Sunday, August 1, 2021 - Yes there is beauty in loving people, but what about people who have hurt me? There are people who brought me profound betrayal or stabbed me in the back – how can loving them be possible, no less beautiful? Not loving seems fair, even healthy! Until we remember that we have done those same things ourselves. And even done them to Jesus.

Chesapeake Church Sermons

The Beauty Of Loving People | I Have A Right

Sunday, July 25, 2021 - There is nothing in the world more powerful than love. Love changes hearts, it changes minds, it changes lives. Love is strong. True love cannot be forced or manipulated – it must be freely given and freely received. That’s love that changes people. And it doesn’t come from us. Love like that can only come from the One who first loved us. That we might see and live in the power of loving people.

The Beauty Of Loving People | The Power Of It

Sure, we’ll say, “All people matter to God.” But how many of us believe it enough to actually live like that? And how many of us are looking for the loophole when it comes to loving people? See, the moment we begin bargaining and rationalizing who we’re allowed to NOT love, well, then we don’t really love people. We think we do, but we don’t.

The Beauty Of Loving People | You Think You Do But You Don't

Sunday, July 11, 2021 - In a dramatic scene in the temple courts, Jesus was teaching the people when the religious leaders approached Him with a question: “What is the greatest commandment in the Law?” It was a “gotcha” question – a trap. Yet Jesus’ answer not only shocked the people in that moment, but the simple beauty of His answer changed the world.

The Beauty Of Loving People - The Beauty Of It

June 27, 2021 - God’s people are designed to be one. Not only one in word, in thought, and in heart, but also in deed. And this unity is not something that comes about by passion alone. Rather, when we act in unity by serving God and others, we shine His light into the world. So the question becomes this: Is serving only something you do when everything else is done? Or is it at the top of the list? That’s the margin right there.

Margin - Serving

June 20, 2021 - Time. The single most valuable resource. It’s not renewable, you can’t ever get it back, you can’t make more of it, and none of us really knows how much we’ll ever have. Yet, the hard truth is that we often design lives so full of distractions that we hijack our own time. And in the end it is not time that has been stolen from us, but our hearts.

Time - Margin

June 6, 2021 - Malachi 3:10 - Consider all the things that claim to meet and surpass our needs: subscription services, unlimited data, no throttling. Well, God promises His Church that He will pour out so much blessing that there will not be room enough to store it. What’s it worth to be known as a blessed people? What if we really found out?

What If We Were An Overflowing People - What If

May 30, 2021 - Malachi 3:11 - Think of all the organizations that say they’ll protect us – government agencies, health agencies, security companies. Where does the church land on that list? Because God promises that He will protect us from devouring pests and rotting crops. What does that look like for us, in 2021? What’s it worth to be known as a protected people? What if we really found out?

What If We Were A Protected People - What If

May 23, 2021 - Malachi 3:12 - God promises that all the nations will call His people blessed and that we will be known as a delightful land. What a way to be known! But it begs the question – what does that look like for us? What’s it worth to be known as a delightful land and a blessed people? What if we really found out?

What If We Were A Blessed Poeple - What If

05/16/2021 - Leviticus 23:22 - Living in the promised land was God’s purpose for His people. But the promised land wasn’t only for them. God’s desire is that His people have a reputation of caring not only for each other, but for all who pass by. What does that look like today? What would our community look like? How would God be glorified if we were known as a people living in a land without borders?

A Land Without Borders - Living In The Promised Land

05/09/2021 - Luke 13:34 & Matthew 23:37-39 - Few things paralyze a life with Christ the way fear does. And so it should come as no surprise that throughout scripture God’s people are reminded – commanded, even! – to not be afraid. Especially for those living in the promised land. For Jesus longs to gather His children in a land without fear. The question then becomes: are we willing to live fearlessly for Him?

A Land Without Fear - Living In The Promised Land

After a triumphant exodus from slavery in Egypt, a miraculous escape through the parted Red Sea, and being led through the wilderness by the presence of God, the people of Israel were finally there - on the precipice of the promised land. But in that moment, everyone drew back in fear. Everyone but two who had the courage to say, “This land is ours.” Who will we be?

Living In The Promised Land | A Land That Is Yours

April 25, 2021 - God has planted the idea of eternity into every human heart. Yet it is often difficult to fathom the whole picture from beginning to end. Even so, God is working to make everything beautiful in it’s time. For there will come a moment when all those united to Jesus will enter into His glory. Because not only is there life, there is life in community on the other side of this life.

The Other Side Of This Life - Life On The Other Side

April 18, 2021 - The thing that sets Jesus apart from any other prophet, leader, or teacher in history is that when He died, Jesus did not stay dead. He walked out of that tomb alive. And the same is true for us. By the grace of the cross, though we were once dead in our sins, we can each be made new and alive through Him. But our story does not end there, in that individual moment. Because life on the other side of the tomb is fully lived in community.

The Other Side Of The Tomb - Life On The Other Side

April 11, 2021 - The cross was not a surprise to Jesus. It was not an accident; it was not a tragedy. It was a destination. Jesus was on a timetable from the moment He was born – He knew He had to be dead by three o’clock that day so that all those who would call on His name might be justified before God. Because that moment on the cross was not His final destination. There is life on the other side of the cross.

The Other Side Of The Cross - Life On The Other Side

Welcome to Chesapeake Church in Huntingtown, Maryland. We believe that all people matter to God, full devotion to Jesus Christ is normal and excellence honors God. We believe genuine faith in Jesus changes a person, and that change spills out into the community. We hope you'll join us. Weekend services are Saturday at 5:00p and Sunday at 9:00a & 11:00a. To learn more, visit chesapeakechurch.org

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