The Chapel Cleveland's Podcast

A Theology of Work and Rest (Psalm 127) — Slides: Theme: Work hard, rest hard, and depend on the Lord for everything. Ecclesiastes 2:11  Thus I considered all my activities which my hands had done and the labor which I had exerted, and behold all was vanity and striving after wind and there was no profit under the sun. Colossians 3:23-24 Whatever you do, do your work heartily, as for the Lord rath...

Psalm 103 | Talking Back -- Slides: There are times in life when we need to stop listening to ourselves, and start talking to ourselves. Sometimes we need to command our souls to bless the Lord.  Memory is very treacherous about the best things; by a strange perversity, engineered by the fall, it treasures up the refuse of the past and permits priceless treasures to lie neglected, it is tenacious...

Luke 19:29-44 | Just as I Am -- Slides: Jesus brings either salvation or judgement.   Revelation 19:11-16  And I saw heaven opened, and behold, a white horse, and He who sat on it [is] called Faithful and True, and in righteousness He judges and wages war. 12 His eyes [are] a flame of fire, and on His head [are] many diadems; and He has a name written [on Him] which no one knows except Himself. 13...

Psalm 85 | A Psalm of Revival  Theme: His salvation and glory are near, so pray for revival. And don’t stop until you see it.   Exodus 20:3, 5-6  "You shall have no other gods before Me….5 "You shall not worship them or serve them; for I, the LORD your God, am a jealous God, visiting the iniquity of the fathers on the children, on the third and the fourth generations of those who hate Me, 6 but sh...

A personal story with God requires a real relationship with Him and a constant seeking of Him.   Ecclesiastes 3:11 He has made everything appropriate in its time. He has also set eternity in their heart, yet so that man will not find out the work which God has done from the beginning even to the end.   The sanctuary is no longer a place, it’s in His presence!   Acts 13:1-2 Now there were at Antioc...

Theme: Psalm 46:1 God is our refuge and strength, A very present help in trouble.   Genesis 2:10  Now a river flowed out of Eden to water the garden; and from there it divided and became four rivers.   Revelation 22:1  Then he showed me a river of the water of life, clear as crystal, coming from the throne of God and of the Lamb,   Revelation 11:18-19 "And the nations were enraged, and Your wrath...

Psalm 34 | Fight Fear with Fear — Slides: The fear of the Lord brings joy and freedom in the midst of the cares and fears of this world. -The fear of the Lord makes us worshipers, and worship cultivates a fear of the Lord. -The fear of the Lord keeps God bigger than our circumstances and ourselves. Psalm 47:1-2  Oh clap your hands, all peoples; Shout to God with the voice of joy. For the LORD Most...

Psalm 32 | Hide and Seek -- Slides: Theme: Don’t hide your sins from God. Seek Him through confession and repentance and will you find the blessings of mercy and grace!   Psalm 1:1-3 How blessed is the man who does not walk in the counsel of the wicked, Norstand in the path of sinners, Nor sit in the seat of scoffers! 2 But his delight is in the law of the LORD, And in His law he meditates day and...

Psalm 27 | Praying the Psalms -- Slides: Psalm 119:105  Your word is a lamp to my feet and a light to my path.   Summary: The power of remembering replaces fear with confidence.   Prayer: Be my light, my deliverance, and my strength. Replace the fear in my life with confidence in You.   Psalm 23:5  You prepare a table before me in the presence of my enemies; You have anointed my head with oil; My...

Theme: In the good times and the hard ones, the Good Shepherd is with us.   John 10:11-15 "I am the good shepherd; the good shepherd lays down His life for the sheep. 12 "He who is a hired hand, and not a shepherd, who is not the owner of the sheep, sees the wolf coming, and leaves the sheep and flees, and the wolf snatches them and scatters [them.] 13 "[He flees] because he is a hired hand and is...

Psalm 22 | A Psalm of Lament: Beauty for Ashes -- Slides: Isaiah 61:1-3 NKJV "The Spirit of the Lord GOD [is] upon Me, Because the LORD has anointed Me To preach good tidings to the poor; He has sent Me to heal the brokenhearted, To proclaim liberty to the captives, And the opening of the prison to [those who are] bound; 2 To proclaim the acceptable year of the LORD, And the day of vengeance of ou...

Psalm 19 | Revelationship -- Slides: God is pursuing us by making Himself known.   General revelation refers to the general truths that can be known about God through creation. Romans 1:20  For since the creation of the world God’s invisible qualities—his eternal power and divine nature—have been clearly seen, being understood from what has been made… LOOK UP!  Special revelation refers to the mor...

