Union Chapel Sermon Library

John 4:34-42 Three Trends: 1. Woke is making people, in general, miserable. 2. Parents and others are getting angry with school boards and other politicians over what they are doing to our children. 3. There is coming, and now is, a youth “backlash” against woke culture. Revival is birthed in the womb of humility and brokenness without which you will never personally receive. Question: Would you h...

And so it was with me, brothers and sisters. When I came to you, I did not come with eloquence or human wisdom as I proclaimed to you the testimony about God. For I resolved to know nothing while I was with you except Jesus Christ and him crucified. I came to you in weakness with great fear and trembling. My message and my preaching were not with wise and persuasive words, but with a demonstration...

Now when He was asked by the Pharisees when the kingdom of God would come, He answered them and said, "The kingdom of God does not come with observation; nor will they say, 'See here!' or 'See there!' For indeed, the kingdom of God is within you." Luke 17:20-21 (NKJV) Christians take the kingdom of God everywhere we go. “You are the salt of the earth; but if the salt loses its flavor, how shall it...

The man who finds a wife finds a treasure, and he receives favor from the Lord. Proverbs 18:22 (NLT) A quarrelsome wife is like the dripping of a leaky roof in a rainstorm; Proverbs 27:15 (NIV) It is better to step in warm dog poop, or to pass a kidney stone, than to marry a self-centered, narcissistic man. Ryan 4:18 Why do so many marriages struggle? “Haven’t you read,” he replied, “that at the b...

John 9:1-7 1. My Story- Divine Intervention 2. Partnership With Doctors/Counselors James 5:13-15 Romans 8:28 (The Best Loved Most Misunderstood Verse In The Bible) 3. Process- Ask Seek and Knock Mark 8 4. Death "Why Not You?" "Why Not Me?”

John 2:1-11 I. Need, Greed or Seed “But this I say: He who sows sparingly will also reap sparingly, and he who sows bountifully will also reap bountifully. So let each one give as he purposes in his heart, not grudgingly or out of compulsion; for God loves a cheerful giver. And God is able to make all grace abound toward you, that you, always having all sufficiency in all things, may have an abund...

Deuteronomy 15:7-15 There is nothing in Scripture that says we should make personal gain our motive for giving. God doesn’t want us to catch the vision of getting. He wants us to catch the vision of giving. “Give to everyone who asks of you. And from him who takes away your goods do not ask them back. And just as you want men to do to you, you also do to them likewise. But if you love those who lo...

Luke 16:10-13 I. True Riches Matthew 6:19-21 What are the “true riches” the “treasures in heaven?” It’s people and relationships. When we use money for righteous purposes, we are laying up treasure in heaven. II. Tithing Luke 16:10 The Bible says that we must be faithful with a little before we will be entrusted with much. It’s not how much we have but whose it is. The tithe “belongs” to God. The...

Deuteronomy 28:1-15 “Bring in the tithe…so that the Levites (who have no allotment or inheritance of their own) and the aliens, the fatherless and the widows who live in your towns may come and eat and be satisfied, and so that the Lord your God may bless you in all the work of your hands.” Deuteronomy 14:29 “Give generously to him (your needy brother) and do so without a grudging heart; then beca...

“Just as we define our actions, our actions define us.” George Eliot “Our challenges don’t define us, our actions do.” Michael J. Fox “Stupid is as stupid does.” Forrest Gump Would you do what you are about to do if you knew it would be the last thing you would do? “The unresolved gap between what we say and how we live is the crevice into which people fall.” Gregg Parris “There can be no happines...

Luke 2:1-16 I. An Unlikely Crib It is rather startling that the completely omniscient, self-sufficient God that owns everything and needs nothing would seek for something, and that something would be us! He left His Father’s throne above (so free, so infinite his grace!) emptied himself of all but love, and bled for Adam’s helpless race. ‘Tis mercy all, immense and free; for, O my God, it found ou...

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Therefore, the Lord himself will give you a sign: The virgin will conceive and give birth to a son, and will call him Immanuel. Isaiah 7:14 I. A promise you receive. (You are never alone) II. A promise you share. Matthew 1:23 Why were confused, hurting and lost people drawn to Jesus? Because when everyone looked down and pushed such people away, Jesus pulled them close to Himself. He wanted to be...

