Matthew 28 says that Mary and Mary ran from the empty tomb to tell the disciples that Jesus rose. As they were running, they ran into guess who?! Jesus! And Jesus said: “Greetings!” That Jesus said “Greetings” makes me laugh. I regularly wish I had chosen better words after conversations. Jesus never gets anything wrong, so this word must......
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Good Friday Fasting In Mark 2:18-20, some people asked Jesus why others fasted but His disciples were not fasting. Jesus said it was because He was with His disciples and that His disciples would fast when He...
Today is “Maundy Thursday”. As a kid, I used to think, “Who got confused and called ‘Thursday’ ‘Maundy’ and what accent is that anyway?!” “Maundy” is the shortened Latin word “mandatum” which means command. So…...
Church, here’s how we can help our City right now… Our friends at Raleigh Dream Center have been asked by Wake County Public School System and Wake County Human Services to coordinate meal give-aways at...
Easter is usually high time for the church. There are outreach events to love the community, special musical arrangements, higher attendance, family visiting from out of town, deviled eggs (ironic) and too cute four-year-old girls...
During the closures and cancellations related to Covid-19, our heart is to serve the Raleigh community in any way we can. Of primary concern are kids and families who rely on the two meals a...
Harvest family, our leadership has made the decision to only do a livestream worship service this Sunday and not gather in person. The Center for Disease Control is recommending the cancellation or postponement of gatherings...
UPDATED 3.13.20 – Click Here As the Coronavirus spreads in our country and in Raleigh, I want to share with you some precautions we are taking as well as some perspective. First, the precautions. The...
Recently during a sermon about Abraham committing the same enormous sin… AGAIN, I shared this Biblical Counseling diagram*. The left side represents your soul planted in the soil of unbelief and pride. The right side represents...
Here is a resource I’ve developed to help you have great meetings with God in 2020. It includes Jesus’ outline for prayer plus how to set up a daily rhythm of meeting with God. Hope it serves you! ...