Harvest South Bay Church http://www.harvestsb.org Join us for service at 9:45am Wed, 28 Sep 2011 19:01:51 +0000 en hourly 1 http://wordpress.org/?v=3.1 Updated! http://www.harvestsb.org/2011/05/updated/ http://www.harvestsb.org/2011/05/updated/#comments Fri, 06 May 2011 22:28:06 +0000 Pastor Byron http://www.harvestsb.org/?p=457 Hey Hey Harvest South Bay!

It has been awhile since I’ve been able to update the sermons on the website, but I did a massive upload this last week! I’ll try and find a few of the missing ones as the weeks progress!

Have a great Mother’s Day!

Byron

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Hope you are having a great week as we all participate on the 50 Day Spiritual Adventure! What do you like about our church today? (I love the fact that everyone has been so great about getting aboard on the 50 DSA so enthusiastically- I see you all diligently doing your guidebooks!).

Well, REMEMBER THAT THIS SUNDAY IS DAYLIGHT SAVINGS TIME!!!! SPRING FORWARD!!! Hope to see you all on time on Sunday as we continue in our series.

That being said, I better go and complete today’s material in the journal!

byron

Meet You at the Why
The Church God Designed: 50 DSA
John 17:13-26

Exposition:

Sanctification produces Unity produces Glory.
The Purpose of the Church:
Glory to God

How?

1. Incubate a Culture of Sanctification.
2. Concentrate on Reflecting Christ.
3. Glorify Him Together.

Weekly Application Exercises:
Do the 50 Day Spiritual Adventure disciplines!

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Hope you are all having a great week! I waited ’til this point in the week to remind you all that TOMORROW is the beginning of our 50-day Spiritual Adventure curriculum! Put aside 10 minutes to begin the Journal (quiet time handbook) sometime tomorrow (and the next day and the next!).

Here are the notes to this last week’s sermon… Hopefully I’ll get the backlog of audio files up as well onto the website!

Don’t forget!
Byron

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I pray that you are all safe and dry this week of deluge. We are trying to get healthy (sick kid, sick wife) and be festive amidst the desire to go buy presents and send cards and do 100 million other holiday things. Let’s all agree to spend some good time stopping instead of shopping, being contemplative instead of being consumerist, shall we?

Have a great time thinking of the great condescension of God; how God became a child and a loser and a sacrifice this season of His birth.

Much love and blessings
Byron

We are the Losers, My Friend
Advent 2010: Luke 2:1-20

Exposition
Cultural Cues:
A Hurried Journey?

Alone or With Family?

Stable or Living Room?

Main Themes

1. The Great Sacrifice of Christ.

2. God Comes to Losers

Applications for the Week
1. Evaluate your aspirations for the coming year, 2011. Meditate on the heart of your life aspirations and the motives behind them. How can you strive to be more lowly and humble not only in your own mind, but in your service, sacrifice and giving?

2. Remember this Christmas week the culmination of the incarnation. Make sure your thoughts of the birth of Christ lead you to the message of the gospel, the message of the crucifixion, Christ’s resurrection and the hope of heaven as you celebrate this season.

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It is great to walk our church and see all of the festive decorations, reminders of this season of Christ’s birth. May we celebrate by taking His example of humility, charity, and love! Share with someone this season why the birth of Christ means so very much to us!

Congrats to our very talented and very victorious basketball team! FIRST PLACE! And congrats to Maurice for being the MVP! We really need a mascot b/c cheering GO HARVESTERS conjures images of large agricultural equipment.

Have a great week, Harvest! See you all this Sunday as we continue to remember our Lord and His birth.

Byron

Fulfillment Center
Advent 2010: Luke 1:57-80

Exposition
The Narrative (57-66):

The Psalm (67-80)

Application: Why Believe?

1. Look at God’s Track Record.

2. Look at God’s Trusted Character.

3. Look at God’s Transcendent Plan.

Application Questions for the Week
1. Reflect on God’s faithfulness to you personally sometime this week- where you have seen His hand actively guiding and blessing your life. Where in particular have you taken a step of faith and had Him meet you and provide for you? How, now, can you trust in Him in the difficult venture of faith that He asks of you?

2. Meditate on the idea that an author would write a biography of your life. If an author did, what significance would your life have? How would your life fit into the narrative of salvation history? What lives would you have impacted and how could we see the faithfulness of God played out in the decision points of your life?

Christmas Party
Dec. 18th @ 6:00 PM
This year’s Harvest Christmas Celebration will be at the Shu’s house (29520 Driftwood Lane, Rancho Palos Verdes), Saturday December 18th at 6:00 PM. The dinner will be a potluck so please sign up for a dish in the welcome room! For the adults there will be a white elephant gift exchange ($10-$15). For the kids please email Linda (theshufamily@gmail.com) if your children are interested in the children’s gift exchange.

Churchwide Christmas Celebration
Dec. 19th 6:00 PM
Join the rest of our church family Sunday Dec. 19th. We will join for a Christmas dinner at 6:00 PM and have a program together at 7:30 PM.

Lunch Sign Up
If you would like to sponsor or co-sponsor one of the lunch services for next year, signups are being taken in the Fellowship Hall for 2011.

Refreshments Sign Up
The new sign up sheet is in the foyer! Sign up to do your part and thanks to all who have been faithfully supplying refreshments!

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