Harris Creek Baptist Church

Do you like to get gifts on your birthday? What’s the most meaningful gift you’ve received? As we continue our series, the Good Life, JP teaches us about generosity as we study 2 Corinthians 9:6-13, showing us the good life is found through giving generously, cheerfully, and faithfully. 1) Give generously 2) Give cheerfully 3) Give faithfully 

If you had the opportunity to win the lottery or get a venomous snake as a pet, which would you choose? Is it an obvious answer? As we continue our series, The Good Life, JP teaches through Matthew 6:19-24, showing us we don’t really believe what the Scriptures teach when it comes to money. 1) The good life is determined by where you store 2) The good life is determined by how you see 3) The good...

Have you ever felt like it would be easier for you to live a more isolated life? In this message, we talk about how isolation may feel easier, but it isn’t better. We were made for deep relationships and the Bible shows us how to have them! 1) Meaningful relationships come from loving one another deeply 2) Meaningful relationships come from offering hospitality joyfully 3) Meaningful relationships...

So many thoughts come to mind as we think about work. The solution isn’t a new job or more money, it is a biblical perspective on work. 1) How should we work? Obediently with a sincere heart. 2) Who do we work for? For the Lord. 3) Why do we work? For the future reward.

Have you ever received a gift that you didn’t like? What about a gift that you didn’t expect or know what to do with? As we continue our series, The Good Life, JP teaches us about the gifts we’ve been given by God—our time, talents, and treasures—and how we can best steward them for His glory, the good of others, and our own good. 1) The Good Life starts using the gifts we've been given 2) Good st...

Our thoughts are tremendously powerful. The way we think largely determines the way we live. The Bible has given us instructions on how to have a good thought life so we could ultimately live the good life. 1) Our thoughts are not hidden from God 2) God’s thoughts are not hidden from us 3) Surrender your thoughts to God

Have you ever taken care of something extremely valuable that didn’t belong to you? Were you more careful than normal with things that belong to you? As we start our new series, The Good Life, JP teaches through 1 Corinthians 6:12-20, showing us one of the most valuable things on this earth we are all in charge of: our bodies. 1) Keep your body free from addiction 2) Keep your body free from sin 3...

Have you ever been given a gift that you weren’t able to use or just didn’t want? In this message, we talk about how some of the things we do for God out of routine are not a gift to Him, but rather a burden. The routine of religion is a false substitute for a genuine relationship with Jesus. 1) Your rebellion leads to ruin 2) Your heartless actions aren’t accepted 3) Your forgiveness is final

In the conclusion of our series, More Than Conquerors, we look at the end of Romans 8 to see how the gospel gives us security. This security means no one can oppose us, no one can condemn us, and no one can separate us because we are more than conquerors in Christ Jesus. 1) No one can oppose us 2) No one can condemn us 3) No one can separate us

Have you ever been in what felt like a hopeless situation? Maybe you are (still) in one right now? As we continue our sermon series, "More Than Conquerors," JP teaches through Romans 8:28-30, showing us as Christians, we can always have both joy and hope regardless of what life throws our way. 1) All things turn out for our good. 2) Our good comes from the inside out. 3) Our best is yet to come.

Have you ever been on a journey but got tired along the way? Or have you been on a journey with kids who kept asking “are we there yet”? As we continue our series, More Than Conquerors, JP teaches through Roman 8:18-27, showing and reminding us this broken world is not our home. 1) Creation groans "we're not there yet" 2) Our bodies groan "we are not there yet" 3) The Spirit of God helps us in our...

The most important thing about you is who you are because of who your Father is. Romans 8 tells us that we have been adopted into God’s family, and we have access to the Father because of what the Son did for us. 1) Children of God follow their Father 2) Children of God are loved by their Father 3) Children of God have a hope for the future

Have you ever seen someone get into an accident because of bad driving? Have you ever been in an accident that was avoidable? As we continue our series, More Than Conquerors, JP teaches through Romans 8:5-13. He teaches us that our minds are driven by one of only two things: the Spirit or our flesh. Who is driving your mind? 1) There is a fight for the driver’s seat of your mind 2) Your driver det...

