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Love Chapel Hill
by Love Chapel Hill Team
Catch the messages from Love Chapel Hill on location at the Varsity Theatre on Franklin Street in Chapel Hill, North Carolina, where our name is our mission to Love Chapel Hill with the Heart of Jesus.
Episodes
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Does God Care About Oppression and Discrimination?
Does God Care?: The Story of Esther --- Esther 1-8 Oppression and discrimination are not abstract problems in Esther's world or ours. They are wounds that God refuses to ignore. Esther's story shows a God who works quietly but decisively, placing ordinary people in extraordinary positions: "For...
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The Exhausted Doubter
Is it OK to Doubt God --- 1 Kings 19:1-15 There are moments when we do everything right, show up, serve faithfully, pray, worship, and pour ourselves out, and yet something feels off. The Exhaustion creeps in quietly, and suddenly the things that once felt natural now feel heavy. Like Elijah, we...
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Where is the Evidence?
Is it OK to Doubt God? --- Judges 6-7 Gideon’s story reminds us that doubt isn’t a sign that something is wrong with us; it’s often a sign that something is growing in us. Gideon wasn’t a spiritual superhero; he was insecure, afraid, and constantly looking for evidence that God was actually with...
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Expiring Promises
Is it OK to Doubt God? --- Genesis 18:1-15 Cynism is often just a mask worn by a wounded heart, a wall built to protect us from the pain of another unmet expectation. When Sarah laughed in the shadow of the tent, she wasn't mocking God; she was protecting herself from the agony of holding onto a...
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Singing in an Apocalypse
Voices of Resistance --- Revelation 21:1-4 What is the book of Revelation actually about? Who was it written for? What message does it have that endures beyond its time? The book of Revelation needs a new PR team. This book has been misinterpreted and used in many ways that just don’t capture…
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Singing a Revolution
Voices of Resistance --- Luke 1:38-43 Mary, the mother of Jesus, often appears as a meek and humble servant. Indeed, she models what it means to surrender to the will of the Spirit. However, in Luke’s gospel we get a different picture of Mary. Mary sings a song of revolution. Her song is one of...
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Singing in Victory and in Loss
Voices of Resistance --- Exodus 15:1-21, 1 Samuel 2:1-10 What is worship? That which ascribes worth. Worship declares that God is worthy. Worship puts God at the center. Singing as an act of worship is recorded numerous times in the Bible. Today, we take a look at two such instances: The Song of...
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The Power of "AND"
Influencer --- Mark 6 We live in a world overflowing with empathy and good intentions. When we see a hurting friend, a struggling family member, or a neighbor in need, we feel for them. But feeling for someone is not the same as moving toward them. The Gospels frequently use a visceral Greek word...
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The Extra Mile
Influencer --- John 13, Mark 5 Following Jesus in the first mile is often unavoidable; it’s the mile we’re forced to walk, the mile we didn’t choose, the mile shaped by someone else’s power, pressure, or unfairness. But the second mile? That’s where the Kingdom shows up. The second mile is where...
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The Model of Influence
Influencer --- Mark 12:14-44 We live in a world obsessed with scale. Influence is measured in subscriber counts, total dollars raised, and how loudly a message can ring across the room. We are subtly trained to believe that if something isn’t big, visible, or publicly validated, it doesn't carry...
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Proximity of Love
Influencer --- John 13 NOTE: The first few minutes of this sermon was not recorded due to a technical issue. Visit our YouTube channel for notes on the missing portion: https://www.youtube.com/live/ogIsBLecLQE. It is tempting to live life from the "high place"—swinging above the traffic, the…
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It Starts With One
Influencer --- Luke 8:40-48 We live in a culture obsessed with the "Go Big" approach to impact. We measure influence by follower counts, viral moments, and the size of the crowd. When faced with massive global problems—poverty, divisiveness, sickness, and systemic pain—it is easy to feel...
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Life with the Spirit
The Holy Spirit Imagine standing before a blazing campfire on a freezing night. The fire offers everything you desperately need: warmth, light, and safety. Yet, out of fear that a stray spark might burn you, or because the smoke gets a little uncomfortable, you begin to dump buckets of water onto...
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Hearing the Voice of the Spirit
The Holy Spirit Imagine drinking salt water when you are desperately thirsty. Instead of quenching your thirst, it intensifies it, leaving you more dehydrated than before. In our hyper-connected, hyper-noisy world, we often gulp down the "spiritual salt water" of constant media, cultural…
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In the Presence of the Spirit
The Holy Spirit --- John 14 Many of us have prayed, "God, please be with me." There is nothing wrong with that prayer. But Jesus offers an even greater assurance: through the Holy Spirit, God is already with you—and within you. Today, rest in that promise. When fear rises, remember you are not...
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By the Power of the Holy Spirit
The Holy Spirit --- Powerlessness is not a weakness to hide; it is often the place where God begins His greatest work. Throughout Scripture, God consistently chose ordinary, limited people and filled them with His Spirit to accomplish extraordinary things. Joseph didn't free himself from prison....
