Haven City Church Sermons
Haven City Church started in Baltimore City in 2017. The church is committed to the weekly proclamation of the Gospel.
Episodes
188 episodes
2 Corinthians 1:1-2
In this sermon Haven City Church launches its 2 Corinthians series by slowing down over the opening greeting of the letter. In a strained relationship between a weary pastor and a complicated church, Paul introduces himself as an apostle “by th...
Amos 9
Amos delivered a devastating word to a prosperous people who had mistaken God's patience for His approval. Within 38 years, every word of judgment came to pass — the Northern Kingdom was scattered across the Assyrian Empire, the booth of Da...
Amos 7-8
In this message, Pastor Josh continues our series in Amos by walking through God’s visions of the plumb line and the basket of ripe fruit. We’ll see how Israel mistook God’s patience for permission, how Amaziah the priest embodies the danger of...
Amos 6
In this sermon from Amos 6, Pastor Josh Turansky explores why God says, ‘I loathe Jacob’s pride,’ and how that word speaks directly into life in Baltimore today. Walking through the text, he shows how Israel’s pride took the form of complacent ...
Amos 5
In this sermon from Amos 5, Pastor Josh explores what it means when God says He actually hates His people’s worship—not because He’s against singing or gatherings, but because their rituals are divorced from justice, righteousness, and...
Amos 4
Amos 4 will help us ask an uncomfortable but freeing question: What if some of the hard things in our lives are not random, but invitations from God to come back to Him with our whole heart? Together we’ll hear the sobering call, “Prepare to me...
Matthew 24:29-35
In this sermon Josh Turansky teaches from Matthew 24:29-35, contrasting the kingdom present in the heart (Sermon on the Mount) with the future kingdom revealed in the Olivet Discourse, asserting that belief in Christ's return is necessary to justi...
Matthew 24:15-28
In this sermon Josh Turansky teaches from Matthew 24:15-28 and the cosmic battle theory, explaining that humanity was created as image-bearing covenant partners placed in the midst of an ongoing war against Satan, where acts of faithfulness consti...
Matthew 23:37-39
In this sermon Josh Turansky teaches from Matthew 23:37-39, explaining Jesus's lament over Jerusalem just days before his crucifixion. He describes how this passage reveals God's persistent, compassionate love for his people, likening it to a hen ...
Matthew 22:1-14
In this sermon Josh Turansky teaches from Matthew 22:1-14, presenting Jesus's parable of the wedding banquet as a rebuke to the religious leaders who rejected God's invitation to His kingdom. The parable illustrates the historic rejection of God's...
Matthew 21:33-46
In this sermon Josh Turansky teaches from Matthew 21:33-46. He presents the parable of the tenant farmers, where a landowner's servants and son are abused and killed by the farmers entrusted with his vineyard, symbolizing Israel's rejection of God...
Matthew 21:28-32
In this sermon Josh Turansky teaches from Matthew 21:28-32. He explains the parable of the two sons, contrasting the son who says "no" but obeys with the son who says "yes" but fails to act, emphasizing the importance of follow-through and genuine...
Matthew 21:18-27
In this sermon Josh Turansky teaches from Matthew 21:18-27. He explains Jesus' cursing of the fig tree as a profound spiritual diagnosis of outward appearance without inner fruitfulness, contrasting it with God's desire for a living trust and fait...
Matthew 21:12-17
In this sermon Josh Turansky teaches from Matthew 21:12-17, explaining Jesus's cleansing of the temple where he drove out buyers and sellers, overturned money changers' tables, and healed the blind and lame, declaring the temple a "house of prayer...
Matthew 21:1-11
In this sermon Josh Turansky teaches from Matthew 21:1-11. He explains Jesus's intentional triumphal entry into Jerusalem, fulfilling Old Testament prophecy as a humble king on a donkey rather than a warhorse. Josh contrasts the crowd's desire for...
Matthew 20:29-34
In this sermon Josh Turansky teaches from Matthew 20:29-34, focusing on the healing of two blind men near Jericho. He explains that the kingdom of God responds to desperate faith and humility, particularly when those in genuine need refuse to be s...
Matthew 20:1-16
In this sermon Josh Turansky teaches from Matthew 20:1-16, using the parable of the vineyard workers to explore the principles of the kingdom of heaven. He explains that God's economy operates on radical grace and generosity, challenging human ten...
Matthew 19:27-30
In this sermon Josh Turansky teaches from Matthew 19:27-30, where Peter asks what reward the disciples will receive for leaving everything to follow Jesus. He explains that while "leaving everything" is a heart matter and a call to radical commitm...
Matthew 19:16-26
In this sermon Josh Turansky teaches from Matthew 19:16-26. He teaches about the rich young man's encounter with Jesus, emphasizing that true discipleship involves identifying and surrendering one's "one thing" or idol—which often serves as a sour...
Matthew 19:3-12
In this sermon Josh Turansky teaches from Matthew 19:3-12, discussing Jesus' teaching on marriage, divorce, and singleness. He explains Jesus' ideal for marriage from Genesis 1-2 and contrasts it with Moses' accommodation for divorce in Deuteronom...
Easter Sunday
In this sermon Josh Turansky teaches from Romans 6:3-7, explaining that Christians are united with Christ in his death and resurrection through baptism. This union means the old self enslaved to sin has died, and believers are raised with Christ t...
