We all know how to curate a story. We choose the angle, the lighting, the caption. The highlight reel version of our lives is technically true — it’s just edited. But most of us don’t know what to do with the other version: the stress, the fear, the long seasons we didn’t expect, the parts […]
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In today’s message from our David’s Playlist series, we step into one of the darkest moments in David’s life: his sin with Bathsheba (2 Samuel 11). We’re not focusing on how it happened, but on what David does after he’s confronted, and what we should do when we’re brought face-to-face with our own failure. Psalm […]
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Our culture rewards quick decisions and bold moves. We’re told to seize opportunities, trust our instincts, and act fast before the moment passes. But what happens when an “open door” shows up…and something in your spirit feels unsettled? In this message from David’s Playlist, Pastor Ellis takes us into 1 Samuel 24—a cave, a hunted […]
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Fear has a way of taking over our story. It makes us reactive, cautious, and sometimes leads us to decisions we wouldn’t normally make. But what happens after we falter? What does worship look like when we’ve made mistakes, when fear has shaped our choices, or when we feel fractured inside? In this message from […]
What do you do when everything feels stacked against you, when the pressure is constant, the fear is real, and the morning feels far away? Psalm 59 was written in exactly that kind of moment. In this message from our David’s Playlist series, we step into one of the darkest nights of David’s life. Surrounded […]
In this opening message of our new series David’s Playlist, Pastor Ellis invites us into the songs that shaped King David through every season of life. Long before David was a king, he was an overlooked shepherd spending nights under the stars—learning awe, humility, and worship in obscurity. And in Psalm 8, we see the […]
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What would it take for you to live with open hands—to give joyfully, confidently, and freely? Most of us assume the answer is simple: more money. But in 2 Corinthians 8, the apostle Paul points to a church that proves the opposite: overflowing generosity can come from extreme poverty—when hearts are overflowing with grace. In […]
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In this message, Pastor Ellis continues our Unchained series by talking honestly about freedom from debt—and sharing a simple, upside-down plan that Scripture lays out for financial health: God’s order isn’t: Live → Save → Give God’s order is: Give → Save → Live Through everyday stories (overdraft alerts, Goldfish crackers, tightrope walkers, and even […]
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Why do financial worries feel so overwhelming—even when things are going “okay”? In this message from Matthew 6, Jesus reveals something surprising: worry isn’t just about money… it’s about worship. Whatever we trust most will shape our peace—or our anxiety. In this sermon, Pastor Ellis continues the Unchained series by exploring four powerful contrasts Jesus […]
Read More… from Free From Worry | Matthew 6:19-34 | Chapel Hill Church Gig Harbor
Have you ever felt like you were almost there—just one more raise, one more purchase, one more financial goal away from finally feeling at peace? And then you reach it… only to realize it wasn’t the summit after all. In this message, Pastor Ellis opens our January series on financial freedom by exploring what he […]
Read More… from Free From the More Mentality | Luke 12:13-21 | Chapel Hill Church Gig Harbor