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‘The Kingdom Business’ Part 2
(Sowing and Believing)
We will study:
1. Sowing and Believing
2. The Harvest
Scripture Reading:
Genesis 1:11-12, NIV, Genesis 8:22, NIV
 Seedtime refers to sowing-time. It is the appointed time or moment we plant seed with an
expectation of a greater return.
 There is a harvest for every seed sown. Everything we see and perhaps don’t see generates
its continued existence from this basic principle.
 Harvest refers to a time of reaping the increase of our expected return. It is the gathering of
crops; it is the yielding of one's season of growth;
 It is the result or consequence of any act, process, or event that determines the quality and
quantity of the harvest.
1. The principle of sowing and believing in Galatians 6:7-9 is about the _____________ of the
seed vs. not sowing a seed. It also refers to sowing a seed you desire to get in return.
Galatians 6:7-9, Message Bible
2. The seed we’ve sown has an attitude that rejoices or an attitude which is unwilling to sow.
The spirit of our seed sown will fertilize the ___________ of our harvest.
Philippians 4:15-19, NIV
 The purpose of our giving
 The attitude in how we give
 The expectance of our giving
 The faith in God as we give
A. Sowing and believing is a Kingdom principle to benefit God’s people financially. As we are
actively working this principle, a spiritual and natural harvest begins to emerge. The
emerging harvest is from ___________; therefore, we can’t afford to deviate from this
principle.
Mark 4:26-29, NIV
1. The harvest we receive begins with the ___________ in how and why we are sowing a
seed. Kingdom principles of sowing and believing are activated by the attitude in our
giving. The application of the principle determines what the desired harvest is that we
receive in return.
2 Corinthians 9:5-6, AMP
 The principle of sowing and believing will determine the proportion of our harvest.
 The harvest we have now is a result of the principles we’ve operated in the Kingdom.
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Giving is something we believe in as a spiritual principle, a means to increase
financial situations.
 Giving is a way of life and the financial harvest is the reward of this way of life.
2. Sowing and believing always has a proportion of return. The proportion of our harvest is
in our ____________ to apply the Kingdom principle.
Proverbs 11:24-25, NIV
 The word principle is a basic rule or truth to live by; it is a fundamental law within
the universal order. This order describes our moral and ethical strength of character,
honesty, and integrity.
 The word principle is not found in the original text of the scripture. The word
precept however is found and can be defined very much the same as principle.
 A precept is to teach a direction meant as a rule of action or conduct; it is a rule of
moral, ethical, honorable, decent, and good behavior.
3. The sowing and believing principle is characterized by the following:
 The attitude in how we give
 The faith for a return harvest
 The spiritual and natural effectiveness of the seed sown in the Kingdom
 The seed sown vs. the harvest portion
 Conforming to Kingdom principles
 In giving, our motive is always for the Kingdom
 The sowing will enrich naturally and spiritually
a. We have a continued harvest flow
b. We have a covenant with God to provide us with seed to be sown.
4. Various methods of sowing and believing at work to receive a harvest are:
 A __________ offering—this offering is one of the heart. It is an offering we choose
to give without being forced.
Exodus 35:29, NIV
 A ____________ offering seed (Morse code-SOS)—this offering is one of a need.
Exodus 35:5, NKJ
a. Our need is greater than what we have in hand.
b. We give a SOS to request a need for God’s intervention for someone or for
something we desire to see change.
c. This would be an offering to break any curse which would interfere with the set
blessing for our lives.
Ephesians 1:3, KJV, Deuteronomy 28:2-3, NIV
 ___________—a payment of a tenth part of our financial increase.
a. The tithe was holy to the Lord, Ezekiel 44:30-31.
b. To steal the tithe would cause the blessing to be removed from our house,
Proverbs 3:9-10.
 ____________—are what we give to the work of the Kingdom within God’s
Churches or ministries.
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2 Corinthians 9:7, NIV
 ___________—the highest form of giving, Acts 10:1-4. It is the good deeds we
exercise towards the poor by the giving of ourselves or the giving of our resources,
Proverbs 19:17.
5. The harvest distribution is always determined by the ____________ of what’s been sown.
Mark 4:8, NIV, Matthew 19:29, KJV
 The percentages of a hundred, sixty, or thirty fold return are based on the degree of
our reception (the seed sown in good ground), consumption (the seed’s germination)
and expectation (the seed producing a harvest).
 The principle of the percentage return is one of commitment, loyalty, and vision.
a. Commitment is our willingness to trust the Word.
b. Loyalty is our willingness to wait patiently for the harvest.
c. Vision is our willingness to have a positive prospective on what’s ahead.
 We must practice this Kingdom principle continually to get the best results.
B. The harvest and the sowing and believing are connected the same way that wet characterizes
water. We can’t sow seed in faith and not obtain a _____________.
Genesis 8:22, NIV
 Seedtime refers to the sowing-time. It is the appointed time or moment we plant seed
with an expectation of a greater return.
 Harvest refers to a time of reaping the increase of our expected return.
a. Seedtime (the sowing and believing) and the harvest is the principle that connects the
spiritual elements with the natural manifestation.
b. Sowing and believing should have expectations attached to it with spiritual
implications of receiving a harvest.
1. Sowing and believing with ____________ is the key component to having a sure harvest.
Hebrews 10:36, NIV
2. The law of reciprocity is the advent or start we receive from the principle of sowing and
believing. The promise Jesus insists upon His followers is to ___________ a harvest.
Matthew 13:23, NIV
3. The law of faith, the law of sowing and reaping, the law of reciprocity, and the law of the
harvest work together to promote a favorable reward from the spirit world. Together they
have begun a change of events working to _________ the promise of the spiritual
blessing.
Ephesians 1:3, NIV, Ecclesiastes 11:6, NIV
 My sowing and believing has activated God’s favor to meet my needs; I know
God is my source.
 My sowing and believing is done with a heart of sincerity; I gladly give with the joy
of an expected harvest.
 My sowing and believing is with consistency; I will never waver from my giving.
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My sowing and believing has the patience to cultivate what I’ve sown; I’m willing to
wait for my harvest.
My sowing and believing will increase my potential to be a blessing; God is using me
to bless someone else in need.
I’ve reach another level financially.
I’ve move from having not enough.
I’ve seen the light to having just enough.
I have sight on obtaining more than enough.
I am pressing forward faithfully as I give.
I am being positive toward my seed.
I am developing my potential for harvest.
I am embracing the Kingdom and its principles.
I am passionate about my financial future.
Conclusion:
We have kingdom principles accessible to us for our financial increase. We can obtain a harvest
if we practice these principles continually. In our giving, our attitude has an important role in the
quantity of our harvest. We should give cheerfully which fertilizes the soil to produce a harvest.
The key component however is patience in allowing the reproduction to take its course.