Paul the Apostle

Gus Harter: Citizens of Heaven

September 25, 2011

Elder Harter continues his expository preaching from Philippians 3:17-21. In this biography of Paul, he identifies himself as an alien in this world but a citizen of heaven. Download or click below to play immediately. [Audio clip: view full post to listen]

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Gus Harter: A Brief Biography of Paul

September 18, 2011

Elder Harter exposes Philippians 3:11-17 to us as a brief biography of the Apostle Paul. Paul describes his life experience, in the terms of an accountant, an athlete, and an alien. As Paul recounts his experience, Elder Harter gives us a memory aid of 5 D’s: dissatisfaction, devotion, directions, determination, and discipline. Then, Paul challenges [...]

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Gus Harter: The Joy of Ministry

June 5, 2011

Elder Harter shows us the joy of the ministry from Philippians 1:12-26 as he takes us through the apostle Paul’s ministry, addressing the chains, critics, and crisis of Paul. These chains made Christ known, despite his critics, Christ was preached, and through crisis Christ was magnified. Download or click below to play immediately. [Audio clip: [...]

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Gus Harter: Let Your Love Abound

May 22, 2011

Elder Harter exposes the lessons for the church today from Paul’s prayer for the church at Philippi found in Philippians 1:9-11.  Paul loves the church at Philippi.  The overarching theme of his letter to them is: Joy!  That love and joy comes through the ages to us as Paul prays that our love may abound, [...]

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Harter: Doctrine Before Duty

December 13, 2009

After returning from a journey to the Philippines Elder Harter explores the instruction of the apostle Paul to the Roman church in Romans 12 verses 1-2. Doctrine comes first and duty follows. Scripture tells us that the doctrine as set forth by God should be the cornerstone of our behavior. Elder Harter explains that those [...]

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Harter: Paul at Philippi

November 1, 2009

Elder Harter exposits Acts 16, following Paul’s missionary journey to Galatia and Philippi. Traveling with Paul, we can learn many lessons applicable to our Christian journey today. Download or click below to play immediately. [Audio clip: view full post to listen]

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Harter: Paul and Barnabas in Conflict

October 18, 2009

At the end of Acts 15, Paul and Barnabas begin planning a return to the cities they visited in their first missionary journey together. Paul proposes the trip, and Barnabas agrees–but the agreement ends there. Elder Harter in this message explores the rift that arises between Paul and Barnabas, and finds valuable lessons for us [...]

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Harter: Traveling with Paul, part 3 of 3

September 6, 2009

Elder Gus Harter speaks from Acts, chapters 13 and 14. This is the third of three messages tracing Paul’s first missionary journey to southern Galatia. The church of Antioch in Syria sponsored and supported Paul’s journey. Paul spent many months among the cities of Galatia, an area in modern-day Turkey: Derbe, Lystra, Iconium, and Antioch [...]

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Harter: Traveling with Paul, part 2 of 3

August 30, 2009

This sermon is the second of two messages delivered by Elder Gus Harter outlining the first of Paul’s three missionary journeys. In this message, Elder Harter takes note of how Paul presents the gospel message appropriately for each audience. For Jews, he links the life, death, and resurrection of Jesus to the prophecies of the [...]

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Harter: Traveling with Paul, part 1 of 3

August 30, 2009

Continuing a biographical study of the apostle Paul, Elder Gus Harter outlines the first of Paul’s three missionary journeys. Though he trusted God and clearly followed the leading of the Holy Spirit, Paul had a methodical approach to his ministry. When he entered a new area, he first visited the Jewish synagogue in the largest [...]

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Harter: Godly Change

August 23, 2009

God is in the business of changing people who otherwise could not, or would not, be changed. To illustrate God’s power in the lives of His people, Elder Gus Harter pieces together a chronological biography of Saul of Tarsus, known to us today as Paul, apostle to the Gentiles. As a young man, Saul was [...]

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Harter: The Mind of Paul

August 16, 2009

Do circumstances discourage you? Do you find that some people consistently rob you of joy? Are you beset by worry to the extent that you can’t see the good for fear of the bad? The apostle Paul has a remedy. In the book of Philippians, Paul outlines a mindset that will establish and preserve your [...]

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Harter: Playing Second Fiddle: Barnabas and Paul

August 9, 2009

Elder Harter continues a study on the life of Paul by focusing on Barnabas. Barnabas was a man with great gifts and a position of influence in the early church, but he labored diligently to build up Paul’s ministry rather than his own. In Paul, Barnabas recognized a set of gifts and talents that were [...]

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Harter: Great Things He Must Suffer

August 2, 2009

The life of Paul inspires the disciple of Christ by example. Paul suffered greatly following his conversion to Christianity, and the Bible teaches that all the disciples of Christ can expect hardship in this life. The question we must answer, for ourselves and those around us, is this: how will we respond? Because of his [...]

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