Harvest Community Church of Huntersville

After 400 years, Israel has finally left Egypt. As they go, Pharaoh's heart is once again hardened so that God is glorified, and so that all people will know that God is the Lord.

Even after nine terrible plagues, Pharaoh refused to allow the Israelites to go worship, but Exodus 12 begins introducing God's preparation for the salvation of his people and how it was to be memorialized forever.

After Pharaoh rejected Moses' demand for him to let the Israelites leave Egypt to worship, God sent plagues to show his supremacy and cause Pharaoh to change his mind.

After God called Moses to deliver Israel, he was met with layers of rejection, and this section of Exodus shows how God responded to Moses when he came to Him in desperation.

After Exodus opens with the story of Moses' birth and miraculous journey into the house of Pharaoh, chapters 2-4 begin focusing on his life as an adult and how God called him to deliver Israel.

Exodus continues the story of God's people Israel in Egypt, picking up where Genesis left off and describing how horrible their situation became.

As the church was being persecuted in Jerusalem, all the believers, except the apostles, scattered throughout Judea and Samaria spreading the gospel.

Today's Easter message given by Senior Pastor Jerry Barber is based on Romans 1:1-5 and is titled, "A Drastic Change?"

After the parable about a king and the Ten Minas, Luke 19:28-44 records Jesus' entry into Jerusalem as the messianic King, and the way he entered reveals much about God and how we should respond to him today.

In response to the truths of verses 28-30 assuring us that God is providentially working on our behalf, the Apostle Paul drives home the point of the unbreakable safety of God's love for His own.

Romans 8:18-25 shows that, in God's plan, glory is the climax for both his creation and his people. The passage for today (8:26-30) builds on those great thoughts by answering the question, "What happens while we wait for his plan to unfold?"

Paul's statement in Romans 8:17 about believers being on a path to glory introduces a section (verses 18-30) that elaborates on the future glory of Christians.

In verses 5-14, Paul contrasted life in the flesh to life in the Spirit. In verses 14-17, he shows us the blessings of adoption that comes from life in the Spirit.

After the Apostle Paul explained that those who are "in Christ Jesus" are free from condemnation (1-4), he brought out more assurances for believers and a significant obligation (5-13).

In Romans 8 we see the wonderful blessings every believer enjoys in Christ: being free from God's condemnation, indwelt by God's Spirit, adopted into his family, destined for resurrection and glory, and hope because of God's love for us and promise to bring good to us in every circumstance of life.

Following Paul's statement in 2 Corinthians 3:6 that he was a minister of the New Covenant, he contrasted the two covenants and stressed the freedom and power of the New covenant to change people now.

The Apostle Paul addressed many issues in the church at Corinth, including a lot about proper worship. In this context of worship, he began discussing in 1 Corinthians 12, some gifts the Holy Spirit gives and how they should be used in the body of Christ.

Just before his ascension, Jesus commands the apostles to wait for the coming Holy Spirit and, once they've received the Spirit, to be his witnesses to the world.

The Apostle Paul spent the first three chapters of Ephesians telling believers about all the riches they have in Christ. After that, he described how we should respond to such blessings, beginning with a stirring call to unity that opens chapter 4.

After a long section on living as children of light, the apostle Paul urges Christians in Ephesians 5:15-18 to live carefully and gives three contrasts: not as unwise but as wise, not foolish but understanding what the Lord's will is, and not drunk but being filled with the Spirit.

As Jesus prepared his disciples for his imminent departure, he shared what the Holy Spirit would do in the lives of unbelievers. Today we turn our attention to his teaching on the ministry of the Holy Spirit in the lives of believers.

In the Upper Room Discourse (John 13-17), Jesus was preparing his disciples for his imminent departure by explaining the upcoming ministry of the Holy Spirit. This passage shows how disciples can thrive even while living in a world that is against Christ and will persecute them.

Peter writes to defend his ministry and the gospel from false teachers who deny the return of Christ and say that Peter and the other apostles are following myths.

