Union Chapel Sermon Library

I Samuel 3:1-21 The Lord came and stood there, calling as at the other times, “Samuel! Samuel! ”Then Samuel said, “Speak, for your servant is listening.” I Samuel 3:10 That is an incredibly dangerous prayer! In this case, what God told Samuel was extremely difficult to hear! Don’t ask God to speak—If you don’t want to hear what he says! 1. BE STILL. “Be still, and know that I am God!" Psalm 46:10...

Acts 4:1-22 Now, Lord, consider their threats and enable your servants to speak your word with great boldness. Acts 4:29 Stretch out your hand to heal and perform signs and wonders through the name of your holy servant Jesus.” Acts 4:30 After they prayed, the place where they were meeting was shaken. And they were all filled with the Holy Spirit and spoke the word of God boldly. Acts 4:31 They arr...

Nehemiah 8:3-8 I. Receptivity reflects generosity. “If anyone has ears to hear, let him hear. Take heed what you hear. With the same measure you use. It will be measured to you; and to you who hear more will be given.” Mark 4:23-24 Receptivity: Quickness to receive. Desire to be stimulated. Easily trained. Ready to respond. II. Receptivity charges the atmosphere of your life. III. Receptivity will...

Colossians 4:2-6 I believe that unarmed truth and unconditional love will have the final word in reality. Dr. Martin Luther King Jr. 1. From where do we find our moral framework? 2. From where do I find ultimate meaning in life? a. A sense of Wonder b. The awareness of Truth. c. The experience of Love. d. The knowledge of Security. 3. What about hope? 4. The supremacy of the practice of love. The...

Matthew 25:31-46 “There is nothing that keeps wicked men at any one moment out of hell, but the mere pleasure of God…Your wickedness makes you, as it were, heavy as lead, and to tend downwards with great weight and pressure towards hell; and if God should let you go, you would immediately sink, and swiftly descend and plunge into the bottomless gulf, and all of your righteousness, would have no mo...

Revelation 21:1-8 1. It will be a lot like the new me. The Lord is not slow in keeping his promise, as some understand slowness. Instead he is patient with you, not wanting anyone to perish, but everyone to come to repentance. But the day of the Lord will come like a thief. The heavens will disappear with a roar; the elements will be destroyed by fire, and the earth and everything done in it will...

He gives power to the weak, and to those who have no might He increases strength. Even the youths shall faint and be weary, and the young men shall utterly fall, but those who wait on the Lord shall renew their strength; they shall mount up with wings like eagles, they shall run and not be weary, they shall walk and not faint. Isaiah 40: 29-31 1. God wants to renew your strength. Waiting on God is...

Matthew 20:20-28 I. Greatness is not a position. Find something you can do and do it! II. Greatness is not about power. How to know you are abusing authority: a. Keep reminding people of your position. b. Expect or demand privilege. c. Comfortable with personal praise. d. Resenting or reacting to challenges to your authority. e. Unmoved by an individual’s pain. III. Greatness is about serving. I c...

John 13:34–35; 1 Corinthians 13:5 Question 1 - The INTEGRITY Question: Am I being honest with myself... really? Question 2 - The LEGACY Question: What story do I want to tell? Question 3 - The CONSCIENCE Question: Is there a tension that deserves my attention? Question 4 - The MATURITY Question: What is the wise thing to do? Question 5 - The RELATIONSHIP Question: What does love require of me? “A...

Ephesians 5:15–16 Question 1 - The INTEGRITY Question: Am I being honest with myself... really? Question 2 - The LEGACY Question: What story do I want to tell? Question 3 - The CONSCIENCE Question: Is there a tension that deserves my attention? Question 4 - The MATURITY Question: What is the wise thing to do? The prudent see danger and take refuge...but the simple keep going and pay the penalty. P...

The prudent see danger and take refuge but the simple keep going and pay the penalty. Proverbs 27:12 Question 1 - The INTEGRITY Question: Am I being honest with myself... really? Question 2 - The LEGACY Question: What story do I want to tell? Question 3 - The CONSCIENCE Question: Is there a tension that deserves my attention? Do not be anxious about anything, but in every situation, by prayer and...

