Sermons from 2017 (Page 2)
Things Remembered
1 Thessalonians 1:2-10 The importance of how we live our lives in front of others cannot be stressed enough. Sometimes, we take the wrong road to get folks to God. It’s not if I can just get the person to church. It’s more than that. The way we live in front of people is what they remember about us. It impacts how they see us. It can also impact how they live without us.…
Make a Difference
Michael Parker Luke 10:25-37 Love God, Love Others, Serve the World Who in here says they love God? You can’t say you love God if you don’t love others. 1 John 4:20 – 21 If a man say, I love God, and hateth his brother, is a liar…. John 13:34-35 A new commandment I give unto you, that ye love on another… What does genuine love look like? Luke 10:25-37 Love is…
Cure for the Sinful Heart, cont.
“If with Christ you died to the elemental spirits of the world, why, as if you were still alive in the world, do you submit to regulations— “Do not handle, Do not taste, Do not touch” (referring to things that all perish as they are used)—according to human precepts and teachings? These have indeed an appearance of wisdom in promoting self-made religion and…
Cure for the Sinful Heart
Analogy: There are many cold medicines in the aisles of our favorite store, but there is no cure for the common cold. They might make you feel better but they do not cure the cold. The ones who think they feel better, are the main folks who go out and infect other people. God has not only explain, sin’s nature, but provided the only remedy. Colossians 2:20 – 23…
A Place to Belong (Back to Church Sunday)
Ephesians 2:19-22 We ought to be saying to others you are welcome. We can sit and sing and glorify God, and at the same time make those who desire to be among us not feel welcome. God, because of grace, always sees us and others “made new”. The problem: we believers, see ourselves and others as “not worthy, fallen, and in need of redemption.” Our…
Let Good Use the Unique You
Matthew 28:19-20 Go therefore and make disciples of all nations, baptizing them in the name of the Father and the Son and of the Holy Spirit. We, individually and collectively, are unique. There is no other church exactly like Harvest, and there is no other person exactly like you. As unique as we are, we all have the same call, charge, and mission. Our call is to follow…
Follow the Leader
Pastor Doris talks about how the childhood game of “follow the leader” applies to us as adults. Even when we don’t understand, we are supposed to follow. The leader has a view that we cannot see. https://media.blubrry.com/living4harvest/content.blubrry.com/living4harvest/R_20170903-102742.mp3Podcast: Play in new window | Download
Hope Is Here
Hope is being able to see that there is light despite all of the darkness. Bishop Desmond Tutu Titus 2:11 – 15 We fight against the absence of hope. The absence of hope produces certain feelings like… despair being abandoned by God A longing for the pain and hardship to end soon Trusting our own actions rather than waiting on/trusting God. Suicide We all long for…
Dealing with Anger: The Morning After a Long Night
Foundation Scriptures: Ephesians 4:17-27 There was never an angry man that thought his anger unjust. Francis De Sales We are called to resist sit. This life can seem to be a constant struggle against sin. God helps us to resist sin. Meditate upon God’s word. Prayerfully depend upon God. Actively…
Faith that is Built to Last
What strong foundation can we build our faith on to withstand the pressures of life? Faith doesn’t have to be fragile Faith has proof John 9:1-41 The people assumed his blindness was a consequence of someone’s sin. Jesus says no it was not. Evidence: V3-6 Jesus said he was born blind so the evidence of God’s power could be seen in this world.…