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HOW TO KEEP THE MISSION ALIVE ”REAP THE HARVEST 2015”
Integrated Evangelism LifestyleSession 5
Prepared by: Valentine M. Aplod Ministerial Secretary
Mountain Provinces Mission
Integrated Evangelism Lifestyle
Session 5
By: Pastor Valentine M. AplodMountain Provinces Mission
Southern Asia-Pacific Division of Seventh-day Adventists
Southern Asia-Pacific Division of Seventh-day Adventists
The Southern Asia-Pacific Division of Seventh-day Adventists is a sub-entity of the General Conference of Seventh-day Adventists, which coordinates the Church's activities in the nations of; Bangladesh, Brunei, Burma, Cambodia, Indonesia, Laos, Malaysia, Pakistan, the Philippines, Singapore, Sri Lanka, Thailand, East Timor, and Vietnam.
Southern Asia-Pacific DivisionTerritory
Mountain Provinces Mission
TerritoryCordillera Administrative Region
6 Provinces and 2 Cities
Some Parts of Ilocos Sur ProvinceCervantes, Quirino, Suyo, San EmilioDel Pilar, SigaySome parts of the following Municipalities
Lidlidda, Salcedo, Candon, Banoyoyo
Cordillera
Administrative Region
Population1,365,412
Abra 209,491
Apayao 97,129
Benguet 330,129
Ifugao 161,623
Kalinga 174,023
Mountain Province
140,631
Baguio City 252,386
CervantesQuirinoSuyo
San EmilioDel Pilar
SigaySome parts of the
following Municipalities
LidliddaSalcedoCandon
Banoyoyo
Province/City Total Population Percent
Cordillera Administrative Region
1,365,412 100.00
Abra 209,491 15.34
Apayao 97,129 7.11
Benguet 330,129 24.18
Ifugao 161,623 11.84
Kalinga 174,023 12.75
Mountain Province 140,631 10.30
Baguio City 252,386 18.48
Table 1. Population Distribution by Province/City:Cordillera Administrative Region, 2000
Source: NSO, 2000 Census of Population and Housing
Mountain Provinces Missionof Seventh-day Adventists
Churches 149Companies 42 Total Membership 22,000 plusActive 9,876 (Estimate)
Attending 5,678 (Estimate)
Giving Units 4,761 (as of October 2014)
Age Group Total Population Male Female Sex Ratio
Cordillera Administrative Region
1,365,412 695,838 669,574 103.92
Under 1 34,896 18,140 16,756 108.26
1 to 4 132,588 69,038 63,550 108.64
5 to 9 172,889 88,821 84,068 105.65
10 to 14 168,611 86,052 82,559 104.23
15 to 19 153,268 77,006 76,262 100.98
20 to 24 130,387 65,659 64,728 101.44
25 to 29 103,630 53,335 50,295 106.04
30 to 34 94,664 48,765 45,899 106.24
35 to 39 85,379 44,341 41,038 108.05
40 to 44 72,791 37,646 35,145 107.12
45 to 49 55,492 28,792 26,700 107.84
50 to 54 42,274 21,615 20,659 104.63
55 to 59 31,802 15,883 15,919 99.77
60 to 64 30,174 14,467 15,707 92.11
65 to 69 21,831 10,365 11,466 90.40
70 to 74 15,357 7,116 8,241 8,241
75 to 79 9,793 4,608 5,185 88.87
80 and over 9,586 4,189 5,397 77.62
Table 2. Total Population by Age Group, Sex and Sex Ratio:Cordillera Administrative Region, 2000
Source: NSO, 2000 Census of Population and Housing
“The
Lord of the Harvest Sends
Harvesters”
The Seventh-day Adventist Church is currently engaged in a massive evangelistic outreach to impact
six hundred and fifty of the world’s major cities.
This initiative began one year ago with a comprehensive evangelistic approach in four hundred locations in New York City which resulted in thousands of church
members equipped to reach their friends and neighbors for Christ
and 5,295 baptisms.
REAPING GOD’S HARVEST 2014/2015
“All are now deciding their eternal destiny. Men need to be aroused to realize the solemnity of the time,
the nearness of the day when human probation shall be ended. Decided
efforts should be made to bring the message for this time prominently before the people. The third angel is
to go forth with great power.” (Testimonies, vol. 6, p. 16.)
ELLEN WHITE ADDS THESE THOUGHT PROVOKING WORDS;
Words of Jesus 2000 years Ago
Jesus statement, “…look at the fields for they are
already white for harvest” is as relevant
today as it was two thousand years ago.
(John 4:35)
“Evangelistic work, opening the Scriptures to others, warning
men and women of what is coming upon the world, is to occupy more and still more of the time of God’s servants.”(Review and Herald, Aug. 2, 1906.)
Lord of the Harvest
Who is the Lord of the Harvest?
Jesus Christ
is the
Lord of the Harvest
The appearances of Jesus Christ in the book of
Revelation. We’ve seen Him as the Son of Man and the Head of the Church. We’ve worshiped him as the Lamb who was slain. In Revelation 14, he appears as
the LORD OF THE HARVEST.
