The Chapel Official Message Podcast

Relationship Rx Beyond the Message | The Cost of Forgiveness

In this episode of the Beyond the Message podcast, the hosts, Ellie Dole and Scott Chapman, and guests Anthony Taylor and Sarah Chapman, explore what forgiveness really means—drawing from Jesus’ healing in Matthew 9 and personal stories. They discuss the emotional cost of forgiveness, the difference between forgiveness, healing, and reconciliation, and practical steps for surrendering pain to God.

Relationship Rx Beyond the Message | Living out Truth in Love

Ellie Dole and Scott Chapman explore Ephesians 4:15 and introduce a four-quadrant matrix for speaking truth and love in relationships — call-out, cave-in, check-out, and connect. They discuss how truth + love create trust, how fear and identity shape communication, and practical steps for slowing down, asking questions, and listening well.

The episode applies the quadrant to marriage, friendship, parenting, and leadership, and highlights the Spirit’s role in guiding honest conversations. They close by previewing next week’s message on forgiveness.

Relationship Rx Beyond the Message | Boundaries, Freedom & Love

We are starting a new discussion in our Beyond the Message podcast series. as we talk all about relationships. Join Ellie Dole and Scott & Tammy Chapman as they share personal stories (including a surprising "man of honor" moment), discuss family differences, the art of setting boundaries, trust, male headship, and how faith shapes healthy relationships.

Signs of the Times Beyond The Message | When Heaven Comes to Earth: New Creation Explained

Hosts Ellie and Scott explore what the Bible means by heaven, the intermediate state, and the new heaven and new earth. They unpack Jesus’ kingdom language, resurrection bodies, judgment, relationships, work, and the hope of restored creation.

Conversational and practical, the episode invites listeners to rethink heaven not as an evacuation but as a renewed, people-centered world where God’s presence reigns and relationships matter.

Signs of the Times Beyond the Message | Sheep, Goats & the Final Score: Compassion in the End Times

Week four of the Signs of the Times podcast explores Matthew 25's parable of the sheep and the goats, with hosts Ellie, Freddy, and Jamie unpacking how Jesus centers compassion as the measure of faithful living and what judgment means for believers and nonbelievers.

The episode connects salvation by grace with biblical faith as lasting allegiance, addresses tough questions about heaven and hell and late conversions, and urges listeners to let the reality of eternity shape how they live and serve today.

Signs of the Times Beyond the Message | When Will Jesus Return?

Pastors Jamie Wamsley and Scott Chapman join after Freddie's message on the return of Christ to reflect on rapture culture, differences in end-times interpretation, and the pastoral need for humility and balance.

They explore how uncertainty about timing should shape how we live today — from meaningful evangelism and growing holiness to embracing the Kingdom gospel with hope rather than fear.

Signs of the Times Beyond the Message | Cannonball into the End Times: Tribulation, Rapture & Hope

We're back with Signs of the Times Week 2 — a deep dive into end-times topics including the tribulation, various rapture views, the Antichrist and the abomination of desolation, the millennium, and how believers persevere. Pastors Denvil Lee, Scott Chapman and Ellie Dole unpack scripture, address questions about deconstruction and doubt, and encourage staying centered on Jesus as the hope in both present struggles and the promised return.

Signs of the Times Beyond the Message | Living Ready for the Return

This episode launches the 'Signs of the Times: Beyond the Message" series, exploring Jesus' teachings in Matthew 24–25 and what they mean for life today. Pastors Scott Chapman, Jamie Wamsley, and Ellie Dole discuss historical context, the temple, the idea of 'birth pains', and how to live with faith and mission amid uncertainty.

They also address modern questions—from the role of technology and global gospel spread to unusual phenomena like UFO reports—emphasizing humility, discernment, and the call to keep the kingdom of God at the center of daily life.

Come Alive | Part Three | Freddy Villareal

Humility | Come Alive | Part Two | Ellie Dole

The journey of coming alive to God is not just a single moment of revelation but rather an ongoing experience of discovering and encountering him in new ways. We come alive to God in countless ways as we move from merely knowing truths about him to experiencing God as real and personal. Along the way, he continually invites us to take steps of faith and fully embrace the work he is doing in our lives.

This week, we looked at the role humility plays in the experience of coming alive to God. True humility goes beyond putting others first; it’s about aligning our hearts with the Father’s. It involves surrendering to God’s will, as demonstrated by Joseph in Matthew 1:18-25. Despite the risk of public shame and ridicule, Joseph humbly chose to take Mary as his wife, embracing the social consequences. But more than that, his decision reflected deep trust in God’s promises and a willingness to be part of the greater story God was unfolding—the coming of the Messiah. Like Joseph, we often face the tension between protecting our reputation and accepting God’s invitation. This is the struggle between pride and humility.

Pride causes us to turn inward, relying on ourselves and distancing us from God and others. In contrast, humility opens us up to God’s work, acknowledging that we cannot save ourselves. Scripture reminds us that humility is rooted in reverence for the Lord (Proverbs 22:4) and a deep desire for God to work in our lives. It is a posture that invites God’s kingdom to break into our circumstances in unexpected ways. By stepping into humility, we allow God to lift us up, trusting in his strength rather than our own.