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Messages from Harvest Worship at The Woodlands United Methodist Church in The Woodlands, Texas, outside of Houston

Mark Sorensen


    • Oct 1, 2025 LATEST EPISODE
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    Harvest Podcast | Gospel of John: Healing and Hope

    Play Episode Listen Later Oct 1, 2025 45:50


    Welcome back to the Harvest Podcast! Join us as Shawn Gray and Brenna Bullock sit down with special guest Kelley Reilly, as they dive into the fourth and fifth chapters of John's Gospel.In this episode they discuss two beloved moments in Jesus' ministry: His time with the Samaritan woman at the well, and the healing of the paralyzed man at the pool of Bethesda. In these two interactions we see a Savior who meets people in their brokenness, offers living water to quench the deepest thirst, and speaks words of life that bring healing and hope.

    The Gospel of John: The Question That Changes Everything

    Play Episode Listen Later Sep 28, 2025 39:19


    Harvest Worship | Mark Sorensen |  We are so grateful that you have come to worship with us today. The future is bright, and we are excited by all that God is doing in and through our church. If you are looking for a place to connect with others or grow your faith, we would love to tell you more about our church.

    Harvest Podcast | Gospel of John: New Life

    Play Episode Listen Later Sep 24, 2025 43:10


    Welcome back to the Harvest Podcast! Join us as Shawn Gray and Rev. Mark Sorensen sit down with special guest Alyssa Porter, as they dive into chapters 2 and 3 of the Gospel of John. In this episode they explore Jesus' first miracle – turning water into wine, and the new life that Jesus offers.Jesus is both the One who brings outward signs of God's power and the One who calls us to inward renewal, offering new life that begins now and continues into eternity.

    The Gospel of John: When the Wine Runs Out

    Play Episode Listen Later Sep 21, 2025 38:02


    Harvest Worship | Mark Sorensen |  We are so grateful that you have come to worship with us today. The future is bright, and we are excited by all that God is doing in and through our church. If you are looking for a place to connect with others or grow your faith, we would love to tell you more about our church.

    Harvest Podcast | Gospel of John: Living as a Witness

    Play Episode Listen Later Sep 17, 2025 46:39


    Welcome back to the Harvest Podcast! Join us as Shawn Gray and Rev. Mark Sorensen sit down with special guest Rev. Karen Tyler to unpack the first chapter of John's Gospel with a focus on what it means to live as a witness. Together, they look at the example of John the Baptist – who's boldness and humility pointed others to Jesus, and explore how we can embody that same calling in our lives.This episode will encourage you to see your life as a testimony, offering practical ways to reflect the light of Christ in a world that desperately needs hope.

    The Gospel of John: Who Are You?

    Play Episode Listen Later Sep 14, 2025 38:28


    Harvest Worship | Mark Sorensen | We are so grateful that you have come to worship with us today. The future is bright, and we are excited by all that God is doing in and through our church. If you are looking for a place to connect with others or grow your faith, we would love to tell you more about our church.

    Harvest Podcast | Gospel of John: Encountering Jesus in a New Way

    Play Episode Listen Later Sep 11, 2025 32:32


    Ready to encounter Jesus in a fresh way?In this special kickoff episode, we're beginning a new journey through the Gospel of John. Join hosts Shawn Gray and Rev. Mark Sorensen as they welcome special guest Bishop Bob Hayes for an introduction to this unique book of the Bible. Discover what sets John's eyewitness account apart, why it's such a powerful starting point for understanding who Jesus is, and what you can expect as we explore it this season.If you're looking to experience the story of Jesus again for the first time, this conversation is for you.Tune in as we prepare our hearts and minds for a season of transformation.

    The Gospel of John: Light Has Come

    Play Episode Listen Later Sep 7, 2025 35:59


    Harvest Worship | Mark Sorensen |We are so grateful that you have come to worship with us today. The future is bright, and we are excited by all that God is doing in and through our church. If you are looking for a place to connect with others or grow your faith, we would love to tell you more about our church.

