The Bible Chapel Sermons

Through this series, we want to: • Know God more intimately • Live for God more intentionally • Share the love of God more boldly Does God really work out all things together for good? 1. God never wastes our time. God, what are you trying to teach me? God, how are you trying to change me? 2. Be content with “loose ends.” BIBLE 2020 We want to invite you to join the Bible2020 challenge and read th...

Does God get angry? “A study of the concordance will show there are more references in scripture to the anger, fury and wrath of God, than there are to his love and tenderness” – A.W. Pink, The Attributes of God God’s Wrath WHY - God is holy, therefore he is pure and separate from all evil and sin HOW - God is just, therefore he judges all impartially according to His righteous standard WHO - God...

Know God more intimately Live for God more intentionally Share Jesus more boldly God is Immutable How does the unchanging God desire to change us? God is unchanging in his BEING and ATTRIBUTES God is unchanging in his PLANS God is unchanging in his PROMISES The unchanging God desires to change us through his SON, his SPIRIT, and his WORD. BIBLE 2020 We want to invite you to join the Bible2020 chal...

Through this series, we want to: Know God more intimately Live for God more intentionally Share the love of God more boldly  We have learned: God is beyond human understanding. God makes himself known to us. One God exists in three Persons.  God is independent.  God is Self-Existent.  He has been, is, and will always be.  He is unchanging.  God is Self-Sufficient.  He is not limited or lacking in...

Through this series, we want to: Know God more intimately Live for God more intentionally Share the love of God more boldly Last week we learned: God is beyond human understanding. God makes himself known to us. Trinity: One God existing in three Persons The Trinity remains a mystery. There is one God existing in three Persons with the same attributes working distinctly yet in perfect harmony. In...

Since God is incomprehensible, how can we understand him? God clearly reveals himself through his CREATION. OUR RESPONSE: Be intentional in noticing and connecting with God through His Creation. God clearly reveals himself through his WORD. OUR RESPONSE: Commit to reading God’s Word daily and connecting to Biblical community. God clearly reveals himself through His SON - JESUS CHRIST. OUR RESPONSE...

We learn how confusing it is to make sense of life apart from God in Acts 17. Because of this confusion, understanding God is always our starting point. 1. God is the Creator. 2. God is omnipresent. 3. God is self-sufficient and independent. 4. God is the provider of all mankind. 5. God is sovereign over all. 6. God is personal. 7. God is gracious. 8. God is just. BIBLE 2020 We want to invite you...

The foundation of Christian Community is Jesus Christ and God’s Word. The formation of Christian Community is God’s work through Christ to align, gift, develop, and connect believers. The function of the Christian Community involves the Spirit’s empowerment and our commitment to obedience.  WORD - Every believer committed to daily being in God’s Word.  WORSHIP - Every believer committed to a life...

We have this sure and steadfast anchor of the soul. Hebrews 6:19 Every anchored believer should live with a loose grip and a firm grip. Characteristics of Loose Grip-Firm Grip Believer Priority of Prayer Active Love Invest in Others Use your spiritual gifts God-Focused BIBLE 2020 We want to invite you to join the Bible2020 challenge and read the entire Bible in 2020. Sign up at biblechapel.org/res...

We have this sure and steadfast anchor of the soul. Hebrews 6:19 Now faith is the assurance of things hoped for, the conviction of things not seen. Hebrews 11:1 HOPE: Present confidence ANCHORED in God’s past work. Regularly review your Trusting in Christ story. Regularly review God’s spiritual work in your life. He called us. He redeemed us. He justified us. He sanctified us. He will glorify us....

We have this sure and steadfast anchor of the soul. Hebrews 6:19 Deuteronomy 6:4-9 Loving the true God and loving to share the truth about God. Love=commitment to obedience. Our love of commitment should be a wholehearted love. We are committed to God with all our:  Heart—the center of our thinking, emotions, and will Soul—personality, inner being, immortal part, psyche Might—the sum of our mental...

We have this sure and steadfast anchor of the soul. Hebrews 6:19 Rejoice in the fact that you are in Christ now and forever.  CONFRONTING WORRY Pray. Think. Act  Pray specifically and with thanksgiving. Think about these things:  True Honorable Just Pure Lovely Commendable Excellent Worthy of Praise I can’t discipline my mind by watching the news. I can’t discipline your mind by watching trash. I...

What comes into your mind when you think about God is the most important thing about us . . . the most [momentous] fact about any man is not what he at a given time may say or do, but what he in his deep heart conceives God to be like. -A. W. Tozer, The Knowledge of the Holy Hebrews 6:19 We have this sure and steadfast anchor of the soul. God is: Personal Majestic God is personal AND God is majest...

