Harvest Church Caloundra
Some things that are important values to us that might distinguish us from other churches:
* Who are we?
You might have noticed that there are no pictures of pastors & leadership & pictures of "entertainment" & activities etc.
This is for the following reasons:
1) Our website is very clear in what we believe & stand for & this should be the only reason besides the Lord leading you to Harvest
why you want to come.
2) It is in my view (the Lord convicted me about this a while ago) that it is irrelevant how the pastors & leadership look like.
3) We are here only to glorify Jesus & not ourselves. I know we are bucking a popular trend, but a church is not a Travel agency, Car dealership or Real Estate business.
4) All of the leadership at this stage are "tentmakers", which means besides fulfilling our spiritual calling we are all in secular employment and business as well. Based on my experience you can often be a better witness in the workplace as a Christian, then
your colleagues knowing you are a church leader. Besides that with the growing persecution of Christians worldwide & in Australia,
it is wisdom not to do this, specially in regards to the stand Harvest Church Caloundra takes on Israel & other hot political
issues.
* Can it really be God's will that His children be silent at a time like this? It is time for battle, not a time for "fence sitting" & cowardice that masquerades as as godly meekness & obedience. There are haunting similarities between today's "Western" church and the German church of the 1930's. "Cheap grace" has taken the spiritual vitality of millions of Christians. Paying lip service to the Gospel, they shrink from resisting the evils of our time. As Bonhoeffer & other heroes of the faith insisted; the church has a vital role in the culture & condition of a nation. It is our duty to fight the powers of darkness, especially on behalf of the weak & vulnerable. Silence is not an option. God calls us to defend the life of the unborn, to confront the lies of cultural Marxism, and to battle the globalist tyranny that crushes human freedom.
* Pray for and support Israel: Israel is our prophetic time clock and as Christians we are called to pray for the peace of Jerusalem. The Jewish people have been terribly persecuted throughout the centuries, even by people who called themselves "Christians". Sadly Israel Replacement Theology has contributed to antisemitism which started with Augustine & indirectly resulted into Auschwitz. History is repeating itself, so we need to continue to show our love, support and prayers for Israel. The Nazis where trying to keep their evil plans & actions secret, but many of the pro-Palestinian crowd are openly celebrating atrocities & calling for a "free Palestine" from the river to the sea, which is effectively calling for a genocide of the Jews. Besides the people protesting, what is also concerning is the biased Mainstream Media, the Governments, UN, UNRWA, ICC, Red Cross & even churches allowing this to go on & condoning terrorist acts, by being silent & not speaking up against this wickedness. All of the above are directly or indirectly supporting the terrorist organisations Hamas & Hezbollah. The road to another Holocaust is being paved with wokeness & apathy.
Watch "The horrors of Hamas' systematic sexual violence exposed:
https://youtu.be/4wDQ-SEAjng?si=AeJNTUID1TmbuCbz
Watch Oct 7 massacre uncensored:
https://t.me/beholdisraelchannel/37960
Watch: There was never a state of "Palestine" & never will be:
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Z7MkTyOqNqY&ab_channel=BeholdIsraelwithAmirTsarfati
Please consider these Scriptures in the context of what our source of information is, the generally antisemitic & biased media or the prophetic Scriptures:
Proverbs 17:4
An evildoer listens closely to wicked lips;
And a liar pays attention to a destructive and malicious tongue.
Proverbs 17:5b
And he who rejoices at [another’s] disaster will not go unpunished.
Proverbs 17:15
He who justifies the wicked, and he who condemns the righteous
Are both repulsive to the Lord.
* We are a remnant church & believers, see below what that means:
https://harbingersdaily.com/just-what-is-a-remnant-believer/
https://harbingersdaily.com/how-to-survive-as-remnant-believers/
https://harbingersdaily.com/when-church-leadership-silences-the-voices-the-of-the-remnant/
https://harbingersdaily.com/when-the-remnant-grows-weary/
https://www.bibleinfo.com/en/topics/remnant
https://josephmattera.org/characteristics-modern-day-remnant-church-2/
* Calvinism" & the so called "TULIP" has some Biblical truths, but we consider it overall a false doctrine, or worse: "A doctrine of Demons", and is probably one of the most damaging doctrines directly & indirectly introduced during the reformation & still influences many pulpits today across many denominations.
Watch "One Christian Truth Calvinists CAN'T SAY"
https://youtu.be/bLIiq6kiBMw?si=uU0iiyr5bdaSruBt
For more info see links below: https://www.heraldofhope.org.au/reformed-theology-faulty-flower/ https://www.heraldofhope.org.au/who-are-the-elect/
https://youtu.be/hXeFRQ3qsqY?si=mwynHipGQXIVP3qc
* We do not adhere to: "Woke" philosophies, Critical Race Theory, Dividing society by race, Cultural Marxism, un-Biblical views & practices of marriage & gender.
