Sermons on Endurance
Running Through Pain
Welcome to Chapel City Church! Last week we thought through what it means to run the race set before us. We have the encouragement of the lives of faithful saints who have gone before us. We must guard against sin and encumbrances that would prevent us from running well. Ultimately, we are called to fix our eyes on Jesus Christ, the one who calls us, goes before us, and…
Running the Race
Welcome to Chapel City Church! This week we turn the page to chapter 12 in the Book of Hebrews. We have spent the last several weeks looking at faith in the lives of God’s people from generation to generation. Last week, our author reminded us that none of those faithful men and women received the fullness of God’s promise; the eternal hope that we join with…
Called to Worship
This week we will have the privilege of hearing from one of our elders: Walter Lopatka. We have been looking at the Lord’s Prayer, but this week our attention will move to the book of Hebrews. We were created for the purpose of worship and fellowship with God. But why does that call matter and what motivates us to carry out that great purpose? What did the people of…
Praying for God’s People
As we move into the book of Colossians, we are going to be brought face to face with the glory of Jesus Christ. Paul writes to a church that was being bombarded by worldly philosophy and man-made religion. And into the spiritual confusion he shines a brilliant light on the person and work of Jesus Christ and the nature of the gospel. It would have been a comforting and…
Don’t Be Surprised!
(Click on “Save” above to download this week’s sermon and notes.) Bad days will come for each one of us, and the more we’ve thought these things through ahead of time, the better prepared we’ll be when tragedy strikes or struggles emerge.” (Blackstock) Sunday we get prepared for that shocking moment when deeply embedded Christian principles move from…