Harbor Cov Podcast

SERIES: Scandalous Christmas

TITLE: When Jesus Comes Into Our Mess

SCRIPTURE: Psalm 68:20, Matthew 1:21, Luke 19:10

PREACHING: Jilane Hawkins, Guest Speaker

Series: Scandalous Christmas

Title: The Fugitive Birth of Jesus

PREACHING: Jack Hawkins, Transitional Pastor

SCRIPTURE: Luke 2

QUESTIONS:

Are you on the run?

Is your to do list out of control?

What step do you need to take to include Jesus in your running?

Preaching: Angela Rajnus, Discipleship Coordinator

Title: Scandalous Christmas - Hope in Suffering

Scripture: Luke 2:22-38

Questions:

When has Jesus exposed the motives and priorities of your own heart, bringing you to a place of humility?

What habits help you to cultivate humility?

How can we prepare ourselves and encourage others to remain faithful when experiencing rejection and suffering?

Preaching: Associate Pastor, Jeremy Kidd

Title: Hidden & Secure

Passage: Colossians 3:1-4

Theme: Christ secures our lives in God.

Questions:

1. Does your guilt and shame ever cause you to doubt your relationship with God?

2. What does it look like for you to seek “heavenly things”?

3. How could a more secure relationship with God change your life today?

Preaching: Transitional Pastor, Jack Hawkins

Sermon title - Healthy Relationship Habits

Sermon text - 1 Corinthians 13:4-8

Sermon Questions:

When you are in conflict are you more likely to examine the people around you or to examine your own heart?

What are you doing to create environments of acceptance?

Preaching: Transitional Pastor, Jack Hawkins

Sermon title - Who's The Author of Your Life?

Sermon text - Ecclesiastes 7:8,14,21,22; 10:10; 12:13

Sermon Questions:

Who’s the author of your life? Who is in control of writing your story?

In what area of your life do you need to sharpen your axe?

Preaching: Transitional Pastor, Jack Hawkins

Sermon title - Margin With Your Money

Sermon text - Ecclesiastes 5

Sermon Questions:

What is at the center of your most common money worries?

What steps do you need to take to get some margin wirh your money?

Preaching: Transitional Pastor, Jack Hawkins

Sermon title - Your Shopping Cart Is Full

Sermon text - Ecclesiastes 4

Sermon Questions:

The antidote to “two handful living” is simple. Put something down. Is there something that you need to put down right now in order to live more simply?

What steps can you take to make sure that you don’t climb the ladder of success and find yourself lonely at the top?

Preaching: Transitional Pastor, Jack Hawkins

Sermon title - Busy for a Season or Busy as a Lifestyle

Sermon text - Ecclesiastes 3

Sermon Questions:

Are you a habitually busy person?

Is there something you need to get rid of right now?

Is God calling you to say yes to something right now that will make you busy for a season?

Preaching: Transitional Pastor, Jack Hawkins

Sermon title - Your Matters List

Sermon text - Ecclesiastes 1, 2

Sermon Questions:

Do you ever feel exhausted by the sheer number of things in life that matter?

How does the pursuit of your matters list keep you from living into your fullest self?

Preaching: Associate Pastor, Matt Knapp

Sermon title - Good News

Sermon text - 2 Corinthians 5:16-21

Sermon Questions:

What makes the Gospel good news for you?

Who in your life could use the good news of the Gospel? Is there a way you can share it?

Where can you find "better seats" to see what God is doing?

Preaching: North Campus Pastor, Mark Willson

Sermon title - Good Company

Sermon text - Hebrews 10:19-27

Sermon Questions:

How is the company you are keeping forming you?

What kind of company do you need to become the person God wants you to be?

How can you offer we kind of good company you need to others?

Preaching: Transitional Pastor, Jack Hawkins

Sermon title - Good Deeds

Sermon text - 1 Timothy 6:17-19

Sermon Questions:

What habits do you have that keep you from being contented?

Who is someone who you would like to invest in?

Preaching: Transitional Pastor, Jack Hawkins

Sermon title - Good People

Sermon text - Mark 4

Sermon Questions:

What’s keeping you from growing?

Are you still struggling with whether or not all this God stuff is true?