    Come & See: Welcome Home

    Play Episode Listen Later Aug 24, 2025 35:48


    Harvest Worship | Shawn Gray | We are so grateful that you have come to worship with us today. The future is bright, and we are excited by all that God is doing in and through our church. If you are looking for a place to connect with others or grow your faith, we would love to tell you more about our church.

    Come & See: Tearing Down Roofs

    Play Episode Listen Later Aug 17, 2025 43:36


    Harvest Worship | Mark Sorensen | We are so grateful that you have come to worship with us today. The future is bright, and we are excited by all that God is doing in and through our church. If you are looking for a place to connect with others or grow your faith, we would love to tell you more about our church.

    Come & See: Who Is My Neighbor?

    Play Episode Listen Later Aug 10, 2025 40:59


    Harvest Worship | Mark Sorensen | We are so grateful that you have come to worship with us today. The future is bright, and we are excited by all that God is doing in and through our church. If you are looking for a place to connect with others or grow your faith, we would love to tell you more about our church.

    Harvest Podcast | Based on a True Story: Failure Isn't Final

    Play Episode Listen Later Aug 3, 2025 45:18


    Based on a True Story is a podcast with Mark Sorensen, Shawn Gray and Brenna Bullock where real conversations uncover the lies we often believe and replace them with the truth of Scripture. Together, we'll explore how to live a life grounded in God's story – the only story that's truly true. Download Truth Cards at https://www.twmc.org/harvest

    Based on a True Story: Failure Is Not Final

    Play Episode Listen Later Aug 3, 2025 41:10


    Harvest Worship | Mark Sorensen |We are so grateful that you have come to worship with us today. The future is bright, and we are excited by all that God is doing in and through our church. If you are looking for a place to connect with others or grow your faith, we would love to tell you more about our church.

    Come & See: Be My Witnesses

    Play Episode Listen Later Aug 1, 2025 15:32


    Harvest Worship | Mark Sorensen | We are so grateful that you have come to worship with us today. The future is bright, and we are excited by all that God is doing in and through our church. If you are looking for a place to connect with others or grow your faith, we would love to tell you more about our church.

    Harvest Podcast | Based on a True Story: My Value Comes From What I Do

    Play Episode Listen Later Jul 27, 2025 48:18


    Based on a True Story is a podcast with Mark Sorensen, Shawn Gray and Brenna Bullock where real conversations uncover the lies we often believe and replace them with the truth of Scripture. Together, we'll explore how to live a life grounded in God's story – the only story that's truly true. Download Truth Cards at https://www.twmc.org/harvest

    Based on a True Story: My Value Comes From What I Do

    Play Episode Listen Later Jul 27, 2025 38:37


    Harvest Worship | Mark Sorensen |We are so grateful that you have come to worship with us today. The future is bright, and we are excited by all that God is doing in and through our church. If you are looking for a place to connect with others or grow your faith, we would love to tell you more about our church.

    Harvest Podcast | Based on a True Story: I Need To Prove Myself

    Play Episode Listen Later Jul 20, 2025 35:06


    Based on a True Story is a podcast with Mark Sorensen, Shawn Gray and Brenna Bullock where real conversations uncover the lies we often believe and replace them with the truth of Scripture. Together, we'll explore how to live a life grounded in God's story – the only story that's truly true. Download Truth Cards at https://www.twmc.org/harvest

    Based on a True Story: I Need to Prove Myself

    Play Episode Listen Later Jul 20, 2025 36:11


    Harvest Worship | Drew Essen |We are so grateful that you have come to worship with us today. The future is bright, and we are excited by all that God is doing in and through our church. If you are looking for a place to connect with others or grow your faith, we would love to tell you more about our church.

    Harvest Podcast | Based on a True Story: I Am Not Enough

    Play Episode Listen Later Jul 13, 2025 38:18


    Based on a True Story is a podcast with Mark Sorensen, Shawn Gray and Brenna Bullock where real conversations uncover the lies we often believe and replace them with the truth of Scripture. Together, we'll explore how to live a life grounded in God's story – the only story that's truly true. Download Truth Cards at https://www.twmc.org/harvest

    Based on a True Story: I Am Not Enough

    Play Episode Listen Later Jul 13, 2025 35:56


    Harvest Worship | Shawn Gray |We are so grateful that you have come to worship with us today. The future is bright, and we are excited by all that God is doing in and through our church. If you are looking for a place to connect with others or grow your faith, we would love to tell you more about our church.

