The Harvest Community Church, FL

08/31/2026

The Harvest Community Church, FL, August 29, 2026.



Unity in the church is a gift of the Holy Spirit that we must guard. After reviewing Ephesians 4, Pastor Shawn outlines the five attitudes that protect unity (humility, gentleness, longsuffering, forbearance, and love) and the seven unshakable pillars of the faith: one body, one Spirit, one hope, one Lord, one faith, one baptism, and one God and Father.
Then the message turns to a question this church wrestled with in a recent survey: Can followers of other religions go to heaven? National studies from Pew and Lifeway show that many who identify as Christian now say yes. That idea is not new. Paul confronted a distorted gospel in Galatia within the church's first generation, and similar confusion still appears in evangelical circles today.
This sermon lays the foundation: general revelation in creation can show that God exists, but it cannot save. Only special revelation, God’s Word and the gospel of Jesus Christ, reveals how sinners are made right with God. Natural theology says that man can climb up to God. Christianity says that God came down to us.
Jesus’ own words leave little room for a “wider mercy” that bypasses Him: “I am the way, the truth, and the life. No one comes to the Father except through Me.”
We encourage you to watch this message, open your Bible, and join us as we let Scripture, not polls or personalities, define the gospel.

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08/31/2026

The Harvest Community Church, FL August 22, 2026.



The church is not a human tradition. It is God’s Plan A for reaching the world, and He has no Plan B. Scripture describes the church as the body of Christ, with Jesus as its Head.
From Ephesians 4, Pastor Shawn reviews how that body stays healthy: walk worthy of your calling with humility, gentleness, longsuffering, forbearance, and love. The Holy Spirit produces unity; the saints must protect it. Unity is not unison, union, or uniformity. It requires a common goal and common ground.
That ground rests on seven non-negotiable truths: one body, one Spirit, one hope, one Lord, one faith, one baptism, and one God and Father. Salvation is in Christ alone—not in a denomination. You cannot say “Jesus, yes; the church, no.” The Head and the body belong together.
This message also points ahead: our church survey raised a vital question we will answer from Scripture next Sunday—Is Jesus the only way to heaven?
Open your Bible, watch with us, and join us in person as we learn what it means to be Christ's body.

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08/16/2026

The Harvest Community Church, August 15, 2026.


This week, Pastor Shawn continues teaching on church unity. The church is God’s idea, not man’s, and the New Testament uniquely identifies it as the body of Christ, with Jesus as its head. Drawing on Ephesians 4, he emphasizes that true church health depends on the unity of the Spirit, which God produces, but that believers must diligently protect. This unity is neither mere unison, organizational union, nor forced uniformity; it is an inner, Spirit-given reality that must be intentionally preserved.
To maintain that unity, believers are called to walk worthy of their calling by cultivating five practical qualities: lowliness (genuine humility), gentleness or meekness (a teachable, self-controlled spirit), longsuffering (patient restraint), forbearance (enduring others’ faults), and love. These attitudes form the common goal and foundation of church life; without them, even correct doctrine cannot produce lasting harmony. Next week, we will study the seven non-negotiable doctrinal truths in verses 4–6, which provide the common ground for this unity.

08/16/2026

The Harvest Community Church, August 8, 2026.



In today’s sermon, Pastor Shawn briefly reviews the prior series from Mark 4–5 on Ministry in Unexpected Places & Ways. The review shows that ignorance of Scripture blinds even religious people and disciples to Jesus’ identity, while one transformed life can impact an entire community for generations.
Pastor Shawn then shares results from our church’s recent survey on basic doctrines, comparing them with Lifeway and Pew findings. The results show that our congregation strongly affirms the Bible as God’s inspired Word, the Trinity, and Jesus’ full deity and humanity. However, agreement was weaker on the local church’s vital role, especially regarding Christ’s exclusivity for salvation (only about 60% agreed that followers of other religions cannot go to heaven). These gaps, along with data showing that Christianity is no longer the fastest-growing faith in any U.S. state, call for unity, so we will study Ephesians 4:1–6. In that epistle, Paul urges believers to walk worthy of their calling in humility, gentleness, patience, and love, maintaining the unity of the Spirit. True unity rests on seven realities: one body, one Spirit, one hope, one Lord, one faith, one baptism, and one God and Father. In the coming weeks, Pastor Shawn will unpack these essentials and address whether Jesus is the only way to God.

