Union Chapel Sermon Library

John 15:26-John 16:11 Work of the Holy Spirit 1. Conviction: The “Convictor” of sin in ourselves and others. a. Small voice that says, “Go this way.” (John 14:25-27) b. We can “speak the truth in love” but we can’t ultimately do the work of changing someone’s heart and mind. (Ephesians 4:11-17) 2. Righteousness Revealed: Making clear God’s Way of Salvation and Life. a. Jesus’ death and coming resu...

John 14-15 Three types of Obedience Empower by the Holy Spirit: 1. Fear of the Lord a. Pharoah after the plagues and repeated requests to let God’s people God. (Exodus 12:31) b. Babylonian King Nebuchadnezzar after the fiery furnace with Shadrach, Meshach, and Abednego. (Daniel 3:26-29) c. Ezra after returning from Babylon and teaching the Torah. (Ezra 7-10) d. Proverbs 1: Fear of the Lord is the...

Zerubbabel: Rebuild the Temple (Ezra 1-6) Ezra: Teach the Torah (Ezra 7-10) Nehemiah: Rebuild the Walls (Nehemiah 1-3) Nehemiah was more concerned with his relationship with God, than the plan for his endeavor. Nehemiah asked for favor before provision. Nehemiah: Faces Opposition (Nehemiah 4-7) I want to be right with God so I can do the right things with God. 24“ ‘For I will take you out of the n...

Then the family heads of Judah and Benjamin, and the priests and Levites – everyone whose heart God had moved – prepared to go up and build the house of the Lord in Jerusalem. Pg. 263; Ezra 1:5 “All the king’s officials and the people of the royal provinces know that for any man or woman who approaches the king in the inner court without being summoned the king has but one law: that they be put to...

1. God will make a way. Ezra 1:1-4 | The Story, Pg. 263 2. Things need to be different. Ezra 3:3 | The Story, Pg. 264 3. Stay alert to the enemy’s schemes. Ezra 4:3 | The Story, Pg. 265 “If we put first things first, we get the second things thrown in; but if we put second things first, we lose both the first and second things.” C.S. Lewis Happiness is like a butterfly; the more you chase it, the...

I. Outstanding Character Dare to be Daniel / Dare to stand alone / Dare to have purpose firm / Dare to make it known. Philip Bliss II. Overcoming Courage 1. Death to Self-will. 2. Joy Then King Nebuchadnezzar leaped to his feet in amazement and asked his advisers, “Weren’t there three men that we tied up and threw into the fire?” They replied, “Certainly, Your Majesty.” He said, “Look! I see four...

2 Kings 21:1-9 2 Chronicles 33:10-11 3 Phrases You Might Say if You are Choosing Your Way: 1. I don’t need to pray about this, I can do this. 2. Is this really that bad? Justification is the first step away from God. 3. I know the Bible says_______ BUT…… 2 Chronicles 33:12-13 2 Chronicles 33:21-23 Jeremiah 1:4-5 5 Scriptures to Speak and Pray Over this Generation: Provers 3:7-8, Romans 12:2, Ephes...

I. Isaiah saw God. In the year that King Uzziah died, I saw the Lord, high and exalted, seated on a throne; and the train of his robe filled the temple. Above him were seraphim, each with six wings: With two wings they covered their faces, with two they covered their feet, and with two they were flying. And they were calling to one another: “Holy, holy, holy is the Lord Almighty; the whole earth i...

Who or what we worship is the most important choice we make in life. God invites us to enjoy all his gifts but to worship him only. There was never anyone like Ahab, who sold himself to do evil in the eyes of the LORD, urged on by Jezebel his wife. He behaved in the vilest manner by going after idols, like the Amorites the LORD drove out before Israel. 1 Kings 21:25-26 “As the LORD, the God of Isr...

“Your father Solomon put a heavy yoke, burden on us, now if you lighten our load, lighten the harsh labor and the heavy yoke he put on us, we will follow you forever” 1 Kings 12:4 (Paraphrase) If You Lighten Their Load “It’s Not About You” It’s All About You Train up a child in accordance to their own way and when they are old they will not depart. Proverbs 22:6 Jesus' First Miracle- Water to Wine...

Now all has been heard; here is the conclusion of the matter: Fear God and keep his commandments, for this is the duty of all mankind. Ecclesiastes 12:13 1. The Early Years The king went to Gibeon to offer sacrifices, for that was the most important high place, and Solomon offered a thousand burnt offerings on that altar. At Gibeon the Lord appeared to Solomon during the night in a dream, and God...

In the spring, at the time when kings go off to war, David sent Joab out with the king’s men and the whole Israelite army. They destroyed the Ammonites and besieged Rabbah. But David remained in Jerusalem. 2 Samuel 11:1 After the time of mourning was over, David had her brought to his house, and she became his wife and bore him a son. But the thing David had done displeased the Lord. 2 Samuel 11:2...

