http://www.harbordowntown.org Harbor Presbyterian - Downtown Podcasts en Harbor Presbyterian - Downtown Podcasts Harbor Presbyterian - Downtown no Harbor Presbyterian - Downtown Sermons design@melaniemyers.net ℗ & © 2008 Harbor Presbyterian - Downtown 720 During the election season, Christians need wisdom to know how to marry faith and politics. 1Samuel 12 brings a close to the political tension between Samuel and the People and God over whether or not Israel should have an earthly king. The conversation between Samuel and the people of Israel demonstrate the importance of character and a willingness to work together to navigate the messiness of life. The sermon ends with four practical steps that ought to govern our own political discussions and practices if we are to seek unity in the church and peace in the city. http://www.harbordowntown.org/sermon/fixing-society-step-five-love-the-one-youre-with http://www.harbordowntown.org/mediafiles/fixing-society-step-five-love-the-one-youre-with.mp3 Sun, 09 Nov 2008 14:10:47 CST Steven Cooper 1 Samuel 2008 1samuel_12,samuel,politics,politics_and_faith,faith_and_politics,political_discussions,barak_obama,john_mccain,presidential_elections,communication,healthy_communication,understanding_others. 41:59 http://www.harbordowntown.org/sermon/worldliness-israel-asks-for-a-king http://www.harbordowntown.org/mediafiles/billmccurine-20081102.mp3 Sun, 02 Nov 2008 12:29:43 CST Bill McCurine 1 Samuel 2008 48:49 http://www.harbordowntown.org/sermon/potential-for-greatness http://www.harbordowntown.org/mediafiles/potential-for-greatness.mp3 Sun, 26 Oct 2008 13:50:12 CDT Doug Swagerty 1 Samuel 2008 37:50 As the fourth step toward healing the brokenness of society, we learn that when we or others fall away from God, God calls us to return to him by giving up our false worship, letting go of self-dependence, and confessing our sins. As we commit ourselves to him, our commitment will be tested, and we need Jesus to strengthen us to stay faithful http://www.harbordowntown.org/sermon/fixing-society-step-four-national-repentance http://www.harbordowntown.org/mediafiles/fixing-society-step-four-national-repentance.mp3 Sun, 19 Oct 2008 19:53:39 CDT Steven Cooper 1 Samuel 2008 breaking_bad_habits.,bad_habits,trials,testing,fasting,confessing_our_sins,false_worship,repentance,samuel,1samuel_7 39:02 http://www.harbordowntown.org/sermon/christianity-explored-week-3--why-did-jesus-come http://www.harbordowntown.org/mediafiles/christianity-explored-week-3-why-did-jesus-come.mp3 Sun, 19 Oct 2008 16:23:20 CDT Christianity Explored 36:06 http://www.harbordowntown.org/sermon/the-ark-of-the-covenant http://www.harbordowntown.org/mediafiles/the-ark-of-the-covenant.mp3 Sun, 12 Oct 2008 22:22:57 CDT Bill McCurine 1 Samuel 2008 45:47 http://www.harbordowntown.org/sermon/christianity-explored-week-1-introduction http://www.harbordowntown.org/mediafiles/christianity-explored-week-1-introduction.mp3 Tue, 07 Oct 2008 13:26:35 CDT Christianity Explored 26:35 As God calls and trains Samuel to replace Eli, the leader of the nation of Israel, we see how God calls and trains us to become leaders and influencers in our world today. The key to Samuel’s (and our) successful leadership is (1) to know God personally, and (2) to know his word. As we gain the experiential