CHAPEL ROCK
Forgotten Ornaments: Remembering Repentance
Today, Lead Pastor, Casey Scott, begins a new series, "Forgotten Ornaments."
Locations & Times
Chapel Rock Christian Church
2020 N Girls School Rd, Indianapolis, IN 46214, USA
Sunday 9:15 AM
Sunday 11:00 AM
Welcome to Chapel Rock!
Our vision is to see "the whole community, whole in Christ!" To that end, if you would like more information about our ministries or want to sign-up for an activity you’ve seen in the bulletin, please stop by the Information Center in the Foyer or add a note to your Connection Card. You can also find additional information on our website.
http://www.chapelrock.orgDigital Bulletin
Women’s Ministry Christmas Tea
Today is the last day to register for the Women’s Christmas Tea. Please visit the kiosk in the Foyer to register.
GriefShare: Loss of a Spouse
Wondering how you will survive the holidays? The Surviving the Holidays seminar is for people who are grieving a loved one’s passing. Join us tomorrow, Monday, December 1, from 10 a.m. to 12 p.m. or 6 to 8 p.m. in room WC 100. Register online at griefshare.com. Questions? Call Jane Rogers at 317-989-8547.
Angel Breakfast
Angel Breakfast will be in Fellowship Hall, Saturday, December 13, from 9 to 11 a.m. This is a time for families with children in kindergarten and younger to celebrate the real meaning of Christmas. There will be food, games, crafts, and a look at the birth of Jesus. This is a free event for families. No drop-offs, please. No registration is needed. Older siblings are welcome to participate.
Men’s Monthly Breakfast and Devotion
The men’s monthly breakfast and devotion will be next Saturday, December 6. Coffee and fellowship begins at 7 a.m. with the breakfast being served at 7:30 a.m. in Fellowship Hall. Please enter at door #3.
End of Year Contributions
Planning to make an end-of-year contribution to Chapel Rock? The general rule is a contribution is effective when delivered. Please refer to the following deadlines:
~ Online contributions are considered delivered on the date the financial institution pays the amount. To ensure your gift is credited to 2025, your final online donation should be made no later than Monday, December 29.
~ All gifts mailed through the USPS must be postmarked on or before December 31. Envelopes arriving with a postmark of January 1, or later will be credited to 2026.
~ Should you opt to hand-deliver your gift to the office, you must arrive by 3 p.m. on Tuesday, December 30.
To deduct any charitable donation of money on your tax return, the IRS requires that a donor have either a bank record or written communication from Chapel Rock. We will provide those who donated to the church during 2025 a contribution statement in January 2026.
Homeless Ministry Needs
The Homeless Ministry is in great need of blankets and comforters. Items can be placed in the DropZone bin in the Foyer. Other needed items are: baby wipes, socks, t-shirts, deodorant, tooth paste and tooth brushes, shampoo, and body wash.
Food Pantry Requests
Chapel Rock’s Food Pantry operates on the first and third Thursdays each month. Both monetary and non-perishable food donations are welcomed! Food donations may be placed in the DropZone bin in the Foyer. Contact Cindy West at 215-570-8578 if you would like to serve with the Food Pantry.
Want to be in the Know? Use Realm! (Chapel Rock’s database)
Once you have an account, you can download the RealmConnect app on your smartphone. You’ll have all the Chapel Rock info at your fingertips, including a directory! Check-in for worship on the app! To get started, fill in your information on the Connection Card and indicate you’d like to have a Realm login.
Today is the last day to register for the Women’s Christmas Tea. Please visit the kiosk in the Foyer to register.
GriefShare: Loss of a Spouse
Wondering how you will survive the holidays? The Surviving the Holidays seminar is for people who are grieving a loved one’s passing. Join us tomorrow, Monday, December 1, from 10 a.m. to 12 p.m. or 6 to 8 p.m. in room WC 100. Register online at griefshare.com. Questions? Call Jane Rogers at 317-989-8547.
Angel Breakfast
Angel Breakfast will be in Fellowship Hall, Saturday, December 13, from 9 to 11 a.m. This is a time for families with children in kindergarten and younger to celebrate the real meaning of Christmas. There will be food, games, crafts, and a look at the birth of Jesus. This is a free event for families. No drop-offs, please. No registration is needed. Older siblings are welcome to participate.
