A successful harvest...HOW? keys 1-4! (There are a total of 5).

I am sure there are more keys than these, but these are my 5. It was well over 20 years ago I heard them, for the life of me I can't remember where, but they have really helped me to keep focused on what God has called me to do. 

I like them for they are do-able, simple and uncluttered. I do believe we have cluttered Christianity & Church for that matter... When I hear some speakers, read some books & articles, Christinaity can seem so complicated & difficult, especially in Western Europe. Christianity is profound & supernatural, but certainly not complicated.

The first 3 keys on how to have a successful harvest are, (mentioned in previous posts): 
1. SOW SEED.
2. We RECIEVE in the harvest what kind of seed we sow.
3. We recieve in the harvest MORE than what we sowed.
Now number... 
4. We reap in ANOTHER SEASON than when we sowed. 
I remember when my mum was teaching me about gardening, I  was in primary school. We planted the seeds on a Saturday. On the Tuesdsay I came home from school and went straight to the garden. I looked & couldn't see anything! Now for a small boy, Saturday till Tuesday was eternity, so I dug up the seed to show mum. She smiled and asked me to replant it and leave it buried. She reminded me that as I have the patience to wait & trust, I WILL be able to see it rising above the ground!  Supernatural... but it's so true. Of course that's exactly what happened. 

Often we plant and expect to reap a harvest immediately. I wish... Sometimes it takes weeks, months or even years!! This is a powerful principle. We always reap in another season then when we sow!! It often takes time, personally I don't like this! I want things to happen now, today, immediately, straight away...

We always reap in another season then when we sow!!  This teaches us, to wait on God, patience, keep on sowing & simply learning the art of continuing & persevering to do what God has called us to do. And of course the biggi...keep trusting Him! 

How to have a successful Harvest...keys 1, 2 & now Number 3...

I just arrived back from the Czech Republic! What an amazing country and history. I think Prague (Praha) is one of the most beautiful cities of Europe. YET only 0.06% of the population have a personal realtionship with Jesus! So much needs to be done. Whole towns & small cities have little or no churches at all. We are losing a generation, probably more!! What can we do, here are a few thoughts? 

(See the last few BLOGs for the first 2 keys on how to have a successful harvest...)

1. SOW SEED. Just keep sowing. It is impossible to havest without sowing!! 

2. We RECEIVE in the harvest what kind of seed you sow.

3. We recieve in the harvest MORE than what you sow!

This is an amazing & encouraging supernatural truth. If I sow ONE apple seed in the ground, in time an apple tree grows. But it produces many many apples. But more than this, it produces hundreds of seeds...from ONE apple seed! If this happens in the natural, IMAGINE as you have God of Heaven backing you, (for HE want's no person to perish...He so desires people to know HIM & new churches to begin), it's called multiplication, supernatural... In fact if we are really serious about reaching countries like Czech Republic, we need to find God  inspired reproducable ways / systems of multiplying churches to reach this generation and the next!! 

Last week it was very exciting to be with a group of leaders who have the vision, faith and perseverance to plant at least one church a year. They are aiming to double this & more next year!! 

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How to have a successful harvest...in France & Belgium & Western Europe!

Last week, I went to Normandy and Belgium. Again this trip confirmed the huge need for new churches to be planted! The city of Le Havre for example has approx. 200,000 people. 0.5% (half a percent), are evangelical. This equates to about 1000 people!! There are about 5 evangelical churches.

I spoke to a Pastor of a church in Lillebonne a city of 15,000 people. There are only 2 churches in this town, again less than 1% have a personal relationship with Jesus.

I spoke to a number of pastors in Belgium and they confirmed that Belgium has less than 1% evangelical christians!!

Even if we DOUBLE these figures, there is still a huge need for the reality of God to breakthrough. The harvest is indeed great. The challenges and the opportunities are massive!! In fact the needs in Western Europe can certainly feel so overwhelmingly huge that one can very easily get discouraged and think what can we do in these nations. So how do we strategise for harvest in Western Europe?

Last time I blogged about the 1st key to a successful harvest.
1. Sow Seed. The tree is already in the seed. Keep sowing seed. Harvest is impossible without sowing seed.

Key no 2. 
We receive in the harvest what kind of seed we sow. 
Sow apple seeds, you receive apple trees. Like-wise when we sow Gospel seeds, we receive Gospel results. As we continue to sow seeds towards the starting of new churches - new churches will eventually be birthed!!

Focus has trememdous power! For example; water with a little sand mixed in it, pushed through a small nostle, under huge pressure, is able to cut through 1-2 cm of steal! Or can cut through rock! That's the power of focus. Focus on harvest and the starting of new churches (which is the best way to fulfill Matt 28, the Great Commission that Jesus gave to us)  ...will have the same result.  Breakthrough will happen in time. Keep sowing. Keep dreaming, talking, discussing, imagining, believing, praying, and planning for new churches and harvest, it will happen it simply takes time...

Please continue to pray for the Lord of the harvest to send out workers, labourer's, in HIS harvest! Matt 9:37-38.  We need Jesus loving, bold, faith filled, pioneering people who will dare to breakthrough, persevere and begin new churches. Churches that will start churches!! Are you in?