Union Chapel Sermon Library

Luke 7:18-23 Now faith is the assurance of things hoped for and the evidence of things not seen. Hebrews 11:1 I. Be honest about your doubt. II. Let doubt move you toward Jesus. III. When in doubt practice stubborn faith.

Mark 2: 1-12 I. THE STORY II. THE APPLICATION 1. The power of friendship. Who wouldn’t want to have four friends like these? Friends who would do anything to help you. 2. The power of desperation. 3. The power of faith. 4. The power of spiritual healing. The most important place in life is to know our sins are forgiven and our life made right with God.

John 9:1-12 I. The encounter II. The question Vs. 2 Why do bad things happen?...(this is not an exhaustive list) 1. Result of negative spiritual forces 2. Result of human sin 3. Result of a broken world 4. So the work of God might be displayed III. The priority IV. The miracle V. The witness Jesus heard that they had thrown him out, and when he found him, he said, “Do you believe in the Son of Man...

John 3: 1-17 “Therefore no one will be declared righteous in his sight by observing the law; rather, through the law we become conscious of sin….For all have sinned and come short of the glory of God.” Romans 3:20,23 I. Jesus knew what Nicodemus needed. It is so hard for people from legalistic religious backgrounds to know, receive and trust the love of God because they do not trust the God of lov...

John 4:1-20; 25-26; 29; 39-42 I. God is a seeking God. a. General b. Purposeful c. Particular II. God views us through our potential. III. The way of hope. a. Recognize your failures. b. Turn to Jesus.

I Peter 2:9-12 I. Children II. Youth 1. Short term gratification will bring long term happiness. 2. It’s hard to be a Christian. 3. You have to be rebellious. 4. Nobody understands. III. Young Adults 1. Core honesty 2. Core concern for others IV. Seniors “But the Godly shall flourish like the palm trees and grow tall as the Cedars of Lebanon. For they are transplanted into the Lord’s own garden an...

Genesis 1:26-27 I. Communication “My dear brothers, take note of this: Everyone should be quick to listen, slow to speak and slow to become angry.” James 1:19 II. Sexuality The spouse test. The sibling test. “Do not rebuke an older man harshly, but exhort him as if he were your father. Treat younger men as brothers, older women as mothers, and younger women as sisters, with absolute purity.” I Tim...

Galatians 3:26-29 “You are all sons of God through faith in Christ Jesus…There is neither Jew nor Greek, slave nor free, male nor female, for you are all one in Christ Jesus.” Galatians 3:28 I. What is it? It is negative passion towards groups of people. Prejudice or prejudging people is arriving at conclusions without sufficient information about everybody. It’s imputing to an entire group of peo...

Galatians 5:22-26 Life without limits always hinders creativity and productivity. I. Meekness and Self-Control and the character of God A. You cannot manifest the fruit of meekness until you are in a position of power. II. The fruit of Meekness and Self-Control A. A quiet trust in God. B. We overcome the root of bitterness C. We grow in our ability to reason, appeal, and teach D. We grow in rest E...

Hebrews 11:1-2, 6, 32-40 Faithfulness is a lifestyle or state of being. It implies diligence, dependability, steadiness, and unchanging devotion. I. Faithfulness and the character of God II. Results of faithfulness a. If I grow in faithfulness, I grow in stability. There is no short-run substitute for long-run faithfulness! b. God will trust the faithful person with more. c. My/our faithfulness ca...

Ten things I learned from my dad: 1. Community Matters 2. Loyalty Matters 3. Be bold in your faith 4. The value of hard work 5. The value of sacrifice 6. Be gracious with people 7. Be an encourager 8. Pick and stick with the right woman 9. The value of a sense of humor 10. Family is everything Bonus: Place your ultimate hope in Christ

Galatians 5:22-26 Goodness: Goodness is an inner disposition causing an outward reality. Goodness is a state of being from which action emanates. I. Goodness and the character of God. It is not the goodness of God that separates me from Him, but rather my sin. The fruit of the Spirit of goodness is that which springs from the vine, God Himself. II. The counterfeit of goodness. 1. Self-righteousnes...

Galatians 5:22-26 Patience: To dwell richly, fully alive, in abundance, in the moment, regardless of circumstances. Isaiah 40:31; Luke 21:19 I. Patience and the character of God. II. The counterfeit of patience. It is fatalism, indolence, laziness, a resignation to events and circumstances. A patient person can hear the word NO and comprehend it. III. The fruit of patience and gentleness. Impatien...

