Chapel Hill Bible Church - Sermons

Friendship is not sentimental companionship—it is one of God’s primary means of shaping wisdom, character, and faith. Proverbs teaches that friends are never neutral; they either form us toward righteousness or deform us toward folly. This Sunday, we’ll see how friendship was woven into creation, fractured by sin, restored through Christ, and ultimately fulfilled in Him—the truest Friend who stays closer than a brother and lays down His life for the undeserving. In Christ, friendship becomes fellowship, and fellowship becomes something eternal—growing sweeter, truer, and more beautiful forever.

How ironic is it that our passage this Sunday is on the importance of gathering and the fellowship of the local church and it's looking quite possible that we're not gathering due to snow/ice storm?!? God knew!

The Greek work for fellowship in the New Testament is "koinonia" which is a legal term meaning two parties are in partnership to the extent that they share in both assets and liabilities. So, question... are you in that kind of fellowship with a local church??? If you want to be a stubborn disciple of Jesus (i.e. keep following), you must be a churchman (or church-woman)!

Prayer is, at its core, fellowship with God—and it is also one of the most powerful ways we fellowship with one another as believers. In Luke 18 is a parable in which Jesus presses us to examine our false views of God and our false assumptions about the moment we’re living in. As those misconceptions are exposed, we begin to see the true God and the true nature of our circumstances—and prayer comes into clearer focus.

Prayer is hard, but it is not complicated. The real obstacles are matters of the heart. When those are addressed—often through a gracious but firm spiritual jolt, like a well-aimed parable—prayer begins to flow more naturally, more frequently, and more joyfully.

Right now, truth be told, is your life marked by ownership or stewardship of your finances? What are some specific ways you would love Jesus to grow you in generosity in 2026... include your time and talent? Eternal life is found in following Jesus, forsaking the financial gods our world tempts us with. Today’s passage reveals just how dangerous the love of money is and how it can quickly define our lives and even the state of our souls.

In the parable of the laborers in the vineyard, Jesus teaches us that God’s massive heart for us transcends all human ideas about fairness. Though it sounds appealing on the surface, this is a difficult truth, confronting us on the ways live for our own prestige and compare ourselves to others. In this passage, we will come face to face with a generous God who invites us into a new vision of what it means to be His people in a world where status and competition rule the day.