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Love is a word that gets thrown around alot. It has lots of different meanings and nuances. Love a pet. Love Chocolate. Love food. Love a child. Love a football team . It has been pointed out that even in the Greek language of Bible days there were multiple words that conveyed some idea of love. There…

Have you ever had to deliver bad news to someone? I can’t imagine that anyone really loves to deliver bad news to someone. Let me narrow this down a little bit. Have you ever had to deliver bad news to someone about something they did wrong? How do you go about pointing out those things? “Do you want…

The Envoy In the times of Jeremiah there would be super kings like Nebuchadnezzar There would be sub kings of territories of the kingdom when a sub king would not obey the super king the super king would end an letter by an envoy the letter would be written in such away. a remembrance of the good things…

Intro: My dog Brick was about three things; eating, napping with a rock in the mouth, and loving his master. In the nine years I had Brick I knew this about him; he would never ever waiver from those things. Those were what he was about. Those were his first loves. Same for our cat Obi. So, what are…

We’ve come to the final chapter of the letter of Hebrews… 2 more weeks after today... This chapter is not directly connected to the main point of the letter, but it is also not completely disconnected either... The final exhortations in chapter 13 are given to further help us understand how we are to…

First Love Obedience “ ‘I know your works, your toil and your patient endurance, and how you cannot bear with those who are evil, but have tested those who call themselves apostles and are not, and found them to be false. I know you are enduring patiently and bearing up for my name’s sake, and you have…

How many of you remember what it was like the first time you fell in love with your spouse? Maybe you remember the butterflies you had. Maybe you remember the moment it clicked for you. You remember the feelings you had and you knew that you did not want to spend the rest of your life without that person.…

1 I beseech you therefore, brethren, by the mercies of God, that ye present your bodies a living sacrifice, holy, acceptable unto God, which is your reasonable service. 2 And be not conformed to this world: but be ye transformed by the renewing of your mind, that ye may prove what is that good, and acceptable,…

Philippians 1:1–11 (ESV) Paul and Timothy, servants of Christ Jesus, To all the saints in Christ Jesus who are at Philippi, with the overseers and deacons: Grace to you and peace from God our Father and the Lord Jesus Christ. I thank my God in all my remembrance of you, always in every prayer of mine…

It is a joy to be back with you today. Preaching God’s word. I have enjoyed our study on the Holy Spirit, and I have appreciated these few weeks off to refresh while learning from my brothers, who preached God’s word to us faithfully. We return now to our study of first Corinthians If you remember with…

Remember God’s Care These past few weeks I’ve been reading up on church history in preparation for Sunday school. And as you might find if you ever studied church history for yourself, there are so many testimonies of Christians who have faithfully served the Lord that are inspiring for your life here…

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…

Revelation 2:1 . 1 “To the angel of the church in Ephesus write: ‘The words of him who holds the seven stars in his right hand, who walks among the seven golden lampstands. What is the city of Ephesus known for? Who’s words are being written? What do the seven stars represent? - Revelation 1:20 . What…

This Sunday, we look at a few of the things we tend to forget when we are tired or stressed.

Our Scripture passage today comes to us from the Gospel of Mk 4:3-9 and 13-20. “Listen! Behold, a sower went out to sow. And as he sowed, some seed fell along the path, and the birds came and devoured it. Other seed fell on rocky ground, where it did not have much soil, and immediately it sprang up,…

1 Corinthians 13:1–7 (NASB95) 1 If I speak with the tongues of men and of angels, but do not have love, I have become a noisy gong or a clanging cymbal. 2 If I have the gift of prophecy, and know all mysteries and all knowledge; and if I have all faith, so as to remove mountains, but do not have love,…

When Love Grows Cold Revelation 2:1–7 (ESV) 1 “To the angel of the church in Ephesus write: ‘The words of him who holds the seven stars in his right hand, who walks among the seven golden lampstands. 2 “ ‘ I know your works , your toil and your patient endurance, and how you cannot bear with those who…

Good morning, Gateway Chapel! Scripture Prayer Our text this morning in Romans 12:14-21 . As Tab read, there are amazing verses in this text which call us to such a high standard of living as Christians: Bless those who persecute you, bless and do not curse them. Repay no one evil for evil. Has anyone…

Revelation 2:1-7 As we concluded chapter one, we observed our Lord standing in the midst of the seven golden candlesticks or the seven churches of Asia Minor. The significance of these seven churches can be seen in the chart on our introductory notes. Overview of the Seven Churches Practically Viewed…

Hiking in Colorado Several years ago - hiking with a friend in north Wyoming Hatchet - for protection A couple of years ago at family reunion Hiked up with the kids Went with people - didn’t take my gun Paid attention to the people - lost in conversation Didn’t pay attention to the details Came to a…

Love is Exclusive: Enter the Narrow Gate Jesus offers the “Golden Rule” as the summary of the Law and the Prophets. The essence of this rule is love, which cannot be perfectly fulfilled without God radically changing our hearts. Truly loving others begins with loving God, and love is, by nature, exclusive. It is no wonder then that Jesus speaks of a narrow way which leads to life, while all other ways lead to destruction. We must rest in God’s grace by entering this narrow gate, which is Jesus Himself.

Stand with me and let’s read Rev 2:1-7 together “To the angel of the church in Ephesus write: This is what the One who holds the seven stars in His right hand, the One who walks among the seven golden lampstands, says: ‘I know your deeds and your toil and perseverance, and that you cannot bear with those…

Introduction The Bible significantly addresses matters related to the end times. Jesus Himself teaches about what will happen in the last days. And yet, there are many views, opinions, and beliefs when it comes to the “Doctrine of Eschatology (theology of last things). However, there is a very good,…

In John 12:25, Jesus calls his followers to live in an incredibly unusual way as he calls us to hate our lives in this world. Find out what that means as we walk through John 12 together.

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…