Harbor Presbyterian Church - Carmel Valley Sermons
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Total Sermons: 113
Restlessness and Rest
How do we experience true rest in a culture that is always busy. We are always doing something, the TV is always on, the schedule is always full. And we are tired. Jesus offers us rest if we will do a "yoke exchange" - will you take him up on his offer?
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True Love
We've all felt the spell of true love capture us and fill up our worlds - for a time. Somehow reality always has a way of setting in and leaving us with a measure of disappointment. Often we become disillusioned or go on another search for the rush of true love. The bible calls us to take this desire to God - the one who loves us truly and eternally.
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Is It Wrong to Seek Pleasure?
Does Christianity call us to give up our pursuit of pleasure? That's what many of us have been taught. But what we find is that the Scriptures teach that we were made for pleasure. So, we can help but be pleasure-seekers! It's where we direct this desire that makes all the difference.
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Loneliness
Are you too busy to invest in relationships? Or is your busyness an attempt to cover over an ache of loneliness? Scriptures tells us we were created with a hunger for relationship that we cannot escape or deny. Through Jesus we can enter into relationships with a desire to serve and deal with disappointment.
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Money Sickness
Do you suffer from money sickness? Or do you just think everyone else does? In a culture of consumption, we need to help to self-diagnose our own level of sickness when it comes to money. Whether you're a spender or a saver, this message will help you look at your heart and where you stand with your treasure.
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Finding Satisfaction at Work
What does our work have to do with our core identity and purpose? For some of us, work functions as the answer to the questions, "Who am I?" and "Why am I here?" If we put work in this place, we elevate to the place of worship. If we don't worship work, what does it mean to worship through our work? That's the focus of this message.
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Are You Satisfied with Your Marriage?
What does a healthy marriage look like? There are a lot of competing messages about marriage in our culture. The bible's message is clear - we can't be satisfied in marriage unless we understand the essence of marriage and how marriage provides a picture of an even greater relationship
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I'll Be Happy When... I Get Enough
Why is that we always seem to think we'll be happy when we get a little more... money, success, prestige, power, or things? We live in an age when we are surrounded by the message that we don't have enough - we need to buy, attend, listen, read something to be happy. Is there another way to live? Listen to hear how the apostle Paul ends his letter to the Philippian church with the key to freeing ourselves from 'get-enough' syndrome.
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I'll Be Happy When... I Learn the Secret
What keeps us from being content? How we answer that question usually determines the things we pursue in life. Is life a never ending search for contentment? Or is there a secret to contentment that we all have to learn?
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I'll Be Happy When... I Can Uplug and Not Think
What is the role of our thinking in experiencing joy and peace? The apostle Paul places a great deal of emphasis on the role of our mind in our faith. In fact, peace and joy in our faith can only come as we learn to focus on thoughts on the goodness, truth and beauty of Christ.
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