Haven Audio Podcast: Recent Episodes
Mark Guthrie
Haven Bible Church - Spokane, Washington To be a church who will labor in love with God and for others
This week we start 1 Corinthians 7 and see how we are to honor God with our bodies whether we are single or married.
We finish chapter 6 looking at the conversation of christian liberty and freedom. Listen in as we discuss how a unified church glorifies God by submitting their bodies to Christ.
We start chapter 6 in 1 Corinthians this week and we see that the church handles conflict with gospel grace, not worldly ways.
We look at the rest of 1 Corinthians 5 and how a biblical church is supposed to address sin within its community.
We are in chapter 5 of 1 Corinthians, where Paul addresses sexual immorality. Listen in as we see how the church is to take sin seriously and pursue holiness together.
This week we see that the church is called to imitate Christ and not the culture. Listen in to hear this difficult call of discipleship!
This week we jump back into 1 Corinthians and see at the end of chapter 3 that everything we could ever need or want is found in Jesus Christ!
This Easter we look at Luke 24 and the interactions that took place on the day of Jesus' resurrection. We see that Jesus is risen- He is risen indeed! Don't miss him.
This Good Friday, we look at the crowd around the cross and see that you can mock Him, miss Him, or meet Him - but you can't ignore Him.
This Palm Sunday we look at Luke 19 and see how Jesus who is king brings peace, but many miss him.
This week we looked at 1 Corinthians 3:10-17 and how Paul encourages us that as we build the church there is a right foundation to build on and right resources to build with.
This week we look at 1 Corinthians 3:1-9 and see how unity in a church thrives with collective spiritual growth.
We look at the end of chapter 2 in 1 Corinthians and see how God unites His church through His Spirit!
This week we begin chapter 2 of Corinthians and see from Paul that a united church rests its faith in God alone.
This week we look at 1 Corinthians 1:26-31 and see how God uses the weak things of this world to reveal His Power, so all our boasting is in Christ.
This week, we hear from John Robinson on the one message the church unites around which is the gospel of Jesus Christ.
Continuing our series through 1 Corinthians we look at vs 10-17 of chapter 1 and see that a church unites under one burning loyalty.
We continue our series in 1 Corinthians look at ch 1:4-9. In this we see that the grace given to us by the gospel is what we stand on as a church if we want to see true unity.
We start our series in 1 Corinthians this morning looking at the first 3 verses and seeing how important it is for the church to start at the same foundation.
In this Sunday's sermon we hear the last of our 4 pillars on witnessing and understand that as believers we share the good news of Jesus Christ with boldness.
In this week's sermon we look at the pillar of prayer and see how the church believes firmly in its power.
This week we talk on our 2nd pillar of the church 'worship' and see how the church lifts high the name of Jesus through worship.
Looking at our 4 pillars we start with the pillar of preaching. From God's Word we see that all believers should proclaim the authority of God's word without apology.
This week we set our sights on 2025 and know that your present life is shaped by what you believe about your future.
In this final sermon, we see how everything that was lost in Eden is redeemed in the eternal Eden.
We close out Revelation 21 in this message and see that we are to align our present life with the promise of our eternal future.
This week we continue advent by reading Revelation 21. Listen in as we see how this world is only a shadow of the perfect world to come.
We are in the first week of Advent and continuing our series we find ourselves in Revelation, the end of the story. Listen in as we look at Revelation 19 and see the Lamb who invites us to His victorious wedding feast.
This week we finish up Romans 1 looking at vs 28-32, listen in as we see how godlessness destroys and godwardness transforms.
We continue our series through Romans 1 today and we see that our disordered worship leads us to disordered desires.
Today we continue working through Romans 1 and see that if you reject God, you will still worship something else.
In this part of Romans 1 we are looking at how we cannot be silent about the gospel because it is the power of God for salvation.
As we look at Romans 1 we are in a two-week mini-series on how as believers we are to have a faith that is visible.
