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Death Is Final for Some Acts 20:17:31 ILLUSTRATION This is from an article I read some time ago, but is still holds true today. Death for someone who has not come to know God is a frightening prospect. And indeed it should be, for when one passes from this life there is no longer the possibility for…

The Flying Scroll Vs 1-4 we see God ridding the sinner from the planet in the sheep and goats judgement before the Millennial Kingdom began the angels gathered all of the people who were left alive after the tribulation Jesus sitting on His throne separated the sinners from the saints the sinners went…

Under New Management Message 2 Set Your Mind Romans 8:5-8 Me: The Power of Positive Thinking It was the first thing I thought of as read today’s passage This book was written in 1952 It’s still available on Amazon for 8.99 Think a positive thought to drown out a negative thought. Repeat “If God be for…

Connected with last Sunday’s scripture about the gate/door - a continuation of his thoughts Jesus caused division among the Jews Demon-possessed and raving mad BUT possessed don’t heal the blind! Let’s hear the comment that stirred up the Jews listening to him Please stand as we honor the reading of…

We can’t walk with God and run with the Devil. 202 TOPIC: Debts Costly Advice A lawyer’s dog ran into a butcher shop and stole a roast. The butcher went to the lawyer’s office and asked him, “If a dog is without a leash and steals a roast from my store, do I have the legal right to require payment for…

Someone once said, I don’t worry. I just do painful thinking. Was anyone worried in the 2nd half last week? 4th quarter? We live in the day of quick cash, the mad dash, and a lot of Stress. We have all sorts of self help books that talk about reducing stress, but as smart as we think we are, all we have…

Today is a special day in the life of our church. Today we will install and ordain elders and deacons that will serve among us in the coming weeks, months and years. In our denomination, once you are ordained you are ordained to that office for the remainder of your life within our denomination. We do…

The Sabbath the Pharisees have made rules concerning the Sabbath in the Talmud there are 24 chapters on the sabbath they are the things you have to do to be saved you cant take a bath on the Sabbath because you might spill a drop of water on the floor and clean that spot 3000 feet from your home God…

Opening, Prayer. To get where I want to go with this sermon today, I want to tell a short story... A number of years ago I had the privilege of visiting a certain country where if you are not born a Christian, becoming a Christian is illegal. While there, we spent time teaching in an English lab where…

We Rejoice Knowing We Have a Saviour Joy: Beneficial In Every Way Scientists have been studying the effect of laughter on human beings and have found, among other things, that laughter has a profound and instantaneous effect on virtually every important organ in the human body. Laughter reduces health-sapping…

What do you do when the world is constantly barraging you with threats or ridiculing you because of what you believe? What about when such hostility comes from those who are considered religious? Those who supposedly know the Word of God, who who grew up in the church? How do you handle that? How do…

(S) — I don’t consider myself a very courageous person Rafting — Parasailing Easy way/Hard way/Middle Following Jesus was never meant to be easy — Jesus’ lived courageously Cruel world — Tempted — Rejected — Suffered — Tempted — Cross Jesus didn’t give his disciples some sales pitch, “hey come follow…

Last week we began our series on Ecclesiastes. It’s truly a fascinating book and one worth reading or reading again if you’ve read it before. If you’re new to your Bible or not very good at remembering the order of the books, don’t be afraid to use that little known page in our Bibles, the Table of Contents.…

“I ask God to set me on fire… and let people watch me burn.” — John Wesley (Prayer) 49 “I came to bring fire to the earth, and how I wish it were already kindled! We talked a lot about this last week, but look at what Jesus says next: 51 Do you think that I have come to bring peace to the earth? No,…

How’s your life with God. Just believe, The Retiring Carpenter – A Story About the Life We Build for Ourselves September 23, 2011 in Inspirational Stories An elderly carpenter was due to retire. He told his employer of his plans to leave the business and start a life of leisure with his wife and extended…

1 Paul , an apostle of Jesus Christ by the will of God, to the saints which are at Ephesus, and to the faithful in Christ Jesus: 2 Grace be to you, and peace, from God our Father, and from the Lord Jesus Christ. Ephesians 1:3–4 (KJV 1900) 3 Blessed be the God and Father of our Lord Jesus Christ , who…

LOVE MATTERS MOST The 40 Days of Love are now here. We have prayed, planned, prepared, and now are able to participate. For those of you involved with the planning, thank you. For those hosting, leading and attending small groups, we look forward to a greater understanding and a greater practice of the…

As church goers, as those who refer to ourselves as Christians, have you ever considered what the purpose of your faith is? Have you ever taken a moment to consider the purpose of a church service? Why do we gather? Why do we sing? Why do we pray? Why did Jesus come? Why did Jesus die? Why are we here?…

Good morning! It’s always good to see you and be with you and sing with you, but especially on Easter. If we haven’t met before my name is Chris, I’m the pastor of Gateway Chapel, we’re a church on mission to plant churches and make disciples who hear, love, and obey Jesus. And a little something about…

Memorial Day Weekend - Pentecost Memorial day weekend is a national holiday in which we remember those who gave their life for our nation. It’s a day that our nation pauses to remember and honor those who gave their lives. There was a phrase many of us have heard before that I think used to be true,…

Intro - I think that you will agree with me that we live in a culture that is increasingly moving away from the Lord. A couple of weeks ago, we studied Noah on Wednesday. You can go to our website or FB to hear that message again. Just as it was too late when God closed the door on the ark, it will be…

When are they “elding”? You can tell when a plumber is plumbing… s/he probably got pipes in his hands, cutting and gluing or brazing or just pushing them together it seems these days. You can tell when a teacher is teaching… he (she) has a concept in their heads that they are using their skills to get…

2,400 people a day die from it. 80 million people in the United States live with it. The cost of preventing it was $48 billion in the U.S. alone in 2008. 17 million people around the world die from it each year. Strangely, much of it is preventable. What is it? It’s heart disease . It is largely preventable…

This lesson was develop (heavily) from written and digital materials from Rick Warren's "Purpose Driven Life"