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This Sunday at The Chapel we begin our new series on God’s sovereign grace in the story of Joseph from Genesis 37-50. In this week’s passage we are introduced to Joseph and the favored status that he was given by his father, Jacob. But all is not well, for Joseph’s brothers are jealous of this reality and ready to bring it to an end. Join us as we enter Joseph’s story and hear from Pastor Dan how, even when dreams are shattered, God’s unending faithfulness still affords us not only strength for tomorrow, but bright hope for today as well.
This Sunday at The Chapel, we welcome Ruling Elder, Charlie Holloway, to preach God’s Word to us. Join us as he calls us to a deeper trust and an everlasting joy in the great salvation we have through Jesus Christ.
This Sunday at The Chapel, we welcome Pastor Darren Edgington (Columbus Metro Presbytery) to preach God’s Word to us. Join us as he leads us through Judges 7:1-22 and reminds us that God is tenaciously seeking His glory even via the means of weakening us so that our exclusive boast will be in Him.
Life can be painful, and this can make us feel distant from God. We might even feel angry, discouraged, and unbelieving. Join us this Sunday at The Chapel as Ruling Elder Matt Neal preaches God’s Word to us, and reminds us that in times like these it can be healing to revisit our first love.
This week at The Chapel, we conclude our topical series, “Engage,” by turning to Proverbs 31:8-9 and considering what it means to SPEAK up for those whose voices have been silenced. For far too long now, the sanctity of human life has been an afterthought in our society, and even more regrettably, often ignored by the broader church. Whether it be disregard for the life of infants in the womb; the trafficking of people for pleasure or profit; the neglect of the elderly; or any multitude of other sins committed against those made in God’s image; Scripture leaves no room for Christians to be silent. Join us on this Sanctity of Human Life Sunday as Pastor Dan reminds us of our calling as Christians to not only defend the lives of others, but to join together to serve them as we have been called.
This week at The Chapel, we continue our topical series, “Engage,” by considering the kind of boldness needed to SHARE our lives and gospel with others as we SERVE them as Jesus has served us. Join us this Sunday as Pastor Dan leads us through Acts 4:23-32, explaining the context surrounding the apostles’ arrest and subsequent testimonies, and leading us to join together in committed, dependent, and fervent prayer as we SEEK God’s abundant supply of all that we need to stand strong for Him in this present evil age.
This week at The Chapel, we continue our new topical series, “Engage,” by building upon last week’s call to share our lives and the gospel with others and considering what it means to serve God by serving others. While we might be prone to think that our call to serve God is confined only to our personal devotion and corporate worship practices, the Bible teaches us that it is so much more than that. Join us this Sunday as Pastor Dan walks us through Isaiah 58 and reveals how having a passion for serving others not only helps us share the love of Jesus with others, but also assures us that our hearts are indeed being transformed to be more and more like His.
This week at The Chapel, we begin our new topical series, “Engage,” by considering the Scripture verse that forms our mission statement as a church. Even if you’re new to our congregation you’ve likely heard us talk about “sharing our lives and sharing the gospel”. But what does this mean? Why is it part of the DNA of our church? And how are we supposed to fulfill such a mission? Join us this Sunday as Pastor Dan preaches from 1 Thessalonians 2:8, calling us to embrace God’s love for us through Jesus Christ and challenging us to be ready and willing to share that love with others.
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This week at The Chapel, we conclude our Advent series, “An Unexpected Christmas,” by considering the very reason Jesus was born in Bethlehem. The consistent testimony of Scripture makes this reason clearly known: He came to die for our sin. Join us this Sunday as Pastor Dan reminds us of this redemptive truth, and encourages us to not only embrace Jesus for who He is according to God’s Word, but to celebrate every day all that He has done; all that He continues to do; and all that He will forever do as the Lamb of God who has taken away our sin.
This week at The Chapel, we continue our Advent series, “An Unexpected Christmas,” by looking at the angel’s announcement of Jesus’ birth to the shepherds in the region of Bethlehem. With such an important, history-altering announcement, one would expect the angels to have been dispatched to anyone other than this lowly group. Join us this Sunday as Pastor Dan invites us into the drama of this unexpected visit, and challenges us to join with the shepherds in glorifying and praising God for all we’ve heard and seen.
This week at The Chapel, we continue our Advent series, “An Unexpected Christmas,” by considering Joseph and Mary’s unexpected journey to Bethlehem. While the events of this account were foretold in Micah 5:2, and they have become familiar to our ears, we cannot help but be amazed at how God tends to every detail to ensure things happen just as He had planned. Join us this week as Pastor Dan calls us to behold the wondrous work of God in the birth of Jesus in Bethlehem and challenges us to embrace each day with newfound hope in God’s providential care for His people.
This week at The Chapel, we continue our Advent series, “An Unexpected Christmas,” by considering the circumstances surrounding Mary’s unexpected pregnancy. Though what happened to her was clearly the work of God, and in fulfillment of the prophecy of Isaiah 7:14, a virgin being with child generates lots of questions and concerns. Join us this Sunday as Pastor Dan walks us through the realities facing Mary and Joseph upon hearing this news, and encourages each of us to trust God’s promises and celebrate their fulfillment – even when they come to pass in ways we never thought possible.
