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Pastor Nate Harlan
Trinity Evangelical Church, CREC, of Larwill, Indiana, is dedicated as part of Christ’s Church in making disciples of all the nations, baptizing them in the name of the Father and of the Son and of the Holy Spirit.
Israel was given bread from the heavens, but we have the Bread of Life. Pastor Nate Harlan delivers a sermon on our need for eternal life. Listen above or download the audio file here. Photo by Em bé khóc nhè on Unsplash
Only the bread of life has the efficacy to satisfy our hunger. Pastor Nate Harlan preaches. Listen above or download the audio file here. Photo by Em bé khóc nhè on Unsplash
Jesus is fully human, and yet not limited by our sinful weaknesses. Pastor Nate Harlan preaches on the hope we have in Christ’s nature. Listen above or download the audio file here. Photo by Em bé khóc nhè on Unsplash
Jesus feeding the five thousand illustrates to us our dependency on Him, and His complete sufficiency to meet our need. Pastor Nate Harlan preaches. Listen above or download the audio file here. Photo by Em bé khóc nhè on Unsplash
All glory belongs to Jesus Christ. Pastor Nate Harlan preaches on Christ’s identity. Listen above or download the audio file here. Photo by Em bé khóc nhè on Unsplash
Pastor Nate Harlan preaches a warning against being distracted by speculation and vain discussion. Listen above or download the audio file here. Photo by Jacob Sapp on Unsplash
Jesus Christ alone is worthy of all honor. Pastor Nate Harlan preaches. Listen above or download the audio file here. Photo by Em bé khóc nhè on Unsplash
Pastor Nate Harlan speaks on Jesus’ authority as the Son of God. Listen above or download the audio file here. Photo by Em bé khóc nhè on Unsplash
Pastor Nate Harlan preaches on the healing of the lame man. Listen above or download the audio file here. Photo by Em bé khóc nhè on Unsplash
Pastor Nate Harlan preaches on another miracle of Jesus and the nature of faith without sight. Listen above or download the audio file here. Photo by Em bé khóc nhè on Unsplash
Pastor Nate Harlan speaks more on what it means to worship as true believers in the New Covenant. Listen above or download the audio file here. Photo by Em bé khóc nhè on Unsplash
What does it mean to worship in spirit and in truth? Pastor Nate Harlan preaches further on Christ’s conversation with the Samarian woman. Listen above or download the audio file here. Photo by Em bé khóc nhè on Unsplash
Instead of the cup of wrath, Jesus gives us living water. Pastor Nate Harlan preaches. Listen above or download the audio file here. Photo by Em bé khóc nhè on Unsplash
Pastor Nate Harlan examines the meeting of Jesus and the Samarian woman at Jacob’s well, and the connections between it and the promises God made to Israel in Hosea. Listen above or download the audio file here. Photo by Em bé khóc nhè on Unsplash
Pastor Nate Harlan speaks on the transcendence of Christ. Listen above or download the audio file here. Photo by Em bé khóc nhè on Unsplash
Pastor Nate Harlan digs into the deeper meaning of John the Baptist’s most well-known words. Listen above or download the audio file here. Photo by Em bé khóc nhè on Unsplash
Pastor Nate Harlan preaches on darkness and light. Listen above or download the audio file here. Photo by Em bé khóc nhè on Unsplash
Pastor Nate Harlan preaches through the most infamous passage of Scripture, John 3:16. Listen above or download the audio file here. Photo by Em bé khóc nhè on Unsplash
What is our only comfort in life and death? Pastor Jason Fest preaches. Listen above or download the audio file here. Photo by pine watt on Unsplash
We must always guard against focusing on our external theology to the detriment of the internal. A second installment on spiritual resurrection. Listen above or download the audio file here. Photo by Em bé khóc nhè on Unsplash
Christ is our judge. What does it mean to entrust ourselves to His righteous judgment? Pastor Nate Harlan preaches. Listen above or download the audio file here. Photo by Em bé khóc nhè on Unsplash
What does it mean to be born from above? Pastor Nate Harlan preaches through one of the most famous passages of Scripture, Nicodemus’ encounter with Jesus. Listen above or download the audio file here. Photo by Em bé khóc nhè on Unsplash
What can we learn from Jesus’ cleansing of the Temple about how to protect the purity of the Church today? Pastor Nate Harlan preaches. Listen above or download the audio file here. Photo by Cristina Gottardi on Unsplash
Guest preacher Pastor Caleb Leach delivers a sermon on what it means when the Church gathers to worship the living God. Listen above or download the audio file here. Photo by Fabrice Villard on Unsplash
What is godly honor, and why should we seek it? Pastor Jon Swerens preaches. Listen above or download the audio file here. Photo by Dino Reichmuth on Unsplash
