<?xml version="1.0" encoding="UTF-8"?><rss xmlns:dc="http://purl.org/dc/elements/1.1/" xmlns:content="http://purl.org/rss/1.0/modules/content/" xmlns:atom="http://www.w3.org/2005/Atom" version="2.0"><channel><title><![CDATA[Chena Valley Baptist Church]]></title><description><![CDATA[Website for a Baptist church focused on simple teaching of God's Word and ministering to those around us.]]></description><link>https://www.chenavalleybaptist.net/posts</link><generator>RSS for Node</generator><lastBuildDate>Sat, 02 May 2026 21:12:31 GMT</lastBuildDate><atom:link href="https://www.chenavalleybaptist.net/blog-feed.xml" rel="self" type="application/rss+xml"/><item><title><![CDATA[Letters from the Lord Lesson 3 - Smyrna]]></title><description><![CDATA[Remember when we are reading these letters to the churches we are trying to determine which one is our church.  remember when we are reading these letters We are trying to determine which one is you and me.  Which would represent my life if Jesus was using to John to speak to me.  I told you before that some people find these letters to the churches to possibly be representative to the church age over time.  For the first few centuries after the resurrection of Jesus the church age was like...]]></description><link>https://www.chenavalleybaptist.net/post/letters-from-the-lord-lesson-3-smyrna</link><guid isPermaLink="false">6967e64ca1adeb16968ddb98</guid><pubDate>Sun, 26 Apr 2026 13:23:28 GMT</pubDate><dc:creator>Michael Sutherland</dc:creator></item><item><title><![CDATA[Belief with Freedom to Follow Conviction - Acts 15, Romans 14]]></title><description><![CDATA[New Testament Layout I want to start this morning by showing you a chart and helping you to see the timeline that the first 5 books of the New Testament creates for us. Gospels cover the ministry of Christ. Intricacies Matthew and Luke record the announcement and Birth of Christ 	Matthew records it from the male/legal point of view 	Luke records it from the female/bloodline point of view Mark picks up at the beginning of Jesus's ministry once He steps onto the public stage While John does...]]></description><link>https://www.chenavalleybaptist.net/post/belief-with-freedom</link><guid isPermaLink="false">69e4f388877a347fd048b104</guid><pubDate>Sun, 19 Apr 2026 17:50:05 GMT</pubDate><enclosure url="https://static.wixstatic.com/media/231cee_72f2f69e445b42629869da1e61a349ed~mv2.png/v1/fit/w_1000,h_984,al_c,q_80/file.png" length="0" type="image/png"/><dc:creator>Michael Sutherland</dc:creator></item><item><title><![CDATA[Letters From the Lord - Lesson 2: Ephesus (MJS)]]></title><description><![CDATA[Review I told you in the last lesson, that John was a circuit preacher.  Well one of the evidences we have is the order of the message to the churches.  Most scholars agree that John was headquartered in Ephesus after Paul and Apollos and Aquila and Priscilla had their ministries there.  But as John writes, or the Lord writes rather, to each of the churches pay attention to the map.  Map Literally, the path goes along a circle, or a circuit.  John writes most likely in the order of the way...]]></description><link>https://www.chenavalleybaptist.net/post/letters-to-the-churches-lesson-2-ephesus</link><guid isPermaLink="false">6967e64da1adeb16968ddc44</guid><pubDate>Sun, 19 Apr 2026 13:28:20 GMT</pubDate><enclosure url="https://static.wixstatic.com/media/231cee_20decd5e1c7344449d2a345a3e437f29~mv2.png/v1/fit/w_545,h_478,al_c,q_80/file.png" length="0" type="image/png"/><dc:creator>Michael Sutherland</dc:creator></item><item><title><![CDATA[Letters In Revelation - Lesson 1: The Revelation (MJS)]]></title><description><![CDATA[We are going to start a series on Sunday evenings to cover Revelation Chapter 1-3.  These are the letters to the churches that John pens while under inspiration of the Spirit of Christ.  It is clear through the words that Christ is speaking through John in this first part and there are 7 churches that Jesus speaks to through John.  So I want to start tonight with a bit of an introduction on Revelation and cover a few warnings. My Personal Introduction:  Not wholly decided on Revelation. ...]]></description><link>https://www.chenavalleybaptist.net/post/letters-from-the-lord-lesson-1-the-revelation</link><guid isPermaLink="false">6967e64da1adeb16968ddc23</guid><pubDate>Sun, 12 Apr 2026 12:55:55 GMT</pubDate><enclosure url="https://static.wixstatic.com/media/231cee_af60b62ba7484464a2bda4f6586a5fea~mv2.png/v1/fit/w_769,h_395,al_c,q_80/file.png" length="0" type="image/png"/><dc:creator>Michael Sutherland</dc:creator></item><item><title><![CDATA[Belief - But What Kind?]]