Heath Harris Sermon Podcast
by Pastor Heath Harris
Bible-based sermons with Pastor Heath Harris at Sanctuary Family Worship Center in Jena, Louisiana. Let's go deeper into the Word of God and take the next step on our journey of following Jesus. Learn more at sanctuaryfwc.com.
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The Perfecting Prayer
Who has offended you? Who has injured you? How hard is it to love and pray for them? Our culture tells us what is appropriate to do or say after a hurt or offense. We can even add these cultural views into our Christianity. Yet, Jesus commands a counter-cultural kind of love. In fact, He commands…
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Build a Secret Place
We all want to be seen, heard, and loved but we often look for that validation in others, even when we come to faith. Listen to this powerful message about building a secret place of prayer and how God sees hidden people. Listen to "Build a Secret Place" with Pastor Heath Harris. October 2026…
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Big Decisions, Big Prayers
How do you get an answer on life's big decisions? How do you hear God? Pastor Heath walks us through how Jesus prayed and received an answer to one of His biggest decisions, picking the 12 apostles. Discover how God answers kingdom-prayers prayed in faith. When you have a big decision, beseech…
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Wilderness Prayers
What can we learn about Jesus often going alone in the wilderness to pray? What His message to the Church of today about practicing private prayers? Pastor Heath gives a challenging message on the depth of wilderness prayers modeled through Scripture and God's call to "come away with me."...
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Jesus Prayers (Holy Spirit Fall)
What's so important about Jesus' first prayer in Scripture? The Son of God became the Son of Man and paved a path for you to follow and prayed a prayer for you to pray. He is the good son who asks and receives all He asks for. Yet, He doesn't ask for Himself but for those that are in Him. His…
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Soul Steps: Keeping a Healthy Soul
How are you doing? Is it well with your soul? It is moving forward in a healthy way? Every Christian has to learn that we are physical, mental, and spiritual beings. Thus, soul health is a part of journey with Jesus. God saves our soul, but He also wants to care for our soul. Yet, what is a soul?...
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A Covered Cry (The Day of Atonement)
Do you know what it is to be fully known and fully loved; to have all things right and at rest in you? There is a tension between where we are and where we will be. Today we live with rent, bills, health issues and more that can crowd out our peace and joy. Yet, we know we are supposed to live…
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His Word is Fierce
Are we jealous for Jesus? If we are not careful, in a casual society we can take a casual approach to the Word of God. With an indifference to God's word, we can mistake the kindness of the Lord for His own indifference. The Word of God is fierce. His love is fierce and so is His anger. Do we…
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Fire Still Falls
Many are living in between two choices, God and flesh. God is evident in all of creation, and He also sent His Son as the image of the invisible God. Still, many people do not see God. Today, the Church is the living witness of Jesus Christ, by the power of the Spirit. What if you are the…
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The Killing of Compromise
What does a lion, a lying man, a donkey and a dead man have to do with living the victorious Christian life? It's a story about how compromise seeks to control and even kill the Spirit-filled Christian. Satan works to make a version of following Jesus that is better for your schedule, similar but...
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Embers of Worship
What are you passing down that the next generation is picking up? Our life's worship should be a pursuit of the presence of God that inspires the next generation. Pastor Heath teaches on the prophetic praise of three key worship leaders from King David and King Solomon's reign, whose influence...
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At the Wrong Table
What if we are sitting at the wrong table? Our table is where we take in things with others, whether in nourishment, in provision, in counsel, or in communion. We sit at tables in every sphere of life. We talk and take in things at our tables. God makes a table in the kingdom of heaven and Jesus...
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When Kings Count
What are you counting on? Kingdom citizens are called to count on God. Yet, Satan tempts us to trust in our own might, in men, and in money. When we count on anything else other than God, it will cost us more than we can pay. Yet, God can turn our place of judgment into a place of mercy. Pastor...
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Saved So That
We live below our purpose as believers when we don't realize what we've been saved for. Scripture says we have been saved "so that..." So that what? Listen to this encouraging message with Pastor Heath entitled "Saved So That" and discover what we are saved from, saved for, and saved to.
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The Tragedy of Man
How important is it to be aware of how you are doing mentally, physically and spiritually? There's a delusion that can lead us into disaster, when we secretly aren't doing well. Pastor Heath Harris continues our series "Prophets and Kings" with a message entitled "The Tragedy of Man."
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Generations after God: American Awakening
To have faith in what God can do, it helps to know what God has done. From generation to generation, God has moved in some powerful ways in America. Pastor Heath tells the story of the first American Awakening and what happens when a generation forgets the knowledge of God. Is revival possible in...
