Michael J. Chanley Teachings

Join us as guest speaker, Dr. Caleb Brown, leads us through lessons on spiritual formation that are drawn from the Book of Exodus and the life of Moses.   About This Series God, Family, Us - Exodus  is an original sermon series recorded live at  Tunnel Hill Christian Church  in Georgetown, Indiana. This series takes us, chapter-by-chapter, through the Old Testament Book of Exodus. Each message wil...

This week, celebrate Father's Day and we explore Exodus 35-40. In these last chapters we learn how God wants us to be intentional about how we continue to pass on our legacy of faith to each generation and one another.  He wants us to be transformed! Grab your Bible and join us as we continue our exploration of the Book of Exodus and discover how God calls us to stand for Him alone!   About This S...

This week, we explore Exodus 32-34. These chapters include obvious warnings against idolatry and then provide for us examples of repentance, mercy, and forgiveness. Together we examine the text, and consider some deeper applications that go a little further than just warning us away from bowing down to a golden calf. Grab your Bible and join us as we continue our exploration of the Book of Exodus...

In this week's message, we explore the meaning of the consecration of the priests as explained in Exodus 29. We discover how the sacrifices of attonment makes the priests holy before God and, important for us, how this becomes an invitation for all believers to be sanctified before the Lord. Grab your Bible and join us as we continue our exploration of the Book of Exodus and discover how God makes...

Exodus 24-28 explains the elements of worship in the ancient tabernacle, a place designed as the dwelling place of God. It is, for all practical purposes, what we would call the church today. God's command to have His people set up the tabernacle teaches us that He wants to have a relationship with us no matter what we are going through. We do not have to wait until we reach our destination to beg...

On Pentecost, we celebrate the coming of the Holy Spirit as recorded in Acts 2. The Spirit gives to us an internalization of God's law by informing us about how to live in the path of Jesus Christ. Grab your Bible and join us as we explore Exodus 21-23 and discover how God brings us together through His Holy Spirit.   About This Series God, Family, Us - Exodus  is an original sermon series recorde...

In part three of our mini-series-within-our-Exodus series, we look at the final five of the Ten Commandments. This section helps inform us about how to treat one another. Importantly, as we consider Jesus' commands, and the other New Testament commandments, we discover the highest of God's instructions for each of us. Grab your Bible as we continue to explore what God's word says about how we are...

In part two of our mini-series-within-our-Exodus series, we look at the fifth commandment of the Ten Commandments. Exodus 20:12 teaches us to "honor our father and mother..." but, as it does, it also challenges us to ask ourselves a hard question: "Am I living a life worthy of the honor of the next generation?" Grab your Bible as we continue to explore the Old Testament book of Exodus, learn about...

The Ten Commandments are often either disregarded as irrelevant or overemphasized in prideful legalism. In this message, taught by Dr. Caleb Brown, we begin a three part mini-series looking at the Ten Commandments and asking how are they relevant to us today? Are they relevant at all?  Grab your Bible as we dig into the Old Testament book of Exodus and learn about God's Law, His love for us, and h...

To start something implies we have some end in mind. Much like racers on a track, we have a finish line or goal to work towards. In this message, recorded live at Dirt Church in Georgetown, Indiana, we lean into asking what that looks like in our relationship with God. Then, we end with a challenge to begin working towards pursuing God and finishing well with Him! Join us and learn about the messa...

If you have ever gone through a challenging season as a leader in your family or work, then you know how things can sort of dog-pile. You end up doing a whole lot more than you had expected. This busyness can create a dangerous temptation to become self-centered and to take our eyes off of God. Grab your Bible as we dig into the Old Testament book of Exodus and learn how God provides an entire com...

If you could drink water from the mythical fountain of youth, would you? Of course you would! In this message, we explore Exodus 17 and God's provision of water to a thirsty people. Then, we will flip forward to the New Testament to discover how God quenches our deeper spiritual thirst. Grab your Bible as we dig into the Old Testament book of Exodus and learn how it connects to the good news of Je...

