Chestnut Mountain Church

In this episode of Let's Go, Pastor Jared looks back on Pastor Brian's message in the tenth part of our In The Word series walking through the book of Colossians. Paul reminds the Colossians to seek and set your mind on things above. It's not just knowing who we are in Christ but walking in Christ. When we do this, the world will see the difference in how we live. Paul is teaching the...

In Colossians 3:1-4, Paul tells the Colossians to walk in who they are in Christ. It’s not just about knowing who we are in Christ but now taking advantage of who we are in Christ. If we are in Christ, we should live like it. As Paul reminds the Colossians, we must keep seeking the things above and set our minds on the things above. The more we know about Him, the more we will look like Him. When...

In this episode of Let's Go, Pastor Jared looks back on Pastor Brian's message in the ninth part of our In The Word series walking through the book of Colossians. Paul is reminding the Colossians of their identity. Being reminded of our identity in Christ is important to us too. Don't forget who you are. Don't forget that in Jesus you are complete. Your salvation has nothing to do...

In Colossians 2:16-23, Paul tells the Colossians to not forget who they are in Christ. The enemy’s mission is to distract, entice, and pull us away from our focus on who we are in Christ. The enemy wants to cast shadows to distract us, but the shadow doesn’t change the reality of who Christ is and who we are in Christ Jesus. As Christians, we cannot forget who we are in Christ and overlook the fre...

In this episode of Let's Go, Pastor Jared looks back on Sunday where we celebrated 13 more baptisms. We can never grow tired of celebrating new life in Christ and then we must remember who Christ is for us. We thank Christ for what He has done for us and we respond by living for Him. In a day of recalibration and remembrance, through baptism and communion, we remember who Christ is and what He...

Remembering who Christ is and what He has done should birth a response in us as Christ followers. As we take time to remember who Christ is and who we are in Christ, we see that communion is remembering the covenant between us and God. We need to remember why God saved us to begin with. It was because He desired a relationship with us and Jesus' sacrifice was the reconciliation of this broken...

In this episode of Let's Go, Pastor Jared looks back on Pastor Brian's message in the eighth part of our In The Word series walking through the book of Colossians. Baptism is an outward expression of a spiritual event. It is the proclamation of your salvation. Baptism is not salvation. The moment we place our faith in Jesus. Jesus disarms the enemy with every accusation he has on us and th...

In Colossians 2:12-15, Paul reminds the Colossians what it means to be baptized. Baptism is an outward expression of a spiritual event. Just as a wedding ring is an emblem of a marriage, baptism Is the emblem of salvation. Baptism does not save you but it is the proclamation of your salvation. The two questions are: (1) Have you gone public with your salvation? and (2) Have you ever trusted Jesus...

In this episode of Let's Go, Pastor Jared looks back on Pastor Brian's message in the seventh part of our In The Word series walking through the book of Colossians. What does it mean to be in Christ? In order to step into Christ, we must step out of something and leave something behind. This is repentance. The only way to walk in Jesus is to trust in His finished work instead of your works...

In Colossians 2, Paul reminds the Colossians what it means and looks like to receive Christ and to walk in Him. In order to step in Jesus, we must step out of something and leave something behind. We don't have the ability to earn God's love. The only way to walk with Him is to trust in His finished work, not your works. At salvation, we are rooted in Christ. Once we are rooted in Christ,...

In this episode of Let's Go, Pastor Jared looks back on Pastor Brian's message in the sixth part of our In The Word series walking through the book of Colossians. Paul is calling for unity to the church in Colossae. When is the last time that we have prayed for the church like Paul prayed for the church? We are called to pray for the church, all local churches. We are called to be unified....

In Colossians 2, Paul is calling for unity. Paul doesn't want the church of Colossae to be an effective church turned to an ineffective church. Paul prayed that their hearts be encouraged and having been knit together in love. He's praying that the church be encouraged and be knitted together in love. Being encouraged means that we are united and doing life together. When the church is wel...

