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Harvest Church
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Cultivating joy in Jesus in our hearts, church, and world.
Sermons from Harvest Church in Cary, NC
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Jesus: Threat or Treasure - John 11:55-12:11 - August 9, 2026
3d ago00:38:27Tap to summarizeIn John 11:55-12:11, we consider how we see Jesus affects how we respond to Jesus. If he is the Son of God then he is to be worshiped and our worship of him is not waste. More personally, if he is your treasure then your worship of him is not waste- it is faith-fueled response to who he is.Sermon by: Matthew Poole, Lead Pastor
Transcribe →I am the Resurrection and the Life - John 11:1-54 - August 2, 2026
2w ago00:43:16Tap to summarizeWe all want to experience unending joy. It is a lived reality common to every living person, so much so that we spend every waking moment in pursuit of pleasure. But the greatest obstacle to unending joy is death, another reality common to every one of us. In John 11:1-54, we see that Jesus not only gives resurrection and life, but is resurrection and life. He is life and gives that life to us through his own death. He died that we might live. Sermon by: Matthew Poole, Lead Pastor
Transcribe →From Blasphemers to Worshipers - John 10:22-42 - July 26, 2026
3w ago00:42:07Tap to summarizeMatthew Poole, Lead PastorFrom Blasphemers to WorshipersIn John 10:22-42, we see Jesus make one of the most astonishing claims in the entire Bible: “I and the Father are one.” With this claim, Jesus is not simply a man making himself to be God. He is God taking on flesh in human form. C.S. Lewis famously suggests only three options for interpreting Jesus’ claim to be God - he is either a liar and therefore not trustworthy or good, a lunatic who is disconnected from reality, or he is Lord. The Pharisees picked up stones to kill Jesus. This is blasphemy. Jesus responds not with condemnation, but with an invitation to believe- “even if you do not believe me, believe the works, that you may know and understand that the Father is in me and I am in the Father."He gives an invitation that can transform a blasphemer into a worshiper. He gives that invitation still today.
Transcribe →The Good Shepherd - John 10:1-21 - July 19, 2026
4w ago00:36:30Tap to summarizeBlake Hickman, Guest PreacherThe Good ShepherdIn John 10:1-21, we see Jesus make astounding statements and every one of them is true. Jesus says: “I am the door…” (v. 7)“If anyone enters by me, he will be saved…” (v. 9)“I am the good shepherd…” (v. 11)“I know my own…” (v. 14)“I have other sheep…I must bring them also (v. 16)“I lay down my life…” (v. 17-18)He is our Savior. He is our safety. He is our Good Shepherd. J.C. Ryle says, “Let us lean back our souls on these mighty truths, and be thankful” (Ryle, The Gospel of John, p. 140).
Transcribe →Why Should I Share My Testimony? - John 9:1-41 - July 12, 2026
Jul 1300:37:59Tap to summarizeNiklaus Baughn, Guest PreacherIn John 9:1-41, we meet see Jesus encounter a man born blind "that the works of God might be displayed in him" (v.3). After Jesus miraculously heals him, the Pharisees question and accuse him. Seeing, they do not see. The man born blind does not have every answer to every question, but he responds with a testimony of God's grace: "One thing I do know, that though I was blind, now I see" (v. 25).The same is true for us today. We don't have to know everything to follow Jesus because when Jesus changes our lives, our stories become a witness to who he is.
Transcribe →True Children of God - John 8:31-59 - July 5, 2026
Jul 600:43:24Tap to summarizeMatthew Poole, Lead PastorTrue Children of GodIn John 8:31-59, we see that confidence is no sure sign that we are heading in the correct direction. It is possible to be lost, and not know it. Jesus shows the Pharisees, and us, that we all need to receive, believe, and be reborn. True children of God recognize their need for Jesus and rejoice in salvation through Jesus. We recognize our need for a Savior and rejoice in the salvation given by the blood of Jesus.
Transcribe →Walk in the Light - John 8:12-30 - June 28, 2026
Jun 2900:39:07Tap to summarizeBesweri Wallujo, Guest PreacherIn John 8:12-30, we see that a life that has embraced the gospel and walks in the light advances the kingdom of God. To advance the kingdom, we must walk in the light. To walk in the ight, we must first embrace the gospel. When we embrace the gospel, Jesus gives new life that is certain and secure in him. As we walk in newness of life, we look to Jesus and ask him to lead us to advance his kingdom.
Transcribe →The Judge Becomes the Judged - John 7:53-8:11 - June 21, 2026
Jun 2200:42:09Tap to summarizeMatthew Poole, Lead PastorIn John 7:53-8:11, we saw that the Judge becomes the judged. Jesus, who alone is the Righteous Judge, who alone can stand before the Holy Law, becomes what only He can be, a righteous substitutionary sacrifice, condemned to die in the place of sinners so that sinners may live. The Judge is judged in our place. This leads us to two gospel applications: First, we receive the mercy of Jesus. By faith, we hear him say over us, “neither do I condemn you.” Second, we walk in the righteousness of Jesus. In joy, we walk in holiness in the new life that Jesus gives to us.
Transcribe →If Anyone Thirsts - John 7:1-52 - June 14, 2026
Jun 1500:42:53Tap to summarizeMatthew Poole, Lead PastorJesus said, “If anyone thirsts, let him come to me, as the Scripture has said, ‘Out of his heart will flow rivers of living water’” (John 7:37). Let him come to me. Jesus gives us an invitation to come to him. In his commentary on The Gospel of John, J.C. Ryle writes, “It is one thing to come to Christ’s church, Christ’s ministers, and Christ’s ordinances. It is quite another thing to come to Christ himself. Are you thirsty? Will you come to Jesus and drink?
Transcribe →I Am the Bread of Life - John 6:22-71 - June 7, 2026
Jun 800:46:53Tap to summarizeMatthew Poole, Lead PastorI Am the Bread of LifeIn this passage we see:The crowd reject the Bread of LifeThe Jews reject the Bread of LifeThe disciples reject the Bread of LifeThe twelve receive the Bread of Life
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