Sermons from Harvest Bible Church | Union County

BIG IDEA: Without God's blessing, all our hard work is pointless.

CHRISTIANS MUST LEARN: How can believers trust God with their households?

1. Give your cares to the King (vv. 1-2).

2. Give your kids to the King (vv. 3-5).

FAITH IN ACTION Are you trying to hold your life together, or are you trusting the Lord to build it?

Are you trying to control your children's future, or are you trusting the Lord with their lives?

BIG IDEA: Because Christ lives, your life is changed now and your future is secure forever.

CHRISTIANS MUST LEARN

How should my life change if Jesus is really alive?

1. Rejoice in a New Life (3a)

2. Rest in a Living Hope (3b)

3. Rely on a Secure Future (4-5)

LEARNING TO LIVE:

Are you letting your past define you, or actually living like God made you new?

Is your hope tied to circumstances or to a risen Savior?

Are you more focused on temporary stability, or the future God has promised His people?

BIG IDEA:

Christians are called to fight the good fight of faith.

CHRISTIANS MUST LEARN

What does it look like to truly fight the good fight of faith?

1. Flee from Sin (11)

2. Fight for Faith (12)

3. Follow the Truth (13-14)

FAITH IN ACTION

Where have you been trying to manage temptation instead of cutting it off?

In what area of your life do you need to stop coasting and start fighting again?

Where do you need to stop listening to your feelings and simply follow what God has said?

BIG IDEA:

Christians handle sin honestly, because it reveals the heart and shapes the future.

CHRISTIANS MUST LEARN

What are you doing with sin and what is it teaching others?

1. Don't Minimize Sin (18-21)

2. Don't Mock Sin (22-23)

3. Don't Model Sin (24-29)

FAITH IN ACTION

Are you dealing with sin... or learning to live with it?

Do you grieve sin in others... or talk about it?

What are the people closest to you learning from how you handle sin?

BIG IDEA: Every rainbow reminds believers to live with confidence in God's faithfulness.

CHRISTIANS MUST LEARN

How should believers respond to God's covenant promise?

1. Believe in God's Covenant (8-11)

2. Behold God's Sign (12-16)

3. Bank on God's Faithfulness (17) FAITH IN ACTION When the world feels unstable, are you driven more by fear or confidence in God's promises?

What evidence of God's faithfulness do you need to remember today?

Is anxiety louder than God's promises in your life right now?

BIG IDEA: God preserves life for a purpose and calls us to live for Him. CHRISTIANS MUST LEARN How should we live in the world God has preserved? 1. Recenter Your Life on Worship (20-22) 2. Reorder Your Life under God (1-4) 3. Regard All Life as Sacred (5-7) FAITH IN ACTION What does my week reveal about what I truly worship? Where am I living outside of God's design, even though I know better? If every life belongs to God, am I living like that's true?

BIG IDEA:

Believers must anchor their lives in God's faithfulness, not their circumstances.

CHRISTIANS MUST LEARN

How do we live faithfully in a season of waiting?

1. Rest in God's Faithfulness (1-5)

2. Rely on God's Timing (6-14)

3. Respond to God's Purpose (15-19)

FAITH IN ACTION

Are you grounded in what God has said, or shaken by what you see?

Have you grown impatient in a season the Lord is still using?

Are you faithfully doing what Scripture calls you to do, even when it's hard?

BIG IDEA: Christians must take God at His Word and respond in faith before it's too late.

CHRISTIANS MUST LEARN

What does real faith look like before the storms of life ever come?

1. Stand on God's Promise (1)

2. Submit to God's Provision (2-3)

3. Step into God's Protection (4-10)

FAITH IN ACTION

What do you trust more, God's Word or your own experiences and instincts?

Where are you resisting God's provision because it's not what you wanted?

If you really believed time was short, what would you stop putting off today?

BIG IDEA: Christians are called to rely on God's saving plan, not the world's version of salvation.

CHRISTIANS MUST LEARN How should God's people live in a world that can't save itself?

1. Embrace God's Ways (9-10)

2. Expect God's Judgment (11-13)

3. Enter God's Salvation (14-22) FAITH IN ACTION

Are you more concerned with fitting in with the world or walking faithfully with God?

Do you believe God is holy enough to judge and good enough to warn?

Where are you relying on your performance instead of God's provision?

BIG IDEA: Christians recognize the corruption of our hearts and our constant need for God's grace.

CHRISTIANS MUST LEARN

How should Christians think about the human heart when the world keeps telling us people are good?

1. Defend God's Design (1-4)

2. Discern Man's Depravity (5-7)

3. Depend on God's Divine Grace (8)

FAITH IN ACTION

If someone looked at my life, would they see God's Word or the world shaping my decisions?

Do I diagnose everyone else's sin before I examine my own heart?

Am I resting in what Christ has done or still trying to prove I'm good enough?