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The mission of the church is centered in God’s love for the world; our connection to the love of God frames our actions as followers of Jesus.

Scripture teaches believers to love God and shows how such love should be expressed in worship and practical service. Our Response to God’s Love There is a sense in which our love for God is a response to the love that he has already shown towards each of us. We love because he first loved us. I love…

The Source 7 Beloved, let us love one another, for love is of God; and everyone who loves is born of God and knows God. 8 He who does not love does not know God, for God is love. 14 And we have seen and testify that the Father has sent the Son as Savior of the world. 15 Whoever confesses that Jesus is…

Gods Love is as a vast ocean. If we sow a thought, we reap an act; If we sow an act, we reap a habit; If we sow a habit, we reap character; If we sow character, we reap a destiny. 29 And Jesus answered him, The first of all the commandments is , Hear, O Israel; The Lord our God is one Lord: 30 And thou…

1 John 5:1-5 We have been going through this sermon series Heart and Head: Loving God with our Mind and Emotions. We’ve talked about Loving God Exclusively in our lives and this shows forth in our giving, prayer, forgiveness, etc. Last week we talked about Loving God Preeminently, or as our first priority.…

1 Therefore, since we have been justified by faith, we have peace with God through our Lord Jesus Christ. 2 Through him we have also obtained access by faith into this grace in which we stand, and we rejoice in hope of the glory of God. 3 Not only that, but we rejoice in our sufferings, knowing that…

Superficial Christianity only works superficially! Superficial Christianity only gets people messed up. Sure… it’s all fine… while it’s all fine. The type Christianity that says “God loves you and has a wonderful plan for your life” . Some people even go around sharing their “faith” along those lines.…

Matthew 10:37-39 We are continuing our series on Heart and Head: Loving God with our Mind and Emotions. Last week we saw that we should Love God Exclusively. We saw four ways that we can love God: through Giving, Praying, Forgiving and Sacrificing as found in Matthew 6 Today I want to go a little further…

We are in our third week of our series Fresh Air: How the Gospel Renews and Revives. Many of us want a fresh start at the beginning of the year. This series details the gospel’s power to bring us hope, renewed strength, and contentment, even in difficult times. Do you remember what we talked about in…

58 times — in scripture — we are told “Do Not Fear” 10 times — we are told “Do Not Worry” No weapon that is fashioned against you shall prosper, and you shall confute every tongue that rises against you in judgment. This is the heritage of the servants of the Lord and their vindication from me, says…

Intro Second Sunday of a 6 part series in which we are examining the command to be “a living sacrifice,” to live our lives in light of what it is that God has done for us through Christ. Mainly in the later half of Romans 12 and a little of 13. Go ahead and turn to Romans 12 if you have your bibles Last…

Our focus last week was on the first of those last three words, “ Invite !” and we looked at Luke 15 where Jesus told a parable of lost things —a lost SHEEP , and lost COIN , and a lost SON ! In each of those instances, when that which was lost was found, there was great joy! And according to Jesus,…

The day has finally come. It is Christmas Eve. Today and tomorrow will begin innumerable celebrations of Christmas. We gather today to celebrate this season and remember the Christ of Christmas. The greatest gift the world has ever received is Christ himself. Matthew 1:18-25 tells the story of the angel…

📷 275 verses that has some form of Love The Lord. 1 I was glad when they said unto me, Let us go into the house of the Lord . Testing Your Love for God In an engine-room it is impossible to look into the great boiler and see how much water it contains. But running up beside it is a tiny glass tube,…

John 3:16-21 As we continue through the advent season, we are now looking at the love of God. We can see the love of God being present as we move forward to the time of Christmas. The time when God demonstrated his love by sending His only son for our redemption. As we look foreward to the second advent…

Matthew 6:1-33 In light of the purpose statement for our church that I introduced last week, I want to begin a series on Loving God. I’m titling this series Heart and Head - Loving God with all of our mind and emotions 30 And thou shalt love the Lord thy God with all thy heart, and with all thy soul,…

Intro I was planning this morning to speak to you from 1 Timothy 2 , but yesterday I learned of the awful attack that took place in Bondi Junction yesterday afternoon. 1 man with a knife 6 people murdered. 11 others injured. In Australia. In a regular shopping center. With anger and sadness I started…

Imagine for a bit that you want to build and run a hospital. First you would need to determine what the hospital will be for – cancer treatment, pediatric, psychiatric, rehab, or just general. Once you’ve got the plan you need to build it. Then you need the people to run it – the doctor’s and nurses,…

The Nature of God - God is Love 1 John 4:1-6 Test the Spirits 1 John 4:1 “Beloved, do not believe every spirit, but test the spirits, whether they are of God; because many false prophets have gone out into the world.” δοκιμαζω - examine, test, approve. Matt 7:15 ““Beware of false prophets, who come to…

34 But when the Pharisees heard that He had silenced the Sadducees, they gathered together. 35 Then one of them, a lawyer, asked Him a question, testing Him, and saying, 36 “Teacher, which is the great commandment in the law?” 37 Jesus said to him, “ ‘ You shall love the Lord your God with all your heart,…

Good morning, Gateway Chapel! Scripture #1 Prayer What is love? Great song by your favorite Trinidadian German Eurodance band Haddaway. What pictures, images, or people come to your mind when you think of the word love? Love is something even young children understand to a degree. I remember when I was…

1 Peter 1:6-9 We have spent the last few weeks exploring different passages on loving God. We know that the Lord told us in Mark 12:30 30 And thou shalt love the Lord thy God with all thy heart, and with all thy soul, and with all thy mind, and with all thy strength: this is the first commandment. So…

Love-hate Have you ever heard of a love-hate relationship? Did you know there is a kind of love that God hates? That is what we are looking at today. Illustration- School kids tour hospital and at the end of the tour a child asks “why do people here wash their hands so much?” The nurse who gave the tour…

Happy Mothers Day 8 The Lord is gracious, and full of compassion; Slow to anger, and of great mercy. 9 The Lord is good to all: And his tender mercies are over all his works. 10 All thy works shall praise thee, O Lord ; And thy saints shall bless thee. 11 They shall speak of the glory of thy kingdom,…