Michael J. Chanley Teachings

Pride is often a gateway to other sins. It evokes anger, envy, and even greed. This makes pride an especially difficult and important monster to tackle.

This week, as we dig into God's Word we learn what He has to teach us about pridefulness and humility. Then, we are given an opportunity to overcome even this most familiar and challenging sin.

Grab your Bible and join us as we throw open the closet and conquer the sin of pride with humility, worship, and study.

About This Series

Monsters In My Closet is an original sermon series recorded live at Tunnel Hill Christian Church in Georgetown, Indiana. This series explores the seven deadly sins. Each week, we will help you identify, escape, and conquer each "monster" represented by these common sins. Importantly, we'll challenge you to help others overcome the same challenges you may have fallen to in your past.

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Note to listeners, this message contains several references to sexuality and adult relationships. While not explicit in nature, this discussion could prompt children to ask questions or inquire about the meaning of some of the topics. Please be advised and use your best discretion if listening with children present.

Lust is defined by The Pocket Dictionary of Ethics "as an intense or even excessive desire or craving." We often think of it in sexual terms; however, one can experience lust for anything connected to desire.

Lust can be confusing and difficult to discuss because it often hijacks our natural desires for pleasure. These pleasures are a gift from God and can subtly lead us to worship the creation rather than the Creator.

Grab your Bible and join us as we throw open the closet and conquer the very sneaky monster of lust together.

About This Series

Monsters In My Closet is an original sermon series recorded live at Tunnel Hill Christian Church in Georgetown, Indiana. This series explores the seven deadly sins. Each week, we will help you identify, escape, and conquer each "monster" represented by these common sins. Importantly, we'll challenge you to help others overcome the same challenges you may have fallen to in your past.

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If this content has been a blessing to you, please leave a review.

Additional resources and opportunities to connect are available at the following links. Send me a message or a friend invite. I love to connect with people and hear their story!

• You can find my books and other resources at michaeljchanley.com
• For additional podcast content, navigate to michaeljchanley.com/teachings
• Find me on Facebook, Instagram, and X (formerly Twitter).

Generally speaking, we think of sloth as laziness. We might even pat ourselves on the back at the notion that, thanks to our great work ethic, we have overcome the temptation of slothfulness.

However, as we learn from the Bible, we see sloth is a sin with roots all the way back in the original fall of man. It is more than just what we do with our hands, it has to do with a temptation to spiritual apathy and inaction. Sloth can even lead us to tear apart one another with unempathetic judgementalism.

Grab your Bible and join us as we throw open the closet and conquer this monster together.

About This Series

Monsters In My Closet is an original sermon series recorded live at Tunnel Hill Christian Church in Georgetown, Indiana. This series explores the seven deadly sins. Each week, we will help you identify, escape, and conquer each "monster" represented by these common sins. Importantly, we'll challenge you to help others overcome the same challenges you may have fallen to in your past.

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If this content has been a blessing to you, please leave a review.

Additional resources and opportunities to connect are available at the following links. Send me a message or a friend invite. I love to connect with people and hear their story!

• You can find my books and other resources at michaeljchanley.com
• For additional podcast content, navigate to michaeljchanley.com/teachings
• Find me on Facebook, Instagram, and X (formerly Twitter).

Envy is defined by Holman's Bible Dictionary as the "painful or resentful awareness of another's advantage joined with the desire to possess the same advantage." It can be anything from social standing to a physical possession or even an experience. Envy can be as innocent as FOMO or as sinister as jealousy.

In today's message, we learn how envy can make us like a mindless zombie seeking to consume that which we do not have. It threatens to tear apart our families, break friendships, and endanger our souls.

Grab your Bible and join us as we throw open the closet and conquer this monster together.

About This Series

Monsters In My Closet is an original sermon series recorded live at Tunnel Hill Christian Church in Georgetown, Indiana. This series explores the seven deadly sins. Each week, we will help you identify, escape, and conquer each "monster" represented by these common sins. Importantly, we'll challenge you to help others overcome the same challenges you may have fallen to in your past.

Resources and Links

If this content has been a blessing to you, please leave a review.

Additional resources and opportunities to connect are available at the following links. Send me a message or a friend invite. I love to connect with people and hear their story!

• You can find my books and other resources at michaeljchanley.com
• For additional podcast content, navigate to michaeljchanley.com/teachings
• Find me on Facebook, Instagram, and X (formerly Twitter).

Our series through the book of James concludes with a challenge against kingdom building. In this week's message, we are urged simply to stay strong in our decision to follow Jesus. It is His Kingdom we are to build, not our own.

Grab your Bible and discover what God's Word has to teach us today as we are urged to keep our focus on being a follower of Jesus Christ!

About This Series

Pure Religion \ The Book of James is an original sermon series recorded live at Tunnel Hill Christian Church in Georgetown, Indiana. This series explores the New Testament book of James with an emphasis on practical applications for today.

