The Midweek from Harvest Bible Church

Pastor Matt and Cole Laubach discuss Sunday's message on Mark 11:1-11. Big Idea: Christians are called to trust in Christ's perfect timing as we obey and worship Him.  Mark 11:1-11 1 As they approached Jerusalem and came to Bethphage and Bethany at the Mount of Olives, Jesus sent two of his disciples, 2 saying to them, "Go to the village ahead of you, and just as you enter it, you will find a colt...

Cole Laubach and Pastor Matt Godshall discuss Sunday's sermon Mark 10:46-52 46 And they came to Jericho. And as he was leaving Jericho with his disciples and a great crowd, Bartimaeus, a blind beggar, the son of Timaeus, was sitting by the roadside. 47 And when he heard that it was Jesus of Nazareth, he began to cry out and say, "Jesus, Son of David, have mercy on me!" 48 And many rebuked him, tel...

Our pastors discuss Sunday's sermon Big Idea: Christians are called to reject the pursuit of earthly status by seeking true greatness through service and sacrifice. Jesus Foretells His Death a Third Time 32 And they were on the road, going up to Jerusalem, and Jesus was walking ahead of them. And they were amazed, and those who followed were afraid. And taking the twelve again, he began to tell th...

Big Idea: God's grace enables believers to endure trials, renounce worldly riches, and hope in eternal salvation 23 And Jesus looked around and said to his disciples, "How difficult it will be for those who have wealth to enter the kingdom of God!" 24 And the disciples were amazed at his words. But Jesus said to them again, "Children, how difficult it is[a] to enter the kingdom of God! 25 It is ea...

Our pastors recap Sunday's message on Mark 10:17-22 17 And as he was setting out on his journey, a man ran up and knelt before him and asked him, "Good Teacher, what must I do to inherit eternal life?" 18 And Jesus said to him, "Why do you call me good? No one is good except God alone. 19 You know the commandments: 'Do not murder, Do not commit adultery, Do not steal, Do not bear false witness, Do...

Our pastors recap Sunday's sermon on Ephesians 5:6-13. Big idea: Believers must expose the works of darkness by living in the light of Christ. 6 Let no one deceive you with empty words, for because of these things the wrath of God comes upon the sons of disobedience. 7 Therefore do not become partners with them; 8 for at one time you were darkness, but now you are light in the Lord. Walk as childr...

Our pastors discuss Sunday's sermon, on Mark 10. Christians are fully dependent on God with childlike faith because our works cannot save us. The Little Children and Jesus 13 People were bringing little children to Jesus for him to place his hands on them, but the disciples rebuked them. 14 When Jesus saw this, he was indignant. He said to them, "Let the little children come to me, and do not hind...

Our pastors discuss Sunday's sermon. Believers must strive to uphold the lifelong marriage commitment that is commanded in the Word of God.  1 And he left there and went to the region of Judea and beyond the Jordan, and crowds gathered to him again. And again, as was his custom, he taught them. 2 And Pharisees came up and in order to test him asked, "Is it lawful for a man to divorce his wife?" 3...

Pastor Paul Yoder and Pastor Matt Godshall recap Sunday's sermon on 1 Corinthians 1:10-17, preached by Guest Pastor Tony Wood. Divisions in the Church 10  I appeal to you, brothers, [ a ]  by the name of our Lord Jesus Christ, that all of you agree, and that there be no divisions among you, but that you be united in the same mind and the same judgment.   11  For it has been reported to me by Chloe...

Our pastors recap Sunday's message as we come to the end of chapter 9 in the book of Mark, with sobering warnings from Jesus about the dangers of sin. Temptations to Sin 42 "Whoever causes one of these little ones who believe in me to sin,[a] it would be better for him if a great millstone were hung around his neck and he were thrown into the sea. 43 And if your hand causes you to sin, cut it off....