This week at The Chapel, we begin our new Advent series, “An Unexpected Christmas,” by taking a look at the genealogies of Jesus recorded for us in the Gospels of Matthew and Luke. The people of Israel had long expected their Messiah to come and deliver them just as God had promised in His Word, but no one could have expected His family tree to take the shape that it had. Join us this Sunday as Pastor Dan explains Jesus’ earthly genealogy, and shows us how the redeeming power found throughout His family tree gives us hope for all the needs that lie within ours too.
This week at The Chapel, we bring our time in the Book of Revelation to a close by considering 22:6-21. In these verses, we find closing comments from both the Apostle John and the Lord Jesus Christ Himself. While the passages may at first appear to be disconnected and disjointed, there is a common thread that runs through them. Join us this this Sunday as Pastor Dan encourages us to honor the absolute authority of Jesus and His Word, and to not only commit ourselves to a life of eager anticipation of his future return in glory, but to invite others to do so as well.
This week at The Chapel, we continue our series in the Book of Revelation, “King of Glory,” by turning to 21:22-22:5. As John shares the last of his heavenly vision, we cannot help but be overwhelmed with the grace, goodness, and glory of what awaits the redeemed in our heavenly abode. Join us this Sunday as Pastor Dan gives us a tour of the city of our God, taking note of what’s present and what’s missing, and how each detail highlights the ultimate fulfillment of all of God’s redemptive purposes for His people.
This week at The Chapel, we continue our series in the Book of Revelation, “King of Glory,” by turning to 21:9-21. As John’s breathtaking view of heavenly glory continues, he is now afforded a glimpse of “the Bride, the wife of the Lamb.” Join us this Sunday as Pastor Dan leads us to see how this Bride of Christ, the Church, is contrasted to the Great Prostitute, Babylon, of chapter 17, and how the picture revealed in this passage helps us to comprehend not so much what heaven will look like to our eyes, but so that we might grasp even more what the relationship between Jesus Christ and His people will be like for all eternity.
This week at The Chapel, we continue our series in the Book of Revelation, “King of Glory,” by turning to 21:1-8. In this breathtaking vision, John begins to see and hear what can be expected for those who are spared from the second death through the redeeming love of Jesus. From the restoration of creation in the new heaven and new earth to the appearing of the new Jerusalem, John (and we!) are swept into an overwhelming flood of fulfilled promises that accompany God’s final dwelling with His people. Join us this week as Pastor Dan reminds of us of how this certain future not only serves as our guide in this uncertain life, but also how this uncertain life serves to prepare us for that eternal weight of glory beyond any and all comparison.
This week at The Chapel, we continue our series in the Book of Revelation, “King of Glory,” by turning to 20:11-15. Having seen that the thousand years is a symbolic period representing the time between Jesus’ ascension into heaven and His second coming, we are now faced with the reality of what will occur on that last day. For on that day, all must stand before the great white throne of judgment and give account for all that they have ever done. Join us this Sunday as Pastor Dan explains these events, and encourages us with the truth that those who are in Christ – those whose names have been written in the book of life – can face this day with confidence, knowing that the righteousness of Jesus imputed to them has set them free from any and all condemnation.
This week at The Chapel, we continue our series in the Book of Revelation, “King of Glory,” by turning to 20:1-10. With these verses we come to the seventh and final picture of events to take place between the time of Jesus’ ascension into heaven and His future return. As expected, this cycle focuses mostly upon what believers can expect of the blessed reality of the new heaven and new earth, and our eternal life in God’s presence. But before we get to those details, we must first deal with the topic of the thousand years addressed in this week’s passage. Join us this Sunday as Pastor Dan helps us understand the issues related to this difficult text, and points us to the greater reality of the enduring assurance we have because of Christ’s ultimate victory over Satan, sin, and death itself.
This week at The Chapel, we continue our series in the Book of Revelation, “King of Glory,” by turning to 19:11-21. There are many common depictions of Jesus prevalent in our time: the Good Shepherd; seated at the last Supper; praying in the Garden of Gethsemane; suffering on the cross; rising from the grave; and the One standing at the door and knocking. But there are few, if any, depictions of what we see in our passage this week: The Mighty Warrior seated on His white horse, returning in glory to judge and make war. Join us this week as we come to the end of the sixth cycle in Revelation, and Pastor Dan leads us to behold the One called Faithful and True, the Word of God, and embrace His glory and goodness as the true King of Kings and Lord of Lords.
This week at The Chapel, we continue our series in the Book of Revelation, “King of Glory,” by turning to 19:1-10. Following the lament of chapter 18, the focus now turns to the triumphant celebration of Babylon’s demise that occurs in heaven. In just these ten verses, we are called to give praise to God seven times, not just for his just judgments against the world that stands in opposition to Him, but for what He has accomplished for His people through Jesus Christ. Join us this Sunday as Pastor Dan leads us through this passage and encourages us to join the heavenly chorus now, even as we eagerly await the coming day when we will be present at the marriage supper of the Lamb.
This week at The Chapel, we continue our series in the Book of Revelation, “King of Glory,” by turning to chapter 18. In these verses we find a prophetic lament for Babylon the Great, that symbol of worldly systems and culture that seduces people to worship the beast. With echoes of other similar laments in the Old Testament (particularly Ezekiel 26 and 27), the lament’s purpose is to contrast the coming judgment of God against the world with the future rejoicing of the saints in Christ’s ultimate future victory. Join us this week as Pastor Dan helps us to heed this lament in context of the great call of the entire passage, the cry of warning in 18:4 for God’s people to separate themselves from Babylon the Great lest we also share in her sins and in her coming judgment.