Matthew 28:1-10 I. He Descended a. Temptation He was tempted in every way that we were and yet without sin. Hebrews 4:15 b. Pain c. Rejection d. God-forsakenness He who knew no sin became sin on our behalf. II Corinthians 5:21 e. Cursedness Cursed is he that hangs on a tree. Galatians 3:13 II. He Ascended Therefore he is able to save completely (to the uttermost) those who come to God through him....

God will do things in your life that, in the moment, will resonate with you. You will feel it and know it to be God. God has made contact with you BUT it could take years for the fulfillment of the implication of that contact. The lesson: Be patient. Wait on the Lord. Promotion comes from the Lord. 1. Saul Loyalty to the people of God. Loyalty to the God of the people. 2. Goliath The person who si...

1 Samuel 1-3 1 Samuel 1:25-27 The Lord can be trusted with whatever he has entrusted to you. 1 Samuel 2:1-2 We must resist the urge to receive and secure. Instead, we must be a people of receive and release. Our young people need our help in realizing the voice and activity of God in their lives. 1 Samuel 3:1-10,19 How to Position our Lives and Families to Encounter Jesus: People: Relationships th...

Setting the Stage: Ruth 1:1-5 Elimelek: Patriarch from Bethlehem Naomi: Wife of Elimelek Mahlon: Son of Elimelek and marries Orpah a Moabite Kilion: Son of Elimelek and marries Ruth a Moabite God’s Provision: Ruth 2:10-16 God’s hand of provision and care never grow tired. There is no limit or restraint to his goodness. He is always working. Family Guardian-Kinsman Redeemer: Ruth 3-4 To be a Kinsma...

After that whole generation had been gathered to their ancestors, another generation grew up, who knew neither the Lord nor what He had done for Israel. Judges 2:10, The Story Pg. 103 Disobedience LEADS TO punishment, FOLLOWED BY repentance, which LEADS TO Deliverance! Deborah was a woman of influence. Now Deborah, a prophet, the wife of Lappidoth, was leading Israel at that time. She held court u...

After the death of Moses the servant of the Lord, the Lord said to Joshua son of Nun, Moses’ aide: “Moses my servant is dead. Now then, you and all these people, get ready to cross the Jordan River into the land I am about to give to them—to the Israelites. I will give you every place where you set your foot, as I promised Moses. Your territory will extend from the desert to Lebanon, and from the...

So they set out from the mount of the Lord three days journey with the ark of the covenant of the Lord going before them three days journey, to seek out a resting place for them, the cloud of the Lord being over them by day when they set out from camp. Numbers 10:33-34 (NRSV) Now when the people complained in the hearing of the Lord about their misfortunes, the Lord heard it and his anger was kind...

Union Chapel is honored to have welcomed Nick Vujicic, founder of Life Without Limbs, who came and shared an inspiring message about finding hope in Jesus Christ despite impossible odds and challenging circumstances.

I. Guidelines for life together. Exodus 19:1-8 "Love the Lord your God with all your heart and with all your soul and with all your mind and with all your strength. The second is this: Love your neighbor as yourself. There is no commandment greater than these.” Mark 12:30-31 NIV II. A place for God to dwell. III. Sin must be atoned for. Hebrews 10:1-4 NIV IV. The presence of God with us. Exodus 33...

“For my thoughts are not your thoughts, neither are your ways my ways,” declares the Lord. “As the heavens are higher than the earth, so are my ways higher than your ways and my thoughts than your thoughts. Isaiah 55:8-9 “I will make you into a great nation, and I will bless you; I will make your name great, and you will be a blessing. Genesis 12:2 (To Abraham) Stay in this land for a while, and I...

Clue: Where your deep passion, the core desire of your best self, where it connects with the pain and need of the world – there you will find your destiny. Truth: You have been born with a destiny. God has called you with a purpose, plan, will, destiny and a life of service in mind. I. Joseph is sold into slavery by his jealous brothers: Genesis 37 II. Joseph is put into prison while in Egypt. Gen...

The Lord had said to Abram, “Go from your country, your people and your father’s household to the land I will show you. I will make you into a great nation, and I will bless you. I will make your name great, and you will be a blessing. I will bless those who bless you, and whoever curses you I will curse. And all peoples on earth will be blessed through you.” So Abram went, as the Lord had told hi...

In the beginning God created the heavens and the earth. The Story, pg. 1 | Genesis 1:1 NIV His vision is to come down and be with us in a beautiful garden. The first two people reject God’s vision and are escorted from the garden. Their decision introduces sin into the human race and keeps us from community with God. The Lord saw how great the wickedness of the human race had become on the earth,...