Are you trying to do life on your own?

Are money worries keeping you from growing in your relationship with God?

Preaching: Transitional Pastor, Jack Hawkins

Sermon title - Good Church, Good God

Sermon text - Genesis 3:1-7

Three Questions:

1. Do you think that the general population believes that our God is good?

2. Have you ever had an experience in your life that brought that thought into your mind?

3. Do you ever find you want to be the one that decides what is good and what is evil rather than relying on God to make those decisions?

Preaching: Guest Preacher, Erik Cave

Sermon title - Wonders to Behold: Making Pathways to Jesus

Sermon text - Luke 18:15-17

Three Questions:

#1. Who would you honestly consider to be an inconvenient other?

#2. How have you put these inconvenient others in their place?

#3. Where is Jesus calling you to go to embrace an inconvenient other?

Preaching: Guest Preacher, Greg Asimakoupoulos

Sermon title: A Major Intersection

Sermon text: Joshua 1:1-9

Three Questions:

#1. Speaking of intersections, what intersection in your spiritual journey was most impactful?

#2. What is a major intersection in your life currently?

#3. How can you meaningfully contribute to Harbor Covenant during its current intersection between lead pastors?

Preaching: Guest Preacher, Jack Hawkins

Sermon title: Who's Writing Your Story?

Sermon text: Zephaniah 3:17

Sermon questions:

How different would your life be if you realized that God delights in you?

Are you letting God write your story or do you keep trying to grab the pen back?

Are there some voices from your past that are still influencing your story in a negative way?

Sermon from August 3rd, 2025.

Preaching: Guest Preacher, Alan Forsman

Sermon title: Keep Building

Sermon text: Nehemiah 1:3-4, 2:4-5, 11, 19, 3:1, 3, 5, 6:9, 15-16

Sermon questions:

What are we losing?

What remains the same?

What are new possibilities?

Senior Pastor Michael White's final sermon at Harbor Covenant Church.

Sermon title: Keep Your Eye On The Prize

Sermon text: Philippians 3:10-14

Sermon questions:

What is the goal of this stage of your life?

What tempts you to focus on the past?

What type of Jesus are you portraying to others?

PREACHING: Michael White | Senior Pastor, Harbor Covenant Church | Vice President of Mission Priorities, Evangelical Covenant Church

Sermon title: It might not look like it, but God is in control.

Sermon text: Daniel 8

Sermon questions:

Where does it seem like evil is winning now?

How does Daniel’s vision encourage you?

What does God have for you to do right now?

PREACHING: Michael White | Senior Pastor, Harbor Covenant Church | Vice President of Mission Priorities, Evangelical Covenant Church

Sermon title: It might not look like it, but God is in control.

Sermon text: Daniel 7

Sermon questions:

What current event is most challenging to your faith?

Where do you see evidence of a cosmic struggle going on in world?

What can you do to remind yourself that God wins?

Sermon Title: It Might Not Look Like It, But God Is In Control

PREACHING: Michael White | Senior Pastor, Harbor Covenant Church

Sermon text: Daniel 6

Sermon questions

Where does your loyalty and your hope lie?

If someone sifted through your life, what would they discover about your integrity?

What is the state of your devotional life with God?

Sermon Title: Rediscovering Jesus

PREACHING: Michael White | Senior Pastor, Harbor Covenant Church

Sermon text: Luke 4:16-22

Sermon questions

What area of your life needs to be reset?

What is the biggest piece of “Good News” for you?

Who are you tempted to believe doesn’t deserve God’s grace?

Sermon title: Discipleship Unpacked

PREACHING: Michael White | Senior Pastor, Harbor Covenant Church

Sermon text: John 8:31-33

Sermon questions:

Who or what currently holds your allegiance?

How would this be obvious to a bystander?

What discipleship area needs the most attention from you this year?

Sermon title: The New You

PREACHING: Michael White | Senior Pastor, Harbor Covenant Church

Sermon text: 2 Corinthians 3:18: “And we all, with unveiled face, beholding the glory of the Lord, are being changed into his likeness, from one degree of glory to another; for this comes from the Lord who is the Spirit.” ESV

Sermon questions:

What’s an example of how you are becoming more like Jesus?

