Welcome to Easter Sunday plus one! And a special welcome to you who are back for a second time. Wasn’t Easter incredible? We had 500 more people than a year ago; an encouraging trend. I’m glad God is still at work growing His church. And that’s a perfect introduction to the book we’re going to […]
Read More… from The Next Next Gen | Acts 1:1-11 | Chapel Hill Church Gig Harbor
📖👀🏃♂️: Mary discovers the empty tomb, leading Peter and John to investigate. 🙋♀️🌅💔: Jesus comforts Mary in her sorrow at the empty tomb. 😨🚪✝️: Jesus appears to the fearful disciples behind locked doors. 🤔❓🔎: Thomas doubts but eventually believes after seeing Jesus’ wounds. 👦🏃♂️🏃♂️🌄: A father and son run to see the empty tomb in […]
Read More… from They Just Went Home – Easter 2024 | John 20:1-10 | Chapel Hill Church Gig Harbor
John places the Lazarus miracle at the heart of his gospel 📖. The Pharisees fear losing power and plot to kill both Jesus and Lazarus 🤔. Jesus enters Jerusalem on Palm Sunday, hailed as a king 🌿👑. He disrupts those who cling to power and disappoints those who crave it 🙌. Inviting Jesus into our […]
Read More… from Jesus on His Own Terms | John 12:12-29 | Chapel Hill Church Gig Harbor
🔍💬📜 In this narrative, Jesus faces diverse perceptions: a Spiritual Threat to religious hypocrites, a Political Pawn accused of insurrection, and a Religious Performer entertaining Herod’s expectations. Despite being declared innocent, the crowd chooses Barabbas over Jesus, illustrating Jesus as the Scapegoat—a substitute taking punishment. Join Pastor Mark as he relates these historical events to […]
Read More… from The Jesus We Need | Luke 22:63-23:25 | Chapel Hill Church Gig Harbor
👤😰 Listen to a personal struggle with anxiety and despair, questioning societal expectations and stigma. 👥🗣️ Encouragement regarding openness about mental health in the church. 📖🙏 References Luke 22:39-53, highlighting Jesus’ agony in Gethsemane. 🌿🕊️ Jesus’ emotional and physical suffering, emphasizing his relatability. 🙌💪 An easy way to remember four steps to overcome despair: Pray, […]
Read More… from PTSD | Luke 22:39-53 | Chapel Hill Church Gig Harbor
👥 Heart DNA: Embrace humility, accountability, and courage, 🍞 Jesus’ upsetting words about betrayal, 😤 Disciples’ insensitive response: arguing about greatness, 🌍 Jesus challenges worldly views of power. 🙏 Servant-leadership: Make yourself small, serve others, ⬇️ Downward mobility: Jesus’ life trajectory, 🌟 Church greatness: Treating everyone as “above you”, 👥 Mutual discernment and accountability in […]
Read More… from Humility, Accountability, Courage | Luke 22:24-38 | Chapel Hill Church Gig Harbor
🔴 Passover: Important Jewish festival 💔 10 plagues, Angel of Death ☠️ Lamb’s blood protection 🐑 Jesus’ Last Supper 🍷 Betrayal by Judas 😢 Satan’s influence 🕊️ Spiritual warfare ⚔️ Resist the Devil 🚫 Forgiveness and restoration 🙏 Never too late for Jesus’ grace. […]
Read More… from Betrayal | Luke 22:1-13 | Chapel Hill Church Gig Harbor
Jesus’ second coming. It reflects on the destruction of Jerusalem in 70 A.D., attributing it to God’s judgment on the Jewish nation for rejecting Jesus as the Messiah. The destruction of the temple symbolizes Jesus replacing the temple as the access to God. The text explores eschatology (end times) with a focus on Jesus’ triumphant […]
Read More… from The End Times | Luke 21:25-38 | Chapel Hill Church Gig Harbor
🌟 The magi, often mistaken for kings, were actually wise men or astrologists from Persia. They believed a new star signaled the birth of the Jewish Messiah. Contrary to popular beliefs, they didn’t visit on the night of Jesus’ birth but much later. Their significance lies in representing the Gentiles and the revelation of God’s […]
Read More… from Strength l Isaiah 40:27-31l Chapel Hill Church Gig Harbor
🌟 Isaiah foretells a message of hope for a world in spiritual darkness. The prophecy speaks of a child born, a king with extraordinary qualities: a Wonderful Counselor (providing miraculous insight), an Everlasting Father (offering protection and tenderness), a Prince of Peace (bringing serenity), and, most remarkably, the Mighty God in the flesh. This child-king […]