Christian Life Church :: Chester, VA

Happiness and joy seem to be so related, yet at the same time two completely different things. Happiness gets its greatest impact from what happens outside of us, while joy appears to be a state of being that is cultivated on the inside? So how do we do that? Check out our final Advent message to find out!

Advent Series: Peace is something we all want, but also seems to be something that can quickly elude us all as well. Today Pastor Dennis looks at a story about Jesus and His disciples in a storm and how they lost their peace. However, more importantly, how Jesus helped them gain it back. Check out this message on great practical tips to regain peace.

Advent Series: True hope in the life of the believer is not vague generalized wishing or even just wishful thinking! Hope is the joyful expectation that what God has promised in His Word is truth or fact and with confidence we can believe in them and look forward to their visible reality. Check out this message on finding hope in difficult situations.

New You Series: Oh the impact of attitude! How often do we as human beings experience great struggles with our attitudes? There is a story in the Bible of when King David did something pretty remarkable to deal with attitudes. Check out this message on how honor becomes the antidote for attitudes.

New You Series: Stress is something everyone deals with in life. The problem with stress is that the more you have the more you seem to get! What does the Bible say about handling stress? Check out this message on how core values counter the impacts of stress.

New You Series: We all have experienced pain in life and no matter how great or small that pain it can make life difficult. What does the Bible have to say about pain? Is it something to be embraced, rebuked, or ignored? Or is there a better approach that God wants us to have? Check out this message on Managing Pain in our New You Series.

New You Series: Are you dealing with anxiety in your life? Does the Bible have anything to say about how we should manage stress and anxiety? You might be surprised just how clear of a message it provides in helping us with these all too common human struggles. Check out this message from Pastor Kyle on Managing Anxiety.

New You Series: Have you ever felt like you were at war with yourself? Walking out our faith can feel really difficult at times, especially when it seems like our bodies are not cooperating. Do you wish you could take control of your body? Check out this message on how to Manage My Outside for some tips on how to do just that.

New You Series: Have you ever noticed how emotions are such a large part of our lives, but also can create such negative impact as well? Where do emotions come from? Are they learned, hardwired, or something else? Also, is there anything we can do to manage our emotions, or the reactions they create? Check out this message on what the Bible says about managing our emotions.

New You Series: In Matthew 25 Jesus reminds his disciples that this life is temporary, and it is important for us to be ready while we are waiting for the return of Christ. Then Jesus brings a twist to the story when He shares the parable of the talents. Not only are we waiting for Jesus' return, but what we do while we are waiting matters. Check out this message on life stewardship while you are waiting.

There is so much bad news in the world that life can seem quite overwhelming. Throughout the world, in the lives of people, and seemingly even in the church there appears to be struggle. However, what if things aren't always as they seem? What if you aren't losing ... but winning? Listen to hear more.

Isn't it interesting how hindsight is almost always 20/20? What if God wants to help us see things in ways we have never seen them before? Check out this inspirational message from Pastor Suzanne Lacheney about seeing straight.

Have you ever felt out of control? Have you ever looked at the list of the Fruit of the Spirit in Galatians and thought, "I hope I can get a few of those right"? Is self-control even possible for us as human beings? Check out this message to find out.

In our What If series we look at several questions that relate to our personal vision and relationship with God. What if I knew God's will for my life? Does God even have a destiny for me? What is God's will for me? Listen to hear how we should respond to these important questions.

What keeps us from pursuing God with our whole heart? Have you ever asked yourself that question? Check out this final message in the Blessed Life series to get insight on surrendering our lives wholeheartedly to God.

How easy is it for the money topic to be the quickest pathway to draining the joy right out of a thought, emotion, or conversation. What is it about money that can rob us of joy so quickly? Maybe it's not about money directly, but some important things connected to our money. Check out this message on finding joy concerning our finances.

Generosity has always been a huge part of the character of God, and He loves when His kids lock on to the powerful impact of the force of generosity in how we live our lives. Check out this inspirational message on the impact of G-Force.

One of the first questions people ask as it relates to God and money is about tithing? Is it still for today? Is it Old Testament Law? How should we see it? Maybe tithing shouldn't be the first question. Maybe if we deal with first things first, everything else will make sense. Check out this message to learn more.

In August we tackle our final book of the Summer Reading series; The Blessed Life by Robert Morris. Today, Pastor Dennis shares some thoughts on how the work of the gospel happens inside out in our lives. God designed this life to function inside of certain rules and principles, and when we allow our lives to align with those principles we allow the gospel to work its way inside out as well. Check out this message to hear more!

Youth Camp just wrapped up and they brought the Jesus party back home with them this Sunday. Check out this final message in our Last Arrow series as Pastor Paul talks about what we need to let go of. You will be inspired ... check it out!