Refresh & Restore | A JustKeithHarris.com Podcast

📖 Revelation 2:12–17 What happens when the church starts looking more like the culture than Christ? In this week’s episode of The King is Coming, Keith Harris and Jamie Harrison explore Jesus’s piercing words to the church at Pergamum—a church stuck between faithful witness and worldly compromise. Jesus introduces Himself here not as the gentle Shepherd but as “the One who has the sharp two-edged sword.” It’s a serious warning—and a gracious invitation. In this conversation, we discuss: ✅ Why Jesus commended Pergamum for holding fast in a demonic stronghold ✅ The dangers of Balaam-like compromise and Nicolaitan sensuality ✅ How false teaching corrupts the body from within ✅ The call to repentance before Jesus makes war with the sword of His mouth ✅ The promise of hidden manna and a white stone with a new name This is a letter for every believer who’s standing at a crossroads: Will we remain faithful to Jesus, or will we compromise to blend in? The King is not silent—and His call is clear: “Repent.” “He who has an ear, let him hear what the Spirit says to the churches.” (Revelation 2:17) 🔗 If you would like to see a written version of this podcast, complete with footnotes and cross-references, you can find it here.

The King is coming. Are you ready? In this episode of The King is Coming, we turn to Jesus’s letter to the church at Smyrna—a suffering, persecuted church that receives no rebuke, only encouragement. They are materially poor, but spiritually rich. Jesus calls them to remain faithful unto death, with the promise of the crown of life and victory over the second death. In this conversation, Keith Harris and Jamie Harrison discuss: ✔️ Jesus as “the First and the Last, who died and came to life” ✔️ Why the Christians in Smyrna were poor in possessions but rich in faith ✔️ The reality of spiritual persecution and the courage to endure ✔️ The crown of life promised to those who remain faithful ✔️ What it means that “the one who conquers will not be hurt by the second death” This letter reminds us that Jesus walks with His suffering people. He sees, He knows, and He promises life beyond death for those who are His. The persecuted church—then and now—testifies to the surpassing worth of knowing Christ. "He who has an ear, let him hear what the Spirit says to the churches." (Revelation 2:11) 🔗 If you would like to see a written version of this podcast, complete with footnotes and cross-references, you can find it here [https://justkeithharris.com/2025/04/23/faithful-unto-death-jesuss-letter-to-the-church-at-smyrna-a-refresh-restore-bible-study/].

📖 Job 19:25–27 | Matthew 28:6 This is the day everything changed. The grave could not hold Him. Death could not defeat Him. Hope could not be buried. In this Resurrection Sunday episode, we reflect on:✔️ Job’s ancient declaration of faith: “I know that my Redeemer lives” ✔️ The victory of Jesus over sin, death, and the grave ✔️ The promise that we, too, will one day rise and see Him face to face ✔️ How the resurrection is not just a past event—it’s a present hope and a future promise 📢 “He is not here, for He has risen, as He said.” (Matthew 28:6) Job’s longing meets its answer in the risen Christ. Our faith is not in vain. Our hope is alive.

📖 Lamentations 3:21–26 Holy Saturday is the quiet in between—the day between crucifixion and resurrection. It’s a day of silence, of waiting, of questions. But it’s not a day without hope. In this episode, we reflect on: ✔️ The grief and glimmers of hope in Lamentations 3 ✔️ How Holy Saturday mirrors our seasons of waiting ✔️ The unshakable character of God: steadfast love, new mercies, and great faithfulness ✔️ Why “the Lord is good to those who wait for Him” “It is good that one should wait quietly for the salvation of the Lord.” Even in the dark, God is at work. The tomb was not the end—and neither is your waiting. --- ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠You can find the written version, complete with cross-references and links, here.⁠ [https://justkeithharris.com/2025/04/11/holy-saturday-waiting-in-the-dark/]

📖 Isaiah 53:3–6 On this solemn day, we turn our eyes to the cross—and to the prophecy that foretold it centuries before it happened. In this episode, we explore:✔️ The original context of Isaiah’s prophecy about the Suffering Servant✔️ How Jesus fulfilled every painful detail as our substitute✔️ Why the cross is not tragedy but triumph✔️ The hope we find in knowing Jesus was pierced for us “He was pierced for our transgressions… and with His wounds we are healed.” --- ⁠⁠⁠⁠You can find the written version, complete with cross-references and links, here.⁠ [https://justkeithharris.com/2025/04/11/good-friday-pierced-for-our-transgressions/]