Christ Chapel Audio Podcasts

Not the earnest of the spirit (which was given to us at New Birth) but the fullness of the Spirit given to us by the Resurrected Christ. As believers in the terminal generation we have no greater need (this side of the cross and in this last hour) than to be baptized in the Holy Spirit and to walk and live in the fulness thereof. May we heed the call, accept the invitation and by faith recieve that which only Christ can give; The baptism of the Holy Spirit and Fire.

A call to Christ. A call to live out the call. A call to not overlook those that Christ died for.

Few things are more valuable to the believer (who already walks closely with the Lord) than to have clarity of mind and soul and the discernment of the Holy Spirit active and esteemed in his life. This discernment is designed as a defense and weapon for the believer and can be relied upon to avoid the tricks, traps and snares of the enemy. If you have it then you know; if you don't - you soon will, for the year to come will reveal it.

With all that happened in 2022, and the continual drift into godlessness, chaos, insanity and deception; there are things that the believer MUST be prepared for and prepared with.As we go forward, we go with eyes open and lifted voices. We go forward with clean hands and healthy souls, With divine ableness and weaponry. With the Word of God hidden in our heart, on our lips and in our hand (sword). Forward with a unashamed reliance upon God and an undeterred expectancy of God.

Today we will ask ourselves the questions Do I? and Will I? Do I believe Jesus, and Will I believe Jesus? Do I want Jesus, and Will I want Jesus? Do I follow Jesus, and Will I follow Jesus? The question shifts from "Do I?" to "Will I?" as our commitment to believe, want, and follow become problematic. Be encouraged as we prepare to stand for Christ by asking ourselves honest questions.

Christmas is the season in which we rehearse again the birth of the lamb of God who was to take away the sin of the world. But the story does not end there; it also covers how people responded to him. From the innkeeper who ignored him as insignificant, Herod who hated the very idea of him, The Shepherds who immediately responded to heavens voice, And the wise men who followed God's leading all the way to Christ....opening their treasures and their souls in the pure worship of him.

This is not your typical message on WHY you should be thankful, but instead on why you should BE thankful. Thankfulness is not a fruit of the Holy Spirit, but a decision of the human will; it is a determined, purposeful, decision to act upon our awareness of what God has done for us. So many people seek experiences under the hands of other people, when there are very few things that will ever happen in your christian life that carry the power or weight of BEING a thankful person. May God quicken this word to our heart, knit it to the fabric of our soul, conforming us closer and closer to the image of Jesus Christ.

The bible teaches us in (James 4:14) that our life is just like a vapor that appeareth for a little while, and then vanisheth away." If we are only here for a little while, why do we act as if it will be a long while? May God brand this phrase "a little while" on the inside of our eyelids that we may never forget the brevity of our life and the certainty of our standing before Him whose eyes are a flame of fire to give an account for it. If we truly lived in the light of eternity, i wonder how different, powerful, fruitful and enjoyable our day to day lives would be?

Why is it that soldiers find comfort in the consolation of other soldiers, new mamas look to those who have successfully raised their babies, and other believers look to those who have remained faithful? It is because they have travelled the same paths, had similar if not the same experiences, and their stories of how Christ preserved them and the advice that they might give are like water to the parched soul.

There are as many types of depression as there are people, and the reasons for it as well. In last weeks message we looked at the power of prayer in those season, but this message will deal with our part in it. The part we rarely discuss. When we see our feelings more clearly and articulate them more fully than we ever do our responsibilities to it and the power of God available to us in it. Not all victory is from something, sometimes it is "in something". Join us as we examine this reality in the life of those found in the scripture at the bottom and set their feet back upon the rock and in his purpose".

One of the greatest paradoxes in the history of man is bound christians. People who name his name, have partaken of his Spirit, whose names are written in the lambs book of life, and who know his promises.....and yet live their lives in subjection to a vice, a lust, a person or a compromise. May the light of his word will illuminate our individual situations in such a way that we repent for the things we have allowed and enter into that which has purchased for us by our precious and mighty Savior. Absolute Freedom!

This subject of the Lords return is misunderstood, misapplied and maligned by the world and fallen out of favor by this present generation of professing believers. But it's truth, power and finality remains. The Lord is coming for his church in the clouds, The Lord will return with his church to the earth, Then the Lord will reign on the earth with his bride by his side. This hope is a blessed hope and still remains unchanged although greatly challenged. (Hebrews 9:28) "So Christ was once offered to bear the sins of many; and unto them that look for him shall he appear the second time without sin unto salvation."

This subject of the Lords return is misunderstood, misapplied and maligned by the world and fallen out of favor by this present generation of professing believers. But it's truth, power and finality remains. The Lord is coming for his church in the clouds, The Lord will return with his church to the earth, Then the Lord will reign on the earth with his bride by his side. This hope is a blessed hope and still remains unchanged although greatly challenged. (Hebrews 9:28) "So Christ was once offered to bear the sins of many; and unto them that look for him shall he appear the second time without sin unto salvation."

Today we discuss what it means to seek the Lord. Why should we seek the Lord? How are we to seek the Lord? When should we seek the Lord? Join us as we discuss these questions and trust the Lord to bring clarity to us from His Word.

In every life, whether of your own choosing, someone else's intervention or by God's leading you will experience events and or seasons on the waters of life where you cannot feel bottom and eventually you cannot see land. In these waters, not all vessels make it back home. Some capsize, other travelers settle on a far away land forgetting where they came from, and others just seem to simply vanish into thin air. But there are others, THERE ARE OTHERS, who travel there, do business, see the works of the Lord, stare death in the face and come out rejoicing, proclaiming the goodness of God and the power of HIS wonderful works.

Waiting is something that we all experience. For the believer, "how" we wait is what matters.

Yesterday I turned 60 years old, but as i look over my shoulder at all that is behind me....I can say without any fear of contradiction, that the Lord has been near, faithful, kind, patient, generous, gracious and always present with and for me. There is nothing good in my life that hasn't come from him, and nothing in this world that i want outside of him or his will. Tomorrows message will be my attempt to honor him with my reflective testimony and unpack the story of Samuel's Ebenezer moment!