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If this content has been a blessing to you, please leave a review.

Additional resources and opportunities to connect are available at the following links. Send me a message or a friend invite. I love to connect with people and hear their story!

• You can find my books and other resources at michaeljchanley.com
• For additional podcast content, navigate to michaeljchanley.com/teachings
• Find me on Facebook, Instagram, and X (formerly Twitter).

In James chapter four, we are challenged to become a type of holy resistance fighter and to stand against the evil forces of this world. However, it is not a fight that pushes us to judge one another, rather we are called to begin with ourselves; and, we are to resist the evil from within our own hearts.

Grab your Bible and discover what God's Word has to teach us today. Importantly, learn some ways to avoid gossip and slander as a means of living out Jesus' commandments with one another.

About This Series

Pure Religion \ The Book of James is an original sermon series recorded live at Tunnel Hill Christian Church in Georgetown, Indiana. This series explores the New Testament book of James with an emphasis on practical applications for today.

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If this content has been a blessing to you, please leave a review.

Additional resources and opportunities to connect are available at the following links. Send me a message or a friend invite. I love to connect with people and hear their story!

• You can find my books and other resources at michaeljchanley.com
• For additional podcast content, navigate to michaeljchanley.com/teachings
• Find me on Facebook, Instagram, and X (formerly Twitter).

James chapter three begins with a caution against becoming a teacher of God's Word. Then, we learn about wisdom and the dangers of the "tongue" or the words we say.

Ultimately, we are challenged to see the dangerous nature of speaking out of turn or of professing something true that we know nothing about. James says these unwise words are akin to lighting a small fire and leaving it unattended in a dry forest. Like a biblical Smokey the Bear, James warns us of the potential to burn the whole world down.

Grab your Bible and join us as we dig into the scriptures and face the challenge to be wise with our words and in our speech.

About This Series

Pure Religion \ The Book of James is an original sermon series recorded live at Tunnel Hill Christian Church in Georgetown, Indiana. This series explores the New Testament book of James with an emphasis on practical applications for today.

Resources and Links

If this content has been a blessing to you, please leave a review.

Additional resources and opportunities to connect are available at the following links. Send me a message or a friend invite. I love to connect with people and hear their story!

• You can find my books and other resources at michaeljchanley.com
• For additional podcast content, navigate to michaeljchanley.com/teachings
• Find me on Facebook, Instagram, and X (formerly Twitter).

James chapter two has two major ideas presented side by side: favortism and faith. In this week's message, we learn how these two ideas are connected. Importantly, we are cautioned against falling into favoritism and encouraged to place our faith in Christ alone!

Grab your Bible and join us as we dig into the scriptures and ask ourselves: What am I placing my faith in, is it God or something else?

About This Series

Pure Religion \ The Book of James is an original sermon series recorded live at Tunnel Hill Christian Church in Georgetown, Indiana. This series explores the New Testament book of James with an emphasis on practical applications for today.

Resources and Links

If this content has been a blessing to you, please leave a review.

Additional resources and opportunities to connect are available at the following links. Send me a message or a friend invite. I love to connect with people and hear their story!

• You can find my books and other resources at michaeljchanley.com
• For additional podcast content, navigate to michaeljchanley.com/teachings
• Find me on Facebook, Instagram, and X (formerly Twitter).

James has been referred to as the Proverbs of the New Testament. It is a small book chock full of wisdom and powerful teachings on how to live our faith out with sincerity. In chapter one, we are encouraged that doers of the Word, do what the Word says.

Grab your Bible and join us as we dig into the scriptures and ask ourselves: What is one way I can be a doer of the Word this week?

About This Series

Pure Religion \ The Book of James is an original sermon series recorded live at Tunnel Hill Christian Church in Georgetown, Indiana. This series explores the New Testament book of James with an emphasis on practical applications for today.

Resources and Links

If this content has been a blessing to you, please leave a review.

Additional resources and opportunities to connect are available at the following links. Send me a message or a friend invite. I love to connect with people and hear their story!

• You can find my books and other resources at michaeljchanley.com
• For additional podcast content, navigate to michaeljchanley.com/teachings
• Find me on Facebook, Instagram, and X (formerly Twitter).

When a church has tunnel vision, it ceases to stretch itself beyond the walls of the building. Eventually, this leads to the death of the local church.

Join us for this special message, recorded at our Thursday night service, as we explore the vision of Tunnel Hill Christian Church. Then, we ask ourselves to consider if we have God's vision or tunnel vision.

Grab your Bible, and let's go!

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Additional resources and opportunities to connect are available at the following links. Send me a message or a friend invite. I love to connect with people and hear their story!

• You can find my books and other resources at michaeljchanley.com
• For additional podcast content, navigate to michaeljchanley.com/teachings
• Find me on Facebook, Instagram, and X (formerly Twitter).