Harvest Assembly of God

Harvest Assembly of God Sunday Morning Service
10 AM

09/09/2026

“When many of his disciples heard it, they said, 'This is a hard saying; who can listen to it?' But Jesus, knowing in himself that his disciples were grumbling about this, said to them, 'Do you take offense at this? Then what if you were to see the Son of Man ascending to where he was before?'" — John 6:60–62

Thought: The crowd loved Jesus when He multiplied bread. They loved the miracles. They loved the free lunch. They loved the Jesus who gave them what they wanted. Then Jesus started teaching. And suddenly… “This is a hard saying; who can listen to it?"

Notice the problem wasn't that they couldn't understand Jesus. No, they didn't like what they heard… The word translated 'hard' carries the idea of something harsh, offensive, or difficult to accept. In other words, “Jesus, we don't like this...”

That’s where discipleship gets real. It's easy to follow Jesus when His Word agrees with you. It's easy to quote Scripture when Scripture confirms what you already believe. But eventually, every serious follower of Jesus arrives at a verse he wishes said something different. Read Scripture long enough, and Jesus will confront…

Your money.
Your marriage.
Your pride.
Your sexuality.
Your thoughts.
Your ambition.
Your theology.
Your parenting.
Your politics.
Your plans.

And eventually the question becomes, “Who gets the final word?”

That's the real issue in John 6. The crowd wanted a Jesus they could evaluate. Jesus presented Himself as the Lord they must obey.

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09/08/2026

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09/08/2026

“Whoever feeds on my flesh and drinks my blood abides in me, and I in him." — John 6:56

Thought: There are four words here that we should not rush past: “… and I in him.”

Think about this… God does not merely pardon sinners and send them on their way. He unites them to His Son. The theological term is “union with Christ.” And it may be one of the richest doctrines in all of Christianity.

Our Church fathers called this union with Christ our “mystical union.” Why does it matter? Because every saving benefit we receive comes to us in Christ. We are justified in Christ. Adopted in Christ. Sanctified in Christ. Made alive in Christ. Kept in Christ. And one day raised in Christ.

Christianity is not merely imitation. It is participation.

Not that we become divine, but by the Holy Spirit and through faith, we are spiritually and inseparably joined to Christ. His life becomes the source of ours. That's why Jesus says, “Whoever feeds on me, he also will live because of me” [v57].

Think of a branch connected to a vine. The branch doesn't manufacture life. It receives life. Sever it from the vine, and it withers. Connected to the vine, it bears fruit. That's the Christian life.

We often treat Christianity like Jesus saved us and then handed us instructions for finishing the job ourselves. No. The Christ who saves us is the Christ who sustains us.

We never graduate from our need for Him. We need His righteousness every day. His intercession every day. His Spirit every day. His grace every day. His Word every day. His strength every day. The Puritan John Flavel wrote, “Christ wholly satisfies all the needs and cravings of the soul.”

09/07/2026

“So Jesus said to them, 'Truly, truly, I say to you, unless you eat the flesh of the Son of Man and drink his blood, you have no life in you. Whoever feeds on my flesh and drinks my blood has eternal life, and I will raise him up on the last day.'" — John 6:53–54

Thought: These are hard words. They were hard then. They're hard now. Jesus says unless we eat His flesh and drink His blood, we have no life in us.
So what does He mean?

He isn't talking about literally eating His body. He is talking about faith. Earlier Jesus said: "Whoever believes has eternal life” [v47]. Now He says: "Whoever feeds on my flesh and drinks my blood has eternal life."

Same promise. Different picture. Believing is eating. Believing is drinking. Augustine put it simply… “Believe, and you have eaten.”

Jesus is describing what saving faith does. It receives Christ. It takes hold of Christ. It rests its entire weight upon Christ and His finished work.

And notice the language Jesus uses: “My flesh. My blood.” He's pointing us toward the cross. Christianity is not primarily about Jesus giving us better principles for living. We do not merely need an example. We need a substitute.

Our deepest problem is not ignorance. It is guilt. God is holy. We are sinful. And no amount of self-improvement can bridge that gap.

You cannot outwork your guilt.

You cannot outperform your sin.

You cannot clean yourself up enough to stand before a holy God.

09/06/2026

Living a Life of Worship

09/06/2026

Worship Includes Our Obedience
John 14:15�"If you love me, you will keep my commandments."
Obedience is one of the greatest expressions of worship.
Many people separate worship and obedience.
They believe worship is emotional, but obedience is practical.
But the Bible connects them.
You cannot truly worship God while intentionally living in rebellion against Him.
Samuel said: Has the Lord as great delight in burnt offerings and sacrifices, as in obeying the voice of the Lord? Behold, to obey is better�than sacrifice, and to listen than the fat of rams.�"To obey is better than sacrifice."
King Saul offered sacrifices, but he refused obedience.
He wanted the appearance of worship without the surrender of worship.
God was not impressed with the sacrifice because the heart was not surrendered.

