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Harbor Rock Tabernacle
by Harbor Rock Tabernacle
Sermons from Harbor Rock Tabernacle in Racine, WI. We are a nondenominational, evangelical church, called to reach all people with the Gospel of Jesus Christ. Our pastor is Paul Rhoads. We invite you to listen and be encouraged!
Episodes
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Episode 792: Next...
Nehemiah 3 is a seemingly insignificant chapter of hard-to-pronounce names of people who rebuilt the wall in Jerusalem. But within it, there are powerful truths about building each other up, taking responsibility for the Body and the Lord's work, and repairing what is broken so there is personal...
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Episode 791: Covert Investigation
It would have been easy for Nehemiah to go back to Jerusalem and use the agency of his calling to take charge of the rebuild. But his quiet approach to inspecting the wall speaks to his self-effacing character and desire to hear from, and be led by, the Lord. As we serve the Lord, it's vital to...
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Episode 790: An Audacious Ask
Nehemiah prayed and waited for four months for the opportunity to ask the king to return to Jerusalem. When the king asked why he was sad, Nehemiah made sure to praise the Lord and get His confirmation. Then, he was bold in his request, and his humility and humility convinced the king that this…
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Episode 789: The Leather Chair
A familiar chair in a den has come to symbolize a place of brokenness. That is especially needed in times of spiritual attack or sadness about a situation. In Nehemiah's case, it was the deep personal pain that Jerusalem was still torn apart. So while in captivity in Persia, he came to the Lord...
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Episode 788: The Day Peter Tried To Correct Jesus
Often temptation seems so outlandish that we dismiss it's threat. Peter learned that the hard way. After affirming Jesus as Messiah in a place known for false gods, Peter acted like an authority and admonished Jesus when He talked about His upcoming death and resurrection. Peter's action warns us...
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Episode 787: Scheduled Seclusion
As autumn begins, schedules, sleep and stress are all affected. The enemy tries to exploit that pressure by offering distorted substitutes for our calling, ministry responsibilities, relationships, work and reaction to warfare. Jesus offers us a powerful example of prioritizing daily time with…
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Episode 786: Beyond Compare
It's such an inclination for us to compare ourselves to people and how we think our life should be...which breeds jealousy and discontentment and steals hope This is actually a spiritual issue, affecting our faith and maturity, so we need to avoid 5 snares to our confidence. Proverbs 4 gives us...
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Episode 786: The Shelter At The Top
While warning them about the ultimate consequences of sin, the Holy Spirit challenges Judah, (and us), to evaluate their impurity and to depart from it immediately. But He also offers great hope: That the Lord protects His people by both going before us and being our rear guard. This echoes Psalm...
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Episode 786: Keeping The Springs Flowing
We live in a time of noise, confusion and distortion of Truth--how much do we consume vs. keeping the wisdom of God's Word in our heart? We're called to guard our heart from the danger of spiritual corruption, because from it flows the springs of life. This Lord fills us with the power to…
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Episode 785: The Lines Are Open
As we look for clarity in discerning the will and leading of the Lord, how can we ensure that we're in position to hear Him, and are willing to obey without hesitation? Through multiple texts, we see that confessing sin thoroughly establishes the foundation, so we can be sacrificial with our…
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Episode 784: Do I Make Myself Clear?
As disciples of Jesus Christ, we often look for clarity about His will and leading. But there are foundational values--Conviction, Conscience, Character and Communication--that we also must be clear about, which give us certainty, confidence and an effective ministry. Not only do we crave these…
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Episode 784: Fred & Holly Okoth
HRT's missionaries in Kenya share the exciting work that the Lord is doing in their midst, and the fresh opportunities to impact the lives of children and families in Africa. Video of this service is also available: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=sIkdUF-f0us&t=5s
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Episode 783: Sweating The Small Stuff
After David's major sin, he was deeply broken, but counted on the zeal of the Lord to forgive and cleanse him, But that wasn't license to sin more, it was a reminder to be honest, humble and aggressive against further sin. Psalm 51 is an important call for us to have to approach with even the...
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Episode 782: Watch Your Mouth!
What we say can either escalate or de-escalate a conversation and relationship, depending on our word choice, tone, attitude and body language. Are we refreshing--trying to promote truth, wisdom and calm, or depressing--wounding people and breaking their spirit? Instead of causing strife, we need...
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Episode 782: Voice Of Reason
After 40 years of living in the wilderness with his in-laws, Moses went back to Egypt and brought Israel out. Though his father in-law almost certainly has plenty of objections, he sensed the Lord's leading and yielded to it. When Moses came back with the people, he then spoke truth in love,...
