Harbor Cov Podcast

Sermon from January 7, 2024Title: Tiny Acts of FaithText: 2 Kings 5 1-15Questions:This year what is a simple, tiny act of faith you can make?Who is someone that you need to share your faith with?What is a spiritual practice your small group can do together this month?

Title: Remember What The Lord Has DoneText: Joshua 4:1-9

Sermon title: The Best Gift Ever Inspires UsSermon text: Matthew 2:1-12Sermon questions:The Magi are looking for a King…. What are you looking for? Vs 1-2What would you say that you worship?What keeps you from responding like the Magi?

Sermon title: The Best Gift Ever Changes UsSermon text: Luke 1:46-55 Sermon questions:What do you spend your days looking for?How does the gift of Jesus give you hope?How does Jesus coming to you change your view of yourself?

Sermon From Dec 3, 2023Series: The Best Gift EverTitle: "Jesus the best gift ever"Text: Luke 1:26-38Sermon questions:How do you see God at work around you?How is the kingdom of God good news?What obstacles do you face in trusting God?

Sermon from November 26, 2023Scripture: Matthew 26:36-46 Reflection Questions:1. Has apathy started to grow within yourself?2. Are there areas of your life or our world, that you feel God is calling you to keepwatch and pray?3. Is there a ministry that your small group can become a prayer team for?

Reflection Questions:What scares you right now?What do you think is the biggest challenge for the church in navigating these difficult times?How does knowing that God has a plan and purpose help you to have hope?

When your friends describe you, which would they talk about most, your brand of politics or your faith? What is an area of your life where you are more like the culture than the kingdom? What is an area of your life where you are more like the kingdom than the culture?

Sermon from November 5, 2023Series: Hello My Name is JesusSermon text: Matthew 21:28-22Sermon questions:What words would people use to describe you?What do those words say about the fruit you are producing?How closely would you say your priorities align with the plan and purpose of God?

Sermon from October 29, 2023Series: Hello My Name is JesusAre you aiming for complete discipleship or a “somewhat less ascetic standard”? If you asked Jesus, “What do I still lack?” How would he answer? What is one thing you can do this week to grow in trusting Jesus?

Where are you tempted to engage in status boosting? Who models “welcome” to you? How can you put into practice “welcome” this week?

What do you really want from God?Are you a cultural Christian, a comfortable Christian, or a serious follower of Jesus?What is one thing you can do this week to becoming a more serious follower of Jesus?

If you had to make a list of the top three things Jesus followers should do, what would be on the list? What is a preference in your life that you may have made too important? Are you leading the people around you toward Jesus or toward something else?

What are your expectations when you come to church? When has legalism gotten in the way of your faith or someone else’s faith? What is one thing you are willing to try to let go of to love someone this week?

What do you need rest from?What is one thing you can do this week to step into the rest that Jesus wants to give you?How are you helping to bring about the kingdom of God in your sphere of influence?

What is your purpose in life? What do you need to reprioritize in your life to more fully follow Jesus? What one thing can you do to be on mission in your daily life?

What is one way that you see God at work in your life, sphere of influence or community?What is one thing that you wish Jesus would do that he doesn’t seem to be doing?What is the most challenging part of following Jesus in this context for you.

What are you afraid would happen if you gave Jesus the authority in your life?How would it affect your daily life if you truly believed that Jesus was Lord now.What is one thing you can do this week to let Jesus lead in your life?

Sermon from August 20, 2023. Sermon Series: The Jesus WaySermon Title: Being GroundedSermon Text: Matthew 7:24-29 Sermon Questions:In response to everything you have heard about the Jesus Way, what do you need to do?What do you believe that you haven’t really acted on yet?What in your life that shows that you are putting Jesus’ words into practice?

What type of fruit are you producing?Would the people you know say that you’re the real deal?What is one step you can take this week to follow Jesus more authentically?

What’s an area in your life where you realize you are just going with the flow? What’s an area in your life where you realize that you are consciously choosing to do what Jesus says? What’s the hardest thing for you about following Jesus?

How would you characterize the state of your relationship with God?What others do you need to do to differently this week?How might God be calling you into partnership with him?

How has judgment come up in your own life? Is it something received or given? How can you be full of care for someone different than you? What is one thing your small group can do to create a more welcoming and warm environment at Harbor Covenant Church?