    Based on a True Story: The Truth

    Play Episode Listen Later Jul 6, 2025 34:40


    Harvest Worship | Shawn Gray | We are so grateful that you have come to worship with us today. The future is bright, and we are excited by all that God is doing in and through our church. If you are looking for a place to connect with others or grow your faith, we would love to tell you more about our church.

    Harvest Podcast | Based on a True Story: The High Ground

    Play Episode Listen Later Jul 6, 2025 31:57


    Based on a True Story is a podcast with Mark Sorensen, Shawn Gray and Brenna Bullock where real conversations uncover the lies we often believe and replace them with the truth of Scripture. Together, we'll explore how to live a life grounded in God's story – the only story that's truly true. Download Truth Cards at https://www.twmc.org/harvest

    Worthy: Always

    Play Episode Listen Later Jun 30, 2025 30:46


    Harvest Worship | Family Worship Sunday | We are so grateful that you have come to worship with us today. The future is bright, and we are excited by all that God is doing in and through our church. If you are looking for a place to connect with others or grow your faith, we would love to tell you more about our church.

    Worthy: Worthy in the Overflow

    Play Episode Listen Later Jun 23, 2025 41:20


    Harvest Worship | Mark Sorensen | We are so grateful that you have come to worship with us today. The future is bright, and we are excited by all that God is doing in and through our church. If you are looking for a place to connect with others or grow your faith, we would love to tell you more about our church.

    Worthy: In Victory

    Play Episode Listen Later Jun 15, 2025 37:57


    Harvest Worship | Mark Sorensen | We are so grateful that you have come to worship with us today. The future is bright, and we are excited by all that God is doing in and through our church. If you are looking for a place to connect with others or grow your faith, we would love to tell you more about our church.

    Worthy: In Apathy

    Play Episode Listen Later Jun 9, 2025 32:51


    Harvest Worship | Shawn Gray |  We are so grateful that you have come to worship with us today. The future is bright, and we are excited by all that God is doing in and through our church. If you are looking for a place to connect with others or grow your faith, we would love to tell you more about our church.

    Worthy: Worship in Suffering

    Play Episode Listen Later Jun 1, 2025 37:47


    Harvest Worship | Brenna Bullock |   We are so grateful that you have come to worship with us today. The future is bright, and we are excited by all that God is doing in and through our church. If you are looking for a place to connect with others or grow your faith, we would love to tell you more about our church.

    Mind the Gap

    Play Episode Listen Later May 25, 2025 29:43


    Harvest Worship | Shawn Gray |  We are so grateful that you have come to worship with us today. The future is bright, and we are excited by all that God is doing in and through our church. If you are looking for a place to connect with others or grow your faith, we would love to tell you more about our church.

    Beyond: Empower the Next Generation

    Play Episode Listen Later May 18, 2025 45:32


    Harvest Worship | Mark Sorensen and Mark Swayze |   We are so grateful that you have come to worship with us today. The future is bright, and we are excited by all that God is doing in and through our church. If you are looking for a place to connect with others or grow your faith, we would love to tell you more about our church.

    Beyond: Building the Body of Christ

    Play Episode Listen Later May 11, 2025 36:19


    Harvest Worship | Mark Sorensen | We are so grateful that you have come to worship with us today. The future is bright, and we are excited by all that God is doing in and through our church. If you are looking for a place to connect with others or grow your faith, we would love to tell you more about our church.

    Beyond: Serving and Equipping the Global Church

    Play Episode Listen Later May 5, 2025 39:45


    Harvest Worship | Karen Tyler | We are so grateful that you have come to worship with us today. The future is bright, and we are excited by all that God is doing in and through our church. If you are looking for a place to connect with others or grow your faith, we would love to tell you more about our church.