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Episode 781: Shouting In The Tents
Psalm 118 is the center chapter in the Bible, and is full of praise, thanks and victory as it points toward Jesus and the Gospel. Within it are 6 powerful truths that call believers to remember all that He has done in our lives--salvation, strength, righteousness, mighty things and even…
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Episode 780: A Fresh Work
We tend to remember people and events with an emotional bias--either idealizing how things were, or overemphasizing negative experiences. We usually do that latter out of fear or incomplete faith, and that can make us discontented. So while Isaiah told Judah they would go into captivity, he also...
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Episode 779: Protecting Valuable Covenants
There are important parallels between the covenant in our relationship with the Lord as believers, and the marriage covenant. In both cases, lack of commitment and infidelity will severely damage the health of the relationship. So it is vital that we are unwavering in the exclusivity of our love...
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Episode 778: Answering The Call
Every believer has a calling from the Lord, whether our daily commitment, short-term or full time. So it's vital that we are able to discern the Lord's hand and leading, and be willing to pivot to serve Him. That may be uncomfortable, but like Elisha, our response needs to be immediate and…
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Episode 777: A Beautiful DIchotomy
A warning given by the Lord to an evil city 3200 years ago has implications for us today, in how it gives us a full picture of the Lord. It's uncomfortable but important to remember that the Lord is the Holy One Who has to judge sin, because any "user friendly" view of Him avoids that Truth. But...
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Episode 776: The Last Loaf
When you have a crisis or trial, do you get despondent and give up, or deepen your dependence on the Lord. An unbelieving widow in 1 Kings 17 endured three painful tragedies, but when the prophet Elijah called her to seemingly unreasonable faith, according to God's miraculous promise, she boldly...
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Episode 776: Doubling Down On A Debacle
Often we people help us, we infer negative ulterior motives that aren't true. This can lead us to unnecessarily alienate relationships. When we realize our mistake, it's far better to apologize and seek forgiveness, unlike a man named Hanun, who dug in his heels against King David and escalated…
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Episode 776: Offsetting The Opposition
Spiritual and psychological attack is a fact of life for every believer. In the life of King Hezekiah, we see a strong response: Doing what is right in the Lord's sight, tearing down "idols" and clinging to the Lord in faith. The Lord responds to that with His presence and power. But it will also...
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Episode 775: The Cost
Hebrews 12 reminds us to look at the example of faith filled believers who went before us, keeping our full attention on Jesus, and guarding against falling back. David failed to protect his heart twice--and when he proudly took an unnecessary census, there were significant consequences. But...
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Episode 774: Dealing With The Fallout
After Jesus ascended to heaven, it finally may have hit the disciple how awful Judas' betrayal--to Jesus and them. When our trust is broken by someone, it can make us question our judgment and hinder trust going forward. But the disciples et an example of staying focused on Jesus, seeking HIs...
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Episode 773: Rolled Away
It is shocking that no one was there when Jesus walked out of the tomb, alive...having defeated sin and death forever. This happened even though the disciples and crowd and Pharisees all knew the convincing truth that He was the Son of God and Saviour. Their doubts are an insight into people's...
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Episode 773: Loud SIlence
When someone is sentenced to death, an innocent person will cry out for justice, and a guilty person will seek mercy. Jesus was innocent, but He chose to satisfy His justice by offering us mercy. He wasn't killed--the Bible says He laid down His life without complaint, being quiet on ten…
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Episode 772: Only One Voice Matters And Only One Is Worthy
When Jesus entered Jerusalem on Palm Sunday, there was alot of noise in the city. But one moment of quiet was when Mary anointed Jesus' feet with oil--which bred alot of criticism from those who didn't understand the moment. Jesus said to "leave her alone" to show the value of her actions, and…
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Episode 772: Under No Illusions
Often when our mind faces warfare, the enemy pushes doubt, fear and frustration instead of faith, confidence and hope. This breeds disillusionment, which is a wrong perception based on what we thought should happen. When we realize that the Lord's plans for us are far beyond expectation, we learn...
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Episode 771: Position Of Strength
It's an awesome truth that a believer has the equipping power of the Holy Spirit to be strong at all times--even in trial and difficulty. After they had settled in the Promised Land, Israel chose to not fully live in the Lord's strength, by continually failing to drive our their enemies. Not only...
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Episode 770: The Boy In The Corner
A scene of a boy isolated from others at a grade school prompts us to weigh the importance of community in our walk, because we all crave it and need it. But it's more than just fitting in. Each of us has a calling to be fully integrated and teachable--humbly learning from the wisdom and...
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Episode 770: Prepared For Action
As believers, we trust with confidence in the awesome work of Jesus Christ to save, redeem and cleanse us from sin. But the enemy constantly attacks our thinking to try to undermine our faith. Peter knew that testing, so he calls us to be awake and sober, guarding our mind by focusing completely…
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Episode 769: In This Corner...
