Last week we considered from a letter to exiles what is the mandate for us all, irrespective of how this week’s election turned out. This week we consider, let’s call it, our “first executive order.” Some are elated–others angered. Still others, just...By Patrick Lafferty

Les Chapman Les Chapman is the Senior Minister at Hendersonville Church of Christ. He is originally from Ripley, Mississippi. He and his wife, June, enjoy the mountains and the beach as well as visiting historical cities like Washington, D.C., and Chicago. Les’ passion is introducing people to the love of Jesus Christ through the preaching and teac…

Les Chapman Les Chapman is the Senior Minister at Hendersonville Church of Christ. He is originally from Ripley, Mississippi. He and his wife, June, enjoy the mountains and the beach as well as visiting historical cities like Washington, D.C., and Chicago. Les’ passion is introducing people to the love of Jesus Christ through the preaching and teac…

Historians will decide whether this election season has consumed a nation unlike previous national referenda. Come what may, what is our mandate, and the promise upon which it rests?By Patrick Lafferty

Les Chapman Les Chapman is the Senior Minister at Hendersonville Church of Christ. He is originally from Ripley, Mississippi. He and his wife, June, enjoy the mountains and the beach as well as visiting historical cities like Washington, D.C., and Chicago. Les’ passion is introducing people to the love of Jesus Christ through the preaching and teac…

Pastor Aaron preaches part 6 of the "King David" series.By Aaron Allison

We are familiar with the so-called “humblebrag”--the subtle attempt to prop oneself up by appealing to one’s ostensible lowliness. We are too well attuned to that move and find it galling. What Paul will say in this passage is his most self-effacing...By Patrick Lafferty

Les Chapman Les Chapman is the Senior Minister at Hendersonville Church of Christ. He is originally from Ripley, Mississippi. He and his wife, June, enjoy the mountains and the beach as well as visiting historical cities like Washington, D.C., and Chicago. Les’ passion is introducing people to the love of Jesus Christ through the preaching and teac…

Pastor Aaron preaches part 5 of the "King David" series.By Aaron Allison

As we close our series through I John, we are reminded that God is the source of love and only as we see His great love for us in the finished work of Jesus can we then move in gratitude to love others and flee from idols that can never love us like Him.By Craig Lotz

Les Chapman Les Chapman is the Senior Minister at Hendersonville Church of Christ. He is originally from Ripley, Mississippi. He and his wife, June, enjoy the mountains and the beach as well as visiting historical cities like Washington, D.C., and Chicago. Les’ passion is introducing people to the love of Jesus Christ through the preaching and teac…

Converge Vice President Danny Parmelee guest preaches a sermon from Luke 15: 1-10.By Danny Parmelee

As we look for hope and strength after the storm, Paul reminds us that as we are comforted through Christ in the midst of suffering, we can then be compelled to reach out to others with the same gracious comfort we’ve been given.By Chip Jones

Pastor Aaron preaches part 4 of the "King David" series.By Aaron Allison

Les Chapman Les Chapman is the Senior Minister at Hendersonville Church of Christ. He is originally from Ripley, Mississippi. He and his wife, June, enjoy the mountains and the beach as well as visiting historical cities like Washington, D.C., and Chicago. Les’ passion is introducing people to the love of Jesus Christ through the preaching and teac…

By Patrick Lafferty

Pastor Jacob Bell continues the "King David" series.By Jacob Bell

Jon Micah Richardson Jon Micah is the Family Discipleship Minister at Hendersonville Church of Christ. He is the husband to Jenn and dad to four amazing children, Christine, Lara, Jack, and Luke. He’s an avid Houston Astros fan, occasional action chef, and loves camping and spending weekends with his wife in Chattanooga.…

Pastor Aaron preaches part 3 of the King David sermon series, with part 2 of "The Courage of David".By Aaron Allison

Jon Micah Richardson Jon Micah is the Family Discipleship Minister at Hendersonville Church of Christ. He is the husband to Jenn and dad to four amazing children, Christine, Lara, Jack, and Luke. He’s an avid Houston Astros fan, occasional action chef, and loves camping and spending weekends with his wife in Chattanooga.…

CENTRAL TEXT: Psalm 621 For God alone my soul waits in silence; from him comes my salvation.2 He alone is my rock and my salvation, my fortress; I shall not be greatly shaken.3 How long will all of you attack a man to batter him, like a leaning...By Andrew Shank

Pastor Aaron Allison continues the sermon series about King David with part 1 of "The Courage of David".By Aaron Allison

Jon Micah Richardson Jon Micah is the Family Discipleship Minister at Hendersonville Church of Christ. He is the husband to Jenn and dad to four amazing children, Christine, Lara, Jack, and Luke. He’s an avid Houston Astros fan, occasional action chef, and loves camping and spending weekends with his wife in Chattanooga.…

CENTRAL TEXT: 1 John 4:1-6Beloved, do not believe every spirit, but test the spirits to see whether they are from God, for many false prophets have gone out into the world. 2 By this you know the Spirit of God: every spirit that confesses that Jesus...By Gregg Stashenko

Jon Micah Richardson Jon Micah is the Family Discipleship Minister at Hendersonville Church of Christ. He is the husband to Jenn and dad to four amazing children, Christine, Lara, Jack, and Luke. He’s an avid Houston Astros fan, occasional action chef, and loves camping and spending weekends with his wife in Chattanooga.…

