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This Week’s Theme: The Call to Discipleship Word for the Week : Disciple is a learner who knows Christ, a student who is being changed by Christ, and a pupil who has surrendered to the mission of Christ. Memory verse: Matthew 4:19 Then He said to them, “Follow Me, and I will make you fishers of men.”…

Establishing Authority The lineage - Messiah The Temptation The Word The Power Before you get to the Parables in chapter 13, Matthew has made it abundantly clear who Jesus is Now we ask the question - “Is Jesus looking for a large crowd to follow Him, or for disciples to learn from Him and worship God?”…

Good morning, Gateway Chapel! Scripture: Psalm 100:1-4 1 Make a joyful noise to the Lord , all the earth! 2 Serve the Lord with gladness! Come into his presence with singing! 3 Know that the Lord , he is God! It is he who made us, and we are his; we are his people, and the sheep of his pasture. 4 Enter…

Today we will be in Luke 9:23-24 Last week we talked about “What makes a Christian?” And the Bible scripture we looked at to answer that came from Acts 11:19–26 . From the first Christians, we answered the question, “What is a Christian?” 1. Someone who has heard the Good News , the Gospel, of Jesus…

Jesus Outlines the plan Many people in the United States are very aware of the numbers game. We understand the vitality of the stock market and the amount of inflation and interest within the banking industry. Unfortunately, this has flowed over into the method of growing the body of Christ. Many churches…

L uke 8:1–3 (NLT) 1 Soon afterward Jesus began a tour of the nearby towns and villages, preaching and announcing the Good News about the Kingdom of God. He took his twelve disciples with him, 2 along with some women who had been cured of evil spirits and diseases. Among them were Mary Magdalene, from…

Comforted now what? Why did the disciples need to be comforted? Can you remember any of the reasons? Can you remember any of the comforts that Jesus promised to them (chapters 14-15)? Does the word of God, the word of Jesus bring you comfort, if so, why? Last week: started with some instructions for…

Joanna was a brave lady, willing to risk all for Jesus. When you are near the top of society in a time of political intrigue. A time when heads quite literally could role if you got things wrong. It pays to be very careful which causes you back. Chosing to follow an itinerate preacher who gets on the…

Welcome/Bienvenido: Tithe and Offering Diezmo y Ofrenda Psalm 103:1 Christian Standard Bible (CSB) 1 My soul, bless the Lord, and all that is within me, bless his holy name. Salmos 103:1 Nueva Biblia de las Américas (NBLA) 103 Bendice, alma mía, al Señor, Y bendiga todo mi ser Su santo nombre. 1 Chronicles…

Intro: When I went shopping at the mall for Christmas every year. I would get 20$ to get presents. What I heard was, get presents with this and what you have left is for you. We're going to be looking at the Great Commission, which we looked at in the past, but taking a second look at it today. Often,…

This morning we will talk about the Core Values of LifePoint Church. This may be one of the most important things that we discuss because it answers the question: Who are we? Aubrey Malphurs now deceased was the senior professor of leadership and pastoral ministry at Dallas Theological Seminary stated…

Intro: In Genesis, chapter 3, we see what the church and what theologians have called for a long time now the fall. The fall is when humankind decided to rebel against their Creator and in so doing fracture the universe as God had designed it to operate and be. If you've read through the first chapter…

Paul reached out to his stellar student Timothy. He’s been teaching and developing Timothy for a few years by now and is telling him to level it up. You did well on the last grade level. Applaud. But, you’re on a new grade level. You did well when you started learning about God and church and people,…

23 And he said to them all, If any man will come after me, let him deny himself, and take up his cross daily, and follow me. Are you a fan or a follower? 26 Jesus answered them and said, Verily, verily, I say unto you, Ye seek me, not because ye saw the miracles, but because ye did eat of the loaves,…

The N Word: Not What You Think In our American culture, when we think of “the N word”, we usually think about the derogatory slang that is used against African-American people. And the use of that word is wrong and demeaning from whites to blacks especially. But I am going to address a completely different…

1 Now the Spirit expressly says that in latter times some will depart from the faith, giving heed to deceiving spirits and doctrines of demons, 2 speaking lies in hypocrisy, having their own conscience seared with a hot iron, 3 forbidding to marry, and commanding to abstain from foods which God created…

Called Disciples Let me preface this week and this month with a few things before I start. Pastor Steve has been very generous to allow me preach this month and I appreciate that tremendously. He is your pastor and I am not. With that said, I am not here to passify you until Pastor comes back. I am here…

Introduction 23 And he said to them all, If any man will come after me, let him deny himself, and take up his cross daily, and follow me. Why Are You Here? 66 From that time many of his disciples went back, and walked no more with him. Are You All In? Have You Made It Your Own? Are you a follower of…

Who likes Change? For some people, a change is a good as a vacation. For the rest of us, change is difficult. Especially if the change is being forced on us. If we have to change, then please, at the very least, let us as least be in control of the change. The worst though, is when we don’t understand…

Introducción Usualmente empiezo con el sermón con una ilustración y de ahí empezamos con explicar el texto. Pero he tenido unas conversaciones con diferentes personas que han tenido años en la fe, y tenían algo en común. Cuando hice la pregunta como crecen en la fe, o ¿Qué hacen para acercarse a Dios?…

Some things matter to us, Some things don’t. Here’s a little “memory” quiz: Name the last 5 Academy Award winners for Best Actor. Name the last 5 winners of the Miss America contest. Name the last 10 winners of the World Series. “NO!” Can’t answer those? Not many people can. Try these: Name a few teachers…

Remember that letter we looked at last week? The one to the Thessalonians… I want to continue looking at this letter Paul sent to a people he cared a great deal for. This letter has a very personal feel to it. In fact, the first three chapters are very personal, while the last two begin to be more practical…

This morning in our Adult Bible Study hour we introduced a new series that we will be going through as a church called “Foundations, Bible truths for Christian Growth.” This series is an effort to practically and purposefully do Ephesians 4:12 . 12 to equip the saints for the work of ministry, for building…

Introducción Ilustración: ¿Haz estado en un sitio donde no debías estar? Estuvimos levantando sustento como misioneros y nos tocó viajar hasta Florida para presentar el ministerio en una iglesia. Uno de los miembros nos quiso invitar a comer después del servicio. El hombre era vice-presidente de un compañía…

We're at the part in THE Kingdom Way when we need to start talking about how to Love People. A great place to start is Confession, Repentance and Forgiveness. These are big topics to cover together but they do fit together nicely. Learn not only what they mean, but also how to live them out in your everyday life.