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Shalom /Peace this word is much more than absent of war/ hostilities Now may the Lord of peace himself grant you peace through everything in every way. May the Lord be with all of you. shalom means completeness being whole “ ‘If a man grazes his livestock in a field or a vineyard and he releases his…

The resurrection of Jesus confronted the disciples with a question: what should they be doing now because of what Jesus has done? It is a question that still confronts us today.

The prophets speak of God’s shalom as something which draws all people to himself; Jesus continues to draw people to himself today through his provision of shalom.

The restoration of God’s shalom shows up not only in God’s closeness to his people, but also in his people’s closeness to each other.

God’s salvation shalom is beyond our understanding, yet at the same time we are invited to witness and participate in all that God is doing to restore his world.

Even from the time of Christ’s birth, there are those who anticipate resurrection; we can be people today who also live as those anticipating resurrection.

Jesus demonstrates the humble nature of shalom in the way he fulfils Zechariah’s words on the day of the triumphal entry to Jerusalem.

The prophets speak of God’s peace NOT as rest which comes apart from our places of wilderness, BUT as rest that comes even within our places of wilderness.

Introduction Fun Girl Names Clotilde = famous in battle Etiennette = woman with a crown Avriel = to open the flowers of spring Eugenie = noble Names have meaning, and in the Bible, the meaning of a person’s name was significant. Prophet Hosea’s name means “salvation” One of Hosea’s sons was named Jezreel,…

The resurrection of Lazarus points forward to other resurrections that are on the way; all reminders of the restoration of shalom.

Peace is more than simply the absence of conflict; it is the active presence of God which results in the flourishing of his creation.

Introduction (blank) Our garage has been in a state of chaos since March. We emptied out a good chunk of the basement to do renovations and I’m still not done. I’m getting close though! For some reason when you buy a house it’s never perfect. It’s never quite like you would like it. It’s never quite…

He shall be called Prince of Peace — Jesus is the Messiah who brings the restoration of shalom.

Good morning, Gateway Chapel! If we haven’t met before my name is Chris, I’m the pastor here at Gateway Chapel. Thanks Thomas for leading us in song. Thomas as he mentioned is a part of Gospel Life Church just down the road in Puyallup and we’re really thankful to have him step in this morning and lead…

Peace, we all yearn for it, but what is it? If we go by our society's image of peace, we would think it could be find in nature, or in transcendental meditation. But the Bible tells us that peace is something quite different. In the Bible, relationship is placed at the core of our story. And so peace is all about relationship. So what does peace have to do with Christmas? Join us as we hear of Joseph's journey, and how he found peace.

For this second Sunday of Advent, our text this morning is Luke 1:26-38 : In the sixth month the angel Gabriel was sent from God to a city of Galilee named Nazareth, to a virgin betrothed to a man whose name was Joseph, of the house of David. And the virgin’s name was Mary. And he came to her and said,…

Experiencing the World Changer 6 For to us a child is born, to us a son is given; and the government shall be upon his shoulder, and his name shall be called Wonderful Counselor, Mighty God, Everlasting Father, Prince of Peace. Jesus is the Prince of Peace. Over the past few weeks, we have explored several…

The wisdom writer in Proverbs describes a life that walks in the path of righteousness.

We often see in the Bible that peace is so much more than the absence of conflict; peace is an active momentum towards the flourishing of God’s world

Sometimes it may seem like the goal of Christian life is to escape from all that is evil and unhappy in this world; but the apostle Paul frames the “escape room” of this world a little differently in his letter to the Philippians.

Review: Last week we learned a new Hebrew word, Talmidim. What does this word mean? Disciples What is a disciple? Someone who is willing to give up everything - even his life - to be like the rabbi. The end goal was that when the rabbi died, the talmid could teach others to be exactly like the man who…

Our Scripture lesson this morning is taken from Luke 5:1-11 : On one occasion, while the crowd was pressing in on him to hear the word of God, he was standing by the lake of Gennesaret, and he saw two boats by the lake, but the fishermen had gone out of them and were washing their nets. Getting into…

TITT: Many needed healing and release from demon. Sometimes, it’s obvious when healing is needed. Simon’s (Peter) mother-in-law was sick with a fever. She probably lived in Peter’s house because her husband had passed away. Simon Peter was worried about his mother-in-law. Fever means there is an infection…

By rewinding all the way back to the beginning of John’s gospel, we discover that John himself rewinds us all the way back to the beginning of Genesis; what is it that John wants us to see by turning his gospel all the way back to the beginning?