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Introduction: What is your favorite city, your favorite place to visit? What makes that city your favorite? Maybe it’s a vacation spot. Maybe it’s a city that holds a special place for you because of a memorable event that happened there. There is a city that should be special to all of us. The city…

The Glory of God Theologian A.W. Tozer once said. “What comes into our minds when we think about God is the most important thing about us.” And over the course of these last 16 weeks, I have quoted this to you multiple times. And the reason is b/c we must have a correct view about who God is. Not as…

Good morning, Gateway! Scripture Pray Intro God is less interested in our achievements than he is our character. A few weeks ago I was really honest and vulnerable with you all, saying I was having some struggles putting together a sermon for this Jonah series, so I consulted a commentary on my bookshelf…

Good morning, Gateway! Scripture: Psalm 31 . Prayer Intro Good morning, again! August 5, 2001 was a beautiful night in Cleveland, Ohio at Jacobs Field, especially if you were a Seattle Mariners fan. The Mariners coming into the game were 80-30, they had won the first two games of the series, and seemed…

Introduction : If you have your bibles let me invite you to open with me to Mark 12:35-37 . Jesus has just been put through the ringer with the religious elite in the temple. He has been challenged and questioned by the Pharisees, the Herodians, the Sadducees, and the Scribes. Each group sought to trap…

Manipulating the Master When I was in high school, I had a maths teacher, who, despite the story I’m about to tell, was actually a really good teacher who helped me excel at the subject. Well, many of us in the class figured out something about this teacher. We learnt that there were about 3 or 4 topics…

Leader Guide ESV, Unit 13, Session 3 © 2019 LifeWay Christian Resources, Permission granted to reproduce and distribute within the license agreement with purchaser. Edited by Rev. Lex DeLong, M.A., Nov. 2022. Summary and Goal Elijah was called to anoint Elisha as a prophet in Elijah’s place by the Lord…

The Bible talks about the kingdom as something which exists within our world today; but that doesn’t mean the world shares equal priority with the kingdom.

Introduction This Advent series as we prepare to celebrate the Coming of God’s Son, the time of Christmas, we are going to look at a few stories in the lives of the people in Scripture and how their story impacted the greater narrative of the Christmas Story in a sense, how they prepared us for the Christmas…

The Mission of God “What do those Stones Mean?” Joshua 4:1–24 (ESV) 1 When all the nation had finished passing over the Jordan, the Lord said to Joshua, 2 “Take twelve men from the people, from each tribe a man, 3 and command them, saying, ‘Take twelve stones from here out of the midst of the Jordan,…

Introduction: This morning we are going to begin a study through the Book of Ruth. The story of Ruth is a story of faithfulness, second-chances, grace, dignity, but above all, it is the story of the faithfulness of God. We don’t deserve God’s faithfulness. It is in the goodness and grace of God that…

Daniel and his friends experienced a forced adventure when they were taken away to Babylon. And every choice they made led to a specific consequence. However, these men made choices based on their faith in God, and God blessed and preserved His faithful ones in a dangerous foreign land. Today we have…

Introduction This mornings message is on the advent theme of Peace. As I pondered what direction to take this theme and keeping with the idea of stories that lead up to or prepare us for the Christmas story, I was taken no farther than that of Joseph Joseph was asked to be the earthly father of God’s…

The Mission of God A Touch of Heaven Joshua 5:1–12 (ESV) 1 As soon as all the kings of the Amorites who were beyond the Jordan to the west, and all the kings of the Canaanites who were by the sea, heard that the Lord had dried up the waters of the Jordan for the people of Israel until they had crossed…

Wellbeing in the Kingdom Valley of Dry Bones · Intro · Main o Read Ezek 37:1-14 – The Valley of Dry Bones o Case study in ruach: § Breath ; Wind; Spirit / Holy Spirit § God’s energy / manifest power in the world § Holy Spirit is God’s agent by whom he brings life and creative power o Context of Ezek…

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The Mission of God Only be Strong and Courageous Joshua 1:10–18 (ESV) 10 And Joshua commanded the officers of the people, 11 “Pass through the midst of the camp and command the people, ‘Prepare your provisions, for within three days you are to pass over this Jordan to go in to take possession of the…

Good morning, Gateway Chapel! Any astute viewer of the movie “101 Dalmations” is left with only one question: Why is Cruella de Vil so evil? I mean come on! Why would someone want to hurt white spotted puppies? Was that not your experience watching the movie? Well, good thing that Emma Stone and company…

TEXT: NAHUM There are 12 books that have been given this title of “Minor Prophets” Hosea Joel Amos Obadiah Jonah Micah Nahum Habakkuk Zephaniah Haggai Zechariah Malachi These 12 books cover a period of roughly 400 years. ILLUSTRATION : It’s hard to find a good sequel. As a kid I can remember when the…

Introduction If you had to tell someone in 1-3 words what the life, teaching, and ministry of Jesus Christ meant, what would you say? Some might say love. Jesus certainly talked about love, but when looking at the gospels I don’t think you’ll find love as the dominant theme. Some might say forgiveness.…

Introduction Background to Text: In John 8 Jesus declared that He was the light of the world. While there were those who rejected His teaching, verse 30 stated that many believed. But Jesus further explained who He was very boldly in the presence of these people and the religious leaders. In our last…

Parents… have you ever been next to your young child… and you hear that young child begin yelling for your spouse because they want your spouse to - - Tie their shoe? What’s your response? “what....i’m RIGHT.HERE.” Have you ever had a friend of yours post online that they could really use some good vibes…

Two weeks ago we learned that we are to practice lifestyle evangelism . Last week we learned that we are to be salt and light providing moral traction and lighting the way for our friends and family to meet and know Jesus. We have talked about being anchored to the Rock of Jesus and his Word… the Bible.…

After God led Israel into the promised land of Canaan and conquered the inhabitants, what happened to the people? Did they go from strength to strength, or did they fall back into temptation and chaos? The book of Judges tells us what happens when God gives his people good things, but not good hearts. The first judges, Othniel and Ehud, show us what a human deliverer can do, and cannot do. Join us as we discover how God works in a broken world.