Date: May 3, 2026

What is Chapel in the Pines really about, and where are we headed together? In this kickoff message for our 'Aligned' series, we unpack our church's purpose — helping more people become more like Jesus — and introduce the three priorities that will guide us there: abiding in his presence, anchoring in his family, and advancing his mission.

Date: April 26, 2026

Speaker: Dan David

On this Missions Sunday, our guest speaker shared how God's heart has always been for all peoples of the earth to know him. He also shared some ministry updates from his work facilitating prayer in and for the Muslim world.

Date: April 19, 2026

Have you ever failed so hard in your relationship with God that you wondered if you could ever get back on track? In this message, we follow Peter's journey from his devastating three-fold denial of Jesus to his gracious restoration, and discover that getting back on track comes down to one question Jesus is still asking today: "Do you love me?"

Date: April 12, 2026

Text: John 20:19-29

We are sent like Jesus, by Jesus, to bring peace to troubled people and a troubled world. As Jesus gives this commission to his followers on the first Easter evening, we see how to carry out this call in our lives, too.

Date: April 5, 2026

Text: John 20:1-18

What do we do when we find ourselves in the darkness of grief, confusion, spiritual uncertainty, and discouragement? This week we looked at Mary Magdalene's example on the first Easter morning to get some help answering this question.

Date: March 29, 2026

Text: John 19:31-42

For many people today, their faith is a matter of picking and choosing what they are going to believe from all available options; kind of liking going through a buffet line. Yet Jesus presents belief in him as exclusive and total - not adding him to our existing belief system, but exchanging belief systems altogether. Why is this kind of belief in Jesus the right choice?

Date: March 22, 2026

Text: John 19:17-30

When he died, Jesus knew that he had accomplished what he had been sent to do. We don't want our lives to merely end, but to know that, like Jesus, we finished well. What do we focus on now so that will be the case?

Date: March 15, 2026

Text: John 19:1-16

As Jesus's trial before Pilate continues, he shows that he understands and wields authority better than Pilate or the religious leaders. He's a better leader than any of them; in fact, he's a better leader than anyone else we'll ever find. We follow him because he's a better leader.