We need discernment.

To detect lies. To know God’s will. To make the best choices. (as we’ve already discussed)

But we also need discernment in trying to figure out the most appropriate way to help people. Because not all problems are the same and not all people are the same - so not all solutions can be the same.

Join us Sunday for "How Can I Help You?”.

Most Christians can easily discern the difference between right and wrong.

Do you know what’s much harder? Trying to discern the difference between what’s good and what’s best.

Join us this Sunday at 9 or 11 for Intentional Wisdom: What is Best?

Discernment is the ability to distinguish right from wrong, truth from error, and even what’s good from what’s best. The church at large is losing the ability to discern because we lost the desire to grow. And we are seeing the fruit of an “anything goes” culture!

Join us Sunday for some Intentional Wisdom: The Lost Art of Discernment.

Let’s Get Intentional! That is the theme of the year, and it’s never going to happen without the wisdom that comes from the Word of God.

But the church (at large) is losing the ability to discern right from wrong, truth from error, best from good. So much garbage teaching abounds, and Christians just eat it up without even considering if it is true or not!

Let’s go after it in this brand new 4 week series - Intentional Wisdom: The Lost Art of Discernment.

Are you living a life worthy of the Gospel of Christ?

Maybe you’re not sure how to answer that question honestly. Join us on Sunday morning as we examine a passage from Paul’s letter to the Philippians for some encouragement and instruction on how to live a worthy life!

Baptism is the biblical profession of faith - the public identification with the death, burial, and resurrection of Jesus Christ. We will be celebrating our next Baptism Service on June 2nd. 

If you need to take this step of faith, or for more information, email Pastor Jeff. 

There are only two options. You are a sheep, or you are a goat.

When Jesus comes again, He will divide people into 2 groups - and only two. Are you a sheep, someone who follows the Shepherd? Or are you a goat, heading to eternal fire?

Join us Sunday for our last message in the Olivet Discourse: There Are Only Two Options.

Life can seem like many days and countless events… but life is really a singular endeavor. It’s your one shot to serve the Living God.

You get exactly and only one opportunity. What are you doing with it? Join us Sunday as we get into God’s Word!

Nobody could make up a story like Jesus. And Jesus taught complex eschatological truths with stories that a child could understand.

This Sunday, we will be looking at a parable Jesus made up to teach us a life or death lesson. It’s a story about a wedding, waiting, and wisdom.

Join us for Stay Ready.

Have you been paying attention? Jesus is coming soon. You may ask how can you be so sure?

Jesus said there are signs. Have you been paying attention? Do you know what to look for?

Join us Sunday for Watch the Signs.

Jesus tells us the worse is yet to come - before He returns and makes all things right.

What is the Tribulation? When is this all happening? What about the Rapture? Will we even be here for these events or not?

You won’t want to miss this. What ARE we waiting for?

Join us Sunday at 9 or 11 as we kick off our new sermon series: Intentional Hope. We may not know when the world is going to end… but we know how. Jesus lays it all out for us in Matthew 24-25. And right off the bat we learn a sobering truth about the end of this age: It’s Going to Get Bad.

This isn’t merely shallow sentiment, a self-affirming pep talk, or perspective from someone who just loves you so much.

The prophecy was made of the Messiah - and fulfilled in Jesus - that He would do so much more than take away sin —> He would make people righteous~!

This is the most astounding truth in all of God’s Word, in my opinion. Join us for He Will Make Many Righteous.

God foreshadowed the results of the death of Jesus Christ way back in the Old Testament. And one of these glorious results would be the removal of guilt.

Have you ever struggled with guilt? Have you ever wondered if God is still mad at you? Do you think you’ll never be able to shake this guilty feeling?

Join us as we continue to look at The Cross in the Old Testament.

The OT tells us that the Christ would suffer and die - and also tells us the significance of this sacrifice.

The very next picture is the Passover - the blood of the Lamb will save you from death. How does this illustrate the cross?

In a more profound way than you may realize! Join us Sunday at 9 or 11!

Join us as we kick off a very special sermon series this Sunday.

All through the Old Testament, God promised the Messiah would suffer and die. And God also promised what the death of the Christ would accomplish.

And the very first promise in Scripture regarding what Jesus’ sacrifice would accomplish: He Will Defeat the Devil.

We all know what it feels like to be let down by an unfulfilled promise. Maybe you are still haunted by a broken promise from your childhood. Maybe a trusted friend bailed on you in a season of crisis. Maybe a boss failed to keep their word when it came to a big promotion or raise.

We are fed a steady diet of empty promises and we can take that distrust of other people and wrongly put it onto our relationship with God

Join us this Sunday morning as we wrap up our study of the Book of Ruth by focusing on our promise keeping God. We will be reminded that the Lord always follows through on His Word every single time without fail.

Redeem.

We typically only hear this word in the context of couponing at stores such as Giant Eagle, Aldi, or Walmart.

But what does it mean for a person to be redeemed? How does this redemption change a person’s life and destiny?

