Hedges Chapel Sermons

Rob Dauber
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At Hedges Chapel, you will find a church deeply rooted in history and ready for upward and outward growth. Hedges Chapel is an affiliated church under the Churches of Christ in Christian Union.

  1. Easter - From Dejection to Acceptance

    Apr 26

    Easter - From Dejection to Acceptance

    This is the  6th Sermon in a 6 Part Series called Easter.   Pastor Rob continues in John 21. 15-19, sharing how the Resurrection changes us from Dejectance to Acceptance. FOR FURTHER STUDY SERIES CHALLENGE: Read all the Easter Narratives in the Gospels: Matt 22-24; Mark 14-16; Luke 22-24; John 12-21WORD STUDY CHALLENGE: FORGIVESCRIPTURES from today’s sermon: Genesis 3. 9-13; Matthew 5.24; 18. 15-20, 22; John 13.36-38; 18. 25-18; 21.15-19; Acts 15. 36-41; Romans 5.10;  2 Corinthians 5.18-19; Galatians 6.1; Ephesians 4.31; Colossians 1 19-20; Hebrews 12.15 BIG IDEA ____________ relationships can be restored with Jesus’ help through  ____________, ____________, and ____________. SCRIPTURE BREAKDOWN John 13:36–38;  18:15–18 1.    Peter and Jesus had a ______________ relationship   John 21:15–17  2.       Jesus ______________ his relationship with Peter  ·        F______________ ·        A__________________ ·        R__________________ John 21:18–19  3.       Jesus confirms Peter’s _____________________,    APPLICATION CONSIDER whether you have a _______________ relationship with someone and commit to inviting God into the healing process. ASK God to reveal if you are _______________ a grievance against someone, and choose—by His grace—to release it. FOLLOW the pattern of restoration in your life; A_____________, F_______________, and R_______________. Rule of 1 Challenge: In your prayer time this week, thank God for His forgiveness toward you, and ask Him for the grace to forgive others.

    41 min
  2. Easter - From Depletion to Abundance

    Apr 19

    Easter - From Depletion to Abundance

    This is the  5th Sermon in a 6 Part Series called Easter.   Pastor Rob continues in John 21. 1-14, sharing how the Resurrection changes us from Depletion to Abundance. FOR FURTHER STUDY SERIES CHALLENGE: Read all the Easter Narratives in the Gospels: Matt 22-24; Mark 14-16; Luke 22-24; John 12-21WORD STUDY CHALLENGE: ABUNDANCESCRIPTURES from today’s sermon: Zechariah 1.3; Matthew 11.28; Luke 15; John 6. 16-21; 20; 21.1-14; Ephesians 3.20; 4.30; 1 Thessalonians 5.19; Revelation 3. 15-18 _________________ away from Jesus leads to DEPLETION. _________________ toward Jesus leads to ABUNDANCE. SCRIPTURE BREAKDOWN | John 21. 1-14John 21:14 (ESV) This was now the third time that Jesus was revealed to the disciples after he was raised from the dead.  REVIEW:  John 21:1–3a 1.   The Disciples _______________________________ the comfortable   John 21:3b–4  2.   The Disciples _________________ DEPLETION without Jesus  John 21:5–8  3.   Jesus_______________ the Disciples, causing them to _________________ Him   John 21:9–13 4.      Jesus_______________ ABUNDANCE to the Disciples   APPLICATION STOP ____________________ away from Jesus EXAMINE your ____________________ with Jesus COMMIT to ____________________ Jesus in 3 ways this week NAME one way you returned to what was ____________________  Rule of 1 Challenge: Invite someone you don't know well to a meal and get to know them better