Pastor Nate Harlan preaches on Jesus’ first miracle. Listen above or download the audio file here. Photo by Em bé khóc nhè on Unsplash
Why ought we to seek after Jesus Christ? Pastor Nate Harlan preaches on the calling of Jesus’ first disciples. Listen above or download the audio file here. Photo by Em bé khóc nhè on Unsplash
What does baptism symbolize? Pastor Nate Harlan preaches. Listen above or download the audio file here. Photo by Em bé khóc nhè on Unsplash
Pastor Nate Harlan preaches on John the Baptist. Listen above or download the audio file here. Photo by Em bé khóc nhè on Unsplash
Pastor Nate Harlan expounds on Christ’s total authorial authority over creation. Listen above or download the audio file here. Photo by Em bé khóc nhè on Unsplash
What does it mean to believe in Christ’s name? Pastor Nate Harlan preaches. Listen above or download the audio file here. Photo by Em bé khóc nhè on Unsplash
Pastor Nate Harlan preaches on the likenesses between truth and light in the Word. Listen above or download the audio file here. Photo by Em bé khóc nhè on Unsplash
Nate Harlan begins a new series in the gospel of John. Listen above or download the audio file here. Photo by Em bé khóc nhè on Unsplash
Pastor Jason Fest preaches on the four kinds of soil illustrated by Jesus in His parable. Listen above or download the audio file here. Photo by paul mocan on Unsplash
Pastor Nate Harlan concludes his series on culture-building with a sermon on the role of godly mothers. Listen above or download the audio file here. Photo by Todd Quackenbush on Unsplash
God has laid important charges on fathers. Pastor Nate Harlan preaches. Listen above or download the audio file here. Photo by Todd Quackenbush on Unsplash
Pastor Nate Harlan preaches on marriage, the God-given cornerstone of society. Listen above or download the audio file here. Photo by Todd Quackenbush on Unsplash
Pastor Nate Harlan continues his series on culture-building. Listen above or download the audio file here. Photo by Todd Quackenbush on Unsplash
Pastor Nate Harlan returns to 2 Corinthians to discuss Paul’s passages on the new creation. Photo by Todd Quackenbush on Unsplash
Pastor Nate Harlan begins a series on culture-building. Listen above or download the audio file here. Photo by Todd Quackenbush on Unsplash
What is the role of a priest, and how did Christ accomplish it? Pastor Nate Harlan preaches on Jesus’ priestly office. Listen above or download the audio file here. Photo by James on Unsplash
In preparation for Easter, Pastor Nate Harlan preaches on Jesus’ triumphal entry into Jerusalem. Listen above or download the audio file here. Photo by Syd Sujuaan on Unsplash
Pastor Nate Harlan brings his series in the Corinthian letters to a close. Listen above or download the audio file here. Photo by Jordan Wozniak on Unsplash
Pastor Nate Harlan preaches on believing the warnings of the gospel. Listen above or download the audio file here. Photo by Kalen Emsley on Unsplash
Pastor Nate Harlan preaches on Paul’s concerns for the Corinthian church and the features of a true shepherd. Listen above or download the audio file here. Photo by Hugues de BUYER-MIMEURE on Unsplash
Pastor Nate Harlan speaks on James’ warning against friendship with the world. Listen above or download the audio file here. Photo by Marc-Olivier Jodoin on Unsplash
Pastor Nate Harlan preaches further on Christ’s sufficiency throughout hardships. Listen above or download the audio file here. Photo by Marek Piwnicki on Unsplash
What is self-control and how does God relate to it? Pastor Jon Swerens preaches on a less-discussed fruit of the Spirit. Listen above or download the audio file here. Photo by Markus Winkler on Unsplash
Pastor Nate Harlan preaches on the friendship Christ offers to His beloved. Listen above or download the audio file here. Photo by Mark Harpur on Unsplash
How are we to steward the new life that God has given us? Pastor Jason Fest preaches. Listen above or download the audio file here. Photo by Aaron Burden on […]
Guest preacher Daniel Coughlin speaks on Solomon’s letter to his son about choosing the path of life over the “forbidden woman.” Listen above or download the audio file here. Photo […]
Guest preacher John Luttrell delivers a message about where we place our trust: in worldly wealth, or in the God who ransoms our souls. Listen above or download the audio […]
God desires and indeed commands us to pray boldly. How do we do so? Pastor Jon Swerens preaches on gaining boldness in our prayer by trusting in God’s character. Listen […]
“Repentance is the door which shuts out sin,” wrote Charles Spurgeon, “but faith is the post upon which its hinges are fixed.” Pastor Jason Fest delivers a message, adapted for […]
