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)