    41 min
  3. Easter - From Doubt to Faith

    Apr 12

    Easter - From Doubt to Faith

    This is the  4th Sermon in a 6 Part Series called Easter.   Pastor Rob continues  John 20, sharing how Jesus turned Thomas' Doubt into Faith.  FOR FURTHER STUDY SERIES CHALLENGE: Read all the Easter Narratives in the Gospels: Matt 22-24; Mark 14-16; Luke 22-24; John 12-21Psalm 23; 27; 34; John 20; Acts 2; 8. 26-40; Ephesians 2. 11-15; Hebrews 10. 24-25 BIG IDEA: Doubt is transformed when belief moves from _________________  to _________________ with the risen Jesus  SCRIPTURE BREAKDOWN | John 20. 19-29 John 20:19–20 (ESV) On the evening of that day, the first day of the week, the doors being locked where the disciples were for fear of the Jews, Jesus came and stood among them and said to them, “Peace be with you.” When he had said this, he showed them his hands and his side. Then the disciples were glad when they saw the Lord.  _______________ disciples, except Thomas, _____________ the risen Jesus    John 20:21–23 (ESV) Jesus said to them again, “Peace be with you. As the Father has sent me, even so I am sending you.” And when he had said this, he breathed on them and said to them, “Receive the Holy Spirit. If you forgive the sins of any, they are forgiven them; if you withhold forgiveness from any, it is withheld.”  2.      _______________ disciples, except Thomas, _____________ the Holy Spirit 1st _________________:2nd _________________:  John 20:24–25 (ESV) Now Thomas, one of the twelve, called the Twin, was not with them when Jesus came.  So the other disciples told him, “We have seen the Lord.” But he said to them, “Unless I see in his hands the mark of the nails, and place my finger into the mark of the nails, and place my hand into his side, I will never believe.”  3.      Thomas’_______________ from _______________ the risen Jesus gives room for doubt IRO = ___________________________________ John 20:26–29 (ESV) — Eight days later, his disciples were inside again, and Thomas was with them. Although the doors were locked, Jesus came and stood among them and said, “Peace be with you.” Then he said to Thomas, “Put your finger here, and see my hands; and put out your hand, and place it in my side. Do not disbelieve, but believe.” Thomas answered him, “My Lord and my God!” Jesus said to him, “Have you believed because you have seen me? Blessed are those who have not seen and yet have believed.”  4.      Thomas’_______________  _______________ of the risen Jesus transforms doubt into faith IPO = ________________________________________________Confession of Faith = ____________________________________ APPLICATION ALLOW ______________________________________________________ ASK_________________________________________________________ SURENDER __________________________________________________ Pray  ________________________________________________________ Rule of 1 Challenge: Join a Sunday School class so that you can be encouraged by other believers

    33 min
  4. Easter - From Despair to Joy

    Apr 5

    Easter - From Despair to Joy

    This is the 3rd Sermon in a 6 Part Series called Easter.  The second sermon, Easter, Resurrection Story, can be found on our YouTube site.. Pastor Rob dives into John 20, sharing how Jesus turned Mary's Despair into Joy.  Point of Clarification:  This is Mary Magdalene's Story, not Mary of Bethany. FOR FURTHER STUDY SERIES CHALLENGE: Read all the Easter Narratives in the Gospels: Matt 22-24; Mark 14-16; Luke 22-24; John 12-21Psalm 30.5; 69.20; Luke 24. 13 -35; John 11; 20; 2 Cor 4. 8-12; Hebrews 13.2; 1 Peter 1.3 SCRIPTURE BREAKDOWN | John 20. 11-18 John 20:11 (ESV) But Mary stood weeping outside the tomb, and as she wept she stooped to look into the tomb.  Mary’s  ___________________ led her into Despair·        _______________ that were _______________·        _______________ that were _______________·        _______________ that were _______________ me  John 20:12–14 (ESV) And she saw two angels in white, sitting where the body of Jesus had lain, one at the head and one at the feet. They said to her, “Woman, why are you weeping?” She said to them, “They have taken away my Lord, and I do not know where they have laid him.”  Having said this, she turned around and saw Jesus standing, but she did not know that it was Jesus.   2.      God stepped into Mary’s ___________________with help   John 20:15 (ESV) Jesus said to her, “Woman, why are you weeping? Whom are you seeking?” Supposing him to be the gardener, she said to him, “Sir, if you have carried him away, tell me where you have laid him, and I will take him away.”  3.      Despair _____________ Mary to the true ________________ ·        Whom are you seeking?  John 20:16–18 (ESV) Jesus said to her, “Mary.” She turned and said to him in Aramaic, “Rabboni!” (which means Teacher). Jesus said to her, “Do not cling to me, for I have not yet ascended to the Father; but go to my brothers and say to them, ‘I am ascending to my Father and your Father, to my God and your God.’ ”  Mary Magdalene went and announced to the disciples, “I have seen the Lord”—and that he had said these things to her.  4.     Jesus changed Mary’s   ________________ from Despair to Joy·        Holding on to _______________ ·        Holding on to _______________  APPLICATION  EXAMINE _______________________________________________ TRUST___ ______________________________________________ ASK ___________________________________________________