Pastor Matt Godshall and Elder Jeff Smith discuss Sunday's message on Mark 9:38-41. Are we self-motivated or Kingdom-motivated? 38 John said to him, "Teacher, we saw someone casting out demons in your name, and we tried to stop him, because he was not following us." 39 But Jesus said, "Do not stop him, for no one who does a mighty work in my name will be able soon afterward to speak evil of me. 40...

Have you been tempted to elevate yourself over others? Pastor Justin Troup preaches on the sin of pride and Jesus' rebuke of the twelve found in Mark 9:30-37. Jesus Again Foretells Death, Resurrection 30 They went on from there and passed through Galilee. And he did not want anyone to know, 31 for he was teaching his disciples, saying to them, "The Son of Man is going to be delivered into the hand...

Pastor Justin Troup teaches on Jesus healing a boy with an unclean spirit found in Mark 9:14-29. 14 And when they came to the disciples, they saw a great crowd around them, and scribes arguing with them. 15 And immediately all the crowd, when they saw him, were greatly amazed and ran up to him and greeted him. 16 And he asked them, "What are you arguing about with them?" 17 And someone from the cr...

Pastor Matt and Pastor Paul recap Sunday's Sermon on the Transfiguration of Jesus on the mountain found in Mark 9:1-13. 1 And he said to them, "Truly, I say to you, there are some standing here who will not taste death until they see the kingdom of God after it has come with power." The Transfiguration 2 And after six days Jesus took with him Peter and James and John, and led them up a high mounta...

Pastor Paul Yoder and Worship Director Cole Laubach recap Sunday's message preached by elder Gregg Bassett on Jesus' words from the Sermon on the Mount found in Matthew chapter 7. 13  "Enter by the narrow gate. For the gate is wide and the way is easy [ a ]  that leads to destruction, and those who enter by it are many.   14  For the gate is narrow and the way is hard that leads to life, and those...

Pastor Paul Yoder and Worship Director Cole Laubach discuss Sunday's message on Mark 34-38 34  And calling the crowd to him with his disciples, he said to them, "If anyone would come after me, let him deny himself and take up his cross and follow me. 35  For whoever would save his life [ a ] will lose it, but whoever loses his life for my sake and the gospel's will save it. 36  For what does it pr...

Pastor Matt and Pastor Paul discuss the sermon from Sunday morning.  Mark 8:31-33 31  And he began to teach them that the Son of Man must suffer many things and be rejected by the elders and the chief priests and the scribes and be killed, and after three days rise again.   32  And he said this plainly. And Peter took him aside and began to rebuke him.   33  But turning and seeing his disciples, h...

Pastor Matt and Pastor Paul discuss the sermon from Sunday on Mark 8:22-30. 22 They came to Bethsaida, and some people brought a blind man and begged Jesus to touch him. 23 He took the blind man by the hand and led him outside the village. When he had spit on the man's eyes and put his hands on him, Jesus asked, "Do you see anything?" 24 He looked up and said, "I see people; they look like trees w...

Mark 8:14-21 14 Now they had forgotten to bring bread, and they had only one loaf with them in the boat.   15  And he cautioned them, saying,  "Watch out; beware of the leaven of the Pharisees and the leaven of Herod."   16  And they began discussing with one another the fact that they had no bread.   17  And Jesus, aware of this, said to them,  "Why are you discussing the fact that you have no br...

Hugh and special guest Lance Fessler break down Jesus Feeding the 4000 in Mark 8:1-13, discussing the danger of desiring signs and wonders. 

Hugh and Pastor Paul discuss the ways we can be spiritual deaf as seen in Mark 7:31-37.

Hugh and Cole break down Mark 7:24-30, discussing the meaning behind Jesus' illustration of children, dogs, and bread.

Pastor Matt and Pastor Paul break down this week's passage, discussing the importance of a changed heart. 

Hugh and Pastor Paul break down the text from this past Sunday, and bring up Paul as an example of someone who considers his previous works and traditions as loss, compared to knowing Christ. 

Let's take a look at the example of Christ, as He prioritizes communion and relationship with the Father in Mark 6:45-56.