Sermon From July 16, 2023What worries do you struggle with the most? What feared loss is at the root of that worry? How can you be in the present with your heavenly father that cares for you?

Sermon text: Matthew 6:19-24Sermon questions: What do you treasure?Do you see yourself as a steward or an owner of your resources?How will you know when enough is enough?

In what ways is thinking of God as a Father, challenging or comforting to you?In what ways do you have trouble trusting God to provide what you need?How can you be a bringer of the kingdom into your spheres of influence?

How would playing to an "Audience of One" affect how you live your life? What role does impressing people play in your life? How are you becoming the type of person Jesus describes in this passage?

In what ways are you the kind of person Jesus is talking about? If people were to look at how you treat people, what would they learn about God? Who is a challenge for you to care about?

If people were to mention your name to others, what words would you hope they associate with you? How important is it to you reflect God’s faithfulness to others by being faithful to others yourself? What commitments do you have now that you need to re-evaluate?

What is more characteristic of your inner reality, love or lust? What is one step you could take this week to move away from lust? How does Jesus’ view of divorce change how you view marriage?

What is most likely to make you angry?What is one thing you could do that would be more constructive than anger?In what relationship do you need to seek reconciliation?

How is the identity God gives you different from the way you view yourself? What is one way you can bring some salt and light to your sphere of influence this week? If you were to point to one thing in your life as an example of how you’ve been changed by following Jesus, what would it be?

What will it take to make you happy? Which beatitude do you most identify with? Who in your heart of hearts do you believe is unblessable?

Who do you identify with more, Martha or Mary?What looks like the tyranny of the urgent in your life?What is one step you can take to help loving God be the priority of your life?

What is troubling your heart? What does it mean to you that Jesus will love you to the end? What is one thing you can do to get closer to Jesus?

How would you classify yourself: Admirer, Adherent, worshiper, follower/disciple? What is the cross that you are currently bearing? In what area are you looking for a loophole instead of doing what you know God wants?

Description: Jerry and Cathie Gates, long time Harbor Covenanters, share about their relief efforts in India despite being of the age where most people are retired and spending their time on vacations. They deeply care about others and are doing their best to bring relief and hope to people around the globe.

What “broken thing” is on your mind today? Where do you see evidence of God's restoration power? This Spring, where might God be inviting you to be part of his restoration plan?

How does the resurrection give you hope personally? What would you say the driving purpose in your life is? Who do you know who needs the hope that you have?

What is the most challenging aspect of the crucifixion for you?What is the hope that you find in the crucifixion?What is an area of your life where you need to experience the power of the cross

What are you tempted to glory in beside the cross? What is one area of your life that is different because you are a Jesus follower? What is something from your old life that, if you’re honest, you haven’t crucified?

What is one weakness that you can identify in your life?What is one small choice you can make this week to put you in step with the Spirit?What is an area of your life where you see the fruit of the Holy Spirit?

What changed for you when you first came to know Jesus?What is most likely to lure you back to the way you were before Jesus?What is one thing you can do this week to allow Christ to be formed in you?

In your heart of hearts are you approaching God by faith or are you trying some other angle? What is one thing you can do each morning to put on Christ? What is a cultural distinction that has changed for you know that you are following Jesus?

How would you finish this sentence, “In order to follow Jesus, you have to…” How has God’s grace impacted your life? Who is someone that you have difficulty extending grace to and why?

When is there time this week for you to ask a question “In all honesty, how real is my faith?” Are there any areas in your life where legalism has taken over the real gospel? What is one thing that you can do to help the next generation of believers avoid a false gospel?

In your heart of hearts, what does success in life look like to you? Who knows you well enough to tell you the truth and help you grow as a follower of Jesus? What is one step you can take this week to find a 1 or to be a 1?

Sermon from February 5, 2023 | Angela RajnusWhat part of “making disciples” do you find intimidating? Where do you see God at work in someone younger than you in life experience or in faith? What step can you take this week to encourage or come alongside them?

Who invested in you and helped you get to know Jesus?Who can you begin to intentionally care about?What is one step you can take this week to engage them at a deeper level?

What has kept you from helping those in need? What is your next (or first) step living a life of compassion, mercy, and justice? When are you going to take that step and who are you going to tell about it for accountability or help?