Sermons from 2017 (Page 2)
Our Godly Response
(Click on “Save” above to download this week’s sermon notes.) God never ceases to surprise us. He receives the most unlikely people who come to him, even if they may not arrive through conventional means. We, on the other hand are often deaf to God’s leading and miss the opportunity to participate in blessing these people. Question is, how does our…
The Road Back
Failure. We have to deal with it. We had such high hopes and showed such great promise, but we blew it! We know about God’s forgiveness and we even believe it; but we’re discouraged and afraid. Is there really a road back? Will God really take us back? Sunday we’ll see that he does! God will restore us to an abundant life but we must be willing to take…
Satisfying the Wrath of God
(Click on “Save” above to download this week’s sermon notes.) Sunday we look at the hard reality that God takes sin very seriously. Sometimes our dry, boring, discouraging lives come because we haven’t dealt with issues that are destroying us. We’ll learn that the Valley of Trouble (Achor) can become the valley of hope when we turn to God and…
Jericho or Ninevah?
(Click on “Save” above to download this week’s sermon notes.) CHAPEL CITY (BUILDING) BLOCK PARTY SUNDAY 9/10 – 10:15 We’re gathering for one church service at 9:00 AM on Sunday as we kick off our fall semester during the second service time (10:15-noon ) with an epic celebration for the new ministry year. We’ll have bounce houses for the kids and some…
Leaving a Wilderness Mentality
(Click on “Save” above to download this week’s sermon notes.) If you feel like you’re carrying a lot of unnecessary baggage from your past, join the club! We all have issues and experiences that remind us of our shortcomings and failures. Even when we thought we had put them to rest our minds are lured to the past defeats. Sunday we look at the principles that set…
Catalyst of Faith
Everything in life requires an element of faith. From bungy jumping off a bridge to driving to work. It is either a lot or a little, but never absent. If we are going to thrive as God’s people, faith in an ever-increasing measure is essential. How do we increase our faith? What is the catalyst to greater faith? Knowing God. This week we get to know Rahab, an…
Finding Strength for the Journey
If you’ve ever found yourself in survival mode emotionally or spiritually, you know how helpless you can feel. As we begin a new study on the book of Joshua in Joshua 1 this Sunday, we begin a journey on the pathway to victorious Christian living. Our journey will be marked by important lessons, both positive and negative, but the key is that God wants us to do more…
Getting Ready for Communion
(Click on “Save” above to download this week’s sermon notes.) It’s a “show-and-tell” Sunday as parents bring their kids into the main service. We’ll show them Jesus through the communion’s symbols and tell them through the visuals that we see in John 13:1-17. They’ll participate in multi-generational worship and then…
Letting the Spirit Have His Way
(Click on “Save” above to download this week’s sermon notes.) What’s the best way to invest in your future spiritually, physically, morally, relationally – in any way that you can think of? As we conclude our study in Galatians (Galatians 6:7-18) we’ll consider the lesson of the sower. You won’t want to miss this important lesson…
The Neighborly Thing To Do
(Click on “Save” above to download this week’s sermon notes.) Sunday we look at two of the most important practical expressions of Christian living – loving your neighbor as yourself. We’ll see these through Galatians 6:1-6. I’m looking forward to a great day in the Lord as we delve into the reality that the fruit of the Spirit is more…
A Stark Alternative
(Click on “Save” above to download this week’s sermon notes.) Sunday we complete the picture we started last week in Galatians 5:13-26, starting at verse 22. It’s my prayer that we will help demystify the confusion of what it means to live in the Spirit and to keep in step with him. I consider this concept to be one of the most fundamental and most…
From Blessing to Abuse
(Click on “Save” above to download this week’s sermon notes.) FROM BLESSING TO ABUSE – Galatians 5:13-21 “Liberty is not the power of doing as we like, it is the right to do as we ought” (Lord Acton). Unfortunately too many don’t live out the reality of that truth. Sunday we look at the danger of abusing the freedom that we have…