09/05/2026

Worship Is More Than a Song
When many people hear the word worship, they immediately think about music.
They think about the worship team.
They think about singing songs on Sunday morning.
They think about raising hands, lifting voices, and experiencing God's presence.
And all of those things can be expressions of worship.
But worship was never meant to be limited to a moment in a service.
Worship is not an event we attend—it is a lifestyle we live.
The greatest worship service you will ever participate in is not the one that happens on Sunday morning.
It is the one that happens when nobody is watching.

09/04/2026

“No one can come to me unless the Father who sent me draws him. And I will raise him up on the last day." — John 6:44

Thought: Jesus could hardly say it more clearly… "No one can come to me…" He is talking about our inability.

This is why the seeker-sensitive church movement of the 80s, 90s, and early 00s was doomed to fail. No one seeks God. At least, not the God of the Bible.

We aren't spiritually neutral people standing between God and sin, trying to decide which one we prefer. Paul says we are "dead in the trespasses and sins" [Eph. 2:1].

Dead men don't need coaching. They need resurrection. And here's the difficult truth: apart from grace, we don't come to Christ because we don't want Christ. We love darkness. We prefer autonomy. We want to be our own gods.

Our inability is moral and spiritual. We cannot come because our fallen hearts will not come. This is why we need sovereign grace… God doesn't merely stand at a distance offering salvation to spiritually dead sinners and hoping somebody responds. He draws. He awakens. He regenerates. He opens blind eyes. He replaces hearts of stone with hearts of flesh. He makes the unwilling willing.

And when He does, the sinner comes freely. That's important… God doesn't drag people into the kingdom who desperately want nothing to do with Him. He does something infinitely more gracious: He changes what they want. Suddenly Christ becomes beautiful. Sin becomes bitter. Grace becomes amazing.

The sinner comes because the Father draws him. Faith has been and will always be the principal work of the Holy Spirit.

The Spirit’s work destroys our pride. If you belong to Jesus, it isn't because you’re smarter than your unbelieving neighbor. You didn't figure out what everyone else missed. God had mercy on you. He opened your eyes. He drew you to His Son. So there is no room for boasting.

Only gratitude.

09/03/2026

"All that the Father gives me will come to me, and whoever comes to me I will never cast out... And this is the will of him who sent me, that I should lose nothing of all that he has given me, but raise it up on the last day." — John 6:37, 39

Thought: There may not be a better group of verses in John's Gospel for understanding sovereign grace. Look at the order…

"All that the Father gives me..."
"will come to me..."
"I will never cast out..."
"I should lose nothing..."
"I will raise it up on the last day."

Salvation begins with God and ends with God. Before the sinner ever comes to Christ, the Father has given a people to the Son. And everyone the Father gives to Christ will come. Full-stop.

It is what theologians call effectual calling... God doesn't merely make salvation possible and then wait helplessly to see who chooses it. The Spirit takes spiritually dead sinners and makes them alive. He opens blind eyes. Softens hard hearts. Changes rebellious wills. And suddenly the Christ we once resisted becomes the Christ we cannot live without.

It is as Augustine famously prayed… “Command what you will, and give what you command.”

God commands us to come. Then grace gives us the heart to come. And don't miss the other side of verse 37: ”Whoever comes to me I will never cast out."

That's beautiful. The doctrine of election should never make a trembling sinner wonder, “Maybe Jesus doesn't want me.”

Jesus settles that question. Come. Come with your sin. Come with your failures. Come with your shame. Come with your doubts. If you come to Christ, Christ will receive you.

09/02/2026

”They said to him, ‘Sir, give us this bread always.’ Jesus said to them, ‘I am the bread of life; whoever comes to me shall not hunger, and whoever believes in me shall never thirst. But I said to you that you have seen me and yet do not believe.’” — John 6:34-36

Thought: Jesus doesn't say, "I have the bread of life.” He says, ”I am the bread of life."

That's important. Christianity is not ultimately about receiving something from Jesus. It is about receiving Jesus. The crowd wanted bread. Jesus offered Himself. And He uses one of the most basic human experiences to explain our need for Him: Hunger.

Everybody gets hungry. You eat. You're satisfied. A few hours later, you're hungry again. That's the pattern of this world. Everything promises satisfaction. Nothing delivers it permanently. Make more money. Get the promotion. Buy the house. Take the trip. Win the recognition. And for a moment, maybe it feels like enough. Then hunger returns. That’s why Augustine famously prayed, “You have made us for yourself, and our heart is restless until it rests in you.”

That's the human condition. We have an infinite hunger and keep trying to satisfy it with finite things. But our deepest problem is even worse than hunger. It's sin.

We aren't merely empty people looking for fulfillment. We are guilty sinners alienated from a holy God. That's why Christ doesn't merely come to improve our lives. He comes to reconcile us to God.

His body will be broken. His blood will be shed. He will bear our guilt, satisfy divine justice, and give His righteousness to everyone who receives Him by faith.

This is why Jesus is sufficient. We need His blood for our guilt. His righteousness for our standing. His intercession for our weakness. His Spirit for our sanctification. His resurrection for our hope.

We need Christ every day.

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