Chepachet Union Church

As we wrap up this series, in Philippians 3:1-15 the apostle Paul reminds us that, “Treasuring Christ is the Secret to Finding Christian Life,” and call us to do three things: 1st) Realize that Being Religious Alone Won’t Give Us Life, 2nd) See the Surpassing Worth of Truly Finding Christ, and, 3rd) Seek a Model of Mature, Life-Giving Faith.

By examining Revelation 21:1-22:5, we see what the Bible really teaches about eternity and we examine eight facts about heaven that help us be people, "Living Hungry for Heaven."

In the Parable of the Sower, Jesus reveals the path to, "Living a Fruitful Life," by showing us 1) How we recieve God's life, 2) How we respond to God's life, and 3) How we can rest in God's life.

As we examine Revelation 20:11-21:8, we see the good news of how “Jesus Came to Rescue Us from Eternal Death and Bring Us to Eternal Life," by looking at the Final Judgement and the New Heavens and New Earth.

As we examine 1 Peter 1:24-2:10, we will see that “Jesus Came to Free Us From Shame and Give Us a New Identity,” showing us three things: first, How We Deal with Shame, second, How Christ Saves Us From Shame, and, third, How Christ Builds Us a New Identity.

As we examine Mark 9:14-29, we will see that “Jesus Came to Do All the Things We Can’t,” as this story calls us to do three things in the face of our own helplessness. First, In Our Inability, Let It Drive Us to Jesus. Second, In Our Inability, See Our Biggest Problem is Unbelief in Jesus. And, third, In Our Inability, Pursue Our Only Solution: Desperate, Surrendering Trust in Jesus.

And as we look at Psalm 1, it will teach us about, “The Word of God and the Way of Joy,” by showing us, 1st), The Way to Miss a Blessed Life this Year, 2nd), The Way to Find a Blessed Life this Year, And, 3rd), Some Practical Resources for a Blessed New Year.

In Matthew 11:25-30 we see that “Jesus Came to Give Us True Rest for Our Souls,” and we will ask and answer two questions to help us find this rest: First, Why We Need True Rest. Second, How We Get True Rest.

No matter what we are waiting for this Christmas, he radical and subversive claim of Christmas is that the actual fulfillment of all our hopes and needs can be found not under the Christmas tree but in a little child in a lowly manger.

The story in Luke 17:11-19 of ten lepers shows us three ways Jesus wants to make our joy complete by Bringing Us Back to the Giver of all Gifts, God himself. First, Jesus Wants to Use Our Needs. Second, Jesus Wants to Use God’s Words. And third, Jesus Wants to Use Our Gratitude

In Romans 3:20-28, we will see how, “Jesus Came to Give Us the Gift of Righteousness,” in three points. First, How We Could Never Be Good Enough . Second, How Jesus Came to Be Good Enough for Us. And, third, How the Gift of Jesus’s Goodness Makes Us Truly Good

As we look at Isaiah 53 we will see how “Jesus Came to Be Our Atoning Sacrifice.” And we will see this in three parts. First, we will see Our Need for Atonement. Second, we will see Our Picture for Atonement. And, third, we will see Our Personal Atonement through Jesus Christ.

In Ephesians 5:25-32 we see three ways that “Jesus Came to Give Us the Love Our Hearts Most Need.” First, Christ came to give us sacrificially committed love. Second, Christ came to give us transformational “grace and truth” love. Third, Christ came to give us infinitely satisfying love.

As we look at Jesus’s words in John 8:31-38, we will see that, “Jesus Came to Set Us Truly Free,” and he shows us three essential steps finding true freedom. First, Knowing Our Need for True Freedom. Second, Knowing Our Key to True Freedom. And, third, Knowing Our Way to True Freedom

As we examine John 14:19-29 we will see how “Jesus Came to Bring God’s Peace into Our Lives,” with two foundations for experiencing God’s peace in our hearts today. First, We Find God’s Peace Through Knowing the Person of Jesus. Second, We Find God’s Peace Through Keeping the Words of Jesus

As we examine 1 Corinthians 15:1-20, we will see that "Jesus Christ Rose from the Dead to Make Our Faith and Our Hope Gloriously Real," in three ways: 1st) Jesus Rose to Make Our Faith Really Historical, 2nd) Jesus Rose to Make Our Redemption Really Possible, And, 3rd) Jesus Rose to Make Our Lives Really Matter

Jesus Came to Make Us Who We Were Meant to Be and as we examine Romans 8:18-30, we will see two truths: 1st) Our Greatest Need is for Us to Become Who God Made Us to Be, 2nd) we will see Our Greatest Hope is that God Has Promised He is Making Those Who Love Him All We Were Meant to Be.

As we look at what Paul shares in 2 Corinthians 8:1-9, 9:6-11, we see that Jesus Came to Make Us Cheerfully Generous People by giving us three heart attitudes. 1st, Jesus came to give us an attitude of grace. 2nd, Jesus came to give us an attitude of trust. 3rd, Jesus came to give us the attitude of himself, the attitude of Christ.

As we examine Galatians 3:24-4:7, we will unpack the beauty of how “Jesus Came to Adopt Us Into God’s Loving Family,” through three questions. 1st) Why We Need God’s Adoption?, 2nd), How We Get God’s Adoption?, And, 3rd), How God’s Adoption Changes Us?

As we look at Acts 2:22-28, we will see three ways "Jesus Came to Give Us Hope Stronger than the Worst Suffering.” First, Jesus gives us God’s wisdom and purpose in suffering. Second, Jesus gives us undefeatable hope in suffering. Third, Jesus gives us God’s reassuring presence in suffering.

As we look at 2 Corinthians 5:18-21 and a few other texts, we will discover the beauty of the truth that “Jesus himself Came to Restore Our Relationship with God and Others.” We will be impressed with two truths. First, Jesus came, at great cost to himself, to do the beautiful work of healing our relationship with God. Second, Jesus calls us, sometimes at great cost, to help others in the beautifu...

In the parable of the unforgiving servant, we will see how, “Jesus Came to Make Us Forgiven and Forgiving People.” Last week, we focused on the first half of this parable and, “How Our Forgiveness is Transformed When We Understand the Cost of God’s Forgiveness.” This week we will look at the second half of the parable, and see how “God’s forgiveness for us transforms how we forgive others,” in thr...

In the parable of the unforgiving servant, we will see how, “Jesus Came to Make Us Forgiven and Forgiving People.” This week, we will focus on the first half of this parable and, “How Our Forgiveness is Transformed When We Understand the Cost of God’s Forgiveness.” Next week we will look at “How Our Forgiveness Is Transformed When We Extend God’s Forgiveness to Others.”

As Jesus unpacks the rich young ruler's heart’s true treasure, we will also see how “Jesus Came to Reveal Our Heart’s True Treasure… and point us to the true treasure we most need” We will ask two questions. First, What Do We Need to Do to Find God’s Life-Giving Treasure? And, Second, How Jesus Came to Bring Us Life-Giving Treasure?

As we look at two prayers that Paul gives in Ephesians 1 and 3, we will be discussing, “Our Greatest Need: Experiencing God’s Life-Changing Treasure," answering three questions. 1st) What is the treasure we most need? 2nd) Why do we need this treasure? And, 3rd), How do we get this treasure?