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<v Speaker 1>Ladies and gentlemen, welcome to another episode of Commission Thursday, where we believe that every believer is a light, every believer is a salt, every believer is Christ and Berserda and every believer is the carrier of the message of good news.

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<v Speaker 1>Turn with me.

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<v Speaker 1>In the book of Matthew, chapter 9, verse 37 from the Passion translation, the scripture says he turned to His disciples and said the harvest is huge and ripe, but there are not enough harvesters to bring it all in.

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<v Speaker 1>As you go, plead with the owner of the harvest to thrust out many more reapers to harvest his grain.

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<v Speaker 1>Somebody once said that the harvest doesn't wait.

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<v Speaker 1>It is the responsibility of the harvesters to design the season.

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<v Speaker 1>But it's so unfortunate that most of us, until today, we cannot design the season to go in the harvest field and reap.

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<v Speaker 1>Or, if we understand the season, probably we don't have the right strategy to bring out the harvest.

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<v Speaker 1>And this scripture is just reminding us that the harvest.

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<v Speaker 1>I like this portion.

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<v Speaker 1>It says the harvest is huge and ripe.

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<v Speaker 1>Now, if we talk about the huge and ripe harvest, I know these people are always where we are.

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<v Speaker 1>They are probably family members.

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<v Speaker 1>Probably they are our colleagues in the marketplace.

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<v Speaker 1>They are our friends that we always hang out with.

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<v Speaker 1>They are people who are in our circle, but apparently these people in our circle will never have the privilege to enjoy the eternal life.

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<v Speaker 1>These people don't have the privilege of enjoying the peace of God, the joy of God and all the fruit of the Holy Spirit because they don't have Jesus Christ in their life.

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<v Speaker 1>It's so sad that we make it so normal that we come, enjoy our service and go back and we fail to share this gospel with other people so that they can enjoy whatever we are enjoying.

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<v Speaker 1>And this scripture is reminding us about this huge harvest and it's just saying that plead with the Father.

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<v Speaker 1>How many times do we take time to go and pray on behalf of our siblings, on behalf of our family members, on behalf of our colleagues who do not know Jesus?

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<v Speaker 1>Or do we just judge and condemn them?

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<v Speaker 1>Do we just talk ill about them?

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<v Speaker 1>Do we just talk of other things, like any other person?

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<v Speaker 1>So this particular week challenge, I want you to spend at least one minute and pray for somebody who does not know Jesus.

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<v Speaker 1>I want you to spend at least one minute and share gospel with one person and let them also enjoy the peace, the joy that you are enjoying in salvation.

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<v Speaker 1>Because it's your responsibility, it is my responsibility for us to do this.

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<v Speaker 1>Be blessed.