Union Chapel Sermon Library

1 Timothy 6:17-19 “Better one handful with tranquility than two handfuls with toil and chasing after the wind.” Ecclesiastes 4:6 “Watch out! Be on your guard against all kinds of greed; life does not consist in an abundance of possessions.” Luke 12:15 1. THROW OUT. 2. BUY LESS. “Cause my heart to bow before your words of wisdom, and not to the wealth of this world. Help me turn my eyes away from i...

Acts 11:19-30 A “faith promise” offering is simply faith in God to provide an amount of money followed by a promise to give it. A “faith promise” offering is a commitment to give what we will trust God to provide. -It was an offering over and above local church support. -Rather than being a cash offering, it was a faith offering, promising in faith to contribute a certain amount over a one-year pe...

Romans 12:1-3 I. Commanding Scripture “All scripture is God-breathed and profitable…” II Timothy 3:16 II. Compelling Spirit “And now, compelled by the Spirit, I’m going to Jerusalem not knowing what will happen to me there.” Acts 20:22 III. Common Sense IV. Counsel of the Saints “The way of fools seems right to them, but the wise listen to advice.” Proverbs 12:15 “Plans fail for lack of counsel, b...

Nehemiah 1:1-11 I. Take it to God in prayer. II. Start small. Do not despise these small beginnings, for the Lord rejoices to see the work begin… Zechariah 4:10 NLT Then I said to them, “You see the trouble we are in: Jerusalem lies in ruins, and its gates have been burned with fire. Come, let us rebuild the wall of Jerusalem, and we will no longer be in disgrace.” I also told them about the graci...

Acts 20:22-24 I. The Holy Spirit’s prompting. "And now compelled by the Spirit, I am going to Jerusalem." Acts 20:22 II. Certain uncertainty. "Compelled by the Spirit, I'm going to Jerusalem, not knowing what will happen to me there.” Acts 20:22b Your word is a lamp to guide my feet and a light for my path. Psalm 119:105 III. Predictable Resistance. "All I know is I'm being prompted. I don't know...

I Corinthians 16:6-9 Perhaps I will stay with you for a while, or even spend the winter, so that you can help me on my journey, wherever I go. For I do not want to see you now and make only a passing visit; I hope to spend some time with you, if the Lord permits. But I will stay on at Ephesus until Pentecost, because a great door for effective work has opened to me, and there are many who oppose m...

I Thessalonians 4:1-7 The decisions we make today determines the stories we tell tomorrow. I. God cares about who before do. God’s will is for you to be holy, so stay away from all sexual sin. I Thessalonians 4:3 NLT If you are becoming the right who, then you will choose the right do. II. God cares about why before what. (Motives matter to God.) You may think everything you do is right, but the L...

Habakkuk 3:1-6 Shigionoth: It means to sing with strong emotion, with impassioned exuberance. It means wild, passionate singing with rapid changes of rhythm. It means high-spirited praise with vigorous enthusiasm. Sometimes the most passionate, authentic praise is actually the praise before the provision. Lord, I have heard of your fame; I stand in awe of your deeds, Lord. Repeat them in our day,...

Habakkuk 2:1-4 I. Listen I will stand at my watch and station myself on the ramparts; I will look to see what he [God] will say to me Habakkuk 2:1 II. Write Then the Lord replied: “Write down the revelation and make it plain on tablets ...” Habakkuk 2:2 III. Wait “For the revelation awaits an appointed time; it speaks of the end and will not prove false. Though it linger, wait for it; it will cert...

Habakkuk 1:1-9 I. Why doesn’t God seem fair? How long, Lord, must I call for help, but you do not listen? Or cry out to you, “Violence!” but you do not save? 3 Why do you make me look at injustice? Why do you tolerate wrongdoing? Habakkuk 1:2-3 Habakkuk: to embrace or to wrestle. Why do you make me look at injustice? Why do you tolerate wrongdoing? Destruction and violence are before me; there is...

Matthew 25:14-30 Where purpose is not known, abuse is inevitable. Dr. Myles Monroe I. Know your purpose. Purpose #1: You Were Planned for God's Pleasure (Worship) Purpose #2: You Were Formed for God's Family (Fellowship) Purpose #3: You Were Created to Become Like Christ (Discipleship) Purpose #4: You Were Shaped for Serving God (Ministry) Purpose #5: You Were Made for a Mission (Mission) Rick War...