Lord of the Harvest
The Harvest of the Earth –Revelation 14:15-16
15-And another angel came out of the temple, crying out with a loud voice to Him who sat on the cloud, "Put in your sickle and reap, for the hour to reap has come, because the harvest of the earth is ripe." 16-Then He (Jesus Christ) who sat on the cloud swung His sickle over the earth, and the earth was reaped.
King James Version (KJV) Chapter Parallel
Matthew 9:38, ”Pray ye therefore the Lord of the harvest, that he will send forth laborers into his harvest.” (laborers appear - 17 times)
New Living Translation Chapter Parallel
Matthew 9:38 (NLT) “So pray to the Lord who is in charge of the harvest; ask him to send out more workers for his fields.“ (workers appear - 15 times)
Young's Literal Translation Chapter Parallel
Matthew 9:38 (YLT) ”beseech (ask) ye therefore the Lord of the harvest, that he may put forth workmen to His harvest.” (workmen appear - 3 times)
Weymouth New Testament Chapter Parallel
Matthew 9:38 (WNT) “therefore entreat the Owner of the Harvest to send out reapers into His fields.“( reapers appear - 1 time)
THE HARVEST AND THE HARVESTERS
Plenty Harvest Compared to Many Souls
LABORERS NEEDEDJesus saw the Gospel seed growing in the hearts of the crowd around Him.
LABORERS NEEDED
But who would lead them to
the Savior?
LABORERS NEEDED
Laborers (both pastors and laymen/laywomen) are needed
to harvest the precious seed.
“Those who follow Jesus will be laborers together with God.”
THE REVIEW AND HERALD, October 30, 1894Missionary Enterprise the Object of Christ’s Church
“Our churches are languishing for the want of whole-hearted, self-denying workers. Our smaller churches are losing their vitality because their members do not seek to work for those around them. God can work with few as well as with many, but personal responsibility does not seem to be comprehended as it should be by the members of our churches. Can God bless the church that is indolent and selfish?”
EGW (The Review and Herald, June 16, 1891)
“The members of the church of Christ are to be faithful workers in the great harvest-field. They are to be diligently working and earnestly praying, making progress, and diffusing light amid the moral darkness of the world;”
THE REVIEW AND HERALDOctober 30, 1894
HOW CAN THE WORK WILL BE FINISHED IF WE HAVE ONLY FEW
LABORERS?
The Holy Spirit at Work in the Life of the Witness
Empowers the Witness (Acts 1:8)
-With authority (Mathew 28:18-20)
-With boldness (Acts 4:30-31)
Imparts wisdom to the Witness (Luke 12:12)- Gifts of knowledge- Gifts of
understanding- Gifts counsel
Acts 1:8 “But ye shall receive power, after that the Holy Ghost is come upon you: and
ye shall be witnesses unto me both in Jerusalem, and in all Judaea, and in Samaria,
and unto the uttermost part of the earth.”
BEING GUIDED BY THE HOLY SPIRIT
“But the Helper, the Holy Spirit, whom the Father will send in My name, He will teach you all things, and bring to your remembrance all things that I said to you.”
(John 14:26)
Why does God want to use men and women to spread the Gospel?
Isn’t the Holy Spirit able to do that by Himself?
Could the angels do that better than us?
“The testimony of humble repented sinners—who are
guided by the power of the Holy Spirit—may persuade other
sinners like no angel could do.”
Right Answer
Not everyone is called to mass evangelism.
For example, the stories of Andrew, Philip and the Samaritan woman show the power of simple and passionate testimonies.
We are called to do so.
BEING GUIDED BY THE HOLY SPIRIT
(EGW, God’s Amazing Grace, July 23)
WAITING FOR THE RIGHT TIME
“Behold, I send the Promise of My Father upon you; but tarry in the city of Jerusalem until you are endued with power from on high.” (Luke 24:49)
“We cannot use the Holy Spirit; the Spirit is to use us… Only to those who wait humbly upon God, who watch for His guidance and grace, is the Spirit given”
(EGW, God’s Amazing Grace, July 23)
”Pray ye therefore the Lord of the harvest, that he will send forth
laborers into his harvest.”Matthew 9:38
RECEIVING AUTHORITY
“So Jesus said to them again, “Peace to you! As the Father has sent Me, I also send you.” And when He had said this, He breathed on them, and said to them, “Receive the Holy Spirit.”
(John 20:21-23)
As the Father commissioned Jesus, so Christ commissions His disciples.
Through the Spirit, the Father invested Christ with divine power. Through the
Spirit, Jesus likewise invests His disciples with divine power commensurate with their earthly assignments. Every necessary
skill, talent, capability, and strength has been supplied.
Jesus delegated
His authority to
His disciples. We must
also delegate it to others.
No one can do God’s work by himself.
Integrated Evangelsim Lifestyle is all about:SEEKING THE LOST
He wants us to become finders of the lost. He wants us to love and to reach
the lost, regardless of the kind of people they are or the kind of lives
they live.
All the resources of heaven are at the
command of those who are seeking to save the
lost. Angels will help you to reach the most
careless and the most hardened.
EGW (Christ’s Object Lessons, cp. 15, pg. 197)