Open Your Eyes And Look At The Field! They Are Ripe For Harvest!

John 4:31-38

1. What did Jesus do in 4:1-26?
-Jesus helped Samaritan woman.
2. Why didn’t Jesus eat the food the disciples brought? What is food?
4:31, 32
-spiritual food: saving one soul
-he was happy and joyful

3. What is Jesus’ food?
-to do the will of God
-giving life to dying people
-life of God: eternal life
What is the disciples’ food?
-physical food
-teaching bible
What is your food?
-teaching bible, helping others

4. What is the theme of 4:35-38? Why did Jesus expound with this theme?
-Harvest 3times, reap/reaper/ripe/ripen-5,6times
-harvest
-because it is important
-they didn’t know who they are and what they will do.
-they didn’t know how to serve God.
-it wasn’t clear for them
5. When do farmers say, ‘Four months more and then the harvest’?
-v.35 because farmers sow the seeds, they are waiting
-This is God’s heart
-God sowed the seeds
-Abraham 2000B.C –Isaac-Jacob-12-prophets-Jesus
-It is time for God to harvest through Jesus

6. How is the harvest time determined?
-it depends on crops.
-When crops are ready
Who participates in harvest?
-owner, wife, children, neighbor, servant, many other
-it must be right time
Why is it absolutely necessary to have the harvest workers?
-without harvest workers, owner can’t harvest properly.
-crops can’t harvest by themselves
-people are waiting for eternal life
-they can’t save themselves
-ex. Samaritan woman who had a question for messiah needs help
What do the harvest workers receive?
-a wage from the owner is prepared in heaven
-joy and happiness
Who is the happiest person from the harvest?
-the owner
-everybody is happy but the owner is the most

7. What happens to the ripen grains when not harvested?
-rotten
-people: die
What are the nightmares that may destroy the harvest?
-weather, rain, cold,
-no harvest workers
Who is the saddest person when the harvest is ruined?
-the owner

8. For the spiritual harvest;
Who is the owner of the farm?
-God
Who are the ripen crops?
-people even Samaritan woman
-those who are poor and sick
-those who are hopeless
Who are the harvest workers?
-the disciples
-all the Christians are harvest workers
-Is there any meaning work in this world
-Christians have broad concept of Christian life
-we are harvest workers
What should the harvest workers remember at the time of harvest?
-v.36, 37 the sower and the reaper
When is the spiritual harvest time?
-right now
Who is the happiest person from the spiritual harvest?
-the owner God

9. Who were the disciples? Did they know that they were the harvest workers?
4:38
-they didn’t know
-later, they became excellent harvest workers

10. When can a person work with the spiritual harvest of God?
-while we are alive
-not after death
-present time
-to bring soul right now

11. How can the disciples become the harvest workers?
4:35b
-open your eyes and look at the fields
-wake up
-what we see outside: handsome, beautiful, tall, education, joy, success, personality
-what we see inside: sins – hate and reject
-Jesus see-thirsty soul- they need savior.
Ex. Jesus is excellent harvest worker
Jesus saved Samaritan woman-town people
Disciples rejected Samaritan-bread-bye bye
Which side you want to be
Ex. Pastor kim taught bible after a month after becoming Christians.