Sermons on Hope
The Foundation for Change
Welcome to Chapel City Church! Last week we introduced the author, audience, and the occasion behind 1 Corinthians. Paul writes to a people that he loves, but who need encouragement, guidance, and even correction. But how does Paul begin his letter to the church? Will he begin with righteous anger? Perhaps a list of wrongs that they need to correct? What we see might be…
Closing Comfort
Welcome to Chapel City Church! For the last year, we have worked through the Book of Hebrews. We have been encouraged by the truth of who Christ is. We have been warned against the dangers of falling away. We have been called to live with joyful obedience, no matter our circumstances. This week, we come to the final lines of the book. Our author offers a final prayer on…
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…
Faith in Action, part 2
Welcome to Chapel City Church! This week we come to the end of Hebrews 11 and our study of faith. We have seen what faith is and what faith does. Last week we saw the victories of faith, even in lives that were less than perfectly faithful. This week we will work through a difficult reality. There are times when faithful obedience brings pain rather than what we would…
Faith & the Exodus, part 1
This week we will move forward in time roughly 400 years. We have looked at the faith of the fathers up to the life of Joseph. By the end of Genesis, 70 people go down to Egypt with the promise of becoming a great nation and, one day, returning to the Promised Land. But after 400 years, a new king is in power and the people are enslaved. In this context, we are introduced…
Faith of the Fathers, part 4: Anticipating the Promise
Welcome to Chapel City Church! For the last several weeks we have looked at the life of Abraham through the lens of Hebrews 11. As he matured in his faith, he came to the point where he believed that God would be faithful to His promises, even if they seemed impossible. But how would those promises…
Faith of the Fathers, part 3: A Faith that Surrenders
We have been working our way through Hebrews 11, and the last few weeks have focused on the life of Abraham. We know that he responded obediently when God told him to leave his home, and we know that he waited patiently but imperfectly, for God to be faithful to His promises. It can be difficult to…
Faith of the Fathers, part 2: A Faith that Waits
Welcome to Chapel City Church! Last week we started looking at the faith of the Patriarchs, particularly as demonstrated in the life of Abraham. God made Abraham the recipient of remarkable covenant promises: land, seed, and blessing. Those promises changed the way that he lived, and the decisions…
Living by Faith
Welcome to Chapel City Church! This week we open up chapter 11 of the Book of Hebrews. Chapter 10 closed with the call to endure suffering with hope. Jesus Christ is a treasure beyond anything we might lose in this temporary life. And the author reminded us that the righteous will live by faith. But what is faith? What does it look like and what does it produce? And how…
A Faith that Perseves
Welcome to Chapel City Church! This week we return to our study in the Book of Hebrews, and we will finish working through chapter 10. The last time we were here, we went through a serious warning passage. The author makes it clear that if you turn away from Christ, there is no hope of salvation in anything else. But what is the alternative? When they were first saved,…
The Hope of the Resurrection
Welcome to our Easter Sunday celebration! Today, we remember the resurrection of Jesus Christ from the dead. Although He lived a life of perfect obedience, the Son of God suffered the cruelty of the cross. There, he bore God’s wrath poured out against sin as he died in our place. But Christ’s death was not the end of the story. Three days later, he was raised…