Christ Chapel Audio Podcasts

This is not your typical message on WHY you should be thankful, but instead on why you should BE thankful. Thankfulness is not a fruit of the Holy Spirit, but a decision of the human will; it is a determined, purposeful, decision to act upon our awareness of what God has done for us. So many people seek experiences under the hands of other people, when there are very few things that will ever happen in your christian life that carry the power or weight of BEING a thankful person. May God quicken this word to our heart, knit it to the fabric of our soul, conforming us closer and closer to the image of Jesus Christ.

The bible teaches us in (James 4:14) that our life is just like a vapor that appeareth for a little while, and then vanisheth away." If we are only here for a little while, why do we act as if it will be a long while? May God brand this phrase "a little while" on the inside of our eyelids that we may never forget the brevity of our life and the certainty of our standing before Him whose eyes are a flame of fire to give an account for it. If we truly lived in the light of eternity, i wonder how different, powerful, fruitful and enjoyable our day to day lives would be?

Why is it that soldiers find comfort in the consolation of other soldiers, new mamas look to those who have successfully raised their babies, and other believers look to those who have remained faithful? It is because they have travelled the same paths, had similar if not the same experiences, and their stories of how Christ preserved them and the advice that they might give are like water to the parched soul.

There are as many types of depression as there are people, and the reasons for it as well. In last weeks message we looked at the power of prayer in those season, but this message will deal with our part in it. The part we rarely discuss. When we see our feelings more clearly and articulate them more fully than we ever do our responsibilities to it and the power of God available to us in it. Not all victory is from something, sometimes it is "in something". Join us as we examine this reality in the life of those found in the scripture at the bottom and set their feet back upon the rock and in his purpose".

One of the greatest paradoxes in the history of man is bound christians. People who name his name, have partaken of his Spirit, whose names are written in the lambs book of life, and who know his promises.....and yet live their lives in subjection to a vice, a lust, a person or a compromise. May the light of his word will illuminate our individual situations in such a way that we repent for the things we have allowed and enter into that which has purchased for us by our precious and mighty Savior. Absolute Freedom!

This subject of the Lords return is misunderstood, misapplied and maligned by the world and fallen out of favor by this present generation of professing believers. But it's truth, power and finality remains. The Lord is coming for his church in the clouds, The Lord will return with his church to the earth, Then the Lord will reign on the earth with his bride by his side. This hope is a blessed hope and still remains unchanged although greatly challenged. (Hebrews 9:28) "So Christ was once offered to bear the sins of many; and unto them that look for him shall he appear the second time without sin unto salvation."

This subject of the Lords return is misunderstood, misapplied and maligned by the world and fallen out of favor by this present generation of professing believers. But it's truth, power and finality remains. The Lord is coming for his church in the clouds, The Lord will return with his church to the earth, Then the Lord will reign on the earth with his bride by his side. This hope is a blessed hope and still remains unchanged although greatly challenged. (Hebrews 9:28) "So Christ was once offered to bear the sins of many; and unto them that look for him shall he appear the second time without sin unto salvation."

Today we discuss what it means to seek the Lord. Why should we seek the Lord? How are we to seek the Lord? When should we seek the Lord? Join us as we discuss these questions and trust the Lord to bring clarity to us from His Word.

In every life, whether of your own choosing, someone else's intervention or by God's leading you will experience events and or seasons on the waters of life where you cannot feel bottom and eventually you cannot see land. In these waters, not all vessels make it back home. Some capsize, other travelers settle on a far away land forgetting where they came from, and others just seem to simply vanish into thin air. But there are others, THERE ARE OTHERS, who travel there, do business, see the works of the Lord, stare death in the face and come out rejoicing, proclaiming the goodness of God and the power of HIS wonderful works.

Waiting is something that we all experience. For the believer, "how" we wait is what matters.

Yesterday I turned 60 years old, but as i look over my shoulder at all that is behind me....I can say without any fear of contradiction, that the Lord has been near, faithful, kind, patient, generous, gracious and always present with and for me. There is nothing good in my life that hasn't come from him, and nothing in this world that i want outside of him or his will. Tomorrows message will be my attempt to honor him with my reflective testimony and unpack the story of Samuel's Ebenezer moment!

Wicked is such a strong word, and even more stunning when it is coupled with the word "believer" or "servant". There are many forms of wickedness a believer can fall into, but there is one so severe that according to scripture you may not come back from it In a dream last night, I believe it was the Lord who stirred me to this topic and message; knowing in his omniscience who would be here and who would be watching on line. Search us O God, and try our hearts and help us see if there be any wicked way in us.....that we may repent and turn far from it.

The entirety of God's word is perfect and profitable, but there are differences and emphasis that are found when we rightly divide the word of truth; that seem to zero in on where we are turn all the lights on. This is one such verse. Its truth is simple, absolute and without exception. It is the kind of verse that would be on heavens phone system, if you ever found yourself on hold.It is the anthem of those who have gone before us and the wisdom of those who are older and remain. This one verse is pure oxygen to those who can't catch their breath, Shade for those who have traveled in the blistering sun and cool water for those dying of thirst, It is morphine for those who live with unspeakable pain and sweet rest to the weary, It is the divine and unchanging truth of God's word that brings perspective and clarity to EVERY situation.

The first miracle of Jesus has much to teach about the where, how and why of his pulling back the drape of his power and glory at this moment in time.

The feeding of the 5000 is one of the few stories in the gospels that is found in all four books. The primary lesson is of course that Christ is the bread of life that feeds mens souls, that he is the creator of everything that is in this world and all things continue and are kept by the power of God. But there are several important lessons here for us that precede this miracle. These are not a formula, but a compilation of truths that will guide us as we navigate seasons of lack and insufficiency.

This Syrophenician woman who through many obstacles approaches Jesus on behalf of her daughter who was demon possessed. On it's surface it would be easy to misunderstand what was really going on and how it would make application to us today....but one thing that most people miss is right under the surface of the narrative. This alien womans cry reached the ear of God, touched the heart of God and opened the hand of God. And remember this, with God NOTHING SHALL BE IMPOSSIBLE!

The bible is clear that Satan is currently the prince of this world, and all that is in the world (seen, felt, heard, and experienced) is designed to turn our hearts and feet away from God our creator. Yes the currents are strong, but the Holy Spirit inside of us is STRONGER STILL.