This week at The Chapel, we continue our series in the Book of Revelation, “King of Glory,” by turning to 17:7-18 and further exploring the vision of the great prostitute and the beast. In this passage we find that, though these satanic counterfeits are indeed strong forces of destruction, they will never be able to stop the conquering power of Jesus Christ. Join us this week as we learn how followers of Jesus, the “called and chosen and faithful,” can dwell safe and secure today in the great hope they have of a great salvation on the glorious Day to come.
This week at The Chapel, we begin our new (and final) series in the Book of Revelation, “King of Glory,” by turning to 17:1-6. Here, at the start of our sixth of seven parallel looks at the history between the first and second comings of Jesus, we find John being given a vision of the Great Prostitute, “Babylon the Great.” Join us this Sunday as we consider this vision and discover how those of us who belong to Jesus can endure persecution and temptation as we strive to be faithful to our King even while living in a lost, dying, and often hostile world.
This week at The Chapel, we welcome Ruling Elder Charlie Holloway to preach God’s Word to us. Join us as he leads us to consider what it means for God to sanctify us and make us “whiter than snow.”
This week at The Chapel we bring our topical series on Christian contentment to a close by turning to Matthew 6:25-34. In this passage, taken from the Sermon on the Mount, Jesus is teaching about God’s protection and provision for both our today’s and tomorrow’s. Because all of us battle to varying degrees with doubt, worry, and anxiety over what awaits us in the future, Jesus lovingly reminds us that God never forsakes those who are His own. Join us this Sunday as Pastor Dan reminds us how seeking first the Kingdom of God and His righteousness both compels us and enables us to find satisfaction with all that God is for us in Jesus Christ in each and every tomorrow that awaits us.
This week at The Chapel we continue our topical series on Christian contentment by looking to Philippians 4:10-13. This well-known passage, written by Paul while he was in prison, is a resounding call for all who follow Jesus to seek satisfaction in Him no matter what circumstances we are facing. Join us this Sunday as Pastor Dan leads us to see that because of who we are in Christ, and because of all that God is for us in Him, we can let go of our life’s “if only” feelings and find full contentment in whatever path on which we are called to walk.
This week at The Chapel we continue our topical series on Christian contentment by turning to 1 Timothy 6:17-19 and considering what generosity has to do with contentment. In a world of extreme excess, especially in our own country, it can be easy to see the measure of our worth being directly proportional to the amount of our income, the abundance of our possessions, or even the status we have in the eyes of others. Join us this Sunday as Pastor Dan opens God’s Word and leads us to consider and embrace our role as stewards of the riches God has entrusted to us, and challenges us to pursue lives that see generosity and contentment as friends, not enemies.
This week at The Chapel we continue our topical series on Christian contentment with a look at the role community serves in helping us to be satisfied with all that God is for us in Jesus Christ. Because we live in a society filled with every kind of club and organization imaginable, it’s fitting for us to consider one of the primary places where God wants His people to experience growth, friendship, service to others, and most certainly, contentment. Join us this Sunday as Pastor Dan turns to Ephesians 2:19-22 and leads us to explore, embrace, and celebrate our place in the community that God has ordained specifically for the citizens and saints of Christ’s Kingdom here on earth.
This week at The Chapel we begin our new topical series on Christian contentment with a look at a common human condition: the longing for significance. All of us desire to be known, and many of us will go to great lengths to make sure that takes place. But is merely being known enough? What if we were to be known by the God of the universe? Join us this Sunday as we look at a well-known passage from the Gospel of John and are reminded that those who come to Jesus by faith and who feast on all that He is for them in this life will indeed find true and eternal satisfaction in being known by Him.
“The Parable of the Ten Minas" is one of Jesus' most challenging and misinterpreted teachings in Scripture. Jesus’ first-century audience understood this message in a way that is foreign to our modern experiences. With some contextual insight provided by Ruling Elder Todd Boulware, we will examine what it means to faithfully serve a King who will return one day to rule over His Kingdom.
This week our ruling elder, Doug Walden, shared with us an important message about how we are to reflect the light of Christ to everyone around us. Although we are not the source of light, the scripture we read today shows us that we are all called to cast our light on a dark and weary world. Christ promises us that the darkness will not overcome His light.
You are invited to join us this week at The Chapel as we welcome Darren Edgington to preach God’s Word from John 4:3-29. Darren is a Teaching Elder in the Columbus Metro Presbytery.
This week at The Chapel, we turn to Psalm 73:25-26 to consider the question, “what is your greatest treasure?” It could be relationships, investments, or even earthly possessions. But what would life look like if God was your greatest treasure? Join us this Sunday as we are encouraged to commit ourselves to the great love of God, and to have as our chief and highest end to glorify and enjoy Him forever.
This week at The Chapel we bring our series, “King of Kings,” to a close by turning to Revelation 16:12-21. As the angels pour out the sixth and seventh bowls of wrath upon the earth, we come face to face yet again with the great and final day of the Lord. Join us this Sunday as we are reminded of God’s steadfast purpose to bring an end to sin in this world and to persevere His children through to the perfect world that is yet to come.
