Long before Jesus stood on this mountainside and gravity lost its hold on his body, Old Testament prophets had predicted the coming of a Messiah. By this time the Jews as a whole had made their decision and rejected Jesus as that Messiah and set in motion the course of events that led to his crucifixion. To this day Jewish theology denies his resurrection and continues to look for the first coming of a Messiah. For Christians around the world, however, we likewise are looking for a coming Messiah but that Messiah is the same Jesus that ascended here in Acts 1 and it’s the same Jesus these two angels said would come again. And the prophets predict the second coming of Messiah will be accompanied by events upon this planet never witnessed beforehand. It’s almost as if the earth turns upon itself and there is a season of unparalleled distress.

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What do you do when the world around you is falling apart. Special Guest Speaker, Richard Exley discusses the experience of Jesus in Gethsemane and the strength we can find in the response of Jesus.


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Religion is restrictive. Before we know Christ as our personal savior we are “slaves” to sin. The law condemned us and proclaimed us guilty of death and hell. Why would anyone that has been set free from that type of pseudo-relationship with God want to go back to be a slave again?



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Our goal over the next six weeks is to look at the six churches of the New Testament that the Apostle Paul pioneered, spent some extended time with, eventually wrote letters to and on some occasions traveled back to visit these developing congregations. And when we today read these letters it becomes obvious Paul had to address some of the matters of church life at that specific day and time and so our journey will be to compare church life then to church life now.


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During the 2009 Missions Convention, Joil Marbut, a missionary to the jungles of Ecuador, challenges us to the Free Fall of Obedience following the command of Christ to fulfill the Great Commission.

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Every year since those earliest days the worldwide church and local congregations have had to determine in their own way how they would fulfill the command of the Great Commission to “go into every man’s world.” We at Christ’s Chapel have made that decision in some form or fashion over the years collectively and every believer has to decide what that means on a personal level.


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Matthew 9:17
"Neither do men pour new wine into old wineskins. If they do, the skins will burst, the wine will run out and the wineskins will be ruined. No, they pour new wine into new wineskins, and both are preserved.”
Relating this very natural process to the life and ministry of Jesus Christ and any local church (specifically, Christ’s Chapel) is the focus of today’s message.

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Pressures in life can be the result of a nagging physical condition or a critical illness but sometimes you can’t really put you finger on the source of pressure but it seems like the daily demands and decisions of life just begin to get the best of you. As one author appropriately put it, “It’s the sand that constantly keeps getting into my shoes that almost drives me crazy.”
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The Parable of the Prodigal Son in Luke 15 tells the story of a man and his two sons. Neither son loved the father for himself. They both were using the father for their own self-centered ends rather than loving, enjoying, and serving him for his own sake. This means that you can rebel against God and be alienated from him either by breaking his rules or by keeping all of the diligently.”
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In this third chapter of the Gospel of John we are introduced to a man by the name of Nicodemus. In contrast to both Zacchaeus and the Samaritan Woman, Nicodemus was a very religious man.

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This is the Jesus you need to know. When you decide that something in your life needs to change, that there are a few things that need to be shifted within your heart – you will discover, as Zacchaeus did, that God already knows this and is waiting for you. He knows your need even here this morning. He knows your name. He knows the challenges of your life. And he’s ready to go home with you and start this internal reconstruction journey with you.

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Pastor Terry featured a quote from John Piper's book Don't Waste Your Life. What would it mean to waste my life? That was a burning question. Or, more positively, what would it mean to live well— not to waste life, but to . . .? How to finish that sentence was the question. I was not even sure how to put the question into words, let alone what the answer might be. What was the opposite of not wasting my life? “To be successful in a career”? Or “to be maximally happy”? Or “to accomplish something great?” Or “to find the deepest meaning and significance”? Or “to help as many people as possible”? Or “to serve Christ to the full”? Or “to glorify God in all I do”? Or was there a point, a purpose, a focus, an essence to life that would fulfill every one of those dreams?”

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Steve Axtell challenges the people of Christ's Chapel to go beyond the reasonable and move toward dependence on God as Caleb encouraged the people of Israel to do after being freed from slavery.