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Good or God (Prophets and Kings)
How do you hear God in prayer? How do you pray prayers God will answer? Pastor Heath gives practical lessons from 2 Samuel 7 on praying God's kingdom will, praying in the name of Jesus, and praying in the Spirit. Prophets and Kings Series: Good or God Pastor Heath Harris 6.21.26
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Appointed and Anointed (Prophets and Kings)
Did you know every Christian is appointed and anointed by God for His purposes? However, we may not know what we are called to or may not feel confident in our call. In addition, sometimes we grow weak and weary because we have been trying to perform in our own power instead of the power God has...
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Unflinching & Unwavering (Prophets and Kings)
Is there anything the Holy Spirit is warning you about today? How do we avoid falling into the compromises of sin? The Holy Spirit is the voice of God who convicts of sin and leads us in righteousness, according to His Word. The prophets repeatedly told Israel to wait on God and worship Him only....
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Ruled by the Spirit (Prophets and Kings)
What lessons do the prophets teach the kings? The anointing of Saul as the first king, by the prophet Samuel, is a foreshadowing of the baptism of the Spirit poured out on the Early Church. It shows us that Christ's kingdom is not meant to be ruled by man, but by the Holy Spirit. Prophets and…
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Day 50: A Prophetic People
What is Pentecost Sunday really all about? Discover what happened and why on Day 50 after Passover in the Book of Acts. Pastor Heath brings Christians of all denominations together for this teaching on the Holy Spirit's purpose and Christ's Messianic Mission. Be sure and listen to the two…
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Commanded Capability (40 Days with Jesus)
God commanded spiritual power to His Church. Yet, what is it and how do we receive it? Pastor Heath Harris teaches on the promise of power and God's command of capability. Jesus said "Go" and He said "wait" and these commands are for every generation. What do they mean? Learn to wait on the power...
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All Authority (40 Days with Jesus)
Do you believe you have victory over the enemy who has come to steal, kill, and destroy? Do you believe you have authority over everything and every thought that has you or your family bound? Jesus said He had "all authority" and commanded His first followers to "go therefore." Why is…
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Firstly and Fully (40 Days with Jesus)
How do you live the revived and restored life? Have you ever felt saved and lost at the same time? How do you move on from your past into God's purposes? How do you walk worthy of the calling when you don't feel worthy?
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Breathing and Believing
What does it mean to believe? How can you be sure of your salvation? Believers are Breathers. Pastor Heath teaches on the types of belief in Christ, the breath of the Holy Spirit, and having our being in Christ.
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Pursue in the Passing (40 Days with Jesus)
How's your walk with God? Every Christian is on a journey with Jesus. From Adam and Eve, Enoch, the Israelites, to the Disciples, God has always been walking and talking with people who will follow Him. On the road to Emmaus, Jesus realigns and reveals himself to two struggling followers. Like...
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I Will Take Him (40 Days with Jesus)
Do you feel too weak for God to use? Do you think you are unworthy or without anything to offer? He is only looking for someone who will say, "I will take Jesus." Listen to this moving message about Mary Magdalene who said, despite all excuses and obstacles, "I will take Him." Discover the worth…
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Through the Veil
Why did the veil in the temple tear when Jesus died? What's the significance for us today? Satan's goal is to keep God veiled and us divided and walled from one another. Pastor Heath speaks on Resurrection Sunday 2026 on curtains, walls, and gates and how we can boldly go into the presence of God...
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The Opportune Time
How will we allow ourselves to be used at the opportune time? Pastor Heath Harris speaks at Good Friday 2026 at Sanctuary on "The Opportune Time," a moving message about Mary and Judas and their response to Jesus.
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Get It: Kind of King
The enemy wants us to be caught up in something we don't understand and lift up things we don't see. Yet, God has lifted up His Son so we can look upon Him in His glory. God glorified His Son as the humble king, the crucified king, and raised Him up again as the glorified king. Yet, without the...
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Get It: Where He Is
Pastor Heath gives a challenging exhortation about answering Jesus' prayer and plea to be with Him, where He is. Where is Jesus? Do we long to be with Him? We hope our encouraged to go deeper in your faith and further on your journey of following Christ. Get Is Series: Where He Is Pastor Heath...
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Get It: Consuming Christ
Since the Fall in the Garden of Eden, we've need "daily bread" to survive life, and it requires hard work. We work and we worry we will never have or be enough. Yet, there is a heavenly bread that we don't have to work for through our flesh, but through our faith. Jesus is our heavenly bread, and...
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Get It: Giving and Gaining
"What do I have to do to get to heaven? What do I get for doing it?" Those the secret questions the flesh often asks. Yet, what if it wasn't about what we get or have to give, but what we gain when we give our all. Too often, in all our questions and concerns we miss the God we can gain, who is...