Worry, stress, concern—all are words we might use to describe fear and anxiety, things the Scriptures warns us against. Guest preacher Timothy Deaton delivers a message on finding godly peace […]
Pastor Jason Fest preaches on one of the most famous passages of the New Testament. Listen above or download the audio file here. Photo by Mohammad Alizade on Unsplash
Guest preacher Caleb Leach warns against a great enemy of faith, apathy. Listen above or download the audio file here. Photo by Phil Botha on Unsplash
Pastor Jason Fest delivers a message on delighting in the law of the Lord. Listen above or download the audio file here. Photo by Simon Wilkes on Unsplash
Guest preacher Daniel Frohman speaks on being salt and light to the world. Listen above or download the audio file here. Photo by Tobias Rademacher on Unsplash
What does Paul mean when he warns about weak women? Pastor Jon Swerens preaches on passages from 2 Timothy 3, Genesis 3, and 1 Samuel 25. Listen above or download […]
Guest preacher Sion Han speaks on putting trust in our trustworthy Father. Listen above or download the audio file here. Photo by Sergei A on Unsplash
Pastor Jason Fest preaches on the matter of accusation, witnesses, and evidence in biblical justice. Listen above or download the audio file here. Photo by Tingey Injury Law Firm on […]
A conclusion to Pastor Nate Harlan’s message on this passage of James 1. Listen above or download the audio file here. Photo by Eric Masur on Unsplash
Pastor Nate Harlan preaches on the generosity of our heavenly Father. Listen above or download the audio file here. Photo by Eric Masur on Unsplash
Paul knew the Corinthians might reject him and his words—but he sent his letter of admonishment anyway. Pastor Nate Harlan preaches on how to preserve real brotherly affection by not […]
Repentance is essential to perseverance, and grief over our sin is essential to repentance. Pastor Nate Harlan preaches on the difference between godly and ungodly grief. Listen above or download […]
Pastor Nate Harlan preaches about the God of comfort. Listen above or download the audio file here. Photo by Brian Garcia on Unsplash
Pastor Nate Harlan preaches on Paul’s warning against Christians marrying unbelievers. Listen above or download the audio file here. Photo by Zoriana Stakhniv on Unsplash
For his Easter message, Pastor Nate Harlan speaks on the grace and favor of God toward His creatures’ needs. Listen above or download the audio file here. Photo by Matt Palmer on Unsplash
What does it mean to receive the grace of God in vain? Pastor Nate Harlan preaches on perseverance and our relationship to grace. Listen above or download the audio file here. Photo by Nathan Dumlao on Unsplash
Pastor Nate Harlan finishes preaching through chapter 5 of 2 Corinthians. Listen above or download the audio file here. Photo by Francesco Gallarotti on Unsplash
Pastor Nate Harlan examines Paul’s passage on judging according to the flesh. Listen above or download the audio file here. Photo by Francesco Gallarotti on Unsplash
Pastor Nate Harlan preaches on living for Christ. Listen above or download the audio file here. Photo by Andre Benz on Unsplash
How can we be of good courage even in the midst of great suffering? Pastor Nate Harlan preaches on the source of our hope. Listen above or download the audio file here. Photo by Joel & Jasmin Førestbird on Unsplash
More on perseverance and the courage that we can find in God’s promises to us. Listen above or download the audio file here. Photo by Luca Baggio on Unsplash
Pastor Nate Harlan preaches on the sovereignty of God and how it should lend us strength in times of trial. Listen above or download the audio file here. Photo by Oshin Khandelwal on Unsplash
What is spiritual blindness? More on the first passage of 2 Corinthians 4. Listen above or download the audio file here. Photo by Tom Barrett on Unsplash
False teachers seek status and respectability. Pastor Nate Harlan speaks on how to identify them. Listen above or download the audio file here. Photo by Tom Barrett on Unsplash
Pastor Jon Swerens examines David’s exultant praise of the Word, and how his psalm details both what the Word is and what it does. Listen above or download the audio file here. Photo by Kiwihug on Unsplash
Pastor Nate Harlan discusses what the Lord has taught the saints of Trinity over the last year. Listen above or download the audio file here. Photo by Will Tarpey on Unsplash
Pastor Nate Harlan preaches on the incarnation of Christ. Listen above or download the audio file here. Photo by Kelly Sikkema on Unsplash
Pastor Nate Harlan preaches on seeking unity in the Church. Listen above or download the audio file here. Photo by Dana DeVolk on Unsplash
Pastor Nate Harlan further discusses church discipline, restoration, and how the Church can defend herself from the schemes of the devil. Listen above or download the audio file here. Photo by Nick Perez on Unsplash
