Chelten - a church of hope
483 episodes - English - Latest episode: 6 days ago - ★★★★★ - 2 ratingsChelten – a church of hope exists to worship the triune God, to nurture his family and to share his gospel of hope.
We are a community of people brought together by the Gospel—that God the Father cared so much for us who live in a broken world that he sent his son Jesus to be the solution for all of humanity’s needs so that his Spirit would live in us forever, we with him and with each other.
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Two Choices, Two Destinies
March 29, 2020 19:44 - 20 minutes - 23 MBJesus concludes his Sermon on the Mount by urging people to follow the only road to life. Using simple metaphors, the Master teacher presents only two choices for us that lead to radically different eternal destinies. By building our lives on Jesus’ words, he assures us that the storms of life will never lead us to destruction.
Two Choices. Two Destinies - God's New Humanity
March 29, 2020 12:00Jesus concludes his Sermon on the Mount by urging people to follow the only road to life. Using simple metaphors, the Master teacher presents only two choices for us that lead to radically different eternal destinies. By building our lives on...
Ask, Seek, and Knock
March 22, 2020 19:34 - 22 minutes - 25.2 MBJesus promised, "Ask and it will be given unto you." What do you think when you hear that? Many think this means God is my personal cosmic genie, ready to make all my wishes come true. What if Jesus is doing something totally different and more beautiful than that? Jesus is making a guarantee to give his children the greatest gift that he possibly could... himself.
Ask, Seek, and Knock - God's New Humanity
March 22, 2020 12:00Jesus promised, "Ask and it will be given unto you." What do you think when you hear that? Many think this means God is my personal cosmic genie, ready to make all my wishes come true. What if Jesus is doing something totally different and more...
Do Not Judge
March 09, 2020 03:02 - 37 minutes - 42.6 MB"Do not judge." We hear this famous command of Jesus around us—in songs, movies, blogs, Pinterest letter boards, t-shirts and more. But is it being used the way Jesus intended? What does he mean by his command to not judge others? Let's discover how the gospel frees us from the need to condemn and criticize others and empowers us to move toward others in love and mercy.
Do Not Judge - God's New Humanity
March 08, 2020 12:00"Do not judge." We hear this famous command of Jesus around us—in songs, movies, blogs, Pinterest letter boards, t-shirts and more. But is it being used the way Jesus intended? What does he mean by his command to not judge others? Let's discover...
Jesus Talks to Us About Out Anxieties
March 02, 2020 01:54 - 28 minutes - 32.1 MBThis is one of the most well-known passages in Scripture. It starts with what seems to be a command—"do not worry about your life"—but the words are intended to be a comfort. The passage makes you feel like you are on a walk with Jesus in a summer meadow, and, on that walk, he talks with you about your fears and worries. What could be more important?
God Talks to Us About Our Anxieties - God's New Humanity
March 01, 2020 12:00This is one of the most well-known passages in Scripture. It starts with what seems to be a command—"do not worry about your life"—but the words are intended to be a comfort. The passage makes you feel like you are on a walk with Jesus in a...
Our New Treasure
February 24, 2020 03:13 - 30 minutes - 34.7 MBJesus digs into to our hearts by challenging us to examine our greatest treasure: is it our money or our God? He urges us to ask who we really serve. Are you ready to ask yourself some hard questions? The answers will show you why treasuring God above our money is so much better, rewarding, and longer lasting.
Our New Treasure - God's New Humanity
February 23, 2020 12:00Jesus digs into to our hearts by challenging us to examine our greatest treasure: is it our money or our God? He urges us to ask who we really serve. Are you ready to ask yourself some hard questions? The answers will show you why treasuring God...
What a Privilege
February 17, 2020 02:14 - 30 minutes - 34.8 MBAs we continue our sermon series on GOD'S NEW HUMANITY we find ourselves at the center of Jesus' Sermon on the Mount—the centerpiece of his teaching. And what we find surrounded by all these heart–centered expectations of Christ are the subjects of prayer and forgiveness. It seems to be a refreshing rest stop for the disciples as they learn about their access to the heart of God (prayer), and their gift from the heart of God (forgiveness). What privileged benefits of GOD'S NEW HUMANITY for th...
What a Privilege - God's New Humanity
February 16, 2020 12:00As we continue our sermon series on GOD'S NEW HUMANITY we find ourselves at the center of Jesus' Sermon on the Mount—the centerpiece of his teaching. And what we find surrounded by all these heart–centered expectations of Christ are the...
