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On the Facebook game Farmville, if you have the game bar it tells you when the harvest is ready. Jesus said that the harvest was absolutely ready now and that farm hands are needed to bring the harvest in. What did he mean? He meant that men and women were at the point where they were ready to hear his good news that God had sent him to rescue us from the bad things in our lives and bring us into a wonderful party with him and God where everything would be sorted out and peace and joy would be everywhere. Those of us who know Jesus should realise that the harvest is ready. People are hungry to hear they can be rescued by Jesus.
I like to say I play Farmville so that I can relate to the young people in our churches and outside. The truth is I find it addictive. However I think it could be used to illustrate all sorts of things in a sermon to the young and not so young. So I'm going to pretend that is my reason, because I need material for my sermons as I am a trainee local preacher. For information on becoming a local preacher see the link below.How to become a local preacher with the Methodist Church in the U.K.
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  1. Fat Prophet23 July 2010 at 18:23

    Thanks for the suggestion -I often look for excuses to give my wife when playing on computer games. I can now say that you have said it is good stuff for sermon illustrations

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  2. Liz Mackay24 July 2010 at 21:48

    Yes FP and Farmville is the perfect illustration for Sunday week which has the story of the farmer pulling down his barns and building bigger ones. Just like expanding your farm on Farmville and what's it all for? What a good excuse to get on the PC or laptop and do a bit more studying.

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