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Introduction Two weeks ago I preached the introductory message to this series. I. The Plan (The Construction & importance of it) A Four - Fold Covering While there was no floor, there certainly was One of Beauty ( v1-6 ) This one was made of fine twined linens, held together by thachets of gold One of…

We have allowed comfort to over shadow sanctification If you have spent anytime reading the New Testament you know we have two natures: flesh Spirit We can only nurture one or the other each has an inverse impact on comfort and suffering Serving the flesh means immediate comfort and long term suffering…

Introduction What do you want to be know for? It can be very interesting to walk through a cemetery and look at epitaphs. Joe DiMaggio Epitaph: “Grace, dignity and elegance personified” Dean Martin Epitaph: “Everybody loves somebody sometime” Alexander the Great Epitaph: “A tomb now suffices him for…

And they said to him, “The disciples of John fast often and offer prayers, and so do the disciples of the Pharisees, but yours eat and drink.” And Jesus said to them, “Can you make wedding guests fast while the bridegroom is with them? The days will come when the bridegroom is taken away from them, and…

Subtitle: Fasting, mending, and filling Three things to avoid: Fasting for the wrong reasons Mending with the wrong material Filling the wrong vessel Last week we looked at the calling of Levi. Jesus loves saving sinners, and often the very worst sinners are the ones Jesus is delighted to save. We saw…

A time of worship for Thanksgiving Day

Psalm 119:81-88 We come to the next section of Psalm 119 - verse 81-88, designated with the label Caph. When we go through trials we will often cry out, “Lord get me out of this.”, or “I’m not sure how much longer I can do this!” The Psalmist is starting off this Psalm in a very similar way. Three times…

Good morning! If we haven’t met.. My name is Chris, I’m the pastor of Gateway Chapel, the lovely church family that gets to worship in this building. We are a church family that seeks to encourage each other as we hear, love, and obey Jesus together. If you want to learn more about following Jesus with…

Brave Today we are continuing the music focused series called “Playlist” where we take popular songs and look for God’s truth in them. When Jesus taught, He would often do something similar. To help people see God’s truth, sometimes Jesus would use common cultural references to relate to the people and…

Welcome & Announcements Welcome - candle of hope is already lit... Land Acknowledgment - during Advent, we wait Announcements: Christmas Events: Christmas Tales Christmas Dinner Christmas Eve Two options: Outdoor Children’s Service Indoor Christmas Eve Service Hampers Benevolence Call to Worship - a…

32 And what more shall I say? For time would fail me to tell of Gideon, Barak, Samson, Jephthah, of David and Samuel and the prophets— 33 who through faith conquered kingdoms, enforced justice, obtained promises, stopped the mouths of lions, 34 quenched the power of fire, escaped the edge of the sword,…

1 The hand of the Lord came upon me and brought me out in the Spirit of the Lord , and set me down in the midst of the valley; and it was full of bones. 2 Then He caused me to pass by them all around, and behold, there were very many in the open valley; and indeed they were very dry. 3 And He said to…

Cultivating Humility Many times in my life, the greatest learnings have come from failures and the struggles I have had to endure. Before those times, it was stereotypical of me to rely on my own understandings and believe that I had the knowledge and character to persevere through life on my own. As…

You Shall Defeat Them as One Man We are nearing Christmas, it is just 10-days away. The time we celebrate the coming of our Lord in the flesh to save us from our sins. During this Advent season we have been reminded that the first Christmas wasn’t the first time our Lord revealed Himself to His people…

Live life shaped by Messiah’s merciful call Intro me Rather than looking at tiny slices of the bible in isolation, reading things in context is always important. Each passage we study fits into the bigger story, slotted together with those around it like puzzle pieces. This week it’s particularly important…

Scripture Reading Genesis 13:5-13 I there is an example in the Old Testament of a wordly a Christian - it would be a Lot. When Lot chose the land to the East when Abraham went the opposite direction, no one could blame him. Genesis 13:10 says the land he chose looked like the Garden of Eden itself. The…

1 Thessalonians 5:12-28 Good morning church. Open your Bibles with me this morning to 1 Thessalonians 5 verse 12. Now let me explain my controversial title to this morning’s message. Commands for Christians. Now some of you might look at that title and think how is that controversial, and then there…

Introduction: Today’s message focuses in on some further inquisitive questions from religious leaders and others into why Jesus did what He did on earth. We expect this out of the Pharisees and Scribes and religious elites. But what is unexpected is that the disciples of John join in on the questioning…

1 Now the serpent was more subtil than any beast of the field which the Lord God had made. And he said unto the woman, Yea, hath God said, Ye shall not eat of every tree of the garden? 2 And the woman said unto the serpent, We may eat of the fruit of the trees of the garden: 3 But of the fruit of the…

1 Now the serpent was more subtil than any beast of the field which the Lord God had made. And he said unto the woman, Yea, hath God said, Ye shall not eat of every tree of the garden? 2 And the woman said unto the serpent, We may eat of the fruit of the trees of the garden: 3 But of the fruit of the…

*Thanks to Jon The last time WE were together - 2 weeks ago - we walked through the ANOINTING of David - BY Samuel. Now - AFTER his anointing - David wasn’t RUSHED to the front of the line... There was no CELEBRATION... No Happy King Day party... There was simply an ANOINTING of David - by Samuel. David…

Sheep need a shepherd, and the Lord provides. “The Lord is my shepherd; I shall not want” Psalm 23:1 . These beautiful words that have inspired great hymns and countless stained glass windows! After the cross, it’s hard to think of a picture that captures Jesus’ ministry to us more than the image of…

One of the most beloved Christmas songs of all time is Joy to the World. Did you know that this song was written not as a Christmas tune but it is a song about Christ’s second coming? It was never intended to be sung at Christmas time. However, I thing it to be a fitting tune at Christmas time. It is…

Picture this, it is the middle of the night. You are startled awake by a sudden noise. You open your eyes and you make out the shapes of the furniture in your bedroom because your eyes have fully adjusted to the dark. Then suddenly, without a hint of warning someone turns on all of the lights in your…

The Apostle Paul has been brought before the Jewish high counsel at the request of of the Roman commander. The commander is hoping to find out what they are accusing Paul of. Paul endured an attempted murder by the Jewish mob, and an unjust arrest by the Romans, also he was almost flogged by the Romans.…