Your Father's Approval
February 10, 2020 01:25 - 34 minutes - 39 MBAs part of the new humanity, we are called to "let your light shine before others, so they may see your good works and glorify your Father in heaven." However, Jesus cares about more than just outward performance. He cares about why we do what we do. This week we will examine our motives for why we practice our righteousness. Is it to be seen by others, to impress them and gain their approval? Or is it an act of love for our Father since we know we already have his approval because of Jesus? ...
Your Father's Approval - God's New Humanity
February 09, 2020 12:00As part of the new humanity, we are called to "let your light shine before others, so they may see your good works and glorify your Father in heaven." However, Jesus cares about more than just outward performance. He cares about why we do what we...
New Heart Obedience
February 03, 2020 01:27 - 34 minutes - 39.2 MBGod’s loving commands always mirror his own character. He wants his new humanity to reflect his own glory. That’s why Jesus fulfilled God’s law and explained how we can too. Following God from our hearts is the only way to obey and be just like our heavenly Father.
New Heart Obedience - God's New Humanity
February 02, 2020 12:00God’s loving commands always mirror his own character. He wants his new humanity to reflect his own glory. That’s why Jesus fulfilled God’s law and explained how we can too. Following God from our hearts is the only way to obey and be just like...
The Law Fulfilled
January 27, 2020 01:10 - 37 minutes - 43.2 MBThe Law. What do you think about when you hear that word. How do you feel? Is it scary or intimidating? Or do you agree with the psalmist who said in Psalm 119, "Oh, how I love your law! I meditate on it all day long." Christ came to fulfill the law, give his people a new heart and forever change the way we think of the law.
The Law Fulfilled - God's New Humanity
January 26, 2020 12:00The Law. What do you think about when you hear that word. How do you feel? Is it scary or intimidating? Or do you agree with the psalmist who said in Psalm 119, "Oh, how I love your law! I meditate on it all day long." Christ came to fulfill the...
Making a Difference
January 19, 2020 21:09 - 33 minutes - 38.3 MBWhen you’re hungry for a tasty meal, doesn’t a little salt make a big difference? Isn’t a flashlight a lifesaver when you need to see in the dark? Jesus uses these two simple metaphors to remind us that as God’s new humanity, we are called to make a difference. This week we will be challenged to draw attention to our God and his kingdom by our good deeds in a world of decay and darkness.
Making a Difference - God's New Humanity
January 19, 2020 12:00When you’re hungry for a tasty meal, doesn’t a little salt make a big difference? Isn’t a flashlight a lifesaver when you need to see in the dark? Jesus uses these two simple metaphors to remind us that as God’s new humanity, we are called to...
Blessed are the... what?!
January 12, 2020 19:07 - 34 minutes - 39.3 MBThink of someone you consider fortunate, who deserves to be congratulated or even envied because they are truly happy. Perhaps you have a picture of someone who has their life put together, is wealthy, smiling and carefree, surrounded by their friends. No matter what details you picture there's a good chance that your picture does not look anything like what Jesus describes as blessed. Jesus says, "Blessed are the...." Well, read Matthew 5:3-12 and then come this Sunday and together we'll wre...
Blessed are the... what?! - God's New Humanity
January 12, 2020 12:00Think of someone you consider fortunate, who deserves to be congratulated or even envied because they are truly happy. Perhaps you have a picture of someone who has their life put together, is wealthy, smiling and carefree, surrounded by their...
God's New Humanity
January 06, 2020 04:10 - 32 minutes - 37.4 MBWhen the Son of God entered human history, he came to restore what was lost. The second Adam from above fathers a new humanity of those who truly love God with new hearts made alive by their faith in Jesus the Messiah. Like Moses before him, Jesus instructs his disciples about how to live in this restored "upside down” kingdom. Heaven enters earth and begins to turn the world upside down, or better yet, right side up.
God's New Humanity - God's New Humanity
January 05, 2020 12:00When the Son of God entered human history, he came to restore what was lost. The second Adam from above fathers a new humanity of those who truly love God with new hearts made alive by their faith in Jesus the Messiah. Like Moses before him, Jesus...
The Consolation of Love
December 30, 2019 01:18 - 30 minutes - 35.3 MBHave you ever had a case of the Post-Christmas blues? Every year it seems like the Christmas season comes and goes even faster than the year before and we are left looking at "The most wonderful time of the year" in the rear-view mirror. This Sunday we will explore the ultimate demonstration of God's Love, the giving of his Son, and how that love enables us to find hope, faith and peace not only all year long, but into eternity as well!
