Chestnut Mountain Church

In our We Are The Church series, it's an opportunity to share the vision, mission, and assignment that God has given CMC. In the New Testament, churches were being birthed in specific locations to have an impact on their community. We are called to influence our community. Our mission at CMC is to saturate the world with the Good News. There are four pillars that hold up our mission statement....

In this third episode of Let's Go, Pastor Jared looks back on Pastor Brian's message from 1 John 5 about about why Christians should obey God's commandments. We have a Heavenly Father that doesn't just say to obey because He says so but because He loves us. What if we started to change the way we responded from 'because I say so' to 'because I love you.' We follow G...

In 1 John 5, John has written this letter to confirm and check yes or no of whether we believe in Jesus. Salvation is achieved only through our confession, our repentance, and our surrender. As we examine our hearts, has there been a time where we have confessed, repentance, and surrendered to the lordship of Jesus Christ? As a follower of Christ, we will know that we love God by the way we love o...

In this second episode of Let's Go, Pastor Jared looks back on Pastor Brian's message from 1 John 4 about overcoming fear. When we don't know how something will turn out, we often create an outcome in our heads. However, the way we overcome fear is not becoming more familiar with what causes the fear, but it's actually becoming more familiar with the one who casts out fear. Let&#39...

In 1 John 4, John tells believers why they do not have to fear. Fear is a four letter word that's very small but has an enormous impact. We love to know how things will turn out before we jump in. When we don't know what the outcome is going to look like, we often create an outcome in our mind and fear sets in. Often times we think it's easier to not face the unknown. However, the clos...

In this first episode of Let's Go, Pastor Jared looks back on Pastor Brian's message from 1 John 3 about going from fans of Jesus to followers of Jesus. We can't only talk about love but we have to show love. It's about the shift of moving from selfishness to selflessness. It's about saying no to yourself and saying yes to others. Let's Go is a series of podcast episodes wh...

In 1 John 3:11-19, John tells believers to not just talk about love but to do it. Are we living a life that proves we love people? The more we look like the Son of God, the more the world will despise us. As a follower of Christ, we go from being selfish people to being selfless people through Christ. As followers of Christ, Christian love requires sacrifice and service. Jesus didn't just talk...

In 1 John 3:1-10, John tells believers that there are children of God and children of the devil. If you are a child of God, there will be a family resemblance. You will start to look like, act like, and love like your Heavenly Father as a child of God. The evidence of your blood-bought redemption shines through your family resemblance. Proximity to God will promote resemblance. Listen to this serm...

In 1 John 2, believers are reminded to not love the world. We are called to love others but not the world meaning not to love anything in the world or of the world that leaves God out. The enemy wants us to love things of this world that God has nothing to do with. We have to put our hope in God's promises that are eternal, not the world because the world will not last. Don't listen to the...

In 1 John 2, John reminds believers that Jesus is our advocate if and when we win. Jesus is standing at the Father's right hand pleading our case. As believers, that is the greatest news we could hear. Even when we don't choose Him, He still chooses us, still loves us, and is still advocating for us. The more we understand His love for us, the more we're compelled to live for Him. We a...

1 John is a litmus test for believers. Believers can look at 1 John to see where they are as believers. A life committed to following Christ is going to look different from that of someone who is not following Christ. Has Jesus been made real to you? If He has, then we are proclaiming it and walking in the light. Listen to this sermon from 1 John 1 in the first part of our In The Word - 1 John ser...

In 1 Corinthians 16, Paul reminds the Corinthians that we have to steward what God has given us. In looking at what it means to steward what God has given us, we look at the three areas of finances, opportunity, and the people who God sends. We must be focused on the condition of our hearts when we are open handed with what God has given us. When your obedience is combined with God's power, th...

In 1 Corinthians 15, we are reminded that, as believers, our hope is found in the resurrection of Christ. If you remove the resurrection, we have no hope, no life. Even in the midst of all the confusion and chaos, darkness doesn't stand a chance because of the hope we have in Jesus and His resurrection. Let's keep moving and keep our hands to the plow because of what's coming. Share yo...