Psalm 1 | The Road Less Traveled -- Slides: Matthew 7:13-14 "Enter through the narrow gate; for the gate is wide and the way is broad that leads to destruction, and there are many who enter through it. 14 "For the gate is small and the way is narrow that leads to life, and there are few who find it. The Road Less Traveled You become like what you behold. 2 Corinthians 3:18 But we all, with unveile...

Titus 3:12-15 | Caught and Taught  -- Slides: Priestly behavior is caught, taught, and practiced.   James 2:18  But someone may [well] say, "You have faith and I have works; show me your faith without the works, and I will show you my faith by my works."   Learning to engage in good deeds… • Prayer is a prerequisite.   Nehemiah 1:4  When I heard these words, I sat down and wept and mourned for day...

Titus 3:8-11 | Focus and Discipline  — Slides: -Am I believing in the Lord Jesus Christ?  -Am I renewed in the spirit of my mind?  -Am I walking not after the flesh, but after the Spirit?  -Am I growing in grace?  -Does my conversation adorn the doctrine of God my Savior?  -Am I looking for the coming of the Lord?  -What more can I do for Jesus? -Do I welcome correction from a brother? -The Christ...

Titus 3:3-8 | Going From “Got to” to “Get to” -- Slides: Theme: A proper doctrine of grace transforms our attitude about deeds from “got to,” to “get to.”   Romans 7:21  I find then the principle that evil is present in me, the one who wants to do good.   Grace is a reminder and a warning that the old nature is not far from us.   Kindness (Vines): not merely goodness as a quality, but goodness in...

Titus 2:15-3:2 | Inseparable -- Slides: Theme: Sound doctrine and good deeds cannot be separated.   Romans 13:1-2 Every person is to be in subjection to the governing authorities. For there is no authority except from God, and those which exist are established by God. 2 Therefore whoever resists authority has opposed the ordinance of God; and they who have opposed will receive condemnation upon th...

Titus 2 | Sense and Sensibility — Slides: Self-control is the Spirit-fueled foundation for godly living. What is self-control, and where does it come from? Gal. 5:22 But the fruit of the Spirit is love, joy, peace, patience, kindness, goodness, faithfulness, 23 gentleness, self-control; against such things there is no law. 24 Now those who belong to Christ Jesus have crucified the flesh with its p...

Slides: Revelation 12:9  And the great dragon was thrown down, the serpent of old who is called the devil and Satan, who deceives the whole world; he was thrown down to the earth, and his angels were thrown down with him. Isaiah 53:10  But the LORD was pleased To crush Him, putting [Him] to grief; If He would render Himself [as] a guilt offering, He will see [His] offspring, He will prolong [His]...

Slides: Leviticus 20:23  'Moreover, you shall not follow the customs of the nation which I will drive out before you, for they did all these things, and therefore I have abhorred them.   Jeremiah 9:25-26 "Behold, the days are coming," declares the LORD, "that I will punish all who are circumcised and yet uncircumcised-- 26 Egypt and Judah, and Edom and the sons of Ammon, and Moab and all those inh...

Titus 2:11-14 | Bifocal -- Slides: Theme: Right action- that is motivated by right affection- that is informed by right doctrine- will change the world.  What is grace? WHO is grace? -His name is Jesus. Matthew 13:17  For truly, I say to you, many prophets and righteous people longed to see what you see, and did not see it, and to hear what you hear, and did not hear it. One cannot truly claim to...

The better the fruit, the more fruitful it will be.  Sound doctrine is Bible teaching that is faithful to the Bible and useful for life. -Bobby Jaimeson 1 Peter 3:14-16 But even if you should suffer for the sake of righteousness, you are blessed. AND DO NOT FEAR THEIR INTIMIDATION, AND DO NOT BE TROUBLED, 15 but sanctify Christ as Lord in your hearts, always being ready to make a defense to everyo...

Titus 1:10-2:1 | Clash of Cultures: The Kingdom Comes to Crete -- Slides: I Timothy 3:14-15 I hope to come to you soon, but I am writing these things to you so that, if I delay, you may know how one ought to behave in the household of God, which is the church of the living God, a pillar and buttress of the truth. The church is the true counter-culture. ENGAGE IN THE BATTLE! “God hides the treasure...

Theme: The nature of the relationship between leadership and laity in the church is marked by humble authority and willing submission.   1 Timothy 5:17  The elders who rule well are to be considered worthy of double honor, especially those who work hard at preaching and teaching.   We’re all under authority, it’s a part of God’s orderly design.   Ezekiel 34:2-4  "Son of man, prophesy against the s...