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In God's Word, we are commanded to pray for all people, no matter if we like them, or disagree with them, or what. All people, especially those in authority over us: our local police, the mayor, the governor, and the President of the United States, whether you voted for them or not. The command does not change depending on who is leading. That might be distasteful or difficult, but we must do...

Many Christians believe we have an obligation, not only to our country but to God, to vote certain ways and support certain candidates or policies. As followers of Christ do we have a political obligation to our faith and to our country, and if so, what is it? Watch/listen to this message to discover the unchanging obligation we have to the Kingdom of God as we live in this kingdom called America....

What is the Church's position in this present political climate? Are God's people to be on the left or the right, or somewhere in the middle? How do we contend with those of a different viewpoint or party than our own? If there was ever a time to ask WWJD (What would Jesus do?) this is it. Watch this supercharged first message of the Undivided Kingdom series by Senior Pastor Jeff Maness...

In part 2 of the message entitled The Prayer of Jesus, Senior Pastor Jeff Maness tells us about "The #1 Prayer of Jesus". In part 1, we learned that hours before His excruciating death on the cross, at a time when every word counted, Jesus prayed for the protection, purity (holiness), and purpose of those who were following Him and anyone who would ever follow Him. But more important tha...

Did you know that Jesus prayed for you while He was here on earth? Not only then, but He continues to pray for you now! He prays for the protection, purity (holiness), and purpose of those that love and follow Him. Not only that, but the prayer of Jesus for us is backed up by the power of Jesus in us! Learn more in "Jesus Prayed for You", part one of Senior Pastor Jeff Maness' two-p...

In the last message we learned that "God is Everything". Everything that God has done and is doing today and all that He will do in the future is because of His great love. So what is our response to His love? Devotion. We are to be devoted to not only to following Christ, but to abiding in Him. What exactly does this mean? How do we "abide" in Jesus? Watch this message by Comm...

It’s easy for any of us to ask ourselves, “What is my purpose in this life, in this world, in this universe?" You may feel so small and insignificant and sometimes just wonder what the point of it all is. You may see the daily headlines of natural disasters, global conflicts, political division, and it becomes easy to feel like a very tiny drop in a vast and endless ocean. If this is you, we...

What is it that humans long for most? There is probably a range of answers such as meaning, relationships, love, and significance, but the one everyone could agree on would be freedom. Humans long to be free. Experiencing freedom as a citizen of the USA is one thing, but the idea of experiencing spiritual freedom can often be much harder. Even though we talk about it, sing about it, and hear about...

Have you ever felt like God in the Old Testament is different from God in the New Testament? The grace shown in the Old Testament and the grace we receive through Christ in the New Testament are very similar. We can even see God’s grace in the way He dealt with Adam and Eve in the garden despite the consequences of their sin. Watch this message to understand God's grace and how, even when He...

God is all sovereign, all powerful, all holy, all loving, lacking nothing, needing nothing, perfect in every way, and He is drawing you in through the affectionate call of the Gospel. He calls you to be His child! Yes, the God who created the universe is inviting you into relationship with Him through His son Jesus, just because it will make Him happy to do so. Seems kind of wild, maybe even hard...

How can we, humans, understand the deep love of God? We start by understanding that He is perfectly patient, plentiful with love, and perpetually faithful. You may have heard "God is love" all of your life. Listen to this message and see what that really means. Click here for Pastor Jeff's Message Notes. Click here for Small Group Discussion Questions. ______________________________...

In the first message of this series, He Is/We Are, we learned about the holiness of God. In this follow-up message, we learn what our response to God's holiness must be. Watch/listen to learn what worship is and what "True Worship" looks like. Click here for Jeff's Message Notes . Click here for Small Group Discussion Questions. _________________________________________________...

