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In our last Torah Portion we attempted to look at Shemot from a bigger perspective, remembering that Messiah is for the preparation of the Exodus Shemot is divided in two big Themes: Part 1: Israel’s Liberation from Egypt: Ch 1-18 Part 2: Israel’s Adoption CH 19-40 We saw and continue to see how Shemot…

Psalm 86 Message 4 Joy Me: a. Hope when life doesn’t make sense i. It’s about a pastor and going through some health issues i. I recalled those days with my back problems ii. I’m thinking this is good sermon material iii. But something just wasn’t right iv. I was kind of a bummer reading that v. I have…

Psalm 86 A Prayer of David Message 2 You are my God! Me: Washington D.C. a. I took a one-day tour. i. Holocaust Museum The Tomb of the Unknown Soldier video ii. It was a moving experience iii. What about he guards? iv. The Sentinels of the Tomb of the Unknown Soldier stand watch 24 hours a day, 365 days…

Psalm 86 A Prayer of David Message 1 The Poor in Spirit Me: A Praying Pastor i. For several weeks we spent time in Romans 8 ii. The famous and often used verse is v:28 iii. “And we know that in all things God works for the good of those who love him” iv. I like it, But I feel in love with another passage…

12 notes and millions of melodies It is amazing to think that with a limited amount of building blocks, one can create unlimited things. Take, for example, music. In music from the western tradition, we have twelve scale degrees from which the great majority of music is created. The same could be said…

9 Wherefore God also hath highly exalted him, and given him a name which is above every name: 10 That at the name of Jesus every knee should bow, of things in heaven, and things in earth, and things under the earth; 11 And that every tongue should confess that Jesus Christ is Lord, to the glory of God…

Last week Simon introduced our new sermon series with question 1 of what will be, over time, a Catechism of 52 questions and answers. Why? Because we believe understanding what the bible says about God and God’s plans and purposes for His people, for His world, lies at the heart of what it means to be…

Let us pray…Gracious and loving God, we come before you today with Joy in our hearts. Joy for being in this space together. Joy for being able to be together. And joy for the day itself which represents the day in which our new lives can begin. We thank you and praise you this day for all these things…

Let us pray…Gracious and loving God, on this day that we celebrate Christ’s arrival in Jerusalem and immediately move to his passion, we ask that you help us to open our hearts, minds and spirits to your still speaking voice above the din of all other voices in our hearts, minds, and spirits so that…

Let us pray…God, may the words of my mouth, the meditations of all of our hearts, and the willingness of our spirits be pleasing unto you this day. Today’s time of reflection on this Psalm is going to be a bit different for us. I know I typically spend time relating the scripture to our lives but I want…

Let us pray…Gracious and loving God, as we gather this day, we are reminded that your love knows no limits and no bounds. Help us in this time to remember and reflect on this idea so that we can find comfort and peace in a time that is out of our control, and remind us that your time is perfect. Now,…

Let us pray…Gracious and loving God, on this first Sunday in Lent, we are standing at the stream of life and longing for your presence amongst us in this time that seems to be a never ending period of grief, despair, sorrow, and sadness. We are ready to celebrate and be able to praise you once again.…

Last week we took a glance at our 3 part focus for this year. We draw off of a long and rich history as church, and looking forward, we want to make sure that our focus, our purpose, everything that we do out of this building is what God would have for our church. Because this isn’t a country club. This…

This morning, I want to begin a series in the book of Psalms by asking you a peculiar question: "Why are we so tired all the time?" I’m tired of this pandemic! I’m sick of wearing masks everywhere I go, I’m tired of social distancing and what it does to the local church. This seems to be a shared problem…

A Prayer of David. 1 Bow down thine ear, O Lord , hear me: For I am poor and needy. 2 Preserve my soul; for I am holy: O thou my God, save thy servant that trusteth in thee. 3 Be merciful unto me, O Lord: For I cry unto thee daily. 4 Rejoice the soul of thy servant: For unto thee, O Lord, do I lift up…

Big Idea: Elevating God as Holy and Worthy is an essential act of faith. God is Holy God is eternal God is creator God is worthy God will be eternally praised God is Holy throughout scripture: In the beginning, God created the heavens and the earth. Here God’s holiness is displayed in that He was the…

Introduction: I want you to open your Bibles first this morning to Psalm 19:7-14 . We will be looking at an overview of Psalm 119 in my sermon this morning but Psalm 119 is really an elaboration of these verses in Psalm 19:7-14 . Read Psalm 19:7-14 Martin Luther said, “I have made a covenant with God…

This week has been a very difficult and very significant week. It’s been a week of much pain, sorrow, heartache, confusion, bewilderment. It’s been challenging. I can’t help but think how much I hate times like these, how much I detest these gut wrenching feelings. Words certainly cannot describe all…

Genesis 3:14-15 Dec 17, 1927 8 year old S class submarine conducting tests off coast of MA. 2273 Any Hope Of Rescue? Someone has said that if you could convince a man there was no hope, he would curse the day he was born. Hope is an indispensable quality of life. Years ago the S-4 submarine was rammed…

Psalm 85:1-13 Continuing our Summer in the Psalms this morning, let us focus on Psalm 85 . It is written during a time of separation - a time when the Psalmist and the people of God were in need of a touch from God. Although we don’t really know the details of the situation in which they find themselves,…

God dispersed the people for their own good, then later He united the peoples out of His mercy.

Does anyone know what this picture represents? This might be the most amazing data picture you see in a lifetime! It shows the 63,779 cross-references in the Bible. The white bars along the bottom represent each Bible chapter, Gen. 1 - Rev. 22 . The line’s color shows the reference’s distance from the…

Good morning, Gateway! Scripture: Psalm 31 . Prayer Intro Good morning, again! August 5, 2001 was a beautiful night in Cleveland, Ohio at Jacobs Field, especially if you were a Seattle Mariners fan. The Mariners coming into the game were 80-30, they had won the first two games of the series, and seemed…

“The first of the seven Penitential Psalms. It has been said that there is much of grief in it, but nothing of penitence. This, however, is an error. The tears shed by David over Absalom (2 Sam. 18:33) came, we are sure, from the fountain of a penitent heart. He knew well that Absalom’s rebellion was…

Good morning, Gateway! Scripture: Lam 3:21-26 . God of creation. God of Abraham, Isaac, and Jacob. God of the covenant. You are merciful, and gracious, slower to anger, and abounding in steadfast love and faithfulness, keeping steadfast love for thousands, forgiving iniquity and sin, but you are also…