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Comment on What Are You Living For? by ET

ET — Sun, 04 Oct 2009 21:14:55 +0000

Thanks again for sharing your insight that the Spirit has given you. With out the focus solely on the Gospel we lose focus and look to the cares of this “string” of reality; yours, mine, everyone elses strings that may seem pleasing for this dimension. But the Gospel gives purpose to those of us who have no purpose and redirects those that think they know where they want to go and why. Once our strings are in tune with the Gospel then we can get just a glimpse of what worshipping GOD in all of HIS Almightiness will be like when He returns and makes all things new.

Comment on The Stewardship of Grace Pt. #1 by sermonrant

sermonrant — Fri, 18 Sep 2009 22:03:32 +0000

Thanks much! God is good!

Comment on The Stewardship of Grace Pt. #1 by ET

ET — Mon, 14 Sep 2009 02:04:32 +0000

Once again, by the Spirit of GOD, you’ve hit the nail on the head: Gospel, Gospel, Gospel and if that’s not enough… Gospel, Gospel. We shoule freely give because we have been given to freely, GOD’s Grace through salvation (Matt. 10:5-10, Rom. 8:32). I needed to be reminded of what GOD has been whispering to my heart so he used you to make me listen a little better. May GOD be praised for his loving kindness (Hessid?) and thank you for your obedience in studying and giving us what the Spirit gave you during that time of study. Strong work Mike…

Comment on The Mission and Call of God For His People: Jonah 2 by Joel Hansen

Joel Hansen — Sun, 23 Aug 2009 04:12:56 +0000

Interesting angle to consider that Jonah died and was resurected back to life. It’s something that I hadn’t considered before. It makes a miracle that can’t be ‘reasoned’ away like people try to do. Is this a viewpoint that is new?

Comment on A Change of Heart by ruthsgleanings

ruthsgleanings — Thu, 20 Aug 2009 18:20:55 +0000

Lovely rant. I think this message is underclarified in most churches.

Comment on The Mission and Call of God For His People: Jonah 1 by sermonrant

sermonrant — Mon, 10 Aug 2009 22:19:48 +0000

No worries bro, thanks!

Comment on The Mission and Call of God For His People: Jonah 1 by Seth McBee

Seth McBee — Mon, 10 Aug 2009 21:38:06 +0000

This sermon was refreshing after being at a church where the elders defended that Jonah could be taught as, “Obey God”…

Thank you for keeping the focus on Christ and His work and purpose for all the nations.

Comment on How The Gospel Changes Us; Pt. 1 by mike sparrow

mike sparrow — Sun, 26 Jul 2009 03:51:41 +0000

I highly enjoyed this sermon, i hope you dont mind but i have posted the notes for discussion on a website and recomend people come and listen to it. there is so much truth in it. Like always. I appreciate the sermons very much at Harambee, this one was a Grand slam. Oh by the way someone recomended Bible Arcing to me, I noticed John Piper teaches the lesson, do you think it is a helpful tool for exegesis? Thank you.

Comment on Gospelling One Another by Seth McBee

Seth McBee — Thu, 23 Jul 2009 16:09:18 +0000

Mike.
First…great sermon. Really enjoyed it. And…we didn’t leave our church because there wasn’t enough meat , we left because the vision wasn’t to spread the fame of Christ to all nations, including our own community. I don’t want more meat…I want more Christ.

Pam.
We visited Harambee about three weeks ago, and will be visiting again this week and one of the things we said (my wife and I are 31 years old) is that we liked seeing that the church had older (mind you not old ) people that could teach us their practical wisdom, which I believe is very important. Many speak about cultural diversity and I say amen to that, but many believe that only to mean color and forget about age.

Anyways…really enjoyed the sermon and had me questioning not others, but myself and the transforming power of the gospel in my own life.

Comment on Gospelling One Another by mike

mike — Wed, 15 Jul 2009 17:59:15 +0000

Great thoughts all! Two things, first what I mean by an unhealthy desire for “Meat” are those that ask for “Deeper” teaching without really wanting that. It’s assumed because they are not being fed (ie. they still struggle in their lives), but quite often it is a result of their own issues and not living the truth that they already know, and they become “Dull of hearing” (Hebrews 5:11-12). There are however situations where a church is not teaching and preaching the word/gospel, and there is a famine, and a need for the teaching of the word (The “Meat” which is the truth of the gospel).

Secondly Pam, thanks for your thoughts, I do think our culture glorifies youth, and often doesn’t listen to the more seasoned adults in the church (Like my diplomacy re: “Seasoned Adults?”). It is frustrating when young families don’t listen to older couples whose children are older because they “Don’t understand,” but I have seen many young people desire to hear from their elders, and they do listen, but it has to be done in relational community. I think we “More seasoned” folks think that the youth do not want to hear from us, and we stay in our age specific groups, and we don’t do life with our younger brothers and sisters, so we have no voice because there is no relationship there. That’s why Harambee doesn’t have age/gender specific groups, because we believe the body is best served by the young and old, male and female, etc. together sharing life and experiences. You are an encouragement, and I think you just need to keep being an encouragement and getting into people’s lives, and the church will benefit greatly from your wisdom!! Thanks much, you are needed and loved!!