In this episode of Let's Go, Pastor Jared looks back on Pastor Brian's message in the fifth part of our In The Word series walking through the book of Colossians. As followers of Christ, there is suffering that we will have to endure and sacrifices that we will have to make. Being obedient is going to come with suffering. Are we willing to walk through the temporary for the sake of the ete...

To close out chapter one of Colossians, we look at who Paul is, what Paul does, and why Paul does it. From looking at these three things in Paul's life, we see how we must submit to where God has called us and placed us. Even when feeling unqualified, God will equip those He has called. It is the responsibility as followers of Christ to preach and proclaim Christ. While it is expected for Chri...

In this episode of Let's Go, Pastor Jared looks back on Pastor Brian's message in the fourth part of our In The Word series walking through the book of Colossians. We serve a God who is big enough to hold the universe together, and He's also big enough to hold you together. God is currently and presently holding it all together. No matter how discouraged or hopeless you may feel, you c...

In his letter to the church of Colossae, Paul is not just praying that they be filled with the knowledge, wisdom, and understanding of who God is but he's also doing something about it. Paul speaks of Jesus being Creator, the head of the Church, and Savior. For you to step from darkness to light, it has nothing to do with you but it is only by the grace of Jesus. To step from darkness to light...

In this episode of Let's Go, Pastor Brandon and Pastor Chase look back on Pastor Jared's message in the third part of our In The Word series walking through the book of Colossians. As followers of Christ, we will continue to fall short, but being in Christ will drive us to continue to walk in Christ. We need to look to Jesus as our source of light and redemption. He has paid the full price...

From an early age, we know that darkness is not good. It's natural for children to be scared of the dark. We were hardwired for the light. As Paul writes in Colossians, God has delivered us from the domain of darkness. If you are not in Christ, then you are in darkness. The world needs light. The only light is Jesus. As followers of Christ, we are called to carry this light to the dark world a...

In this episode of Let's Go, Pastor Jared looks back on Pastor Brian's message in the second part of our In The Word series walking through the book of Colossians. We've been created to be fed by the truth of God's Word and be filled with it. In order to make room for the truth in our lives, we must empty out the lies. What are the voices that we are listening to throughout the day...

Paul writes to the church of Colossae reminding them of the importance of the mind and tells them to fill their minds with the Truth. Paul is praying that their minds will be filled with the knowledge, wisdom, and the understanding of who God is so there isn't room for anything else. We need to empty the lies and junk of this world and fill our minds with God's Word. When our minds are fil...

In this episode of Let's Go, Pastor Jared looks back on Pastor Brian's message in the first part of our In The Word series walking through the book of Colossians. What would we do if Paul wrote us a letter and said he had hear about our faith, love, and all what God is doing like he did to the church in Colossae? How would we respond? If that is being said in the community that our faith i...

In the book of Colossians, Paul is writing a letter to the church of Colossae. Paul directs every bit of the attention to the head of the body, Jesus. Everything points back to Jesus. The three questions that must be asked are: (1) Are you in Christ?, (2) Are you allowing God to use us where He has placed us?, (3) Is God using you where He’s placed you? When a church body is in Christ and allows G...

In this episode of Let's Go, Pastor Jared looks back on Pastor Brian's message about The Day as we celebrated Easter. Everyone responds differently to the resurrection. When we meet Jesus wherever we are, He changes everything. He doesn't expect you to be a mile further in your journey before He will meet you. He meets you right where you are. The hope we have in His resurrection is ev...

In looking at the Day of Jesus' resurrection, we see that everybody responds differently to the resurrection day. While looking through the Gospels, Matthew, Luke, and John, we see that, even on the actual resurrection day, everybody responded differently. How has the resurrection affected you? What have you done with the resurrection? Watch this sermon from Easter 2021 in our Easter series ca...

In this episode of Let's Go, Pastor Jared looks back on Pastor Brian's message about the Trial of Jesus in our Easter series called The Trial, The Death, The Day. The question we need need to be asking is, "What will we do with Jesus?" Are we going to choose Jesus or are we not going to choose Jesus? The influence of the world, the influence of evil, blinds us from the truth. It bl...