Introduction – We have been given a (2 Cor 5:17-19) and the task is not 2 Peter 3:8-9. Today we will examine John 4 to see what we can learn about the harvest for which we are to be working. The of the Harvest - Jesus had to go through Samaria (4) • Higher than norms and expectations. • Higher than His needs. • The Point - The harvest puts the importance of the over the earthly. The of the Harvest • The Liquid Water in the well provided life sustaining water for this life on earth. • The Living Water would provide a life sustaining spirit for all . • The Point - don’t ever let their need for water to cause you to lose sight of their need for water. Make it your mission to give any and all you can the good news of the gospel. The of the Harvest • It will require . • It can take us to we would have otherwise not gone. • It will put us before people whose lives make us . • It will take us to places where we must sin and lostness. • The Point - The will not sustain you. The path of the harvest is paved with sacrifice and selflessness. So, prepare yourself and look after one another. The of the Harvest • The Cycle of Sowing and Reaping- From Jesus to the woman to the in Samaria. • The Point - The seed must be in order to reap a harvest and the process is .