(Click on “Save” above to download this week’s sermon notes.) If Christians want to live the abundant life in Christ, they must make the commitments necessary to enter into it. As the Lord commanded his servant Moses, so Moses commanded Joshua, and Joshua did it; he left nothing undone of all that the Lord commanded Moses.. Joshua 11:15

(Click on “Save” above to download this week’s sermon notes.) Imagine what life would be if you’d never seen or heard of a Bible. Imagine trying to navigate your faith without access to God’s word. Sunday we’ll get reacquainted with Roger, Leanne and Janel Hanna, who have dedicated their lives to translating the Bible for those who have never had it. It transforms lives. It will be a time to remember the Bible’s value and to appreciate this great gift […]

(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 response to these unexpected arrivals measure up? Is it a godly response that reflects God’s mercy? Sunday’s message is […]

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 some real faith steps to get there. And afterward he read […]

(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 let him purge those things that would weigh us down and ultimately destroy us. He’s always there to receive those […]

(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 refreshments & games followed by a great pizza feed. We’ll take a few minutes to explain our interim […]

(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 the Israelites free from their past and enabled them to be what God […]

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 unlikely hero, an outsider to God’s people yet one who holds a […]

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 than just survive – he wants us to thrive! Only be strong […]

(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 return to their classes for their own lesson. Meanwhile, in our passage we’ll see the incredible ministry that Jesus has in our lives and how we, in turn, practice that […]