04 November 2007 8AM
Apostle Jan Oosthuizen

“With the dynamics of God it doesn’t even feel like we are away from one another. We are always connected by the Spirit, and so we never feel like we haven't seen one another for a while, because we're family. “Though my flesh is absent, I am with you in Spirit.”
As the Holy Spirit moves and we're in the same frequency, we know that the same thing He does in us, He's doing else where. Whenever we connect physically, we come to the realization of this and it is encouraging to know that God is busy working in all of us.”

A message of encouragement and thanks from the Olifantsrivervalley churches.
“It has been 10years since apostle André has planted the church in Citrusdal, and 7 years since we have been sent there and we've seen a great harvest.
I would like to share and report to you so that you can also share with us in the huge blessing and harvest that God has given us. It is because of your giving and sacrifices for Apostle Andre and Prophet Nola, Apostle Aje and Teacher Chantal, and the rest of the leaders who have helped us and have sown many seeds that has been bearing good fruit, that we have been given such a great harvest.
I wrote a message of thanks and appreciation.
Your lives and testimonies, the teaching, discipline, coaching, admonishing, and correction, that we've received from this house, has brought a wonderful harvest to the glory of God.
In harvester, we believe that we are a combine harvester and as a combine harvester, we harvest, thresh and glean the wheat all at the same time. We have changed church technology. Where most churches stick to harvesting souls, we have changed church and have a mechanism, a structure and a system where people can come in, be harvested, but they also are threshed from the chaff. There is a dividing taking place where people are cleansed and delivered in their lives. They are picked up and given purpose, being ready to go to the millhouse to be manufactured into whatever god wants them to be. That is what we are doing in harvester.”

THE INNER CONFIGURATION OF A HARVESTER CHURCH.

“In our church, we have seen the fruits of this house in numerous ways.
Because of your sowing and because of what you give, you have produced into our lives.

1: Accurate Paradigms and Mindsets to Establish Kingdom Strongholds in a hostile and very traditional environment.
This is what we've received.
In what way have you sown? Every time there is a summit, Conference or in the sending of Apostle Andre, this house carries most of the costs.
Your giving has brought this about that we as a church in Citrusdal have received an Accurate Paradigm and Kingdom Mindset so that we are able to stand in a very traditional area, and see people reformed into God's likeness.
There are only 3 Pentecostal churches in that whole area, up to the area of Springbok, that are making a difference. That is almost an 800 kilometer radius of territory. The paradigms and mindsets we have received from this house, have enabled us to establish kingdom mindsets in this extremely traditional area.
In every town surrounding Citrusdal, we have either a household or we have planted a church and God has changed our name also from Citrusdal to Olifantsriver. The Olifantsriver is the connecting 'line' from Ceres through Citrusdal, Clanwilliam and Lutzville.
In all these towns that the river flows through, we've been able to establish people and connections to make people strong in the truth.

2 -The Kingdom Operating System that we've seen working in the lives of people in this house have helped us to overcome daily battles on all levels.

3 – Frequency Alignment to Present Revealed Truths is something we receive regularly coming to this house, making sure that we are still aligned, in frequency and on track.

4 – Continual Inward Gravitational Pull towards greater intimacy with God and deeper realities of God's Presence and glory. Whenever we are in contact with any of the leaders of this house, it's great to see how they personally live in their relationship with God and it is a huge gravitational pull towards greater intimacy with God, not just in teaching, but in lifestyle as well. There is a very high level of godliness.

5 – Practically and Reachable Activities towards a godly lifestyle in Christ Jesus.
It's an apostolic principle to take difficult spiritual things and make it easy.

6 – Constant Change in the leaders in this house that compels us also to keep changing and reforming. Why do I still stick around? As long as I see the leaders in this house being changed, I want to be part of this. Many times people go to other churches, but they are stuck in a rut. To see growth and change in our leaders compels us to reform. Thank God he is not done with us yet.

7 – This house has provided us with A Sense of Togetherness And Belonging and friendship and family that has brought us together to a new level of relationship that has not been seen in the earth yet. There's a stability and sense of security, belonging, that cements us together. A level of oneness together as a people.”

Decree: “a time of abundance; a time of breakthrough for every single member of this church who has contributed, sown their lives, finances, and time into this ministry, for we in Citrusdal has a lot to be thankful for, from what has been received from this house. I'm certain today that we wouldn't have attained what we have if it weren't for the input of this house. All the glory to God! “

“Harvester's name gives us a specific identity and call on our lives. There are many different churches with different identities, and God uses each one of them. It's also important that we understand our identity and how God wants to use us.

The word harvester means: a single harvester, a person who is harvesting; and also a combine harvester.

Jn 4:27-38
For the first time in Jesus' ministry, He's ministering to the Gentiles eg. The Samaritan woman. How would you like the Gospel explained to you by Jesus Himself?
This scripture is a fulfillment of an OT prophecy.
Lev 26:5… if you obey the Lord and keep His word you will have an abundant harvest.
Amos 9:11 – 13…
First we have the law, then the prophecy that there will be a time of abundance on your harvest. He connects this with the rebuilding of the tabernacle of David and He connects this abundant blessing with the blessing of Abraham. The first blessing spoken to mankind was to Abraham.
Through his seed, all nations will be blessed. Seed: Christ.
Jesus appears and He announces and decrees the beginning and fulfillment of this prophecy.
The plowmen (harvester) will overtake the sower…
The abundance that came through the law is now fulfilled through Him. OT: abundance through obedience. NT: abundance through Jesus.

Christ has come to give us abundant and fruitful lives. In order for there to be a harvest, there must be seed.
We have an abundant mentality in Harvester church. If we have it or not. When we do a Conference etc. we do it properly. We often do not have the money, but the mindset is one of abundance. That's what Jesus came to do. He came to give us abundance of life. When Jesus had a crowd of 5000, He fed them! That's the God of abundance. That's the inner configuration of a Harvester church.
There are many testimonies of people who come into the church with nothing at all, and within a few months they are living new lives.
We are first abundant within, then it transcends outward. Christ within the hope of glory.