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 No one is more loved and hated than Jesus Christ. On the surface, his earthly accomplishments seem rather bleak. He gathered only several hundred followers. He never attended graduate school, never blogged, never wrote a top ten song, never profited from a government bailout, and never had a theme park named after him. Despite his seemingly meager life-story, Jesus is the most famous person in human history. He has been a prominent fixture in the world’s music and art. Literature is filled with Christ-images. We celebrate holidays in his honor. His teachings have spread throughout the globe and are admired by both rich and poor, by both illiterate and hyper-educated. Yet, Jesus remains a controversial figure. People debate the reality of his life and dispute the validity of his claims to be God. In fact, some debate whether he made any claim to divinity at all. Scan the television just before Christmas or Easter, and you’ll hear plenty of opinions discussed, creating just enough controversy to warrant an hour of programming. With all of this focus on the life of Jesus, it’s amazing that many people have never really studied what the Bible has to say about the most important figure in human history. In this series, we will do exactly that: we will explore Mark’s Gospel in order to learn what we can about this man named Jesus—his claims about himself, his teachings, his actions, his passions, his death, his resurrection, his legacy. http://www.chathamchurch.org/sermon/marks-gospel-7-a-flawed-faith--a-strong-god- http://www.chathamchurch.org/mediafiles/20100314final.mp3 Sun, 14 Mar 2010 14:19:31 GMT Jeff Lawrence Mark's Gospel: Following the Servant-King chatham_church,chatham_community_church,chatham_county,chatham,north_carolina,research_triangle,carrboro,sanford,siler_city,pittsboro,chapel_hill,cary,apex,spiritual_growth,growth,kingdom,jesus,trust,worry,anxiety,fear,storms,... 49:01 No one is more loved and hated than Jesus Christ. On the surface, his earthly accomplishments seem rather bleak. He gathered only several hundred followers. He never attended graduate school, never blogged, never wrote a top ten song, never profited from a government bailout, and never had a theme park named after him. Despite his seemingly meager life-story, Jesus is the most famous person in human history. He has been a prominent fixture in the world’s music and art. Literature is filled with Christ-images. We celebrate holidays in his honor. His teachings have spread throughout the globe and are admired by both rich and poor, by both illiterate and hyper-educated. Yet, Jesus remains a controversial figure. People debate the reality of his life and dispute the validity of his claims to be God. In fact, some debate whether he made any claim to divinity at all. Scan the television just before Christmas or Easter, and you’ll hear plenty of opinions discussed, creating just enough controversy to warrant an hour of programming. With all of this focus on the life of Jesus, it’s amazing that many people have never really studied what the Bible has to say about the most important figure in human history. In this series, we will do exactly that: we will explore Mark’s Gospel in order to learn what we can about this man named Jesus—his claims about himself, his teachings, his actions, his passions, his death, his resurrection, his legacy. http://www.chathamchurch.org/sermon/marks-gospel-6-hearts-that-really-hear-lives-that-really-change http://www.chathamchurch.org/mediafiles/20100307final.mp3 Sun, 07 Mar 2010 21:10:27 GMT Jeff Lawrence Mark's Gospel: Following the Servant-King faith,hear,hearing,listen,listening,word,jesus,kingdom,parable,parables,hard_heart,shallow_heart,divided_heart,transformed_heart,growth,spiritual_growth,fruit,abundant,apex,cary,chapel_hill,pittsboro,siler_city,sanford,... 44:01 No one is more loved and hated than Jesus Christ. On the surface, his earthly accomplishments seem rather bleak. He gathered only several hundred followers. He never attended graduate school, never blogged, never wrote a top ten song, never profited from a government bailout, and never had a theme park named after him. Despite his seemingly meager life-story, Jesus is the most famous person in human history. He has been a prominent fixture in the world’s music and art. Literature is filled with Christ-images. We celebrate holidays in his honor. His teachings have spread throughout the globe and are admired by both rich and poor, by both illiterate and hyper-educated. Yet, Jesus remains a controversial figure. People debate the reality of his life and dispute the validity of his claims to be God. In fact, some debate whether he made any claim to divinity at all. Scan the television just before Christmas or Easter, and you’ll hear plenty of opinions discussed, creating just enough controversy to warrant an hour of programming. With all of this focus on the life of Jesus, it’s amazing that many people have never really studied what the Bible has to say about the most important figure in human history. In this series, we will do exactly that: we will explore Mark’s Gospel in order to learn what we can about this man named Jesus—his claims about himself, his teachings, his actions, his passions, his death, his resurrection, his legacy. http://www.chathamchurch.org/sermon/marks-gospel-5-the-relational--missional-call-of-jesus http://www.chathamchurch.org/mediafiles/20100228final3.mp3 Sun, 28 Feb 2010 15:47:11 GMT Jeff Lawrence Mark's Gospel: Following the Servant-King gather,scatter,gathered,scattered,family,missionaries,community,new_community,mission,missional,calling,call,called,sent,sent_out,apex,cary,chapel_hill,pittsboro,siler_city,sanford,carrboro,research_triangle,north_carolina,... 