In 1 Corinthians 14, there is a lot of confusion going on in the Corinthian church. The Corinthians are using the gifts that God has given them to edify themselves instead of edifying God. When we as believers try to rob God of His glory, it creates chaos and confusion among everyone. Paul is calling the church to have our pursuit drive our desire. We have to pursue love. We have to pursue God bef...

In 1 Corinthians 13, Paul describes love and the way of love to the Corinthians. He describes love only with verbs because love cannot be described statically. As we look at how Paul described love to the Church of Corinth, we are reminded that love is absolutely necessary, personally characterized, eternally permanent, and entirely supreme. Love is the root of all healthy behavior, and we, as Chr...

In 1 Corinthians 12, the Corinthians were more concerned pursuing a spiritual gift rather than the spiritual giver, God. Paul Reminds the Corinthians that they are all part of the same team but they are pursuing the wrong thing. It is adamant that every member of the body walks in the spiritual gift that God has given each member. That is the only way the church will thrive. It's all the same...

In 1 Corinthians 11, Paul reminds the Corinthians that it's about the church being unified with God and others. The purpose of us being together as the church is to honor and recognize the idea of being unified. The church can't have unity if there is not unity with God. If you're not in unity with God, then there cannot be unity with one another. When the church is one one mind, one a...

On Father's Day, we look at 1 Corinthians 11 as we continue our In The Word series. In 1 Corinthians 11, Paul writes to the Corinthians to examine their circle of influence. He calls them to be imitators of himself because he is imitating Christ. As a follower of Christ, you have a circle of influence. You are impacting people whether you know it or not. You are influencing people that God has...

In 1 Corinthians 10, Paul discusses with the Corinthians about the battle there is between the balance of freedom and responsibility as a Christian. As Christians, we have all been given freedom through salvation. However, with that freedom, we have a responsibility. As Christians, we cannot abuse our freedom and forget our responsibility. Our responsibility as Christian is to grow the church and...

In 1 Corinthians 9, Paul expresses to the Corinthians how he gave up His own freedom and liberty to reach both the Jews and teh Gentiles where they were. Paul had no selfish motive. The only reason that Paul was becoming all things to all people was he wanted to see people saved. He was getting back to the Gospel of Jesus Christ. Our duty as Christ followers is to become all things to all people b...

As our country faces protests and riots against racism all across our nation, we are heavy hearted. It's time for the Church to take its place at the forefront and lead. We must love one another. When you love God, you love one another. In 1 Corinthians 8, Paul is pointing the Corinthians to Jesus. He's telling them that knowledge puffs up but love builds up. What is the work of love? List...

In 1 Corinthians 7, Paul gives the Corinthians marriage advice. Paul isn't against marriage but reminds that there are challenges in marriages. Marriage is going to be hard enough; the last thing it needs is more difficulties. Your relationship with God has to trump everything else including your relationship with your spouse. We must be focused vertically on Him. Our focus in marriage has to...

In 1 Corinthians, 6, Paul reminds the Corinthians that just because you are saved and a Christian does not mean you can live any way that you want. Before your faith in Christ, you willingly walked in sin and were owned by those things. However, through Christ, sin no longer has authority over you. As Christians, we are declared righteous in Jesus. As followers of Christ, we are washed, sanctified...

On this Mother's Day, Pastor Brian invites his wife, Chelsea, along with Pastor Jared and Pastor Brandon and their wives, Kaylan and Abigail, respectively, to have a round table talk about the journey of motherhood. While there are great rewards and challenges of being a mother, motherhood is ultimately servanthood. Though the journey of motherhood may not be easy, our mothers are often the on...

In 1 Corinthians 5, Paul addresses church discipline and sexual immorality. As the church and Christians, have we slide back to where we have become calloused towards certain sins? Sin should hurt and our duty is to long what is best for the body of Christ! We are to love the Church the way Christ loves the Church! We must protect the Church as well. As Christians, we cannot become calloused to si...