Harris Creek Baptist Church

When this sermon was recorded on February 19, 2023, there was a gathering at Asbury University that had been going on for over a week. Many people were calling this a revival. What exactly is a revival? To help us better understand, JP interviews Dr. Steve Seamands, who was at Asbury during the 1970 Asbury Revival, as well the beginning of what was happening at Asbury at the time of this sermon.

Have you ever taken a trip and gotten lost? If so, how did you find your way back? There are two paths in life: the path of isolation and the path of community. As we continue our series, Fool Proof, JP teaches us that isolation, while easy, is extremely destructive, whereas community, while difficult, is where wisdom, health, and life can be found. 1) In isolation we conceal, but with confession...

We know words have the power of life and death yet we too often don’t choose our words wisely. We can have our words change by allowing God to change our hearts and then we can bring life to those around us with our words.  1) Don’t waste words 2) Foolish words bring death 3) Wise words bring life

Since we live in a broken world, conflict with others is inevitable. The good news is Proverbs has given us direction on how to wisely do conflict in a way that honors God.   1) In conflict, the wise fight to understand, 2) In conflict, the wise fight to be gentle, 3) In conflict, the wise fight to forgive

When it comes to love and marriage, where do you get your information and guidance? Music and movies have a lot to say about the topic, but what exactly does media and entertainment teach us? As we continue our series, Fool Proof, JP teaches through the topic of adultery and how to fool proof your love and marriage by teaching through Proverbs 5:15-23. 1) Do not go outside your marriage 2) Be capt...

How is your sense of direction? When driving, do you rely heavily on your GPS, or can you navigate well on your own? What about your heart…what do you rely on to inform and guide your heart? As we continue our series, Fool Proof, JP teaches us how to guard, inform, and follow our heart by teaching through Proverbs 4:20-27. 1) Who are you listening to 2) What are you saying? 3) Where are you lookin...

Proverbs is written in order to help us live wisely. We’ll see from the opening verses of Proverbs that in order to grow in wisdom we need to have the right posture and seek out the right person.  1) Wisdom starts with a posture of humility 2) Wisdom starts with the person of Jesus

As we flip the calendar to a New Year, it's important for us to reflect on what God has done in this past year. What has He taught us? What are the sins we need to leave behind? 1) The people of God need to remember what God has done 2) We share what God has done to encourage each other

It’s Christmas Eve! Where does your attention go during the Christmas season? Is it more about Jesus’ birth or about all the gifts and things you have going on in life? If we aren’t careful, we can start with Jesus, but then the attention will shift toward ourselves. As we finish our series, “It’s Complicated,” we examine the complications around Jesus’ birth and the complications for us today as...

The holidays can be a complicated time where the urgent crowds out the important. This week we look to Ephesians to learn how we can choose our time, use our time, and not waste our time. Just as John the Baptist prepared a way for Christ, we too have opportunities to use our time to prepare the way for Christ, no matter the season!  1) Choose your time wisely 2) Use your time wisely 3) Don’t wast...

When you are going through grief or loneliness in the Christmas season, it seems like there is no place for you. In this sermon, we look at who our God is in the midst of our grief and who we can be to those who are grieving.  1) The Lord hears you 2) The Lord is near to you 3) The Lord will deliver you

Do you have any traditions with family or friends around Christmas time? What about your clothes and attire…do you wear certain clothes when you go home for Christmas? As we continue our series, It’s Complicated, JP teaches us what to wear home for Christmas as we study Colossians 3. 1) Wear the virtues give to us by Jesus 2) Bear the brokenness of others around you 3) Share from the right heart 

Do you dream of being success in this life? Do you hope to live the American Dream? In this one-off sermon, David Marvin teaches us through Luke 12, reminding us of what living the dream on this side of eternity looks like and where our true home is. 1) Living for the American Dream makes you a fool; Living for eternity makes you full. 2) Living for the American Dream makes you anxious; Living for...

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