“The prudent see danger and take refuge but the simple keep going and pay the penalty.” Proverbs 27:12 Week 1 - The Integrity Question: “Am I being honest with myself? Really?" Week 2 – The Legacy Question: “What story do I want to tell?” Every decision and the outcome of that decision becomes part of your story, which means decision-by-decision you are writing the story of your life. Whenever we’...

The prudent see danger and take refuge but the simple keep going and pay the penalty. Proverbs 27:12 The easiest person to deceive is the person in the mirror. Question One: Am I being honest with myself…really? “The human understanding when it has once adopted an opinion... draws all things else to support and agree with it. And though there be a greater number and weight of instances to be found...

“Do not lay up for yourselves treasures on earth, where moth and rust destroy and where thieves break in and steal, but lay up for yourselves treasures in heaven, where neither moth nor rust destroys and where thieves do not break in and steal. For where your treasure is, there your heart will be also." Matthew 6:19 (English Standard Version) And he told them a parable, saying, “The land of a rich...

1 Corinthians 12:12-27 1. We’re exponentially better together. 2. I belong (no matter what I feel). 3. I matter (regardless of how I feel). 4. I must see the potential of the part I play.

Luke 7:36-50 (NIV) 1. Jesus invites the people others reject. 2. Jesus invites me into a love relationship with Him. 3. Where you see rejection, Jesus sees potential. 4. Accept Jesus' invitation with determination. “Come to me, all you who are weary and burdened, and I will give you rest. Take my yoke upon you and learn from me, for I am gentle and humble in heart, and you will find rest for your...

John 4:4, 7-20; 25-26 What did the women see? 1. We see ourselves through Bad Decisions. 2. We see ourselves through Trauma 3. We see ourselves through Bad Friends. 4. We see ourselves through Hard Circumstances. 5. We see ourselves through Social Media. 6. We see ourselves through Shame. 7. We see ourselves through Fear. What did Jesus see? The Creator determines something's values, not the creat...

Psalms 78:1-7 I. The undeniable impact of a father. A person’s own folly leads to their ruin, yet their heart rages against the Lord. Proverbs 19:3 II. What children need from us. Folly is bound up in the heart of a child, but the rod of discipline (instruction) will drive it far away. Proverbs 22:15 The Big Idea: “Yes, I love you” and “No, you can’t have your own way.” III. High impact ideas. a....

2 Corinthians 10:1-5 I. We posture in humility and gentleness. II. We rely on the Spirit’s power. III. We remain obedient to Christ.

II Kings 4:1-7 I. Rely on the Holy Spirit. But you will receive power when the Holy Spirit comes on you; and you will be my witnesses in Jerusalem, and in all Judea and Samaria, and to the ends of the earth.” Acts 1:8 II. Raise your expectations. If you had unlimited resources and knew you couldn’t fail, what would you attempt for God? III. Live your life with honor. Don’t you know that you yourse...

1. Remember your spiritual heroes (Hebrews 12:1-3) • Who are your biblical heroes? • Who are your personal heroes? 2. A thief said to Jesus, “Remember me” (Luke 23:39-43) 3. Jesus says to us, “Remember Me” (1 Corinthians 11:23-26) • Communion is an invitation to actively remember Jesus

Isaiah 56:1-2 I. Sabbath and giving are two sides of the same coin. II. Sabbath and hospitality. III. Sabbath and the Local Church. One reason is that most children do exactly what they are taught and they see their parents worshiping many lesser gods. Children learn more from what their parents do than from what we say. Sabbath is a time to transition from human doings to human beings. Eugene Pet...

Hebrews 12:1-3 Philippians 1:3-11

Psalm 90 I. Teach us to number our days. The three R’s of Sabbath: Rest, Renewal, Reverence. II. Rest as spiritual food. Sabbath is what balances the active parts of life with the holy parts, the spiritual parts, the most valuable parts.