Atlantic Gospel Chapel Messages
Episodes
Saturday Feb 03, 2024
Doug Schorle 01-28-2024 // Qualified to Save; Colossians 1:13-22
Saturday Feb 03, 2024
Saturday Feb 03, 2024
In his letter to the church in Colossae, Paul is writing to a church that is worthy of much praise. In the opening verses of his letter, he praises God for their faith and love toward the saints. He then offers prayers for them that they would continue to grow and to be strengthened.
But he also writes to a church which has been infected with various false teachings including Gnosticism and legalism. And as he moves on from his prayer for this church, he presents what is ultimately the solution to these issues confronting this church; the person and work of the Lord Jesus.
In our passage today, we encounter some of the highest Christological praise in all of Scripture as Paul presents the work and the person of Jesus Christ to this church.
As we examine our passage this morning, we will draw out three aspects of our Redeemer:
The Redeemer's Work
The Redeemer's Person
The Redeemer's Qualifications
Thank you for listening to today's teaching. We pray that as we focus on the person and work of Jesus Christ, like Paul, you will be drawn with us to offer up praise and adoration for the beauty of who Jesus is, and for His wonderful work of redemption.
Sunday Nov 19, 2023
Doug Schorle - 11-19-2023 // The Hope Laid Up for You; Colossians 1:1-14
Sunday Nov 19, 2023
Sunday Nov 19, 2023
As Paul opens his letter to the church in Colossae, he begins by offering praise and thanksgiving for this local body of believers. He writes, "We give thanks to God, the Father of our Lord Jesus Christ, praying always for you, since we heard of your faith in Christ Jesus and the love which you have for all the saints, because of the hope laid up for you in heaven..." (Colossians 1:3-5a, LSB). Their faith and love for the saints flow from the hope laid up for them in heaven.
What does hope mean to the Christian? Do we understand hope in the wishful sense, as in, "I hope it doesn't rain tomorrow"? Or is there something deeper?
As we consider our passage today, we will discover that the hope of which the Scriptures speak is at the very core of our being as believers in Jesus Christ.
Thank you for listening to today's teaching. We pray you will be blessed and encouraged through the teaching of God's Holy Word.
Saturday Sep 09, 2023
Saturday Sep 09, 2023
Throughout Paul's second letter to the church in Thessalonica, we have drawn lessons regarding God's righteous judgment. We considered His righteous judgment toward those who believe in Jesus Christ and toward those who reject Jesus as savior. We considered His righteous judgment regarding the end times in the final condemnation of Satan and those who deny Jesus, as well as in the final consummation of the believer into eternal rest with the Lord.
Now, in 2 Thessalonians 3, we consider God's righteous judgment within the body of believers. From this study, we will draw three lessons:
The Lord's attitude toward the body
The believer's attitude toward the body
God’s righteous judgment toward the believer who disregards the body
We thank you for listening to today's lesson and pray you will be blessed and encouraged through the teaching of God's Holy Word.
Sunday Sep 03, 2023
Sunday Sep 03, 2023
When Paul wrote to the church in Thessalonica, he was writing at a time roughly 25 years from the death, resurrection and ascension of Jesus Christ. These first century believers were certain the Lord would return in their lifetime.
But to a church facing intense persecution, when some proclaimed that the day of the Lord had already come, this led to confusion and concern. Had they missed the return of the Lord? Why were they not then in the Lord's presence? And what about all the evil and suffering still going on in the world.
In today's lesson, we continue our examination of Paul's second letter to the Thessalonians; continuing the theme of God's righteous judgment, this time as it pertains to the end times. In doing so, we will draw out three lessons:
How we view the timing of the Lord's return
Future judgment of the lawless on the day of the Lord’s return
The future hope of the believer at the Lord’s return
Thank you for listening to today's lesson. We pray you will be blessed and encouraged through the teaching of God's Word.
Friday Aug 25, 2023
Friday Aug 25, 2023
When Paul arrived in Thessalonica on his second missionary journey, he spent three Sabbaths in the synagogue, reasoning with the Jews and God-fearers from the Scriptures, "explaining and setting before them that the Chris had to suffer and rise again from the dead, and saying, 'This Jesus whom I am proclaiming to you is that Christ.'" (Acts 17:3). The response from the Jewish authorities in the city was to start a riot, ultimately resulting in Paul and his companions being driven from the city, leaving a young church vulnerable to intense persecutions from both Jew and Gentile sources.
But despite these circumstances, the church flourished and grew in their faith, living out the Gospel to the extent that the churches in Greece boasted of their love for the saints. And so it is that Paul wrote his second letter to this young church to encourage them in the face of continuing persecution by drawing their attention to God's righteous judgment:
For the persecuted believer
Toward the persecutor
The basis for this judgment
Thank you for listening to today's lesson. We pray you will be blessed and encouraged by the Word of God.
