Union Chapel Sermon Library

The prudent see danger and take refuge but the simple keep going and pay the penalty. Proverbs 27:12 Question 1 - The INTEGRITY Question: Am I being honest with myself... really? Question 2 - The LEGACY Question: What story do I want to tell? Question 3 - The CONSCIENCE Question: Is there a tension that deserves my attention? Do not be anxious about anything, but in every situation, by prayer and...

“The prudent see danger and take refuge but the simple keep going and pay the penalty.” Proverbs 27:12 Week 1 - The Integrity Question: “Am I being honest with myself? Really?" Week 2 – The Legacy Question: “What story do I want to tell?” Every decision and the outcome of that decision becomes part of your story, which means decision-by-decision you are writing the story of your life. Whenever we’...

The prudent see danger and take refuge but the simple keep going and pay the penalty. Proverbs 27:12 The easiest person to deceive is the person in the mirror. Question One: Am I being honest with myself…really? “The human understanding when it has once adopted an opinion... draws all things else to support and agree with it. And though there be a greater number and weight of instances to be found...

“Do not lay up for yourselves treasures on earth, where moth and rust destroy and where thieves break in and steal, but lay up for yourselves treasures in heaven, where neither moth nor rust destroys and where thieves do not break in and steal. For where your treasure is, there your heart will be also." Matthew 6:19 (English Standard Version) And he told them a parable, saying, “The land of a rich...

1 Corinthians 12:12-27 1. We’re exponentially better together. 2. I belong (no matter what I feel). 3. I matter (regardless of how I feel). 4. I must see the potential of the part I play.

Luke 7:36-50 (NIV) 1. Jesus invites the people others reject. 2. Jesus invites me into a love relationship with Him. 3. Where you see rejection, Jesus sees potential. 4. Accept Jesus' invitation with determination. “Come to me, all you who are weary and burdened, and I will give you rest. Take my yoke upon you and learn from me, for I am gentle and humble in heart, and you will find rest for your...

John 4:4, 7-20; 25-26 What did the women see? 1. We see ourselves through Bad Decisions. 2. We see ourselves through Trauma 3. We see ourselves through Bad Friends. 4. We see ourselves through Hard Circumstances. 5. We see ourselves through Social Media. 6. We see ourselves through Shame. 7. We see ourselves through Fear. What did Jesus see? The Creator determines something's values, not the creat...

Psalms 78:1-7 I. The undeniable impact of a father. A person’s own folly leads to their ruin, yet their heart rages against the Lord. Proverbs 19:3 II. What children need from us. Folly is bound up in the heart of a child, but the rod of discipline (instruction) will drive it far away. Proverbs 22:15 The Big Idea: “Yes, I love you” and “No, you can’t have your own way.” III. High impact ideas. a....

2 Corinthians 10:1-5 I. We posture in humility and gentleness. II. We rely on the Spirit’s power. III. We remain obedient to Christ.

II Kings 4:1-7 I. Rely on the Holy Spirit. But you will receive power when the Holy Spirit comes on you; and you will be my witnesses in Jerusalem, and in all Judea and Samaria, and to the ends of the earth.” Acts 1:8 II. Raise your expectations. If you had unlimited resources and knew you couldn’t fail, what would you attempt for God? III. Live your life with honor. Don’t you know that you yourse...

1. Remember your spiritual heroes (Hebrews 12:1-3) • Who are your biblical heroes? • Who are your personal heroes? 2. A thief said to Jesus, “Remember me” (Luke 23:39-43) 3. Jesus says to us, “Remember Me” (1 Corinthians 11:23-26) • Communion is an invitation to actively remember Jesus

Isaiah 56:1-2 I. Sabbath and giving are two sides of the same coin. II. Sabbath and hospitality. III. Sabbath and the Local Church. One reason is that most children do exactly what they are taught and they see their parents worshiping many lesser gods. Children learn more from what their parents do than from what we say. Sabbath is a time to transition from human doings to human beings. Eugene Pet...

