Cycle of Harvesting

There is a time for harvest, when evangelist comes easy because the Spirit moves first. 1980 was Lonnie Frisbee at Wimber’s shaking and quaking. Spontaneously in 1960 was the Y’Shua movement, beginning in California. The church turned it away because the people were dress and look different. 1970 at Atlanta, GA. Love came down.
It’s not always time for harvest. First you must plant, weed, water then harvest. In the between time you repeat the steps in the cycle for multiplication.
Church’s try to drive workers into the un-ripened fields with guilt; sending people go out with very little results. There is a fine line between caring and nagging and Churches are very close to the line!
Church tries to force the harvest, the evangelists messages come to the same group of people over and over again. When not tending to the field that was already harvest cause it dry up, and ministers to get discouraged. Church is more than a soul-winning station! G-d also instructs the church to equip the saints for the work of ministry. Their job is not finished until the new growth is out in their own ministry. The church has neglected what it is to do, forgetting to equip the ones they already have.
Cycle of harvest:
1. What is to take place during the cycles is to process the fruit of the last harvest and preparing for the next harvest, by repeating the cycle of planting, sowing and watering.
2. What is needed between the harvests is to nurture what was birthed in the last harvest, and process the fruit.
A new wineskin church has the so called five-fold ministry(leadership). Ephesians 4:11-12.
1. Evangelism brings in the harvest, birthing new babies into the Kingdom then passes them to a Pastor of G-d.
2. Pastors give comfort, care, protection, and nurturing to help them grow, then passes them to a Prophet of G-d.
3. Prophets gives vision and direction, telling them G-d has a call on their lives, then passes them to a Teacher of G-d.
4. Teachers are ones who spends the time in the Word for instructions, they are to instruct and train the believers before passing them to the Apostle of G-d.
5. Apostles watches all the other leaders, set things in order, establishes them and tells them when it is time to go out into their calling.
When one falls after stepping out for the first time, they must go back through the cycle, bypassing the Evangelist,to encourage and reinstructed again.
Example:
Pastor: “It’s ok you’ll do better next time.”
Prophet: “You still have a call on your life, don’t give up.”
Teacher: “You failed the first time because you didn’t understand fully; let us go back to the Word for instruction.”
Apostle: “Now your ready to give it another try.”
The body of Y’Shua is built up! Eph. 4:12-16 “For the perfecting of the saints, for the work of the ministry, for the edifying of the body of Y’Shua: Till we all come in the unity of the faith, and of the knowledge of the Son of G-d, unto a perfect man, unto the measure of the stature of the fullness of the Messiah: That we henceforth be no more children, tossed to and fro, and carried about with every wind of doctrine, by the sleight of men, and cunning craftiness, whereby they lie in wait to deceive; But speaking the truth in love, may grow up into him in all things, which is the head, even the Messiah:”
Bottom line:
1. Nurture what was birth in the last harvest
2. Sow good seed (which is the Word, Matt. 13:25); express the love of Y’Shua so the world gets hungry to know Him. Building relationships and teaching them to walk on their own.
3. Prepare the barns for the next harvest, the barns (meeting place) wherever the church comes together. Be sure the church is ready to hold the harvest, and not over stacking babies that have not grown to maturity.
G-d’s goal is to bring us wave after wave. He is preparing for the next harvest. It has been 40 years since the last one. Home churching is one sign in preparing for the harvest; for the churches are not teaching the Word. Preachers summarize the Scriptures, getting away from “Thus saith the L-rd”, afraid of stepping on people’s toes.
I started in 1997 before it became popular and was frowned on by the local churches, for it keeps people away from the offering plate and away from man’s doctrines. Today it has become more and more popular, but most of them are just fellowship groups that chit chat around the Scriptures, not actually teaching or studying the Word. They spend most of their time ministering to people’s wants, needs and hurts without directing them back to seeking Him out first, to hear directly from Him and what His Word says about it. Then there is the love feast, many come just for the food, big part of fellowship group.
It does say the disciples (students) went from house to house breaking bread – that was not eating a meal it was having communion.
What will bring in the harvest:
1. The anointing of G-d.
2. A sound of harvest.
3. Love of G-d descending.
4. Power of G-d in manifest.
It’s time for the body to get ready for the harvest in whatever shape they come in.
When we gather the gathers to arise and come to the assignment in front of them, G-d will prepare the people to come.
Rise up to a new leave and get into position to receive the harvest. Put your hand to the plow, for He prepares the way to bring in the rain.
Pray for the harvest anointing, it’s sound, G-d’s love and power in signs wonders and miracles to fall on you!
Prepare the way of the L-rd.
General notes from Streamline Ministers, mortified.