Chester ARP Church

Loving God with a Redeemed Tongue

So also the tongue is a small member, yet it boasts of great things. How great a forest is set ablaze by such a small fire. — James 3:5 If James’s readers had lived in the 20th-century American South, they’d have said, “The preacher’s done gone to meddlin’” after reading the beginning of James 3, where he exposed the immense power of the tongue....

Loving God with a Redeemed Tongue So also the tongue is a small member, yet it boasts of great things. How great a forest is set ablaze by such a small fire. — James 3:5 If James’s readers had lived in the 20th-century American Sou…

Restful Hearts

“Martha, Martha, you are anxious and troubled about many things, but one thing is necessary. Mary has chosen the good portion, which will not be taken away from her. — Luke 10:41-42 Mary and Martha of Bethany present a vivid contrast in how our love for God is expressed. Martha expresses it in service, while Mary expresses her love by sitting at Jesus’s feet and listening to His teaching....

Restful Hearts “Martha, Martha, you are anxious and troubled about many things, but one thing is necessary. Mary has chosen the good portion, which will not be taken away from her. — Luke 10:41-42 Mary and Martha…

Pastor Clint gave an update on our devotional series in June and on his family's mission in Scotland. It's linked below.

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Loving Our Enemies

You have heard that it was said, “You shall love your neighbor and hate your enemy.” But I say to you, “Love your enemies and pray for those who persecute you, so that you may be sons of your Father who is in heaven.” — Matthew 5:43-44 The challenging words of Matthew 5:43-48 call us to a radically different love than that of our world....

Loving Our Enemies You have heard that it was said, “You shall love your neighbor and hate your enemy.” But I say to you, “Love your enemies and pray for those who persecute you, so that you may be sons of your Fathe…

Seek God’s Kingdom First

But seek first the kingdom of God and his righteousness, and all these things will be added to you. — Matthew 6:33 This famous command — “But seek first the kingdom of God and his righteousness” — concludes a section of the Sermon on the Mount in which Jesus addressed our anxious hearts. He redirected His disciples to trust in His faithful care....

Seek God’s Kingdom First But seek first the kingdom of God and his righteousness, and all these things will be added to you. — Matthew 6:33 This famous command — “But seek first the kingdom of God and his righteousness” — …

Share What You Have

For here we have no lasting city, but we seek a city that is to come… Do not neglect to do good and to share what you have, for such sacrifices are pleasing to God. — Hebrews 13:14,16 One of the heroes of the New Testament is Barnabas. His story is found in the early chapters of the Book of Acts, where he was known as a generous man who delighted in encouraging other people....

Share What You Have For here we have no lasting city, but we seek a city that is to come… Do not neglect to do good and to share what you have, for such sacrifices are pleasing to God. — Hebrews 13:14,16 One of the he…

Full-bodied Worship

Oh come, let us sing to the Lord: let us make a joyful noise to the rock of our salvation! Let us come into his presence with thanksgiving; let us make a joyful noise to him with songs of praise! — Psalm 95:1-2 Psalm 95 is a call to exuberant, full-bodied worship of God. “Oh come, let us sing to the Lord: let us make a joyful noise to the rock of our salvation!...

Full-bodied Worship Oh come, let us sing to the Lord: let us make a joyful noise to the rock of our salvation! Let us come into his presence with thanksgiving; let us make a joyful noise to him with songs of praise!&n…

Love and Hospitality

Rejoice in hope, be patient in tribulation, be constant in prayer. Contribute to the needs of the saints and seek to show hospitality — Romans 12:12-13 What does genuine Christianity look like in action? Great question. Paul said that it abhors what is evil and holds fast to what is good. It seeks to outdo others in showing honor, stays fervent in spirit, and refuses to be slothful in zeal....

Love and Hospitality Rejoice in hope, be patient in tribulation, be constant in prayer. Contribute to the needs of the saints and seek to show hospitality — Romans 12:12-13 What does genuine Christianity look like in a…

A Transformed Life

Do not be conformed to this world, but be transformed by the renewal of your mind, that by testing you may discern what is the will of God, what is good and acceptable and perfect. — Romans 12:2 In Romans 12:1-2, the Apostle Paul called his readers to respond to God’s grace and mercy with total devotion — “present your bodies as a living sacrifice, holy and acceptable to God, which is your spiritual worship…...

A Transformed Life Do not be conformed to this world, but be transformed by the renewal of your mind, that by testing you may discern what is the will of God, what is good and acceptable and perfect. — Romans 12…