Good Friday: He Bore Our Sins…
Welcome to our Good Friday service here at Chapel City Church. We are so glad that you have joined us for this special evening of remembrance, reflection, and repentance. Most of us can picture the familiar scenes of Good Friday. We can picture Jesus praying in the Garden of Gethsemane. We can visualize him before Pilate. We have seen the images of the Son of God hanging…
Weary, Waiting, & Worshipping
This is the time of year when we celebrate the entrance of Jesus Christ into Jerusalem. It was a time of longing and expectation. After centuries of waiting, it seemed as though the deliverer had finally come to Jerusalem! But it wasn’t the kind of deliverer that the people expected. And by the end of the week the shouts of “Hosanna to the Son of David” gave way to…
The Signs of the Times
Welcome to Chapel City Church! We are so glad that you have joined us for our time of corporate worship today. We are coming to the final extended teaching of Jesus in Matthew’s gospel. Chapter 24 and 25 include what is known as the Olivet Discourse. The disciples are filled with expectation and anticipation at this point. Jesus has told them that he will go to…
Gathered for Glory
Welcome to our time of worship here at Chapel City Church. We are so glad you have joined us today. Remember, whether you eat or drink, or whatever you do, do all the glory of God. (1 Corinthians 10:31). For you were bought with a price. So glorify God in your body. (1 Corinthians 6:20). For from him and through him and to him are all things. To him be…
The Recission of the Kingdom
Welcome to our time of worship here at Chapel City Church. We are so glad you have joined us today. We have reached the pivot point of the Gospel of Matthew. The Kingdom has been pronounced (Chapters 1-10). Matthew has moved us to official rejection of the Messiah and the announcement of postponement of the Kingdom. From here forward, Jesus turns attention to what lies…
Condemning Counterfeit Worship
Welcome to our time of worship here at Chapel City Church. As you join with us today, we would invite you to consider what worship looks like. What does it mean to worship? Is it a specific action or attitude? How do we know when we have really worshipped and not just done something that looks like worship? As we move through Matthew 23, we are going to come across the…
The Final Question
Who do you say that Jesus is? That’s been a critical question throughout Matthew’s gospel. How you answer that question has eternal implications. As we come to the end of Matthew 22 and the beginning of Matthew 23, the identity of Jesus is on display once again. He asks the religious leaders about the Christ, whom they rightly identify as the son of…
The Greatest Commandment
Good morning and welcome back to Chapel City Church! We are so glad that you have joined us for worship today. As you move through your week, please reach out and let us know how we can be praying for you or coming alongside of you with regard to any needs that you might have. As we come back to Matthew 22, we will cover the third of three challenges. This time the…
Rejecting the Resurrection
Good morning and welcome back to Chapel City Church! We are so glad that you have joined us for worship today. As you move through your week, please reach out and let us know how we can be praying for you or coming alongside of you with regard to any needs that you might have. As we come back to Matthew 22, we will cover the second of three challenges brought to Jesus.…
Giving to God & Government
Welcome to our time of worship here at Chapel City Church. We have been working through Matthew’s gospel account, and we are in the middle of the passion week narrative. If you’ve missed a week or two, or are just joining us, we would encourage you to look at our website and catch up on sermons you may have missed. Over the last two weeks, we have worked…
The King’s Invitation
Last week we finished Matthew 21 with a look at two parables that demonstrated the rejection of Jesus by the religious leaders. It’s important for us to remember that the chapter breaks in our bibles, while helpful, can sometimes separate things that go together. Chapter 22 opens with a third parable that Jesus gave on that occasion, and the three are all…
The King’s Condemnation
Good morning and welcome to Chapel City Church! We are thankful that you have come to worship with us today. We want to know how we can be in prayer for you, or if there are needs in your life or the lives of those you know that we might help meet. Please reach out to us and let us know how we can come alongside you. This week we will finish Matthew 21. The religious…