Significant Secure Accepted Forgiven Empowered Isaiah 43:1 Do not fear, for I have redeemed you; I have summoned you by name; you are mine. Romans 6:23 For the wages of sin is death, but the free gift of God is eternal life in Christ Jesus our Lord. Romans 6:3-4 Do you not know that all of us who have been baptized into Christ Jesus were baptized into his death? We were buried therefore with him b...

We have this as a sure and steadfast anchor of the soul. Hebrews 6:19a Does your fear cause you to hide…to try to conceal our actions from God? • Fear causes us to lie. • Fear causes us to run. • Fear causes us to pretend. Five Principals of Anchoring in Trust: 1. Anchoring in trust is anchoring in the person of Jesus. 2. Anchoring in trust is anchoring in the instruction of Jesus. 3. Anchoring in...

We have this as a sure and steadfast anchor of the soul. Hebrews 6:19a As Christians, in confusing times—how do we anchor ourselves in Jesus? Four GO-TOs for Confusing Times: 1. The Gospel of John—Knowing Jesus • Jesus is God • Seven Signs • Seven I AM statements • 27 interviews or dialogues 2. Psalms—Engaging with God • Psalm 13:1 • Psalm 42:9 • Psalm 43:2b • Psalm 18:1-3 3. Romans 6-8—Spiritual...

Trust in Jesus—the Anchor of your Soul. Walk with Jesus—as the Anchor of your soul. Let the end of the story impact your present story. 1 Corinthians 15:58 Therefore, my dear brothers and sisters, stand firm. Let nothing move you. Always give yourselves fully to the work of the Lord, because you know that your labor in the Lord is not in vain.  BIBLE 2020 We want to invite you to join the Bible202...

1 Corinthians 15  The Resurrection of Jesus (15:1-11) The Resurrection of Believers (15:12-34) The Resurrected Body (15:35-49) Eternal Victory through our Lord Jesus Christ (15:50-58)  ETERNAL VICTORY IS DEMONSTRATED Through the bond of Christian Community  www.biblechapel.org/new  Through a steadfast commitment to the Truth of God’s Word livinggrounded@biblechapel.org Through unwavering trust in...

My resurrected body will maintain in some capacity my God given identity My resurrected body will be perfectly designed for the new heaven and earth, my eternal home My resurrected body will be IMPERISHABLE, GLORIOUS and POWERFUL! My future resurrected body impacts my present body image. My resurrected body is a DONE DEAL! BIBLE 2020 We want to invite you to join the Bible2020 challenge and read t...

Just as Jesus was raised from the dead, so we will be raised from the dead. So, when we celebrate the resurrection of Jesus we are celebrating our future resurrection as well.  And they devoted themselves to the apostles' teaching and the fellowship, to the breaking of bread and the prayers. -Acts 2:42 How do you hold on to Jesus when the journey is unstable and unknown?  You hold onto his Word Ta...

Changed lives Christ’s work - according to the Scriptures He appeared alive! IF THERE IS NO RESURRECTION OF THE DEAD: Jesus is a waste of time (1 Cor. 15:12-14) Christians are spreading a lie (1 Cor. 15:15) When you are dead, you’re dead (1 Cor. 15:18) Everyone should laugh at or feel sorry for Christians (1 Cor. 15:19) THE SIGNIFICANCE OF THE RESURRECTION: More to come (1 Cor. 15:20) Death is def...

The Lord is my rock and my fortress and my deliverer, my God, my rock, in whom I take refuge, my shield . . . my stronghold. I call upon the Lord, who is worthy to be praised, and I am saved from my enemies. Psalm 18:2-3 1 CORINTHIANS 15: FOUNDATIONAL TRUTHS • The Resurrection of Jesus (15:1-11) • The Resurrection of Believers (15:12-34) • The Resurrected Body (15:35-49) • Eternal Victory through...

“Ah, Sovereign Lord, you have made the heavens and the earth by your great power and outstretched arm. Nothing is too hard for you.” - Jeremiah 32:17 The subject of 1 Corinthians 8 is eating meat offered to idols. The issue of the passage is that some people believed it was okay to eat meat offered to idols and others believed it was a sin. But the heart of this passage is found in the last verse...

1. Accept the present situation as God’s assignment. Psalm 16:7-8 I bless the Lord who gives me counsel; in the night also my heart instructs me. I have set the Lord always before me; because he is at my right hand, I shall not be shaken. 2. Our present situation reminds us to live with an eternal perspective. Psalm 73:23-28 Nevertheless, I am continually with you; you hold my right hand. You guid...

STRONG CHRISTIAN HOMES ARE ONE OF THE MOST POWERFUL STATEMENTS THAT JESUS TRANSFORMS AND CHANGES LIVES. TWO BIBLICAL GROUNDS FOR DIVORCE Adultery Abandonment While issues other than adultery and abandonment cannot be claimed to be explicit grounds for divorce, separation should occur, and ultimately divorce may occur, for safety and protection of spouse and/or children. Episode 36 of Fresh Faith,...