Chambersburg Bible Church

Pastor Gary Yoder

At Chambersburg Bible Church, we uphold the truth of scripture as the guiding light of our ministry. The Bible says that the “Word of God is quick and powerful… piercing even to the dividing asunder of soul and spirit” (Hebrews 4:12Hebrews 4:12
12 For the word of God is quick, and powerful, and sharper than any twoedged sword, piercing even to the dividing asunder of soul and spirit, and of the joints and marrow, and is a discerner of the thoughts and intents of the heart.  
). Preaching is one of the primary means by which we hear and understand the message of the Lord. We believe that “faith comes by hearing, and hearing by the Word of God” (Romans 10:17Romans 10:17
17 So then faith cometh by hearing, and hearing by the word of God.  
), and that God places a distinct emphasis upon the “hearing of the Word of God” (Nehemiah 8:3,8Nehemiah 8:3,8
3 And he read therein before the street that was before the water gate from the morning until midday, before the men and the women, and those that could understand; and the ears of all the people were attentive unto the book of the law. from...: Heb. from the light ⁸ So they read in the book in the law of God distinctly, and gave the sense, and caused them to understand the reading.  
). While we will not be able to post every sermon that Pastor preaches on the website for your “hearing,” we will attempt to provide a number of selections that will be of a benefit to you in your spiritual walk with the Lord Jesus Christ. Once we have a sizable collection available on the website, we will attempt to list the primary categories for your ease of browsing. Each sermon includes an excerpt of the Pastor’s outline to provide an overview of the subject message. If you interested in subscribing to a podcast, which will automatically download new sermon audio to your computer and/or media player, you can subscribe to our podcast feed here, or on the sidebar link on most pages.

If there is a sermon that you are interested in that is not currently available via podcast, please contact Pastor via the Contact Page, and we will determine whether or not we can make it available.

Text: 1 Corinthians 4:1-7
Topic: Understanding the truths concerning individual service in the church When a person trusts Christ as Savior, he enters into a relationship with the Creator. The Bible describes this relationship in a variety of ways: John 3 teaches that we are a Child in God’s Family John 10 illustrates that we are Sheep in God’s Flock Ephesians 1 shows that we are Members of Christ’s... Listen & Read Outline →

Text: Matthew 5:13-16
Topic: Admonishing the believer to fulfill his patriotic duty On this Independence Day 2010, we should examine our patriotic duty as understood from the scripture, while also considering our freedom in Christ from sin and death. Abraham Lincoln once said, “America will never be destroyed from the outside. If we falter and lose our freedoms, it will be because we destroyed ourselves.” We as American Christians... Listen & Read Outline →

Text: 1 Corinthians 2:1-16
Topic: Examining the wisdom of God We live in an information driven world. Never before in the history of the world has access to information been readily available. The creation and expansion of the Internet has dramatically increased the availability of information to almost anyone. If you can type it, or in some cases, even speak it, you can find it. People in this day and... Listen & Read Outline →

Dr. Bob Taylor recently preached at our Spring Bible Conference and presented 6 sermons from Psalm 23. This focused look at what is perhaps the most well known chapter in the Bible was an encouragement to many as the conference concluded, and Dr. Taylor graciously agreed to having all six sermons posted here on our website to be enjoyed by others. We hope that these sermons are a challenge and uplifting retreat into the Word for you! Lessons from the 23rd Psalm Sunday School, April 11
The... Listen & Read Outline →

Text: Acts 2:22-36
Topic: Illustrating how God the Father was in Jesus reconciling the world Psalm 118 is one of 6 “hallel” psalms sung by the Jews at the Passover, and is a prayer of praise to the Lord. When Jesus entered Jerusalem on Palm Sunday, the crowd had this Psalm in mind as they cried “Hosanna,” Save us now (Psalm 118:25-26). “Blessed is he who comes in the name... Listen & Read Outline →

Text: 1 Corinthians 1:1-9
Topic: Examining the characteristics of the true Church In 1 Corinthians, we learn much about the reputation of Church at Corinth. They were spiritually blessed by God (1 Corinthians 1:5,7), they had it all (spiritual gifts in chapter 12), they were spiritually proud, they were carnal minded, and they... Listen & Read Outline →

Text: John 21:15-19
Topic: Demonstrating how failure does not disqualify the believer from future service Consider the following men, and more specifically what they have in common: Ludwig van Beethoven – was told by a music teacher “as a composer he is hopeless.” Enrico Caruso – was told that “he couldn’t sing at all!” Walt Disney – was fired from a newspaper because he “lacked imagination and had... Listen & Read Outline →

Text: Matthew 16:24-28
Topic: Emphasizing the value of man’s soul for eternity We have grown so accustomed to the principle of exchange in our society that we scarcely think about it. Even though we do not think in terms of an exchange being made, we exchange things every day. An exchange takes place when we are willing to give one thing for another. Common daily exchanges could include time, money, and products. Examples... Listen & Read Outline →