The Spirit Chapel Podcast

Rock and a Hard Place Week 8: Don’t Blame Delilah

We finish up our mini-series on addiction by discussing a well known story in the Bible: The Life of Samson. Pastor Grice refers to him as a Sex Addict. Does the sandal fit? The answer might surprise you, and it shows that even people who are being used greatly by God can be hanging onto destructive sin that will eventually destroy them.

Rock and a Hard Place Week 7: Fighting Strongholds

When we are fighting addictions, we quickly learn what it means to attack a spiritual strong hold. When the enemy is deeply entrenched in our lives, gripping us physically and emotionally, and wearing us down spiritually… how do we fight back? In this sermon, we look at the story of a Hero who overthrew a stronghold single-handedly… What did he know that we are missing? BIBLE REFERENCES: 2 Corinthians 10:3-4; 1 Samuel 16:6, 13; 1 Samuel 17:1-8, 11, 16, 23, 26, 32-39, 40-44, 48-54; Ephesians 6:12-17.

Rock and a Hard Place Week 6: Satan’s Snare

Addiction is a nasty trap that snares a lot of people. We know about drug addictions, and alcohol addiction, but there are many ways we fall into the pit of addiction. Where does this come from? Why do we seem powerless to prevent it, and unable to climb out of it? We start the first of a three part look at the struggle of addiction, and God’s plan for deliverance.

Rock and a Hard Place Week 5: Depressed Again

We are on part two of the discussion of Depression. This time, we drill down deeper into the causes of it, and what we can do to prevent it. And, more importantly, we take apart a well-known scripture to find out how God deals with depression in one of His prophets.

Rock and a Hard Place Week 4: Authentic Faith

If we are going to see miracles, we need to know what Faith looks like. The Bible is pretty clear on that. But it seems half of the churches out there tell us that faith in miracles are pointless, and the other half try to sell us on a formula, that frankly, doesn’t work. So what is the right thing to believe? Does anyone know what Authentic Faith looks like? Well, this may not surprise you, but it turns out: the Bible does…

Rock and a Hard Place Week 3: Depression

We go deep into a problem that afflicts a lot more people than we realize. Depression. When the darkness covers you, and things don’t feel like they will ever be right again. There are several types of depression. Before we discuss the depression recognized by the Mental Health world, Pastor Grice wants to discuss one not mentioned there: Spiritual Depression, brought about by Deception.

Rock and a Hard Place Week 2: Believing Again

Pastor Grice continues laying the groundwork for our new series... Because if we are to get through these hard times -- for a lot of us -- it means we are going to need a miracle. But how do you pray for a miracle, when it seems like every time you ask God for anything, the answer is no? How do we start to Believe Again?

Between a Rock and a Hard Place: Week 1 - The List

After a Two Week Hiatus, Pastor Grice is back, introducing our new series. Between a Rock and a Hard place will be looking at problems that are a lot more common in the Christian life than most churches care to admit. But, in order for our faith to help us, we have to shine the light on the problems, not let them hide in the shadows.

Elisha Week 9: Opportunity Lost

We finish our series on Elisha with a look at the last king of Israel he deals with. This guy wants to be a leader but cannot fully commit to trusting the Lord. Why is it that we can sometimes almost get there… but we end up falling away? What is keeping us from being the Christians we are supposed to be?

Elisha Week 8: Bitter Root

A strange tale from 2 Kings this week — about a King angry at God, a desperate situation, and four of the most unlikely heroes you’d ever want to meet…BIBLE REFERENCES: 2 Kings 6:24-25, 30-31; Hebrews 12:14-15; 2 Kings 6:33; 2 Kings 7:1-8; Proverbs 29:23; 2 Kings 7:9-20; 2 Kings 3:1-3, 5-13; Zechariah 7:11-12; 2 Kings 3:13.