knowledge of these two things, we will be used to provide leadership in the areas of life and society that need to be healed and restored. http://www.harbordowntown.org/sermon/fixing-society-step-three-the-call-to-lead http://www.harbordowntown.org/mediafiles/fixing-society-step-three-the-call-to-lead.mp3 Sun, 05 Oct 2008 19:54:48 CDT Steven Cooper 1 Samuel 2008 leadership,leadership_development,leader_training,servant_leadership,prophet,judgment,heart_of_god,calling,god’s_calling 37:55 As the second step toward healing the brokenness of society, God confronts the hypocrisy of the church, bringing severe judgment against its leadership. Eli and his sons are confronted, convicted, and cast out for their flagrant abuses of religious power. Hope begins to emerge from the brokenness of Israel’s leadership as Samuel’s quiet but faithful service demonstrates that God has plans to bring about the longed for healing and redemption of the nation. http://www.harbordowntown.org/sermon/fixing-society-step-two-church-leadership http://www.harbordowntown.org/mediafiles/fixing-society-step-two-church-leadership.mp3 Sun, 28 Sep 2008 20:01:23 CDT Steven Cooper 1 Samuel 2008 judgment,promises_of_god,good_leadership,bad_leadership,evil_leadership,abuse_of_power,religious_abuse,log_in_the_eye,hypocrisy,eli,samuel,hannah,1samuel_1 47:28 After Hannah is blessed with the birth of Samuel, she dedicates him and then offers a prayer of thanksgiving to God. She rejoices over his deliverance, rests in his control, trusts in his knowledge of her situation, and hopes in God’s plan. We are encouraged to do all those things as well, but the focus of the passage is the “anointed one,” Jesus Christ. http://www.harbordowntown.org/sermon/celebrating-gods-goodness http://www.harbordowntown.org/mediafiles/dougswagerty-20080921.mp3 Sun, 21 Sep 2008 00:37:54 CDT Doug Swagerty 1 Samuel 2008 goodness,deliverance,control,knowledge,plan,rejoice,rest,trust,hope,hannah,samuel,david,elizabeth,john_the_baptist,jesus_christ,gospel 39:35 As Hannah deals with the anguish of a hopeless life, she is driven to pour out her pain-wracked heart before God. God hears her cry, and she is granted the desire of her heart, but only because she re-centered her life by putting God first. Hannah’s cry invites us to follow her into the presence of God with our own heart cries, and it calls us to search our own hearts to make sure that there is nothing in our lives that we are putting before God. The son God provides for her is also the answer to the larger problem of Israel, who desperately needs a leader to free them from the brokenness of their society. God changes societies in response to the cries of individuals. http://www.harbordowntown.org/sermon/the-cry-that-saves http://www.harbordowntown.org/mediafiles/the-cry-that-saves.mp3 Sun, 14 Sep 2008 21:15:45 CDT Steven Cooper 1 Samuel 2008 1samuel_1,hannah,samuel,eli,putting_god_first,frustration,anger,cycle_of_disappointment,barrenness,unable_to_have_children,barren,polygamy,multiple_wives 50:41 http://www.harbordowntown.org/sermon/welcome-to-the-table http://www.harbordowntown.org/mediafiles/welcome-to-the-table-90708.mp3 Sun, 07 Sep 2008 21:03:37 CDT Doug Swagerty Pastor's Choice table,saul,david,king's_table 41:20 http://www.harbordowntown.org/sermon/the-armor-of-god