Haven Community Church

TITLE: Praying with an Attitude SCRIPTURE: 1 Timothy 2:1-7 SPEAKER: Tim Heintzelman DATE: Sunday, July 23, 2023

TITLE: Praying for Our Needs SCRIPTURE: Matthew 6: 9-14 SPEAKER: Brian Brooks DATE: Sunday, July 16, 2023 When Jesus taught on prayer in Matthew 6, he taught us to begin our prayers by worshiping our heavenly Father and submitting to his will. This postures us to boldly come before the throne of grace and to bring our needs to the Lord. Yet sometimes we feel that our needs are either too small or...

TITLE: Learning to Pray SCRIPTURE: John 5: 19 SPEAKER: Brian Brooks DATE: Sunday, July 9, 2023 Prayer can be a perplexing thing. We know that God is sovereign over all, so sometimes we wonder why we should pray, and many of us struggle to do so. On one occasion when Jesus was praying, one of his disciples said to Him, “Lord, teach us to pray.” This ought to be the heart of every disciple, of...

Testimonies from Hallie Warren, Megan Metzger, John Bolt, Natalie Evans, Chad & Jenny Farmer, and Angie Christopher.

TITLE: Abide in Me SCRIPTURE: John 15: 1-17 SPEAKER: Brian Brooks DATE: Sunday, June 25, 2023 In John’s gospel, he describes Jesus using seven “I AM” statements, culminating in chapter 15 where Jesus says, “I am the true vine.” He goes on to describe His followers as branches, communicating to us that true life is found in Him, and as such we must abide, or remain, in Him. He tells us that the ble...

TITLE: How Deep the Father's Love SCRIPTURE: 1 John 3: 1-3 SPEAKER: Brian Brooks DATE: Sunday, June 18, 2023

TITLE: Shames' Executioner SCRIPTURE: 2 Corinthians 12: 7-9 SPEAKER: Dr. Tim Stauffer DATE: Sunday, June 11, 2023  Shame is a universal human experience. People go to great lengths and engage in a variety of activities and behaviors to cover their shame and feel good about themselves. In this sermon “Shame’s Executioner,” Tim Stauffer discusses that the cross of Jesus Christ is where shame go...

TITLE: Where is Your King? SCRIPTURE: Judges 13-16 SPEAKER: Mike Slagle DATE: Sunday, June 4, 2023 "Do you ever wish you were a kid again? Life was simple, and you didn't have a care in the world. We all know life isn't that neat and clean. Neither is the book of Judges. This week, we are looking at the story of Samson from his miraculous birth to the end of his life. This...

TITLE: Messy Redemption: Gideon SCRIPTURE: Judges 6-8 SPEAKER: Sam Meyung DATE: Sunday, May 28, 2023 Should we be more like Gideon? That’s a complicated question, with a complicated answer. This week, we do a brief character study on Gideon in Judges 6-8. By looking at Gideon’s strengths and flaws we can examine our own lives. This story helps inform us about God’s attitude towards “messy” humans.

TITLE: Viewing Life with God's Perspective SCRIPTURE: Judges 4-5 SPEAKER: Mike Slagle DATE: Sunday, May 21, 2023

TITLE: Anxiety Gone SCRIPTURE: Philippians 4: 6-9 SPEAKER: Dr. Tim Stauffer DATE: Sunday, May 14, 2023 Anxiety hurts people and those they love. God instructs and invites his followers to live godly, non-anxious lives. God is non-anxious because he is able to self-affirm the quality of his work, he has unlimited resources, and is impervious to threats. People on the other hand are insecure, have f...

TITLE: What Do You Want? SCRIPTURE: Matthew 20: 20-34 SPEAKER: Sam Meyung DATE: Sunday, May 7, 2023 How we answer the question, “What do you want”, communicates a lot about what we desire and value. How we respond when we don’t get the thing we want most, shows if that want is in its proper place. This week we look at James and John, and what they want, as a means for evaluating our own wants in c...

TITLE: The Beautiful Life SCRIPTURE: Matthew 19: 13-30 SPEAKER: Mike Slagle DATE: Sunday, April 30, 2023 Who can come to Jesus? That’s a question people have asked since Jesus began His ministry. You may have asked have I done something too bad to come to God, or have I done enough to earn His love? As we look at Matthew 19, we will discover how God’s Kingdom doesn’t fit our human expect...