This week we look at Genesis 2:1-3 and see how the sabbath is a shadow of the true rest we find in Jesus Christ.
Listen in this week as we see God created us in His image to reflect and communicate His greatness.
In this sermon we talk through that as we put ourselves under the authority of God we see His order and purpose he has intended for us.
A new series has started at Haven, and we see from the first 2 verses in Genesis that we serve a God who is eternal, who has the power to do all things, and who is triune in what He does.
Welcome to Vision Weekend where we hear a vision for the church, and where Haven is heading this upcoming year!
In the final week of the sermon on the mount, Jesus shows us that there is just one requirement to enter heaven: pass through the narrow gate.
In the Sermon on the Mount, Jesus calls us to not judge others...but does that mean we cannot evaluate whether something is right or wrong? Or good or bad? Listen in!
Only a few weeks left in this series and we see that true peace and security do not come from money but rather treasuring Jesus Christ.
Jesus addresses integrity, and if we are to be men and women who live in the kingdom of God then we are to be people who do what we say we believe.
As kingdom citizens Christ is going to tell us the value system that we live by which is not the value system of the world!
Week 2 in the sermon on the mount and Jesus gives us our mission as believers. That in this world we are to be different from it, if we are going make a difference in it.
We kick-off a new series walking through the sermon on the mount. Week 1 we talk about the beatitudes and how the good life belongs to those who belong to Christ.
Pastor Adam Bailey, from Christ Church in Phoenix Arizona preaches a powerful message to us on living out joy-filled ministry.
In this standalone sermon we tackle the topic of anxiety and how you can really experience the peace of God in your life.
Mike Judge preaches a message to us about the importance of discipleship as we are in the summer months.
Week 7 in our series and we close out the chapter seeing the backdrop of our sin, shines bright the beauty of God's grace.
Week 6 in our 7 week series and we talk through how rememebring who we were empowers us for where we are.
This week Clay led us through the end of chapter 2 in Titus to show us that our whole reason for holy living is from grace.
Week 4 in this series and we see that discipleship is the role of every believer in the church community no matter how young or old.
Week 2 and we look at the order God has established when it comes to leadership within the church.
A new series through Titus started this week and we see that when truth reigns in our lives order and godliness flows.
FInal week in our gospel series and we see glorification, the end of our race. When God brings our salvation to completion, and our faith gives way to sight.
Week 3 in our gospel series and Tom one of Haven's Edlers, teaches us how we are to work out what God has already worked in with salvation.
Week 2 in our gospel series and we see that the response of the gospel is faith! God awakens in us spiriutal sight to reveal to our hearts what cannot be seen with our eyes.
In our 4 week series we look at aspects of the gospel in hopes to have it strengthen our faith and awake those who are sleeping! This week we look at justificaiton.
We close out Mark's gopsel and looking at the empty tomb that has forever changed this life!
We look at Jesus, hung on a cross, taking our judgement day that we may find new life forever by His blood!
The suffering of Jesus is the glory of the cross! Listen in to Mark 14 to see this truth displayed.
The value you place on Jesus will change everything! See what God's word has to say about the beauty of Jesus in Mark chapter 14
We do not need to fear the future, because Jesus has given us all that we need! Listen to Mark 13 to be encouraged by God's word to live on mission for Jesus.
We are in Week 2 of living as citizens of Heaven. In Mark 12 we see our greatest purpose as God's creation and it may not be what you think!
Chapter 12 of Mark's gospel is all about the authority of Jesus, and the life of those who live under his kingly reign.
Chapter 11 of Mark's gopsel and we see Jesus cursing a fig tree and clearing a temple, but why? Listen in!
Getting into Mark 11, we see the peace that Jesus is ushering in and it is such great news!
Wrapping up chapter 10 we look at Jesus' final passion prediction and the teaching on discipleship that follows.
Week 2 of the two part mini series in Chapter 10, and we look at wealth and merit and how those things provide us no benefit when entering Jesus kingdom.