></title><description><![CDATA[John 4 Introduction When I teach kids in Sunday School I usually start out with a "teach me section" where the kids can tell me answers that I know most of them already know because I started out with some of the same questions the last time I taught them. A simple "Teach Me" introduction would be: What are the two divisions of the Bible? Old Testament and New Testament What do we call the first 5 books of the Old Testament? The Torah or the Law of Moses What 3 parts did the Jews divide the...]]></description><link>https://www.chenavalleybaptist.net/post/belief-but-what-kind</link><guid isPermaLink="false">69db2a7575afb0779a73c163</guid><pubDate>Sun, 12 Apr 2026 06:04:16 GMT</pubDate><enclosure url="https://static.wixstatic.com/media/231cee_0c273ba6f4cb406198cd868c072a3122~mv2.png/v1/fit/w_691,h_559,al_c,q_80/file.png" length="0" type="image/png"/><dc:creator>Michael Sutherland</dc:creator></item><item><title><![CDATA[Luke: The Careful Witness and the Compassionate Gospel]]></title><description><![CDATA[Lesson aim Tonight I want us to walk away with three convictions. First, the four Gospels are not a problem to solve but a gift from God. Second, Luke is not a vague church legend but a serious, early, well-attested witness. Third, Luke’s Gospel shows Christ as the Savior who comes near to the weak, the sinner, the outsider, and ultimately to all nations. Introduction: Why four Gospels? One of the strongest opening insights is that the Gospels are not modern biographies. They do tell us the...]]></description><link>https://www.chenavalleybaptist.net/post/luke-the-careful-witness-and-the-compassionate-gospel</link><guid isPermaLink="false">69d847ffc55f668b53086bcf</guid><pubDate>Fri, 10 Apr 2026 01:26:59 GMT</pubDate><enclosure url="https://static.wixstatic.com/media/231cee_505f4ff4e936418f993bd7c2847f440e~mv2.png/v1/fit/w_400,h_464,al_c,q_80/file.png" length="0" type="image/png"/><dc:creator>Michael Sutherland</dc:creator></item><item><title><![CDATA[Salvation: Recognition Sunday The Problem, the Plan, the Solution (Condensed)]]></title><description><![CDATA[The Problem Our God is a Holy and Perfect God and He Cannot and Will not Abide or Excuse Sin Leviticus 19:1-2  1  And the LORD spake unto Moses, saying, 2  Speak unto all the congregation of the children of Israel, and say unto them, Ye shall be holy: for I the LORD your God am holy. We find in Leviticus that our God is Holy. That Hebrew word means sacred, set apart, and not touched with any impurity at all. In Isaiah chapter 6 starting in verse 1 we read Isaiah write: Isaiah 6:1-3  In the...]]></description><link>https://www.chenavalleybaptist.net/post/salvation-recognition-sunday-the-problem-the-plan-the-solution-condensed</link><guid isPermaLink="false">6967e64ba1adeb16968dda94</guid><pubDate>Sun, 20 Jul 2025 18:34:49 GMT</pubDate><dc:creator>Michael Sutherland</dc:creator></item><item><title><![CDATA[God With Us | Lesson 4: Let There Be Light - The Golden Candlestick]]></title><link>https://www.chenavalleybaptist.net/post/god-with-us-lesson-4-let-there-be-light-the-golden-candlestick</link><guid isPermaLink="false">6967e64ca1adeb16968ddbad</guid><pubDate>Sun, 29 Jun 2025 02:52:56 GMT</pubDate><dc:creator>Michael Sutherland</dc:creator></item><item><title><![CDATA[Good Fathers Serve]]></title><description><![CDATA[Proverbs 13 1 A wise son heareth his father's instruction: but a scorner heareth not rebuke. 2  A man shall eat good by the fruit of his...]]></description><link>https://www.chenavalleybaptist.net/post/good-fathers-serve</link><guid isPermaLink="false">6967e64ca1adeb16968ddb84</guid><pubDate>Sun, 15 Jun 2025 06:22:42 GMT</pubDate><dc:creator>Michael Sutherland</dc:creator></item><item><title><![CDATA[God With Us - Lesson 2: From the Inside Out]]></title><link>https://www.chenavalleybaptist.net/post/god-with-us-lesson-2-from-the-inside-out</link><guid isPermaLink="false">6967e64ca1adeb16968ddb59</guid><pubDate>Sat, 14 Jun 2025 23:24:04 GMT</pubDate><dc:creator>Michael Sutherland</dc:creator></item><item><title><![CDATA[Parts of the Whole (Rules and Relationships Part 2)]]></title><description><![CDATA[Review We saw that Jesus did not come to nullify, rewrite, or destroy the Old Testament law for the Israelites.  But rather, Jesus came...]]