Principles of Harvest 8/12/18

By Brandon Burden 1

´Read Luke 10:2´Then He said to them, ‘The harvest truly is great, but

the laborers are few; therefore, pray the Lord of the harvest to send out laborers into His harvest.’

´Harvest (def.)´The season for gathering in a crop.´The process of gathering in a crop.´The product or result of the action taken to gather in

a crop.

Principles of Harvest 8/12/18

By Brandon Burden 2

´Harvest is all about timing.´Timing (def.) – the ability to select the precise

moment for doing something for optimum effect.´Harvest is something we must see with our spiritual

eyes and discern with our spiritual senses.

´Harvest is all about process.´Harvest is about operating in a God-ordained, God-

perfected process.´Harvest is all about co-laboring with God.´Harvest is about enjoying the fruit of our labors and

then resting in what God has done.

´Harvest is all about action.´The harvest is plentiful, but the laborers are few.´Harvest is not the time to sit on the sidelines.

Principles of Harvest 8/12/18

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´What happens if the farmer doesn’t work his fields during harvest time?

´Proverbs 20:4 – The lazy man will not plow because of winter; he will beg during harvest and have nothing.

´Proverbs 12:11 – He who tills his land will be satisfied with bread, but he who follows frivolity is devoid of understanding.

´Proverbs 12:24 – The hand of the diligent will rule, but the lazy man will be put to forced labor.

´Proverbs 14:23 – In all labor there is profit, but idle chatter leads only to poverty.