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Who does God task with leading His church? Pastor What is the Pastor’s church role? The pastor’s church job description is? For many within the church, the answer will vary greatly. They lead worship service. They offer an invitation. They shake peoples hand after service. They visit the sick and shut-ins.…

Judges 6:11-27 What an amazing and sobering job it is to be involved in the local church, as a leader, teacher or worker. It is amazing because it puts us in places and doing things that we never thought of, let alone thought possible in our own lives. Ye a lot of times we find it difficult as we are…

Good morning! Pray over Gateway using Col. 1:9-14 as a guide. If we haven’t met before... New website! Finance update ME Life is hard. Amen. Let’s pray. I want to follow Jesus and love him, but every day I sin in innumerable ways. Sin blinds me. At times it blinds me to the gospel and I forget that I’m…

Intro: As Peter starts to draw his letter to a close, he focuses his attention on the responsibilities of the leaders of the Church. That being said… if you are here today and are not considered a “leader of the Church” such as a Deacon, Elder, or Sunday School teacher… please don’t think you are off…

First things First Here is the History of Israel · Adam and Eve · Noah · Babel · Abraham – Issaac – Jacob – Joseph · Egypt · Moses · Joshua · Promised Land · Judges · Samuel · Saul · David · Solomon · Divided o Jeroboam – 10 northern tribes o Rehoboam – Judah and Benjamin · Exiled – Babylon defeated…

Influencing Change. Called to Lead: The Grounded Leader. Presented by OrLando Yarborough III Opening passage: Matthew 4:18–20 (NKJV) · At the age of 6 when I accepted Jesus Christ as my Lord and Savior, I knew my life was changed but I didn't know the full extent of that change. · I knew I was saved…

13 Let no one say when he is tempted, “I am being tempted by God,” for God cannot be tempted with evil, and he himself tempts no one. 14 But each person is tempted when he is lured and enticed by his own desire. 9 Pray then like this: “Our Father in heaven, hallowed be your name. 10 Your kingdom come,…

Focus on personal one on one discipleship - investing in others for the sake of the gospel. How are to lead the world to Christ. One person at at time. The idea of one-on-one discipleship is not necessarily a new idea. It was practiced in the days of Jesus. While Jesus is considered by many to be a small-group…

1 For every high priest chosen from among men is appointed to act on behalf of men in relation to God, to offer gifts and sacrifices for sins. 2 He can deal gently with the ignorant and wayward, since he himself is beset with weakness. 3 Because of this he is obligated to offer sacrifice for his own…

Read 2 Sam 13-15:12 2 Sam 13:21 21 When King David heard of all these things, he was very angry. Dead Sea Scroll, Septuagint add, “But he would not punish his son Amnon, because he loved him, since he was his firstborn.” David did not punish His son. He loved him, but this failure would lead to many…

Integrity reuires doing WHAT God instructs and WHEN he instructs it.

2 Chronicles 14:1-11 The kings of Israel and Judah give us a stockpile of good character traits and bad character traits. They give us a list of men of discipline and a list of men with weak morals. Most of the kings were evil; there was never a good king in the North, the kingdom of Israel after Solomon.…

For we do not have a high priest who is unable to empathize with our weaknesses, but we have one who has been tempted in every way, just as we are—yet he did not sin. For this reason he had to be made like them, fully human in every way, in order that he might become a merciful and faithful high priest…

Introduction “The Spirit of the Lord God is upon Me, Because the Lord has anointed Me To preach good tidings to the poor; He has sent Me to heal the brokenhearted, To proclaim liberty to the captives, And the opening of the prison to those who are bound; To proclaim the acceptable year of the Lord ,…

The Star: A Journey of Love [Show Love Bumper video.] Welcome to the fourth Sunday of Advent. What an amazing season it is as we journey together toward Christmas. As we began our Advent season weeks ago, we talked a little bit about the word advent , which is a version of a Latin term meaning “coming.”…

“I believe a return to discipleship will bring about the reformation of the 21st century.” - Robert Gallatay We can’t just add discipleship to our already busy program schedule. We need to change our church culture. What is a program ? 1. Programs have a clean start and end . Discipleship is life on…

Reaching out Ahead of Your Journey Have you ever reached out ahead of your journey to prepare your visit? This is something which those that have a message, agenda, or reason to build ahead of time the validity of their message desire to do. One of the jobs I have enjoyed was being a Project Specialist…

Opening • Welcome • Message Opening • Shifting the focus of the series some for this month • Covid increasing • School beginning in some form or fashiou • Football, festivals, etc • Want to look at some stories of God’s power The Story • Set it up - Moab, Ammon, Meunites (Mt Seir) • Jehoshaphat - Judah…

As we start to welcome everyone back in to the church and start adjusting on what it is that we are suppose to do. It is time to start talking about what it is we are suppose to do in moving forward and what that should look like not for us as a Church, but us a followers of Christ. As we Start lets…

Each week we deal with news, including bad news and good news. The good news this week is that our granddaughter Abigail made a dramatic turn around in her breathing, and improved to the point that she was able to travel home to Blairsville this past Friday. To God be the glory, great things HE has done…

The title of the sermon this morning is Want To Lead? Learn To Serve. And I want to ask you to think a minute about your job — those of you who still work and aren’t retired. Think about your and specifically about your manager or supervisor or boss. Picture that person in your mind and ask yourself…

God Guides Ordinary People into places of Joy. God uses everyday circumstances and unknowing people to accomplish His divine purposes. Caesar Augustus was born Gaius Octavian. He was the adopted son of Julius Caesar. He defeated Antony and Cleopatra, in his raise to power. The Roman Republic, governed…

The Lord sees and will lead you.

Resurrection Appearances of Jesus Jesus Came Into the Upper Room 19 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.” Only 10 of the 12 were there, and the…

What do we know about sheep ? Sheep are dumb. Sheep can’t defend themselves. Sheep are easily lost and have no sense of direction. If they are separated from the flock they can’t find their way back. Sheep are easily scared and scattered. Sheep will follow whoever or whatever is leading them. Sheep will…