How to Share Hearts Instead of Exchange Words
Communication is the highway on which love travels. Sounds good but where’s the on-ramp? In this message, Chip takes a candid look at communication. If you want to learn how to improve the communication in your marriage, to share hearts instead of just exchanging words, this one’s for you.
Read MoreChallenge #3 – Children
New and experienced parents agree, raising kids is hard – and it puts a strain on one’s marriage. In this message, Chip asks… how can couples effectively parent their kids and still keep their marriages fresh? He unpacks what effective parenting looks like in this defective world, and highlights 8 specific ways to build deep…
Read MoreChallenge #2 – Temptation
It seems like every day we hear about another relationship ending because someone ‘fell out of love’ or ‘lost the spark’. So, how can you make sure this doesn’t happen to you? In this message, Chip unpacks the next challenge every great marriage faces – which revolves around our understanding of love and marriage. Discover…
Read MoreThe Power of Spiritual Training in the Transformation Process
One of the leading causes of mental illness is unforgiveness. The power of forgiveness is undeniable. It restores, it heals, it soothes. The results of unforgiveness are unmistakable – bitterness, envy, wrath – a life eaten up by anger and pain. Chip gives you some very practical tools that can help you begin the habit…
Read MoreThe Role of Spiritual Training in the Transformation Process
Just like physical training develops muscle and endurance, spiritual training develops godly character and victory over destructive habits. Chip looks into the role of spiritual training in the transformation process.
Read MoreHow to “Break Out” of a Destructive Cycle
Addictions, anger issues, dysfunctional relationships – how do you break out of a destructive lifestyle? Chip reveals what God’s Word has to say about overcoming behaviors and attitudes that drag you down and how you can have victory over those destructive patterns in your life now and into the future.
Read MoreHow to Become the Person You’ve Always Longed to Be
How do you know if you are spiritually mature? Chip gives God’s four-fold criteria for measuring spiritual growth. It’s not complicated and it’ll set you on a path of genuine life-change.
Read MoreWhere Do We Get the Power to Change?
From where do you get the power to change? Is it in Bible study? Church attendance? Mission trips? What brings about the change that we all long to see in our lives? Chip explores this question and provides an answer that might surprise you.
Read MoreIs a “Changed Life” Really Possible?
Most of us would like to experience real, lasting, positive life change but just don’t know how to go about it, get some traction, and actually grow for the better. If you want victory over attitudes and behaviors that have tripped you up on your spiritual journey, join Chip for this powerful series.
Read MoreYou are Called
Whether you know it or not, you have a calling. You may not have thought about it in exactly those words, but God has a plan for your life – and it’s not a secret. In this message, you’ll learn that you have the potential to make a difference in ways you never thought possible.
Read MoreYou are Beautiful
Few things in life make us feel more anxious or unworthy of love than unresolved guilt. Left unchecked, guilt will literally kill the soul. So, what’s the answer? In this message, Chip teaches us how to overcome guilt and the pain of the past that tends to steal our joy.
Read MoreYou are Competent
Shame is a powerful feeling of regret or dishonor. Some people ignore it and others are crippled by it. In this message, Chip helps us see that under the influence of shame, we tend to believe the lie that we’re unworthy of love or belonging. Join Chip to learn Jesus’ answer to shame.
Read MoreYou are Secure
Fear is a paralyzing emotion. Are you afraid of getting sick, of civil unrest, of losing your job, of your kids turning out alright, of having enough money? The bottom-line question is: How do we find security in fearful times? Join Chip for the answer.
Read MoreYou are Valuable
From the moment we’re born to the moment we die, we search to satisfy an unexplained yearning. Chip reveals the truth that we often perform for the love and praise of others…. because we’re all searching for significance. So, where do we find it? Join Chip for the answer.
Read MoreYou are Wanted
When we trust Christ, we become a new creation but the past tends to pull us down and distract us from the freedom God wants us to enjoy. In this message, Chip explains how to understand and live in the joy God says is already ours!
Read MoreYou Can’t Give Away What You Don’t Possess
This message is Principle #4 for building great relationships from Chip’s series, God’s Wisdom for Building Great Relationships – You can’t impart what you don’t possess. In other words, if you don’t like you, you can’t really love others. Chip’s not going to talk pop psychology, he’s telling us what Jesus meant when He said,…
Read MoreOvercoming Shattered Dreams
Where do the dreams of our heart come from? Why is it so devastating when they don’t come true or are shattered? Chip explains all of this and why it’s so important to know that God desires to meet our deepest longings and fill the vacuum of those shattered dreams.