The Bible teaches about freedom & victory--as believers, there's no latitude to be despondent and defeated, because the Lord has provided everything we need to live abundantly. The Israelites didn't believe that when they heard the bad report of the 10 spies, and defaulted to negativity, which...
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Episode 768: 24 Hours In Jericho
On His way to Jerusalem and the cross, Jesus met two men in Jericho who both experienced deep insecurity, because of physical, relational, emotional and spiritual inadequacies. Marginalized by the people around them, it would have been easy to give up, but they both sought spiritual restoration…
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Episode 768: Hijacked
As we are inundated by the "hollow and vain philosophies" of the world, we must be careful not fall into the temptation to accept as "normal" what is contrary to God's Word, because studies show that the vast majority of believers don't even have a Biblical worldview. While Christianity is…
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Episode 768: A New Way Of Thinking
The Bible defines a sharp contrast between a redeemed and transformed mind, and one still stuck in sin and self. Before salvation, we walked in "futility of mind", but after, we are given a new mind. Now, we are called to choose to have our mind "renewed" daily, eradicating anything of our old...
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Episode 767: Walking Into The Wilderness
Proverbs 23 says our character, actions & faith are determined by our thoughts--which can be damaging or strong. So the enemy pushes the narrative that when we go through difficulty, the Lord must be uncaring or insufficient, and we should retreat from Him. Israel faced that temptation when the...
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Episode 766: 2 Sides Of Forgiveness
We've all hurt multiple times in relationships, affecting our self-worth, sense of security, emotional and mental health and often even our faith and worldview. But when we are the offender, do we show ourselves more grace and latitude than someone who has offended us? In the account of twin...
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Episode 765: Daring Requests
When Paul wrote to the Ephesian believers, he praised their knowledge of theology but was concerned about their soft gratitude and weak application of what they believed, especially in the face of opposition and difficulty. His prayer that they would be "filled with all the fullness of God" is an...
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Episode 764: Looking Back In Advance
The Bible says there are "ancient paths" that bring rest to our souls--marked by repentance, faith, fear of God and love for the Lord. As we start a new year with anticipation of a fresh work of the Lord, it's vital to intentionally apply these principles to everything we do. Four familiar…
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Episode 764: Three Angles To Truth
In 2 Chronicles 18, three men in the same situation deal with one truth from different angles because of their varied convictions. Truth doesn't provide latitude for subjectivity, even though the enemy is trying to couch it as relative and situational. When our convictions are weak, compromise...
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Episode 764: The Perfect Gift
When we give and receive presents, it may not be what we were expecting and we are disappointed, or sometimes, it is wonderful and exceeds what we could have hoped. The people who were there during the birth of Jesus had four different expectations about Who Jesus was and what He would do, and…
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Episode 764: Cleaning Up The Mess
The historical account surrounding Jesus' birth contains change, discomfort, struggle, stretching of faith, uncertainty and alteration of plans. It was messy socially, relationally, emotionally and physically--a metaphor for the impurity caused by our sin. To save us, Jesus came to earth in the…
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Episode 764: Hidden In Plain SIght
In the genealogy list preceding the account of Jesus' birth, there's not one mention of sin, judgment, the cross or resurrection, repentance or salvation. And yet, it points us directly to Jesus and the Gospel. It details people who were good but flawed, selfish and morally corrupt, and…
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Episode 763: 15 Years: Testimonies
As we celebrate 15 years as a church, we praise the Lord for His kindness and faithfulness, and members of the congregation share how He has worked in their lives and through Harbor Rock. Video of this service is also available: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=VK8uTzTKGoA
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Episode 762: Loud Faith
If our faith has enough power and influence to move mountains and heal people, what are we doing about it? And who is actively being impacted by it? Even though they were young believers with little training in a carnal, polytheistic culture, the faith of the Roman Christians was known throughout...
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Episode 761: In A New Light
In a time when there is a drastic drop in faith in the U.S., we have to examine how well we are living in the Light of the Gospel and making sure it is emanating from our lives. Rather than it being only perceptible in certain situations, or dimmed, obscured or hidden, we're called to be...
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Episode 760: The Right Fit
We often make presumptive evaluations on who a person is, what their values are and whether we want to know them based on their appearance and clothing, because clothing impacts our identity. So it's important that when Jesus returned to heaven, He told believers that we would be clothed in power...
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Episode 759: Buying More Time
"Losing" an hour on our clocks this weekend gets us thinking about the value of time and how we use it. Most of us would change a few major decisions if we could travel back in time, even knowing it would transform our current life. Hindsight gives greater clarity, but all we can do with it is to...
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Episode 758: The Best Request
There is a four word phrase in the Lord's Prayer that not only embodies the mindset for prayer, but also for everything in our life as believers. Humbly and sincerely asking for the Lord's will to be done shows our desire to see the world brought to Christ, while declaring our gratitude to Him…
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