    Beyond: Going Beyond

    Play Episode Listen Later Apr 27, 2025 46:17


    Harvest Worship | Mark Sorensen | For nearly 50 years, God's faithfulness has been the foundation of our church. Now, we believe He is calling us to something greater — to go further in faith, generosity and love. He is calling us to go beyond. Over the next four weeks, as we embark on the Beyond capital campaign, we invite you to prayerfully seek God's guidance and consider how He may be leading you to step out in faith. This is our moment to boldly pursue His greater purpose — together, let's go beyond.

    Easter 2025: When Hope Walks With You

    Play Episode Listen Later Apr 20, 2025 7:46


    Harvest Easter Worship | Mark Sorensen | Grace and peace to you, friends. Easter Sunday has come to meet us again. What an incredible day of hope as we join the hearts of believers around the world remembering the beauty found in the Resurrection story. Our prayer for you is that you will connect deeply to God through the word, prayers and songs offered within the time we have together today. We pray you discover we are a community that welcomes you as you are. Settle in, friends. Let's see where the Good News of Jesus meets us today!

    Teach Us To Pray: Deliver Us From Evil

    Play Episode Listen Later Apr 14, 2025 34:05


    Harvest Worship | Mark Swayze | We are so grateful that you have come to worship with us today. The future is bright, and we are excited by all that God is doing in and through our church. If you are looking for a place to connect with others or grow your faith, we would love to tell you more about our church.

    Teach Us To Pray: Lead Us Not Into Temptation

    Play Episode Listen Later Apr 6, 2025 31:23


    Harvest Worship | Karen Tyler  We are so grateful that you have come to worship with us today. The future is bright, and we are excited by all that God is doing in and through our church. If you are looking for a place to connect with others or grow your faith, we would love to tell you more about our church.

    Teach Us To Pray: Forgiveness

    Play Episode Listen Later Mar 31, 2025 33:52


    Harvest Worship | Shawn Gray |We are so grateful that you have come to worship with us today. The future is bright, and we are excited by all that God is doing in and through our church. If you are looking for a place to connect with others or grow your faith, we would love to tell you more about our church.

    Teach Us To Pray: Daily Bread

    Play Episode Listen Later Mar 24, 2025 39:36


    Harvest Worship | Mark Sorensen | We are so grateful that you have come to worship with us today. The future is bright, and we are excited by all that God is doing in and through our church. If you are looking for a place to connect with others or grow your faith, we would love to tell you more about our church.

    Teach Us To Pray: Kingdom

    Play Episode Listen Later Mar 16, 2025 41:43


    Harvest Worship | Mark Sorensen | We are so grateful that you have come to worship with us today. The future is bright, and we are excited by all that God is doing in and through our church. If you are looking for a place to connect with others or grow your faith, we would love to tell you more about our church.

    Teach Us To Pray: Hallowed

    Play Episode Listen Later Mar 9, 2025 38:49


    Harvest Worship | Mark Sorensen | We are so grateful that you have come to worship with us today. The future is bright, and we are excited by all that God is doing in and through our church. If you are looking for a place to connect with others or grow your faith, we would love to tell you more about our church.

    A Worn-Out Life: Letting Go of the Pressure to Perform

    Play Episode Listen Later Mar 3, 2025 36:20


    Harvest Worship | Mark Swayze |  We are so grateful that you have come to worship with us today. The future is bright, and we are excited by all that God is doing in and through our church. If you are looking for a place to connect with others or grow your faith, we would love to tell you more about our church.

    A Worn-Out Life: The Rest We Need

    Play Episode Listen Later Feb 23, 2025 39:56


    Harvest Worship | Mark Sorensen |  We are so grateful that you have come to worship with us today. The future is bright, and we are excited by all that God is doing in and through our church. If you are looking for a place to connect with others or grow your faith, we would love to tell you more about our church.

    A Worn-Out Life: When Purpose Feels Out of Reach

    Play Episode Listen Later Feb 17, 2025 34:03


    Harvest Worship | Shawn Gray |  We are so grateful that you have come to worship with us today. The future is bright, and we are excited by all that God is doing in and through our church. If you are looking for a place to connect with others or grow your faith, we would love to tell you more about our church.