What choices do you need to make to bring your actions into line with God’s...

Sermon title: Christmas Q&A

PREACHING: Michael White | Senior Pastor, Harbor Covenant Church and

Matt Knapp | Associate Pastor (Communications)

Sermon title: Home For Christmas

PREACHING: Michael White | Senior Pastor, Harbor Covenant Church

Sermon title: From Darkness to Light

Sermon text: Isaiah 8:19-9:2

PREACHING: Michael White | Senior Pastor, Harbor Covenant Church

Sermon questions:

To whom or to what are you looking for light and hope?

How does the promise of light coming in the darkness give you hope?

When you have the opportunity, does the advice you give people push them toward the light of Jesus or away from it?

Harbor Cov Podcast Series: "A Change of Heart" 

Chase shares how always being willing to walk through the doors God has opened has led him to a great community of friends and has encoruaged his faith.

Series: A Change of Heart

Episode: From Darkness to Light (Special Guest Joshua Ellis)

Description: Josh shares how his struggles with sin and unhealthy habits led him to some dark places, but through confession and community God has brought light back into his life. 

Sermon title: From Anxiety to Peace

Sermon text: Isaiah 9:6, 7

PREACHING: Michael White | Senior Pastor, Harbor Covenant Church

Sermon questions:

What is producing anxiety or worry in your life right now?

What does it mean to you that God is zealous to bring about peace?

What is one thing you can do this week to deal with your worry, anxiety or stress?

Series: A Change Of Heart

Sermon title: From Despair to Hope

Sermon text: Isaiah 40:1-41

PREACHING: Michael White | Senior Pastor, Harbor Covenant Church

Sermon questions:

What area of your life are you struggling in?

What does it mean to you that Jesus enters into the reality of your life?

What aspect of God’s character helps you find hope?

Series: A Change of Heart

Episode: From Despair to Hope (Special Guest JT Fletcher)

Description: JT's shares his story about how his life flipped upside down very quickly. Yet God has remained faithful to him and is giving him hope even in the midst of despair. 

Sermon title: Don’t Lose What’s Most Important

Sermon text: Acts 4: 8-19

PREACHING: Jonathan Montejano | Director of Student Ministries, Harbor Covenant Church

Sermon questions

What in your life would inspire others to follow Jesus?

What are ways you can be a threat to the division in our world?

What is one thing your small group can do to keep the main thing the main thing?

Sermon text:

1 Timothy 2:1-4

PREACHING: Michael White | Senior Pastor, Harbor Covenant Church

Sermon questions:

What would your closest friend say is the main thing in your life?

What is one thing you can do to pray better for our leaders?

How is your peace?

Sermon title: God Is In Control

Sermon text: Rev 7:9-12

PREACHING: Michael White | Senior Pastor, Harbor Covenant Church

Sermon questions

Why do you think the imagery of the Lamb is important?

How does it affect your outlook on life to know that God is on the throne and that he has a plan and a purpose?

As a follower of Jesus, what do you need to do in response to the election?

Sermon title: What is the win?

Sermon text: Ephesians 6:19

PREACHING: Michael White | Senior Pastor, Harbor Covenant Church

Sermon questions

What is the gospel?

What is the highest priority of your life?

If someone watched you for a day would your actions, conversations and attitude push them toward Jesus or away from him?

Sermon title: What Is Our Secret Weapon?

Sermon text: Ephesians 6:18

PREACHING: Michael White | Senior Pastor, Harbor Covenant Church

Sermon questions:

Who should be on your list of people you get to pray for?

What one person will pray for specifically this week?

What is one thing you can do to help you live more in the reality of God’s presence?

Sermon title: What Weapons Do We Use?

Sermon text: Ephesians 6:13-17

PREACHING: Angela Rajnus | Discipleship Coordinator, Harbor Covenant Church

1. Take a moment to thank God for the salvation and truth he's given us in Jesus.

2. Where do you see a vulnerability in your armor?

3. What next step can you take to "armor up" this week?

Sermon title: Who is the enemy?

Sermon text: Ephesians 6:11-12

PREACHING: Michael White | Senior Pastor, Harbor Covenant Church

Sermon questions

Who do you find challenging to love?

