Sermons by Brad Harper
Judges 10-11
SERIES: The Book of Judges: Hearts of Iron, Feet of Clay SERMON: Jephthah, the Comeback Player of the Year SCRIPTURE: Judges 10-11 SPEAKER: Brad Harper DATE: September 3, 1989 Note: We do not have a manuscript of this sermon, only of the outline. Introduction: Have you ever felt like just when life was going along fine, that through no fault of your own, the roof caved in, and it seemed like you might never be able to crawl out from under it all? Indeed, most…
Philippians 2:19-30
SERIES: Philippians: Cheerful Sounds from a Jail Cell Shopping for Heroes SPEAKER: Brad Harpe Introduction: It seems that often in our search for heroes, we look for flash, glamour, and notoriety. In today’s passage Paul presents us with two heroes of a different kind—heroes whose names were not common household words in their time but who are nevertheless worthy of honor, esteem, and emulation by believers of all ages. Examining the options I asked my wife, “Robin, who are some of…
Job 42
SERIES: The Book of Job Epilogue to the Book of Job SPEAKER: Brad Harper Note: Brad Harper preached this sermon on September 26, which was the Sunday after my serious car accident with a horse. We do not have the manuscript of this sermon, but the audio is available. Below is the outline. Introduction: We come this morning to the close of our four-month study of the Book of Job. The Epilogue is a welcome conclusion to the troubling ordeal God has put Job through, but…
John 3:1-15
SERIES: The Gospel of John The Nicodemus Syndrome SPEAKER: Brad Harper Introduction: Last year during all the news coverage of the race riots in South Central Los Angeles I saw one story which particularly impressed me. A reporter was on location in one of the most devastated areas and was interviewing a player on the Los Angeles Lakers basketball team who happened to live in the area. The reporter asked the player why, as a multimillionaire, he lived in such a…
John 5:1-18
SERIES: The Gospel of John Do You Want to Get Well? SPEAKER: Brad Harper Introduction: With the opening of chapter five of John’s Gospel, we enter a new phase in the ministry of Jesus. For the next few chapters John will focus on the growing opposition to Jesus and his work by a group of people he simply calls “the Jews.” Now this is not meant to be an ethnic slur, for John himself is a Jew. It is John’s term…
John 6:30-71
SERIES: The Gospel of John How to Lose Friends and Offend People SPEAKER: Brad Harper Introduction: Many years ago Dale Carnegie made a classic contribution to American social process with his book How to Win Friends and Influence People. After studying John six this week, I became convinced that if such a book existed in the first century, Jesus had not read it. For if someone were to write a book about the effects of Jesus’ sermon recorded in this chapter, it might be…
John 12:37-50
SERIES: The Gospel of John SERMON: Believing Is More than Seeing SCRIPTURE: John 12:37-50 SPEAKER: Brad Harper DATE: April 18, 1993 Introduction: In the mid-1920’s, America seemed to be on the way to its greatest hour. There had been some tough times during the First World War, but spirits were soaring as the economy seemed impervious to decline. For many, there was hope for a bright future as the stock market soared and the conventional investment wisdom seemed to prove that you really could get…
John 14:15-31
SERIES: The Gospel of John Home Alone 3: Send the Holy Spirit SPEAKER: Brad Harper Introduction: In one of the most popular pairs of movies over the past couple of years, “Home Alone” and “Home Alone 2: Lost in New York,” child actor Macaulay Culkin has captured the national spotlight through his humorous adventures as a boy who is accidentally abandoned by his family and must fend for himself. Culkin’s panicked reaction is not unlike the sentiments of the disciples as they…
John 17:6-19
SERIES: The Gospel of John The Real Lord’s Prayer, Part 2: Jesus Prays for His Disciples SPEAKER: Brad Harper Introduction: The axiom that it’s not what you know, but who you know that counts may be the most universally true statement among old adages. Do you know what a great feeling it is when someone you know, who happens to be rather influential, says encouraging and supportive things about you to other even more influential people? I have experienced that occasionally in my life, often…
Exodus 2
The Development of a Deliverer SPEAKER: Brad Harper Introduction: Please turn in your Bibles to the second chapter of the Book of Exodus and listen carefully to the Word of the Lord: Now a man of the tribe of Levi married a Levite woman, 2 and she became pregnant and gave birth to a son. When she saw that he was a fine child, she hid him for three months. 3 But when she could hide him no longer, she got a papyrus basket for him and coated it with…
Exodus 13:17-14:31
Divine Deliverance: Out of the Frying Pan, Into the Fire SPEAKER: Brad Harper Note: The manuscript of this sermon is unavailable. However, the outline is below. Introduction: Deliverance from: Slavery Hopelessness An old identity Deliverance through: The reassuring guidance of God Confusion Faith Enemy attack An overwhelming obstacle Deliverance to: A place of insecurity and trouble A place for faith A place for God’s glory The road to the promised land Timeless truths to ponder: Our deliverance is based on a fact…
Exodus 32
Moses: The Man in the Middle SPEAKER: Brad Harper Note: The manuscript of this sermon is unavailable. However, the outline is below. Introduction: In Exodus 32 we are confronted with the very familiar story of the golden calf. It is an event that shows us how life under pressure brought God’s people to a time of crisis. In the midst of this crisis, we are shown the reactions of God, God’s people, and Moses, the man in the middle. The people’s reaction to God’s absence…
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