A two week mini series in chapter 10 of the Gospel of Mark and in Part 1 we work through what marriage and relationships look like in God's kingdom.
As the second half of Mark's gospel unfolds we see that Jesus begins to heavily focus on disicpleship and what it means to follow Him in His kindgom.
We are back in the gospel of mark and continuing in Mark chapter 9 on the story of Jesus healing the doubting father's son.
This Christmas we look at the joy we have in Jesus Christ. That even in the pain, and suffering and sorrow of this life the joy of the Lord can be our strength.
In our 2nd week of Advent we see Jesus who is our peace. That He is the Prince of Peace and all of us can have access to that peace.
Week 1 of Advent and we are looking at hope. We as believers have a great hope set in Jesus Christ, listen to this message to see how you can drop the anchor of your life into that hope.
We see at the end of chapter 8 that we serve a king unlike anyone we have ever seen, we live a misison unlike anything we have ever heard, and we have a hope unlike anything we have ever had.
Sometimes we need to learn and re-learn a lesson in order to "get it" and in this sermon we see God will be patient with us until we "get" that Jesus is THE Christ!
The Jesus we follow, and the message of the gospel we preach is offensive but we don't have to be, listen from the gospel of Mark how we can live this out.
In today's message we see that Jesus not only has the power of sickness but even over death.
Who is this that even the wind and waves obey him? Jesus is matchless in power and we see him command a storm and command evil.
Continuing through chapter 4 and Jesus helps us to see what our lives as believers should begin to look like in His Kindgom.
This week we hear from John, on the parable that sets up all other parables. Listen in as we see our need for a heavenly farmer to till the soil of our hearts.
In this we see that Jesus did not come to write a new religion but to end it completely and replace it with himself.
In seeing the healing of the paralytic in Mark 2, Christ is calling us to think deeper on the real needs and issues of our life.
In Mark chapter 1 we begin to see what Authority Jesus has and how we as his disciples need to respond accordingly to it.
Starting a new series in the Gospel of Mark, we focus in on the good news that is Jesus, and this Christ who comes and meets with us in the wilderness of life.
In the final week of our study of the Life of King David, we see the final words of David finding and fighting for hope in the eternal promise of Jesus Christ.
Part 2 of our look at chaper 12 of 2nd Samuel. This week we look at the consequences that sin can bring and what God is doing to restore a man after His own heart.
This message addresses how God deals with what David did to Bathsheba and Uriah. In this we get to see the incredible mercy of God on display.
This week we look at David and Bathsheba and how what man meant for evil God turns for good, even in the most hopeless harshest situations.
Another week into the life of David and we see him grieving over his friend and foe Jonathan and Saul. See how you as a believer can walk the road of grief in a way that honors God and brings healing.
David is in the wilderness, running for his life, alone, weary, downcast and instead of complaining for a changed circumstance he seeks for the God who is with him in his circumstance.
Another week in the series and this time we look at the friendship between David and Jonathan, and really what biblical friendship looks like in this world.
Another week in, and we see that the fame and success of David has made him a target of jealousy from king Saul. Listen in as we talk through how jealousy can destory you and those around you.
David and Goliath. Boy vs Giant. One of the most well known stories of our time, and yet one of the most misunderstood stories in God's word. See what God is really trying to reveal through this incredible story of a boy and sling.
Week two in our study through The Life Of David, and this week we see what God does in people who serve in anonymity. God loves humble people.
Week one in our new summer series and we zoom across the first 15 chapters of Samuel to see all that has led up to God calling a man after His own heart to sit on the throne.
Week 5, our final week, and we look at the Parable of The Tenants. Jesus tells this parable days before His death to the very people who were going to kill Him. Give it a listen!
Week 4 of our Parables series and we are walking through the Parable of The Ten Virgins. Are you ready for the return of Jesus?
Week 3 of The Parables and we look at The Rich Man and Lazarus. Listen in as we discuss Heaven and Hell, and the power of wealth.
