There are many important questions about human existence. The most important questions are regarding where we have come from, why we are here, and where we are going. All faiths must answer these difficult questions.

Apart from biblical Christianity, the basic answer offered by world religions and cults is that you must DO something to gain favor with God. A person must tip the scales between their good and bad deeds by their own moral efforts to appease a higher power. Yet the Bible offers a different answer: we can never do enough to impress God.  Only Jesus could – and did – accomplish that!

The only way to gain the assurance of eternal life is to place your full trust on Jesus’ death, burial and resurrection to save you.  Jesus was and is fully human and fully God.  As man, he offered himself for our sins by dying in our place.  In doing so, he appeased the holy wrath of God against us.  As God, he offered perfect forgiveness—something only God can do.  When a person experiences the grace and love of God, and surrenders his or her life to Him alone, he or she receives the free gift of salvation.  That person experiences spiritual rebirth.  This sounds simple and yet, hard to believe. We understand that. That’s why we call salvation a work of grace.

Since we can do nothing to impress our way into heaven, Christ did everything necessary on our behalf. Our response must be one of simple faith in his work.

Have you experienced the grace of God through salvation? Do you still have questions? Please contact us at admin@harvestparis.com.

You have become a follower of Jesus. And you want others to know about your experience. That’s where baptism comes in! There are a lot of ideas floating around today about what baptism is. And it’s easy to get lost in the process of trying to figure out what baptism is all about.

The word itself was originally a Greek word that was slightly modified into English. It is interesting to note that many centuries ago, the word was used to refer to the sinking of ships. In short, it means, “to go under water, to dip, or to immerse”.

Jesus’ early followers were baptized as a way of demonstrating their partnership with Jesus. Just as he went into the grave and rose again to pay for our sins, so Jesus’ followers were commanded to dramatically show their unity with Jesus by going under water and coming out again as a sign that Jesus died and rose again from the dead for them.

“Go to the people of all nations and make them my disciples. Baptize them in the name of the Father, the Son and the Holy Spirit.” Matthew 28:19

“John had not yet been put in jail. He was at Aenon near Salim, where there was a lot of water, and people were coming there for John to baptize them.” John 3:23-24

Our Harvest Essentials Classes provide an in-depth look at Harvest’s beliefs, structure and culture. Here, you’ll find out what it means to worship, walk with, and work for Christ—and how to put those into practice in your life. You will also learn more about the priorities of Harvest Paris, our four pillars, leadership structure, government, philosophy of ministry, practices and how to become a committed part of our Harvest family. Harvest Essentials Classes are a prerequisite for Ministry Partnership.

• They participate in weekend worship
• They participate in a small group
• They pray for our church and her leaders
• They participate by dedicating their time, talents & treasures
• They promote the objectives of the church

At Harvest, we believe that God has called and equipped all believers to minister to one another and serve in the capacity that they have been gifted. This is what maturing disciples do. As such, we aim to provide clear pathways for you to put your faith to work. All those wishing to serve at Harvest must first go through the process to become Ministry Partners.

During the launch phase of Harvest Paris, we will be building our core ministry team. There will be many opportunities to serve, so check back to find out where support is needed.  To inquire about joining the Core Group, please consider filling out an application online and emailing any requests to admin@harvestparis.com.