Matthew 1:18-25 I. A Special Name The combination of Jehovah and Hoshea made the name Joshua, translated means Jesus (The Lord of Salvation or God saves!) II. A Name that Saves You shall call His name Jesus, for He will save His people from their sins. Matthew 1:21 Do not be afraid, for behold, I bring you good tidings of great joy which will be to all people. For there is born to you this day in...

Matthew 2:1-12 I. The Eyes to See Psalm 8:4; Matthew 8:2; Ecclesiastes 3:11; Matthew 2:2 Deep calls to deep. Psalm 42:7 The wise men were wise because they did not allow their souls to be anesthetized by possessions and success. II. The Courage to Follow Matthew 2:3 For to us a child is born, To us a child is given, And he will be called Wonderful Counselor, Mighty God, Everlasting Father, Prince...

They were devoting themselves to the apostles’ teaching and to fellowship, to the breaking of bread and to prayers. Reverential awe came on everyone, and many wonders and miraculous signs came about by the apostles. All who believed were together and held everything in common, and they began selling their property and possessions and distributing the proceeds to everyone, as anyone had need. Every...

As they make music they will sing, all my fountains are in you. Psalms 87:7 He who has the Son has life; he who does not have the Son of God does not have life. I John 5:12 It has always been my ambition to preach the gospel where Christ was not known, so that I would not be building on someone else’s foundation. Romans 15:20 What voices are you listening to? What addictions are part of your strug...

“All I could see was the fog. I think if I could have seen the shore, I would have made it.” Florence Chadwick We don’t yet see things clearly. We’re squinting in a fog, peering through a mist. But it won’t be long before the weather clears and the sun shines bright! We’ll see it all then, see it all as clearly as God sees us, knowing him directly just as he knows us! I Corinthians 13:12 MSG Prolo...

Future expectations determine present behavior. We are hard pressed on every side, but not crushed; perplexed, but not in despair; persecuted, but not abandoned; struck down, but not destroyed. II Corinthians 4:8-9 Five times I received from the Jews the forty lashes minus times I was beaten with rods, once I was pelted with stones, three times I was shipwrecked, I spent a night and a day in the o...

Saul to Paul: Acts 9 What excuses do you use to disqualify yourself from being used by God? What excuses do you use to disqualify others? The enemy doesn’t need to disqualify you if you have already disqualified yourself. The enemy doesn’t need to disqualify others if we do it for him. Paul and Silas in Prison: Acts 16:16-40 Following Jesus should be disruptive to our past life. -2 Corinthians 5:1...

I. The Church is supernatural in origin and function. The Church is a supernatural invention that runs on supernatural power. II. The Church is a community of authentic love. It is better to be loving than to be right. It is better to be merciful than to be mean-spirited and judgmental. The unresolved gap between what we say and how we live is the crevice into which people fall. You cannot make yo...

“My God, my God, why have you forsaken me?” Matthew 27:46 How deep the Father's love for us, How vast beyond all measure That He should give His only Son To make a wretch His treasure How great the pain of searing loss, The Father turns His face away As wounds which mar the chosen One, Bring many sons to glory My God, my God, why have you forsaken me? Psalm 22:1 Why are you so far from saving me,...

1. There is truth – truth that everyone should believe. “You are a king, then!” said Pilate. Jesus answered, “You say that I am a king. In fact, the reason I was born and came into the world is to testify to the truth. Everyone on the side of truth listens to me.” John 18:37 2. Jesus came to testify to that truth – he is the key witness. “You are a king, then!” said Pilate. Jesus answered, “You sa...

What is most important? Luke 10:38-42 If the enemy can’t destroy you, he will distract you. The American dream is about distraction, not security. You might retire from your earthly work but never retire from Kingdom work. Yet I hold this against you: You have forsaken the love you had at first. Consider how far you have fallen! Repent and do the things you did at first. If you do not repent, I wi...

Jesus was in the stern, sleeping on a cushion. The disciples woke him and said to him, “Teacher, don’t you care if we drown?” He got up, rebuked the wind and said to the waves, “Quiet! Be still!” Then the wind died down and it was completely calm. He said to his disciples, “Why are you so afraid? Do you still have no faith?” Mark 4:38-40 | THE STORY Pg. 343 If Jesus is in your boat, you don’t need...