    33 min
  5. SIGNS - Lazarus

    Mar 22

    SIGNS - Lazarus

    This is the 6th part of a 7-week series on the 7 Signs that Jesus is the Messiah in the book of John.  In this sermon, you will learn about the 7th Sign. FOR FURTHER STUDY SERIES CHALLENGE: Look up every time the word Sign is used in the NT (77x  in the ESV).  1 Kings 17.17-24; 2 Kings 4. 32-35; 13. 20-21; Psalm 103.13; Matthew 27. 52-53; Luke 7. 11-15; 8. 41-56; John 11; 20. 30-31; Acts 9. 36-42; 20. 9-12; Romans 6.6-7; 1 Cor 15. 55-57; Ephesians 4.22; Colossians 3.9; 1 John 1.9; 5. 14-15 SIGNS DEFINTION:  A ____________ work of Jesus that reveals His ____________ identity, points people toward ____________ in Him, and discloses the deeper ____________ reality of who He is and what He came to ____________. 1st Sign: 2nd Sign: 3rd Sign: 4th Sign: 5th Sign:6th Sign:  SCRIPTURE BREAKDOWN | John 11. 38-44John 11:38 (ESV) Then Jesus, deeply moved again, came to the tomb. It was a cave, and a stone lay against it.  Jesus is ___________________ by ___________________  John 11:39–40 (ESV) Jesus said, “Take away the stone.” Martha, the sister of the dead man, said to him, “Lord, by this time there will be an odor, for he has been dead four days.” Jesus said to her, “Did I not tell you that if you believed you would see the glory of God?” 2.      Martha ___________________ to ___________________ ·        4th Day:·        “Jesus is the _________________ & the ______________________” 7th Sign: John 11:41–42 (ESV) So they took away the stone. And Jesus lifted up his eyes and said, “Father, I thank you that you have heard me. I knew that you always hear me, but I said this on account of the people standing around, that they may believe that you sent me.”  3.     Jesus ___________________ with ___________________ o   F__________ that God __________o   F__________  that God will __________o   F__________  that it is God’ __________ John 11:43–44 (ESV) — When he had said these things, he cried out with a loud voice, “Lazarus, come out.”  The man who had died came out, his hands and feet bound with linen strips, and his face wrapped with a cloth. Jesus said to them, “Unbind him, and let him go.”  4.     Jesus is  ________________ from the __________________ o   C __________ my __________o   A__________  God to ____________________ meAPPLICATION ASK ___________________________________________________CONFESS ______________________________________________PRAY __________________________________________________CAST___________________________________________________

    41 min
  6. SIGNS - Blind Man

    Mar 15

    SIGNS - Blind Man

    This is the 5th part of a 6-week series on the 7 Signs that Jesus is the Messiah in the book of John.  In this sermon, you will learn about the 6th Sign. FOR FURTHER STUDY SERIES CHALLENGE: Look up every time the word Sign is used in the NT (77x  in the ESV).  Genesis 16.13; Numbers 32.23; Isaiah 35.5; Matthew 5.45; 9. 27-31; 12.22-23; 20:39-34; Mark 10. 46-52; 8. 22-26; 10. 46-52; John 8.12; 20. 30-31;            Acts 9. 17-18; 2 Corinthians 1.3-5 SIGNS DEFINTION:  A ____________ work of Jesus that reveals His ____________ identity, points people toward ____________ in Him, and discloses the deeper ____________ reality of who He is and what He came to ____________. 1st Sign: 2nd Sign: 3rd Sign: 4th Sign: 5th Sign: SCRIPTURE BREAKDOWN | John 9John 9:1(ESV) As he passed by, he saw a man blind from birth.  Jesus ____________ the blind Man John 9: 2-3 (ESV) And his disciples asked him, “Rabbi, who sinned, this man or his parents, that he was born blind?” Jesus answered, “It was not that this man sinned, or his parents, but that the works of God might be displayed in him.  2.     The Disciples assumed ____________ sin caused the blindness, but Jesus brought ____________ into that ____________ ·        ____________ Sin manifests ___________·        ____________ Sin manifests ____________·        God can turn the ____________ moment into a ____________ of His Glory. John 9:4–5 (ESV)We must work the works of him who sent me while it is day; night is coming, when no one can work.  As long as I am in the world, I am the light of the world.”  3.     Jesus declares that “I am the ____________ of the world.”  6th Sign:  John 9:6–7; 35-39 (ESV) Having said these things, he spit on the ground and made mud with the saliva. Then he anointed the man’s eyes with the mud and said to him, “Go, wash in the pool of Siloam” (which means Sent). So he went and washed and came back seeing…. Jesus heard that they had cast him out, and having found him he said, “Do you believe in the Son of Man?” He answered, “And who is he, sir, that I may believe in him?” Jesus said to him, “You have seen him, and it is he who is speaking to you.” He said, “Lord, I believe,” and he worshiped him.  Jesus said, “For judgment I came into this world, that those who do not see may see, and those who see may become blind.”  4.     Jesus delivered the blind man from ____________ into ____________ o   ____________ Healingo   ____________ Healing APPLICATION  REALIZE _______________________________________________INVITE _________________________________________________STEP __________________________________________________

