Are You a Product of Performance or the Promise
Harris Creek Baptist Church
Harris Creek
4.8 • 523 Ratings
🗓️ 2 November 2025
⏱️ 41 minutes
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Summary
JP reminded us that our hope isn’t in how well we perform for God but in the promise, He’s already kept through Jesus. From Abraham’s story, we see that those who live by performance become slaves to it, but those who trust God’s promise live free. So, stand firm, not in what you can do, but in what Christ has already done for you.
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Performers become slaves to performance
People of the promise live free
Stand firm in Christ’s performance
Life Group Discussion:
How have past experiences—like family expectations, school, or church—shaped the way you view performance and worth?
How does trying to control outcomes—like Abraham and Hagar—keep us from trusting God’s promises?
What are some ways you’re tempted to rely on your own effort instead of Christ’s finished work?
Transcript
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| 0:00.0 | Hey, this Creek, how are we doing? |
| 0:02.0 | Let's go. |
| 0:03.5 | Hey, are there any Forrest Frank fans in the house? |
| 0:06.9 | Let's go, man. |
| 0:07.8 | We love that guy in our family. |
| 0:10.6 | Just like love what he's doing with music, |
| 0:13.3 | love listening to him, love the stories he's telling. |
| 0:16.7 | Anybody go to Celebration? |
| 0:19.6 | Okay, like six of us. |
| 0:22.0 | I wanted to go, I mean, six of us. I wanted to go. |
| 0:23.3 | I mean, probably same problem. |
| 0:24.2 | I wanted to go, but it was sold out. |
| 0:26.9 | And so it's like I wanted to go see and cheer on for us, but it was sold out. |
| 0:30.4 | But I was talking to my friend who was working the event. |
| 0:33.8 | And he says, hey, I can get you in. |
| 0:36.5 | And I was like, well, how? |
| 0:37.9 | And he goes, I just go to this gate and text me and I'll get you in. And I'm like, man, are you sure? And he goes, listen, I promise I can get you in. They said that I could. It's all above. I was like, I don't want to, you know, I don't want to break any rules. He's like, no, I can get you in. |
| 0:51.6 | I promise they said I could. |
| 0:54.7 | It's all good. |
| 0:55.5 | It's all above board. |
| 0:56.4 | Just go to this gate. |
| 0:57.7 | So I was like, no, I can get you in. I promise they said I could. |
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