Episodes
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Genesis: Rest
Rest is part of God's design and it is a gift. But do we want that gift? What patterns and rhythms of rest need to be established in your life and in your household? What is holding you back? Trust in God's provision? A desire for more?
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Genesis: Marriage
We are walking back into Genesis 1-11 to look closer at some bigger themes. This week we are looking at marriage. Some commentators have called Genesis 2:18-24 and Ephesians 5:22-33 the two most significant passages in all the Bible on marriage. From the Ephesians passage we learn the amazing...
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Genesis: Image of God
Every single person is made in the image of God. This has massive implications on life. We are looking back into Gen 1-11 at some major themes and topics before conintuing with the rest of Genesis.
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Is there any glimmer of hope?
The evil in the world is getting worse and worse. Death and death and death and more death. But there is one major exception, one person doesn't die! It gives us a glimmer of hope into the gospel.
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How bad could it get?
Mankind has been expelled from the Garden. But maybe it won't be so bad? Nope. It gets bad really fast. We learn a lot about sin in this passage, we see God's mercy, and we are reminded that our ONLY hope comes from the promised offspring of Genesis 3:15, Jesus.
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In the Beginning... The Character of God Revealed
God shows us three foundational things about himself in the seven days of creation. 1. I must listen to Jesus and obey because his word is powerful. 2. I have nothing to fear because God is providential. 3. I can trust God because his design is good.
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Our Ministry of Reconciliation
God has reconciled us to him and commissioned us to share his reconciliation with others. We are ambassadors of Christ!
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Our side of the mission is faithfulness
God brings the fruitfulness but we are expected to be faithful with what God has given us. The parable of the talents in Matthew 25 shows us that sins of omission are as bad as sins of commission. Be a faithful steward of what God has given to you and trust him with the fruitfulness.
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Fruitfulness comes from the Spirit
Fruitfulness that glorifies God comes from the Spirit working in and through us. Our job isn't to produce good things like patience, God does that. Our job is to walk in the Spirit.
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Killing Consumerism
We want to be fruitful for God's kingdom. But that is impossible if we don't kill consumerism. Covetousness is an idol that demands to be worshipped. We cannot serve both God and money.
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The Ministry of Showing Up
A church is not a building. A church is not club. A church is not a community center. A church is a local group of people united in the gospel of Jesus. Therefore we've got to show up! This passage of Hebrews says we should come together with confidence because of what Jesus has done. And when we...
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Oneness is Fundamental to the Church
Unity or oneness in God is fundamental to the health of a church. We will never fulfill our Vision to walk together with God, bearing fruit for his kingdom if we are not unified.
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Love one another by the "one anothers"
Jesus gave his disciples a "new command" to love one another in the church community. But how do we do that? Through the "one anothers" of the New Testament. Love is the bigger category and the "one anothers" give the specifics. This passage through starts by exhorting us to a critically…
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Finding real rest in Jesus (Matt 11:25-30)
Are you living under expectations that you can't live up to? The burden that Jesus offers is easy and light. We can experience his rest by 1) Seeking him, 2) Following him, and 3) Learning from him.
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Harvest on Mission: Pray for one another
How do we walk together with God? We fight for one another by praying for one another. Ephesians 6:10-20 gives us three important applications for understanding how we fight for one another.
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I walk with God by first listening to and following Jesus
Are we regularly and frequently listening to and responding by following Jesus? I used to think of God and my relationship with him in exactly the opposite way. I expected him to listen to me and respond to me. I think God is much bigger than just a personal butler. And what might I be missing?...
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The problem of isolation and the solution
In part two of Harvest on Mission we'll look at one of our big problems today, isolation. We were not meant to be isolated from God or one another. But what is the root cause of isolation and how do we fix it?
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We are a different kind of church (Vision and Mission)
This video gives an overview of our unique church model at Harvest Church Communities. You'll learn about our church and how we are seeking to follow Ephesians 4:11-16. Two important parts, 1) Every Christian has mission critical role, and 2) We help one another grow through truth applied with...
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My value is based on...
Do we find our personal value in performance, popularity, or possessions? Or do we find our value in what God says about us?
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Why did Jesus die?
A lot can be drawn from the crucifixion and death of Jesus in the Gospel of Mark. But I want to focus on the two reasons for why he died. They are simple theological ideas but they are central to our faith.
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The Great Substitute
The price and cost of my sin is shown in this passage. "By his stripes we are healed." We also see his example of entrusting himself to the Father.