After crossing the Red Sea the people of Israel face a new enemy, it is an enemy that attacks from within: hunger. God demonstrates His love and provision for His people by providing manna and quail for them to eat. However, from this lesson we can draw a deeper lesson about hungering for God. Grab your Bible as we dig into the Exodus story and learn how it connects to the good news of Jesus Chris...

Dr. Neal Windham joins as a guest speaker at our Easter Sunrise Service. In this special message, he explains how the resurrection is central to all we do and believe as Christians. He connects it to the moment of celebration experienced by the people of Israel after they cross the Red Sea into their freedom. Grab your Bible and join us as we celebrate Easter Sunrise together!   About This Series...

For Easter, we explore the Exodus moment and the deliverance of the people of God from their former enslavement. In doing so, we see that we too stand on the banks of the Red Sea. We are confronted with a decision. Do we move forward into our salvation or turn back to our past, former selves. Grab your Bible as we dig into the Exodus story and learn how it connects to the good news of Jesus Christ...

For Good Friday, we explore how Jesus is the fulfillment of the Passover Feast. His sacrifice on the cross becomes our moment of confession and repentance. Importantly, we are invited into a moment of forgiveness as we discover the deeper meaning of His sacrifice as it is foretold in the Book of Exodus. Grab your Bible and join us as we explore the many ways that the Exodus story connects to our u...

Dr. Caleb Brown joins as a guest speaker on Maundy Thursday. In this special message, he explains how The Last Supper is rooted in Exodus, how it connect us to the story of God, and how we celebrate the Passover each time we take Communion with everyone, everywhere! Grab your Bible and join us as we celebrate Holy Week together!   About This Series God, Family, Us - Exodus  is an original sermon s...

Examining the plague of the firstborn, recodred in the Book of Exodus, reveals the power and supremacy of God. However, it is especially terrifying and challenging. In order to more completely understand, we have to try and get into the mind of the Egyptian culture and how it is a judgement against their attempts to deny and reject God. The human obsession with kingdom building connects to several...

In this bonus podcast, from the Called To Write Workshop that was hosted by Liz Curtis Higgs, we discuss how to connect to Jesus as a writer of devotionals. This message, from my breakout sessions, was designed for any who are interested in writing. However, it will also be a great encouragement for anyone seeking to explore applications of the spiritual practices. If you'd like to learn more abou...

The judgements, or plagues, against Egypt highlight God's incredible power and supremacy. Important for us today, they also help us to persevere in our faith as we look forward to the return of Jesus. Grab your Bible and join us as we dive into Exodus 8-10. In this message, we explore how the Book of Exodus connects to the judgements in Revelation and reveal to us how God is Supreme!   About This...

When we face difficult circumstances or harsh treatment, we can be tempted question God's faithfulness, His goodness, His love… even His existence. Struggling through these challenges can lead us to ask: "Is God just or unjust?" To answer this question, we need to first define, "What is Justice?" Grab your Bible and join us as we dive into Exodus 7 and an exploration of God's just nature.    About...

We've been discussing some of God's characteristics as made evident through His works in the Book of Exodus. However, it is worth us pausing to ask a deeper question: Who is God? In this message, we extract truth from the Biblical narrative to examine how God answers this question. As we do, we discover a deeper meaning to Jesus' "I Am..." statements. Grab your Bible and join us as we study Exodus...

What do people mean when they say, "God is good?" Where does that even come from and does the Bible teach that God is in fact good? Join us as we compare and contrast the kingdom of this world with the Kingdom of God and discover the good, good nature of our loving God!   About This Series God, Family, Us - Exodus  is an original sermon series recorded live at  Tunnel Hill Christian Church  in Geo...

When Moses encounters the burning bush (a theophany) it changes him and the trajectory of his life. As we look into this, we explore other instances of God appearing to man and ask some hard questions about what it means for us as His followers. Importantly, we learn something about the loving nature of our God! Grab your Bible and join us as we step into this study of the Book of Exodus together!...

This message was recorded during our Ash Wednesday Service, which happened to fall on Valentine's Day. We take a small detour from the Book of Exodus to explore the Biblical meaning of love and to spend some time in worship and prayer. Important for our study of Exodus, we will see how the Burning Bush in Exodus 3 reveals to us God's loving nature, a key point in the next message of this series. G...