Shawn Chancellor – GROW magazine

Christ, Our Passover

WORSHIP ARTICLE | Shawn Chancellor | Amarillo, Texas

Fear and helplessness. This must have been what the average Israelite felt by the ninth plague. Nine times, Jehovah had struck the gods of Egypt. The intensity of the plagues had increased from annoying frogs and flies to decimated herds and crops. The people had been struck with boils, and hail had destroyed the fields. Despite the devastation, Pharaoh refused to submit, and he did not let the children of Israel go. However, God had one more plague in store, and this time, Pharaoh would relent.

The tenth and final plague was the death of the firstborn. In Exodus 11, Moses warned Pharaoh about this plague. Read More →

How Christ Relates to the Church: Bridegroom

CHURCH ARTICLE | Shawn Chancellor | Amarillo, Texas

The Book of Revelation is filled with awesome images of suffering, judgment, and triumph. These images, in turn, frighten and inspire as we read of fierce beasts that seek to destroy the faithful and various depictions of Jesus, always victorious and always with the faithful. One such view of Jesus is in Revelation 19, tucked between the judgment of the Great Harlot who had become “drunk with the blood of the saints” (Revelation 17:6; 18:1-24), and His victory over the armies of the beast (Revelation 19:11-19). In Revelation 19:7, the voice of a great multitude (Revelation 19:6) cries out, “Let us rejoice and be glad and give glory to Him, for the marriage of the Lamb has come, and His bride has made herself ready.” If this image were not so jarring in its context, it would be easy to overlook because of the enormity of the scenes surrounding it. A wedding announcement just before the most critical battle in the entire book? Yes, and this simple statement may help us to understand the point of the whole book. Read More →