Harvest Lakeshore Sermons

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God is a God of new beginnings and a God of unrivaled commitment. We see this pattern throughout scripture but clearly highlighted her in Genesis 8 & 9. The Genesis account of the flood is intended to encourage God’s people today with the message that though God judges wickedness, he will save a remnant to continue his good kingdom on earth. God saves a remnant from the flood by His Grace alone. G...

 judgment. The familiar story of Noah’s ark shows us deep profound truths. In Genesis 6-7 we are given examples of righteousness, salvation, and judgment. We continue to see God’s faithfulness in fulfilling his promise to mankind. Though God does not tolerate sin, he graciously provides a way of escape. Ultimately this account points us to Jesus Christ who provided a way for us to make it through...

Genesis 6 instructs us about the degeneration of humanity, the Depravity of Man, the Judgment of God, and the Grace of God. Though man continues to reject the goodness of God we see his Grace at work.  As Christians, we are to be sobered by the reality that our day is similar to the days of Noah.  We also find comfort and joy knowing God will exact his justice and safely carry home those who trust...

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Genesis 4 is a story about MAN’S FAILURE and GOD’S FAITHFULNESS. It’s a story about DEPRAVITY and GRACE. The way of Cain leads to sin and death. Though we are tempted to sin (James 1:14-15), God in his mercy always provides a way of escape (1 Corinthians 10:13). Though there are consequences for our sin, God still mercifully pours out his grace. Christ’s perfect life is magnified in light of man’s...

Genesis 3 shows us God is both just and merciful. Adam and Eve committed the original sin of rejecting what God said was good and believed the lies of the enemy. All of humanity now feels the effects of sin. Even in the midst of Adam and Eve’s sin, God shows his mercy by providing for Adam and Eve and giving a glimmer of hope of Christ who is to come to defeat Satan and redeem those who place thei...

Genesis 2:3-25 shows us that God is the giver of life. He is the giver of our identity, including our gender. God is also the creator of Marriage. All created good and for his glory. In this passage, we see God giving the gift of life, gender, and marriage. The message offers practical descriptions of what this looks like in everyday life.

Genesis 1 continues with the emphasis that God is the all-powerful creator of the universe. Everything he creates is good. We see that he created all people in His image. He created us male and female. God is the one who gives us our identity. He is the one who chooses our gender. He gives us dominion over his creation.

Genesis is a book about God more than anything else. God’s powerful word creates and it is good.  The main purpose of this passage is to comfort God’s fearful people with the knowledge that their God is the sovereign Creator God who controls the world’s destiny and theirs. Need Prayer- https://share.fluro.io/form/669c9cf9b47c9400368a3e2f Events - Harvestlakeshore.org/events Connect Card - harvestl...

Genesis is a book about God more than anything else. Genesis shows us the beginning of foundational doctrines of the faith. Genesis gives us the doctrine of God, the doctrine of creation, the doctrine of man, and the doctrine of salvation. Genesis affirms our awful sinfulness. Genesis shows us God’s faithfulness to a people who continue to show their faithlessness and rebellion. Genesis is about g...

James closes his letter with an exhortation to love our brothers and sisters in Christ by lovingly pursuing them if they start to wander from the truth of God’s word.  Confronting sin is never easy, yet God desires that we all be holy as he is holy.  We all can be tempted to stray.  God has given us the gift of each other to help one another to grow and to correct one another when we have wandered...

James called his church to patient endurance. Hard times can either harden our hearts or make us long for Christ’s return. James exhorts us to anticipate Christ’s return when we are tempted to Grumble. We are also to long for Christ’s return as we endure the suffering that happens in this life. James gives us 3 clear images to help us endure patiently. Remain steadfast.

Our guest speaker Paul Meldrum shares about the significance of being in the holy presence of God and the four key benefits to that. If you struggle with prayer, this will stir your heart to long for the presence of God and show you why you should pray.

  James gives a sober warning about the corrupting power of earthly riches. He draws our attention to the fact that Riches can be a spiritual handicap (v1). He also warns us to Beware of Hoarding (v2-3), Beware of Fraud (v4), and to Beware of Self-Indulgence (v5). Lastly the text has imagery that points us to the one who never allowed riches to corrupt him, the righteous one, Jesus Christ.

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Conflict is rooted in sinful desires found in our hearts. God pours out his grace to enable us to overcome our sinful desires when we humble ourselves, pursue God, and resist the Devil. The fruit of a heart submitted to God pursues unity. God’s grace solves the sinful desires in our hearts that cause conflict. At Harvest Lakeshore we are committed to Christ, Christ's Church, and Christ's Mission l...

 Wisdom is to be displayed by those who follow Jesus Christ. We can either follow the wisdom form below or the wisdom from above. James gives us clear handles of how to discern what wisdom we value. At Harvest Lakeshore we are committed to Christ, Christ's Church, and Christ's Mission learn more about us - https://harvestlakeshore.org/who-we-are  

 The power of speech is one of the greatest powers God has given us. Solomon said Proverbs 18:21a “Death and life are in the power of the tongue,” With our tongues we can praise God, pray, proclaim God’s word and reach the lost. But with the same tongue we can cut people down, break people’s hearts, tell half-truths or event outright lies. As we study James 3:1-12 we see the tongue has the power t...

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James teaches us that Faith and works go hand in hand. Though we do not earn our salvation by doing works, we do display our salvation through the works God has prepared for us to do. Faith in Jesus Christ begins with complete surrender by repenting of our sins and believing in Him. That surrender bears the fruit of a transformed life that takes action to bring glory to His name.

The way we behave towards people indicates what we truly believe about God. James unpacks how favoritism is a sin but also shows us how understanding who God is and what Christ has done transforms the way we relate to others. Loving our Neighbors as we love ourselves flows out of a right understanding of the Gospel and leads us to a life of loving others and extending the mercy that has been exten...