Browse published sermons from Jeff Harrington in Dove Creek Bible Church's Podcast.
Nov 8, 2016 1:03 AM America/Chicago
Our world is on the path to self-destruction…it is getting nowhere fast. It is filled up with people who are fed up and feel their existence is filled with meaninglessness, insignificance, alienation and uncertainty. The Book of Ecclesiastes assures us
Oct 24, 2016 12:27 PM America/Chicago
In this sermon Pastor Jeff shares his personal testimony with reference to his call into the ministry and his planting of Dove Creek Bible Church.
Oct 9, 2016 9:35 AM America/Chicago
Jacob, Leah and Rachel modeled unhealthy family traditions in front of their children due to Leah and Rachel's sibling rivalry. Even so God's grace is present in the midst of all this dysfunction. Leah seems to have grasped when she finally decided to acc
Sep 26, 2016 7:28 AM America/Chicago
Elijah went from the mountain of victory to the valley of despair in the blink of an eye. The reason was he was physically and emotionally spent. In this lesson we explore what leads some of us into depression and how we can deal with depression.
Sep 18, 2016 10:10 AM America/Chicago
What do you do when you seem to be receiving conflicting signals from the Holy Spirit? Well sometimes what you do is follow well-intentioned bad advice as Paul does here in Acts 21.
Sep 12, 2016 6:23 AM America/Chicago
David faced many giants as a young man, both literally and figuratively. As a young man he depended on the Lord to defeat such giants saying "The Battle is the LORD'S." As an older man David became less dependent upon the LORD and found himself being slai
Sep 7, 2016 7:17 AM America/Chicago
Moses struggled with the same sin for his entire life. In the end his failure to deal with his sin lead to his life's greatest failure. Moses reminds us we're never too old to fail, disobedience always springs from some form of distrust, and that man's an
Aug 29, 2016 12:40 PM America/Chicago
In this new series we will explore some of the greatest failures of men like Abram, Moses, and David. We will see if we can discover what led to their failure and how we can avoid making the same mistake. "The Lord helps them who helps themselves" is prob
Aug 22, 2016 5:54 AM America/Chicago
Whenever we sin we always wonder if we can come back from failure? Peter denied the Lord Jesus three times and now Jesus recommissions him. However, in doing so He asks Peter if he truly loves Him. How should Peter answer that question seeing how he had j
Aug 19, 2016 11:54 AM America/Chicago
John 20 reveals the answer to questions like: What is the historical evidence for the resurrection? Why did Jesus appear to women first? Why did Jesus say "Blessed, who believes without seeing"?
Aug 10, 2016 5:51 AM America/Chicago
Three men died upon crosses that day long ago. On one of those crosses a man died in sin. On one of those crosses a man died for sin. And on one of those crosses a man died to sin. Jesus is the man on the middle cross. With reference to the other crosses.
Aug 10, 2016 5:48 AM America/Chicago
How tempting the path of least resistance is to us. Pilate kept trying to find such a path…he hesitated, he passed the buck, and he looked for compromise…he turned this way and that…but at every turn…RESISTANCE. Why did Pilate try so hard to avoid
Jul 25, 2016 12:28 PM America/Chicago
What can we do when we meet this test called "failure"? How do we develop the gumption and humility to get back on track after we have blown it? How do we evaluate the reasons for our failing? Learn the lesson from Peter as Peter learns his lesson.
Jul 19, 2016 11:31 AM America/Chicago
As Jesus nears His date with destiny He prays in the Garden of Gethsemane. Shortly thereafter He is arrested, but Peter protests by withdrawing his sword. In this sermon we discuss the cup the Father gave to His Son and the differences between accepting o
Jun 27, 2016 7:41 AM America/Chicago
In this text as His disciples face fast changing circumstances Jesus clarifies the temporariness of sorrow and pain, reassures them of His Father's love, and tells them where real peace and rest is located.
Jun 20, 2016 7:09 AM America/Chicago
Jesus said He would send us the Spirit after He ascended to convict the world of three things: sin, righteousness and judgment. Our job is not to convict only to present the truth and then the Spirit's job is to convict men of these things. One of the way
Jun 12, 2016 8:42 AM America/Chicago
How can we know if we're abiding in His love? How do we love others as He loves us? What is the by-product of abiding, loving and obedience? Why does the world hate Christians who abide? Jesus answers all of these questions in this text.
May 31, 2016 6:35 AM America/Chicago
What does it mean to abide in Jesus? What is the main idea, the main focus and the main point Jesus is making in John 15 when He says, "I am the vine, you are the branches"? In this sermon we explore why it is so important that we "do nothing".
May 23, 2016 5:54 AM America/Chicago
At the end of John 14, we encounter the answers to the questions: What is our motivation to obey? From whence comes the power to obey? After giving us the answers to these questions Jesus says He will give us His peace which is not like the peace that the
May 16, 2016 1:11 PM America/Chicago
Jesus predicts many troubling events ahead for His disciples and then He exhorts them to not let their hearts be troubled. It's almost as if He is upsetting them on purpose and then telling them not to be upset. What does He mean? Where will they find the
May 9, 2016 12:17 PM America/Chicago
About to be betrayed by one disciple and denied by another Jesus prepares His disciples for His imminent departure by stressing the need to love one another.
May 1, 2016 12:50 PM America/Chicago
It takes a certain amount of humility to receive sacrificial service as well as to render it. Jesus' washing of the feet of His disciples shows them the full extent of His love. Peter will learn the importance of why it's better to be humble than to have
Apr 25, 2016 11:56 AM America/Chicago
In some pulpits one finds the quote from John 12:21 inscribed so that only the speaker can see it "Sir, we would see Jesus." Why is is so important that people see Jesus not only in the pulpit, but also in the people of God? What happens when Christians s
Apr 18, 2016 8:05 AM America/Chicago
In Luke 10, Martha stresses out while serving one guest. In John 12, Martha serves 13 guests and yet she is somehow unstressed. In Luke 10, she concerns herself with what her sister Mary is doing and in John 12 she seems less conscious of what Mary is don