The Chapel Cleveland's Podcast

Acts 11 | One in Christ -- Slides:   Galatians 3:27-29  For all of you who were baptized into Christ have clothed yourselves with Christ. 28 There is neither Jew nor Greek, there is neither slave nor free man, there is neither male nor female; for you are all one in Christ Jesus. 29 And if you belong to Christ, then you are Abraham's descendants, heirs according to promise.   One in Christ, resolv...

Acts 10 | The Whosoevers -- Slides: Acts 11:13-14  "And he reported to us how he had seen the angel standing in his house, and saying, 'Send to Joppa and have Simon, who is also called Peter, brought here; 14 and he will speak words to you by which you will be saved, you and all your household.' Angels are “messengers and ministering spirits.” Hebrews 1:14  Are they not all ministering spirits, se...

Acts 9:32-43 | Jesus Continued Theme: Jesus continues to work through His followers, by the power of the Spirit, to draw people to Himself. Peter was looking for an opportunity to glorify Christ. - Are you? Mark 2:10-12  But that you may know that the Son of Man has authority on earth to forgive sins"--he said to the paralytic-- "I say to you, rise, pick up your bed, and go home." And he rose and...

This is the Way (Acts 9:1-31) -- Slides:   This is the way: • Jesus loves His bride deeply. Do you?   2 Corinthians 11:2  For I am jealous for you with a godly jealousy; for I betrothed you to one husband, so that to Christ I might present you [as] a pure virgin.   This is the way: • Life in Christ is a calling to radical obedience…   Luke 9:23  And He was saying to [them] all, "If anyone wishes t...

Acts 8:26-40 | Spirit Lead -- Slides: Theme: The Holy Spirit leads those who are willing to obey. The leading of the Spirit will never contradict God’s Word. “We often shrink back from speaking boldly about Jesus, and the world lets us know we shouldn’t talk about such things. But the world does not hesitate to impose its own message on us. We should be just as bold to the world about Jesus as the...

Acts 8:1-25 | Modern Missionary -- Slides: The world is in great need of more modern missionaries. Modern missionaries are in great need of the power and boldness of the Holy Spirit.   Thoughts on the lamentation over Charlie Kirk in the church: • Many felt a personal connection with him. • He is a brother in Christ: Ps. 116:15 Precious in the sight of the LORD Is the death of His godly ones. • Hi...

The More Things Change… (Acts 8:1-8) -- Slides:   We live in a time when love has grown cold.   Matthew 24:11-14  "Many false prophets will arise and will mislead many. 12 "Because lawlessness is increased, most people's love will grow cold. 13 "But the one who endures to the end, he will be saved. 14 "This gospel of the kingdom shall be preached in the whole world as a testimony to all the nation...

2 Corinthians 4:7-18 | Resurrection Life -- Slides: The resurrection is our present power, and our future hope. Paul’s suffering proclaimed the death and resurrection life of Jesus.  -Treasure -- The glory of God in the Gospel of Christ -Earthen Vessels -- Priesthood of the believer (us) -Why -- For the glory of the Lord The Dying of Jesus           The Resurrection Life of Jesus afflicted in ever...

Acts 8:1-4 | The Purpose in Persecution -- Slides: For God so loved the world that He purposed persecution among powerful people to proclaim the Gospel to the nations. For God so loved the world… Genesis 12:3(b)…And in you all the families of the earth will be blessed.” For God so loved the world… Isaiah 56:7…For My house will be called a house of prayer for all the peoples (“nations”). For God so...

Acts 7 | No Atheists in Foxholes -- Slides: Theme: Our desire for the Spirit is directly proportional to: the depth of our need and our awareness of the glory of God. 1 Peter 1:1, 9 Peter, an apostle of Jesus Christ, To those who reside as aliens, scattered throughout Pontus, Galatia, Cappadocia, Asia, and Bithynia, who are chosen…9 But you are A CHOSEN RACE, A royal PRIESTHOOD, A HOLY NATION, A P...

Acts 6 | Growing Pains -- Slides: Theme: Growing pains are opportunities for distraction and division or sanctification and ministry. We need the power and presence of the Holy Spirit. Ephesians 4:1-3 Therefore I, the prisoner of the Lord, implore you to walk in a manner worthy of the calling with which you have been called, 2 with all humility and gentleness, with patience, showing tolerance for...

Slides: Theme: The ministry of the Word (in every way) is the revelation, and application, of the glory of God.  “The devil’s next attack was clever… Having failed to overcome the church by either persecution or corruption, he now tried distraction and division. If he could preoccupy the apostles with social administration, which though essential was not their calling, they would neglect their God...