TITLE: Great and Little Faith SCRIPTURE: Matthew 16: 13-28 SPEAKER: Sam Meyung DATE: Sunday, April 23, 2023 “Who do you say I am?” This is the question Jesus asks Peter. It’s the same question Jesus asks us today. Our answer demonstrates what we believe about God and the faith we have in him. This message looks at Peter’s faith and the encouraging, and challenging, elements of trusting in Jesus.

TITLE: Come and See SCRIPTURE: John 1: 35-39 SPEAKER: Brian Brooks DATE: Sunday, April 16, 2023 After John the Baptist saw Jesus and declared Him to be the Lamb of God who takes away the sin of the world, two of John's disciples began to follow Jesus. Jesus turned to them and asked, "What do you want?" They then asked Him where He was staying. His simple response was "Come and see..." Jesus is off...

TITLE: The Way Back to Hope SCRIPTURE: Luke 24: 13-35 SPEAKER: Brian Brooks DATE: Sunday, April 9, 2023 The day Jesus was resurrected, two of his disciples were walking along a road to a village called Emmaus, when he appeared to them. They were lonely and confused; they believed that Jesus was the Messiah, but did not understand that His suffering and death were a part of God's plan of salvation....

TITLE: The Coming King SCRIPTURE: Matthew 21: 1-11 SPEAKER: Brian Brooks DATE: Sunday, April 2, 2023 Jesus came into Jerusalem the week before his crucifixion as a triumphant King. But the triumph of King Jesus was not by force, but by love. The message of the King was one not of temporal peace, but of peace with God. And the children of the King must choose not to be ruled by the world, but by th...

TITLE: Clothed in Humility SCRIPTURE: 1 Peter 5 SPEAKER: Brian Brooks DATE: Sunday, March 26, 2023 Humility is one of the greatest markers of greatness in the Christian life. It's in humility that we experience God's favor, His peace, and His power.

TITLE: Suffering Redeemed SCRIPTURE: 1 Peter 4: 12-19 SPEAKER: Brian Brooks DATE: Sunday, March 19, 2023 Suffering is an inevitable part of this fallen world. But in suffering we have an opportunity to become more like Christ and even to have joy in the midst of our trials. God redeems our suffering, and promises to us that we will one day be overjoyed!

TITLE: Living for God SCRIPTURE: 1 Peter 4: 1-11 SPEAKER: Brian Brooks DATE: Sunday, March 12, 2023 The pressures of everyday living urge us to live for things that do not matter in the end. The only thing ultimately worth living for is God. In this section of his first letter, Peter explains how to do this by counting the cost of discipleship, by loving each other deeply, and by using our spiritu...

TITLE: Anxiety Antidote SCRIPTURE: Philippians: 4 6-7 SPEAKER: Dr. Tim Stauffer DATE: Sunday, March 5, 2023 Dr. Tim Stauffer preaches a message on living a godly, non-anxious life - a pathway to a satisfying life. We live in a time that is being called “the generation of anxiety”. Anxiety is a pervasive experience across all age groups, particularly among young people. Many wonder if there is a wa...

TITLE: Sharing Hope SCRIPTURE: 1 Peter 3: 8-22 SPEAKER: Pastor Brian Brooks DATE: Sunday, February 26, 2023 In this marvelous letter, the Apostle Peter tells us that we have been born again into a living hope. Our hope empowers us to live godly & holy lives that are pleasing to the Lord. And this hope is meant to be shared. We do so by making Christ our everything, by having a ready response t...

TITLE: True Beauty SCRIPTURE: 1 Peter 3: 1-7 SPEAKER: Pastor Brian Brooks DATE: Sunday, February 19, 2023 Beauty from a cultural standpoint focuses on externals. But true beauty flows from the inside out. True beauty honors others and draws people to Jesus.

TITLE: Vision 2023 SPEAKER: Pastor Brian Brooks DATE: Sunday, February 12, 2023 Pastor Brian delivers the annual vision message, reviewing the wonderful things God has done in our midst over the past year, and anticipating even greater things for 2023.

TITLE : Exiles SCRIPTURE : 1 Peter 2: 11-25 SPEAKER : Pastor Brian Brooks DATE : Sunday, February 5, 2023 Peter describes those who belong to the Lord as foreigners & exiles - this is not our home! Living hope keeps our heavenly citizenship in view. As citizens of heaven, we must ensure our desires do not war against our souls, that we make God's glory our goal, that our earthly citizenship sh...