Harvest, Beyond Sunday

Today, Wes and Sonia are joined by associate pastor Ben Fasano for a follow-up discussion on the respectable sin of ungodliness, which Ben preached on this past Sunday. As a reminder, each week this summer, the team will interview the pastor who preached the previous Sunday, diving deeper into the specific respectable sin and biblical text that he exposited. This will be an excellent opportunity t...

This week, Wes, Sonia, and Noah share exciting summer plans for the podcast. The team will press pause on their journey through How People Change to do a special feature on Respectable Sins , the theme of our summer preaching series. Each week this summer, they will interview the pastor who preached the previous Sunday, diving deeper into the specific respectable sin and biblical text that he expo...

This week, Wes, Sonia, and Noah tackle chapter 10, "Thorns 2: Why Do You Get Entangled?" Having laid a Gospel foundation for the change process, the team has shifted gears from spiritual preparation to personal application. This episode focuses on the second dimension of the change process: thorns, or our sinful responses to the circumstances of our lives. X-Ray Questions: https://accounseling.org...

In this special episode, Noah is joined by Drew Morrison and Andy Irwin, as well as special guests Belle Howell and Derek Starnes, for a recap of the recent Digital Fast at Harvest. Drew gives us a breakdown of the results and responses from our Digital Fast Feedback Survey. Then Belle and Derek share about their personal experiences with the DF. And finally, Andy gives us several post-DF pointers...

This week, Wes, Sonia, and Noah tackle the second part of chapter 9, "Thorns 1: What Entangles You?" Having laid a Gospel foundation for the change process, the team has shifted gears from spiritual preparation to personal application. This episode and the last focus on the second dimension of the change process: thorns, or our sinful responses to the circumstances of our lives. In case you missed...

This week, Wes, Sonia, and Noah tackle the first part of chapter 9, "Thorns 1: What Entangles You?" Having laid a Gospel foundation for the change process, the team has shifted gears from spiritual preparation to personal application. This episode focuses on the second dimension of the change process: thorns, or our sinful responses to the circumstances of our lives. In case you missed it, please...

This week, Wes, Sonia, and Noah tackle chapter 8, "Heat 2: You in the Real World." Having laid a Gospel foundation for the change process, the team is shifting gears in the next several weeks from spiritual preparation to personal application. This and last week's episodes focus on the first dimension of the change process: heat, or the external circumstances in our lives that elicit a heart respo...

This week, Wes, Sonia, and Noah tackle chapter 7, "Heat 1: God in the Real World." Having laid a Gospel foundation for the change process, the team is shifting gears in the next several weeks from spiritual preparation to personal application. This episode focuses on the first dimension of the change process: heat, or the external circumstances in our lives that elicit a heart response. In case yo...

This week, Wes, Sonia, and Noah tackle the second part of chapter 6, "The Big Picture." Having laid a Gospel foundation for the change process, the team now shifts gears from spiritual preparation to personal application. This episode and last week's introduce the four dimensions of the change process: Heat, Thorns, Cross, and Fruit. Please see below for links to the figures mentioned during the s...

This week, Wes, Sonia, and Noah tackle the first part of chapter 6, "The Big Picture." Having laid a Gospel foundation for the change process, the team now shifts gears from spiritual preparation to personal application. This episode and the next introduce the four dimensions of the change process: Heat, Thorns, Cross, and Fruit. Please see below for links to the figures mentioned during the show....

This week, Wes, Sonia, and Noah are joined by Harvest elder Rick Lundgren as they discuss the second part of chapter 5, "Change Is a Community Project." Many of us tend to "individualize" our faith, treating community as a nice add-on but something that's not ultimately necessary. But the fact is that our life in Christ – and our pursuit of change through Him – is meant to be a corporate reality....

This week, Wes, Sonia, and Noah are joined by Harvest elder Rick Lundgren as they discuss the first part of chapter 5, "Change Is a Community Project." Many of us tend to "individualize" our faith, treating community as a nice add-on but something that's not ultimately necessary. But the fact is that our life in Christ – and our pursuit of change through Him – is meant to be a corporate reality. E...

This week, Sonia and Noah are joined again by Executive Pastor Seth Jewell as they tackle the second part of chapter 4, "Married to Christ." When we as believers remember our status as the bride of Christ, it totally transforms how we view the process and purpose of change. The way we become more like our Bridegroom is by holding fast to Him — and the more we hold fast to Him, the more we'll come...

