White Unto Harvest

1 September 2014

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"Say not ye, There are yet four months, and then cometh harvest? behold, I say unto you, Lift up your eyes, and look on the fields; for they are white already to harvest. And he that reapeth receiveth wages, and gathereth fruit unto life eternal: that both he that soweth and he that reapeth may rejoice together. And herein is that saying true, One soweth, and another reapeth. I sent you to reap that whereon ye bestowed no labour: other men laboured, and ye are entered into their labors."(John 4:35-38)
white Unto Harvest

Can you imagine the reaction of the disciples when Jesus spoke these words?

While in Judea, the ministry of Jesus was gaining popularity quickly. The disciples were baptizing several people every day. Everything looked great! And then, Jesus says, "Let's go back to Galilee."

This had to have been a shock to the disciples. Jerusalem and Judea were the centers of religion for the Jews at that time. If you wanted to be heard, then that is where you needed to be! But now there Master was wanting to head back out into the country. Moreover, when they left Him alone, Jesus started talking with a Samaritan woman!

For men who had been taught that salvation was only for the Jews, all of these experiences had to be a shock.

But that is the very lesson that Jesus intends for us all to learn!

There are children of God all over the world. We will find them, or run into them, in the most unlikely of places!

Jesus reminds His disciples that the prosperity of their ministry in Judea was because of the work of John the Baptist before them. Moreover, their work was successful because the Holy Spirit had changed the hearts of those to whom they spoke.

They same lesson applies at Samaria and everywhere else we go. Our ministry can be of no benefit to someone who has not been touched by the Spirit of God and is ready to hear what we have to say.

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We need to realize that God has touched the heart of His children in the new birth among all kinds of people, not just those we think are religious.

We should have our light shining all the time so that when we come across one of God's precious children, we can be a blessing and help to them. The fields are truly white unto harvest, even today!

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Brentwood Hills Primitive Baptist Church is a community of believers working together to transform our lives to the image of Jesus Christ. We believe it is our duty and privilege to live the gospel of the doctrines of grace in such a way as to edify the families within our church and other children of God in our community. Through regular worship based on strong Biblical principles, fellowship, admonishment, and outreach, we glory in the grace of the sovereign God working in our lives thereby showing the Spirit of God in the world.

Brentwood Hills was organized in 1906 in Fort Worth, Texas as Laodicea Primitive Baptist Church. You can find much of the history of the church, as well as other churches here: Primitive Baptist History Database

We identify ourselves as an old-line Primitive Baptist church. If you read our Articles of Faith, you’ll see that we hold to such doctrines as the inspiration and inerrancy of the Bible. We recognize the King James Version (KJV) as the only English translation worthy of being called the Bible. We believe in salvation solely by the grace of a sovereign God. We believe that Jesus Christ, the only begotten Son of God, came to the earth to do the will of His Father, which was to deliver from the sentence of death all those the Father gave Him before the world began. We believe that Jesus fully satisfied the Father by atoning for all the sins of all His people. In time, we believe the Holy Spirit comes to each person that belongs to Jesus and regenerates them. Then (and only then) can anyone have faith, which is a fruit of the Spirit, by which you are able to believe the glorious gospel of Jesus Christ. Whether or not you ever hear the gospel, or believe it if you did hear it, or obey it if you did believe it, rest assured that Jesus will remain forever faithful to you because, if He died for you, He will never deny that you belong to Him.

We believe that everyone for whom Christ died will without fail be raised again from the dead to a glorified life. Even if we are alive when He returns to raise the dead, we shall be changed to a glorified life. All the Redeemed will meet the Lord in the air. Then He will take us to Heaven and there we shall forever be with the Lord. The wicked will be raised at the same time as the righteous, but the wicked shall go away into everlasting punishment along with Satan and his angels. Until that glorious day when Christ returns to raise the dead, He has provided a place for His people to find rest for their souls. This place is the Church. Jesus Christ set-up His church on this earth before His death on the Cross. The church is there for those of His people who have come to believe that God saved them by His Son, Jesus Christ. To believe that Christ “paid it all” gives believers the strongest motivation to serve Him. Once enlightened to this glorious truth, then the child of God should feel an obligation to become and remain an active member of the His church. To serve the Lord in His church makes for one of the great blessings to experience this side of Heaven. It fulfills you to serve in His church and it gives your life purpose and meaning.

Living in Liberty

Elder Bryce Lowrance

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