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Zealous for Good Eph. 2:10 “For we are his workmanship, created in Christ Jesus for good works, which God prepared beforehand, that we should walk in them.” Ps. 34:3 “Oh, magnify the Lord with me, and let us exalt his name together!” Suffer for righteousness sake Anti-Semitism Growing hostility to Christianity…

Review Last week, Desiree kicked off this new message series. She introduced her triple filter for understanding the world. She started with All Truth is God’s Truth and that is filtered through the lens of God is Love, Scripture is True, and Our Experiences are Valid. And that this series, called Compassioning,…

Introduction This Torah Portion goes from Numbers 13:1-15:41 So far, we have discussed how God longed to show Himself to Israel. If they had come up to mount Sinai the complete restoration back to God would have been accomplished as the Lord would have tabernacled in them. They could not do it. We have…

This Easter we are still in the process of talking about Jesus life and things he did and stood for Matthew 12:1-8 At that time Jesus went through the grain fields on the Sabbath. And his disciples were hungry, and they began to pluck off heads of grain and eat them . But when the Pharisees saw it ,…

Irrevocable Calling Irrevocable, cannot be rescinded, recalled or undone We are in Romans 11 this morning Pie Last Sunday we were reviewing concepts that are important to what the Spirit was communicating through Paul which are important to understand. Election/Faith Romans 9-11 is a wonderful section…

Have you ever been in a situation where you could see the obvious meaning of events around you, but you were also aware that there was a second level of purpose behind the events that were happening? I’m sure you have been. These are common in life. Our BBQ events are for fun, but also for an introduction…

Good morning brothers and sisters in Christ. I pray that you are doing well this morning and are warm. I am grateful that you are here worshiping with us either online or in-person. You had the option to be somewhere else today but you choose to be with instead and I am honored to know this and truly…

Trouble in the Text: Jesus judges Israel’s leaders for being unfaithful & unfruitful. Another parable condemning the conduct of the Chief Priests and Pharisees in Jesus’ time. The landowner (God) plants the vineyard (kingdom of God; Isa. 5:2 ), has a wall built around it, had a winepress built, and has…

If you are anything like me, you have been on an emotional roller coaster this week. Some have made police to be heroes, others have blamed law enforcement (seemingly more than the perpetrator) for the extent of the atrocity in Uvalde. This was a domestic situation where those who responded to combat…

The Sanctity of Life WHO DETERMINES PERSON-HOOD? Psalm 139:13–18 (ESV) 13 For you formed my inward parts; you knitted me together in my mother’s womb. 14 I praise you , for I am fearfully and wonderfully made. Wonderful are your works; my soul knows it very well. 15 My frame was not hidden from you ,…

Revelation 2:8-11

Lydia the Liberated Woman (11-15) 11 So putting out to sea from Troas, we ran a straight course to Samothrace, and on the day following to Neapolis; 12 and from there to Philippi, which is a leading city of the district of Macedonia, a Roman colony; and we were staying in this city for some days. 13…

It’s Grace Not Race Today we will look at what our background means to God when it comes to His favor. We might frame the question this way: How does one come into a place of favor with God? It’s not by good looks. It’s not by the color of the skin we are in. It’s not by the culture which shapes us.…

“Men of Israel, hear these words: Jesus of Nazareth, a man attested to you by God with mighty works and wonders and signs that God did through him in your midst, as you yourselves know— this Jesus, delivered up according to the definite plan and foreknowledge of God, you crucified and killed by the hands…

Our misunderstanding and misdirection Matthew 5:1-5 I. Opening Illustration Her face is one of the most recognizable of the twentieth century. She was not a fashion queen or a movie star. She held no official positions or offices. She lived for fifteen brief years. Anne Frank was born in Frankfort, Germany…

Turn to and read Revelation 12:13-17 . The events recorded for us in Revelation chapter 12 span thousands of years of history. As I have stated in the past, Revelation chapter 12 is a parenthetical chapter. The events of Revelation chapter 12 are not chronological with the rest of the book of the Revelation.…

Prayer Good morning, Gateway Chapel! If we haven’t met... Church Potluck next Sunday Scripture Connect with people What a timely passage for us to chew on together this morning. If you’ve been in church for long, you’ve likely heard this question, “Are we in the end times?” And that question is usually…

Summary Revelation 3 contains John’s letters to. John uses the Old Testament in a number of places in these letters. Some have been discussed in earlier episodes of this series on the use of the Old Testament in the book of Revelation. Our discussion in this episode, Part 1 of Revelation 3 , focuses…

Esther 2:1–18 (CSB) 1 Some time later, when King Ahasuerus’s rage had cooled down, he remembered Vashti, what she had done, and what was decided against her. 2 The king’s personal attendants suggested, “Let a search be made for beautiful young virgins for the king. 3 Let the king appoint commissioners…

Paul, through our journey of Galatians has been dictating this letter the whole time… He began this letter by stating… Galatians 1:1-7 Paul, an apostle (not sent from men nor through the agency of man, but through Jesus Christ and God the Father, who raised Him from the dead), and all the brethren who…

Since we all are beneficiaries of God's grace, secondary issues must not divide us.

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,…

Acts 16:6 begins a new chapter in the spread of the Gospel it started in Jerusalem, then spread into Judea, then Samaria and then out into the uttermost parts of the earth it is now moving into Europe, making its way towards the capital of the Roman Empire Summary: Jesus, by his HS, restrained Paul and…

Genealogy of Returnees 1 These are the heads of their fathers’ houses, and this is the genealogy of those who went up with me from Babylonia, in the reign of Artaxerxes the king: 2 Of the sons of Phinehas, Gershom. Of the sons of Ithamar, Daniel. Of the sons of David, Hattush. 3 Of the sons of Shecaniah,…

Introduction Good morning and welcome to FCC, where we worship God in Spirit and in Truth, one verse at a time. Praise God and thank you for that wonderful song service! Starting next week church family, Judy will start having Grow group/Sunday school/ Bible study at 9:30am. We will need to arrange the…