24 | Will Johnson: Reconciliation Through Prayer
In early March, our small group was discussing a sermon on forgiveness and reconciliation, and I shared about an old friend of mine. We had been close until about three years ago when he fell on hard times. I lent him money in an understanding that he would pay me back whenever he got back on his feet.
23 | Shannon Shaughnessy: Learning to Love Reading Scripture
While on vacation with several families from church last August, Matt Rumbaugh overheard me talking about my Bible reading paralysis and really encouraged me to just start – and to start in the Psalms to really soak in God’s character and watch God meet me exactly where I was at. And God did just that.
22 | Kathy Vaught: Making Harvest Her Home
Kathy moved to the area to be closer to family, but what she didn’t know is that God also would lead her to Harvest where she plugged into a small group, found biblical community and accountability and took the next step to become a member.
21 | The Bowers: Answered Prayers for Healing
When our son was born in May of 2016, he had a slight bump on his forehead. At the time, doctors assured us it would go away in time. However, as he continued to grow, so did the mass.
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.