http://www.chathamchurch.org Chatham Community Church exists to lead all people to become authentic followers of Jesus who engage our world for good. We do this by creating environments where diverse people are encouraged and equipped to pursue a relationship with God, community with one another, and influence in our world. en Chatham Community Church exists to lead all people to become authentic followers of Jesus who engage our world for good. We do this by creating environments where diverse people are encouraged and equipped to pursue a relationship with God, ... Chatham Community Church no Chatham Community Church jlawrence@chathamchurch.org ℗ & © 2010 Chatham Community Church 720 Life is full of choices. Some choices are easy, but many choices are hard to make. Some choices lead us down the right path, while other choices lead to a dead end. How do you find your way in the maze of life? In this sermon series, we’ll mine the practical teaching in the book of Proverbs for guidance. Proverbs offers real help for everyday life: friendship, work, discipline, family, sex, addiction, truthfulness, and more. God gave us these proverbs to help us develop the wisdom and discernment needed to navigate the decisions of life. Join us this summer as we grow through this helpful teaching. http://www.chathamchurch.org/sermon/finding-your-way-in-the-maze-hardship-proverbs-3 http://www.chathamchurch.org/mediafiles/20100725final.mp3 Sun, 25 Jul 2010 13:41:07 GMT Guy Armstrong Finding Your Way in the Maze chatham_church,chatham_community_church,chatham_county,chatham,north_carolina,research_triangle,carrboro,sanford,siler_city,pittsboro,chapel_hill,cary,apex,christ,jesus,hardship,fear_of_the_lord,reverence,folly,counsel Life is full of choices. Some choices are easy, but many choices are hard to make. Some choices lead us down the right path, while other choices lead to a dead end. How do you find your way in the maze of life? In this sermon series, we’ll mine the practical teaching in the book of Proverbs for guidance. Proverbs offers real help for everyday life: friendship, work, discipline, family, sex, addiction, truthfulness, and more. God gave us these proverbs to help us develop the wisdom and discernment needed to navigate the decisions of life. Join us this summer as we grow through this helpful teaching. http://www.chathamchurch.org/sermon/finding-your-way-in-the-maze-purity-proverbs-2- http://www.chathamchurch.org/mediafiles/20100718final.mp3 Sun, 18 Jul 2010 13:21:31 GMT Brian McCurry Finding Your Way in the Maze chatham_church,chatham_community_church,chatham_county,chatham,north_carolina,research_triangle,carrboro,sanford,siler_city,pittsboro,chapel_hill,cary,apex,christ,jesus,proverbs,purity,sexual_purity,sexuality,pornography,impurity,... Life is full of choices. Some choices are easy, but many choices are hard to make. Some choices lead us down the right path, while other choices lead to a dead end. How do you find your way in the maze of life? In this sermon series, we’ll mine the practical teaching in the book of Proverbs for guidance. Proverbs offers real help for everyday life: friendship, work, discipline, family, sex, addiction, truthfulness, and more. God gave us these proverbs to help us develop the wisdom and discernment needed to navigate the decisions of life. Join us this summer as we grow through this helpful teaching. http://www.chathamchurch.org/sermon/finding-your-way-in-the-maze-friendship-proverbs-1 http://www.chathamchurch.org/mediafiles/20100711final.mp3 Sun, 11 Jul 2010 12:50:04 GMT Jeff Lawrence Finding Your Way in the Maze chatham_church,chatham_community_church,chatham_county,chatham,north_carolina,research_triangle,carrboro,sanford,siler_city,pittsboro,chapel_hill,cary,apex,christ,jesus,relationship,friend,friendship,healthy,love,loyalty,... Most people know there is a story in the Bible about a guy named Jonah who spent some time inside a big fish, but they may not know what the story of Jonah is supposed to teach us about our relationship with God. Jonah was a guy a lot like us—he believed many of the right things and did many good things as well. But that wasn’t the whole story. Like us, there were times when he didn’t much care what God had to say, and he chose to run away from God. Avoiding God’s commands may bring momentary happiness, but there is always a cost to running from God. Because God is ruthlessly committed to our joy, he pursues us and invites us to turn things around. Like a loving father, he disciplines his children in order to lead us to fullness of joy that lasts forever. Following God is a life-long process of learning to run with God rather than running away from God. http://www.chathamchurch.org/sermon/gods-compassionate-pursuit-of-broken-people-jonah-4 http://www.chathamchurch.org/mediafiles/20100704final.mp3 Sun, 04 Jul 2010 14:45:41 GMT Jeff Lawrence Following God: A Study of Jonah chatham_church,chatham_community_church,chatham_county,chatham,north_carolina,research_triangle,carrboro,sanford,siler_city,pittsboro,chapel_hill,cary,apex,christ,jesus,relationship,jonah,internal,external,legalism,gospel,... We all have those defining moments in our lives that have shaped who we are today. That is true in upbringing, in our education, in our careers, in our families and other relationships, and certainly true in our relationship with God. God has prepared you for the work to which He has called you. He has prepared you for your defining moments. http://www.chathamchurch.org/sermon/defining-moments http://www.chathamchurch.org/mediafiles/20100627final.mp3 Sun, 27 Jun 2010 11:19:35 GMT Brian McCurry Various Topics defining_moments,jeremiah,jesus,christ,apex,cary,chapel_hill,pittsboro,siler_city,sanford,carrboro,research_triangle,north_carolina,chatham,chatham_county,chatham_community_church,chatham_church Most people know there is a story in the Bible about a guy named Jonah who spent some time inside a big fish, but they may not know what the story of Jonah is supposed to teach us about our relationship with God. Jonah was a guy a lot like us—he believed many of the right things and did many good things as well. But that wasn’t the whole story. Like us, there were times when he didn’t much care what God had to say, and he chose