Union Chapel Sermon Library

Luke 18:18-30 I. Success vs. blessed. There are not enough deeds or donations in the world to buy an ounce of the purity we need. II. You have to choose. No one can serve two masters. Either he will hate one and love the other, or he will be devoted to the one and despise the other. Matthew 6:24 How hard it is for the rich to enter the kingdom of God! Mark 10:23 III. Jesus my purpose.

Luke 12:13-21 “Some men worship rank, some worship heroes, some worship power, some worship God, and over these ideals they dispute and cannot unite – but they all worship money.” Mark Twain “Watch out! Be on your guard against all kinds of greed; life does not consist in an abundance of possessions.” Luke 12:14-15 “Everyone comes naked from their mother’s womb, and as everyone comes, so they depa...

Genesis 29 "EVERY ONE OF US IS, EVEN FROM HIS MOTHER’S WOMB, A MASTER CRAFTSMAN OF IDOLS." John Calvin I. Looking for love. When you make a relationship with someone else your god, it will eventually be marked with disappointment and bitterness. II. A new love

1 Kings 18:18-24 1. Don’t expect God to bless his competition. “As the Lord, the God of Israel, lives, whom I serve, there will be neither dew nor rain in the next few years except at my word.” 1 Kings 17:1 Ahab sent word throughout all Israel and assembled the prophets on Mount Carmel. Elijah went before the people and said, "How long will you waver between two opinions? If the LORD is God, follo...

Joshua 24:14-15 Every sin you are struggling with, most of the discouragement you are dealing with—even the lack of purpose you’re living with is because of idolatry? 1. Understand that all of us are worshipers. Worship: the built in human reflex to put your hope in someone or something and chase after it. 2. Prepare yourself for war. Over the course of your life, you will face more spiritual warf...

Luke 19:29-40 I. Jesus is Lord. II. A humble and thankful heart. III. An act of faith. Giving is an expression of our love and gratitude for what God has already done in our lives and an expression of faith that God can take care of me no matter what.

I Timothy 6:6-10, 17-19 I. Perspective for those who are not rich. But godliness with contentment is great gain. I Timothy 6:6 For we brought nothing into the world, and we can take nothing out of it. I Timothy 6:7 II. The perspective of those who want to get rich. People who want to get rich fall into temptation and a trap and into many foolish and harmful desires that plunge men into ruin and de...

Matthew 6:21; Deuteronomy 28:1-6 I. God’s will is for you to experience an abundant life. II. God owns all the wealth in the world. III. Our choices reflect our heart. Give, and it will be given to you. A good measure, pressed down, shaken together and running over, will be poured into your lap. For with the measure you use, it will be measured to you. Luke 6:38 Lazy people want much but get littl...

II Corinthians 9:6-11 Godliness with contentment is great gain. I Timothy 6:6 (NKJV) A good man leaves an inheritance to his children’s children. Proverbs 13:22 (NKJV) The rich rule over the poor, and the borrower is slave to the lender. Proverbs 22:7 (NIV) I. Get on a budget. “Suppose one of you wants to build a tower. Won’t you first sit down and estimate the cost to see if you have enough money...

You are the salt of the earth, but if the salt loses its saltiness how can it be made salty again. It is no longer good for anything except to be thrown out and trampled upon. Matthew 5:13 HP + CP + CC = MI High potency + Close proximity + Clear Communication = Maximum Impact

Now the birth of Jesus Christ was as follows: After His mother Mary was betrothed to Joseph, before they came together, she was found with child of the Holy Spirit. Then Joseph her husband, being a just man, and not wanting to make her a public example, was minded to put her away secretly. But while he thought about these things, behold, an angel of the Lord appeared to him in a dream, saying, “Jo...

Luke 2:1-14 Thought for the day: Although you can’t change your past, God can change your future. You are unforgivable. You are unlovable. You are unusable. 1. Close the door to your past. - God’s grace is bigger than your sin. But if we confess our sins to him, he is faithful and just to forgive us our sins and to cleanse us from all wickedness. 1 John 1:9 - Your standing with God is determined b...

Luke 1:26-32, 34-35, 38 And Mary said, “Behold the servant of the Lord! Let it be to me according to your word." Luke 1:38 ESV You don’t always have the power to control, but you always have the power to surrender. If you cling to your life, you will lose it; but if you give up your life for me, you will find it. Matthew 10:39 What are you trying to control that you need to surrender?