The Consolation of Love - The Consolation of Christmas
December 29, 2019 12:00Have you ever had a case of the Post-Christmas blues? Every year it seems like the Christmas season comes and goes even faster than the year before and we are left looking at "The most wonderful time of the year" in the rear-view mirror. This...
The Consolation of Peace
December 22, 2019 18:58 - 29 minutes - 34 MB“Peace on earth” is a common Christmas theme in our carols and our cards. Where did this concept ever come from since “peace on earth” is not the best way to describe our world? Yet Isaiah predicts a time when all wars will cease forever and when all people will worship the God of Israel. This week we will see how that prophecy of our Consolation really does make sense in our troubled world and gives us hope for this world and the world to come.
The Consolation of Peace - The Consolation of Christmas
December 22, 2019 12:00“Peace on earth” is a common Christmas theme in our carols and our cards. Where did this concept ever come from since “peace on earth” is not the best way to describe our world? Yet Isaiah predicts a time when all wars will cease forever and...
The Consolation of Joy
December 16, 2019 03:44 - 37 minutes - 42.6 MB"It was the best of times, it was the worst of times...." Was Charles Dickens writing about Christmas? For many, Christmas is "the most wonderful time of the year." While for others, the sorrow only increases around the holiday time. The Good News of Christmas is that because Jesus is here, we have everlasting joy! This joy is not anchored to something temporary, but to Emmanuel, God with us, who has promised to never leave us. Join us this Sunday as we declare that Jesus Christ is our Joy.
The Consolation of Joy - The Consolation of Christmas
December 15, 2019 12:00"It was the best of times, it was the worst of times...." Was Charles Dickens writing about Christmas? For many, Christmas is "the most wonderful time of the year." While for others, the sorrow only increases around the holiday time. The Good...
Faith for the Fearful
December 09, 2019 01:14 - 33 minutes - 38.7 MBDo fears ever keep you awake at night? Fears can be paralyzing. God calls his people to turn to him when they are gripped in fear. This Sunday we will see how fear-filled King Ahaz faced the choice of trusting God’s sign of a virgin birth, the gift of Immanuel (“God with us”).
Faith for the Fearful - The Consolation of Christmas
December 08, 2019 12:00Do fears ever keep you awake at night? Fears can be paralyzing. God calls his people to turn to him when they are gripped in fear. This Sunday we will see how fear-filled King Ahaz faced the choice of trusting God’s sign of a virgin birth, the gift...
The Consolation of Hope
December 02, 2019 02:08 - 29 minutes - 33.3 MBWhen life really hits us with struggles, hardship and disappointment we tend to either fall into despair or we deal with our problems by disengaging from them. Neither one of these makes the world a better place. What the world needs is humble people who are courageous enough to honestly look at the brokenness of this world and diligently work to build something good. What the world needs is a people who have genuine hope. Join us this Sunday as we declare that Jesus Christ is our Hope.
The Consolation of Hope - The Consolation of Christmas
December 01, 2019 12:00When life really hits us with struggles, hardship and disappointment we tend to either fall into despair or we deal with our problems by disengaging from them. Neither one of these makes the world a better place. What the world needs is humble people...
The Field and The Bride
November 25, 2019 00:10 - 33 minutes - 37.8 MBThis week, we conclude our Neighboring series by looking at the final chapter of the book of Ruth. In the conclusion to this powerful story, we find that love always costs something yet the result is far more magnificent than you could imagine. Come and see how Ruth 4 points ahead to the better Boaz, the one who embodies and empowers this type of love.
The Field and The Bride - Neighboring
November 24, 2019 12:00This week, we conclude our Neighboring series by looking at the final chapter of the book of Ruth. In the conclusion to this powerful story, we find that love always costs something yet the result is far more magnificent than you could imagine. Come...
Loving When It Costs
November 18, 2019 02:16 - 32 minutes - 37.4 MBIt’s usually easy to give your time or resources to organizations that help people in need. What happens when someone close to you, a relative or a friend, needs your help. If you’re committed to that person, you choose to give even when it hurts. That kind of love is on display in the beautiful story of Boaz, Ruth’s guardian-redeemer, whose love reflects that of our Guardian-Redeemer.