This week at The Chapel we continue our series, “King of Kings,” by turning to 16:1-16. In this passage, we see the bowls of wrath being poured out upon a world that is actively rejecting God and His rule right up to the great and final day of judgment. Join us this Sunday as we see not only how God’s wrath is revealed against such ungodliness, but are encouraged to know that He will mightily rescue His people from the forces of evil that assail Christ’s Kingdom here on earth.
This week at The Chapel we continue in our series, “King of Kings,” by considering the very first verse of chapter 16. As we move into the coming pouring out of the bowls of wrath, it’s important that we take time to understand exactly why this is happening. How do we reconcile this with the life of Jesus and His teachings about love and forgiveness? Is God still a God of wrath? Join us this Sunday as Pastor Dan preaches a timely doctrinal sermon from 16:1 that explains the truth about God’s wrath and why the events in the Book of Revelation are necessary to fulfill God’s eternal plan for His creation.
This week at The Chapel we continue in our series, “King of Kings,” by turning to 15:1-8. This chapter brings us to our fifth cycle through the time between Christ’s ascension and second coming in the Book of Revelation. The focus of this cycle is on the final judgments of the seven bowls of wrath that proceed from God against His enemies in history. Join us this Sunday as we consider God’s rule and reign over the nations, and how that rule encourages us to joyful worship and ongoing faithfulness to Him and His Word.
This week at The Chapel we return to our series, “King of Kings,” to consider 14:14-20. When we left chapter 14 previously, we were confronted with warning and blessing: a warning to repent for those who worship the beast, and a promise of blessed rest for those who are in Christ. Now, in verses 14-20, we get a glimpse of the final day of Jesus’ triumphant return – the day of harvest. Join us this Sunday as we consider the events of this day and are encouraged by the hope we have in Jesus’ ultimate victory, and challenged to share our lives and the gospel with those who still have time to turn to Him for salvation.
This week at The Chapel we take a short break from our series, “King of Kings,” by turning to the first chapter in John’s gospel. Do you remember who first introduced you to the Lord? If you are like me, it wasn’t a pastor or an elder, but was a family member or a friend. Each of us who have been captured by the good news of the gospel have a story to tell. Not everyone we tell will accept what we have to say and that is to be expected. God’s word tells us that “How beautiful upon the mountains are the feet of him who brings good news”? How could we possibly keep such a wonderful message to ourselves. Like Andrew and Philip from the scripture reading today God is inviting you to “go and tell” others to “come and see” Jesus. God promises to do the rest.
This week at The Chapel we continue in our series, “King of Kings,” by turning to Revelation 14:1-13. In chapters 12 & 13, John received a behind-the-scenes view of the spiritual battle taking place here on earth, emphasizing Satan’s pursuit of the church through the schemes of the beast and the false prophet. In this week’s passage, his focus moves upward where he once again receives a glorious vision of heaven and the certain future that awaits all of God’s people. Join us this week as we set our sights on heaven and, from there, find the hope needed to endure the present trials that we face.
This week at The Chapel we continue in our series, “King of Kings,” by turning to 13:11-18. Having been introduced to Satan’s first beast, one who represents all the political powers who stand in opposition to Christ and His Kingdom through the ages, we are now met with the second beast. More attractive in nature but just as destructive in his allegiance to Satan, this beast is known by his deceit. Join us this Sunday as we learn his identity, and hear the call for wisdom in how we are to fight against his influence as we await the day when Jesus returns in glory.
This week at The Chapel we continue in our series, “King of Kings,” by turning to 13:1-10. As Satan wages war against the church during the time between Christ’s ascension and return in glory, he is joined by beasts who will work to usurp the rule of Christ and the growth of His kingdom. Join us this Sunday as we consider the first beast, learn what it represents, and hear the call for endurance and faithfulness for Christians who live in light of his presence and activity.
This week at The Chapel we continue in our series, “King of Kings,” by turning to 12:10-17. With Satan now cast down to earth, what can the church expect during the time between Jesus’ ascension and second coming? Join us this Sunday as we confront the reality of suffering and persecution and find encouragement in knowing that, while our enemy is indeed active, his time is short and the church will indeed triumph over him through Jesus Christ, our King.
This week at The Chapel we are beginning our new series in Revelation titled, “King of Kings.” As we come to another of John’s visions of the time between the ascension of Jesus and His second coming, we are given a glimpse of the spiritual battle that is taking place behind the scenes of the world we inhabit. Join us this Sunday as we consider the conflict between God and Satan, and are reminded of the victory that belongs to the church because of the blood of Jesus and the word of its testimony.
This week at The Chapel we will be turning to Mark 2:1-12 and considering the account of Jesus healing the paralytic. Join us as we embrace the truth that, though we have many needs in this life, our greatest need is to be in a relationship with the One who is able to meet every other need far beyond what we can ask, hope, think, or imagine.
Join us this Easter Sunday as we gather at The Cherry Valley Hotel to celebrate the resurrection of Jesus and to consider the living hope we have in the imperishable, undefiled, and unfading inheritance that is ours because of what He has accomplished for us.
One of the questions that came up repeatedly during our time in the Book of Jonah was, “ What’s the difference between running from God for a while, and running away for good?” This is a complex question, but an important one for us to consider - especially when we consider the back-and-forth life of the prophet. Join us this Sunday as we take our third and final excursion from Jonah, and consider together what Jesus has to say about gospel outcomes from one of His most challenging parables.
