Harvest Bible Chapel

Have you ever been mistaken for someone you're not? Pastor Jeff Bucknam has, and it got him thinking about counterfeits. The kind that look convincing from a distance, but don't hold up on closer inspection.
That's exactly what Jesus is dealing with in John chapter 8. He's surrounded by people who have, in some sense, believed in Him. They followed Him. They used the right words. From a distance, it looked real. But Jesus isn't impressed by appearances — and in this passage, He draws a sharp and uncomfortable line between counterfeit faith and the genuine article.
And here's what makes this passage so unsettling: the people Jesus is talking to don't think they have a problem. They're confident they're on the right side.
We're in John 8:31-59 in our series Believe! The Gospel of John. This week Pastor Jeff Bucknam walks us through three facts about false belief — what it is, how to recognize it, and where it ultimately leads.
This is Counterfeit Faith. Let's get into it.
Executive Producer: Dave PutnamSpeaker: Pastor Jeff BucknamSound design, mixing, and editing: Bryan TrippGraphic Design: Wesley CassfordSocial Media: Bryan SpahrProducer: Sherri Smith
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Most of us think of faith as something complicated — too many questions, too much uncertainty, too much to figure out. But in John 8, Jesus lays it out in the plainest terms possible. There is a debt. There is a choice. And there is a cross that proves everything. Today, Pastor Jeff Thompson opens John 8:21–30 and shows us that the gospel, at its core, is simple math. This is Believe! The Gospel of John.
Executive Producer: Dave PutnamSpeaker: Pastor Jeff ThompsonSound design, mixing, and editing: Bryan TrippGraphic Design: Wesley CassfordSocial Media: Bryan SpahrProducer: Sherri Smith
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What do you do when the light is right in front of you — and you still can't see? In John 8, Jesus makes one of the most stunning claims in all of Scripture: I am the light of the world. But the people standing closest to Him walk away unchanged. Today, Pastor Jeff Thompson opens John 8:12–20 and asks the question the whole passage is built around: do you see? This is Believe! The Gospel of John.
Executive Producer: Dave PutnamSpeaker: Pastor Jeff ThompsonSound design, mixing, and editing: Bryan TrippGraphic Design: Wesley CassfordSocial Media: Bryan SpahrProducer: Sherri Smith
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Most of us come to Ephesians the way we'd enjoy a beautiful hotel room — we find our favorite truths, settle in, and feel at home. But Paul didn't write a room. He wrote a palace. Today's guest speaker and Harvest church planter, Pastor Abiel Mir, pulls us back to see the whole thing: the King on the throne, His eternal purpose, and the Church He is building to display His glory to the watching world. This is The Glorious Church.
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We all hit moments when we look around and realize — we are in over our heads. The problem is too big, the burden too heavy, the road too long. And in those moments, the most important question you can ask is the one Psalm 121 opens with: where does your help come from? Today Pastor Christian Constante walks us through one of the most beloved psalms in all of Scripture — and the answer is better than you think.
Executive Producer: Dave PutnamSpeaker: Pastor Christian ConstanteSound design, mixing, and editing: Bryan TrippGraphic Design: Wesley CassfordSocial Media: Bryan SpahrProducer: Sherri Smith
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Every crowd that encounters Jesus has to answer the same question — and it's not a comfortable one. In John chapter 7, the tension is rising. The religious leaders are threatened. The crowds are split. And in the middle of it all, Jesus stands up and makes an invitation that stops everything. Today, Pastor Jeff Thompson takes us into John 7:32–52 and asks the question the whole passage is built around: Who is this man? This is Believe! The Gospel of John.
Executive Producer: Dave PutnamSpeaker: Pastor Jeff ThompsonSound design, mixing, and editing: Bryan TrippGraphic Design: Wesley CassfordSocial Media: Bryan SpahrProducer: Sherri Smith
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There's something uniquely heartbreaking about being close to Jesus — and still missing Him. In John chapter 7, Jesus is surrounded by people: his own brothers, massive festival crowds, the religious elite. And yet, almost no one actually sees who He is. Some are calloused. Some are critical. Some are genuinely curious — and that last group is who this sermon is for. Today, Pastor Tommy Creutz opens John 7 and asks the question that cuts to the heart of it: how close is close enough as we continue in the series, Believe! The Gospel of John.
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What do you do when someone you know walks away from the faith? Maybe it's happened in your own family. John 6 shows us a crowd that followed Jesus — and then didn't. Today, Pastor Jeff Bucknam asks the hard question: why do people leave, and what does Jesus say about it? This is in the series, Believe! The Gospel of John.
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What are you actually looking for when you come to Jesus? A better life? Answered prayers? Relief? In John chapter 6, a crowd chases Jesus across a sea — and he stops them cold with a question they weren't expecting. Today, Pastor Jeff Bucknam opens up what it really means to find Him. This is 'Eat the Bread.'
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Have you ever looked at a problem and just done the math — and the math didn't work? The need was too big, the resources too small, the odds too long. So you either froze up or gave up.
In John chapter 6, Jesus's disciples are staring down exactly that situation: a massive crowd, no food, no budget, and no plan. And what happens next is one of the most famous miracles in all of Scripture — but Pastor Jeff Thompson isn't just here to tell us a great story. He's here to show us what the disciples got wrong, and what we get wrong in the same ways today.
Our math is too small. Our little feels too insignificant. And our view of what Jesus can do is far too narrow.
We're in John 6, verses 1 through 21 — Bread, Baskets, and Boats . . . Oh, My! Let's get into it.Executive Producer: Dave PutnamSpeaker: Pastor Jeff ThompsonSound design, mixing, and editing: Bryan TrippGraphic Design: Wesley CassfordSocial Media: Bryan SpahrProducer: Sherri Smith
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