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the Church has a nature and a purpose. tangible illustration: grain of salt vs. shaker and KFC fries; app usage? intro me context So we’ve begun working our way through Jesus’ famous teachings in what’s often called “The Sermon on the Mount”, thinking about this as Jesus’ blueprint for his Kingdom of…

john 19:1-30 Then Pilate therefore took Jesus, and scourged him . And the soldiers platted a crown of thorns, and put it on his head, and they put on him a purple robe, And said, Hail, King of the Jews! and they smote him with their hands. Pilate therefore went forth again, and saith unto them, Behold,…

Good morning, Gateway! Scripture Prayer Intro Good morning, Gateway Chapel! If we haven’t met before, my name is Chris, and I’m the pastor of Gateway Chapel, the church that gathers here in this building. We are a church on mission to plant churches and make disciples who hear, love, and obey Jesus.…

Scripture Intro: Scripture Reading (“Please stand…”) And the soldiers led him away inside the palace (that is, the governor’s headquarters), and they called together the whole battalion. And they clothed him in a purple cloak, and twisting together a crown of thorns, they put it on him. And they began…

13 When you were dead in your sins and in the uncircumcision of your flesh, God made you alive with Christ. He forgave us all our sins, 14 having canceled the charge of our legal indebtedness, which stood against us and condemned us; he has taken it away, nailing it to the cross. 15 And having disarmed…

This is our 8th week in the book of Matthew. Let me encourage you. If you have missed any of these messages, be sure and go back and listen to these messages. They will help you as you are reading through Matthew. Last week we looked at one of the points Jesus made in the sermon on the mount. In chapters…

Paul has now used the prhase "Christ and Him crucified" twice in this letter. He has also used the phrase "message of the cross". What does this mean to us? What did it mean to the Corinthians? This lesson scratches the surface of this thougth.

Since the beginning of this year. We have looked at the book of Matthew. We began with the genealogy of Jesus and these next two weeks we are looking at the ending of the life that Jesus spent here on earth. Next Sunday is Easter and we will look at the Resurrection and what Jesus said to us as He was…

1 Corinthians 11:23-26 THE MESSAGE IN THE MEAL Intro : For 2,000 years, the church of Jesus has been celebrating the Lord’s Supper service. In some churches, it is an elaborate and ornate affair that dominates the entire service. In other churches, it is observed at the end of a worship service. Some…

Setting the stage for final act Surrendered Jesus surrendered Himself Succumb The crowd, the questioning Suffered The scourging, the ridiculing Sacrificed Went to the cross as a criminal that there was no guilt found in. Went to the cross willingly for our sins to fulfill His purpose. Take a few minutes…

Do you know how we can tell when we are not focusing on Christ? We become divided by acting snobbish, criticizing, and ignoring others becoming prideful and prestigious. Is Christ Divided? No Then why do we become divided? Every church and member needs to listen to this message today and take it to heart,…

Welcome Prayer Introduction: Last week we looked at Acts 10:1-35 and saw how God opened Peter’s thinking to understand that the Gospel wasn’t just for the Jews, and, we applied it to ask ourselves who, in our lives, do we treat like Peter and the early Church treated the Gentiles. Additionally, we pondered…

John 19:16-37 THE CROSS MAKE THE DIFFERENCE Title: The Cross Makes the Difference Text: John 19:16-37 Date: March 20, 2016 Intro : This is a very special time of the year for those of us who know the Lord Jesus Christ. To me, it is far more special than Christmas. As we approach the time when we will…

The Chief End of God.... Let’s start off with the easy question… at least for Presbyterians… The chief end of man is … to glorify God and/by enjoying him forever. Now try something a little more controversial: The chief end of God is … what is it that motivates God to do the things he does? Love for…

Introduction Next Sunday we’re going to celebrate Easter. Of course we know that the reason celebrate is because there was a man by the name of Jesus of Nazareth, who had laid in the tomb, for three days, yet rose again to new life and give us the victory over death! Now I am excited about Easter, but…

Going on a tour Talking about the whole Christmas story on our Christmas light tour. Had a great time on Friday night I asked the men, “who did you witness to this past year?” - how many people did I give a tour too? Last, we talked about the faith that Jesus created when he both walked on water and…

Good morning, If you have your bibles with you let me invite you to open with me to the book of Mark chapter 14. We will read verses 22-25 and then pray for understanding here in just a moment. If you have been around Christianity for very long, you will recognize this morning’s text as an important…

They handed Him over Arrested with no resistance Beaten beyond recognition Made no defence Was handed over 16 So he then handed Him over to them to be crucified. (expand on some of what He endured already) The Passion of the Christ passage 17 They took Jesus, therefore, and He went out, bearing His own…

Finding our lives. You hear people say that they need to get to a place of solitude for the reason of finding themselves. We’ve heard people say that they need to get away from toxic relationships, with the goal of finding them self. You can read books on finding yourself, discovering yourself. By ways…

When Harvard University was founded, its motto was Veritas Christo et Ecclesiae —“Truth for Christ and the Church.” Its crest showed three books, one face down to symbolize the limitation of human knowledge. But in recent decades that book has been turned face up to represent the unlimited capacity of…

1. The Place and Procedure of His crucifixion, 19:17-18. We do not have the details mentioned by John—what is mentioned is that Jesus carried His own cross, went out from the city to outside its walls to a location called the Place of The Skull, or Golgotha in the Aramaic; Calvary in Latin. Everyone…

denial can be equivocated to dying out of our own will and desires. denial can be viewed as good or bad depending on the context used. the good: 24 Then said Jesus unto his disciples, If any man will come after me, let him deny himself, and take up his cross, and follow me. 25 For whosoever will save…

Pastor Michael Mehring I want to take us on a journey — a journey of the last few days of Jesus life— we will be Going… —from the garden — through the trial — to the cross — engaged in the battle of the ages — and finishing with the victory!! Let’s begin from the garden Jesus was facing Substitution…

Can you imagine someone wearing a necklace with an electric chair on it? Have you ever seen a bumper sticker with a guillotine? And yet, as the thought for today said, we see crosses everywhere. We forget that in Jesus’ day, a cross was not a fashion statement. Our reading for today reminds us that following…

Hebrews connects Jesus to the Old Testament tabernacle; how does it help us that the cross of Jesus enters into that ancient tabernacle?