Good morning again, Chapel Hill! I am looking forward to digging into God’s Word together this morning. If you would open your Bibles with me to Luke chapter 7. Today we encounter Jesus at a dinner party of a religious leader and something pretty unbelievable happens. The title of our message is The Gospel for […]
Read More… from The Gospel for the Self-Righteous l Luke 7:36-50 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 […]
Read More… from Marvelous Faith l Luke 7:1-10 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 […]
Read More… from How to Weather the Storms of Life l Luke 6:37-49 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 […]
Read More… from Outrageous Love l Luke 6:27-36 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 […]
Read More… from How to Raise a Teenager l Luke 2:39-52 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 […]
Read More… from Classic Christmas Eve Service l Luke 2:15-21 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 […]
Read More… from Modern Christmas Eve Service l Luke 2:1-21 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 […]
Read More… from The Hero of Every Story l Luke 1:57-79 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 […]
Read More… from I Am a Servant of the Lord l Luke 1:26-38 l Chapel Hill Church Gig Harbor
On our vacation, Cyndi and I played a lot of golf. But one hole we played was especially memorable. Terrifying, in fact. It was steep and the grass was wet. Cyndi said, “Shouldn’t we stay on the cart path? I said, “Nah…they’d have signs up if it were cart path only.” So, I started straight […]