Harvest Community Church of Huntersville

Today is the beginning of a special, week-long, intense prayer emphasis at Harvest, -The ABC's of Prayer,- and Ephesians 6-18-20 will be our guide.

Most of us wish we could say that we have never messed up badly or done things we regret. But, that is not usually the case. It definitely was the situation with the man we are currently talking about in our podcasts, the prophet Jonah. Today, Senior Pastor Jerry Barber looks at Jonah chapter 3 and helps us know what to do when we fail in this episode titled, -When you have blown it.-

The recipients of this letter were doing a few things right, however, due to hard times, many were beginning to waver in the faith. In our passage today, the unknown author exhorts the believers to persevere because of the person and work of Jesus Christ.

In life, some days we are -up- and some days we are -down---and God speaks to us in all those situations. On today's podcast, Senior Pastor Jerry Barber builds on Jonah chapter 2 in this episode called -When you are Down.-

Christianity is not a -spectator sport.- In Ephesians 4-11-16, the apostle Paul lays out God's plan for how everyone can and should be involved to help others grow.

One of the most interesting characters in the Bible is a man named Jonah. For the next four podcasts, Senior Pastor Jerry Barber is going to show how the ancient story of Jonah is still relevant for us. Today's episode focuses on Jonah chapter 1 and is titled -When God asks you to cross barriers.-

After Jacob reconciled with Esau, he remained in Shechem rather than going to Bethel as God wanted him to do. Genesis 34-36 record some of the bad things that happened in the families of Jacob and Esau, as well as some surprising good news.

Small children are so much fun to be around, and sometimes we can learn important lessons from them. On today's podcast, Senior Pastor Jerry Barber shares some recent personal experiences with his two grandaughters, 8-week old Addison and 5-year old Ayla--and how he has not only enjoyed those times but gleaned spiritual truths from them.

There is good news and bad news in Genesis 33. The good news is that two brothers who had been at odds most of their lives were reconciled after 20 years apart. The bad news is that Jacob evidenced some life change but still did not obey God fully.

Today, Senior Pastor Jerry Barber concludes this mini-series -Race and Grace- with personal reflections of his own on that topic.