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When we consider Jonah’s story, we cannot help but be struck by the Lord’s restoring work in his life. Jonah’s rebellion against God was great, but God’s grace toward him was even greater. Yet even after he experienced such grace, we watched in wonder as he foolishly rebelled once again! Is it possible that we are more like Jonah than we think? Join us this Sunday at The Chapel as we take another excursion from the Book of Jonah, considering together the nature of true repentance and forgiveness and the abundant forgiveness found in God when we repent of our sins and turn to Him.
Throughout the Book of Jonah, we repeatedly saw Jonah struggle with the reality of God’s mercy toward the Ninevites. He was so opposed to this idea, he not only ran from preaching to them at first, but he was even angered when they repented upon his finally doing so. What was so hard for him – and at times, us – to grasp was that it was not up to him to decide who was worthy of God’s mercy. Join us this Sunday as we continue to learn that salvation belongs to the Lord and embrace the truth of what God means when He says, “I will have mercy on whom I have mercy, and I will have compassion on whom I have compassion.”
This week at The Chapel we come to the end of Jonah’s story in 4:1-11. The prophet on the run from God has been captured by grace, and obediently preached God’s Word to Nineveh. While one would think the amazing response it received there would have brought much joy to Jonah, it actually has the opposite effect. Join us this Sunday as we consider Jonah’s anger, God’s pity, and how the grace of God is not an offense to our ideas of justice, but rather the only hope for our salvation.
This week at The Chapel we continue our series in Jonah by turning to 3:1-10. Now that Jonah has been vomited out onto dry land by the great fish, the Word of the Lord comes to him a second time. The call is the same – go to Nineveh – but Jonah’s not. He is most certainly a new man. Join us this Sunday as we discover the difference a second chance can make in our lives and the lives of those with whom we have the privilege of sharing our lives and the gospel.
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This week at The Chapel we continue our series in Jonah by turning to 1:17-2:10. Having received both what he deserved and what he asked for, Jonah has been thrown overboard and, earthly speaking, is bound for death. But thanks be to God his story is not over yet. Join us this Sunday as we consider Jonah’s repentant prayer from the belly of the fish, and learn about the riches of God’s grace that changes the hearts and lives of those who receive it.
This week at The Chapel we continue in our series in Jonah by turning to 1:4-16. Having sought to flee the presence of the Lord by boarding a ship bound for Tarshish, Jonah now finds himself caught in the midst of a raging storm. Join us this Sunday as we consider the consequences of Jonah’s disobedience, and marvel at the amazing, relentless, and pursuing grace of a God who divinely intervenes to accomplish His purposes.
This week at The Chapel we are embarking on a new sermon series through the familiar book of Jonah. In the first verses we meet this prophet and discover something very surprising about him: he refuses to do what God has called him to do. Join us this Sunday as we discover together why he acted this way, and confront the reality that we are just as prone to run away from God as he was.
The Bible is the best selling book of all time and has shaped the world in countless ways, but it also makes some massive truth claims. Can we have confidence in the accuracy, truthfulness, and authority of God’s Word? Join us this Sunday as we ask some difficult questions about the Bible and discover that those who trust in His Word stand on solid intellectual ground.
This week at The Chapel we bring our topical series on the sanctity of life to a close by turning to Micah 6:1-8. Because we have been made in the image of God, and because we have been called to honor that image of God in others, it’s only right that we consider how we can do that together as a church. Join us this Sunday as we consider the corporate calling to do justice, love mercy, and walk humbly with God in a way that both upholds and celebrates the sanctity of every single human life.
This week at The Chapel we continue our topical series on the sanctity of life by turning our attention to Colossians 3:1-17. Join us this Sunday as Ruling Elder Doug Walden preaches God’s Word to us and encourages us as God’s image bearers to reflect Christ in our love and service to others.
This week at The Chapel we begin a short, topical series on the sanctity of life by turning to the creation account in Genesis chapter 1. There we learn that when God created mankind, He created them in His own image. Join us this Sunday as we consider how this fundamental truth helps us to understand the value we have as God’s people, and how it compels us embrace His good and perfect purposes for our lives.
This week at The Chapel we conclude our advent series, “The Weary World Rejoices,” by turning to Luke 2:22-38 and considering the testimonies of Simeon and Anna. Join us as we learn from these two dear saints the value of waiting upon the Lord for the fulfillment of His promise in the midst of our weariness.
This week at The Chapel we continue our advent series, “The Weary World Rejoices,” by turning to Luke 2:8-20 and considering the angel’s announcement of the birth of Jesus to the shepherds. Join us as we celebrate the good news of Jesus’ birth, and ask God to transform our weariness to rejoicing so that we may be filled with unquenchable joy.
This week at The Chapel we continue our advent series, “The Weary World Rejoices,” by turning to Luke 2:67-80 and consider the song of Zechariah, the father of John the Baptist. Join us this Sunday as Ruling Elder Todd Boulware preaches God’s Word to us and encourages us to trust in God’s promises, His plan of salvation, and His gospel of peace.
This week at The Chapel we continue our advent series, “The Weary World Rejoices,” by turning to Luke 1:46-55. In what has become known as “The Magnificat,” we find Mary rejoicing in the Lord because of the favor that He has shown to her and to His covenant people. Join us this Sunday as we learn how, even in a world that seems turned upside down, God remains faithful to exalt the humble and humble the exalted for the sake of His kingdom here on earth.
