The Chapel Cleveland's Podcast

2 Samuel 8 | Victory in Jesus -- Slides: Your gentleness made me great. "...but the people who know their God shall be strong, and carry out great exploits." (Daniel 11:32) The scriptures urge us to know Jesus, to love Jesus, and to know and believe that Jesus loves us. It is only from this place that we can truly live the Christian life as God intends.  We can trust Jesus’ leadership in the unfol...

2 Samuel 7 |  Blessed to Bless -- Slides: Theme: The Lord has blessed us with Himself, so that we can share Him with others. David was active in asking, “What can I do for God?” All that God has done should strengthen us to trust all that He will do! Jeremiah 23:5-6 Behold, the days are coming, says the Lord, that I will raise to David a Branch of righteousness; a King shall reign and prosper, and...

2 Samuel 5 & 6 | Walk This Way -- Slides: Theme: The Word is our guide, it is the clearest way that God tells us Who He is, who we are, and how to live a life that is pleasing to Him. Deuteronomy 17:16-20 "Moreover, he shall not multiply horses for himself, nor shall he cause the people to return to Egypt to multiply horses, since the LORD has said to you, 'You shall never again return that way.'...

2 Samuel 3-4  |  Pride Goeth -- Slides: -When we are the lord’s of our lives, the end will be destruction. -When Jesus is Lord, there will be grace. Deuteronomy 17:17a He shall not multiply wives for himself, or else his heart will turn away… Our sovereign God can and does use sinful men. -Unforgiveness is ungodly and contrary to the Lord’s grace. -but nothing can confound the Lord’s grace! Mark 7...

2 Samuel 1 & 2 | Family Drama -- Slides: Leviticus 19:33-34 'When a stranger resides with you in your land, you shall not do him wrong. 34 'The stranger who resides with you shall be to you as the native among you, and you shall love him as yourself, for you were aliens in the land of Egypt; I am the LORD your God.   Psalm 78:70-72 He also chose David His servant And took him from the sheepfolds;...

1 Samuel 29-31 | The King is Dead, Long Live the King -- Slides: There is nothing greater in life than to have God with us! 1 Samuel 23:16 And Jonathan, Saul's son, arose and went to David at Horesh, and encouraged him in God.   1 Chronicles 10:13-14 So Saul died for his trespass which he committed against the LORD, because of the word of the LORD which he did not keep; and also because he asked c...

Romans 6:1-7 | United in His Likeness (Easter 2024) -- Slides: Theme: To be united with Christ is to take on a new identity. It is a dying to sin and a living to righteousness. The Christian’s relationship to sin has changed: We have died to sin, but it has not died to us. Baptism = immersion or submersion 1 Corinthians 6:19 Or do you not know that your body is a temple of the Holy Spirit who is i...

1 Samuel 27-28:2 | Inside Voice -- Slides: Theme: We’re all susceptible to discouragement and doubt. Be careful when making decisions in these times. Make sure to monitor your inside voice because it will likely become your outside behavior. Numbers 11:14-15 "I alone am not able to carry all this people, because it is too burdensome for me. 15 "So if You are going to deal thus with me, please kill...

Exodus 20:18-20 | Fear -- Slides: Theme: The fear of the Lord that Scripture teaches and the Gospel produces is not being afraid of God, but the right fear of the Lord is an overwhelming love for God that draws us more and more towards Him.  Jas 2:19 You believe that God is one. You do well; the demons also believe, and shudder. Gen 3:9-10 Then the LORD God called to the man, and said to him, "Whe...

1 Samuel 26 | History Repeats Itself -- Slides: Theme: Don’t worry, God will appropriately judge every act of good or evil. Ecclesiastes 12:13-14 The conclusion, when all has been heard, [is:] fear God and keep His commandments, because this [applies to] every person. 14 For God will bring every act to judgment, everything which is hidden, whether it is good or evil. 1 Samuel 24:16-17, 20 When Dav...

1 Samuel 25 | How Rude! -- Slides: Theme: Obedience results in blessing, and disobedience brings a curse, even in difficult circumstances. Proverbs 17:12 Let a man meet a bear robbed of her cubs, Rather than a fool in his folly. Proverbs 11:22 [As] a ring of gold in a swine's snout [So is] a beautiful woman who lacks discretion. How Rude (Applications):  The church is a corrective community. Matth...

1 Samuel 24 | Listen to Your Heart? -- Slides: “God speaks by the Holy Spirit through the Bible, prayer, circumstances, and the church to reveal Himself, His purposes, and His ways.” Henry Blackaby   Jeremiah 17:9 "The heart is more deceitful than all else And is desperately sick; Who can understand it?   Jeremiah 31:33 "But this is the covenant which I will make with the house of Israel after tho...