></description><link>https://www.chenavalleybaptist.net/post/parts-of-the-whole-rules-and-relationships-part-2</link><guid isPermaLink="false">6967e64ea1adeb16968ddd08</guid><pubDate>Sun, 08 Jun 2025 06:00:41 GMT</pubDate><dc:creator>Michael Sutherland</dc:creator></item><item><title><![CDATA[Rules and Relationships]]></title><description><![CDATA[Good morning, welcome to Chena Valley Baptist Church.  We are glad that you are here whether you are a charter member, a new visitor, a...]]></description><link>https://www.chenavalleybaptist.net/post/rules-and-relationships</link><guid isPermaLink="false">6967e64ea1adeb16968ddd00</guid><pubDate>Sun, 01 Jun 2025 16:39:45 GMT</pubDate><dc:creator>Michael Sutherland</dc:creator></item><item><title><![CDATA[Consider Christ - Lesson 35: The Lordship of Christ]]></title><description><![CDATA[Lesson 35 Attached]]></description><link>https://www.chenavalleybaptist.net/post/consider-christ-lesson-35-the-lordship-of-christ</link><guid isPermaLink="false">6967e64da1adeb16968ddc72</guid><pubDate>Sun, 01 Jun 2025 04:41:33 GMT</pubDate><dc:creator>Michael Sutherland</dc:creator></item><item><title><![CDATA[Consider Christ: Lesson 33 - The Kingdom of Christ]]></title><description><![CDATA[We have over the course of time studied many aspects of the nature, ministry, life, death, burial, resurrection, and second coming of...]]></description><link>https://www.chenavalleybaptist.net/post/consider-christ-lesson-33-the-kingdom-of-christ</link><guid isPermaLink="false">6967e64da1adeb16968ddc39</guid><pubDate>Sun, 18 May 2025 12:45:06 GMT</pubDate><enclosure url="https://static.wixstatic.com/media/231cee_1cdfaff1ca684a918b2dd341154c1735~mv2.png/v1/fit/w_806,h_290,al_c,q_80/file.png" length="0" type="image/png"/><dc:creator>Michael Sutherland</dc:creator></item><item><title><![CDATA[Lesson 33: Consider Christ - The Kingdom of Christ]]></title><description><![CDATA[Attached is my lesson for The Kingdom of Christ.]]></description><link>https://www.chenavalleybaptist.net/post/lesson-33-consider-christ-the-kingdom-of-christ</link><guid isPermaLink="false">6967e64da1adeb16968ddc7a</guid><pubDate>Sun, 18 May 2025 04:11:36 GMT</pubDate><dc:creator>Michael Sutherland</dc:creator></item><item><title><![CDATA[The Two Ways Part 2]]></title><description><![CDATA[Letter from Jessica Introduction John 4:46-53  So Jesus came again into Cana of Galilee, where he made the water wine. And there was a...]]></description><link>https://www.chenavalleybaptist.net/post/the-two-ways-part-2</link><guid isPermaLink="false">6967e64ba1adeb16968ddad0</guid><pubDate>Sun, 11 May 2025 22:25:54 GMT</pubDate><dc:creator>Michael Sutherland</dc:creator></item><item><title><![CDATA[The Two Ways]]></title><description><![CDATA[Matthew 11:28-30 Life presents us all with choices.  Today, above all centuries and decades past we have more choices than people before...]]></description><link>https://www.chenavalleybaptist.net/post/the-two-ways</link><guid isPermaLink="false">6967e64ba1adeb16968ddaa9</guid><pubDate>Sun, 11 May 2025 15:01:02 GMT</pubDate><dc:creator>Michael Sutherland</dc:creator></item><item><title><![CDATA[Consider Christ: Lesson 32 - The Return of Christ]]></title><description><![CDATA[Intro Suppose you are traveling home at night, and far ahead you see the porch‑light flick on. Someone inside knows you are coming, and...]]></description><link>https://www.chenavalleybaptist.net/post/consider-christ-lesson-32-the-return-of-christ</link><guid isPermaLink="false">6967e64da1adeb16968ddc21</guid><pubDate>Sun, 11 May 2025 06:21:12 GMT</pubDate><dc:creator>Michael Sutherland</dc:creator></item><item><title><![CDATA[Consider Christ: Lesson 31 - The Priesthood of Christ (MJS)]]></title><description><![CDATA[Background on Hebrews Hebrews 13:22-25  I appeal to you, brothers, bear with my word of exhortation, for I have written to you briefly....]]></description><link>https://www.chenavalleybaptist.net/post/consider-christ-lesson-31-the-priesthood-of-christ-mjs</link><guid isPermaLink="false">6967e64ca1adeb16968ddb82</guid><pubDate>Sun, 04 May 2025 04:39:54 GMT</pubDate><dc:creator>Michael Sutherland</dc:creator></item><item><title><![CDATA[Consider Christ: Lesson 30 - The Ascension of Christ (MJS)]]></title><description><![CDATA[As I was putting together this lesson I wanted to begin my introduction with referring to the 3-to-3.5-year ministry of Jesus and how we...]]></description><link>https://www.chenavalleybaptist.net/post/consider-christ-lesson-30-the-ascension-of-christ-mjs</link><guid isPermaLink="false">6967e64ca1adeb16968ddb5d</guid><pubDate>Sun, 27 Apr 2025 12:00:54 GMT</pubDate><dc:creator>Michael Sutherland</dc:creator></item></channel></rss>