43:13 No one is more loved and hated than Jesus Christ. On the surface, his earthly accomplishments seem rather bleak. He gathered only several hundred followers. He never attended graduate school, never blogged, never wrote a top ten song, never profited from a government bailout, and never had a theme park named after him. Despite his seemingly meager life-story, Jesus is the most famous person in human history. He has been a prominent fixture in the world’s music and art. Literature is filled with Christ-images. We celebrate holidays in his honor. His teachings have spread throughout the globe and are admired by both rich and poor, by both illiterate and hyper-educated. Yet, Jesus remains a controversial figure. People debate the reality of his life and dispute the validity of his claims to be God. In fact, some debate whether he made any claim to divinity at all. Scan the television just before Christmas or Easter, and you’ll hear plenty of opinions discussed, creating just enough controversy to warrant an hour of programming. With all of this focus on the life of Jesus, it’s amazing that many people have never really studied what the Bible has to say about the most important figure in human history. In this series, we will do exactly that: we will explore Mark’s Gospel in order to learn what we can about this man named Jesus—his claims about himself, his teachings, his actions, his passions, his death, his resurrection, his legacy. http://www.chathamchurch.org/sermon/marks-gospel-4-holding-jesus-authority--grace-together http://www.chathamchurch.org/mediafiles/20100221final.mp3 Sun, 21 Feb 2010 13:38:12 GMT Jeff Lawrence Mark's Gospel: Following the Servant-King grace,authority,sovereign,lord,healing,restoration,forgiveness,god,jesus,fundamentalists,liberals,apex,cary,chapel_hill,pittsboro,siler_city,sanford,carrboro,research_triangle,north_carolina,chatham,chatham_county,chatham_... 49:10 No one is more loved and hated than Jesus Christ. On the surface, his earthly accomplishments seem rather bleak. He gathered only several hundred followers. He never attended graduate school, never blogged, never wrote a top ten song, never profited from a government bailout, and never had a theme park named after him. Despite his seemingly meager life-story, Jesus is the most famous person in human history. He has been a prominent fixture in the world’s music and art. Literature is filled with Christ-images. We celebrate holidays in his honor. His teachings have spread throughout the globe and are admired by both rich and poor, by both illiterate and hyper-educated. Yet, Jesus remains a controversial figure. People debate the reality of his life and dispute the validity of his claims to be God. In fact, some debate whether he made any claim to divinity at all. Scan the television just before Christmas or Easter, and you’ll hear plenty of opinions discussed, creating just enough controversy to warrant an hour of programming. With all of this focus on the life of Jesus, it’s amazing that many people have never really studied what the Bible has to say about the most important figure in human history. In this series, we will do exactly that: we will explore Mark’s Gospel in order to learn what we can about this man named Jesus—his claims about himself, his teachings, his actions, his passions, his death, his resurrection, his legacy. http://www.chathamchurch.org/sermon/marks-gospel-3-grace-for-the-broken http://www.chathamchurch.org/mediafiles/20100214final.mp3 Sun, 14 Feb 2010 04:17:46 GMT Jeff Lawrence Mark's Gospel: Following the Servant-King broken,grace,authority,wholeness,healing,discipleship,follower,restoration,king,kingdom,forgiveness,god,jesus,apex,cary,chapel_hill,pittsboro,siler_city,sanford,carrboro,research_triangle,north_carolina,chatham,chatham_county,... 47:37 No one is more loved and hated than Jesus Christ. On the surface, his earthly accomplishments seem rather bleak. He gathered only several hundred followers. He never attended graduate school, never blogged, never wrote a top ten song, never profited from a government bailout, and never had a theme park named after him. Despite his seemingly meager life-story, Jesus is the most famous person in human history. He has been a prominent fixture in the world’s music and art. Literature is filled with Christ-images. We celebrate holidays in his honor. His teachings have spread throughout the globe and are admired by both rich and poor, by both illiterate and hyper-educated. Yet, Jesus remains a controversial figure. People debate the reality of his life and dispute the validity of his claims to be God. In fact, some debate whether he made any claim to divinity at all. Scan the television just before Christmas or Easter, and you’ll hear plenty of opinions discussed, creating just enough controversy to warrant an hour of programming. With all of this focus on the life of Jesus, it’s amazing that many people have never really studied what the Bible has to say about the most important figure in human history. In this series, we will do exactly that: we will explore Mark’s Gospel in order to learn what we can about this man named Jesus—his claims about himself, his teachings, his actions, his passions, his death, his resurrection, his legacy. http://www.chathamchurch.org/sermon/marks-gospel-2-learning-to-live-in-the-kingdom http://www.chathamchurch.org/mediafiles/20100207final.mp3 Sun, 07 Feb 2010 18:41:34 GMT Jeff Lawrence Mark's Gospel: Following the Servant-King chatham_church,chatham_community_church,chatham_county,chatham,north_carolina,research_triangle,carrboro,sanford,siler_city,pittsboro,chapel_hill,cary,apex,jesus,god,forgiveness,kingdom,king,restoration,follower,discipleship,... 