Today's sermon introduces the 2025 40 Days of Prayer, The Spirit of Prayer. Today's message given by Senior Pastor Jerry Barber is based on Ephesians 6:18-20 and is titled, "Why Do We Need 40 Days of Prayer?"

After eleven chapters of observations on life by the Teacher, the narrator now praises the Teacher and concludes the book by declaring what matters most in life.

The Teacher has been giving his observations on life "under the sun" for eleven chapters of Ecclesiastes, and this section concludes them by giving good advice for anyone who is "young."

The Teacher continue giving advice on wise living, especially in light of life's uncertainties.

Ecclesiastes 9 gave us examples of wisdom but started transitioning into discussing its limitations, and this section builds on that teaching by contrasting wisdom with folly.

After several chapters laying out his perspective on life, the Teacher uses this chapter to reiterate human inability to control our destinies and to give positive advice about how to respond.

After focusing on obedience to authority in the first part of Ecclesiastes 8, the Teacher continues to reflect on and wrestle with some of the discrepancies between what he sees and what he knows by faith.

The teacher is giving instruction on how someone should respond to a king's authority. He's teaching his original readers how to behave in the court of a king.

Ecclesiastes 6 concluded by asking the question, "Who knows what is good for anyone in life, in the few days of his futile life that he spends like a shadow?" As chapter 7 opens, the Teacher begins to answer that question by focusing on wisdom.

Immediately after affirming that God gives some people good gifts to enjoy (5:18-20), the Teacher turns in chapter 6 to mention other scenarios where satisfaction is not found.

Today's sermon continues the series, Ecclesiastes: Living with the End in Mind. Today's message is given by Harvester Steve Thompson and is based on Ecclesiastes 5:8-20 and titled, "A Legacy of Contentment."

Ecclesiastes 1-4 has revealed that human beings cannot find ultimate fulfilment or solve life's issues on their own. Immediately after pointing out several evidences that the world is broken, the Teacher turns in chapter 5 to address how we should approach God.

Ecclesiastes 1-4 has revealed that human beings cannot find ultimate fulfilment or solve life's issues on their own. Immediately after pointing out several evidences that the world is broken, the Teacher turns in chapter 5 to address how we should approach God.

At the end of Ecclesiastes 3, the Teacher spoke with strong emotion about injustices he saw in his world. Chapter 4 continues that theme by adding more observations about things that are difficult in a broken world.

At the end of Ecclesiastes 3, the Teacher spoke with strong emotion about injustices he saw in his world. Chapter 4 continues that theme by adding more observations about things that are difficult in a broken world.

So far in Ecclesiastes the Teacher has described his quest for fulfillment through specific life experiences, and now he turns to reflect more broadly on how to make sense of the dilemma described in verses 9-11- -bound by time but wired for eternity.-

So far in Ecclesiastes the Teacher has described his quest for fulfillment through specific life experiences, and now he turns to reflect more broadly on how to make sense of the dilemma described in verses 9-11: "bound by time but wired for eternity."

The Teacher reflected on wisdom earlier in the book -1-12-18- and now returns to that topic, adding something very important to the equation- the -trump card- of death.

In Ecclesiastes 1-12-18, we saw the Teacher begin his search for what is good, for what satisfies under the sun, with wisdom. Now his search continues as he turns his attention to pleasure and work.

After the opening prologue to the book by the narrator -1-11-, this passage begins a very long section -1-12-12-17- consisting of a monologue by the Teacher.

The Teacher reflected on wisdom earlier in the book (1:12-18) and now returns to that topic, adding something very important to the equation: the "trump card" of death.

In Ecclesiastes 1:12-18, we saw the Teacher begin his search for what is good, for what satisfies under the sun, with wisdom. Now his search continues as he turns his attention to pleasure and work.

After the opening prologue to the book by the narrator (1:11), this passage begins a very long section (1:12-12:17) consisting of a monologue by the Teacher.

Today's sermon begins a new series, Ecclesiastes- Living with the End in Mind. Today's message is based on Ecclesiastes 1-1-11.