Sermons by Matt Round
The Wondrous Mystery
This is the first week of advent, the time when we prepare our hearts to rejoice in the birth of Jesus Christ. Our lives are pressed and packed. Rest is hard to come by in any season, let alone around the holidays. That’s one reason that these times of worship together are so precious. They are places where we can pause and rejoice in what God has done. Truths that…
Hope in Our Great High Priest
Welcome to Chapel City Church! Last week we finished the second major warning passage in the Book of Hebrews. The author reminds us that there was a generation that God led out of Egypt that had every proof of his power and love. And yet, they didn’t really know him at all. We were reminded that the same tendency toward unbelief lies in us, and that we should take…
Chasing Rest
Welcome to Chapel City Church! Last week we began to work through the second warning passage of the book. The author loves the people that he writes to, and wants to make sure that they don’t miss out on the precious promises of God. The generation that left slavery in Egypt headed toward a land of promise, but died in the wilderness because of their hardened,…
While It’s Still Today
Welcome to Chapel City Church! Last week Charlie opened up chapter three inviting us to consider Christ. Jesus was presented as being better than Moses, as the builder of the house is worthy of more honor than a servant in the house. But that reference to Moses would immediately move the audience to thinking about a particular time in their shared history. And that…
Our Great Salvation
Welcome to Chapel City Church! Last week we looked at the destiny of humanity. Although we were created to be in fellowship with God and to exercise dominion over His creation, sin marred that design. Instead of dominion, we see death. But while we don’t see victory in being children of Adam, we do see Him. We see Jesus Christ whose death didn’t bring failure…
What Man Was Meant to Be
Welcome to Chapel City Church! Last week we worked through the first warning passage in the Book of Hebrews. In a general and gentle way, the author reminds us not to drift from the truth that we have heard. The law was good. It accomplished a divine purpose. But you can’t go back to it because something better has come. This week, we pick up with the thought that…
Don’t Drift!
Welcome to Chapel City Church! Last week we wrapped up chapter 1 that introduced us to Jesus Christ as being better. Better than what? Better than anything! He is the better word, the one who created and sustains the universe, the one who is by very nature God, and the one who completed the work of redemption for his people. Most of chapter 1 was spent proving that Jesus…
Better than Angels, part 2
Welcome to Chapel City Church! This week we will continue working through Hebrews chapter 1. Our author is in the middle of making the case that Jesus Christ is better than any angel. Angels are powerful, but Christ alone is sovereign. Angels are wise, but only God is all-knowing, omniscient. Angels inspire fear and awe, but Jesus Christ is worthy of worship. As he closes…
Better than Angels, part 1
Fixing Our Eyes
Welcome to Chapel City Church! We live in a world that is increasingly polarized, angry, and anxious. As we look to find hope, peace, and prosperity in the world and its temporary things, we are increasingly frustrated and disappointed. So where do we find our hope? Where do we find our identity? As Christians, we know that the answer ought to be Jesus Christ. But how do…
Wisdom & Wealth
Welcome to Chapel City Church! As we say goodbye to summer, we are also closing our time in the Book of Proverbs. When we opened up the book back in May, we started by laying the foundation for wisdom as a whole. The beginning of wisdom is the fear of the Lord. A right understanding of God is necessary for a right response to God. And that practical response has been what…
Family Wisdom, part 3
Welcome to Chapel City Church! For the last two weeks we have been working our way through family wisdom from the Book of Proverbs. We have seen how husbands and wives are called to live wisely with one another, and last week we were encouraged to parent our children according to wisdom. This week we will cover the third and final portion of family wisdom- Wisdom for…