Chaparral Christian Church: Recent Episodes
Chaparral Christian Church
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Final week of the REGULA series discussing the importance and power of time spent reading the Bible with special guest Elder Jim Langdal.
Week 2 of our REGULA series discussing the rhythm of observing Sabbath with guest Pastor Sara Perrine.
The launch of our new series REGULA. We're talking about some tools we can develop to help us grow into the kind of people God created us to be.
The final message in our Christmas at Chaparral series celebrating the Light of The World.
Thanks for joining us for part three of the "Speaking Of God" series, as Austin talks about being a friend of God.
We gave, we served, now we get to the bottom of why we do any of this in the first place.
The more you have, the more you're blessed! At least, that's what culture tells us. But what if that's actually backwards?
We feel a responsibility to help the world see what the way of Jesus looks like in Scottsdale here in 2022. But this way might be different than how you have thought of this before.
Christians are a part of a body. Even when we may not feel like it, each part has purpose and value.
What does it look like to extend an invitation to someone? What are some of the things you should look for? The story of a woman Jesus encountered may just help us find answers.
Who you are is what you tell others matters most. Are you helping others experience Jesus? Or are you someone else?
It ended up taking over the world, but how did this whole "Jesus Movement" begin? The answer might surprise you.
Yet again, things the unexpected happened. Yet again, hearts are turned away from what we know is right. What kind of God is it that deals with such fickle beings?
There are highs and lows, and sometimes we let the extremes define us. What does it mean to remain faithful even when we don't want to be?
What do you do when you've hit the absolute bottom? Jonah is about to descend lower...and lower...and lower...
You might have heard this story before, but probably not like this. Jonah's not just a story for the kids!
Jesus has sent us- We are built for connection and with the world around us feeling lonely, how do we support each other?
Jesus has sent us - Are we called to consume what Jesus has taught, or contribute to those He has sent us?
What happens when the Kingdom of God meets the "real world"? The early Christians felt the full force of the way of Jesus when a slaveowner was forced to reckon with a man he kept enslaved.
There is so much more happening around us that, if we're not paying close attention, we may miss.
You can know God...but is that enough? What happens when God breaks up our understanding of not only him, but all sorts of different parts of our lives?
What do you do when the cracks in your faith become deep fissures? Do you need to leave the faith altogether or can you find faith on the other side of the wall? Help find your faith as we conclude our series.
How do we understand the reality that suffering comes for us all? This shouldn’t be much of a surprise, yet some try to avoid it rather than use it to grow. This week, Pastor Cory shares a new and healthy perspective for us to each adopt.
Creed is more than your favorite band and character on The Office. The church has developed many creeds over time, but there is one in particular that has left an indelible mark on the Christian faith. What is the importance of having a "creed" and how do we live it out in our world today?
So many things that we assume are a part of normal life, actually are not. The only reason we have some of the things we have is because of Jesus and the impact his followers have had on this world. What good has been brought about because of Christianity?
"But what about the evil things Christians have done?" might be a question you've heard before...or perhaps even asked at some point. It's true: Christians have been responsible for much evil in the world, so how does a faithful follower of Jesus respond to this?
Have you ever wondered how to approach the bible? How do we understand it to be God's word?
Some things need to be reexamined, torn down, and rebuilt. We do this all the time in our lives, but when it comes to our faith it feels different. So what are the frameworks we build our faith upon?
From Triumph to Crucifixion: God's promises remain and they come with no strings attached.
As we conclude the series through Jeremiah we find the prophet doing something profoundly normal, even when everything around him was falling apart.
In this cornerstone part of the bible, Jeremiah gives the new promise, the new covenant for people who have lost it all.
We take a quick break to talk about what it means to live out our faith when we walk out of our worship service!
What do you do when God leads you down a path that doesn't lead to more popularity? What happens when things don't always get easier?
Every generation has to re-discover and re-imagine faith. How does the story of Jeremiah help us do this?
In part 5 we talk about our fascination with the new…often at the expense of the better, more ancient ways.
Part 3 asks the question, “What do you want?” as Jeremiah is faced with a group who wants him dead.
In the second part of our series on Jeremiah, we find the situation and calling God gives Jeremiah as he begins his work as a prophet.
We begin our journey through the book of Jeremiah by first looking at what it means to be a "prophetic community."
A world full of Disorientation, How do we get reorientated? We look at Peter on his path of following Jesus and how this plays out.
Second week of the What About series, we ask ourselves, What is a Christians role in society? What is our purpose?
We ask ourselves some questions that came out of this last year and bring the perspective we see to it.
Last week, what is your money saying to you. This week, we go into What are you saying to your money? Are you serving your money or is it serving you?
Did you Know Jesus talked about money and "things" in 16 of his 30 parables? What is very important to us, is also important to him. But what is it saying to us?
Austin walks us through baptism, where it comes from, what it means and why we as followers of Jesus should get baptized.
In Quarantine, we may have lost focus on the Fruit of the Spirit. Lets dive a bit in and 'relearn' these fruits and how we can bring these out of quarantine!
Austin Delivers the third installment of A Thrill of Hope. God has adopted you into his family. What does that mean?
Third and Final installment of Blind Religion, Austin challenges us to find our transformation: Before I was: But Jesus: and Now I am:
Austin Martin Delivers a message, talking about how sometimes we follow religious 'rules' blindly, and become very legalistic on what we should be doing. Rather, who we should be following. Spoiler: it's Jesus.
Wrapping up our mini series with part two of Choose to Lose. When Peter steps off the boat, He won.. But he also lost something. The choice is ours on what we lose.
Chaparral Church dives in to what it means to be a Christ follower and ... a loser. Where do you choose to lose?
Kim Vehon delivers a great message, As the church, we are called to do something. Sometimes, God will take us out of our comfort zones.