Hebrews 12:14-15 You can’t control what people do, but you can control how you respond. I. Bitterness has a dangerous root. II. Bitterness produces a poisonous fruit. Get rid of all bitterness, rage and anger, brawling and slander, along with every form of malice. Be kind and compassionate to one another, forgiving each other, just as in Christ God forgave you. Ephesians 4:31-32 III. Kill bitterne...

Your enemy, the devil – would like nothing more than to DIVIDE your mind, DISCOURAGE your soul, DISENGAGE your faith and DISTRACT you from the things that matter most! The devil’s distractions are destined to destroy us! Luke 10:38-42 So often, the most difficult choices are not between good and bad, but between good and best. 1. Diminish the distractions. “I am saying this for your benefit, not t...

1 Timothy 6:17-19 “Better one handful with tranquility than two handfuls with toil and chasing after the wind.” Ecclesiastes 4:6 “Watch out! Be on your guard against all kinds of greed; life does not consist in an abundance of possessions.” Luke 12:15 1. THROW OUT. 2. BUY LESS. “Cause my heart to bow before your words of wisdom, and not to the wealth of this world. Help me turn my eyes away from i...

Acts 11:19-30 A “faith promise” offering is simply faith in God to provide an amount of money followed by a promise to give it. A “faith promise” offering is a commitment to give what we will trust God to provide. -It was an offering over and above local church support. -Rather than being a cash offering, it was a faith offering, promising in faith to contribute a certain amount over a one-year pe...

Romans 12:1-3 I. Commanding Scripture “All scripture is God-breathed and profitable…” II Timothy 3:16 II. Compelling Spirit “And now, compelled by the Spirit, I’m going to Jerusalem not knowing what will happen to me there.” Acts 20:22 III. Common Sense IV. Counsel of the Saints “The way of fools seems right to them, but the wise listen to advice.” Proverbs 12:15 “Plans fail for lack of counsel, b...

Nehemiah 1:1-11 I. Take it to God in prayer. II. Start small. Do not despise these small beginnings, for the Lord rejoices to see the work begin… Zechariah 4:10 NLT Then I said to them, “You see the trouble we are in: Jerusalem lies in ruins, and its gates have been burned with fire. Come, let us rebuild the wall of Jerusalem, and we will no longer be in disgrace.” I also told them about the graci...

Acts 20:22-24 I. The Holy Spirit’s prompting. "And now compelled by the Spirit, I am going to Jerusalem." Acts 20:22 II. Certain uncertainty. "Compelled by the Spirit, I'm going to Jerusalem, not knowing what will happen to me there.” Acts 20:22b Your word is a lamp to guide my feet and a light for my path. Psalm 119:105 III. Predictable Resistance. "All I know is I'm being prompted. I don't know...

I Corinthians 16:6-9 Perhaps I will stay with you for a while, or even spend the winter, so that you can help me on my journey, wherever I go. For I do not want to see you now and make only a passing visit; I hope to spend some time with you, if the Lord permits. But I will stay on at Ephesus until Pentecost, because a great door for effective work has opened to me, and there are many who oppose m...

I Thessalonians 4:1-7 The decisions we make today determines the stories we tell tomorrow. I. God cares about who before do. God’s will is for you to be holy, so stay away from all sexual sin. I Thessalonians 4:3 NLT If you are becoming the right who, then you will choose the right do. II. God cares about why before what. (Motives matter to God.) You may think everything you do is right, but the L...

Habakkuk 3:1-6 Shigionoth: It means to sing with strong emotion, with impassioned exuberance. It means wild, passionate singing with rapid changes of rhythm. It means high-spirited praise with vigorous enthusiasm. Sometimes the most passionate, authentic praise is actually the praise before the provision. Lord, I have heard of your fame; I stand in awe of your deeds, Lord. Repeat them in our day,...

Habakkuk 2:1-4 I. Listen I will stand at my watch and station myself on the ramparts; I will look to see what he [God] will say to me Habakkuk 2:1 II. Write Then the Lord replied: “Write down the revelation and make it plain on tablets ...” Habakkuk 2:2 III. Wait “For the revelation awaits an appointed time; it speaks of the end and will not prove false. Though it linger, wait for it; it will cert...

Habakkuk 1:1-9 I. Why doesn’t God seem fair? How long, Lord, must I call for help, but you do not listen? Or cry out to you, “Violence!” but you do not save? 3 Why do you make me look at injustice? Why do you tolerate wrongdoing? Habakkuk 1:2-3 Habakkuk: to embrace or to wrestle. Why do you make me look at injustice? Why do you tolerate wrongdoing? Destruction and violence are before me; there is...