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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,…

Being a neighbor is to love across difference.

12 Hatred stirs up strife, But love covers all sins. 7 But the end of all things is at hand; therefore be serious and watchful in your prayers. 8 And above all things have fervent love for one another, for “love will cover a multitude of sins.” Intro: If the COVID-19 pandemic wasn't enough, it is layered…

Introduction: Dealing with people can be hard. We have problems. 14 And we urge you, brothers, admonish the idle, encourage the fainthearted, help the weak, be patient with them all. Paul uses a stronger word to begin v. 14 than he did in v. 12. 1. Admonish the Idle Remember from last week that the word…

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…

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…

Evil schemes are no match for God's shelter!

Leader Guide ESV, Unit 14, Session 2 © 2019 LifeWay Christian Resources. Permission granted to reproduce and distribute within the license agreement with purchaser. Edited by Rev. Lex DeLong, M.A. Summary and Goal With great power, God delivered the Israelites out of slavery in Egypt, led them for forty…

Who are we? 1 Peter, an apostle of Jesus Christ, To those who are elect exiles of the Dispersion in Pontus, Galatia, Cappadocia, Asia, and Bithynia, 2 according to the foreknowledge of God the Father, in the sanctification of the Spirit, for obedience to Jesus Christ and for sprinkling with his blood:…

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.

Big Idea - There is so much that divides us - but gratitude can unite us. The early church understood the place of Gratitude in Worship . Communion is the great unifier . 44 And all the believers met together in one place and shared everything they had. 45 They sold their property and possessions and…

I titled the message “Tough Love”, but in the case of our text this morning, tough love does not mean what people usually mean by it. I’ve had a love/hate relationship with the terminology Tough Love. This is because often times what people mean by tough love is not really love at all. What many people…

(Farmer story) There were once two old farmers. They’re neighbors, but they have a feud that’s been running for a few years. They haven’t even spoken to each other in that time. The whole thing got started over a cat. The cat was a stray, but both of these farmers began feeding the cat and claimed it…

Cheesesteaks, the Liberty Bell, Rocky Balboa, the Eagles, the Phillies, the 76ers, Cream Cheese. Can you guess what we’re going to be studying this morning? You’ve guessed it. We’re going to talk about philadelphia. Philadelphia, but not the city in Pennsylvania. However, the city of Philadelphia can…

Intro Nature and effect. Two ways to perceive a thing. The nature of a thing can be described in terms that are appropriate to it. The effect is, by necessity, only partially about the thing we describe. If we described the nature of a pillow, we could use words like down, fluffy, hard, flat, smelly,…

The focus of Paul’s letter to Titus: Moving the Church toward godliness and good works. 11 For the grace of God has appeared, bringing salvation for all people, 12 training us to renounce ungodliness and worldly passions, and to live self-controlled, upright, and godly lives in the present age, 13 waiting…

Luke 1:39-55 On this Christmas morning, we gather together to thank the Lord for coming as a babe so many years ago. We have looked at the Advent Candles these last four weeks. We started with the first candle representing Hope. We saw the hope that we have in the coming of our Messiah. In the second…

Introduction : What’s the worst thing you have ever done before? Think of that one thing that you never want anyone to know about. The thing you did that you want to take to the grave with you? Can it be forgiven? Even more, think for a minute of the worst thing you think a person can do. We always have…

Recap In 1 John chapter 1, John introduced a significant problem and a glorious possibility. The problem is that God is light and you and I live in darkness. The possibility is that, if we confess our sins, Jesus will forgive and cleanse us, and we will be able to have fellowship with God and with God’s…

Introduction Love is one of those things that we know exactly what it means…until we have to define it. Love is hard to define One author called the word love an “exceedingly ambiguous term”. We would have to agree: we love our favorite food and we love the members of our family, but those two things…

Building on what the Lord is teaching as in this season That you’re justified/ Reconciled/Adopted/ Sanctified Then with His command to actually participate in His work Make every effort to live like you’re justified/reconciled/adopted/sanctified But what drives you to make every effort? What is the driving…

As people loved enough by God to receive the Holy Spirit, we are enabled by God to love one another as he loves us

1. The Glory and Departure of the Son of Man, 31-33. Vs. 31 — Prepares us for the intimate discourse with the 11 remaining disciples. Several similar statements of Jesus Jesus answered, “If I glorify Myself, My glory is nothing; it is My Father who glorifies Me, of whom you say, ‘He is our God’; But…

The Old Testament Prophecies Fulfilled By Christ PROPH´ECY, n. [Gr. προφητεια, from προφημι, to foretell; προ, before, and φημι, to tell. This ought to be written prophesy.] 1. A foretelling; prediction; a declaration of something to come. As God only knows future events with certainty, no being but…