Men’s Monthly Breakfast and Devotion
The men’s monthly breakfast and devotion will be next Saturday, December 6. Coffee and fellowship begins at 7 a.m. with the breakfast being served at 7:30 a.m. in Fellowship Hall. Please enter at door #3.
End of Year Contributions
Planning to make an end-of-year contribution to Chapel Rock? The general rule is a contribution is effective when delivered. Please refer to the following deadlines:
~ Online contributions are considered delivered on the date the financial institution pays the amount. To ensure your gift is credited to 2025, your final online donation should be made no later than Monday, December 29.
~ All gifts mailed through the USPS must be postmarked on or before December 31. Envelopes arriving with a postmark of January 1, or later will be credited to 2026.
~ Should you opt to hand-deliver your gift to the office, you must arrive by 3 p.m. on Tuesday, December 30.
To deduct any charitable donation of money on your tax return, the IRS requires that a donor have either a bank record or written communication from Chapel Rock. We will provide those who donated to the church during 2025 a contribution statement in January 2026.
Homeless Ministry Needs
The Homeless Ministry is in great need of blankets and comforters. Items can be placed in the DropZone bin in the Foyer. Other needed items are: baby wipes, socks, t-shirts, deodorant, tooth paste and tooth brushes, shampoo, and body wash.
Food Pantry Requests
Chapel Rock’s Food Pantry operates on the first and third Thursdays each month. Both monetary and non-perishable food donations are welcomed! Food donations may be placed in the DropZone bin in the Foyer. Contact Cindy West at 215-570-8578 if you would like to serve with the Food Pantry.
Want to be in the Know? Use Realm! (Chapel Rock’s database)
Once you have an account, you can download the RealmConnect app on your smartphone. You’ll have all the Chapel Rock info at your fingertips, including a directory! Check-in for worship on the app! To get started, fill in your information on the Connection Card and indicate you’d like to have a Realm login.
Offering
2 Corinthians 8:7 "But since you excel in everything—in faith, in speech, in knowledge, in complete earnestness and in the love we have kindled in you — see that you also excel in this grace of giving." Please use the link below to safely and conveniently give on-line. Thank you for your partnership in the Gospel.
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Chapel Rock practices an 'open communion' meaning that if you have accepted Jesus Christ as your Lord and Savior, then you are welcome to participate in the communion service. The elder/staff member giving the devotion will provide instructions.
Chapel Rock practices an 'open communion' meaning that if you have accepted Jesus Christ as your Lord and Savior, then you are welcome to participate in the communion service. The elder/staff member giving the devotion will provide instructions.
BIG IDEA: Because the King has come near, we can hang our lives on His hope through .
The “forgotten ornament” that we’re looking at today is repentance. Repentance is the ornament, but it hangs on the bough of hope.
STEP 1: BRING DOWN THE ORNAMENTS
STEP 2: OPEN THE BOXES
Notice the order again: Not, “Repent, so maybe the Kingdom will show up.” It’s: “The Kingdom has come near—therefore repent.” Repentance is not us trying to climb a ladder to God. Repentance is us turning around to face the God who has already climbed down to us.
– We turn from sin toward God.
– We turn from my kingdom toward His kingdom.
– We turn from my way toward His way.
– We turn from my kingdom toward His kingdom.
– We turn from my way toward His way.
Because the King has come near, we can hang our lives on His hope through .
STEP 3: REMEMBER WHAT THE ORNAMENT MEANS
STEP 4: HANG THE ORNAMENT:
A. PERSONAL – HEART-LEVEL REPENTANCE
B. RELATIONAL – REPENTANCE TOWARD PEOPLE
C. KINGDOM PRIORITIES – REPENTANCE FROM CONSUMER CHRISTMAS
A. PERSONAL – HEART-LEVEL REPENTANCE
B. RELATIONAL – REPENTANCE TOWARD PEOPLE
C. KINGDOM PRIORITIES – REPENTANCE FROM CONSUMER CHRISTMAS
“Lord Jesus, because Your Kingdom has come near, where are You inviting me to repent?”
VISION COMMITMENT
We BRING our brokenness to Jesus because a CHANGE to wholeness is the story we SHARE.
We BRING our brokenness to Jesus because a CHANGE to wholeness is the story we SHARE.