Union Chapel Sermon Library

Matthew 25:14-30 Where purpose is not known, abuse is inevitable. Dr. Myles Monroe I. Know your purpose. Purpose #1: You Were Planned for God's Pleasure (Worship) Purpose #2: You Were Formed for God's Family (Fellowship) Purpose #3: You Were Created to Become Like Christ (Discipleship) Purpose #4: You Were Shaped for Serving God (Ministry) Purpose #5: You Were Made for a Mission (Mission) Rick War...

Worship is the expression of love for God from your heart. Proverbs 4:23: Above all else, guard your heart, for everything you do flows from it.

Psalm 150 I. Worship with our regenerated spirit. II. Worship with our renewed mind. III. Worship with our revived emotions. IV. Worship with our rededicated body. V. His power is displayed. VI. The conviction of sin is experienced. VII. His purposes are revealed. VIII. His enemies are scattered.

Psalm 100 Worship defined: Worship in truth and spirit is experiencing/encountering God. 1. Serve God (with praise) Worship is seeing what God is worth and giving him what he’s worth. Tim Keller I’ve experienced God’s presence most powerfully in worship, often during the singing, I suppose because when we sing to him, we are looking hard in his direction. J.I. Packer Christian worship is the most...

John 4:20-24 I. Worship is fundamentally relational . II. We are to worship in spirit and truth. III. Worship in truth and spirit is experiencing God.

Psalm 89: 1-2; 30-34 I. Sin can stored as a generational curse. “If your children commit adultery and fall into sin I will chasten them with the rod…but I will not take my love from him, nor will I ever betray my faithfulness.” Psalm 89:32-33 “My people are destroyed for lack of knowledge. Because you have rejected me and forgotten my word, I will forget your children…because you have ignored the...

Psalm 23:1-6 1. The Good Shepherd Provides for His Sheep 2. The Good Shepherd Protects His Sheep 3. The Good Shepherd Plans for His Sheep All of us like sheep have gone astray, each of us has turned to his own way; but the LORD has caused the iniquity of us all to fall on Him. Isaiah 53:6

Genesis 22:16-18 Humpty Dumpty sat on a wall Humpty Dumpty has a great fall All the King’s horses All the King’s men Couldn’t put Humpty together again. Remember The Great Ones who have fallen in the Bible: 1. Abraham 2. Moses 3. David 4. Samson Remember What Apostle Paul teaches us: 1. He refers to himself as The Chief of sinners 2. Tells us his constant struggle. Romans 7 3. Tells us he burns da...

Exodus 17:8-16 NLT

The Lord turned to him and said, “Go in the strength you have and save Israel out of Midian’s hand. Am I not sending you?” “Pardon me, my lord,” Gideon replied, “but how can I save Israel? My clan is the weakest in Manasseh, and I am the least in my family.” The Lord answered, “I will be with you, and you will strike down all the Midianites, leaving none alive.” Gideon replied, “If now I have foun...

Remind the people to be subject to rulers and authorities, to be obedient, to be ready to do whatever is good, to slander no one, to be peaceable and considerate, and always to be gentle toward everyone. At one time we too were foolish, disobedient, deceived and enslaved by all kinds of passions and pleasures. We lived in malice and envy, being hated and hating one another. But when the kindness a...

I Corinthians 11:7-8 I. Lead courageously. Accept responsibility. Husbands, love your wives, just as Christ loved the church and gave himself up for her to make her holy, cleansing[a] her by the washing with water through the word, and to present her to himself as a radiant church, without stain or wrinkle or any other blemish, but holy and blameless. Ephesians 5:25-27 II. Practice listening. My d...

I Samuel 17:33-39, 45-46 An addiction is anything we can’t live without. I. Find your God. II. Find your purpose. III. Find your friends. To keep me from becoming conceited, I was given a thorn in my flesh, a messenger of Satan, to torment me. Three times I pleaded with the Lord to take it away from me. But he said to me, “My grace is sufficient for you, for my power is made perfect in weakness.”...