Sunday Jan 29, 2023
Doug Schorle 01-15-2023 // We Believe...The Trinity
Sunday Jan 29, 2023
Sunday Jan 29, 2023
In today's message, we continue through the Atlantic Gospel Chapel Statement of Faith. "We Believe – there is one God, Creator of all things, infinitely perfect and eternally existing in three persons – Father, Son, and Holy Spirit. Matthew 28:19; 2 Corinthians 13:14." Today we examine the doctrine of the Trinity and consider the implications for the believer today.
Thank you for listening to today's message. May you be blessed through the teaching of God's Holy Word.
We invite you to examine our Statement of Faith by visiting our website at https://atlanticgospelchapel.com/statement-of-faith/.
Wednesday Dec 21, 2022
Doug Schorle 12-11-2022 // Creation, A Christmas Story; Genesis 1
Wednesday Dec 21, 2022
Wednesday Dec 21, 2022
As we enter into the Christmas season, our thoughts often go to all things Christmas. The trees and decorations, the lights and presents. Sunday School programs rehearse the Christmas story, and we return to passages such as Matthew 1, or Luke 2. But what we don't often associate with Christmas is the story of creation.
When John opened his Gospel in John 1, he wrote, “In the beginning was the Word, and the Word was with God, and the Word was God. He was in the beginning with God. All things came into being through Him, and apart from Him nothing came into being that has come into being.” Later in John 1:14, he wrote, "And the Word became flesh, and dwelt among us..." The Second Person of the Trinity, the One who created the universe, became a man. This is the story of Christmas.
So, as we look back to Genesis 1 at the story of creation, may we get a glimpse at eternal character and nature of God. And may this cause us to stop and wonder, as David did, “When I see Your heavens, the work of Your fingers, the moon and the stars, which You have established; What is man that You remember him, and the son of man that You care for him?” (Psalm 8:3-4 NASB)
Thank you for listening to today's lesson. May you be blessed as we consider who God is and what He has done for us through His Son.
Sunday Oct 09, 2022
Doug Schorle 10/09/2022 // How Now Shall We Live; 1 Thessalonians 5:12-28
Sunday Oct 09, 2022
Sunday Oct 09, 2022
As Paul closes out his first letter to the church in Thessalonica, he does so by encouraging to live lives in light of the Gospel and in the hope of the soon return of the Lord Jesus. This hope is the certain expectation based upon the faithfulness of who God is and what He has done for us in His Son, Jesus Christ.
Join us for today's lesson as we explore living life in light of the Gospel, drawing four lessons from today's passage.
The Corporate Life of the Believer
The Individual Life of the Believer
The Dynamic Life of the Believer
The Power to live the Life of a Believer
Thank you for listening to today's message. May the Word of God richly bless you.
Monday Sep 05, 2022
Monday Sep 05, 2022
One of the themes throughout Paul's first letter to the church in Thessalonica is the imminent return of Jesus Christ. As he continues this letter, he takes time to answer some concerns of the believers there. Of great concern was the fate of loved ones in Christ who had died. When Jesus returns, which they fervently believed would be at any time, what will happen to those who have died? Will they share in the blessings of eternal life with Jesus?
Paul's answer to this question was likely a great comfort to the believers there, just as it is a great comfort to believers today. There is good reason why this passage, particularly 1 Thessalonians 4:13-18 is often read at funerals, because if we are honest with ourselves, we are concerned about the fate of our loved ones in Christ who have passed.
As we study this passage, we will focus on three main points:
The Certain Hope for the believer
The Certain Judgment for the world
The Certain Foundation of the believer
Thank you for listening to today's lesson. We pray you are blessed through the teaching of God's Holy Word.
Sunday May 01, 2022
Doug Schorle 05-01-2022 // Excel Still More; 1 Thessalonians 4:1-12
Sunday May 01, 2022
Sunday May 01, 2022
Throughout Paul's letter, he has overflowed with praise for this young church. He has been impressed by their faith in the face of persecution. Despite their young status, this church already distinguished itself as an example of faith and love to the churches in Macedonia and Achaia, that is, Greece.
But now Paul moves on to so-called practical matters. Answering questions as well as addressing issues within the church, Paul starts by noting their faithful walk with God, encouraging them to excel still more. And Paul starts in an area which has the potential to deeply influence the church, both then and today; the area of sexual immorality. This is a topic which affects us today, drawing away both young and old from a faithful walk with the Lord.
Thank you for listening to today's lesson. May the Lord bless you through the teaching His Holy Word.