Pastor Nate Harlan discusses the nature of authority and godly submission. Listen above or download the audio file here. Photo by Cordell Kingsley on Unsplash
Paul continues his defense of himself to the Corinthian church. Pastor Nate Harlan preaches. Listen above or download the audio file here. Photo by Ken Cheung on Unsplash
Pastor Nate preaches through a passage in which Paul defends himself from accusation. Listen above or download the audio file here. Photo by Nicola Pavan on Unsplash
Pastor Nate Harlan preaches on the comfort to be found in the cross of Christ. Listen above or download the audio file here. Photo by Clay Banks on Unsplash
A discussion of questions 3 through 5 of the Heidelberg Catechism. Q. 3: How do you come to know your misery?A. The law of God tells me.Q. 4: What does God’s law require of us?A. Christ teaches us this in summary in Matthew 22:37-40: “‘You shall love the Lord your God with all your heart,Continue reading "Knowing Your Misery — Romans 7:7-13"
Pastor Jason Fest preaches on the two opening questions of the Heidelberg Catechism. Q. 1: What is your only comfort in life and in death?A. That I am not my own, but belong—body and soul, in life and in death—to my faithful Savior, Jesus Christ. He has fully paid for all my sins with his preciousContinue reading "What Is Your Only Comfort in Life and in Death? — Romans 8:28-39"
In order for your works to be truly good instead of truly evil, you must be born again. Pastor Jason Fest preaches on the meaning of darkness and light in this passage of John. Listen above or download the audio file here. Photo by Chris Barbalis on Unsplash
Pastor Jason Fest delivers a sermon, written and preached by the Reverend Charles Spurgeon in the 19th century, on salvation and the object of our faith. Listen above or download the audio file here. Photo by Aaron Burden on Unsplash
Pastor Jason Fest delves deeper into one of the most famous and oft-quoted passages of Scripture, digging into what it means to believe in the name of the Son of God. Listen above or download the audio file here. Photo by NASA on Unsplash
Paul shows great tenderness and affection to the Corinthians church in the first passage of his second letter to them. Pastor Nate Harlan preaches on how God is the God of comfort. Listen above or download the audio file here. Photo by Bailey Zindel on Unsplash
Pastor Nate concludes Paul’s first letter to the Corinthians with a message about affection between believers. Listen above or download the audio file here. Photo by Chris Liverani on Unsplash
What does the Bible mean by glory, and how do we as creatures glorify God? Pastor Jon Swerens preaches on this magnificent poetic passage of the Psalms. Listen above or download the audio file here. Photo by Aron Visuals on Unsplash
Pastor Celso Namuco fills the pulpit and speaks on three of God’s attributes alluded to in Paul’s benediction to the Ephesians: His omnipotence, His omniscience, and His omnipresence. Listen above or download the audio file here. Photo by audrey foronda on Unsplash
Guest preacher Caleb Leach speaks on the impassable chasm that existed between us and God and how God, in His unified justice and mercy, bridged that chasm. Listen above or download the audio file here. Photo by Aida L on Unsplash
Pastor Nate preaches on Paul’s exhortation to the Corinthians about the role of men and the relationship believers ought to have with their elders. Listen above or download the audio file here. Photo by Fabian Keller on Unsplash
How do we lean on each other as fellow saints throughout our life in the Church? Pastor Nate Harlan preaches. Listen above or download the audio file here. Photo by Stormseeker on Unsplash
Pastor Nate Harlan revisits a section of last week’s passage, which discusses the power of death—and Christ’s victory over it. Listen above or download the audio file here. Photo by Sandy Millar on Unsplash
Pastor Nate Harlan preaches through one of the most famous passages in Paul’s first letter to the Corinthians, on the second coming of Christ. Listen above or download the audio file here. Photo by Fede Casanova on Unsplash
Paul explains the resurrection of the dead to the Corinthians. Pastor Nate Harlan preaches. Listen above or download the audio file here. Photo by Marc Kleen on Unsplash
Paul warns the Corinthians against hedonism and urges them to live a life according to Christ. Listen above or download the audio file here. Photo by Anita Jankovic on Unsplash
Pastor Nate Harlan preaches on Christ’s ascension and reign. Listen above or download the audio file here. Photo by Jeremy Bezanger on Unsplash
In light of the overturning of Roe v. Wade, Pastor Nate Harlan preaches on Psalm 2. Listen above or download the audio file here. Photo by Andrew Thornebrooke on Unsplash