Week 2 of The Parables, and we look at The Prodigal Son. We tend to forget that there are two lost sons in this story, and Jesus reveals God's prodigal grace toward both the irreligious and the moralistic.
Week 1 in The Parables of Jesus, and we look at the parable of the sower and what this means for us and the kingdom of God.
We close out the letter of James by talking through prayer and it's power and purpose not only in our lives, but in the life of the Church.
We can have hope in suffering, we can find joy even in the toughest situations. But how? James gives us the way in vs 7-12 of chapter 5.
Listen in as we talk through what a heart gripped by earthly riches can look like, and how generosity can kill that greed.
We are back in our James series, and talking about the pride that causes us to judge others, and plan our days and lives without consulting an all sovereign God.
He Is Risen! Listen in as we talk about the resurrection of Jesus out of Romans 6:3-11 on this great Easter Sunday.
This Palm Sunday we look at the triumphal entry and the importance of the Jerusalem crowd asking, "Who Is This?"
In chapter 4 of our James series we talk through the fights and quarrels we have all around us, and the cure for these wars.
Listen in as we close down chapter 3 of James hearing about the wisdom of death and the wisdom life.
This week we continue our Fractured series and learn about how our tongues really tell us something about our spiritual condition.
This week we continue in our James series and hear from one of our Elders Clay, on what it looks like to have a faith with works.
Mike Judge one of our Elders is continuing through our series in James this week preaching out of chapter 2 vs 1-13
This week we have the privilege of hearing from Tom one our elders out of James chapter 1.
Week 2 in our James series and this is probably the strangest valentines message you will ever hear! Be encouraged by the unchanging love of our God.
We are in Week 1 in our series through James called Fractured. The hope through this 12 Week study is we would see what true faith is in the life of a believer.
Our final week in this 4 part series and we are talking about the generosity and the hospitality of our God and how we can extend that to others.
Week 3 of our selfless series, and we look at the life of Paul in Philippians 3 to see how we can live this life with the gospel being the center of all we do.
Week 2 in our selfless series and we see how to have boldness in the midst of sharing Jesus in this lost and broken world.
We start week 1 of our 4 week series on evangelism and witnessing. This week we talk through what evangelism is and what it isn't.
The biggest war zone we face is in our minds. Lies can flood in and we can live our lives not in what is actually true, but in dysfunction. Let's wage war to experience more of the gospel.
This Christmas Eve we see the story of Simeon and the great faith it took for him to trust in the word of God that it would prove true.
We are in week 2 of our Christmas series and talking about Mary the mother of Jesus this Sunday. Listen in to see her incredible faith to trust what God told her.
This is the start of our 3 Week Christmas series looking at the birth of Christ from different people in God's word, this week is Joseph.
This stand alone message is on how the things we behold in our life shape and mold us into who we are, but we should be shaped by the glory of God
In our final message of 1 John we hear the encouragement to see Christ as the one True God and at the same time recognize that our hearts are prone to wander to false hopes.
This weeks message talks about the different witnesses to Jesus whether false or true and the power of us joining in that witness with the unique testimony each one of us has.
This week we begin chapter 5 of 1 John and see the power that comes as being believers, the power of our faith in Jesus as the son of God.
This is the largest concentrated section of love that is in God's word. Listen in to see how our God is one of love, and what that means for the lives of His followers.
This weekend we talked through the many false messages and false teachers we see and hear in our world. Join us as we learn from 1 John on what we can as believers in a world full of false gospels.
This week in 1 John we address what a loving relationship with God really looks like compared to a religion that is void of love.
This week we look at the true definition of what love really is, and how we as believers are obligated to walk in that type of love.
In this message listen how we behold our God's great love and Christ's great appearing and how that stirs us to live as children of God.
Who are antichrists and what is their mission? Listen in as we discuss this, and how we as believers can stand firm against their lies and deceit
We have been talking about what we love and now we talk about what we shouldn't love. Listen in as we see as believers how we are to live in this world.