Pastor Aaron Allison begins a new series on King David.By Aaron Allison

In the second half of chapter 3, John returns to a familiar theme of loving one another but this time we hear a new counter melody featuring Cain from the tragic story in Genesis 4. Cain had a love problem. And it turns out we are more like Cain...By Andrew Kerhoulas

Jon Micah Richardson Jon Micah is the Family Discipleship Minister at Hendersonville Church of Christ. He is the husband to Jenn and dad to four amazing children, Christine, Lara, Jack, and Luke. He’s an avid Houston Astros fan, occasional action chef, and loves camping and spending weekends with his wife in Chattanooga.…

CIL Worship Pastor Aubrey McGowan closes out the "Summer on the Mount" series with a sermon from Matthew 5:43-48.By Aubrey McGowan

CENTRAL TEXT: 1 John 2:28-3:10And now, little children, abide in him, so that when he appears we may have confidence and not shrink from him in shame at his coming. 29 If you know that he is righteous, you may be sure that everyone who practices...By Brad Owen

Les Chapman Les Chapman is the Senior Minister at Hendersonville Church of Christ. He is originally from Ripley, Mississippi. He and his wife, June, enjoy the mountains and the beach as well as visiting historical cities like Washington, D.C., and Chicago. Les’ passion is introducing people to the love of Jesus Christ through the preaching and teac…

Pastor Aaron preaches part 14 of the "Summer on the Mount" series.By Aaron Allison

As we make our way deeper into 1 John, we hear an exhortation and a warning. The exhortation is to not love the world or the things of the world--that which goes against our Messiah's way. Then we hear a warning to not be deceived by...By Andrew Kerhoulas

Pastor Aaron Allison preaches part 13 of the Summer on the Mount series.By Aaron Allison

Les Chapman Les Chapman is the Senior Minister at Hendersonville Church of Christ. He is originally from Ripley, Mississippi. He and his wife, June, enjoy the mountains and the beach as well as visiting historical cities like Washington, D.C., and Chicago. Les’ passion is introducing people to the love of Jesus Christ through the preaching and teac…

After sounding the initial notes of fellowship with God and others as the song for practicing the way of Jesus, a new theme emerges in the second chapter of 1 John: How we know we know God. The call to obedience, the call to love all others as Christ...By Andrew Kerhoulas

Pastor Aaron Allison shares part 12 of the "Summer on the Mount" series.By Aaron Allison

Les Chapman Les Chapman is the Senior Minister at Hendersonville Church of Christ. He is originally from Ripley, Mississippi. He and his wife, June, enjoy the mountains and the beach as well as visiting historical cities like Washington, D.C., and Chicago. Les’ passion is introducing people to the love of Jesus Christ through the preaching and teac…

On the heels of considering the person and work of the Holy Spirit for many months, we spent the better part of a year on the power and privilege of prayer. God is moving us to practice his presence in more places and spaces in our lives as a church...By Andrew Kerhoulas

Pastor Aaron preaches part 11 of the "Summer on the Mount" series.By Aaron Allison

Les Chapman Les Chapman is the Senior Minister at Hendersonville Church of Christ. He is originally from Ripley, Mississippi. He and his wife, June, enjoy the mountains and the beach as well as visiting historical cities like Washington, D.C., and Chicago. Les’ passion is introducing people to the love of Jesus Christ through the preaching and teac…

Our nagging, broken and barren hearts wake us up each morning and send us all on a perpetual quest for satisfaction, joy, fulfillment and completion. As we bounce around from thing to thing and person to person in an attempt to achieve this wholeness...By Brian Land

Pastor Aaron Allison preaches part 10 of the "Summer on the Mount" series, with a sermon titled "Jesus Emphasizes Relationships".By Aaron Allison

Les Chapman Les Chapman is the Senior Minister at Hendersonville Church of Christ. He is originally from Ripley, Mississippi. He and his wife, June, enjoy the mountains and the beach as well as visiting historical cities like Washington, D.C., and Chicago. Les’ passion is introducing people to the love of Jesus Christ through the preaching and teac…

As we consider the final words of the Lord’s prayer, we will also take a quick look back at our entire series on prayer. His kingdom, power, and glory. Forever.By Craig Lotz

Pastor Jacob Bell preaches part 8 of the "Summer on the Mount" series.By Jacob Bell

Les Chapman Les Chapman is the Senior Minister at Hendersonville Church of Christ. He is originally from Ripley, Mississippi. He and his wife, June, enjoy the mountains and the beach as well as visiting historical cities like Washington, D.C., and Chicago. Les’ passion is introducing people to the love of Jesus Christ through the preaching and teac…

After the call to the marathon that is forgiveness, we move to the final petition in the Lord's Prayer. You don't need a pastor to tell you that temptation and evil are ubiquitous today. But we do need clarity as to what God does for those...By Andrew Kerhoulas

Jon Micah Richardson Jon Micah is the Family Discipleship Minister at Hendersonville Church of Christ. He is the husband to Jenn and dad to four amazing children, Christine, Lara, Jack, and Luke. He’s an avid Houston Astros fan, occasional action chef, and loves camping and spending weekends with his wife in Chattanooga.…

This week, guest speaker Chas Morris (Pastor at Grace Blue Ridge in Hendersonville) will continue in our study of the Lord's Prayer: forgiveness of our debts and forgiving others.By Chas Morris