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 do we know that it’s possible to live faithfully when […]

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, these precious people endured a period of real suffering. However, they responded with […]

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 to power and glory, proving that His work was done and redemption was perfectly […]

Welcome to our Good Friday service. This evening we gather together to pause and consider the cross of Christ. It might seem strange to dwell on a time of darkness and shame, especially given the joy and hope that we anticipate with the resurrection on Sunday. But this time for reflection and remembrance is critical. We are a people who often overlook or minimize sin, and the terrible consequence it brings. Good Friday calls us back to God’s perfect holiness and […]

Welcome to Chapel City Church. This week we turn to Palm Sunday and Jesus’ public entrance into Jerusalem. The crowds welcomed Him with praise, expecting a King who would bring justice and deliverance. And they were right, but not in the way they expected. He came not only as the Anointed King who brings justice, but also as the Anointed Prophet who confronts sin and the Anointed Priest who offers Himself in the place of those who deserve judgment. The […]

Welcome to Chapel City Church! This week we will work through the next warning passage in the Book of Hebrews. These warnings started off relatively gently: Don’t drift! By this time, they have progressed to include some difficult language. The author’s argument isn’t confusing or difficult to follow, but the reality of what he says is severe. He has spent the last few chapters building up to the privileges we looked at in 10:19-25. Because of all that Christ has done, we can […]

Welcome to Chapel City Church! For the better part of ten chapters, the author of Hebrews has helped us understand how Jesus is better than anything. He’s developed a beautiful Christology, an understanding of the person and work of Jesus Christ. But, up to this point, we haven’t seen many commands to follow. That begins to change as we head into the last third of this wonderful letter. This week, we will explore the wonderful privilege that we have in […]

Welcome to Chapel City Church! The author of Hebrews has spent the whole middle of the book outlining how the New Covenant is better than the Old Covenant. The New Covenant means a better priesthood. Jesus is a high priest superior to any of Aaron’s sons under the Law. The New Covenant means a better work has been done in a better tabernacle. The finished work of Jesus Christ was consummated in the heavenly dwelling of the majesty of God, and not […]

Welcome to Chapel City Church! What a joy to be guided by the author of Hebrews through the better work of Jesus as the mediator of a better covenant. This week, as we celebrate communion, we are invited once again to consider how precious those New Covenant promises are. The Old Covenant provided a temporary covering for sin, but it always anticipated a sacrifice that would bring real cleansing and final restoration between a holy God and sinful people. But what […]

Welcome to Chapel City Church! Last week the author of Hebrews gave us a summary in the middle of the book. He pointed us backwards to where he’s been, and gave us a preview of where he’s going. And where he’s going for the next couple of chapters is a wonderfully encouraging look at the blessings of a better covenant. The Old Covenant had value. It accomplished a particular work. But that work was carried out in an earthly tent with […]