Worship is the expression of love for God from your heart. Proverbs 4:23: Above all else, guard your heart, for everything you do flows from it.

Psalm 150 I. Worship with our regenerated spirit. II. Worship with our renewed mind. III. Worship with our revived emotions. IV. Worship with our rededicated body. V. His power is displayed. VI. The conviction of sin is experienced. VII. His purposes are revealed. VIII. His enemies are scattered.

Psalm 100 Worship defined: Worship in truth and spirit is experiencing/encountering God. 1. Serve God (with praise) Worship is seeing what God is worth and giving him what he’s worth. Tim Keller I’ve experienced God’s presence most powerfully in worship, often during the singing, I suppose because when we sing to him, we are looking hard in his direction. J.I. Packer Christian worship is the most...

John 4:20-24 I. Worship is fundamentally relational . II. We are to worship in spirit and truth. III. Worship in truth and spirit is experiencing God.

Psalm 89: 1-2; 30-34 I. Sin can stored as a generational curse. “If your children commit adultery and fall into sin I will chasten them with the rod…but I will not take my love from him, nor will I ever betray my faithfulness.” Psalm 89:32-33 “My people are destroyed for lack of knowledge. Because you have rejected me and forgotten my word, I will forget your children…because you have ignored the...

Psalm 23:1-6 1. The Good Shepherd Provides for His Sheep 2. The Good Shepherd Protects His Sheep 3. The Good Shepherd Plans for His Sheep All of us like sheep have gone astray, each of us has turned to his own way; but the LORD has caused the iniquity of us all to fall on Him. Isaiah 53:6

Genesis 22:16-18 Humpty Dumpty sat on a wall Humpty Dumpty has a great fall All the King’s horses All the King’s men Couldn’t put Humpty together again. Remember The Great Ones who have fallen in the Bible: 1. Abraham 2. Moses 3. David 4. Samson Remember What Apostle Paul teaches us: 1. He refers to himself as The Chief of sinners 2. Tells us his constant struggle. Romans 7 3. Tells us he burns da...

Exodus 17:8-16 NLT

The Lord turned to him and said, “Go in the strength you have and save Israel out of Midian’s hand. Am I not sending you?” “Pardon me, my lord,” Gideon replied, “but how can I save Israel? My clan is the weakest in Manasseh, and I am the least in my family.” The Lord answered, “I will be with you, and you will strike down all the Midianites, leaving none alive.” Gideon replied, “If now I have foun...

Remind the people to be subject to rulers and authorities, to be obedient, to be ready to do whatever is good, to slander no one, to be peaceable and considerate, and always to be gentle toward everyone. At one time we too were foolish, disobedient, deceived and enslaved by all kinds of passions and pleasures. We lived in malice and envy, being hated and hating one another. But when the kindness a...

I Corinthians 11:7-8 I. Lead courageously. Accept responsibility. Husbands, love your wives, just as Christ loved the church and gave himself up for her to make her holy, cleansing[a] her by the washing with water through the word, and to present her to himself as a radiant church, without stain or wrinkle or any other blemish, but holy and blameless. Ephesians 5:25-27 II. Practice listening. My d...

I Samuel 17:33-39, 45-46 An addiction is anything we can’t live without. I. Find your God. II. Find your purpose. III. Find your friends. To keep me from becoming conceited, I was given a thorn in my flesh, a messenger of Satan, to torment me. Three times I pleaded with the Lord to take it away from me. But he said to me, “My grace is sufficient for you, for my power is made perfect in weakness.”...

I Samuel 17:28 I. Remind ourselves we aren’t perfect. You, Lord, showed favor to your land; You restored the fortunes of Jacob. You forgave the iniquity of your people And covered all their sins. [Selah.] You set aside all your wrath And turned from your fierce anger. Restore us again, God our Savior, and put away your displeasure toward us. Will you be angry with us forever? Will you prolong your...

1 Samuel 17:15-24; 50-57 1. Complacency is subtle and slow. 2. The enemy of complacency is persistence. 3. It’s hard to be complacent when you’re running. 4. Be brutal and ferocious with the giants God has defeated.