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Do you have peace in your life? This week Raeford Moore takes us to the Sea of Galilee (literally) and relates how Jesus can calm the storms in our lives.
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What's the will of God for my Life? Pastor Terry addresses the question we all face with a roadmap for the most important matters in life. The key is that we keep moving forward. We never give up. Pastor Terry looks at the life of Christ from Matthew chapter 4: following the character of Christ, living free from slavery to sin, engaging with God's word, responding to human suffering.


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Pastor Steve Axtell talks about the vision and future of Church 922. "...I have become all things to all men so that by all possible means I might save some." 1 Corinthians 9:22


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“The highest story of the American Revolution is this: It connected in one indissoluble bond the principles of civil government with the principles of Christianity.” John Adams


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I find it interesting and inspiring to discover that Jesus surrendered to God this group of disciples and the success of the kingdom throughout the ages in John 17. Jesus had taught them these three basic principles and he then shows them the 4th and final truth by praying an incredible prayer. In essence, he gave to God the ultimate responsibility for the church, as he knew he had done all that he could do.

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Pastor Terry quotes Rick Warren as part of the theme for this week's sermon: “It is your job to protect the unity of your church. Unity in the church is so important that the New Testament gives more attention to it than to either heaven or hell. God deeply desires that we experience oneness and harmony with each other.

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John records Jesus' words regarding our need to "bear fruit" - Remain in me, and I will remain in you. No branch can bear fruit by itself: it must remain in the vine. Neither can you bear fruit unless you remain in me. I am the vine; you are the branches. If a man remains in me and I in him, he will bear much fruit; apart from me you can do nothing."


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The folks that made up the earliest formation of those first congregations “devoted themselves” to the study of God’s Word and to one another.” For us to be properly grounded in the faith, we must share a similar devotion.
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Christ's Chapel featured Al Abrams and Bikers' Church. Listen as Pastor Al describes the mission and ministry of Bikers' Church which meets Sunday evenings @ 6:00 on the Christ's Chapel campus.
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There are those moments in our faith race when we will get off course, stumble and fall, get pushed off the course by someone or some circumstance and perhaps for a short season go an entirely different direction. But I’d like to encourage you to get up and continue to run with all your heart.

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Genuine Faith is a journey into God’s Word that allows truth to speak into our lives. In a very real way, the characters mentioned in Hebrews 11 had their own encounters with God. We are going to spend some time looking at some of them.
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What does Genuine Faith look like for the typical believer in today's world? Pastor Terry begins this series with an overview of the first three chapters of the Book of James.

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Church 922 pastor Craig Moore gave his personal story of coming to Christ. Due to a technical problem, his podcast is not available. Sorry for the inconvenience.

The Resurrection of Christ is a historical fact. It is not fiction. So how do we respond to the risen Christ?

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Jesus sayings on the cross continue this week as the Christ experiences the physical need of thirst, addresses his mother and disciple and feels the pain of being forsaken.
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Jesus set an example of forgiveness with His words on the cross..."Father, forgive them for what they know not what they do."
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Many of us have had defining moments in our life. This moment for Jesus Christ in the Garden of Gethsemane was such an occasion. For sin to be forgiven and for Adam’s nature to be destroyed; a sinless human yet divine sacrifice was required. The eternal fate of the world hung in the balance on that night in Gethsemane.
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Pastor Terry speaks from Ecclesiastes 4:12 - “Though one may be overpowered, two can defend themselves. A cord of three strands is not quickly broken.”
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This week Pastor Terry discusses how we need other followers of Christ to strengthen our daily walk and church community.
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"The Value of One" In this sermon Pastor Terry addresses the value of each person in the eyes of the Lord.
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Pastor Terry speaks on the recent inauguration of Barack Obama and our responsibility as Christians.
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This is week three of the series. Pastor Terry begins the year with a review of 2008 and look into 2009 and Christ's Chapel ministries.
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Pastor Terry begins the year with a review of 2008 and look into 2009 and Christ's Chapel ministries.
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