to run away from God. Avoiding God’s commands may bring momentary happiness, but there is always a cost to running from God. Because God is ruthlessly committed to our joy, he pursues us and invites us to turn things around. Like a loving father, he disciplines his children in order to lead us to fullness of joy that lasts forever. Following God is a life-long process of learning to run with God rather than running away from God. http://www.chathamchurch.org/sermon/how-to-sort-of-follow-god-jonah-3 http://www.chathamchurch.org/mediafiles/20100620final.mp3 Sun, 20 Jun 2010 20:46:16 GMT Jeff Lawrence Following God: A Study of Jonah chatham_church,chatham_community_church,chatham_county,chatham,north_carolina,research_triangle,carrboro,sanford,siler_city,pittsboro,chapel_hill,cary,apex,christ,jesus,relationship,jonah,restoration,joy,fullness,healing,... Most people know there is a story in the Bible about a guy named Jonah who spent some time inside a big fish, but they may not know what the story of Jonah is supposed to teach us about our relationship with God. Jonah was a guy a lot like us—he believed many of the right things and did many good things as well. But that wasn’t the whole story. Like us, there were times when he didn’t much care what God had to say, and he chose to run away from God. Avoiding God’s commands may bring momentary happiness, but there is always a cost to running from God. Because God is ruthlessly committed to our joy, he pursues us and invites us to turn things around. Like a loving father, he disciplines his children in order to lead us to fullness of joy that lasts forever. Following God is a life-long process of learning to run with God rather than running away from God. http://www.chathamchurch.org/sermon/turning-things-around-jonah-2 http://www.chathamchurch.org/mediafiles/20100613final.mp3 Sun, 13 Jun 2010 20:45:45 GMT Jeff Lawrence Following God: A Study of Jonah chatham_church,chatham_community_church,chatham_county,chatham,north_carolina,research_triangle,carrboro,sanford,siler_city,pittsboro,chapel_hill,cary,apex,christ,jesus,relationship,running,run,run_away,discipline,love,care,... Most people know there is a story in the Bible about a guy named Jonah who spent some time inside a big fish, but they may not know what the story of Jonah is supposed to teach us about our relationship with God. Jonah was a guy a lot like us—he believed many of the right things and did many good things as well. But that wasn’t the whole story. Like us, there were times when he didn’t much care what God had to say, and he chose to run away from God. Avoiding God’s commands may bring momentary happiness, but there is always a cost to running from God. Because God is ruthlessly committed to our joy, he pursues us and invites us to turn things around. Like a loving father, he disciplines his children in order to lead us to fullness of joy that lasts forever. Following God is a life-long process of learning to run with God rather than running away from God. http://www.chathamchurch.org/sermon/running-the-wrong-way-jonah-1 http://www.chathamchurch.org/mediafiles/20100606final.mp3 Sun, 06 Jun 2010 15:57:14 GMT Jeff Lawrence Following God: A Study of Jonah chatham_church,chatham_community_church,chatham_county,chatham,north_carolina,research_triangle,carrboro,sanford,siler_city,pittsboro,chapel_hill,cary,apex,christ,jesus,relationship,running,run,run_away,discipline,love,care,... We all know something about conflict. We probably know more about it than we want. In a world filled with brokenness, it’s just a part of life. Too often, we respond to conflict with either an escape response (peace-faking) or an attack response (peace-breaking), but Jesus led us down a better path when he said, “Blessed are the peacemakers.” What would happen if we started to see conflict as an opportunity? Conflict gives us the opportunity to glorify God, to serve another, to show off the grace of God, to live a healthier life, to grow to be more like Jesus. In week one of this short series, we explore the vertical relationship with God. In week two, we discover what it takes to fully restore the horizontal relationship between people. If we are going to enjoy the fullness of life that God desires for us, we must learn to deal with conflict in healthy, biblical, and God-honoring ways. This series offers much needed guidance for that journey. http://www.chathamchurch.org/sermon/conflict-and-the-gospel-2-restoring-our-horizontal-relationships http://www.chathamchurch.org/mediafiles/conflict-and-the-gospel-2.mp3 Sun, 23 May 2010 15:28:31 GMT Jeff Lawrence Conflict and the Gospel chatham_church,chatham_community_church,chatham_county,chatham,north_carolina,research_triangle,carrboro,sanford,siler_city,pittsboro,chapel_hill,cary,apex,christ,jesus,relationship,horizontal,repent,confess,restore,peace-making,... We all know something about conflict. We probably know more about it that we want. In a world filled with broken people, it’s just a part of life. Too often, we respond to conflict with either an escape response (peace-faking) or an attack response (peace-breaking), but Jesus led us down a better path when he said, “Blessed are the peacemakers.” What would happen if we started to see conflict as an opportunity? Conflict gives us the opportunity to glorify God, to serve another, to show off the grace of God, to live a healthier life, to grow to be more like Jesus. In week one of this short series, we explore the vertical relationship with God. In week two, we discover what it takes to fully restore the horizontal relationship between people. If we are going to enjoy the fullness of life that God desires for us, we must learn to deal with conflict in healthy, biblical, and God-honoring ways. This series offers much needed guidance for that journey. http://www.chathamchurch.org/sermon/conflict-and-the-gospel-1-restoring-the-vertical-relationship http://www.chathamchurch.org/mediafiles/20100516final2.mp3 Sun, 16 May 2010 15:30:53 GMT Jeff Lawrence Conflict and the Gospel conflict,escape,attack,health,god,self-examination,self-justification,opportunity,growth,sanctification,peacemaker,peace-making,restore,confess,repent,vertical,relationship,jesus,christ,apex,cary,chapel_hill,pittsboro,siler_...