🛐✨📖 In Acts 1-7, the early church thrived in Jerusalem, sharing the gospel and growing rapidly. They lived in community, sharing everything. It was great, but comfortable. However, God’s plan was bigger: to spread the gospel beyond Jerusalem—Judea, Samaria, and the ends of the earth 🌍. 🙏👥 Sometimes comfort can hold us back. In Acts […]
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“Rejoice in the Lord!” 💖 Paul’s letter reminds us to stay joyful even in tough times. 💡 Remember, Chapel Hill, your joy and worship are contagious! 🗣️ Keep being reasonable 🤝, peaceful 🌿, prayerful 🙏, and hopeful 🌟. Live authentically—walk the talk! 👣 We can’t do it alone—Jesus is our strength 💪. He’s led us […]
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Pastor Mark reflects on finding handwritten thank-you notes from his father and uses this as a springboard to discuss the importance of generosity, both personally and in the church. The main focus is on Philippians 4, which is essentially a thank-you note from Paul to the church at Philippi for their generosity while he was […]
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Join us for a beautiful message from guest speaker, and church planter, Pastor Megan Hackman! […]
✨📖 We are in a farewell series on Philippians, my favorite New Testament letter. The Philippian church was dear to Paul, much like you are to Pastor Mark. Despite being his ‘sweetheart’ church, they had issues of disunity and discord. 🕊️ Paul encourages unity: “Let your life be worthy of the gospel, standing firm in […]
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🌟 Verse 12 shifts Paul’s focus. He started by 🗣️ encouraging the Philippians for what they had done and would keep doing. Now, he shares his own experiences. Paul had mentioned his 🏛️ time in prison (Philippians 1:7). He faced frequent persecution, sometimes severely (2 Corinthians 11:23–27), enduring many hardships for his message. Paul puts […]
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📜✨ As Paul opens his letter, he expresses gratitude and joy for the partnership in the gospel 🙏❤️. Reflecting on his 35th wedding anniversary, Pastor Mark shares how he often forgets the tough times, focusing instead on the overwhelming good in his marriage 💑😊. Similarly, Paul, despite his hardships, remembers the good in Philippi 🎉✨. […]
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At Chapel Hill, being Spirit-filled is core to our DNA—inviting the presence of the Holy Spirit. 🕊️ Acts provides a study on this, and in Stephen’s life, we see what it means to be Spirit-filled. 💡 God works through you—step out and let God use you. 🙏 God speaks through you—be intentional and bold in […]
✨🔮 Many miracles were done by the apostles at Solomon’s Portico. Though people admired them, they didn’t join due to fear from Ananias and Sapphira’s fate. However, many believers, both men and women, joined and were healed by Peter’s shadow. Folks from nearby towns brought their sick and possessed, and all were healed. 👏💫 Three […]
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📖➡️📜 Continuing our series through Acts! Today, we finish chapter 4 and start chapter 5. Grab your Bibles. We’ll explore how the early church handled money and possessions. 🏠💰 Acts 4:32-35: “Believers shared everything, helping those in need. Apostles testified to Jesus’ resurrection with great power.” Our passage today provides 3 keys to handling money […]
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