DAY 5 – Friday Daily devotional Read Mark 2:20-22; Matthew 22:34-40; John 13:34 Ask How do both the comments about cloth and comments about wineskins illustrate the relationship of Jesus to the Old Testament law? In what way is Jesus bringing in a new era? Reflect Have you ever tried to see the picture hidden […]
Sick of Religion? Week 4: Devotional Day 4
DAY 4 – Thursday Daily devotional Read Mark 2:18-20; Matthew 6:16-18 Ask Do you see yourself in the grumbling attitude of the people? I know I can! Where are you grumbling about religious traditions or practice instead of rejoicing in people coming to know Christ? Reflect Many readers don’t know that the Pharisees were actually […]
Sick of Religion? Week 4: Devotional Day 3
DAY 3 – Wednesday Daily devotional Read Mark 2:18-20; Isaiah 64:6; Ephesians 2:4-10 Ask Let’s define “religion” as behavior and belief designed to get favor from God. Where do you see “religious” tendencies in your life? What would be the “new” way of behavior and belief that counters those tendencies? Reflect My wife and I […]
Sick of Religion? Week 4: Intro/LifeGroup Questions
WEEK 4 This guide pairs with Mark 2:18-22 and the sermon preached at Chapel Hill on March 16 and 17. Written by Larry Hackman Executive Associate Pastor at Chapel Hill. Theology nerd who also loves big, dumb blockbuster movies, dinosaurs (no kidding, I love dinosaurs), and classical music. What do these things have in […]
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Sick of Religion? Week 4: Devotional Day 1
DAY 1 – Monday Daily devotional Read Mark 2:18; Joel 2:12; Acts 3:1-3 Ask Use a Study Bible to discover what was the practice of fasting in Jewish culture at the time of Jesus. Reflect If you’ve ever experienced great loss, you’ll know how odd and perfunctory eating seems to be in the midst of […]
Sick of Religion? Week 3: Devotional Day 7
DAY 7 – Sunday Daily devotional Read Mark 2:17; Luke 7:11-15; Matt 12:20 Ask Who did Jesus come for? Reflect There is a little story in Luke 7. Jesus is walking towards this town, and coming out of the town is a funeral procession. The scripture says that a young man has died, his mom […]
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 […]
Celebrating 20 Years of Children’s Ministry
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 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 […]