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Don’t believe everything you hear or read. In John’s day there were those who claimed to be speaking by the Spirit of God, but some of them were false prophets. Just as John wanted his readers to know if they were truly disciples or not he also wanted them to know how to tell the false prophets from…

Don’t just believe The key question has been, is, will always been until Christ’s return, Who is Jesus Christ? How you answer that question is important, more than the words you use, but the faith used in answering. (Insert: Do-you-believe picture here) If you were to do a survey of who is Jesus Christ…

Good morning, Gateway Chapel! If we haven’t met before... Something about Psalm 100 ? When I say the word, “Test” what feelings do you have? Good ones? Bad ones? How many of you have a recurring nightmare of forgetting to study for a test when in fact you haven’t been in school in a decade? Test anxiety…

Intro: talk about school ending, tests, and my success in high school vs college and how God tests us the same way This morning we’re going to be looking at verses 2-8. These verses are the first part of James’ introduction which runs all the way through verse 18. In his introduction, James tells us…

The Marshmallow Test Oh temptation....whew. Some things in life are tough! And we parents are sooooo cruel!!! So, which person in the video are you like? Do you eat it? Nibble on it? Or wait? Sometimes temptation just seems overbearing! This morning we begin a new sermon series titled “Into the Wilderness”…

Spiritual Beings Last week we finished up our study on spiritual beings where we have been doing a deep dive in the bible to study the elohim. We studied God, who is the Elohim of elohim. Then we learned about the divine council. Next we tried to get a better understanding of some of the most misunderstood…

Hebrews 5:7 “who, in the days of His flesh , when He had offered up prayers and supplications , with vehement cries and tears to Him who was able to save Him from death, and was heard because of His godly fear ,” In an open garden (gethsemane), between the brook kedron and the foot of the mount of olives…

Central Idea: The Crown of Eternal Life is achieved by effort, self-control, and self-examination, with tests allowing all participants the prize. Scripture Reading: 1 Corinthians 9:24-27 24 Do you not know that in a race all the runners run, but only one receives the prize? So run that you may obtain…

07/08/22

Our Scripture lesson this morning comes from Luke 4:1-13 : And Jesus, full of the Holy Spirit, returned from the Jordan and was led by the Spirit in the wilderness for forty days, being tempted by the devil. And he ate nothing during those days. And when they were ended, he was hungry. The devil said…

The Temptation of the Word Illustration: Skye Temptation Challenge Scripture tells us to flee temptation, but of course at times we have to face the temptation before we can flee from, so how do we do that and do it well? Well we we look to the Lord for his example.. Last time we witnessed the Baptism…

Introduction: 19 Do not quench the Spirit. 20 Do not despise prophecies, 21 but test everything; hold fast what is good. 22 Abstain from every form of evil. Pray. 1. Don’t quench the Spirit (v.19) 19 Do not quench the Spirit. The word to quench means to stifle or extinguish the Holy Spirit. How many…

The phrase “the darkest day” or “darkest hour” has been used throughout history describing a time when bad events are at their worst. Some darkest days in history were; The early period of World War II, from the mid-1940 to mid-1941, when it was certain that Britain would be invaded by Germany [ Churchill…

The remaining spiritual gifts are gifts that enhance normal human abilities, such as administration, serving and helping. These are all activities we are familiar with and there is no need for me to define them. I am classifying them together as the “supercharger gifts”. If you are not familiar with…

What is our purpose? Our answer to this question will determine our steps, especially if we are integrated people, for how we will live. The Westminster Catechism asks this question: What is the chief & highest end of man? This is a question which helps us to think “biblically” about how we live. The…

(S1)— Rivers to wilderness—40 days—Barren land of desolation, and hardship—A journey Jesus willingly took LENT—A self-imposed wilderness...Like Jesus, a place we willingly enter. What we can learn from Jesus wilderness experience, about ourselves, our relationaship with God? (S2)— Trouble in River City…

Introduction Going into 2024 we must all make sure we know that we believe. There is a doctrine of assurance which tells us how can you know that you are a true believer? I just know that I know I know in my heart of hearts I’m saved The preacher told me I’m saved I have walked with God The is a continuous…

Your “Go To” When all else fails what do you fall back on. If life would just always work this way, I’d be: Content Focused Successful Happy _________ Today’s sermon is about the fact that life is not always easy and the question we face is where is God and how do we interact with Him when life goes…

The Nature of God - God is Love 1 John 4:1-6 Test the Spirits 1 John 4:1 “Beloved, do not believe every spirit, but test the spirits, whether they are of God; because many false prophets have gone out into the world.” δοκιμαζω - examine, test, approve. Matt 7:15 ““Beware of false prophets, who come to…

Today we will be looking at several different passages that pertain to temptation. My hope for today is that we gain a better understanding of what temptation is and how it can be overcome. Have you ever found yourself coming to the Lord to confess the same list of sins? Well I have, and it can be frustrating…

Introduction: How do you tell that something is authentic? We live in an age where we see fake money, fake artwork, fake gemstones, and fake memorabilia. How can we tell what is real and what is not? During the California Gold Rush many fell prey to fool’s gold. This iron pyrite would have gold diggers…

The estimated size of the city was around 250,000 Contained a large theater capable of seating 24,000 which is where the crowds gathered against Paul brought together by Alexander the coppersmith. Worship of Artemis was very popular in Ephesus and she was an important figure of civic pride. The temple…

Good afternoon! Hope everyone is staying healthy this weekend especially considering all of the smoke that was in the air. I know that we have people who suffer from COPD or Asthma and it was particularly difficult on those groups. Let me ask you a question. Have you ever found yourself standing at a…

This Week’s Theme: A God Who is Unwavering Word for the Week Faithfulness ( God’s): God’s perfect loyalty and consistency in being true to his name, his character and his word. Memory verse: 2 Timothy 2:13 “If we are faithless, He remains faithful; He cannot deny Himself.” Essence of the Text: The prophet…