    34 min
  7. SIGNS - Walking on Water

    Mar 8

    SIGNS - Walking on Water

    This is the 4th part of a 6-week series on the 7 Signs that Jesus is the Messiah in the book of John.  In this sermon, you will learn about the 5th Sign. FOR FURTHER STUDY SERIES CHALLENGE: Look up every time the word Sign is used in the NT (77x  in the ESV).  Exodus 14; Joshua 1.5-9; 4; 2 Kings 2; Matt 7. 24-27; 8. 23-27; 14. 22-33; 28. 18-20; Mark 4. 35-41; 6. 45-52; Luke 8. 22-25; John 14. 27; 20.21-23, 30 SIGNS DEFINTION:  A ____________ work of Jesus that reveals His ____________ identity, points people toward ____________ in Him, and discloses the deeper ____________ reality of who He is and what He came to ____________.  SCRIPTURE BREAKDOWN | John 6. 16-21John 6:16–17 (ESV) When evening came, his disciples went down to the sea, got into a boat, and started across the sea to Capernaum. It was now dark, and Jesus had not yet come to them.  Jesus _____________ the Disciples to _________without Him    1st Sign:   2nd Sign:   3rd Sign:   4th Sign:   John 6:18 (ESV) The sea became rough because a strong wind was blowing.  1.     The Disciples _________ became _____________ without Jesus   John 6:19 (ESV) — 19 When they had rowed about three or four miles, they saw Jesus walking on the sea and coming near the boat, and they were frightened.  2.     _____________ hindered the Disciples from _____________ Jesus 5th Sign:  R_____________R_____________R_____________R_____________ John 6:20–21 (ESV) But he said to them, “It is I; do not be afraid.” Then they were glad to take him into the boat, and immediately the boat was at the land to which they were going.  3.     Jesus ___________ the Disciples overcome their __________   APPLICATION  COMMIT______________________________________________________ RESIST ______________________________________________________ CONFRONT___________________________________________________

    34 min
  8. SIGNS - The Feeding of the 5000

    Mar 1

    SIGNS - The Feeding of the 5000

    This is the 3rd part of a 6-week series on the 7 Signs that Jesus is the Messiah in the book of John.  In this sermon, you will learn about the 4th Sign. FOR FURTHER STUDY SERIES CHALLENGE: Look up every time the word Sign is used in the NT (77x  in the ESV).  Exodus 3.1-12; 12; 16; Deuteronomy 18.15; Psalm 31. 19; Isaiah 55. 8-9; Matthew 14. 13-21; 15. 32-39; Mark 6. 30-44; 8. 1-10; Luke 9. 10-17; John 2. 1-11; 4: 46-54; 5. 1-15; 1 Peter 5.7 SIGNS DEFINTION:  A ____________ work of Jesus that reveals His ____________ identity, points people toward ____________ in Him, and discloses the deeper ____________ reality of who He is and what He came to ____________. SCRIPTURE BREAKDOWN | John 6. 1-15John 6:1–2 (ESV) After this Jesus went away to the other side of the Sea of Galilee, which is the Sea of Tiberias. And a large crowd was following him, because they saw the signs that he was doing on the sick.  1.     The Crowd follows Jesus because of His _____________, not because He is the _____________ 1st Sign:  2nd Sign:  3rd Sign:  John 6:3–7 (ESV) Jesus went up on the mountain, and there he sat down with his disciples. Now the Passover, the feast of the Jews, was at hand. Lifting up his eyes, then, and seeing that a large crowd was coming toward him, Jesus said to Philip, “Where are we to buy bread, so that these people may eat?” He said this to test him, for he himself knew what he would do. Philip answered him, “Two hundred denarii worth of bread would not be enough for each of them to get a little.”  2.     The Disciples try to _____________the problem rather than relying on the _________________________ John 6:8–13 (ESV) One of his disciples, Andrew, Simon Peter’s brother, said to him, “There is a boy here who has five barley loaves and two fish, but what are they for so many?” Jesus said, “Have the people sit down.” Now there was much grass in the place. So the men sat down, about five thousand in number.  Jesus then took the loaves, and when he had given thanks, he distributed them to those who were seated. So also the fish, as much as they wanted. And when they had eaten their fill, he told his disciples, “Gather up the leftover fragments, that nothing may be lost.” So they gathered them up and filled twelve baskets with fragments from the five barley loaves left by those who had eaten.  3.     Jesus reveals He can bring _____________from our _____________ 4th Sign:  John 6:14–15 (ESV) When the people saw the sign that he had done, they said, “This is indeed the Prophet who is to come into the world!” 15 Perceiving then that they were about to come and take him by force to make him king, Jesus withdrew again to the mountain by himself. 4.     The Crowd recognizes that Jesus is the ____________________  5.     Jesus refuses to be made ___________on human terms APPLICATION  COMMIT______________________________________________________ CONSIDER ___________________________________________________ TRUST_______________________________________________________ DISCERN_____________________________________________________

    41 min
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  • Creator
    Rob Dauber
  • Years Active
    2025 - 2026
  • Episodes
    15
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    © Copyright 2026 Rob Dauber
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