A discussion of justification in relation to Christ’s resurrection from the dead. Listen above or download the audio file here. Photo by Lexi Laginess on Unsplash
How do we define Christianity in this tumultuous era? How do we do so without leaning on our own understanding? Pastor Nate Harlan preaches on the heart of the Gospel. Listen above or download the audio file here. Photo by Wes Hicks on Unsplash
Concluding Paul’s instructions regarding the corporate worship of God. Listen above or download the audio file here. Photo by Mick Haupt on Unsplash
A closer examination of how speaking in tongues is to be handled. Pastor Nate Harlan preaches. Listen above or download the audio file here. Photo by Mafujur Rahman on Unsplash
Jason Fest continues his series on John 3, speaking on salvation. Listen above or download the audio file here. Photo by Daniel Páscoa on Unsplash
Pastor Nate Harlan preaches on prophecy, one of the signs that Paul speaks of to the Corinthians. Listen above or download the audio file here. Photo by Andres Siimon on Unsplash
Pastor Nate Harlan finishes preaching through Paul’s famous passage on the supremacy of God’s love. Listen above or download the audio file here. Photo by Alex Lopez on Unsplash
For Resurrection Sunday, Pastor Nate Harlan examines the apostle John’s vision of the scroll with seven seals. Listen above or download the audio file here. Photo by Daniel Sandvik on Unsplash
Pastor Nate Harlan discusses Paul’s words about the weaker parts of the Church and the importance of unity, regardless of rank or status, among God’s people. Listen above or download the audio file here. Photo by engin akyurt on Unsplash
Pastor Nate Harlan preaches on the nature of the Church in relation to Christ. Listen above or download the audio file here. Photo by Lucas van Oort on Unsplash
Pastor Nate Harlan concludes Paul’s discussion of the Lord’s Supper. Photo by James Coleman on Unsplash
What is the purpose of communion? What is the relationship between the elements of the Table and Jesus’ body and blood? Pastor Nate Harlan preaches. Listen above or download the audio file here. Photo by Debby Hudson on Unsplash
Paul warns against the selfishness the Corinthian church was exhibiting. Pastor Nate Harlan preaches. Listen above or download the audio file here. Photo by Josh Applegate on Unsplash
Pastor Nate Harlan speaks on Paul’s admonishment to the Corinthians. Listen above or download the audio file here. Photo by Pierre Bamin on Unsplash
Pastor Nate Harlan discusses Paul’s treatment of a sometimes-controversial subject in the Church: head coverings. Listen above or download the audio file here. Photo by A. L. on Unsplash
Pastor Nate Harlan preaches on the nature of authority and the roles of men and women within marriage. Listen above or download the audio file here. Photo by Nima Izadi on Unsplash
God has not granted us autonomy in how we approach Him in worship. What does the Lord require of us in how we worship and adore Him? Pastor Nate Harlan preaches. Listen above or download the audio file here. Photo by Aaron Burden on Unsplash
Pastor Nate Harlan preaches on living for the glory of God. Listen above or download the audio file here. Photo by Photoholgic on Unsplash
How does Paul’s admonishments to the Corinthians on food sacrificed to idols inform how we engage with the world and with each other? Pastor Nate Harlan preaches. Listen above or download the audio file here. Photo by Kunal Shinde on Unsplash
Paul admonished the Corinthians against trying to eat at the Lord’s Table and eat at the table of demons at the same time. What is the application of this truth for us in the modern age? Pastor Nate Harlan preaches. Listen above or download the audio file here. Photo by James Coleman on Unsplash
Pastor Nate Harlan delivers a message on the Incarnation. Listen above or download the audio file here. Photo by Pro Church Media on Unsplash
God has given His saints a way of escape from temptation. Pastor Nate Harlan preaches on how to guard ourselves against pride and idolatry. Listen above or download the audio file here. Photo by Christian Lue on Unsplash
Pastor Nate Harlan continues discussing Paul’s stern warnings to the Corinthian church against pride and idolatry. Listen above or download the audio file here. Photo by Ben Owen on Unsplash
Pastor Jon Swerens delivers a message on assurance, edited for time, from the Reverend Charles Spurgeon. Listen above or download the audio file here. Photo by Aaron Burden on Unsplash
Pastor Nate Harlan returns to the pulpit to preach on Paul’s encouragement to the Corinthians on perseverance. Listen above or download the audio file here. Photo by Andrea Leopardi on Unsplash
Pastor Jason Fest concludes his two-part message on this passage of John. Listen above, download the audio file here, or watch the video below. Photo by Tim Marshall on Unsplash