Episode notes
In this message, Pastor Jon walks through one of the most revealing snapshots of Jesus’ heart in the Gospels. When Jesus looks at the crowds, He’s not annoyed, overwhelmed, or indifferent—He is moved with gut-level compassion. But His compassion doesn’t collapse into the modern idea of empathy that simply affirms feelings. Jesus’ compassion is holy, truthful, and redemptive.
Jesus sees the crowds as a harvest—plentiful, ready, and waiting for laborers. And then He gives a prayer that disrupts our comfort: “Ask the Lord of the harvest to send out workers”—a phrase that literally means to thrust us into God’s mission.
This sermon calls us to see what Jesus sees, feel what Jesus feels, and step into the harvest He has already prepared. If you've ever wondered how to cultivate a missional heart or how God might use you i ...
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