Galatians 5:22-26 John 14:26-27 Definition: Peace is a state of being. Peace is a state of heart. It is an inner reality which is ministered to me. Peace is that which God ministers to me. I. The peace of God 1. Passes understanding. 2. Keeps your heart and mind 3. Through Jesus Christ. II. The counterfeit of peace 1. Self-confidence 2. Induced, extra-personal peace You cannot induce peace into yo...

Galatians 5:16-26 Love Defined: Love is not a special way of feeling. Love is volitional good will. It is a matter of my will, my choice. If it is good will, then it is to will good things for someone else. Love is anchored in principle and conviction. A. Our inability to make sacrificial choices. B. Self-absorption, self-pity, self-centered, self-aggrandizing, constantly the center of everything....

1 Samuel 1:1-11, 20, 20-24 1. Hannah’s Problem 2. Hannah’s Prayer 1 Samuel 1:10 – “In her deep anguish Hannah prayed to the Lord, weeping bitterly.” Has the problem in your life fueled your faith or has it fed your fear? Psalm 18:6 – In my distress I called to the Lord; I cried to my God for help. From his temple he heard my voice; my cry came before him, into his ears. 1 Samuel 1:11 – And she mad...

I Kings 19:1-9 The wilderness is different from the valley, because time in the wilderness usually lasts a lot longer. I. Your deepest need becomes a gift, when it drives you to depend on God. All at once an angel touched him and said, “Get up and eat.” He looked around, and there by his head was some bread baked over hot coals, and a jar of water. He ate and drank and then lay down again. I Kings...

Psalm 84:5-7 We may enjoy God on the mountaintops, but we get to know Him intimately in the valleys. “Blessed are those whose strength is in you, whose hearts are set on pilgrimage. As they pass through the Valley of Baka, they make it a place of springs; the autumn rains also cover it with pools. They go from strength to strength, till each appears before God in Zion.” Psalm 84:5-7 I. Seek His st...

Acts 27:20-26 Never allow the presence of a storm to cause you to doubt the presence of God. I. Keep your courage. he said, "…Everybody else deserted me. No one stood by me… But the Lord stood at my side and gave me strength." II Timothy 4:16-17, I keep my eyes always on the Lord. With him at my right hand, I will not be shaken. Psalm 16:8 Real peace is not found in the absence of a storm. Peace i...

Matthew 28:1-20 “The evidence for Jesus's life, death and resurrection has been shown to be satisfactory (according to the standards of any historian). It (holds up) according to the common rules for distinguishing good evidence from bad. Tens of thousands of persons have gone through it piece by piece as carefully as any judge reviewing the most important case. I have myself done this many times...

Matthew 27:27-56 I. The suffering criminals, who rage against God. “The God of the gospel is the only God that doesn’t simply offer platitudes and perspective about pain, or say merely, ‘Here is an explanation for your pain.’ He’s a God that came down and shared in the forsakenness that we feel in a universe gone wrong. He’s the only God that did that.” Michael Green II. Creation itself, quaking u...

Matthew 26:57-67; 27:1-26 I. The threatened. II. The distracted. Trifle not with Christ, whose hands and feet were nailed to the accursed tree for sinners such as you. Trifle not with his precious blood, for that is your only hope of redemption. Trifle not with the Holy Spirit, for if he should leave you to perish, your case would be hopeless. Trifle not with the gospel; what would the lost in hel...

Matthew 26:30–56 I. We are confronted by what Jesus did. In Gethsemane, Jesus looked full into the cup of God’s wrath, and it overwhelmed him so badly that it almost killed him. I stand amazed in the presence, of Jesus the Nazarene. And I wonder how he could love me—a sinner condemned unclean! For me it was in the Garden, he prayed not my will but thine. He had no tears for his own griefs, but swe...

Matthew 26: 6-16 I. What’s your price? For it is by grace you have been saved, through faith—and this is not from yourselves, it is the gift of God— not by works, so that no one can boast. Ephesians 2:8-9 We’re not saved because of how committed we were to Jesus, but because of how committed he was to us. II. Why did Judas betray Jesus?

Daniel 4:1-3 What motivates you? For Nebuchadnezzar his motivation was to impress others. What is your standard for success? For Nebuchadnezzar it was personal gain. What’s your source of power? For Nebuchadnezzar it was self-empowerment. What’s the purpose of your life? For King Nebuchadnezzar it was personal happiness. “’Therefore, I bring charges against you again,’ declares the Lord…’My people...