Valley of Vision: The road to accomplishing a vision is filled with peaks and valleys. Ezra 4:21, 24 "So, now issue a decree to make these men stop [work,] that this city may not be rebuilt until a decree is issued by me. ... 24 Then work on the house of God in Jerusalem ceased, and it was stopped until the second year of the reign of Darius king of Persia. Valley of Vision: The accomplishing of a...

1 In the year of King Uzziah’s death I saw the Lord sitting on a throne, lofty and exalted, with the train of His robe filling the temple. 2 Seraphim stood above Him, each having six wings: with two he covered his face, and with two he covered his feet, and with two he flew. 3 And one called out to another and said, “Holy, Holy, Holy, is the Lord of hosts, The whole earth is full of His glory.” 4...

Romans 5:5 | Love of the Spirit -- Slides: The Spirit is not to be feared. He is a good God, who is Himself love. He helps us know and share the Love of Christ!  Who: The Holy Spirit, eternal God. He is love, but He is not an impersonal force.   -He teaches and helps: John 14 -He can be grieved: Ephesians 4:30 -He can be lied to: Acts 5 -He wills and chooses: 1 Corinthians 12:11 -He has joy: 1 The...

Acts 5:12-42 | Don’t Shoot the Messenger  -- Slides: Theme: Faithful, powerful witnesses evoke many different responses.   Authentic apostles… • Were literal witnesses of the resurrected Jesus.   Acts 1:21-22 "Therefore it is necessary that of the men who have accompanied us all the time that the Lord Jesus went in and out among us-- 22 beginning with the baptism of John until the day that He was...

Acts 4:32-5:12 | The Spirit-Filled Church -- Slides:   Four signs of a Spirit-filled church: unity, generosity, gifts, and holiness.   1 Timothy 6:17-18 Instruct those who are rich in this present world not to be conceited or to fix their hope on the uncertainty of riches, but on God, who richly supplies us with all things to enjoy. 18 [Instruct them] to do good, to be rich in good works, to be ge...

Acts 4:5-31 | The Power to Speak  -- Slides: Acts 1:8 but you will receive power when the Holy Spirit has come upon you; and you shall be My witnesses both in Jerusalem, and in all Judea and Samaria, and even to the remotest part of the earth."   John 14:6 Jesus said to him, "I am the way, and the truth, and the life; no one comes to the Father but through Me.”   Slide: Disciples follow Jesus…   T...

Acts 3:1-4:4 | There’s Power in the Name -- Slides:   John 14:11  "Believe Me that I am in the Father and the Father is in Me; otherwise believe because of the works themselves.   Bold witnesses of Christ do ministry “in His name” as an extension of the ministry of Jesus. The “gift” of faith: the supernatural ability to trust God in any circumstance.   There is power in the name of Jesus:  Matthew...

Acts 2:37-47 | Extraordinarily Ordinary -- Slides: Theme: The practices seen in the early church are available to us today.   More evidence of the presence of the Holy Spirit: Fruit.   The practices/devotions seen in the early church (“the what”): • The apostles’ teachings   Acts 17:10-11 The brethren immediately sent Paul and Silas away by night to Berea, and when they arrived, they went into the...

Acts 2:1-41 | Great Expectations -- Slides: “I’m not searching for any new truths. But I do desire some new experiences with the old truths.” Chuck Smith   “There are many who believe in the gifts and the ministry of the Holy Spirit, but they don’t have a strong emphasis on Biblical teaching, nor do they look to the Word to guide their experiences with the Holy Spirit. There are many who have a st...

“The ministry of the Holy Spirit is not a luxury; it is an absolute necessity.” Warren Wiersbe Slide: Luke 24:45 Then He opened their minds to understand the Scriptures, 46 and He said to them, "Thus it is written, that the Christ would suffer and rise again from the dead the third day, 47 and that repentance for forgiveness of sins would be proclaimed in His name to all the nations, beginning fro...

Psalm 48 | A Tale of One City -- Slides: 1 Peter: 1:10-11 Concerning this salvation, the prophets who prophesied about the grace that was to be yours searched and inquired carefully, inquiring what person or time the Spirit of Christ in them was indicating when he predicted the sufferings of Christ and the subsequent glories. One way that we know that we love someone is that we grow in appreciatio...

Creation observations: - Creation transcends culture. - The Imago Dei is the foundation for the equality of man & woman. - God gave a commission to “them.”         Creation observations: Man was put into the garden to work, and it was “good.” Colossians 3:23-24  Whatever you do, do your work heartily, as for the Lord rather than for men, 24 knowing that from the Lord you will receive the reward of...

A Mother’s Day Commission Remember the paradox principle: we must balance biblical truths that may initially seem to be contradictory. Theme: Fulfilling the Great Commission begins at home. Creation observations: Creation transcends culture. Mankind is set apart from all of the rest of creation. The Imago Dei is the foundation for the equality of man and woman. Creation observations: God gave a co...