20 | Stephon Chester: From Death to Life
God intervened in Stephon Chester’s life during a time where he was at the lowest point in his life – homeless, jobless, on drugs and in a toxic marriage. God pursued him even while he was living the life he was living, choosing the world and a unhealthy relationship over Him.
19 | Ryan Shaughnessy: Learning to Become a Father from Our Heavenly Father
Fathering a newborn was completely different than what I thought it would be, and I quickly found myself struggling with thoughts of inadequacy. I felt helpless, alone, and like I had nothing to offer my daughter or my wife.
18 | Richard Newby: God’s Patient Pursuit of a Hardened Atheist
By the time I graduated college, I had not only renounced the faith, but condemned it. I thought believers were either too dim to figure out the truth, or too stubborn to accept it. I was happy to show all the evidence I had built up over the years that there was no God, and that religion was a man-made institution. And I was miserable.
17 | Madison Lee: Finding Biblical Community Through Serving
When Madison started to work for Christ at Harvest, she thought she would just be getting involved by playing the keyboard once in a while on Sunday mornings.
16 | The Daily Grind: Building Habits Through Community
We’re all in different small groups and this doesn’t change the life-sharing we do there, but it’s been helpful to know that there’s a group of men waiting for me every morning to confirm that I’m going to plant myself in God’s word.
15 | Austin Uphoff: Working for Christ Led to Deeper Community
When we first moved here, we weren’t part of a meaningful community, but through God’s leading, we’re now surrounded by and committed to our church family here at Harvest Fairfax.
14 | Kristy Rumbaugh: Serving People Right Where God Has You
I am not a person who particularly enjoys being up front. I hosted the Sunday morning announcements a few times in the early days of Harvest and honestly, I dreaded it. Being up on stage is not my thing. But I soon realized that doesn’t mean there aren’t other ways I can serve.
13 | Brian Eckenhoff: God’s Relentless Pursuit of the Unsaved
Brian Eckenhoff shares how God relentlessly pursued his unsaved grandpa and was faithful to his word.
12 | JT Gill: When God’s Plan is Different Than Ours
When I look back to that planning week last year, I see how I was guilty of telling God how
things were going to be instead of listening to and following Him. Proverbs 19:21 is right when it
says, “Many are the plans in the mind of a man, but it is the purpose of the LORD that will
stand.”
10 | Jeff Hoenshell: Accountability Through Small Group
I’m so glad now that I had men in my small group that were willing to listen, pray for me, and hold me accountable to changing.Through that accountability and the truth of God’s Word, Christ convicted me of my selfishness and pride, and showed me how I was failing to be a loving leader in my own home.