 4 Morning 3

How do I help other’s get on God’s path? Matthew 9:35-10:7.

Introduction

How we feeling? Super Sleepy? I am, boys I am proud of you

Psalm 25:4 “Make your ways known to me, Lord; teach me your paths.”

For those who are Christians in the room, who has been the most influential person for your relationship Jesus?

Lindsay

David

Hallie

Share my testimony. One of my best friends her name is Maggie. She had a heart to get me to the Lord.

She wanted to get me on God’s path.

We are going to see three things that we are called to do for us to help others get on God’s path.

Turn to Matthew 9:35–10:7 “Jesus continued going around to all the towns and villages, teaching in their synagogues, preaching the good news of the kingdom, and healing every disease and every sickness. When he saw the crowds, he felt compassion for them, because they were distressed and dejected, like sheep without a shepherd. Then he said to his disciples, “The harvest is abundant, but the workers are few. Therefore, pray to the Lord of the harvest to send out workers into his harvest.” Summoning his twelve disciples, he gave them authority over unclean spirits, to drive them out and to heal every disease and sickness. These are the names of the twelve apostles: First, Simon, who is called Peter, and Andrew his brother; James the son of Zebedee, and John his brother; Philip and Bartholomew; Thomas and Matthew the tax collector; James the son of Alphaeus, and Thaddaeus; Simon the Zealot, and Judas Iscariot, who also betrayed him. Jesus sent out these twelve after giving them instructions: “Don’t take the road t…”

Pray.

Context

This spot in Matthew is following after the Sermon on the Mount, and Jesus ministry is very public at this point. The crowds were aware after the sermon on the mount, Jesus was teaching not as a scribe, rather someone who has ultimate authority of what he was saying. He then starts the process of proving and showing he has this authority. Starting in chapter 8 we see Jesus healing people over and over again. The Leper, 8:1-4, Heals many 8:14-17, Heals 2 men with demons 8:28-33, A paralytic 9:1-8, a woman was restored to life, and another woman was healed V. 9:18-26, he healed two blind men V. 9:27-31, he healed a mute man V.32-34. Which then leads to where we are now in his ministry.

He then sets his eyes on the crowd for those who are around him.

Have compassion for the Lost. Point 1 Matthew 9:35-36.

When Jesus looked into this crowd he saw lost people. And he had compassion for them. That word for compassion can also be translated into pity,

This verb is similar to what is expressed in modern language as a feeling in one’s “gut” or “heart” of deep empathy for another person.

One of my commentaries said this, “He was not just emotionally moved, but physically affected with compassion when He saw the crowds. Think about seeing someone you love hurting or suffering, so much so that your heart physically feels like it’s going to burst for them. That’s the kind of language used here. Exalting Jesus in Matthew

They were harassed and helpless. like sheep without a shepherd.

Sheep are not smart. Show picture of sheep.

Imagine a sheep getting attacked by a wolf. Would not go well.

Also the crowd Jesus looked out and saw separation between them and God the Father.

This sense of being harassed and helpless is the state of humanity apart from Jesus.

How do we have compassion for the lost?

We understand the hopelessness of life apart from Jesus.

If John 14:6 “Jesus told him, “I am the way, the truth, and the life. No one comes to the Father except through me.”

Is true? Where will those who do not follow Jesus end up? They will end up in eternal separation from Jesus.

Pray for the Lost. Point 2 Matthew

Jesus looked at the crowd and then have this lesson to his disciples. The harvest is plentiful but the laborers are few? What does he mean?

He is referring to the Lord’s harvest. Which is the souls of those people Jesus is looking at and seeing, and for us it is those who are walking apart from the Lord.

Jesus is insisting the disciples for God to raise up men and woman to go into the Harvest.

The Lord’s harvest has a judgement feel to it. Meaning their should be an urgency of going into the field.

But Jesus gives us a step here before we go. We are to pray.

Pray the Lord brings men and woman to this church to go.

We are all called to go and share the gospel. This passage is showing and teaching us that we are to pray specifically for people to come. When we pray, we are to be expectant for God to deliver.

How can God use me?

How can God use you?

How are we to pray for the lost?

Pray for the lost in salvation

1 Timothy 2:1–4 “First of all, then, I urge that petitions, prayers, intercessions, and thanksgivings be made for everyone, for kings and all those who are in authority, so that we may lead a tranquil and quiet life in all godliness and dignity. This is good, and it pleases God our Savior, who wants everyone to be saved and to come to the knowledge of the truth.”

Pray for God to soften the hearts of the lost

Ezekiel 36:26 “I will give you a new heart and put a new spirit within you; I will remove your heart of stone and give you a heart of flesh.”

Pray for God to start a new fire for him in your school and in Simpson County.

According to John, In Simpson County there is only 3,500 attending church on a normal Sunday Morning. The total Pop is about 19,000

18.4% of Simpson county.

Pray boldly for God to do it. If we believe in a God who can speak the world into existence. He can part the seas and lead his people to freedom. If he can flood the Earth, if he can keep someone alive in the belly of a fish for days. Why can he not use 13 kiddos and 7 adult leaders to begin a movement for Jesus in Franklin.

He absolutely can use not just me, but he will also use you!

Go to the Lost. Point 3

In verses 1-4 Jesus gives authority to the 12 disciples. He gave them authority over unclean spirits, to cast them out and heal every disease and affliction. Matthew then names each one of them.

In verses 5-7 we then see what Jesus has in mind for the 12. He sent them out. So when Jesus saw the crowds he had compassion for them seeing them in their lost state. He then charges the disciples to pray for the harvest. And to pray for laborers to go into the harvest.

Verse 5 talks of the disciples to go nowhere among the gentiles and go nowhere of the Samaritans. What?

Jesus is NOT contradicting the Great commission

Matthew 10:18 “and you will be dragged before governors and kings for my sake, to bear witness before them and the Gentiles.”

At this point in Jesus’ ministry he was focused in the Jewish people.

Matthew 15:24 “He answered, “I was sent only to the lost sheep of the house of Israel.””

Was speaking to a Canaanite woman who ended up showing faith to Jesus, and the woman had a daughter who needed healing, and through her faith Jesus healed the daughter.

Romans 1:16 “For I am not ashamed of the gospel, for it is the power of God for salvation to everyone who believes, to the Jew first and also to the Greek.”

Well, God answered the prayer to send out laborers into the harvest

Who is to go?

Everyone.

Talk about the trades of the disciples

Matthew- Tax collector.

Andrew, Peter, James and John, worked as fishermen

Simon was a zealot

God used each one of these men to change the World. He used these men to fulfill the Great commission.

Matthew 28:19-20 “Go therefore and make disciples of all nations, baptizing them in the name of the Father and of the Son and of the Holy Spirit, teaching them to observe all that I have commanded you. And behold, I am with you always, to the end of the age.””

How do I share?

3 Circles

Closing

For the kid in the room who does not have a relationship with Jesus. I pray that this week the Lord has allowed you to take one step.

For the kid in the room who has a relationship with Jesus. I pray that you make an intentional effort to share the gospel.

I have one more challenge for you as we go.

This challenge is that I want you to write down or think of one person you can invite to church

I pray this week as we asked Why Follow God’s Path the Lord has made it known to you where you are.

Are you Unconvinced, take one step

Are you Undecided take one step

Are you unashamed, take one step.

Pray out.