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The Lord's Supper (Mark 14:12-25)
Jesus gave us the Lord's Supper (or Communion) as a powerful tool for being reminded of the most important truth that exists: The Gospel. It reminds us that only Jesus gives our lives significance and purpose and meaning. It also reminds us that only Jesus brings complete redemption.
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Supporting, opposing, or just a critic?
The easy thing to be is a critic. To sit on the sidelines and judge what others are doing is not very helpful. Everyone can improve, but let's not confuse criticism with action. And sometimes our inaction tells a lot more about us than we might want to admit.
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The end is coming, so what, what should I be doing?
Mark 13 has a lot of prophecy related to the end times in it. I'm not going to try to solve those puzzles here. I want us to focus on the clear imperatives that Jesus gives us. In light of the end, what should I be doing and focused on?
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Majoring in the majors
Jesus has confronted some things that need to be thrown out of our lives (our temple) but what should be put back in? What positively should we be doing?
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Does Jesus rule my life or do I?
Jesus asserted his authority in the ancient temple and he asserts his authority in our temple today. Will I let him rule? Who is really in charge of my life?
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The new way to pray
With the New Covenant and the end of the Temple, Jesus inaugurated a new way for us to approach God in prayer. But what does my prayer life say about my faith?
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Time to turn some tables in your life
1. Recognize the problem___ 2. Take urgent action___ 3. Trust God for fruitfulness
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The Servant King Arrives
The arrival of Jesus into Jerusalem is like a king's arrival. But it has some significant differences that set it apart from other kings. It all points us to why Jesus came that first time.
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Overcoming what keeps us from Jesus
We have the opportunity to encounter Jesus (prayer, Scripture, fellowship, etc). What blocks us? Perhaps our own belief? Perhaps our real desires? Is our to-do list or the late night before church really going to keep us from experiencing him? What would you say if Jesus asked you what he asked…
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What does God value in his kingdom?
Does he care at all about how much money or power or influence or accomplishment we have? Nope. What does he care about? I imagine in heaven that they have a TV channel where instead of showing highlights of sports they show daily highlights of serving. Maybe it is called Servant Center? :)
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Key to the Kingdom? Faith like a child
What is preventing you from following and experiencing all that Jesus has to offer in this life? So much amazing truth can be dug out of this passage (Mark 10:13-31) and the contrast we see of childlike faith versus the rich man possessed by his possessions. What is hold you back? What do you…
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For unto us a child is born!
Uh, yeah, Christians are living in fear of government and politics. There is a lot of fear in our country right now among Christians in regards to politics and government. Amazingly one of the most well known prophecies in the Old Testament about the Messiah deals with this issue directly. As...
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Transfiguration (Mark 9:2-13)
In the Transfiguration account of Mark we learn how to set our minds on the things of God (xref: Mark 8:33) and how to follow Jesus (xref: Mark 8:34).
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Seeing the purpose of Jesus clearly
Do we understand that Jesus is the Christ? But do we understand the purpose of the Christ? And with that, do we understand that he wants us to join him in his purpose? Like the blind man's friends in this passage, let's bring people to Jesus and beg for Jesus to touch them.
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What keeps us from seeing and experiencing Jesus?
In this passage we see simple faith in the crowd who are following Jesus for days into the wilderness. They get to see and experience Jesus and his power. They are contrasted with the Pharisees and the disciples who miss what is right in front of them. Is there something in your life that is...
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Am I Entitled or Humbled?
Am I desperate for Jesus and what he freely offers? Or am I living with entitled expectations for what I think Jesus should be giving me?
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Jesus sets the standard of righteousness
God sets the standard of righteousness and it begins and ends with our heart.
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Jesus speaks loudly by doing, but will we believe?
Jesus does some amazing things in this passage. But more amazing than the miracles themselves is how he weaves giant themes from the entire Bible together to prove his identity. Will we harden our hearts and resist? Or will we believe and find the satisfaction that only he can give?
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Trailblazers for Jesus
John the Baptist prepared the way for Jesus, he made straight the path of the Lord. He showed the way that Jesus would go, from message to even his death. We show those around us too. Our life is a trail marker and often it is in the toughest parts where we show Jesus the most.
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Do not fear, only believe
Why should we not fear and only believe? Because Jesus is not in any way limited by anything. Nothing is impossible with him. And because he loves us more than we can fathom.
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Jesus is the power!
It doesn't matter who you are or where you are. It doesn't matter what you've done or what has happened to you. It is the power of Jesus that frees us, restores us, and is our testimony.
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Cultivating a Fear of God
I cultivate a fear of God by… 1) Feeding my mind with the truth of God. 2) Feeding my soul with the majesty of God. 3) Feeding my heart with the love of God.
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