*We never have or will support vaccination mandates, as it is not for the government to determine what goes into our and / or children's bodies:
* We don not teach Israel Replacement Theology, Dominion Theology, NAR (New Apostolic Reformation) & Bethel "doctrines", but at the same time we are not "Secessionists", there is no Scriptural evidence that the gifts of the Holy Spirit as in the book of acts can not
operate today in the Body of Christ. Unfortunately we need to discern the true from the false, not all supernatural manifestations are
from the Holy Spirit
* Women in ministry? This is such a hot potato in the church world, plagued by extremes from both sides.
For more clarity on this please read: https://www.harvestministriesnz.com/post/women-in-ministry
* We believe the life conceived in a mother's womb is valuable, sacred & precious which deserves & requires the support of all who confess to be Christians. We need to stand up against this "culture of death", which even allows late term abortions or even letting "the unwanted" baby who is still alive, after the abortion, to die, without medical care. Whatever happened to the Hippocratic oath? Taking "the unwanted" life out of the mothers womb is not health care or "reproductive rights", but murder !
Watch "Room Goes Silent As Ex-Abortion Doctor Exposes The SHOCKING Truth About Abortion"
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=f_WkpbGRVL4
* We view "Climate Change" as an absolute hoax & lie. Yes there are changes throughout times & seasons, but they are not caused by human activity. The "science" & "experts" (follow the money) that support this, is based on politicised biased opinions (which is more like a religion worshiping creation rather then the Creator) It is a Trojan Horse for Marxism, poverty & control by deceived unelected elites. "Renewable" energy sources are unreliable, unsustainable, unaffordable, do damage to the bird & fish life, take away large amounts of good farming land & will cause a massive waste problem in the years to come when all these batteries, wind turbines & solar panels have to be dumped.
https://youtu.be/QMoyQYHTZLk?si=FHgvlXU_GtzxVmqm
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=E1e5HAZo4iw
https://youtu.be/6n-uiu2X8BU?si=WnxHP1VineRjGlCu
https://www.facebook.com/reel/896409849031369
https://www.facebook.com/reel/458082060703626
Watch "Why Are Governments Attacking Farmers?"
https://youtu.be/6n-uiu2X8BU?si=WnxHP1VineRjGlCu
* The Gospel and the LGTBTQ.... sex religion are the total opposite. That's why this will be the biggest point of religious tension & persecution to the church over next few years. True Christianity & the LGTBQ+ sex religion" are the exact opposites: self expression versus self denial; sex worship versus God worship; man become god versus God becoming man; pride versus humility; "born this way" versus "you must be born again". A baby is either born with XX or XY chromosomes, the removal of the male or female body parts of confused teenagers is not healthcare. This is mutilation, deception & an horrendous evil, that equals the practices of the experiments the Nazi Medical Doctors did in the concentration camps. Whatever happened to the Hippocratic oath?
https://www.harvestministriesnz.com/post/a-banner-against-the-flood-of-sexual-perversion
* We consider the Main Stream Media biased & unreliable, controlled & run by governments & corporations with left & woke ideologies.
They are all saying the same thing: https://www.facebook.com/reel/1483978302384287
A recommended alternative is:
https://harbingersdaily.com/ https://t.me/s/beholdisraelchannel (Amir Tsarfati)
https://www.youtube.com/@TBNIsrael
* It is not about numbers & entertaining people but fulfilling & obeying that last words of our Lord Jesus before He ascended up to heaven recorded in Matthew 28:19 " Go therefore and make disciples....."
* Pray, help and support financially persecuted Christians: there are presently more Christians persecuted and even killed for their faith in Jesus than any time in history. We can not sit by and do nothing.
* There are many teachings, practices & supernatural manifestations that have been introduced over the last years, but the Word of God / The Scriptures are the final authority in testing manifestations, healings and doctrine: If something can't be backed up from the Bible in the right context, it is not an acceptable doctrine, manifestation, prayer or practice. Some of those teachings & practices are: Prosperity "Gospel", Praying to the Holy Spirit, Falling or "Slain" in the Spirit, Fire tunnels, Sozo (or so called "healing" rooms), they might sound spiritual, but have no sound Doctrinal Biblical support. This does not mean we don't believe in the supernatural, signs wonders & miracles, but they need to backed by the Scriptures & we need to test the spirits 1 John 4:1
* We believe in the imminent rapture of born-again Christians before the seven years tribulation.
Watch "The Great Disappearance Interview with Dr. David Jeremiah"
https://youtu.be/c2coA6kBZJA?si=qYpJMv8s52izNsVK
* We are a non-denominational church and our model and example to follow is the first church in the book of Acts,
not the latest trend or fad.
Acts 2:42
They devoted themselves to the apostles’ teaching and to fellowship, to the breaking of bread and to prayer.