43:15 No one is more loved and hated than Jesus Christ. On the surface, his earthly accomplishments seem rather bleak. He gathered only several hundred followers. He never attended graduate school, never blogged, never wrote a top ten song, never profited from a government bailout, and never had a theme park named after him. Despite his seemingly meager life-story, Jesus is the most famous person in human history. He has been a prominent fixture in the world’s music and art. Literature is filled with Christ-images. We celebrate holidays in his honor. His teachings have spread throughout the globe and are admired by both rich and poor, by both illiterate and hyper-educated. Yet, Jesus remains a controversial figure. People debate the reality of his life and dispute the validity of his claims to be God. In fact, some debate whether he made any claim to divinity at all. Scan the television just before Christmas or Easter, and you’ll hear plenty of opinions discussed, creating just enough controversy to warrant an hour of programming. With all of this focus on the life of Jesus, it’s amazing that many people have never really studied what the Bible has to say about the most important figure in human history. In this series, we will do exactly that: we will explore Mark’s Gospel in order to learn what we can about this man named Jesus—his claims about himself, his teachings, his actions, his passions, his death, his resurrection, his legacy. http://www.chathamchurch.org/sermon/marks-gospel-1-getting-ready http://www.chathamchurch.org/mediafiles/20100124final.mp3 Sun, 24 Jan 2010 20:03:13 GMT Jeff Lawrence Mark's Gospel: Following the Servant-King chatham_church,chatham_community_church,chatham_county,chatham,north_carolina,research_triangle,carrboro,sanford,siler_city,pittsboro,chapel_hill,cary,apex,jesus,god,forgiveness,baptism,john_the_baptist,kingdom,king,restore,... 43:22 I talk with people all the time who want to live more like Jesus: worry-free, passionate, engaged, wise, servant-hearted, impactful, full-of-faith lives. It is a good thing to want to live like Jesus. It is a better thing to become more like Jesus. How do we become authentic followers of Jesus? In this series, we will examine the general pattern involved in all effective life change and then apply it to our spiritual transformation through the lens of Scripture. The twelfth chapter of Hebrew offers great wisdom for how we can reach our spiritual goal of becoming more Christ-like. http://www.chathamchurch.org/sermon/2020-in-2010-2-how-to-fix-your-eyes-on-jesus http://www.chathamchurch.org/mediafiles/20100117final.mp3 Sun, 17 Jan 2010 21:07:19 GMT Jeff Lawrence 20/20 in 2010 life,accountability,authenticity,community,prayer,pray,reading,bible,devotion,devotional,resolutions,new_year’s_resolutions,vision,eyes,faith,god,jesus,apex,cary,chapel_hill,pittsboro,siler_city,sanford,carrboro,research_... 38:37 If our ministry is to bear the handprint of God, we must be men and women of prayer. We must wholly put our trust in God to move among us. In this sermon, we will uncover five simple principles of prayer from the Book of James. http://www.chathamchurch.org/sermon/five-donts-of-prayer-from-james http://www.chathamchurch.org/mediafiles/20100110final.mp3 Sun, 10 Jan 2010 15:16:29 GMT Brian McCurry If our ministry is to bear the handprint of God, we must be men and women of prayer. We must wholly put our trust in God to move among us. In this sermon, we will uncover five simple principles of prayer from the Book of James. chatham_church,chatham_community_church,chatham_county,chatham,north_carolina,research_triangle,carrboro,sanford,siler_city,pittsboro,chapel_hill,cary,apex,jesus,god,faith,salvation,grace,prayer,trials,testing,praise,james 27:31 I talk with people all the time who want to live more like Jesus: worry-free, passionate, engaged, wise, servant-hearted, impactful, full-of-faith lives. It is a good thing to want to live like Jesus. It is a better thing to become more like Jesus. How do we become authentic followers of Jesus? In this series, we will examine the general pattern involved in all effective life change and then apply it to our spiritual transformation through the lens of Scripture. The twelfth chapter of Hebrew offers great wisdom for how we can reach our spiritual goal of becoming more Christ-like. http://www.chathamchurch.org/sermon/2020-in-2010-1-fix-your-eyes-on-jesus http://www.chathamchurch.org/mediafiles/20100103final.mp3 Sun, 03 Jan 2010 19:04:50 GMT Jeff Lawrence 20/20 in 2010 chatham_church,chatham_community_church,chatham_county,chatham,north_carolina,research_triangle,carrboro,sanford,siler_city,pittsboro,chapel_hill,cary,apex,jesus,god,faith,eyes,vision,new_year’s_resolutions,resolutions,... 42:12