http://www.harbordowntown.org/mediafiles/stevencooper083108.mp3 Sun, 31 Aug 2008 14:54:52 CDT Steven Cooper Ephesians 2008 44:13 http://www.harbordowntown.org/sermon/working-relationships http://www.harbordowntown.org/mediafiles/billmccurine082408.mp3 Sun, 24 Aug 2008 13:23:04 CDT Bill McCurine Ephesians 2008 49:12 http://www.harbordowntown.org/sermon/gods-vision-for-marriage http://www.harbordowntown.org/mediafiles/dickkaufmann081708.mp3 Sun, 17 Aug 2008 13:20:44 CDT Dick Kaufmann Ephesians 2008 37:21 http://www.harbordowntown.org/sermon/full-of-what http://www.harbordowntown.org/mediafiles/stevencooper081008.mp3 Sun, 10 Aug 2008 13:17:26 CDT Steven Cooper Ephesians 2008 47:19 http://www.harbordowntown.org/sermon/sex-in-the-city http://www.harbordowntown.org/mediafiles/stevencooper080308.mp3 Sun, 03 Aug 2008 13:14:44 CDT Steven Cooper Ephesians 2008 49:37 http://www.harbordowntown.org/sermon/the-great-makeover http://www.harbordowntown.org/mediafiles/dickkaufmann072708.mp3 Sun, 27 Jul 2008 13:10:56 CDT Dick Kaufmann Ephesians 2008 38:10 http://www.harbordowntown.org/sermon/the-one-thing http://www.harbordowntown.org/mediafiles/billmccurine072008.mp3 Sun, 20 Jul 2008 13:08:39 CDT Bill McCurine Ephesians 2008 56:16 http://www.harbordowntown.org/sermon/growing-up-in-christ http://www.harbordowntown.org/mediafiles/dougswagerty071308.mp3 Sun, 13 Jul 2008 13:06:33 CDT Doug Swagerty Ephesians 2008 33:44 http://www.harbordowntown.org/sermon/gods-secret-revealed-there-is-no-other http://www.harbordowntown.org/mediafiles/stevencooper070608.mp3 Sun, 06 Jul 2008 13:03:51 CDT Steven Cooper Ephesians 2008 39:24 http://www.harbordowntown.org/sermon/whats-so-special-about-the-church http://www.harbordowntown.org/mediafiles/dougswagerty062908.mp3 Sun, 29 Jun 2008 13:00:40 CDT Doug Swagerty Ephesians 2008 34:40 http://www.harbordowntown.org/sermon/whats-so-amazing-about-grace http://www.harbordowntown.org/mediafiles/dickkaufmann062208.mp3 Sun, 22 Jun 2008 16:35:14 CDT Dick Kaufmann Ephesians 2008 41:37 http://www.harbordowntown.org/sermon/prayer-and-the-power-of-god http://www.harbordowntown.org/mediafiles/stevencooper061508.mp3 Sun, 15 Jun 2008 15:29:58 CDT Steven Cooper Ephesians 2008 50:20 http://www.harbordowntown.org/sermon/loved-forever http://www.harbordowntown.org/mediafiles/dougswagerty060808.mp3 Sun, 08 Jun 2008 15:46:47 CDT Doug Swagerty Ephesians 2008 35:35 http://www.harbordowntown.org/sermon/from-fear-to-freedom http://www.harbordowntown.org/mediafiles/dickkaufmann060108.mp3 Sun, 01 Jun 2008 15:50:24 CDT Dick Kaufmann Emotions and Psalms 49:16 http://www.harbordowntown.org/sermon/envy http://www.harbordowntown.org/mediafiles/billmccurine052508.mp3 Sun, 25 May 2008 15:52:08 CDT Bill McCurine Emotions and Psalms 44:28 http://www.harbordowntown.org/sermon/breaking-the-chains-of-despair http://www.harbordowntown.org/mediafiles/dickkaufmann051808.mp3 Sun, 18 May 2008 15:53:31 CDT Dick Kaufmann Emotions and Psalms 40:20 http://www.harbordowntown.org/sermon/cutting-the-root-of-anxiety http://www.harbordowntown.org/mediafiles/raycortese051108.mp3 Sun, 11 May 2008 15:55:11 CDT Ray Cortese Emotions and Psalms 35:21 http://www.harbordowntown.org/sermon/praying-through-your-loneliness http://www.harbordowntown.org/mediafiles/dougswagerty050408.mp3 Sun, 04 May 2008 15:57:29 CDT Doug Swagerty