SUNDAYS
The Church of the Harvest
Community gathers on Sundays
@ 10:30am.
“…we shall reap a harvest.” Gal. 6:9
The Church of the Harvest
SERVE
Everyone is called to serve God
by serving others.
Discover ways to be a joyful servant for His kingdom.
Mid-week meetings
Weekly
- Tuesday Evening "Seeker" Bible Study - Will Resume in September.
- Wednesday Morning Prayer - 6:30am
Monthly
- Second Saturday of the Month - Men's Fellowship Breakfast. - 8:00am
- Second Thursday of the Month - 'Chat and Chew' Women's Fellowship. - 7:00pm
Need prayer? Reach out to be added to our prayer chain.
Truth. Love. Relevance. Unity.
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.
Sermons
Nourish your soul with God’s transforming and everlasting Word of Truth.
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
Growing In Gratitude
Nov 24, 2024 • Pastor Michael Troiano
The Things You Need To Know About The Call Of God
Nov 17, 2024 • Pastor Michael Troiano
Fear
Nov 10, 2024 • Pastor Michael Troiano
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Upcoming Events
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A Word from Pastor Mike
Encouraging words from our Pastor
Weekly Devotional
ANOTHER YEAR OF THE SAME OLD?
“The harvest is past, the summer has ended, and the gathering of fruit is over, yet we are not saved!” Jeremiah 8:20
The prophet Jeremiah’s lament over the state of God’s people sounds grim and depressing, for it depicts the vicious cycle of lives going nowhere… year after year. It depicts struggling lives, bound and oppressed, destined for destruction. This was the state of Israel at a time in their history when they found a false sense of security in the Temple and in religious practice, while their hearts were ensnared by the carnality of idol worship. All the while, Jeremiah spoke the Word of God for 40 years to a people reluctant to give up their rights to themselves.
Unfortunately, we as the church can find ourselves in the same predicament. We can possess all the trappings of a Christian life, finding security in the church and doing ministry – yet living in our own strength, pursuing worldly gain and earthly rewards. How subtle it is to have religion without righteousness! To live lives that are enamored with the very things that the unsaved are enamored with – to care more about what makes us feel good than what God delights in.
Have we forgotten that we were set free to serve Him? That we should no longer live to please ourselves but to live for Him Who saved us? More than a bad habit or hard circumstance, God saved us from ourselves! While that is a paradox that our flesh resists, that same paradox holds all the possibilities that are in Christ.
How long will we linger under the spell of sin’s deceit? Will we finally forsake this world and its lusts, or will we remain perpetually held captive to worldly attractions that merely preoccupy, even pacify?
As Christians we need to say, enough is enough and no longer give this world second and third chances. Our only hope is to die daily and let Him live His life in us and through us. Just as Jeremiah spoke to the kingdom of Judah all those years, the Spirit of God calls to us year after year encouraging us to die and enter the life of fruitfulness that awaits us in Christ. Will we? Or will it be another year of the same old? (written by Glenn Hellermann).
The prophet Jeremiah’s lament over the state of God’s people sounds grim and depressing, for it depicts the vicious cycle of lives going nowhere… year after year. It depicts struggling lives, bound and oppressed, destined for destruction. This was the state of Israel at a time in their history when they found a false sense of security in the Temple and in religious practice, while their hearts were ensnared by the carnality of idol worship. All the while, Jeremiah spoke the Word of God for 40 years to a people reluctant to give up their rights to themselves.
Unfortunately, we as the church can find ourselves in the same predicament. We can possess all the trappings of a Christian life, finding security in the church and doing ministry – yet living in our own strength, pursuing worldly gain and earthly rewards. How subtle it is to have religion without righteousness! To live lives that are enamored with the very things that the unsaved are enamored with – to care more about what makes us feel good than what God delights in.
Have we forgotten that we were set free to serve Him? That we should no longer live to please ourselves but to live for Him Who saved us? More than a bad habit or hard circumstance, God saved us from ourselves! While that is a paradox that our flesh resists, that same paradox holds all the possibilities that are in Christ.
How long will we linger under the spell of sin’s deceit? Will we finally forsake this world and its lusts, or will we remain perpetually held captive to worldly attractions that merely preoccupy, even pacify?
As Christians we need to say, enough is enough and no longer give this world second and third chances. Our only hope is to die daily and let Him live His life in us and through us. Just as Jeremiah spoke to the kingdom of Judah all those years, the Spirit of God calls to us year after year encouraging us to die and enter the life of fruitfulness that awaits us in Christ. Will we? Or will it be another year of the same old? (written by Glenn Hellermann).