Church of the Harvest | Riverhead, NY

We are a bible-believing church located in Riverhead, NY, that follows Jesus Christ as Lord and joins God in the work he is doing in the world today. We do this by Equipping Believers, Serving the Community & Offering Hope.

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But Not

Mar 2, 2025 • Pastor Michael Troiano

L.A.S.I.R Me, Lord

Feb 23, 2025 • Dennis Bambino

Stay On The Wheel

Feb 16, 2025 • Jim Whelen

God Is Just Getting Started

Jan 26, 2025 • Pastor Michael Troiano

How Shall We Then Live (Part 2)

Jan 19, 2025 • Pastor Michael Troiano

How Shall We Then Live (Part 1)

Jan 12, 2025 • Pastor Michael Troiano

Life On Purpose

Jan 5, 2025 • Pastor Michael Troiano

Where Are You?

Dec 29, 2024 • Pastor Michael Troiano

Redemption's Benefits

Dec 22, 2024 • Abe Smith

What Good Can Come Of This?

Dec 15, 2024 • Pastor Michael Troiano

Are We There Yet?

Dec 8, 2024 • Pastor Michael Troiano

Perfect Imperfection

Dec 1, 2024 • Pastor Michael Troiano

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A Word From Pastor Mike

December 29th, 2022

Weekly Devotional

HOW MUCH LOVE?

“Two men owed money to a certain money lender. One os them owed him five hundred denarii, and the other fifty. Neither of them had the money to pay him back, so he canceled the debts of both. Now which of them will love him more?” Luke 7:41-42 Simon, the Pharisee Jesus was speaking to, answered, “I suppose the one who had the greater debt canceled.” Jesus responded, “You have judged correctly.” (Lk. 7:43) Jesus was making a point to Simon here. Jesus was eating at Simon’s house and a woman with an alabaster jar of perfume had been washing Jesus’ feet with her tears and anointing them with the costly perfume from the jar. Of course Simon was outraged because this woman was a “sinner” and she was in his house! I guess something stopped him from having the woman thrown out of his house. Perhaps he didn’t want to cause a great commotion or perhaps insult Jesus Who apparently didn’t mind her ministrations. But, oh, what nerve! How could she? Jesus knew very well the struggle going on in Simon’s heart and mind so he told this parable. Simon understood that the person forgiven of a great debt of money would surely be more grateful than a person forgiven of only a small debt, but he didn’t see that Jesus was speaking to his heart about his own pride. Simon was a Pharisee, one of the “elite,” but this woman was just a sinner with a capital “S.” Simon didn’t see that he had just as great a load of sin as this woman and he needed just as much forgiveness as she did. He was outraged; she was grateful. In thinking of our own lives, how grateful are we for the forgiveness Jesus has given us? are we like the man forgiven of a huge debt, like the woman weeping over Jesus’ feet in gratefulness or are we like the man forgiven of only a small debt and like Simon who couldn’t see his need for a Savior because of his pride? Do we see our own forgiveness as a huge debt paid by Jesus, or do we think we weren’t so bad, so we accept only a small forgiveness when what we really need is a big forgiveness? We need to see ourselves as the sinful woman weeping over Jesus’ feet and being so very thankful for the love and forgiveness only He can give. We did have a big debt that He forgave! Don’t get caught in Simon’s snare. We were all sinners with a capital “S.” “He paid a debt He did not owe; I owed a debt I could not pay. I needed Someone to wash my sin away. And now I sing a brand new song, Amazing Grace. Christ Jesus paid a debt that I could never pay!” (©1977 Ellis J. Crumm)

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