The church needs to grow and when it doesn't it's most likely absent of a relationship with God. Listen in, to see how John encourages the family of faith to live and grow.
John begins to seperate the talkers vs. walkers, those who only say and not do. Jesus wants us to proclaim a message of love and also have a life of walking in it. If the church loses it's love, the world loses it's hope.
Jesus is our advocate, but what does that mean? We have a savior who is pleading our case each day and hasn't left us alone. Listen in as we hear about this Jesus Christ and His advocacy.
As we continue our sermon series in 1 John, we get to see the difference between a life walking in light vs life walking in darkness.
This week we start a new sermon series in 1 John, and see our Christian faith is not a weak factless faith, but really one we can have strong confidence and assurance in.
The last of the I AM statements and Jesus tells His followers that He is the true vine. Listen in as we talk about the role of christian faith being about rest rather than work.
Week 6 of our I AM statements, and Jesus makes the claim that there is only one way to God and that is through Himself.
Week 5 of our I AM statements and Jesus claims to be the Resurrection And The Life. Listen in as we see why this matters so much for right now, and not just for when we die.
Week 4 in our I AM statements and Jesus calls himself the good shepherd. Listen in as we see the power of following step by step behind Jesus Christ.
We are in week 3 of our series discussing the I Am statements of Jesus, where we talk about Him being the Doorway to an abundant life.
We are in week 2 of our series in the I Am statements of Jesus, where we talk about Him being the light of the world, and how there is no other light.
Join us for the first week of our I AM series where we will begin to unpack the I AM statements of Jesus, starting with Jesus being the bread of life.
Chapter 4 of Jonah is one of the most puzzling chapters in all of scripture, listen in as we discuss the angry heart of Jonah and the patient compassionate heart of our God.
We now see a turn in the story in week 3 of Jonah, from Jonah running from God to now walking in obedience to God's word. Listen in to hear how Nineveh responds to the message of this prophet!
Join us for week 2 of our Jonah series as we see the type of prayer Jonah lifts up in the belly of the fish.
Week 1 of Jonah has begun, and we begin to unfold what this story is truly about. Join us for this 4 week series of this jam packed book.
In our final week of our series, we talk through one sided forgiveness and how we can still walk in reconciliation even if the other person doesn't.
Week four in our series on forgiveness and we are talking about how we can forgive and also desire justice to happen.
Listen in to week 3 of our series on forgiveness as we answer the question of "can I forgive God?"
This is week two of our series on forgiveness, and this week we really dive into what forgiveness is and how crucial it is for a relationship with God.
We are starting a new series on forgiveness, listen in as we see what forgiveness really is not.
Listen in as we celebrate Christ rising up from the grave and what that means for us today.
In the final message of our Ephesians series, we really hit home on the message of prayer and the problem that lies in the place of our prayerlessness.
Join us as we wrap up the armor of God and see the beauty of of these 6 pieces of armor and the power it brings to our everyday life.
With only three messages left, we start with Paul's encouragement as believers to stand firm in the face of the enemy that we may withstand his schemes.
Starting chapter 6 we look at the importance of understanding the authorities in our life to truly help us to see the one who is in ultimate authority which is our God.
Join in as we look to the second part of Ephesians 5:22-33, about the role and responsibility wives play within the relationship to their husband.
We started our two part series on husbands and wives, with this week addressing God giving husbands the unique authority to serve their wives the way Christ serves the Church.
Listen in as we talk through God's desire for our lives to be filled up by the Spirit and not drunk on wine.
Listen in as we hear from Pastor Mark on how we shine as lights in the Lord in this dark world.
We are starting chapter 5, join in for a message on how we can enthrone God through our praise and thanksgiving.
Join in as Pastor Mark shares with us how we don't have to live in excuses, fears, and doubts anymore because we have the ultimate excuse crusher in Christ.
Join us as we wrap up the first part of Ephesians chapter 4 on how we build up the church.
Join in as we hear from Pastor Mark about the structure and purpose of Christ's Church.