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The Holy Spirit 101
The Holy Spirit On page one of the human story, God took dust, shaped it into a body, and did something deeply intimate: He breathed His own Ruach, His breath and Spirit, into human nostrils to give us life. We are not just biological accidents; we are divinely animated temples. The tragedy of...
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The Church on the Move
GO! --- Acts 8 Our greatest contribution to our world is not our ability to analyze theology, but our willingness to apply it where it matters most in the real lives of real people. The Holy Spirit is constantly breaking barriers to push us past our comfortable walls and into the spaces where...
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The New Temple
GO! --- Acts 3:1-10 For thousands of years, the presence of God was confined behind the thick curtains, stone barriers, and exclusive courtyards of a physical building. But when the Holy Spirit fell, God did something radically counter-cultural: He abandoned the brick and mortar to take up...
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Fire on the Move
GO! --- Acts 2, 8 Think about the person who rings up your groceries every single week. Think about the neighbor you know doesn't have a relationship with Jesus, the family member who actively pushes God away, or the person sitting in the cubicle right next to yours. How many Christians do they...
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GO! Make Disciples
GO! --- Matthew 28 The final words of Jesus before His ascension were not “stay,” “hide,” or “wait until you feel ready.” They were: GO. That’s important because most followers of Jesus spend a lot of time preparing, learning, studying, and gathering—but Jesus commissions movement. The Gospel was...
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Time to Go!
On the Road Again --- Luke 24:36-43 It is possible to know about Jesus without truly living empowered by Him. The disciples had walked with Jesus, heard His teaching, witnessed miracles, and even seen the resurrection—yet they still found themselves waiting, uncertain, and unable to move forward…
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Peace Be With You
On the Road Again --- John 14 When we say "Peace" today, we usually mean the absence of something: the absence of noise, the absence of conflict, or the absence of stress. We treat peace like a "Do Not Disturb" sign we hang on our hearts. But when Jesus stands among His panicked disciples and…
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Stay With Us!
We often look for God in grand, dramatic moments, yet He is just as present in the quiet and ordinary acts of our lives. The two disciples on the road to Emmaus had just had a life-changing conversation with Jesus as He interpreted the Scriptures to them. But they still didn't recognize Him. The...
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The Walk of Disappointment
On the Road Again --- John 11:17-25 We often think of God’s presence as a mountaintop experience—a clear sky, a loud voice, or a sudden burst of light. But the Road to Emmaus tells a different story. It tells us that Jesus is most present when we are most "downcast." In Luke 24, two followers are...
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Catch Up!
On the Road Again --- Luke 24:25-27 We all tell ourselves a story about God. Sometimes it’s shaped by what we’ve been taught, what we’ve experienced, or what we hoped would be true. Like the two disciples on the road to Emmaus, we can know Scripture and still miss the full picture. We focus on…
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The Resurrection and the Life
Easter Sunday 2026 For thousands of years, death seemed to have the final word. From the garden of Eden through the long history of the prophets, every story ended the same way: they all died. Even when Ezekiel stood in a valley of dry bones and watched God breathe life into them, the "echo of...
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The True Vine
The Man, the Myth, the Legend --- John 15:1-7 Do you ever feel stuck? Empty? Do you feel like you’re doing all of the “right” things but still feel drained or unfulfilled? What if true living is not about what we do or produce, but in remaining in a true source of life? Jesus speaks directly into...
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The Way, the Truth, the Life
The Man, the Myth, the Legend --- John 15:5-14 Do you know anyone who has ever tried to find their way in the world? Anyone ever asked "what is true?" or "what is real?" Perhaps the bigger question - "What is Truth?" Finally, maybe you or someone you know has asked "what is the good life?" "What…
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The Gate and the Shepherd
The Man, the Myth, the Legend --- John 10:1-18 In a world full of noise, the most important spiritual question may not be what do I believe, but whose voice am I listening to? Jesus says His sheep know His voice, which means following Him is not primarily about perfect behavior or flawless...
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The Light of the World
The Man, the Myth, the Legend --- John 8:12 When Jesus says, “I am the Light of the world,” He is not offering better advice or stronger motivation. He is offering exposure, healing, and presence all at once. Light does two things at the same time it reveals what is real, and it makes life...
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The Bread of Life
The Man, the Myth, the Legend --- John 6:25-59 Welcome to our first sermon from our new home at the Foundry! We begin the season of Lent examining the figure of Jesus and his claims. Every one of us carries a hunger deeper than food, success, or comfort. Jesus doesn't just offer to give us bread....
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The Heart of Chapel Hill
It's hard to believe it, but today we say goodbye to our home of 16 years: the Varsity Theater on Franklin Street. Love Chapel Hill heard the call to move and remake the Foundry just down the road our home base. The mission hasn't changed and the potential for what we can do is very exciting. But...