Emotions and Psalms 41:47 http://www.harbordowntown.org/sermon/the-benefits-of-hell http://www.harbordowntown.org/mediafiles/dickkaufmann042708.mp3 Sun, 27 Apr 2008 16:01:01 CDT Dick Kaufmann Questions That Deserve an Answer 42:19 http://www.harbordowntown.org/sermon/can-we-really-trust-the-bible http://www.harbordowntown.org/mediafiles/stevencooper042008.mp3 Sun, 20 Apr 2008 16:03:03 CDT Steven Cooper Questions That Deserve an Answer 49:15 http://www.harbordowntown.org/sermon/if-god-is-good-why-is-there-evil-in-the-world http://www.harbordowntown.org/mediafiles/billmccurine041308.mp3 Sun, 13 Apr 2008 16:05:26 CDT Bill McCurine Questions That Deserve an Answer 52:11 http://www.harbordowntown.org/sermon/loosing-the-chains-of-injustice http://www.harbordowntown.org/mediafiles/dougswagerty040608.mp3 Sun, 06 Apr 2008 16:07:11 CDT Doug Swagerty Questions That Deserve an Answer 40:27 http://www.harbordowntown.org/sermon/exclusivity-how-can-there-be-only-one-true-religion http://www.harbordowntown.org/mediafiles/stevencooper033008.mp3 Sun, 30 Mar 2008 16:09:06 CDT Steven Cooper Questions That Deserve an Answer 41:46 http://www.harbordowntown.org/sermon/easter-changes-everything http://www.harbordowntown.org/mediafiles/dickkaufmann032308.mp3 Sun, 23 Mar 2008 16:10:50 CDT Dick Kaufmann 62:15 http://www.harbordowntown.org/sermon/the-return-of-the-king http://www.harbordowntown.org/mediafiles/stevencooper031608.mp3 Sun, 16 Mar 2008 16:12:50 CDT Steven Cooper Luke 2008 34:10 http://www.harbordowntown.org/sermon/parable-of-the-10-minas http://www.harbordowntown.org/mediafiles/billmccurine030908.mp3 Sun, 09 Mar 2008 16:14:17 CDT Bill McCurine Luke 2008 46:58 http://www.harbordowntown.org/sermon/seeking-jesus http://www.harbordowntown.org/mediafiles/dickkaufmann030208.mp3 Sun, 02 Mar 2008 16:15:52 CDT Dick Kaufmann Luke 2008 40:32 http://www.harbordowntown.org/sermon/prayer-pride-and-presumption http://www.harbordowntown.org/mediafiles/dougswagerty022408.mp3 Sun, 24 Feb 2008 16:17:16 CDT Doug Swagerty Luke 2008 44:51 http://www.harbordowntown.org/sermon/the-rich-ruler http://www.harbordowntown.org/mediafiles/stevencooper021708.mp3 Sun, 17 Feb 2008 16:18:45 CDT Steven Cooper Luke 2008 8:40 http://www.harbordowntown.org/sermon/expectant-faithfulness http://www.harbordowntown.org/mediafiles/dickkaufmann021008.mp3 Sun, 10 Feb 2008 16:20:38 CDT Dick Kaufmann Luke 2008 48:20 http://www.harbordowntown.org/sermon/the-coming-of-the-kingdom http://www.harbordowntown.org/mediafiles/stevencooper020308.mp3 Sun, 03 Feb 2008 16:22:01 CDT Steven Cooper Luke 2008 33:38 http://www.harbordowntown.org/sermon/jesus-and-real-spirituality http://www.harbordowntown.org/mediafiles/dickkaufmann012708.mp3 Sun, 27 Jan 2008 16:23:29 CDT Dick Kaufmann Luke 2008 39:43 http://www.harbordowntown.org/sermon/hinderances-to-a-life-worth-living http://www.harbordowntown.org/mediafiles/stevencooper012008.mp3 Sun, 20 Jan 2008 16:24:55 CDT Steven Cooper Luke 2008 46:59 http://www.harbordowntown.org/sermon/the-rich-man-and-lazarus http://www.harbordowntown.org/mediafiles/billmccurine011308.mp3 Sun, 13 Jan 2008 16:26:33 CDT Bill McCurine Luke 2008 43:54 http://www.harbordowntown.org/sermon/woulda-coulda-shoulda http://www.harbordowntown.org/mediafiles/dougswagerty010608.mp3 Sun, 06 Jan 2008 16:28:00 CDT Doug Swagerty 38:16