Join us this Sunday morning as we study Ruth 3:1-18 and catch a glimpse of our story of redemption in Ruth’s story of redemption.

Easy question: Have you encountered a rude or unkind person in the past week?

Of course you have!

Hard question: Have you been rude or unkind in the past week?

Ouch…that is a bit uncomfortable to answer isn’t it?

Sadly, we often make lame excuses to justify our bad behavior. But we should never try to excuse the inexcusable and according to the Word of God, being unkind is inexcusable. Instead, we should own up to our failures in this area and seek to be better by the grace of God.

Join us this Sunday morning as we study Ruth 2:1-23 and focus on our loving God who has the power to transform us into His agents of kindness in an unkind world.

Life is hard. We experience disappointment, discouragement, setbacks, and the sudden loss of the people that we care about the most. How can we face these difficulties without losing heart or giving up? We must look to the Word of God and set our hope fully on the truth.

Ruth is a small book that is packed with some BIG truths. Not just truths about ourselves but truths about God.

In the story of Ruth, we come face to face with God’s providence.

His kindness.

His redemption.

And His fulfilled promises.

Your problems will look much smaller when you choose to embrace these truths from God. Join us this Sunday morning as we begin our month-long study of Ruth and focus on the Providence of God.

Baptism is the biblical profession of faith - the public identification with the death, burial, and resurrection of Jesus Christ. We will be celebrating our next Baptism Service on January 28th. 

If you need to take this step of faith, or for more information, email Pastor Jeff. 

It’s up to you to rescue a stray. I don’t mean dogs or cats, either. The stakes are much higher. What do you do when someone who claims to be a believer seemingly walks away from the faith?

Join us this Sunday for the final message from our series in James: Intentional Faith: A “How To” Guide.

Maybe it’s hard to stay faithful in prayer sometimes because, quite frankly, we don’t see prayer answered. We’ve all prayed fervently for something that didn’t exactly end up with the results we were praying for. And then we wrestle with why don’t we see prayer answered…?

Is it lack of faith on my part? Can I not recognize what answered prayer looks like? Do I need to change how I pray - or what I’m praying for?

Maybe if we saw more prayer answered, we’d pray more.

Join us this Sunday for How to See Prayer Answered.

It seems like everyone lies about, well, just about everything these days. But are all lies the same? Does God care if we tell a "little white lie" to protect someone's feelings? How important is it to tell the truth?

Join us Sunday for James 5:12.

People require patience. Have you noticed? Some more than others. Instead of retaliating, slandering, or complaining - God calls to patience. So how do we have patience with difficult people?

Join us Sunday for James 5:1-11.

What is your “5-Year Plan”? There’s nothing wrong with making plans, but there certainly is a wrong way to make plans.

Join us this Sunday, and bring your plans for 2024 with you so we can do this right.

CHRISTMAS EVE SERVICES

When: Dec. 24th - 9:00am & 5:00pm
Where: Harvest Bible Chapel

Jesus has given us incredible gifts: salvation, adoption, the promise of heaven, His very presence within us! But there is one present He gives that, if we open it and use it, will result in great love and unity in the church. It’s the gift of His example of selflessness. The incarnation is God humbling Himself. And He calls us to the same kind of humility.

Join us for Jesus’ Christmas Presence.

Both services will be identical (same music and message).*
*The only difference will be regarding Children’s Ministry. The Children's Choir will only be singing at the 5pm service. 9am will have full Children’s Ministry , 5pm will serve Nursery and Toddlers only.

CHRISTMAS EVE SERVICES

When: Dec. 24th - 9:00am & 5:00pm
Where: Harvest Bible Chapel

Jesus has given us incredible gifts: salvation, adoption, the promise of heaven, His very presence within us! But there is one present He gives that, if we open it and use it, will result in great love and unity in the church. It’s the gift of His example of selflessness. The incarnation is God humbling Himself. And He calls us to the same kind of humility.

Join us for Jesus’ Christmas Presence.

Both services will be identical (same music and message).*
*The only difference will be regarding Children’s Ministry. The Children's Choir will only be singing at the 5pm service. 9am will have full Children’s Ministry , 5pm will serve Nursery and Toddlers only.

Get into the Christmas spirit!

Maybe someone has said that to you recently or you’ve said it to someone else. But what does that mean? Does this mean that you should be expected to blast Jingle Bell Rock on the way to work, watch all of the old claymation movies, or go above and beyond to decorate your house with the best light display in the neighborhood? Is that really the Christmas spirit?

OR does it mean something much deeper than that? Maybe it’s getting to the heart of what Christmas is actually about: Christ and Christ alone. This Christmas season, let us take our eyes off the physical gifts under our trees and turn to the many blessings that our Lord and Savior has to offer.

Join us this Sunday morning as we begin a new two-week series, Jesus’ Christmas Presence, and study Colossians 2:8-15.

No.

We can’t.

At least, that’s been the testimony of history. Since Cain and Abel, all we do is hate and fight and murder.

Is this what God wants? Obviously not, but relational problems show up, even in His church. What’s the solution?

Join us for James 4:1-12.