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Prayer Merry Christmas, Gateway Chapel! If we haven’t met, my name is Chris, I’m the pastor of this lovely church family that gathers in this building. Whether you are a part of this church family or visiting this Christmas Eve, whether you are joyful this morning and full of energy, or whether you are…

Vs. 5 The prince of peace did not take an horse, a warlike animal. - J.W. Jesus actively fulfills messianic prophecy. The Lord has made proclamation to the ends of the earth: “Say to Daughter Zion, ‘See, your Savior comes! See, his reward is with him, and his recompense accompanies him.’ ” Rejoice greatly,…

Guest Preacher Chaplain John Saunders looks at the character lessons that we can learn from the account of Balaam and the donkey

When Jesus chose to ride the colt of a donkey into Jerusalem at the end of a long, dusty climb from Jericho, he was making a momentous choice. Why a donkey? Why a colt? Why did the crowd shout hosannas? Is this relevant to us? Listen and find out.

Introduction We’ve been talking about “Who’s Your One?” Today I’d like to pivot with a look toward Easter morning. Since this is Palm Sunday, most churches will look at the Triumphal Entry. Of Jesus coming to Jerusalem to begin the last week of His life before He was crucified. However, did you know…

R. Kent Hughes, in his book Liberating Ministry From The Success Syndrome tells a story of a gospel singer and songwriter who was associated with Dwight L. Moody. The story goes “It was Christmas Eve 1875 and Ira Sankey was traveling on a Delaware River steamboat when he was recognized by some of the…

Introduction: Today, we gather to reflect upon a pivotal moment in the life of Jesus Christ - the Triumphal Entry into Jerusalem, as recounted in Matthew 21:1-11 . This event marks the beginning of the Passion Week, leading up to the crucifixion and resurrection of our Lord. As we delve into this passage,…

1000BC — United Kingdom 920BC — Divided Kingdom (North & South) 721BC — Northern Kingdom falls to Assyria 586BC — Southern Kingdom falls to Babylon 538/537BC — Some exiles begin to return to Jerusalem Expectation *** N/S Among those who are active when people return is Zechariah *** Image: Zechariah…

Palm Sunday - When Expectations Collide with Reality Now when they drew near Jerusalem, and came to Bethphage, at the Mount of Olives, then Jesus sent two disciples, saying to them, “Go into the village opposite you, and immediately you will find a donkey tied, and a colt with her. Loose them and bring…

1 And when they came nigh to Jerusalem, unto Bethphage and Bethany, at the mount of Olives, he sendeth forth two of his disciples, 2 And saith unto them, Go your way into the village over against you: and as soon as ye be entered into it, ye shall find a colt tied, whereon never man sat; loose him, and…

John 12:12–19 (ESV) — 12 The next day the large crowd that had come to the feast heard that Jesus was coming to Jerusalem. 13 So they took branches of palm trees and went out to meet him, crying out, “Hosanna! Blessed is he who comes in the name of the Lord, even the King of Israel!” 14 And Jesus found…

For the last several week, we have been talking about the importance of setting ourselves apart....making times that we can go somewhere with the expectation that God will show up We had the men’s revival a couple of weeks ago and based on the testimonies a couple of Sundays ago, God certainly showed…

Prayer: “Lord Jesus, as we enter Holy Week we give you praise. We praise you for who you are and how you courageously faced incredible opposition and hardships, but you always overcame with self-giving love. You are the Son of God, our Messiah, the savior of the world! Amen.” Good Morning Living Word,…

Psalm 118:22-27 . 22 The stone that the builders rejected has become the cornerstone. 23 This is the Lord ’s doing; it is marvelous in our eyes. 24 This is the day that the Lord has made; let us rejoice and be glad in it. 25 Save us, we pray, O Lord ! O Lord , we pray, give us success! 26 Blessed is…

Palm Sunday! The Kingdom of God is at Hand. I have been asking God to help us see in all this confusion. Every time I look at a challenge our world is facing and the solutions being proposed I feel angry at first then drawn into a deeper connection to Jesus for the real answers. Part of me wants Jesus…

Scripture Intro: Series in the Psalms. Looked at all sorts of psalms. To set the stage for today’s psalm... Psalms 111-113 all begin with the word “Hallelujah” Translated in English as “Praise the Lord” That is also one of the Hebrew words that we have brought over into our usage. “Hallelujah” … a word…

9 Rejoice greatly, O daughter of Zion! Shout aloud, O daughter of Jerusalem! Behold, your king is coming to you; righteous and having salvation is he, humble and mounted on a donkey, on a colt, the foal of a donkey. Jesus brings righteousness 2 Cor 5:21 “21 For our sake he made him to be sin who knew…

The story of God’s people marches on. They’ve been led by judges; they’re protected, guided by the Lord. And now (here in 1 Samuel) we come to the point in Israel’s history when they get a king. They’ve asked for king, rather foolishly and sinfully, but they’ve asked for it all the same. They reject…

Where are we so far? Jesus has fulfilled the prophecy of the Messiah He has gained a group of loyal followers Disciples Women He has also experienced a few instances of gaining and losing large amounts of followers He is also hunted by the religious leaders they want Jesus dead they are jealous of His…

Intro; This morning as we head into the Easter season, we’re gonna take a break from our study of the Holy Spirit and focus on Jesus’ passion week. This morning I want us to look at “The Triumphal Entry” as Jesus comes into Jerusalem for His final time. Matthew 21:1–11 (NKJV) 1 Now when they drew near…

A Different Kind of King and because he is a different kind of king our lives are changed forever John 12:9–19 (ESV) 9 When the large crowd of the Jews learned that Jesus was there, they came, not only on account of him but also to see Lazarus, whom he had raised from the dead. 10 So the chief priests…

I’m not normally one to read poetry. But, I was flicking through a magazine the other day (not woman’s weekly - another illustrious magazine called ‘Journal for Preachers’, and the opening sentence of the first article declared that “Preachers should read more poems and fewer commentaries. A great poem…

Before we dive into what happens to Balaam this week, let’s jump back and get caught up with the story... Balak, the leader of the Moabites saw that the Israelites were close to them and he knew that they had just taken out the Amorites and he was scared. So, he apparently had heard about this Balaam…

Recap from last week: Balak, the leader of the Moabites saw that the Israelites were close to them and he knew that they had just taken out the Amorites and he was scared. So, he apparently had heard about this Balaam guy who was a diviner... We don’t really know much about what that means or looks like,…