This week at The Chapel we begin our new advent series, “The Weary World Rejoices,” by turning to Luke 1:39-45. Here we find Mary traveling to see Elizabeth in the hill country of Judah upon hearing from the angel Gabriel that she was expecting a son. Join us this Sunday as we learn from their encounter the joyful hope that awaits all of us when we experience the presence of our Savior, Jesus Christ.
This week at The Chapel we come to the end of our current series in Revelation, “King of Ages,” by considering 11:15-19. With the blast of the seventh trumpet we see the completion of another cycle of redemptive history, and a glorious vision of heavenly celebration. Join us this Sunday as we discover the joy that accompanies Christ’s return, and embrace the future rest we will experience as He brings an end to all worldly opposition and affliction.
This week at The Chapel we continue our series in Revelation, “King of Ages,” by turning our attention to three pictures for the church contained in 10:1-11:14. As we’ve seen, the six trumpets have blasted bringing with them a warning of coming judgment and a merciful delay that gives time for repentance. But what of the church during this time? Join us this Sunday as we see how God’s people are guided by His Word, persevered by His grace, and sustained by His Spirit as the Kingdom spreads through them until Christ returns in glory.
This week at The Chapel we continue our series in Revelation, “King of Ages,” by turning our attention to chapter 9. In these verses we encounter the blasts of the fifth and sixth trumpets, which depict the spiritual forces of evil upon the earth and the ensuing destruction that accompany them. Join us this Sunday as we consider this difficult passage together and find encouragement in knowing that, for those of us who have been sealed for eternity in Christ, we are truly more than conquerors through Him.
This week at The Chapel we continue our series in Revelation, “King of Ages,” by considering 8:6-13. Circling back now for another view of redemptive history from the time of Christ’s ascension to His return on the last day, we begin to get a view of this time period from the perspective of those who do not have security in Jesus Christ. Join us this Sunday as we consider the first four trumpet blasts of judgment upon the earth, and are reminded that the Lord is the only refuge we have in the midst of it all.
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This week at The Chapel we return to our series in Revelation, “King of Ages,” and continue to consider the work of God through the ages in persevering His church in the time between Jesus’ ascension and coming return in glory. After the Lamb had opened the seventh seal in 8:1 there was silence in heaven. And now as we continue in chapter 8, we see the heavenly angels are preparing to blow trumpets of judgment. But before they do, John is afforded a glimpse of the role that the prayers of the saints play in God’s redemptive plans. Join us this Sunday and be encouraged to know that your prayers are indeed welcomed, received, and used by God through the priestly work of the Lord Jesus who always lives to make intercession for us.
This week at The Chapel we take a short break from our series in Revelation to welcome Elder Charlie Holloway, who will be preaching a message from the Scriptures to us about how we are to respond to the holy God who communicates with us and calls us out of chaos.
This week at The Chapel we continue in our Revelation series, “King of Ages,” by turning to 7:1-8:1. In chapter 6, John received another glimpse of history from the time of Jesus’ ascension until His second coming, seeing how He sovereignly rules and reigns over the forces of evil that plague mankind and work against God’s people. Join us this week as we continue in this vision, seeing more fully how God protects, sustains, and gathers His children through times of tribulation through the redeeming work of Jesus Christ on their behalf.
This week at The Chapel we continue in our Revelation series, “King of Ages,” by turning to 6:1-17. Now that the Lamb has taken the scroll from the right hand of the One who is seated on the throne, He begins opening the seals one by one. As He does, history unfolds as a series of judgments, leading up to the appearing of Christ and the consummation of all things. Join us this week as we consider how we can put our hope in Christ, knowing that when calamities come He is still in absolute control of absolutely everything.
This week at The Chapel we continue in our Revelation series, “King of Ages,” by turning to 5:1-14 and considering John’s ongoing throne room vision. After seeing a scroll in the right hand of the One seated on the throne, a thunderous voice asks a key question: “Who is worthy to open the scroll and break its seals?” Join us this Sunday as we consider John’s response, and the response of all creation when the only One worthy to open that scroll is revealed in all of His glory.
This week at The Chapel we return to the Book of Revelation to begin a new series titled, “King of Ages”. After receiving the letters to the seven churches in chapters 2 & 3, we now find the Apostle John in chapter 4 being taken up into heaven to the very throne room of God. Join us online or in-person this Sunday as we consider all that John saw, and marvel just as he did at the wondrous majesty and sovereignty of the God who truly is holy, holy, holy.
This week we are ordaining and installing two elders and one deacon to serve the body of Christ at The Granville Chapel. For our sermon, Pastor Dan is directing our attention to God’s Word in Philippians 2:19-30 where Paul expresses his desire to care for the church at Philippi by sending two faithful brothers to minister in their midst: Timothy and Epaphroditus. Join us online or in person as we learn together how Christ’s heart for His church is to be reflected by all who follow Him – and especially those who are called upon to lead.
This week at The Chapel we find ourselves in 1 Samuel 25, taking a look at a pivotal moment in the life of David. He’s a man on the brink of disaster, just moments away from committing a grievous sin and sinking to the depths of the rejected king from whom he is fleeing. Join us online or in-person this Sunday as we see how God rescues him by sending an unlikely cross-like reminder to steer him away from sin and toward magnificent, extravagant grace.