I Samuel 17:28 I. Remind ourselves we aren’t perfect. You, Lord, showed favor to your land; You restored the fortunes of Jacob. You forgave the iniquity of your people And covered all their sins. [Selah.] You set aside all your wrath And turned from your fierce anger. Restore us again, God our Savior, and put away your displeasure toward us. Will you be angry with us forever? Will you prolong your...

1 Samuel 17:15-24; 50-57 1. Complacency is subtle and slow. 2. The enemy of complacency is persistence. 3. It’s hard to be complacent when you’re running. 4. Be brutal and ferocious with the giants God has defeated.

I Samuel 17:28-33, 41-44 The only thing that will help us move past the giant of rejection is to immerse ourselves in the acceptance of Christ. I. Understand the miracle of your creation. Your works are wonderful, I know that full well. My frame was not hidden from you when I was made in the secret place, when I was woven together in the depths of the earth. Your eyes saw my unformed body; all the...

Proverbs 31:10-31 I. She is a Woman. II. She is a Wife. III. She is a Mother.

I Samuel 17:4-11 1. Fear comes from our conditioning. What the wicked dread will overtake them… Proverbs 10:24 2. Fear comes from concealing. 3. Fear comes from controlling. 1. We remind ourselves that God is able. Why do you worry about what you’ll eat? Why do you worry about what you’ll wear? Why do you worry about your clothes? Don’t you know that your father in heaven knows what you need? He’s...

I Samuel 17:1-16, 41-50 I. Identify your giant(s). II. Not bigger than the name of Jesus. All the changes God wants in our lives is more about trusting and less about trying. His divine power has given us everything we need for a godly life through our knowledge of him who called us by his own glory and goodness. 2 Peter 1:3 I can do all things through Christ who gives me strength. Philippians 4:1...

Luke 24:13-17 I. In the Garden II. On the road to Emmaus 1. Jesus comes as a stranger. We experience Christ’s presence through others. 2. Jesus comes when we serve others. We meet the resurrected Christ when we serve strangers in need. Jesus comes in the breaking of bread. III. “Peace Be With You” The resurrection of Jesus didn’t change the circumstances of those first disciples; it changed their...

John 19:30; Luke 23:43-47 I. It is finished! For I am not ashamed of the gospel, because it is the power of God that brings salvation to everyone who believes… Romans 1:16 II. The Temple curtain is torn. III. Jesus’ dying prayer. In you, O Lord, I seek refuge; Do not let me ever be put to shame; In your righteousness deliver me. Incline your ear to me; rescue me speedily. Be a rock of refuge for m...

Mark 15:29-36 I. Jesus knows what it’s like to feel abandoned by God. II. Jesus teaches us to suffer and sacrifice for others. III. Jesus prays and worships in His time of despair. Psalm 22 My God, my God, why have you forsaken me? Why are you so far from helping me, from the words of my groaning? Oh my God, I cry by day, but you do not answer; And by night, but find no rest. (verses 1-2) All who...

John 19:28-37 John 19:28 Later, knowing that everything had now been finished, and so that Scripture would be fulfilled, Jesus said, “I am thirsty.” I. Jesus Is A SYMPATHETIC Savior. “For we do not have a high priest who is unable to empathize with our weaknesses, but we have one who has been tempted in every way, just as we are—yet he did not sin.” Hebrews 4:15 II. Jesus Is A SCRIPTURAL Savior. “...

John 19:25-27 I. Women in Jesus’ Ministry II. Mary as the Second Eve III. Honor Your Father and Your Mother IV. John as a Model for the Church Perhaps we are to learn that family ties are transcended in the church by the ties of the Spirit. “Whoever does the will of God is my brother and sister and mother” Mark 3:35 V. A Woman Who Lost a Son

Luke 23:32, 39-43 For the Son of Man came to seek and to save what was lost. Luke 19:10 I. “Today” After six days Jesus took with him Peter, James and John the brother of James, and led them up a high mountain by themselves. There he was transfigured before them. His face shone like the sun, and his clothes became as white as the light. Just then there appeared before them Moses and Elijah, talkin...