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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 […]
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How to Raise a Teenager
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 […]
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Christmas Eve – Classic
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 […]
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Christmas Eve – Modern
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 […]
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The Hero of Every Story
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 […]
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