It’s one thing when our lives feel heavy because of the circumstances we are facing. But it’s another thing when the events of the world around us makes it seem even heavier. As Christians, how are we to appropriately respond to the evil and injustice that we observe and even experience going on all around us? Join us online or in-person this Sunday as we draw our current series to a close by learning how we can speak the Biblical language of Christian lament in calling on God to rise up and not forget those who are afflicted in many different ways.
It is estimated that 260 million Christians are experiencing high levels of persecution around the world, and God’s Word calls us to “remember those who are in prison, as though in prison with them, and those who are mistreated, since you also are in the body” (Hebrews 13:3). Listen in this week as we learn how we can speak the Biblical language of Christian lament on behalf of these brothers and sisters who are suffering for the sake of Jesus Christ and His kingdom.
For the past several weeks, we’ve been learning together the Biblical language of Christian lament, striving to understand what it means to turn to God in prayer, bring our complaints to Him, boldly ask Him to intervene, and ultimately choose to trust Him. This week we turn to Psalm 22 and begin the practice of speaking this language into the midst of our own personal suffering and sorrow. Listen as we embrace the comfort that comes from knowing that our God not only knows our struggles, but that He ultimately redeems them through the suffering of Jesus Christ upon the cross of calvary.
This week at The Chapel we come to the fourth and final step in learning the Biblical language of Christian lament. First was turning to God in the midst of life’s heaviness; second was bringing our complaints humbly to God; and third was boldly calling upon God to act on our behalf. Now, we will turn to the testimony of Paul in 2 Corinthians 12:7-10 and see that the final step is choosing to trust in God’s purposes that lie hidden behind the pain we are enduring. This morning we continue this journey together and see that the often long and winding path between our current circumstances and coming hope is intended to have a repeated refrain – one of worshipful praise to our great and glorious God.
This week at The Chapel we continue to learn together the Biblical language of Christian Lament by moving from complaint to the practice of calling upon God to boldly act on our behalf. In Psalm 142 we encounter David who is on the run from those who would seek to kill him. Full of despair and loneliness, crying out to the Lord in lament, he shows us how confidence in God’s character and knowledge of his past deliverance compels us to make bold requests. Join us online or in-person as we study this passage together and learn the grace of praying confidently on the long and winding path between our current circumstances and our coming hope.
This week at The Chapel we continue to learn together the Biblical language of Christian Lament by turning to the prophet Habakkuk and considering the nature of complaint. While the word ‘complaint’ often carries with it a negative connotation, there is room for it to be honest, humble, and honoring. Join us online or in person as we learn how our complaints to God over what we see and experience in this world are instrumental in reorienting our thinking and our feelings as we navigate the long and winding path between the now and the not yet.
This week at The Chapel we continue to learn together the Biblical language of Christian Lament by turning to Psalm 77 and considering the importance of turning to God in the midst of our hurts. While most of us might be prone to turn inward when facing hard times, the Scriptures call us to turn outward toward heaven and to lift our souls up to God. Join us online or in person this Sunday morning and be encouraged as we encounter the deep and healing mercy of God together.
As Christians we are stuck in the middle of two realities: the now and the not yet. While much of our present experience is filled with joy, victory, gain, and plenty, there still remains the ever-present sting of sorrow, defeat, loss, and want in this world. We see it; we feel it; and we even engage it in the events going on both around us and within us. And though we know that all of these stinging hurts will be wiped away in the future glorious coming of the heavenly “not yet,” we must learn to appropriately wrestle with them in a Godly way here in the “now”. This week Pastor Dan began a topical series on Christian lament, the Biblical language that helps us navigate the often long and winding path that spans the gap between our current circumstances and our coming hope. Join us online or in-person as we learn from various passages of Scripture how we can walk this path with Jesus, the Man of Sorrows, and be led to trust His Sovereignty and hold onto His goodness even when the circumstances of life make it hard to do so.
If the events of 2020 have revealed anything, it’s that life is really heavy at times. From the ongoing impact and fallout of the Covid-19 pandemic to the civil and political unrest among our nation’s people, there is much over which we can be grieved and sorrowed. Add to this our own difficult personal circumstances and the weight of our lives can become just too heavy a burden for us to bear. If you’ve ever felt this way – or even feel this way now – be assured that you are not alone. This Sunday we began our new series on Christian lament, “Stuck in the Middle,” by entering into the heavy and troubled life of a woman named Hannah and considering together the reality we all share of living in the gap between the now and not yet.
This week as our country celebrates our independence and freedom, we look at a message of freedom from the book of John that makes what we celebrate in America pale in comparison. Christ tells His followers that those who are set free as His children receive a freedom like the world has never known. We find out what it means to be “free indeed”.
This week Todd Boulware discusses the incredible story of God’s calling Abraham to sacrifice his son Isaac to God. Abraham is asked to kill the son of God’s promise and trust in God’s command. Abraham responds in faith and believes that God will do what is best for him in the end. What would our response be if God called us to give up a blessing that He has given to us? Do we have any idols that take a higher priority than God?
This week we bring our “King of Hearts” series in Revelation 1-3 to a close by considering a phrase used by Jesus in each of His seven letters to the churches in Asia minor: “He who has an ear, let him hear what the Spirit says to the churches.” Join us in person or online as we not only review the message that Jesus had for His church, but are encouraged to truly take it to heart and put it into practice as we seek to share our lives and gospel with others by being rooted in Him, built up as His body, and established in our faith.