Listen in as Tom Gleason, an Elder at Haven, preaches from Ephesians 4:1-6 on the unity we have in Christ and the Church.
Join us as we finish out chapter 3 of Ephesians and see Paul's prayer for the Ephesians to have a restlessness for God.
We are back in our Ephesians series and talking about how the Church is not something we can push to the side, or neglect. But that the Church has always been God's plan.
Join us for our third and final week of our Christmas series as we talk about the Prince of Peace and the peace that is available to all of us right now.
Join us for part 2 of our Christmas series where we hear an encouraging testimony of God's faithfulness and see how Jesus has become our mighty father.
Join us for a three week Christmas series out of Isaiah 9:6, as we talk through the different roles Jesus Christ plays in our lives.
Join us as we see how the cross of Jesus has reconciled us, and the end product of that reconciliation on this earth being a diverse and unified church.
Join in as we hear the whole story of God's redeeming plan of racial reconciliation and harmony through the power of the cross.
Listen in as we hear one of the most incredible realities of the gospel message for our lives!
Join in as we discuss the first three verses of Ephesians 2, and see why we truly need for a savior.
Paul prays for believers to see the power and working of God in our lives. It's in this unseen spiritual realm where we as a church can be empowered and strengthened to bring our gospel witness to the world.
The gospel of Jesus wages war against our earthly comforts and securities. In this message we address the true security we have in knowing we are sons and daughters of the Most High God.
Listen in as we learn about what God's plan has been for His Church since before the foundations of the world was set.
Listen in as we talk through a very difficult text in the scriptures. That God has chosen you since the beginning of time that you may be adopted as a son or daughter in the kingdom of God.
Poor Sound Quality We have moved into a new space and with that have started a new sermon series. We are walking through the letter to the Ephesians, and seeing as a Church what God's word says about how Christ's church should be living for the gospel.
Poor Sound Quality We close out Galatians together and hear Paul's final encouragement to the Galatians to keep the cross as the center of everything and in that, peace and mercy would be our inheritance.
Paul encourages us to not quit in this fight of doing good and serving Jesus. Listen to this encouraging message of how we will grow tired and weary but we have a God who doesn't!
Listen in as we talk through how God's church community needs to be one that confronts sin with gentleness to see restoration happen, rather than handle sin with amputation to get rid of the problem.
Listen in as we hear from Galatians 5 on this battle of faith that is before us, and how The Spirit will always prevail.
Listen in to Galatians 5 as we talk through dropping our self-righteousness and clinging to Christ's righteousness.
Hear the heart of every believer and how we are to be witnesses in any location at any time.
Poor Sound Quality Listen to a message on how we are to share the gospel but to prepare for the battle that comes with it.
Listen in as we see the characteristics of Christ Church and how we are supposed to be a witness privately and corporately here on this earth.
Hear from John 4 about how we no longer need to go to the Church building to get to God's presence but God brought His presence to us in the Holy Spirit.
Listen from Ephesians 4, as we talked about the mission and the pursuits of God's community known as the Church.
We see as a community why we build our life around the word of God, and from there can have confidence and not apologize for what God has put in His word.
Listen in as we hear a vision for the community of Haven out of Galatians 4. We will hear what kind of future leaders, small group leaders, church members, elders and pastors we are praying for at Haven Church.
Join in to hear how race, rank, and gender are being used in our world to divide us more than bring us together.
Listen in as Pastor Mark walks through Paul's argument of why the promise of Jesus is the promise above of all promises.
Listen in as Pastor Mark shares from Galatians to encourage us on how we can live as men and women of faith in times of hopelessness, doubt, and trial.
This world is fleeing faith. Laying aside the things of God and clinging to what they think feels right. Listen in as Pastor Mark shares what it looks like to be people of Faith rather than people of works.
Listen in as Pastor Mark shares from Colossians 2 and be encouraged that on this Good Friday, Jesus Christ has washed clean our debts.