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Discover the significance of the Church beginning on Pentecost, the day it was established. Explore the themes of sowing, reaping, and laboring in the harvest, drawing from biblical references and teachings. Understand the spiritual rewards of being part of the eternal harvest and the importance of being laborers in the kingdom of God.
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Pentecost – Harvest Time! The Day the Church was Born
How Do We Know When the Church was Established? • We know the time frame (Acts 2:47; Matthew 16:18) • We can calculate the year (Luke 3:23) • We can determine the month and the day (John 1:29; 1 Cor. 5:7; Leviticus 23:15-16)
The Significance of the Church Beginning on Pentecost • Pentecost was the feast of the early harvest (Leviticus 23:15; Exodus 34:22) • The church was established on Pentecost (Acts 2:36-41, 47; Exodus 32:27-28; 1 Corinthians 10:6-7) • All who became Christians were first-fruits of the harvest! (James 1:18)
The Church is about Sowing & Reaping – Seedtime & Harvest • The kingdom is like sowing seed, letting it produce, and gathering the harvest (Mark 4:26-29) • If seed was sown, & the plants have grown, the time of harvest is near! (John 4:35-38) • Seed has been sown! • The fields are white! • The rewards of laboring in the harvest are eternal!
"The harvest truly is great, but the laborers are few; therefore pray the Lord of the harvest to send out laborers into His harvest.” – Luke 10:2 You can have a part in the harvest!