Harbor City Church Sermons

Series Title : Lessons from the Upper Room Series Summary : On the night before his crucifixion, Jesus had one last meal with his disciples.  During that meal, he spent time giving them final instructions. In the Upper Room Discourse Jesus prepares his followers for the challenges they will face. He prepares them by promising His Holy Spirit’s presence with them and by praying for them.  In this s...

Series Title : Lessons from the Upper Room Series Summary : On the night before his crucifixion, Jesus had one last meal with his disciples.  During that meal, he spent time giving them final instructions. In the Upper Room Discourse Jesus prepares his followers for the challenges they will face. He prepares them by promising His Holy Spirit’s presence with them and by praying for them.  In this s...

Series Title : Lessons from the Upper Room Series Summary : On the night before his crucifixion, Jesus had one last meal with his disciples.  During that meal, he spent time giving them final instructions. In the Upper Room Discourse Jesus prepares his followers for the challenges they will face. He prepares them by promising His Holy Spirit’s presence with them and by praying for them.  In this s...

Series Title : Lessons from the Upper Room Series Summary : On the night before his crucifixion, Jesus had one last meal with his disciples.  During that meal, he spent time giving them final instructions. In the Upper Room Discourse Jesus prepares his followers for the challenges they will face. He prepares them by promising His Holy Spirit’s presence with them and by praying for them.  In this s...

Passages : Luke 15:1-10 Guest Speaker : Rev. David Billingslea, Reformed University Fellowship International at UC San Diego Today's guest speaker shares the parable of the lost sheep and lost coin, and emphasizes Jesus' joy when just one sinner repents. There is a "caution" or rebuke that David wants to point out - looking at our condition and not thinking we're better than...

Passages : John 4:1-32 In this message Pastor Omar draws distinctions from Jesus' interaction with Nicodemus and now the interaction with the Samaritan Woman, their contrasts: Their status level in society When interactions occurred (night versus day) When faith is evident (entire chapter of John versus the beginning) And their similarities: Both Nicodemus and this woman (the longest one recor...

Passages : John 3:1-18 In this message Pastor Omar focuses on the interaction between Jesus and Nicodemus in John and the status we receive when we're born again. While that phrase can be contentious in terms of elevated status and division that can drive people away from Jesus, he uses it to illustrate to Nicodemus status means nothing when it comes to explaining what this new birth is and ho...

Passages : Acts 6:1-7 In this message Pastor Omar focuses on the important role Deacon's and Deacon Assistant's have in the life of the church. Omar will share from Acts what precipitated the need for this role, how it was developed with necessary qualifications and lastly the impact it provided.

Passages: John 20:1-10

The shadow of betrayal ( Luke 22:1-6 ) The shadow of agony ( Matthew 26:36-44 ) The shadow of arrest ( Mark 14:43-49 ) The shadow of desertion ( Mark 14:66-72 ) The shadow of accusation ( Matthew 27:11-18 ) The shadow of crucifixion ( Matthew 27:27-37 ) The shadow of death ( Matthew 27:45-54 ) The shadow of burial ( John 19:38-42 )

Series Title : The Signs and Saying of Jesus Series Summary : We continue looking at the life of Jesus from the gospel of John, focusing on the signs and sayings that tell us Jesus is significant. John describes seven signs (miracles) and "I am" statements that causes us to stop, ponder and think about his life and teachings. Passages : John 14:1-13 Today's message focuses on Jesus a...

Series Title : The Signs and Saying of Jesus Series Summary : We continue looking at the life of Jesus from the gospel of John, focusing on the signs and sayings that tell us Jesus is significant. John describes seven signs (miracles) and "I am" statements that causes us to stop, ponder and think about his life and teachings. Passages : John 11:1-44 Today's message focuses on the las...

Series Title : The Signs and Saying of Jesus Series Summary : We continue looking at the life of Jesus from the gospel of John, focusing on the signs and sayings that tell us Jesus is significant. John describes seven signs (miracles) and "I am" statements that causes us to stop, ponder and think about his life and teachings. Passages : John 10:11-21 Supporting Major Passages : Psalm 23...

Series Title : The Signs and Saying of Jesus Series Summary : We continue looking at the life of Jesus from the gospel of John, focusing on the signs and sayings that tell us Jesus is significant. John describes seven signs (miracles) and "I am" statements that causes us to stop, ponder and think about his life and teachings. Passages : John 6:22-51 This episode is the first I Am stateme...

Series Title : The Signs and Saying of Jesus Series Summary : We continue looking at the life of Jesus from the gospel of John, focusing on the signs and sayings that tell us Jesus is significant. John describes seven signs (miracles) and "I am" statements that causes us to stop, ponder and think about his life and teachings. Passages : John 6:1-15 This episode focuses on Jesus  fourth s...

Series Title : The Signs and Saying of Jesus Series Summary : We continue looking at the life of Jesus from the gospel of John, focusing on the signs and sayings that tell us Jesus is significant. John describes seven signs (miracles) and "I am" statements that causes us to stop, ponder and think about his life and teachings. Passages : John 5:1-18 This episode focuses on Jesus  third si...

Series Title : The Signs and Sayings of Jesus Series Summary : We continue looking at the life of Jesus from the gospel of John, focusing on the signs and sayings that tell us Jesus is significant. John describes seven signs (miracles) and "I am" statements that causes us to stop, ponder and think about his life and teachings. Passages : John 4:46-54 This episode focuses on Jesus  second...

Series Title : The Signs and Sayings of Jesus Series Summary : We begin a series where we look at the life of Jesus from the gospel of John, focusing on the signs and sayings that tell us Jesus is significant. John describes seven signs (miracles) and "I am" statements that causes us to stop, ponder and think about his life and teachings. Passages : John 2:1-11 This episode focuses on Je...

This series helps us focus us on who God spoke to through his Angels and how we see him work within them. Passages : Matthew 2:1-15 This episode focuses us on the visit by the Magi, their visit with Herod and ultimately reaching their destination to worship the newborn king Jesus

This episode prepares our celebration of Jesus birth

This series helps us focus us on who God spoke to through his Angels and how we see him work within them. Passages : Luke 2:8-20 This episode focuses us on the visit by the Angels and their message to the shepherds.

This series helps us focus us on who God spoke to through his Angels, divine messengers and bringing news to Mary, Joseph, and the Shepherds Passages : Matthew 1:18-25 This episode focuses us on the visit by Gabriel to Joseph, the announcement he shared with Mary, and though good news we need help to understand its impact on him through his choices.

This series helps us focus us on who God spoke to through his Angels, divine messengers and bringing news to Mary, Joseph, and the Shepherds Passages : Luke 1:26-38 This episode focuses us on the visit by Gabriel and his message to Mary, and while good news we need help to understand it in it's cultural context and the crisis it creates.

Sermon Title : Fasting and Devotion Passages : Matthew 6:16-18 Sermon Summary : Fasting is one of the most essential and powerful of all the practices of Jesus and one of the best ways we have to integrate our entire person, including our body, around God. " Fasting gives birth to prophets, she strengthens the powerful; fasting makes lawgivers wise. She is a safeguard for the soul, a steadfas...

Series Title : The Story of Scripture Series Summary : When you open up your bible, you see a bunch of books and it's easy to see it as a collection of stories, poetry, letters, etc. and this series helps us see the Bible as a set of stories that tells the larger story of Gods plan to save us, the ones he loves, through his son Jesus Christ.  Passages : Romans 6:1-14 In this message, Pauls hel...