This week, Sonia and Noah are joined by Executive Pastor Seth Jewell as they explore the first part of chapter 4, "Married to Christ." When we as believers remember our status as the bride of Christ, it totally transforms how we view the process and purpose of change. The way we become more like our Bridegroom is by holding fast to Him — and the more we hold fast to Him, the more we'll come to tre...

This week, Wes, Sonia, and Noah discuss the second part of chapter 3, "Here's Where God Is Taking You," in How People Change , by Timothy S. Lane and Paul David Tripp. Often, when we're longing for change, we look around in disappointment at "what is" in our lives and dream about "what could be," instead. As Lane and Tripp point out, frequently God works for our good not by changing our circumstan...

In this episode, Noah is joined by elders Andy Irwin and Drew Morrison for a special preview of Lent 2025 at Harvest. Listen in to learn more about our upcoming Lent resources and services, and hear from Andy and Drew as they give a helpful runway for the Digital Fast. We encourage you to integrate the Digital Fast into your Lent traditions this year and in the years to come! Please see below for...

This week, Wes, Sonia, and Noah explore the first part of chapter 3, "Here's Where God Is Taking You," in How People Change , by Timothy S. Lane and Paul David Tripp. Often, when we're longing for change, we look around in disappointment at "what is" in our lives and dream about "what could be," instead. As Lane and Tripp point out, frequently God works for our good not by changing our circumstanc...

This week, Wes and Sonia tackle the second part of chapter 2, "Counterfeit Hopes," in How People Change , by Timothy S. Lane and Paul David Tripp. This chapter traces how and why, in our quest for change, we often turn to substitute sources of joy, meaning, and fulfillment — rather than to the true source, Jesus Himself. Click here to purchase a copy of the book: https://www.amazon.com/How-People-...

This week, Wes and Sonia tackle the first part of chapter 2, "Counterfeit Hopes," in How People Change , by Timothy S. Lane and Paul David Tripp. This chapter traces how and why, in our quest for change, we often turn to substitute sources of joy, meaning, and fulfillment — rather than to the true source, Jesus Himself. Click here to purchase a copy of the book: https://www.amazon.com/How-People-C...

This week, Wes, Sonia, and Noah walk through the second part of chapter 1, "The Gospel Gap," in How People Change , by Timothy S. Lane and Paul David Tripp. In this opening chapter, Lane and Tripp describe how a deficient understanding of the Gospel keeps us from living a transformed life. Continuing on from last week, the team breaks down seven "-isms" that distort the Gospel, and respond to thes...

This week, Wes, Sonia, and Noah tackle the first part of chapter 1, "The Gospel Gap," in How People Change , by Timothy S. Lane and Paul David Tripp. In this opening chapter, Lane and Tripp describe how a deficient understanding of the Gospel keeps us from living a transformed life. Click here to purchase a copy of the book: https://www.amazon.com/How-People-Change-Timothy-Lane/dp/1934885533

This week, Wes, Sonia, and Noah introduce our book for the upcoming season, How People Change , by Timothy S. Lane and Paul David Tripp. In this book, Dr. Lane and Dr. Tripp speak into our desire for personal transformation and help us as believers to uncover where true, lasting change really begins. We hope you'll join us as we kick off this exciting new season! Click here to purchase a copy of t...

Welcome back! We're kicking off this season with a promotional episode for our upcoming Men's & Women's Bible Study here at Harvest. This semester in MBS & WBS, we are studying the Life of Solomon: 1 Kings 1-11, Proverbs & Ecclesiastes. Studies launch on January 28th – we hope you will join us! Register for Women's Bible Study here: https://harvestmemphis.churchcenter.com/registrations/events/2675...

That's a wrap!  For the last week of the fall season, Wes, Sonia, and Noah are joined again by special guest Julius James, Local Missions Director at Harvest. Together, they walk through the second part of our seventh and final chapter, "Jesus Christ, the Lamb on the Throne," exploring how we see this title on display in the book of Revelation. If you have enjoyed the study, we encourage you to co...

This week, Wes, Sonia, and Noah are joined by special guest Julius James, Local Missions Director at Harvest. Together, they walk through the first part of our seventh and final chapter, "Jesus Christ, the Lamb on the Throne," exploring how we see this title on display in the book of Revelation. If you have enjoyed the study, we encourage you to consider reading the book for yourself!  Here is a l...