Sermons from Harvest Bible Church | Union County

Pastor Paul Yoder teaches on Philippians 4:4-9 that believers are called to rejoice in the Lord, never giving into fear. 4 Rejoice in the Lord always; again I will say, rejoice. 5 Let your reasonableness be known to everyone. The Lord is at hand; 6 do not be anxious about anything, but in everything by prayer and supplication with thanksgiving let your requests be made known to God. 7 And the peac...

Pastor Justin Troup preaches on John 1:9-13. 9 The true light, which gives light to everyone, was coming into the world. 10 He was in the world, and the world was made through him, yet the world did not know him. 11 He came to his own, and his own people did not receive him. 12 But to all who did receive him, who believed in his name, he gave the right to become children of God, 13 who were born,...

**We apologize, the very beginning of the sermon was not recorded. The majority is here, and you should easily be able to jump in! Big Idea: Christians are called to live out our faith with genuine worship and spiritual fruitfulness. Mark 11:12-19 12 On the following day, when they came from Bethany, he was hungry. 13 And seeing in the distance a fig tree in leaf, he went to see if he could find a...

Pastor Justin Troup teaches on Mark 11:1-11. 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 tied there, which no one has ever ri...

Christians trust in Christ's saving grace and depend on His living Word. 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 man...

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 them what was to happen to him, 33 say...

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...

Christians fully surrender to Christ, letting go of everything to follow Him. 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...

Pastor Justin Troup teaches on Ephesians 5:6-13. 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 children of light 9 (f...

Pastor Justin Troup preaches on Mark 10, teaching that 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 no...

Pastor Justin Troup continues in our series in the book of Mark. 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 m...

Pastor Justin Troup teaches on Ephesians 6:10-13 and the battle that every Christian faces. Who is our enemy? How can we prepare for this battle? The Whole Armor of God 10 Finally, be strong in the Lord and in the strength of his might. 11 Put on the whole armor of God, that you may be able to stand against the schemes of the devil. 12 For we do not wrestle against flesh and blood, but against the...

Guest Pastor Tony Wood teaches on Biblical unity from 1 Corinthians 1:10-17. Divisions in the Church 10 I appeal to you, brothers, 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's people that there is quarreling among you, my brothers. 12...

Taught by Pastor Justin Troup, this message brings us 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, cu...

Pastor Justin Troup teaches on the heart behind our actions as we look at 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...

Have you been tempted to elevate yourself over others? Pastor Justin Troup preaches on the sin of pride and Jesus' rebuke to 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 cro...

Pastor Justin Troup preaches 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 mountain by themselves. And...

Elder Gregg Bassett delivers a sobering yet hopeful message from the Sermon on the Mount found in Matthew 7. Matthew 7:13-23 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 who find it are few. A Tree and Its Fruit 15 "Beware of false...

Pastor Justin Troup preaches on the words of Jesus found in Mark chapter 8.   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[d] will lose it, but whoever loses his life for my sake and the gospel's will save it. 36 For what does it profit a man to gain...

Pastor Justin Troup teaches on the reality of our calling as believers as we continue our sermon series in the book of Mark. Jesus Foretells His Death and Resurrection 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 too...

Pastor Justin Troup teaches 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 walking around." 25 Once more Je...

As we continue our sermon series in the book of Mark, Pastor Justin Troup teaches from Chapter 8, verses 14-21, on the leaven of the pharisees and Herod. 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."[a] 16 And they began discussing with one ano...

  Mark 8:1-13 ESV   In those days, when again a great crowd had gathered, and they had nothing to eat, he called his disciples to him and said to them, "I have compassion on the crowd, because they have been with me now three days and have nothing to eat. And if I send them away hungry to their homes, they will faint on the way. And some of them have come from far away." And his disciples answered...

Mark 7:31-37 ESV Then he returned from the region of Tyre and went through Sidon to the Sea of Galilee, in the region of the Decapolis. And they brought to him a man who was deaf and had a speech impediment, and they begged him to lay his hand on him. And taking him aside from the crowd privately, he put his fingers into his ears, and after spitting touched his tongue. And looking up to heaven, he...