Harris Creek Baptist Church Harris Creek

Jesus is calling us to a higher standard of living and what we need is not to try harder to modify our behavior, rather we need heart transformation that comes from fully surrendering our entire lives to Jesus’ authority. In this sermon we learn from Joshua Broome, a former pornstar turned pastor, who points us towards Jesus' words on these truths.
 
1. Authority Reassigned
2. Adultery Redefined
3. The Adulterous Heart Redeemed
 
Life Group Discussion:
- How do you put up guardrails to protect your heart from tripping up?
- Do you bring your struggles to your heavenly Father? Or do you try to hide your struggles from God and others? 
- Do you take inventory of your life? What are you watching? What are you reading? What are you listening to? Who are you hanging out with? What do you need to stop doing that keeps you from becoming the likeness of Christ?

You have a purpose to preserve the world that’s been entrusted to you by sharing the Gospel. You have a place and a people to shine your light in the darkness. In Matthew 5, Jesus reveals how we can feel alive!
 
Know your purpose
Know your place
Know your people
 
Life Group Discussion:
Have you ever toured old church buildings that are now museums? What do you think happened to those churches? 
 
Considering the idea of being light that God specifically placed, in what area of your life (work, family, friendships, etc.) could you put that into practice of being light? Share a specific situation.
 
What is one new way you could begin loving the people God has placed in your life? Are you asking God to show you the people you need to shine a light in darkness? 
 

Do you feel like the world is going backwards? How did this happen? The world is going backwards because we’re not living the upside-down life. When we walk among the people of God, as the people of God we preserve our land. And fortunately, Jesus shows us the path!

The path is among the poor in spirit
The path is among the pure in heart
The path is among those peaceful in persecution

Life Group Discussion:
What do you picture when you think of the phrase “poor in spirit”?
What type of situations or relationships are difficult for you to be pure in heart?
Do you know someone that doesn’t bring peace to a situation? What is it about them that makes you say that?

We are in a real war, and if we don’t realize it, then we are losing. Once we learn to watch for it, we begin to see it. Once we see it, we can’t unsee it. Paul writes in Ephesians 6 everything we need to know to resist temptation when the enemy attacks.
 
Stand strong against Satan’s schemes
Stand firm and suited up
Stay praying in The Spirit and share
 
Life Group Discussion:
Do you recognize when the enemy attacks? Why is it important to stay on guard?
What is a moment you stood strong against the enemy? 
What is a moment you failed, but you felt the grace of Jesus that he’s already won the battle?

Let your life be a life of worship as you obey your parents, guide your children, and work in the role God has placed you in. Live a life of worshipping Jesus in your home and at your workplace.
 
Children: Honor and Obey
Dads: Discipline and Disciple
Workers: Worship 
 
Life Group Discussion:
How old should children be to continue to obey their parents?
 
What areas in your life do you model well for your children? What areas do you struggle with? 
 
Do you feel like your work is a place that you can “worship” unto the Lord? If not, how can you make it a place you can worship while you work?

A marriage cannot be happy or healthy without Christ at the center of it. In this message, Jonathan Pokluda teaches us that (1) the mindset of marriage must be sacrifice and submission, (2) the mission of marriage is sanctification through service, and (3) the mystery of marriage is that it showcases our savior.