Read MoreOvercoming a Warped Self-Image
Chip begins this series asking four key questions: 1) How is our self-image developed? 2) What is the impact of a warped self-image? 3) From where can we get an accurate view of ourselves? and 4) What does it mean to be “in” Christ? The answers to these questions are full of insight and great…
Read MoreOvercoming the Pain of Broken Relationships
Few things in all of life can hurt as badly and as deeply as the wounds, the sorrow, and the alienation that comes when a relationship is broken. Chip shares a four-step prescription God has for healing the pain of broken relationships.
Read MoreOvercoming Rejection
Rejection is something we all have experience with, to some degree or another. The question is: How do we process that and how does it affect who we become? Chip reveals four solutions for how to deal with the pain of our rejection.
Read MoreMarriage – A Holy Covenant
Marriage is God’s idea. Since He designed it, it’s probably a good idea to know what He intended it to be. What does it take to build a healthy marriage? Communication? Trust? Respect? Love? Chip begins this series by explaining that there’s something more foundational and more essential to a strong, lasting marriage than all…
Read MoreIs There a Man in the House?
Guys, do you ever get overwhelmed by trying to be father, husband, provider, spiritual leader? How do you balance it all and do it successfully? What does it take to be a “real man?” In this message, Chip provides a clear, biblical path for you to follow and reveals a refreshing perspective that’s very encouraging.
Read MoreIs There a Woman in the Home?
The role of women has been changing for the past several decades and here’s the question: “are women living more fulfilled lives today than before?” Chip’s message provides a fresh perspective on the issue.
Read MoreWhat’s a Man to Do?
For most men, being the spiritual leader in their family is intimidating but it doesn’t have to be! Join Chip as he shares how you can get clear on the competing priorities in your life and become the spiritual leader your family needs you to be.
Read MoreWhat’s a Woman to Do?
Ladies, do you feel pulled in a million directions? Family, career, marriage, relationships – all competing for your time? Do you wish there was a way to put your life together so priorities would get clear, relationships would grow deep, and you could get refreshed? It’s possible. In this message, Chip shares some insight straight…
Read MoreThe Secret to Real Romance
Are you in a relationship that’s frustrating? Maybe a relationship that’s not going anywhere? Or has gone in a direction that you know isn’t good? Chip reveals in this message that God’s interested in your love life. Yes, you heard that right. GOD’s interested in helping you find the secret to real romance.
Read MoreHow to Be Good and Mad
Is it possible to actually be “good” AND “mad”? According to scripture, there are times when the right thing to do is get angry. Chip explores how to know when anger is the best option.
Read MoreHow to Deal with Difficult People in Your Life
Do you have a challenging person in your life? Do you wonder – is there a Godly response to this person? Join Chip as he teaches how to deal with the difficult people in your life.
Read MoreWhy We All Hate Hypocrisy
Masks can be silly and fun, but not when they allow us to hide from others and authentic relationships. It can be very frightening to allow others to see behind our masks, but Chip encourages us that in Christ we have the power and freedom to step from behind the mask, revealing what His love…
Read MoreHow to Overcome Hypocrisy in Your Heart
Ok, here’s a question: What’s the difference between the baptism and the filling of the Holy Spirit? Chip lays out very clearly the differences, why they’re important to understand, and how one of the key issues is not getting more of the Holy Spirit but Him getting more of you!
Read MoreHow to Overcome Hypocrisy in Your Public Life
Did you know just like there can be a study of human anatomy, we can study the anatomy of hypocrisy? Chip illustrates five key elements of hypocrisy and then explains God’s antidote for this insidious condition that destroys our testimony and our joy.
Read MoreHow to Overcome Hypocrisy in Your Private Life
Want to know how to overcome hypocrisy in your private life? Worship is our opportunity to connect with God. We honor Him; we praise Him; we thank Him; we stand before Him in silence. From his series, ‘Stop Faking It,’ Chip shows us how worship is key to defeating the hypocrisy and insincerity that creeps…
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