Loving When It Costs - Neighboring
November 17, 2019 12:00It’s usually easy to give your time or resources to organizations that help people in need. What happens when someone close to you, a relative or a friend, needs your help. If you’re committed to that person, you choose to give even when it...
The Adventure of Gleaning
November 11, 2019 01:59 - 24 minutes - 27.6 MBWhen God gave his people laws to live by, he wanted them to be “a light to the nations” so that everyone would look at them with envy and desire the good life they received from their good God. One way God told them to live differently was to be inefficient in harvesting their fields. That unusual way of farming was designed to help those in need. How do you harvest your life?
The Adventure of Gleaning - Neighboring
November 10, 2019 12:00When God gave his people laws to live by, he wanted them to be “a light to the nations” so that everyone would look at them with envy and desire the good life they received from their good God. One way God told them to live differently was to be...
Long-Haul Neighboring
November 04, 2019 01:50 - 28 minutes - 32.2 MBBiblical neighboring throughout the book of Ruth at times will be pictured as intentional and active, but also unintentional and passive. Ruth 1:1-22 seems to reveal a long-term, passive, unintentional, as well as a mutually beneficial, neighboring between Naomi and Ruth. There's even evidence that the Lord himself has been and continues to neighbor both Naomi and Ruth. Apparently, our biblical neighboring may at times need to go long and deep, yet be mutually beneficial!
Long Haul Neighboring - Neighboring
November 03, 2019 12:00Biblical neighboring throughout the book of Ruth at times will be pictured as intentional and active, but also unintentional and passive. Ruth 1:1-22 seems to reveal a long-term, passive, unintentional, as well as a mutually beneficial, neighboring...
Practicing the Light
October 28, 2019 00:41 - 30 minutes - 34.5 MBSee for yourself the illuminating vision and explicit purposes of God shining redemption across our community, nation and globe. Jesus changes our thinking and choices, and through these changes, your family, community, nation and world can make and share these changes with others. These changes renew our minds and deeds so that they might do the same for others. Light always changes what we see!
Practicing the Light - Neighboring
October 27, 2019 12:00See for yourself the illuminating vision and explicit purposes of God shining redemption across our community, nation and globe. Jesus changes our thinking and choices, and through these changes, your family, community, nation and world can make...
Neighboring in Dependence
October 21, 2019 00:58 - 32 minutes - 36.8 MBWe have been talking about neighboring (shorthand for "love your neighbor as yourself") for nearly two months now. How are you doing with it? No, seriously... if you're honest, how are you doing with it? Are you discouraged and disappointed at how many opportunities you let slip by? Maybe you're actually ashamed of how you don't even care about your neighbors, or this series, at all. What if the primary goal of the parable of the Good Samaritan is not actually for you to love your neighbor......
Neighboring in Dependence - Neighboring
October 20, 2019 12:00We have been talking about neighboring (shorthand for "love your neighbor as yourself") for nearly two months now. How are you doing with it? No, seriously... if you're honest, how are you doing with it? Are you discouraged and disappointed at how...
Neighboring in God's Hands
October 13, 2019 17:02 - 38 minutes - 43.6 MBLook around your neighborhood. Turn on the evening news. The needs are all around us and they are great. Do you ever feel like your attempts to intentionally love your neighbor are just too small to be worth it? Feel like they will never amount to anything of meaning in this world? Good news—in our ordinary acts of love there is true power. But it all depends on whose hands it is in.
Neighboring in God's Hands - Neighboring
October 13, 2019 12:00Look around your neighborhood. Turn on the evening news. The needs are all around us and they are great. Do you ever feel like your attempts to intentionally love your neighbor are just too small to be worth it? Feel like they will never amount to...
Intentional Neighboring
October 07, 2019 01:57 - 27 minutes - 31.4 MBThis month we continue to explore more penetrating truths that flowing out of Jesus’ story about a good Samaritan. After hearing some of the sermons, have you felt overwhelmed by the weight of command? How can one person even begin to love all our neighbors? This Sunday we’ll see that actually God didn’t say, “Love your neighbors,” but rather, “Love your neighbor.” One small step in care to one person – does your heart feel lighter now? And there is more!
Intentional Neighboring - Neighboring
October 06, 2019 12:00This month we continue to explore more penetrating truths that flowing out of Jesus’ story about a good Samaritan. After hearing some of the sermons, have you felt overwhelmed by the weight of command? How can one person even begin to love all our...