1 Samuel 23 | Winning in the Wilderness -- Slides: Theme: God often teaches His best lessons in the wilderness. 1 John 4:3 and every spirit that does not confess Jesus is not from God; this is the [spirit] of the antichrist, of which you have heard that it is coming, and now it is already in the world. Daniel 11:21, 23-24, 32, 38 "In his place a despicable person will arise, on whom the honor of k...

Psalm 63 | Wild Satisfaction -- Slides: The wilderness is the way of God to wean us from the most precious things in the world. And those who savor the vision of God know that his love is better than all that this life can give. - Piper Deuteronomy 8:2 And you shall remember the whole way that the Lord your God has led you these forty years in the wilderness, that he might humble you, testing you...

1 Samuel 22 | The Advocate -- Slides: Theme: Your future will either be shaped by your past or by the faithful love of Jesus, your Advocate.   1 Chronicles 12:8 From the Gadites there came over to David in the stronghold in the wilderness, mighty men of valor, men trained for war, who could handle shield and spear, and whose faces were like the faces of lions, and [they were] as swift as the gazel...

1 Samuel 21 – 22:2 | Moral Conundrum -- Slides: Slide: Theme: God will provide for your every need according to His faithful, enduring love even (especially) when you’re not sure what to do and even when you don’t see how He’s working.   Slide: David flees to Nob: 1 Samuel 22:9 Then Doeg the Edomite, who was standing by the servants of Saul, said, "I saw the son of Jesse coming to Nob, to Ahimelec...

1 Samuel 20 | You've Got a Friend in Me -- Slides: Theme: You’ve got a faithful friend in Jesus.    Faith is not the opposite of fear. Fear is often the platform from which faith can be seen most clearly.   Hesed = covenantal love   Exodus 34:6-7 Then the LORD passed by in front of him and proclaimed, "The LORD, the LORD God, compassionate and gracious, slow to anger, and abounding in lovingkindne...

1 Samuel 18-19 | Defense Wins Championships -- Slides: Followers of Christ will face great opposition. The Lord is our great defense and final victory.   “Most people are corrupted by praise and popularity to the same degree they are crushed by scorn and criticism.” David Guzik   Proverbs 29:25 The fear of man brings a snare, But he who trusts in the LORD will be exalted.   Fear is one of the enem...

1 Samuel 18:1-4 | Covenant Conclusions -- Slides: Covenant should impact our relationship not only with God but also with all believers, the local church, and the world around us. 1 Samuel 23:16-18 And Jonathan, Saul's son, arose and went to David at Horesh, and encouraged him in God. 17 Thus he said to him, "Do not be afraid, because the hand of Saul my father will not find you, and you will be k...

Psalm 11 | Fighting Fear with Resolute Righteousness -- Slides: Psalm 43:5 Why are you cast down, O my soul, and why are you in turmoil within me? Hope in God; for I shall again praise him I Samuel 30:6  And David was greatly distressed, for the people spoke of stoning him, because all the people were bitter in soul, each for his sons and daughters. But David strengthened himself in YAHWEH his God...

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Psalm 110 | Joy in Our Perfect Priest-King -- Slides: LORD – YAHWEH (The name of God) Lord - Adonai – The Sovereign One (The title of God) Matthew 22:41-46 41 Now while the Pharisees were gathered together, Jesus asked them a question, 42 saying, “What do you think about the Christ? Whose son is he?” They said to him, “The son of David.” 43 He said to them, “How is it then that David, in the Spiri...

Psalm 22 | Messianic Prophecies Unveiled -- Slides: Messianic Prophecies Unveiled: Psalm 22 Prophecy: Strongs #5016. A noun. A message from God or a prediction of the future. Prophesy: Strongs #5012. A verb. To declare the message under inspiration from God. We will read that there are many prophecies that are clearly referring to the Messiah and some prophecies are veiled. Timeline of the Bible (...

Psalm 89 | Hope -- Slides: There is no more needed, effective, or durable hope than the Hope we have in Jesus Christ.  1- Praise 2- Promise 3- Problem Hesed (חֶסֶד) There is more hope in the truth that God has allowed tragedy, than in the thought that things have happened outside of His control.  Hebrews 4:14-16 Since then we have a great high priest who has passed through the heavens, Jesus, the...

1 Samuel 17 | Heart Failure -- Slides: Romans 15:4 For whatever was written in earlier times was written for our instruction, so that through perseverance and the encouragement of the Scriptures we might have hope. Luke 24:27 Then beginning with Moses and with all the prophets, He explained to them the things concerning Himself in all the Scriptures. Theme: Faith is the key to the heart that will...