What comes to mind when you think of God? In this first message of the He Is/We Are series, Senior Pastor Jeff Maness explores what it means when we say that God is holy. Holiness as a concept may be hard to grasp. It basically talks about God's apartness or sacredness. There is no one like Him. Only He is absolutely holy, and from His holiness flow the rest of His characteristics. Watch/list...

What areas of your life are you always trying to control? What you try to control the most is often what you worry about the most. And, you may be surprised to find, what you try to control is most often where you are trusting God the least. Watch/listen to this message from Manne Favor, Pastor of Connect Church in Pearland, Texas, to learn that you can't control everything, but you can trust...

When things go wrong, it doesn’t take much for the emotions of doubt, disbelief, and discouragement to dominate our minds, so much so that we start may questioning if everything we believe is really real. We may question if God is there and if He is really cares about us. Watch this message to learn that God’s delays are not God’s denials. He loves you deeply, and He has a plan to use this experie...

The power of Jesus is best revealed in the problems we face. In the midst of our problems we should be asking God to provide a miracle for us - to reveal His power through provision. But we tend to make assumptions about how God should intervene, what He should do, and when He should do it. We might just need a shift in our perspective to see the real miracle. Click here for Pastor Jeff's Mes...

The reality is that we are all now in, just getting out of, or just fixing to enter a storm in life. God doesn't sugarcoat this reality in His Word. He tells us many times that there will be storms. But it's just as clear that in those storms, we can have peace in Jesus. Jesus is our anchor in the storm. Watch/listen to this message to see how you can have this peace in the midst in your...

Are you living in abundance? True abundance is formed in the mind and in the heart, in the spiritual center of who we are. It’s a mindset. This doesn't mean that we don't experience real need at times. It can be so hard at times to look around at what we have or what is happening to us and believe we have an abundance, to believe we have more than enough. If you are living in that tensio...

"Would you like to get well?" At first glance the question seems ridiculous. Anyone who has had any kind of affliction (physical, mental, emotional, or circumstantial) for any length of time knows the answer is a resounding, "YES!" But do you want to get well enough to do what He says? Watch/listen to this message to find that there are three parts in the making of a miracle. Y...

Jesus is all powerful, and all His power is available to you. Watch this message, entitled "Accessing the Power of Christ" from the series More than a Miracle, and begin to live in the power of Christ every day! Click here for Pastor Jeff's Message Notes. Click here for Small Group Discussion Questions. _______________________________________________________________________ Subscrib...

Sometimes we hesitate to pray for the "small" things we need, because we think that Jesus doesn't care about the little things in our lives, especially when other people are going through much bigger things. But He is the God of the big and the little. If it matters to you, it matters to Jesus, because you matter to Jesus! Click here for Pastor Jeff's Message Notes. Click here...

When we fail at something or let someone down, we often feel deep regret or like we, ourselves, are a failure. But making a mistake doesn’t make you a failure, and it doesn’t keep God from loving you or using you. In this Easter message, Senior Pastor Jeff Maness tells how Peter's denial of Jesus was Peter's greatest failure, but Jesus wasn't done with Peter, and he’s not done with...

Communion is a ritual we partake of at least once during each sermon series at The Harbor. Jesus instituted communion at The Last Supper, and told us to "Do this in remembrance of me." We know it has great meaning, but let's go deeper into what it's really all about and see how God orchestrated even the tiniest details to point to the Messiah as far back as the beginning. Jeff&...

We were created to worship God, and not just on Sundays or in those thankful moments when we recognize His hand on our lives. We were created to worship as a lifestyle, every day and in many ways. This does not necessarily mean we walk around singing worship songs all day. Worship means much more than that. Watch this message, "Worship is a Lifestyle" by Director of Worship Arts Chris Ta...

Humility. It is impossible to describe the person of Jesus without using that word. And if the church is meant to be a reflection of Christ, then humility is something we ought to take really seriously and challenge ourselves on as a community. How can a life of service and sacrifice be more fulfilling than a life of power, popularity, and position? Watch this message by Discipleship Pastor Ryan A...