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Stewardship: The Power We All Have
Justice --- Genesis 1:28-30 Here's one that shouldn't be nearly as polarizing as it has become: Justice for Creation through the stewardship of God's creations. We were put here to look after our environment, but it is evident humanity is failing here particularly within the church. There is...
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Justice: The Jesus Way
Justice --- Luke 4:16-21 Man, we haven't been this digital since COVID. Welcome back to our digital format on an icy Sunday. We kick off our short series in Justice today. What IS justice? It's a loaded question and it depends on whose definition you follow. Our country and world show how willing...
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...Love People
Like It --- Matthew 25:34-40 From the examples of Jesus himself to the demonstrations led by Dr. Martin Luther King, it is clear that the world changes when people join together to help one another. Loving God is one thing, but it falls flat if we don't demonstrate the same love to God's people,...
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Love God...
Like It --- Colossians 3:15-17 Welcome to our new series "Like It" where we lean hard into a small article that Jesus uses when describing the greatest commandment. Jesus gives us two side of the same coin: the greatest commandment is to love God and, LIKE IT, love others too. And today we're...
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God Stories
God Stories - Epiphany 2026 It's Epiphany! This is the yearly celebration of discovering that the baby in a feeding trough was more than any could imagine. The first encounters with Jesus would echo over and over throughout the generations to today where millions are encountering Jesus anew every...
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Joy to the World
Roots --- Luke 1:39-45 We know John the Baptist as the man in the wilderness preparing for Jesus's ministry to begin. However, Luke tells us that even as a baby in the womb he leapt for joy at Mary's pregnancy. Christmas is that same kind of joy at the coming of Christ, even when we don't see...
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Home for the Holidays
Roots --- Ruth 1:16-17 One of the best examples of Christ-like love comes from Jesus's own family tree. Boaz plays the part of the kinsman redeemer; a model of savior to redeem a tragic situation. But this book begins with arguably the more poignant acts of love, that of Ruth's loyalty and…
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Island of Misfit Toys
Roots --- Joshua 2:1-11 As the genealogy goes, between David and Jesus are many stately names with good Hebrew stories. Yet each author who writes it is sure to include a Canaanite prostitute. But far from the black sheep of the family, she represents the crux of Christ's mission. People whose…
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A Christmas Story
Roots --- Isaiah 11:1-10 The Christmas season is here! During this Advent, we're going to talk about family. Jesus's family story is crucial in establishing his significance as a culmination of Israel's history. But Advent is also about welcoming the world into Jesus's family. It's about…
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The Promised Land
exodUS The Israelites did eventually make it to the Promised Land. But they had to grow quite a bit before getting there. And the presence of God preceded them. We close out this series reflecting on our own exodus as a church, where we feel God moving us to a new home base, where our mission can...
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When it All Breaks Down Before it's Started
exodUS --- Exodus 32:1-6 The handing down of the Law was one of THE MOMENTS that would define the Israelites as a people in Covenant with God. And they whiffed it very quickly. Their decent into idolatry would be far from the last time they would turn their back on God. This wasn't just simple…
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Heaven on Earth
exodUS --- Exodus 25:8 As the Israelites spent the generations after the Exodus, they knew that God was on the move with them. And God traveled in style. They created a Tabernacle to travel with them and established spaces and rituals for God to abide with them; together yet separated to all but...
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God and Me
exodUS --- Exodus 19:3-8 The deliverance of the Israelites from Egypt began a whole new paradigm in their relationship to God. They knew that the vastness and might of God was not something that could be approached lightly. God, however, had a vision of a kingdom of priests where we could be...
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Can We Trust God?
exodUS --- Exodus 14:11-14 If God is a God of Salvation, it's easy to take a look at the world right now and wonder if you can actually trust God to triumph over evil. Despite their deliverance from Egypt, the Israelites found themselves in this same situation. We're reminded that God can and…
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How Hard Can One Heart Get?
exodUS --- Exodus 7-11 Let's call them "miracles." What we usually refer to the Ten Plagues of Egypt in the Exodus account was far more than a punitive series of inconveniences. God brings Moses to Egypt not only to free the Israelites but also to show God's supremacy over the Egyptian pantheon…
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The Calling of Moses
exodUS --- Exodus 2-3 An epileptic slave. A stuttering, former prince of Egypt with blood on his hands. Both inauspicious beginnings produced those who would be called Moses, some of history's greatest deliverers who would capture the imagination of millions. God's habit at choosing the least...
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How Did We Get Here?
exodUS --- Exodus 1:1-22 This has certainly been the year to ask ourselves "How did we get here?" Pick your context. As we move from Origin Stories where Israelites were well-established and well-regarded in Egypt, we begin Exodus where their descendants are facing enslavement and genocide. Every...
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Catch the messages from Love Chapel Hill on location at the Varsity Theatre on Franklin Street in Chapel Hill, North Carolina, where our name is our mission to Love Chapel Hill with the Heart of Jesus.
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