    A Worn-Out Life: Breaking Free from Comparison

    Play Episode Listen Later Feb 9, 2025 40:15


    Harvest Worship | Mark Sorensen |  We are so grateful that you have come to worship with us today. The future is bright, and we are excited by all that God is doing in and through our church. If you are looking for a place to connect with others or grow your faith, we would love to tell you more about our church.

    A Worn-Out Life: The Weight of Worry

    Play Episode Listen Later Feb 3, 2025 41:19


    Harvest Worship | Mark Sorensen |  We are so grateful that you have come to worship with us today. The future is bright, and we are excited by all that God is doing in and through our church. If you are looking for a place to connect with others or grow your faith, we would love to tell you more about our church.

    Making Room: Making Room for the Kingdom of God

    Play Episode Listen Later Jan 27, 2025 35:49


    Harvest Worship | Miriam Swanson |  As we start this new year, we want to make room for God in our lives, our church and our community. For the next few weeks, we will talk about stewardship and how, through giving, we come together as a community, sharing in the hope, grace and joy that God provides. When we give, we participate in His work, spreading love and STEWARDSHIP to the world. Together, we are “Making Room” for something extraordinary.

    Making Room: Making Room for the Calling of God

    Play Episode Listen Later Jan 19, 2025 38:32


    Harvest Worship | Mark Sorensen |As we start this new year, we want to make room for God in our lives, our church and our community. For the next few weeks, we will talk about stewardship and how, through giving, we come together as a community, sharing in the hope, grace and joy that God provides. When we give, we participate in His work, spreading love and STEWARDSHIP to the world. Together, we are “Making Room” for something extraordinary.

    Making Room: Making Room for the Vision of God

    Play Episode Listen Later Jan 12, 2025 28:15


    Harvest Worship | Bishop Bob Hayes | As we start this new year, we want to make room for God in our lives, our church and our community. For the next few weeks, we will talk about stewardship and how, through giving, we come together as a community, sharing in the hope, grace and joy that God provides. When we give, we participate in His work, spreading love and STEWARDSHIP to the world. Together, we are “Making Room” for something extraordinary.

    Making Room: Making Room for the Presence of God

    Play Episode Listen Later Jan 6, 2025 36:06


    Harvest Worship | Mark Sorensen | As we start this new year, we want to make room for God in our lives, our church and our community. For the next few weeks, we will talk about stewardship and how, through giving, we come together as a community, sharing in the hope, grace and joy that God provides. When we give, we participate in His work, spreading love and generosity to the world. Together, we are “Making Room” for something extraordinary.

    The Gift of Forgiveness

    Play Episode Listen Later Dec 29, 2024 34:06


    Harvest Worship | Karen Tyler | Good morning, church! We are so glad you joined us — it's going to be a great morning. We look forward to bringing you into the presence of Jesus today through our worship. It's so important to come together in worship, prayer, the reading of God's Word and teaching. We can't wait to see how the Holy Spirit shows up to move and inspire us all. Get ready to dive into God's Word and see where God takes us!

    Repeat the Sounding Joy: A Star Still Leads

    Play Episode Listen Later Dec 24, 2024 44:07


    Harvest Christmas Service | Mark Sorensen | Merry Christmas, friends. Whether you are a first-time guest or longtime member, we are so happy to share the celebration of Christ with you. We know this is a busy season for everyone, so we hope you will take this time together to pause and truly experience the wonder found in the Christmas story. We wish for you to feel the presence of the Holy Spirit at work in our midst and the peace of Christ in your life.

    Repeat the Sounding Joy: The Sound of Peace

    Play Episode Listen Later Dec 22, 2024 31:13


    Harvest Worship | Mark Swayze | This Advent, there's a song to be sung! In this series, we'll explore the beloved carols of Christmas and their connection to the Nativity story, weaving their timeless messages with the hope, joy, love and peace of the Advent wreath. Together, we'll rediscover the beauty of these songs and the deeper truths they proclaim about the Savior who has come to bring light to the world.

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