📜 Pastor Ellis discusses the shifting perception of Christians in society and explores the story of Peter’s denial of Jesus during his arrest. The spiritual battle, forewarned by Jesus, involves Satan’s attempt to sift the disciples. Despite Peter’s denials, Jesus had prayed for his faith not to fail. Peter experiences a low point but later […]
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👤😰 Listen to a personal struggle with anxiety and despair, questioning societal expectations and stigma. 👥🗣️ Encouragement regarding openness about mental health in the church. 📖🙏 References Luke 22:39-53, highlighting Jesus’ agony in Gethsemane. 🌿🕊️ Jesus’ emotional and physical suffering, emphasizing his relatability. 🙌💪 An easy way to remember four steps to overcome despair: Pray, […]
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👥 Heart DNA: Embrace humility, accountability, and courage, 🍞 Jesus’ upsetting words about betrayal, 😤 Disciples’ insensitive response: arguing about greatness, 🌍 Jesus challenges worldly views of power. 🙏 Servant-leadership: Make yourself small, serve others, ⬇️ Downward mobility: Jesus’ life trajectory, 🌟 Church greatness: Treating everyone as “above you”, 👥 Mutual discernment and accountability in […]
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We welcome Pastor Zac Hicks to take the pulpit and give us a beautiful sermon about communion. Join us as we partake in the Lord’s supper together. […]
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🔴 Passover: Important Jewish festival 💔 10 plagues, Angel of Death ☠️ Lamb’s blood protection 🐑 Jesus’ Last Supper 🍷 Betrayal by Judas 😢 Satan’s influence 🕊️ Spiritual warfare ⚔️ Resist the Devil 🚫 Forgiveness and restoration 🙏 Never too late for Jesus’ grace. […]
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Jesus’ second coming. It reflects on the destruction of Jerusalem in 70 A.D., attributing it to God’s judgment on the Jewish nation for rejecting Jesus as the Messiah. The destruction of the temple symbolizes Jesus replacing the temple as the access to God. The text explores eschatology (end times) with a focus on Jesus’ triumphant […]
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🏛️✝️ The passage reflects on the destruction of Jerusalem’s Temple in AD 70, symbolizing the end of an era. Despite the devastation, there’s a message of hope – a new, glorious way through Jesus, the New Temple. The narrative emphasizes the significance of the Temple as God’s dwelling place and introduces the concept of Jesus […]
Read More… from Hope in the Face of Devastation l Luke 21:5-24 l Chapel Hill Church Gig Harbor
🌟 The magi, often mistaken for kings, were actually wise men or astrologists from Persia. They believed a new star signaled the birth of the Jewish Messiah. Contrary to popular beliefs, they didn’t visit on the night of Jesus’ birth but much later. Their significance lies in representing the Gentiles and the revelation of God’s […]
Read More… from Strength l Isaiah 40:27-31l Chapel Hill Church Gig Harbor
📖🌌 Isaiah 65:17-25 speaks of a future with new heavens and earth. In Christ, our pain will be forgotten, and longings fulfilled. The promise applies to us today. 🌈🏡 Isaiah envisions a world without sadness, disappointment, conflict, or division. It’s a place of peace and restoration. In Christ, we have a renewed hope for this […]
Read More… from Second Advent l Isaiah 65:17-25 l Chapel Hill Church Gig Harbor
🌟 Isaiah foretells a message of hope for a world in spiritual darkness. The prophecy speaks of a child born, a king with extraordinary qualities: a Wonderful Counselor (providing miraculous insight), an Everlasting Father (offering protection and tenderness), a Prince of Peace (bringing serenity), and, most remarkably, the Mighty God in the flesh. This child-king […]