Hebrews 12:1-3 Philippians 1:3-11

Psalm 90 I. Teach us to number our days. The three R’s of Sabbath: Rest, Renewal, Reverence. II. Rest as spiritual food. Sabbath is what balances the active parts of life with the holy parts, the spiritual parts, the most valuable parts.

Mark 3:1-6 The intent of the commandment – rest – is what is important. Take my yoke upon you and learn from me, for I am gentle and humble in heart, and you will find rest for your souls. Matthew 11:29 I. Rest from being hurt. Rest gives our souls the time they need to heal. II. Rest from heavy labors. If we are to treat our bodies as temples, we must allow time for physical, mental, and spiritua...

Exodus 20:1-17 I. The Sabbath is missing. Remember that you were once slaves in Egypt, but the Lord your God brought you out with his strong hand and powerful arm. That is why the Lord your God has commanded you to rest on the Sabbath day. Deuteronomy 5:15 II. The Sabbath has meaning. As we keep or break the Sabbath day, we nobly save or meanly lose the last best hope by which man rises. Abraham L...

1 Peter 2:9-10 – 9 But you are a chosen people, a royal priesthood, a holy nation, God’s special possession, that you may declare the praises of him who called you out of darkness into his wonderful light. 10 Once you were not a people, but now you are the people of God; once you had not received mercy, but now you have received mercy. 1. You are acceptable – 1 Peter 2:9, “a chosen people” Titus 3...

John 14:1-6 Consider the ministry of Jesus. When the teachers of the law who were Pharisees saw [Jesus] eating with the sinners and tax collectors, they asked his disciples: “Why does he eat with tax collectors and sinners?” 17On hearing this, Jesus said to them, “It is not the healthy who need a doctor, but the sick. I have not come to call the righteous, but sinners.” Mark 2:16-17 Consider the r...

Luke 19:35-38 Psalm 24:7-10 Revelation 19:11-16 I. Jesus comes to Jerusalem as King. II. Jesus arrives in heaven as the King of Glory. III. Jesus returns to earth as King of Kings and Lord of Lords!

Psalm 92:12-14 Tell Archippus: See to it that you complete the ministry you have received in the Lord. Colossians 4:17 I. Stay focused till you’re finished. II. Stay resilient about retirement III. Stay connected to your calling The gifts and the calling of God are irrevocable. Romans 11:29 IV. Stay vigilant after your victories V. Stay ready for redeployment Now Joshua was old, advanced in years....

Matthew 6:19-21 “The real measure of our wealth is how much we would be worth if we lost all our money.” Anonymous I. Invest in God’s Word Heaven and earth will pass away, but My words will by no means pass away. Matthew 24:35 A. Study His Word B. Spread His Word II. Invest in God’s Work A. Develop a Personal Ministry B. Devote Yourself to a Local Church III. Invest in God’s Wealth Do not lay up f...

Joshua 14:6-9 God will never choose safety for us at the risk of service and significance. I. Risk-Takers Stay Exuberant About Their Lives “Exuberance carries us places we would not otherwise go – across the savannah, to the moon, into the imagination…By its pleasures, exuberance lures us from our common places and quieter moods; and – after the victory, the harvest, the discovery of a new idea or...

Philippians 3:12-14 “Luciano, if you try to sit on two chairs, you will fall between them. For life, you must choose one chair.” Father of Luciano Pavarotti “I was blessed with a good voice by God. I think it pleased Him that I decided to devote myself to it. And now I think whether it’s laying bricks, driving a straight nail, writing a book, whatever we choose we should give ourselves to it. Comm...

Philippians 3:13-14 Again, to our text…I focus on this one thing: Forgetting the past and looking forward to what lies ahead, I press on to reach the end of the race and receive the heavenly prize for which God, through Christ Jesus, is calling us. Philippians 3:13-14 “It is a mistake to be always turning back to recover the past. The law for Christian living is not backward, but forward; not for...