Church guide

Good Morning Friends! This Sunday, we have the opportunity to hear from church planter Craig Noyes as he shares about bringing the Gospel to people in Papua New Guinea. He is planning to leave the U.S. in late August or early September and will be on the field for the next 3.5 - 4 years. Lord willing, inn January of 2020, his ministry partners Josh Miller and Autumn Miller will also leave to join him in PNG. Craig will be sharing in both Sunday school and for the main service. Sunday school begins @9:30AM in the auditorium and the main service begins at 10:30AM, also in the auditorium. We look forward to seeing you this upcoming Lord's Day! - Jonathan

The Chapel elders are planning to hold a forum this upcoming Sunday in lieu of a regular sermon. You'll get 4 "sermonettes" - one from each elder - covering some topics that we believe are critical for our church and believers living the present age. The title of our forum is "Affirming Together Biblical Priorities in 2019." Our purpose is to call our attention back to obeying the commands found in Scripture for the church and helping each other think through the challenges presented to us in our culture. Our service will begin at 10:30am; all who attend are invited to join us for our annual summer picnic afterwards, beginning at 12:30pm. God bless - be praying for one another!

Good morning saints! This Sunday will be the last in our series (until fall) on learning Israel's history and understanding it's significance for the church. I would encourage you to read Numbers 9 - 12 this week, the last bit of the story before the nation of Israel arrives at the Promised Land. God bless, Pastor Jonathan

Hey Friends - I didn't even get to Exodus 34 last week, so I'll be preaching on God's renewal of the covenant promises with Israel. If you haven't (or even if you have!!), I encourage you to read Ch. 34 for Sunday. ~ Pastor Jonathan Edwards

Good afternoon, saints! This Sunday, I'll be preaching on Israel's bad behavior while Moses was on Mt. Sinai receiving God's Law. While many who grow up in church are familiar with the story of the golden calf, I can't help but be amazed by the theological truths about God which are presented in these chapters. How much theology proper can you find in Exodus 32:1 - 34:28? Read it before Sunday, then compare your notes with my sermon! God bless!

Good afternoon, friends! I'll be preaching again this Sunday, continuing the series on "A Survey Of Israel's History." The main text of the sermon will be Exodus 20, but I would encourage your to read Exodus 19 - Exodus 24 in preparation for the message. Hope you have a wonderful week and enjoy the spring weather! God bless, Jonathan

Good afternoon, saints! This upcoming Sunday, April 7, I'll be preaching on the institution of the Passover Ceremony and the exodus of the Israelites from Egypt. If you want to read ahead, I would encourage you to read Exodus 11 - 15. Have a blessed week! - Jonathan

Good Morning, friends! On Sunday, March 31, I'll be continuing our series on "A Survey of Israel's History and its significance to the Church." (Can you tell I was an English Lit. major? I love long titles!) In order to prepare your minds and hearts, I would encourage you to read Exodus 7 - Exodus 13. God bless, Jonathan

Good morning saints! On Sunday, I'll be continuing the series on how Israel's history provides a foundation for understanding the NT and the church age. While we believe that national Israel and the church are two separate entities in God's administration of human affairs, we recognize that many foundational truths and concepts are (were) revealed in the nation of Israel and through the writings in the Pentateuch. This week, I'll be examining some big-picture issues in the Exodus narrative concerning God's relationship to Israel, the purpose of miracles, and God's use of Pharaoh to accomplish some specific objectives in His plan for Israel (and the surrounding nations). I would encourage you to read the Scriptures we'll be studying beforehand, since we won't have time to read them all during the service. The main passages are Exodus 4 - Exodus 9. God bless! ~ Pastor Jonathan

Hi Friends! Our brothers who went to the Shepherds' Conference at Grace Community Church in LA aren't going to make it back in time for church tomorrow. I was aware of this possibility and I have a tentative lesson planned for Sunday school tomorrow. HOWEVER.... What I'd really like to do is give you the opportunity to "Ask Pastor Jonathan" anything you'd like (related to the Bible and theology, of course! 😉) There are questions that you may have about life, theology, and the Bible that don't always get answered from the pulpit or in a classroom, since we usually work through specific books and topics. Come prepared...I promise to do the same! ~ Pastor Jonathan

On Sunday, I'll be preaching about God's call to Moses. In preparation, I would encourage you to read Exodus chapters 1 - 4. ~ Pastor Jonathan

Good afternoon, saints. I'll be preaching on the life of Jacob this Sunday - we won't have time to read his entire story together on Sunday morning, so I would encourage you to check out Genesis 28 - 32 in preparation for the sermon. Lord willing, I'll see you all on Sunday!

Due to a technical error, the sermon from Sunday was recorded in 2 parts. The second part was uploaded to our website on Sunday. Today I was able to splice the two parts together and record some missing audio to make the sermon "whole!" 😉 Give it a listen and send me a comment or an email if you have any feedback! http://www.gbchapel.org/uploads/1/3/9/2/13920692/jacob_esau_and_the_sovereignty_of_god.mp3

Here is the link to the article from gty.org that I promised to post when I was preaching today: https://www.gty.org/library/articles/A331/what-is-the-doctrine-of-election If you have any further questions regarding this article, or the content of my introduction, please feel free to comment, send an email to the church ([email protected]) or call me. ~ Pastor Jonathan Edwards

Hi friends! This week, I'll be covering the story of Jacob and Esau, the twin sons of Isaac and Rebekah. If you want to read the main events of the story before Sunday's sermon, please read Genesis 25:19 - Genesis 27:46. The theme of the sermon comes from Romans 9:11, "...God's purpose of election might continue, not because of works (merit) but because of Him who calls..." Lord willing, see you Sunday! ~ Pastor Jonathan

Good morning saints! This Sunday, I'll be preaching on Abraham's "sacrifice" of his son Isaac and also on the development of faith in Isaac. If you want to read the texts that the main sermon points will cover, please read Genesis 22, 23, 24, 25, and 26. Looking forward to seeing you this upcoming Lord's day! ~ Pastor Jonathan

Hi friends! This Sunday, I'm preaching the 3rd part of my series on the life of Abraham. I'll be covering Genesis 16 - Genesis 22, with a focus on three major events: The birth of Ismael, the covenant of circumcision, and the birth and "sacrifice" of Isaac. I would challenge all of you to read Genesis 16-22 in preparation for the sermon - enjoy! God bless, Pastor Jonathan

Good morning dear friends! Due to the predicted cold temperatures on Wednesday, the elders agreed to cancel our Wednesday evening meeting. We will not have the meal or prayer meeting. Hope to see you next Sunday for fellowship and worship, beginning at 9:00AM! ~ Pastor Jonathan Edwards

Good morning friends! We're looking forward to celebrating the home going of our dear brother Paul Kuieck this afternoon at 2PM. We do have one last-minute request related to the memorial service: we have a need for childcare. If possible, we'd like to have 2-3 saints look after those who are 3 years old and younger. Txt Pastor Jonathan if you're able to fulfill this ministry. Thanks!

Here is an excerpt from the 2016 Shepherd's conference featuring a Q & A session w/ Ligon Duncan, Al Moehler, and John MacArthur. Please take 25 minutes to watch their discussion regarding the training of pastors for the ministry. Then pray that God will raise up men who want to be trained and who are willing to sacrifice for Christ and the proclamation of His gospel!