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08/03/2026

The Harvest Community Church, FL, August 1, 2026.



In this sermon on Mark 5, Pastor Shawn builds on the previous study of Jesus calming the storm in Mark 4, highlighting how the disciples’ internal obstacles (prejudice, fear, lack of faith, and ignorance of Scripture) hindered their full experience of God’s power. Upon arriving in Gentile territory on the east side of the Sea of Galilee, Jesus is immediately confronted by a violent, demon-possessed man living among the tombs, controlled by a “Legion” of unclean spirits. The passage reveals three displays of power: the destructive power of demons that had isolated and tormented the man; the delivering power of Jesus as true God, before whom the demons must bow, recognize His authority, and beg not to be banished; and the damning power of human depravity, shown when the townspeople (after seeing the man restored, clothed, and in his right mind) react with fear and plead for Jesus to leave rather than rejoice or inquire further. Here, Pastor Shawn emphasizes that demons often display more orthodox knowledge of Scripture and recognition of Jesus than unbelievers, religious leaders, or even Jesus’ own followers, who repeatedly fail to grasp His identity because of their neglect of God’s Word. Jerome’s observation that “ignorance of the Scriptures is ignorance of Christ” underscores the call for believers to pursue deeper knowledge of the Bible so they can recognize and respond to Jesus’ work.
Jesus grants the demons permission to enter a nearby herd of about two thousand pigs, which then rush into the sea and drown, visibly proving the man’s deliverance and demonstrating both Jesus’ absolute sovereignty over evil and the demons’ destructive intent. The restored man begs to accompany Jesus, but is instead commissioned as the first preacher Jesus sends out: “Go home to your friends and tell them what great things the Lord has done for you.” With no formal training, this former demoniac becomes an effective evangelist; later, in Mark 8, Jesus returns to the same Decapolis region and finds a multitude of thousands eager to hear Him, the fruit of that one man’s witness. Pastor Shawn challenges us to apply this to our local church, urging us not to settle into comfort, or having a “country-club” mindset, but to know Scripture, share personal testimonies of God’s work, pursue “just one more,” and remain busy about the Master’s business until He returns, trusting that even one ordinary person who truly knows Jesus can produce lasting impact.

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07/26/2026

In today’s teaching, we are reminded that the disciples faced both external obstacles (the storm) and internal obstacles (fear, prejudice, religious activity without relationship, ignorance of Scripture, and unbelief) that kept them from fully trusting Christ. Although they had spent an entire day with Jesus, they still failed to recognize His power in the storm. The lesson is that knowing about Jesus is not the same as trusting Him.
After calming the sea, Jesus intentionally crosses into Gentile territory for a divine appointment with a man whom society has abandoned. This shows that Christ pursues the hopeless and forgotten.
The demon-possessed man embodies the devastating effects of Satan's kingdom. He lives among the tombs, cannot be restrained, and is self-destructive, isolated, violent, and completely controlled by demons. His condition illustrates the destructive nature of sin and the reality of spiritual warfare.
Yet when the man encounters Jesus, everything changes. The demons immediately recognize Jesus as the Son of the Most High God. They know His authority, His identity, and their impending judgment. Though no human could control this man, the mere presence of Christ compels the demons to bow before Him. This demonstrates that Jesus holds absolute authority over Satan, demons, and every spiritual power.
Finally, as we read the next passage, we learn that while demons have the power to destroy lives, Jesus has the divine power to deliver and fully restore. He is both fully God and fully man, and His mission is to destroy the devil's works.

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