Worship - Chapel Hill Church

What We Want and What We Need l Luke 7:18-35 l Chapel Hill Church Gig Harbor

Every month I get to share a meal with our seniors’ ministry—Cornerstones. The meal is delicious, and the portion sizes are generous. Every month I have the same debate … should I eat it all, or leave some? Should I get a dessert, or should I leave it? This debate was heightened this month, because […]

Marvelous Faith l Luke 7:1-10 l Chapel Hill Church Gig Harbor

These are a few of the rocks that sit in the concrete beneath this sanctuary. They were placed there more than 26 years ago by Chapel Hill families who wanted their name to be part of foundation of this building. Did any of you place a stone in this foundation? The rest of us owe […]

How to Weather the Storms of Life l Luke 6:37-49 l Chapel Hill Church Gig Harbor

Two years ago, we decided to install a 6-foot vinyl fence in our backyard. As I tend to be overconfident, and stingy, I thought I’d do the work myself. As the time approached, I realized I really needed some help, but thankfully a friend of mine who was a general contractor agreed to give me […]

Outrageous Love l Luke 6:27-36 l Chapel Hill Church Gig Harbor

I hope your New Year is off to a great start. Mine certainly is. I got to baptize my granddaughter last Sunday, January 1. It’s a bit of a bummer when what is likely to be the high point of your year happens on day one! But…I’ll take it as a sign of God’s promise […]

How to Raise a Teenager l Luke 2:39-52 l Chapel Hill Church Gig Harbor

Welcome to 2023! I want to start by bragging on you. Whatever happened last night, your first act of 2023 is worship! Well done! And you are savvy because you remembered the 10:00 start time. (Of course, I’m sure that you who’ve been sitting here for an hour came early for prayer, right?) And… for […]

Classic Christmas Eve Service l Luke 2:15-21 l Chapel Hill Church Gig Harbor

The late Queen Elizabeth had a summer home in Scotland called Balmoral. While there, she loved to take long walks accompanied by her protection officer, Dick Griffin. Griffin recounts a time when he and the Queen were out for a picnic and saw two hikers approaching them. As they drew near, the Queen said hello […]

Modern Christmas Eve Service l Luke 2:1-21 l Chapel Hill Church Gig Harbor

One time, when the late Queen Elizabeth was staying at her home in Scotland during a short weekend trip by herself, she went out for a picnic, accompanied by her Personal Protection Officer, Richard Griffin. After the picnic, they took a walk, and Richard, or Dick as he was called, recounts that they would usually […]

The Hero of Every Story l Luke 1:57-79 l Chapel Hill Church Gig Harbor

Good morning, everyone. My name is Julie Hawkins, and I am one of the pastors here at Chapel Hill. And if you were to come over to the Hawkins home in the last month, chances are that the World Cup would be on. Call it football, call it soccer, call it the beautiful game, we […]

Power Up l Luke 1:39-56 l Chapel Hill Church Gig Harbor

A couple weeks ago after service, I spotted our police officer, Eddie, whom I had not seen for a while. I went over to greet him, threw my arms around him and gave him a hug. I was holding this ID lanyard, and after I hugged him, pulled back…and found myself hooked on something. So, […]

I Am a Servant of the Lord l Luke 1:26-38 l Chapel Hill Church Gig Harbor

I want to start this morning with a geography quiz. How many here have ever heard of Stehekin, Washington? Inchelium? Daisy? Starbuck? Anatone? OK…if you heard a report that an angel of Almighty God had appeared in Anatone, Washington with a major announcement, what would you think? “Anatone?” “Who’s ever heard of Anatone?” “Why would […]

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