This week we come to Revelation 3:14-22 and the last of the seven letters to the churches in Asia Minor. Addressed to the backsliding church at Laodicea, the letter is convicting yet hopeful, full of discipline yet full of grace. Join us online or in person this Sunday as we learn together of Jesus’ passion for His church and His expectation for her to die to herself and live zealously for Him.
This week we come to Revelation 3:7-13 and the sixth of the seven letters to the churches in Asia Minor. Addressed to the feeble yet faithful church at Philadelphia, these words of Jesus come as a source of encouragement and inspiration to those who have ears to hear. Join us online or in person this Sunday as we learn together how the plans that Jesus has for His church do not depend on its size or strength, but rather on His presence and purpose.
This week we come to Revelation 3:1-6 and the fifth of the seven letters to the churches in Asia Minor. Addressed to the church at Sardis, this message from Jesus stands out from the others thus far in that there is no commendation for the church’s works or character. Instead, Jesus gets straight to the point with a resounding call to authentic and active Christian living for all who truly follow Him. Join us online this Sunday as we consider this call together, and examine our own lives in light of Jesus’ word to His church.
This week we come to Revelation 2:18-29 and the fourth of the seven letters to the churches in Asia Minor. Addressed to the church at Thyatira, it contains another sharp rebuke for those who would be content with mixing their faith in Jesus with the sinful ways of a pagan world. Join us online this Sunday as we study this letter together and discover how we can find true life in Jesus by losing our life for His sake.
This week we come to Revelation 2:12-17 and the third of the seven letters to the churches in Asia Minor. Addressed to the church at Pergamum, this letter finds Jesus powerfully confronting a culture of compromise that has popped among the people in that city. Join us online this Sunday as we consider what it means to hold fast to an authentic faith without tolerating or settling for substitutes or imitations.
This week we come to Revelation 2:8-11 and the second of the seven letters to the churches in Asia Minor. In this letter, Jesus has a tough but encouraging message for the believers at Smyrna. Join us online this Sunday as we consider how faith in the risen, conquering Savior empowers the church to endure suffering for their good and His glory.
What would it be like if our church received a letter directly from the Lord Jesus, evaluating our spiritual condition and calling us to some specific action? Wouldn’t we be fascinated to hear what He has to say? Well, this is exactly what Jesus does in Revelation chapters 2 & 3. This week as we continue in our series, “King of Hearts,” we’ll consider the letter to Ephesus in 2:1-7, the first of seven letters that Jesus sends to churches in Asia Minor. Please join us as we apply the message of that day to ours, and consider how we can live as those who have not abandoned their first love for Jesus.
This week we continue in our series, “King of Hearts,” by examining Revelation 1:9-20. In these verses, the apostle John recounts for us the first vision he had while on the island of Patmos. Join us online this Sunday as we consider the details of this vision, and behold the brilliant person and reigning work of Jesus as He ministers among His church.
Fom the very first verses of the Book of Revelation, it is clear that the message it contains is a heavenly one. It is Jesus Christ Himself who gave this message to the apostle John so that he could then pass it on to the church. But what kind of message is it? What is its purpose? Join us this Sunday as we begin our new series, “King of Hearts,” and discover together the nature and substance of the heavenly message Jesus has for us.
In 1 Corinthians 15:12-19, Paul has asserted that if there were no resurrection of Jesus, there would be no message; our faith would be futile; we would be dead in our sins; and we would have no hope for a glorious future. Join us online this Easter Sunday as we wrap up our sermon series, Raised?, by considering the Apostle Thomas’ encounter with the resurrected Jesus, and concluding that if there were no resurrection, then there would be no Jesus at all.
This week we continue in our sermon series, Raised?, by exploring Paul’s assertion from 1 Corinthians 15:12-19 that if there was no resurrection then “those who have fallen asleep in Christ have perished,” and “if in Christ we have hope in this life only, we are of all people most to be pitied.” Join us online as we are reminded of the glorious future that awaits us upon Christ’s return, and why we have every reason to live in triumphant hope even in the here and now.
This week we continue in our sermon series, Raised?, based on 1 Corinthians 15:12-19, by exploring Paul’s assertion that if there was no resurrection then “our faith is futile and we are still in our sins.” We hope you’ll join us online as Pastor Dan teaches us what it means that Jesus was “delivered up for our trespasses and raised for our justification,” and how we can live in light of this glorious truth each and every day of our lives.
This week the Granville Chapel went to virtual services. Todd Boulware is a member of our congregation and gives continues Paul’s message to the church that if Christ is not raised from the dead then our faith is in vain. Todd explores the importance of the resurrection to our faith in God but most importantly to how we live our our lives today as new creations in Christ.
This week as we begin our new series, Raised?, we will consider together the necessity of the resurrection message. Immediately after Jesus’ ascension into heaven, the apostles went out and began preaching the hope of the gospel – a gospel rooted and grounded on the truth that Jesus indeed rose from the dead. Without the truth of this message, Paul says their preaching would have been in vain. Join us Sunday as we are encouraged to embrace this message and join with all those who have gone before us in proclaiming it to the nations.
This week we draw our series, “More Than Conquerors,” to a close by considering the Fall of Jericho in Joshua 6. A mixture of judgment and mercy, this chapter challenges believers to embrace God’s sovereignty and the rescue that He provides through Christ for the just punishment that our sin deserves.