Dirty laundry gets piled up, pushed aside, and sometimes written off as “too much to deal with.” People do the same thing with shame and sin, hiding it, managing it, or scrubbing at it alone until they’re exhausted. This Palm Sunday begins Harbor Church’s new sermon series, Dirty Laundry, with a simple truth: if the stain could be handled in human strength, there would be no need for a Savior, and Jesus is the One who cleanses, restores, and gives a new story.
God’s correction isn’t proof of abandonment; it’s proof of adoption. This final week of our Endure sermon series reframes discipline as love: not punishment that pushes people away, but training that forms holiness and produces a peaceful harvest. Self-discipline and divine discipline are partners in becoming who God is shaping believers to be.
What do you do when faith feels hard and life hurts? In week four of our Endure series, Pastor Josh breaks down a biblical framework for perseverance and reminds us that perseverance is not explosive intermittent effort, it’s stubborn consistency, especially when we’re discouraged, distracted or on the verge of giving up.
Ever feel like you’re running in circles? Turns out the problem may not be how you’re running, but what you’re focused on. Our lives are so full of distractions that it feels impossible to know where we’re supposed to go – but God has a purpose, a path, and a finish line for each of us. If you’re tired of wasting your energy, check out this message.
Life isn’t a sprint, and neither is your faith journey; it’s a marathon of steadily running in the right direction. If you find yourself exhausted and wanting to give up, it may be that you’re setting the wrong pace. Tune in to this week’s message to hear how to drop the weights of worry, guard your perspective, and tap into the strength God offers to get us through each mile.
Some things aren’t evil, they’re just heavy. And sometimes sin doesn’t look like rebellion; it looks like quiet compromises that slowly shift your direction. This message will help you name what’s weighing you down, release it, and run more freely toward Jesus with fresh focus.
It’s easy to stay in the boat where it’s safe, dry, and comfortable. But Jesus calls His followers to something more active: fishing. For people. Join with our missionary to South Africa, Blake Hunter, as we dive into Matthew 4 and Luke 15 to see why God goes to such great lengths to find what is lost. From the streets of Cape Town to a little girl named June, see how God can use one person’s “fishing trip” to change generations – and how that person could be you.
What if the way you handle your money actually revealed how much you trust God? This message challenges the cultural norm of ownership and invites us into new possibilities around money and true freedom. This message helps us unpack the ways that giving God control of our finances opens the door to deeper trust, true contentment, and lasting freedom.
Our culture is obsessed with desire and self-expression, promising that total freedom leads to total fulfillment. But somehow we’re lonelier and more confused than ever. What if the satisfaction you’re looking for can’t be found in a partner, a preference, or in your own pleasure? Pastor Josh is diving into the Biblical truth that God designed sex, and God designed you. His boundaries aren’t barriers to your joy – they’re the blueprints for it.
We’re more anxious, overwhelmed, and exhausted than ever. Fortunately, what our Heavenly Father offers us isn’t just psychological change but spiritual restoration. Join us in our “What If” sermon series to hear Pastor Ron Sears’ take on this powerful question: What if God was at the center of all my thoughts, reactions, and decisions?