Have you ever gotten in trouble because of poor choices you’ve made? How did you get out of trouble and make it right? As we start our new series, More Than Conquerors, JP teaches through Romans 8:1-4, showing us where true freedom comes from. 1) We are free from punishment 2) We are free from the law 3) We are free to live in Christ

Do you have any superstitious beliefs? Do you do or not do certain things based on a belief in good or bad luck? As we finish our series, Stories From Acts, JP teaches through Acts 17:16-33, teaching about what the Scriptures have to say about the supernatural and how it impacts our day to day lives. 1) Our God gives eternal life 2) Our God can be known 3) Our God made us, we cannot make Him

One of the most amazing moments in the book of Acts is during Saul’s journey on the road to Damascus. Although Saul was a murderer and filled with rage against the Church, Jesus would step in and use Saul to build the Church. While Saul’s conversation is dramatic, it shouldn’t be surprising because if God saved us He can save anyone. 1) God opposes the proud 2) God calls his followers to be faithf...

Have you ever wondered if you would have the courage to literally die for your faith? In this sermon on Stephen the Martyr from the Stories in Acts series, we find out what it takes to have a bold and courageous faith — a faith that is built on little steps of obedience along the way that lead to a big step of obedience in the end. 1) Faithfulness enables followers of Christ to step in 2) Faithful...

Have you ever been in a situation where you managed information or your actions in order to get people to perceive you a certain way? Are there people in your life who’s opinions matter more to you than others? As we continue our series, Stories from Acts, JP teaches through Acts 5 the story of Ananias and Sapphira, and what we can learn from their sudden and seemingly extreme death. 1) Surrender...

Do you have any friends who are always calling you about new things that will improve or change your life? They always seem to have an answer or excitement for different things? As we continue our series, Stories from Acts, JP teaches through Acts 3:1-10, teaching us about the most influential and life changing thing you can ever experience. 1) Opportunities open out of ordinary obedience 2) The g...

The first is always the standard. Think about all the restaurants where the first is the best then they become chains and it isn’t the same. In the same way, we must understand the first church and how we too ought to emulate the original church. 1) Daily devoted 2) Sacrificially generous 3) Joyfully evangelistic

As we begin our sermon series on the book of Acts, we start at the birth of the Church. On the day of Pentecost the Holy Spirit came into the disciples and kickstarted the growth of the Church. In this message, we see what the Holy Spirit actually does when He comes into the life of a believer. 1) The Holy Spirit gives clarity so that people might know God 2) The Holy Spirit gives courage so that...

One of the biggest problems we face in our society today is the absence of intentional, involved fathers. As we finish our series on the Uncommon Family, Scott talks about how Uncommon Fathers encourage, comfort, and urge their children to live lives worthy of the gospel. 1) Uncommon Fathers Encourage 2) Uncommon Fathers Comfort 3) Uncommon Fathers Urge

Parenting is a task given to us by God that requires intentionality. As Christians, the way we view the task of being a parent and the way we view our children needs to be uncommon to the world around us. As we continue our series Uncommon Family, Derek Davidson teaches through Psalm 127 on what an Uncommon Parent does. 1) Opportunities open out of ordinary obedience 2) The gospel gives generously...

Left to our own desires, we’re all selfish and put our needs before the needs of others. This leads to conflict and dissatisfaction in all relationships. The uncommon marriage stands out and is marked by a selflessness that comes from a humble relationship with the Lord and with our spouse. 1) We fight with each other because we’re selfish 2) We fight with God because we’re selfish 3) We fight sel...

Just as JP taught you can pass luggage/bad things on to the next generation, we can also pass on good things to the next generation. In fact, the most important thing you can pass on is an authentic faith. This week we learn 3 ways to pass on our faith to create an uncommon legacy. 1) Set the example 2) Show them the way 3) Surround them with Scripture