Are you more likely to be characterized by anger or by compassion?

What is one way that following Jesus has taught you to live counter culturally?

Sermon: What’s the battle and how do I prepare?

Scripture: Ephesians 6:10-19

By: Michael White, Lead Pastor

THIS WEEK'S REFLECTION QUESTIONS

Sermon: Living Lives of Compassion, Mercy & Justice

Scripture: Isaiah 1:16-17

By: Matt Knapp, Associate Pastor

THIS WEEK'S REFLECTION QUESTIONS

Sermon: Developing Disciples Who Make Disciples

Scripture: Mark 9:24

By: Michael White, Lead Pastor

THIS WEEK'S REFLECTION QUESTIONS

Sermon: Reaching People for Christ

Scripture: Acts 8:26-38

By: Michael White, Lead Pastor

THIS WEEK'S REFLECTION QUESTIONS

Sermon: Restart

Scripture: Isaiah 43:18-25

By: Michael White, Lead Pastor

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Sermon: Restoring People

Scripture: James 5:19-20

By: Jonathan Montejano, Director of Student Ministries



THIS WEEK'S REFLECTION QUESTIONS

Sermon: Faith Filled Prayer

Scripture: James 5:13-18

By: Michael White, Lead Pastor

THIS WEEK'S REFLECTION QUESTIONS

Sermon From August 11, 2024

Title: To Tell The Truth

James 5

If you asked your closest friends, what would they say about your reliability? Rather than lying, what is something you can say when you don’t really want to do something? What promise have you made that you need to do a better job of keeping?

Sermon Series: Everyday Faith

Sermon Title: Patience and Confidence

Sermon Text: James 5:7-11

Sermon Questions:

1. How do you deal with "difficult waits"?

2. What steps are you taking to establish or strengthen your heart?

3. What does God’s faithfulness mean to you?

Sermon from July 28, 2024

Sermon text: James 4:13-5:6

Sermon questions:

How has knowing Jesus changed how you view your resources?

How do you make room for God’s plans in your life?

If someone watched how you treated your server in a restaurant, what would they learn about your attitude toward other people?

Sermon from July 21, 2024

SCRIPTURE: James 4:11-12

PREACHING: Blake Merwin | Associate Pastor

REFLECTION QUESTIONS

1. Think about a recent conversation you had about someone else. Did your words build them up or tear them down? How might you align your speech more closely with the law of love as James describes?

2. Consider a time when you felt judged or slandered by others. How did it affect your relationship with them and your sense of community?

3. How can you balance offering constructive feedback while avoiding slander and...

Scripture: James 4:1-10

By: Brenden Smith, Worship Director

Title: True Vs. False Wisdom

Scripture: James 3:13-18

By: Michael White, Lead Pastor

Title: The Tongue

Scripture: James 3:1-12

By: Michael White, Lead Pastor

THIS WEEK'S REFLECTION QUESTIONS

Sermon from June 23, 2024

Sermon text – James 2:14-26

What are two or three things that your faith in Jesus is producing in your life?

What is one area in your life where you need to move your faith into action?

What story do you hope people will tell about you and your faith one day?

Title: Favoritism

Scripture: James 2:1-13

By: Angela Rajnus, Discipleship Coordinator

THIS WEEK'S REFLECTION QUESTIONS

Sermon from June 9, 2024

Title: Doing Not Just Hearing

Text: James: 1:19-27

What is the sin that you need to be more active in ridding from yourself?

Where are you currently serving and caring for others? Especially those who are mistreated.

How are creating space to be unstained by the world?

Sermon from June 2, 2024 @ Central Campus

Text: James 1:12-18

Title: The Generosity of God

Series: Everyday Faith

Sermon questions:

What do you truly believe God wants for you?

What is the biggest opening in your life for temptation?

What of substance are you doing with your life?

Sermon from May 26, 2024 | Central Campus

Series: Everyday Faith

Text: James 1:2-8

Title: God is good even when my circumstances aren't

Questions:

In what ways are you growing as a follower of Jesus?

What is the trial, temptation, or difficulty in your life that you are having trouble making sense of?

What is one way you will seek God’s wisdom in that situation?

