For I am the least of the apostles, and not worthy to be called an apostle, because I persecuted the church of God. 1 Corinthians 15:9 When God called you to be His laborers, He called you for a purpose. Can you imagine what was going through the mind of Saul when God called him on the road to Damascus? He was a Pharisee, a son of Pharisees. He was zealous in his persecution of Christians before he got saved. Yet God used him to author more letters in the New Testament than a

If the world hates you, know that it has hated Me before it hated you. John 15:18 How would you answer the question, "Are you hated"? I think most of us would respond, "I don't think so." For the most part, people want to get along with everyone. The vast majority of people try to avoid conflict in their lives. I, for one, find it very unpleasant when I have conflict with another person. In the letter to the Romans, Paul urges all believers to avoid conflicts, "if possible, s

This Sunday through Tuesday, we are blessed to have Justin Peters preach and teach at our church. Justin was last here in September of 2014. I first became aware of his ministry when I listed to the Strange Fire Conference at John MacArthur's church, Grace Community, in November of 2013. His website describes his ministry as follows, "Justin Peters Ministries is a worldwide expository preaching and teaching ministry. We focus on teaching the sufficiency of God's word and expo

Preach the word; be ready in season and out of season; reprove, rebuke, exhort, with great patience and teaching. For the time will come when they will not endure sound doctrine, but wanting to have their ears tickled, they will accumulate for themselves teachers in accordance to their own desires, and will turn away their ears from the truth and will turn aside to myths. 2 Timothy 4:2-4 Today I am deviating from the sermon series in Matthew to answer the call from Pastor Joh

Therefore, since we have been justified by faith, we have peace with God through our Lord Jesus Christ. Romans 5:1 What do you think of when you hear the word justified? Webster defines justified as “having or shown to have a just, right, or reasonable basis.” We use the term in case of justifiable homicide. The taking of another life in self-defense or trying to save the life of another would be ruled a justifiable homicide. You might be justified in a civil proceeding where

One generation shall commend your works to another, and shall declare your mighty acts. Psalm 145:4 Mary White is a communications expert she said this about what a person's legacy is, "When a person dies, the mark the individual left on the world represents that individual's legacy. While a person's legacy can involve money, the concept of legacy is much larger than the value of an individual's estate. It is about the richness of the individual's life, including what that pe

But the Lord was pleased; To crush Him, putting Him to grief; Isaiah 53:10 Welcome to Grace Harvest Baptist Church on this Easter Sunday. As we celebrate the resurrection of our Lord and Savior Jesus Christ let us remember the cost of our salvation. God allowed His Son to suffer at the hands of wicked men. He was mocked, spit on, beaten, and crucified for the salvation of all that would believe in Him. It is hard to imagine that the will of God would be for His Son to be cru

And they devoted themselves to the apostles’ teaching and the fellowship, to the breaking of bread and the prayers. Acts 2:42 At Pentecost, after the Holy Spirit came upon the disciples, Peter preached to the crowd gathered. The last thing he said to them was, “Let all the house of Israel therefore know for certain that God has made him both Lord and Christ, this Jesus whom you crucified.” After this the people wanted to know what they must do, Now when they heard this they w

If I am to live in the flesh, that means fruitful labor for me. Yet which I shall choose I cannot tell. I am hard pressed between the two. My desire is to depart and be with Christ, for that is far better. Philippians 1:22-23 As believers in Jesus Christ we should desire to know Christ intimately and desire to be with Him. We also should be totally committed to the advancement of the kingdom and serving Christ on earth. Every believer should echo the words of Paul, to live is