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Get It: Offer Your Heart
Why when we try harder to love God with all our heart, do we often fail? God doesn't rule from the outside-in, but the inside-out. Jesus said it's not the external things we do with the body, but what comes out of the inner things that separates us from God. Discover how God can rule the heart…
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Get It: Fruitful Faith
Who do you want to be for Jesus? What are you willing to let Him do in you? God is eagerly looking for those who desire for their faith to be more fruitful. To those who have, He says more will be given. How fruitful is your faith? Join Pastor Heath in our "Get It" series from Mark 4 and the...
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Get It: Follow Me
Where are you going spiritually? We may believe in Christ, we may attend a church, but how are we following Jesus? Pastor Heath preaches from Luke 5, that following Jesus is seeing His Lordship and our lack, hearing His call and learning to let go, and understanding how to be led by His Spirit.
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Get It: In the Garden (Jesus the Begotten Baptizer)
Do we get what we lost in the garden and what Jesus came to give? Pastor Heath Harris shares a powerful message God gave him about Jesus the begotten one and baptizer. Genesis 2-3; Luke 3-4
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Joy Filled Believers
Is my response to Jesus anything less than joyful? Have I become a Christian that is uncomfortable in church? Would my worship be defined as an extravagant devotion? Is it possible that I may have elements of a lifeless religion? Discover how we can be continually filled with joy in His presence....
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The Fear of the Lord (Past the Point)
Are you leaving one season and looking to another? Are you wanting to know what lessons you should have learned? The biggest lesson we should learn in each season surprisingly is growing more of the fear of the Lord. Listen to this powerful teaching with Pastor Heath on finding the fear of the...
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The Real Spirit of Christmas
How supernatural is Christmas to you? How spiritual is this season? Did you know that the Holy Spirit is the real spirit of Christmas and the first Christmas was a move of God, not just a manger scene. Listen to this challenging message about the revival that the characters in the first Christmas...
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First Place in Everything
The Bible says the Good News will produce an abounding life in us when Christ takes first place. When Christ is first, He holds everything together. Do you want a life that is held together? Listen to this challenging message about how Jesus controls the chaos when He comes to have "first place…
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The Firstborn of the Dead
Jesus came as the Lamb slain before the foundation of the world into a lowly manger with shepherds. He came to be the firstborn of the dead for all of us. Discover the wonder of Jesus as "the first" for all of us.
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The Firstborn of Creation
Return to the wonder of Christ in the Christmas story. Join Pastor Heath Harris in Colossians Chapter 1 as we look at the manger in light of the cosmic Christ.
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The Good News is My Mission
What's your calling? Has God given you a burden and a baptism for His kingdom mission? The Apostle Paul finishes his letter to the Romans with a call to finish God's missions and a picture of what a kingdom minded Christian looks like.
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The Good News is Making Us One
What is the greatest lesson of spiritual maturity? God's will is 'oneness' between Christian couples, families, churches, and even denominations. Oneness in Christ is the ultimate demonstration of His love working in us. Yet, how do we navigate issues of culture and conscience? How do we walk...
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The Good News is Shining (The Day is Near)
What time is it? Pastor Heath gives a stirring message on the period of time, the point of time, and the preparation for the time we live. From Paul's challenge in Romans 13, we are called to put off things and put on Jesus because He is coming soon. Are we awake and ready?
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The Good News is Permeating
Pastor Heath shares stories and gives an inspiring message about the persecuted church and our call to be good citizens of heaven while we are citizens on the earth.
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His Bride and His Body (The Good News Is)
Did you know every member in the Body of Christ has a spiritual gift? How do you discover your part in the Body and the gifts God gave you? Scripture says this has to do with our understanding of the Church has the Bride of Christ. Listen to this message as Pastor Heath speaks on the Bride, the...
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God Sleep (Resting in God's Work)
Our identity is incomplete and our work insufficient for us to find the wholeness our soul's desire. We have to learn to rest in God's work and worship in His rest. Pastor Heath uses the stories of Adam, Abraham, and Jacob to teach about resting in God's work in you, from you, and for you.
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Changing Me (Worship Is)
How do you live a life that pleases God? The Good News transforms us into a living sacrifice. This is worship, to bow down and come up different. Listen to this challenging message from Romans 12 on becoming a burnt offering, a sweet-smelling aroma, to the King.
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Bible-based sermons with Pastor Heath Harris at Sanctuary Family Worship Center in Jena, Louisiana. Let's go deeper into the Word of God and take the next step on our journey of following Jesus. Learn more at sanctuaryfwc.com.
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