If Jesus wrote a letter to you, what would he commend you for or challenge you about?

How does knowing that God is in control change how you view the challenges of your life?

What do you need to do to accept the invitation of Jesus and join in worship?

Whose life has inspired you to follow Jesus more closely?

Whose life do you think you are inspiring?

What hope do you need this week that God is powerfully present with you?

Sermon Series: Tune In To Truth

Title: Graves Into Gardens

Scripture: 1 Kings 20:22-28

PREACHING: Jeremy Kidd, Associate Pastor

How can you “prepare for battle” this coming month?

Do you trust Yahweh when your efforts are not enough and your circumstances are unfavorable?

How can you give glory to your deliverer this week?

Where does your ultimate allegiance lie? With God? Your own gifts and talents? Your investments? Or? When you have a major life choice to make, do you put more weight on what is right or what is more beneficial? How does knowing that you might be in the fire but you won’t be alone give you confidence?

What feels dead in your life right now?

To what or to whom are you looking to give you hope, joy and life?

What is one thing you can do this week to return your breath to God?

When was the last time you tasted and saw the goodness of God?

How are you remembering the moments when God has moved in your life?

How can your small group remind each other of God’s goodness?

If you wrote a song about your life what would its theme be?

What is the “immovable object” in your life right now?

How does knowing how God has acted in the past help you face the present and the future?

3/31/24

How has your relationship to sin changed?

How does knowing that nothing can separate you from the love God change your perspective on the challenges that you face?

What is one thing you can do this week to love better?

Where do you se evidence of death in your past life or in our world today? Where do you see evidence of God's grace? What kind of work brings you satisfaction and joy?

Sermon from March 10, 2024

Sermon Series: "Just As I Am"

Sermon title: "I Am Bought With a Price"

Scripture: 1 Corinthians 15:3,20-22

Sermon questions:

What do you usually think makes you have value?

What is an area of your life where you are not exactly soaring with the eagles?

What is one thing you can do this week to respond more fully to God’s grace?

Sermon From March 3, 2024

Speaker Matt Knapp

What is broken in your life? How did it get that way? What questions do you have about sin? What is broken in our community? Do you have any ownership in that?

Sermon From February 25, 2024

Series: Just As I Am

Topic: How to Live With Purpose

Speakers: Michael White, Phil Willenbrock, Ty Robuck, Alana Dunegan, & Ronda Douglas

How do you discern God’s purpose for your life? What purpose do you think God is calling you to right now? What is one concrete action that you can commit to this week to pursue God’s purpose for you?

Sermon from February 18, 2024

Sermon Series: Just As I Am

Sermon Title: I Am Made in the Image of God

Sermon Text: Genesis 1:26-28

Questions:

What image do you really reflect? Are you at peace with that image?

Do you sense a longing for a different one, a better one? If so, will y ou let Him show you a more accurate view of himself?

Will you choose to believe God create you in love to resemble and reflect Him by trusting what...

Sermon From February 11, 2024

Series: Grow

Title: Keep the main thing the main thing

Text: 1 Cor 15:3-11 NIRV

Sermon questions:

What are you investing your time and resources in?

Where does seriously following Jesus fit into your top five goals?

What is one step you can take to make following Jesus a greater priority?

Full Sermon from Feb 4, 2024

Sermon Series: Grow

Sermon title: Reading Your Bible

Sermon 2 Timothy 3:14-17

Sermon questions:

Based on the amount of time you spend, what is forming you?

What is one area where you need to figure out whether your opinion lines up with the Bible?

What is one step you can take to start reading your Bible regularly?

Sermon From January 21, 2024

Sermon title: Engage in Mission

Sermon text: Mark 10:42-45

Sermon questions

If you wrote a one sentence mission statement that reflected the reality of your life at this very moment, what would it be?

What does that mission statement tell you about who or what you are following?

What mission do you think Jesus has for you?

Sermon Series: Grow

Sermon Title: Connect with Others

Sermon Text: 1 Cor 12:7-14

Sermon questions

Why has God called you to the body at Harbor Covenant?

In what ways are you connected at Harbor Covenant?

How are you engaged in the mission of Harbor Covenant?

