On June 29, 1998, I was hired as Chapel Hill’s Children’s Ministry Director. The job then was to recruit 16 volunteers for one hour of Sunday School. Now, 20 years later, on June 30, 2019, my time at Chapel Hill will come to a close as I retire and look forward to the Lord’s next […]
Sick of Religion? Week 3: Devotional Day 6
DAY 6 – Saturday Daily devotional Read Mark 2:17; Luke 7:36-39, 44-48; Deut. 30:3 Ask Can I recall missed opportunities to show the love of Christ? Rflect A few years ago, my sister was in town. We headed to the grocery store very early in the morning, too early for regular shoppers, and came across […]
Sick of Religion? Week 3: Devotional Day 5
DAY 5 – Friday Daily devotional Read Mark 2:15-16; Luke 5:27-29 Ask Do we as Christians only hang out with other Christians? Reflect Have you ever started a project that you were super excited about only to realize that the outcome was not how you thought it would turn out? As we start the project […]
Sick of Religion? Week 3: Devotional Day 4
DAY 4 – Thursday Daily devotional Read Mark 2:15-16; Matt 9:10-11; Luke 15 Ask What was Jesus doing dining with these people? How do we see the “one”? Reflect The scandal of all scandals: Jesus was a friend of sinners. Notice the scripture in Mark 2:15 – it says, “And it happened that He was […]
Sick of Religion? Week 3: Devotional Day 3
DAY 3 – Wednesday Daily devotional Read Mark 2:14-15; Isaiah 45:22 Ask Yesterday we went over what we turned from to follow Jesus. Today, reflect on the question: How you have turned to Jesus? How is God using your personality, skills, and time as a part of his mission here on earth? Reflect So how […]
Sick of Religion? Week 3: Devotional Day 2
DAY 2 – Tuesday Daily devotional Read Mark 2:14; Mark 10:29-30 Ask When Jesus asked me to “follow him,” what did I leave behind? What radical change was made in my life through the work of the Holy Spirit? How did I “identify” after this moment? Reflect As a twelve-year-old, I asked Jesus into my […]
Sick of Religion? Week 3: Intro/LifeGroup Questions
WEEK 3 This daily devotional pairs with Mark 2:13-17 and the sermon preached March 9-10. Written by Serena Blair Worship leader at Chapel Hill. Jesus is the King of my heart. I love being John’s wife, proud to get the title “Mama” to twin girls, and have been a hairdresser my entire adult life. I […]
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Sick of Religion? Week 3: Devotional Day 1
DAY 1 – Monday Daily devotional Read Mark 2:13-14; Matt. 9:9; Luke 5:27-28 Ask What people groups do I avoid? Reflect When Jesus saw Matthew sitting at the tax booth, he saw a person that could be—and would be—his disciple; a person that was despised and known as a traitor and an extortioner. Tax collectors […]
Wowza
Last weekend amazed. Our Alpha weekend hosted 65 people who gathered to learn more about the Holy Spirit and encounter Him in a personal way. Our weekend services hosted 1467 people, a 52% increase year to year! We finally heard the reveal of the worst-kept secret in Chapel Hill’s history: we are planting a new […]
Sick of Religion? Week 2: Devotional Day 7
DAY 7 – Sunday Daily devotional Read Mark 2:1-12, James 5:16, Ephesians 2:8-9, Acts 20:35, Isaiah 58:10 Ask When was a time when you needed to accept help from someone else? Are you someone who finds it easier to give, or to receive support from others? Reflect My three daughters and I flew 2,000 […]