Sermon from January 7, 2024

Title: Tiny Acts of Faith

Text: 2 Kings 5 1-15

Questions:

This year what is a simple, tiny act of faith you can make?

Who is someone that you need to share your faith with?

What is a spiritual practice your small group can do together this month?

Title: Remember What The Lord Has Done

Text: Joshua 4:1-9

Sermon title: The Best Gift Ever Inspires Us

Sermon text: Matthew 2:1-12

Sermon questions:

The Magi are looking for a King…. What are you looking for? Vs 1-2

What would you say that you worship?

What keeps you from responding like the Magi?

Sermon title: The Best Gift Ever Changes Us

Sermon text: Luke 1:46-55

Sermon questions:

What do you spend your days looking for?

How does the gift of Jesus give you hope?

How does Jesus coming to you change your view of yourself?

Sermon From Dec 3, 2023

Series: The Best Gift Ever

Title: "Jesus the best gift ever"

Text: Luke 1:26-38

Sermon questions:

How do you see God at work around you?

How is the kingdom of God good news?

What obstacles do you face in trusting God?

Sermon from November 26, 2023

Scripture: Matthew 26:36-46

Reflection Questions:

1. Has apathy started to grow within yourself?

2. Are there areas of your life or our world, that you feel God is calling you to keep

watch and pray?

3. Is there a ministry that your small group can become a prayer team for?

Reflection Questions:

What scares you right now?

What do you think is the biggest challenge for the church in navigating these difficult times?

How does knowing that God has a plan and purpose help you to have hope?

When your friends describe you, which would they talk about most, your brand of politics or your faith? What is an area of your life where you are more like the culture than the kingdom? What is an area of your life where you are more like the kingdom than the culture?

Sermon from November 5, 2023

Series: Hello My Name is Jesus

Sermon text: Matthew 21:28-22

Sermon questions:

What words would people use to describe you?

What do those words say about the fruit you are producing?

How closely would you say your priorities align with the plan and purpose of God?

Sermon from October 29, 2023

Series: Hello My Name is Jesus

Are you aiming for complete discipleship or a “somewhat less ascetic standard”?

If you asked Jesus, “What do I still lack?” How would he answer?

What is one thing you can do this week to grow in trusting Jesus?

Where are you tempted to engage in status boosting?

Who models “welcome” to you?

How can you put into practice “welcome” this week?

What do you really want from God?

Are you a cultural Christian, a comfortable Christian, or a serious follower of Jesus?

What is one thing you can do this week to becoming a more serious follower of Jesus?

If you had to make a list of the top three things Jesus followers should do, what would be on the list?

What is a preference in your life that you may have made too important?

Are you leading the people around you toward Jesus or toward something else?

What are your expectations when you come to church?

When has legalism gotten in the way of your faith or someone else’s faith?

What is one thing you are willing to try to let go of to love someone this week?

What do you need rest from?

What is one thing you can do this week to step into the rest that Jesus wants to give you?

How are you helping to bring about the kingdom of God in your sphere of influence?

What is your purpose in life?

What do you need to reprioritize in your life to more fully follow Jesus?

What one thing can you do to be on mission in your daily life?

What is one way that you see God at work in your life, sphere of influence or community?

What is one thing that you wish Jesus would do that he doesn’t seem to be doing?

What is the most challenging part of following Jesus in this context for you.

What are you afraid would happen if you gave Jesus the authority in your life?

How would it affect your daily life if you truly believed that Jesus was Lord now.

What is one thing you can do this week to let Jesus lead in your life?

Sermon from August 20, 2023.

Sermon Series: The Jesus Way

Sermon Title: Being Grounded

Sermon Text: Matthew 7:24-29

Sermon Questions:

In response to everything you have heard about the Jesus Way, what do you need to do?

What do you believe that you haven’t really acted on yet?

What in your life that shows that you are putting Jesus’ words into practice?

What type of fruit are you producing?

Would the people you know say that you’re the real deal?

What is one step you can take this week to follow Jesus more authentically?

What’s an area in your life where you realize you are just going with the flow?

What’s an area in your life where you realize that you are consciously choosing to do what Jesus says?

What’s the hardest thing for you about following Jesus?