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Imagine with me… Peter from a distance, watching Jesus as He hung on the cross that day for six hours… As he sits watching he begins to reflect back on things Jesus said, events that had occured His memories and reflections are broken up with moments of weeping Over the last three years Peter had seen…

Have you ever noticed how distance changes our perspective of something? Think about it. You see someone waving in the distance and they seem to be waving right at you. But when you begin to look around you realize they are waving at the person behind you. And many times, as they are moving closer to…

In 2020, two words were introduced to our vocabulary that changed the way people related to one another. Those two words are social distancing. For the first time in our lives, our society as a whole went to great measures to distance us from one another. This was for good reason as COVID-19 was highly…

We left Peter Friday night distant from Jesus. He was an observer of the cross, the burial, the words Jesus spoke, the things Jesus did… but Peter found himself distant… filled with regret, confusion and fear. Peter spent Saturday... Grieved over Jesus’ death Broken over the regrets But the TOMB… it…

AT this point in our narrative, Israel does know for sure what happens next. God had told them He would not go with them. This was for their safety because they had sinned a great sin and God was angry. Yes, they had repented of their sin. They had removed the ornaments from their bodies just as the…

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…

13 So they took branches of palm trees and went out to meet him, crying out, “Hosanna! Blessed is he who comes in the name of the Lord, even the King of Israel!” Palms were laid out before Jesus - as He made His way into Jerusalem…! WHY? Because as we heard last week - Palms were a symbol of Victory...…

Week 2 - Humility Once upon a time a rider came across a few soldiers who were trying to move a heavy log of wood without success. The corporal was standing by just watching as the men struggled.The rider couldn’t believe it. He finally asked the corporal why he wasn’t helping. The corporal replied:…

(S1) Frantic text from Melissa: “Dad, are you coming home for lunch? Me: Why? Do you need me? (puff-up, smile). Melissa: Yes, there’s a huge wasp in the kitchen!” Dad’s, you understand those special moments...even if they seem insignificant at the time. Psalm 127:3 “Children are a gift from the Lord;…

Good News For Those Far Away While traveling to Jerusalem, he passed between Samaria and Galilee. Samaria - A region of Israel inhabited by an ethnically and religiously group distinct from the Jews. They were descendants of Jews who had married outside of ethnic and religious Jews. Jews considered them…

Sermon Recap characteristics of the blessed (5:2-16) perfect righteousness comes from the heart, characteristic of only Jesus (5:17-30) complete hatred of and lacking mercy, grace and even love for enemies is not characteristic of kingdom children (5:31-48) good works are not performed for men but in…

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…

COVID-19 Has Affected Our Assemblies Congregation’s Digital Presence 10% Did Before Covid 10% Don’t Now Spoiler Alert: (where we will wind up) Watching services online is not the same as being there. Tack Chumbley: Virtual assembly is life support. Virtual assembly is 2D. People are 3D. Face time is…

*** The verse that changed my life Little children, let us love, not in word or speech, but in truth and action. *** Image: Good Samaritan: The Good Samaritan lived out the truth of that verse A Distance / Up Close Now by chance a priest was going down that road; and when he saw him, he passed by on…

57 Now when evening had come, there came a rich man from Arimathea, named Joseph, who himself had also become a disciple of Jesus. 58 This man went to Pilate and asked for the body of Jesus. Then Pilate commanded the body to be given to him. 59 When Joseph had taken the body, he wrapped it in a clean…

Introduction Today we’re going to examine a simple object lesson that Jesus gives us as He leaves Bethany heading back to Jerusalem one day. This lesson was most certainly directed toward the Jews as a nation, but is not isolated to them entirely . As what Jesus did unto the Jews, He most certainly can…

Proximity to Danger Like many of you, I have seen the pictures coming out of Ukraine these last days and been terrified for them, but also amazed at their resilience in the face of danger. The one gal that was intriguing to me was a fashion photographer who had fled her home but was staying in the Ukraine…

Intro Good morning, Gateway Chapel! Scripture Pray Intro Jim Gaffigan Easter spending—projected to break records at more than 17 billion dollars this year—is also significant, though not necessarily religiously motivated. Americans even spend more on candy for Easter than for Halloween. The average American…

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…

Anguish & Art van Gogh Asylum distressed state of mind anguish recognised in Jesus a pain that refelected his own reality Painting draws us into the scene barrenness first hint of spring dark tree in the centre under the eaves - a view onto sunlit hills of green figure in the shadows van Gogh? Jesus?…

Are you trying to attain or keep something because of who you think you are? 16 Then they journeyed from Bethel; and when there was still some distance to go to Ephrath, Rachel began to give birth and she suffered severe labor. 17 When she was in severe labor the midwife said to her, “Do not fear, for…

Judas and his band of soldiers are now standing face-to-face with Jesus... looking to ARREST Him... They show up with Torches and weapons…THINKING they were going to have a fight on their hands!! Instead - they come…looking for the man they want to kill... And Jesus - STEPS FORWARD... And says - I AM…

Last week, we talked about the wilderness experience — those times in our lives when it seems like we are not hearing from God — like He has left us alone… In those times, we discovered that we must learn to give our lives completely to God — to let go… give up control… and trust God with our worries……

1. They stood at a distance 12 As he was going into a village, ten men who had leprosy met him. They stood at a distance It was custom that those who had leprosy were not allowed to be with everyone else. They often formed communities outside of the cities. When people came along, they would stay back…

God WAS on the throne . First Rain - The Great Flood. Cleanse the world of sin. 11 Now the earth was corrupt in the sight of God, and the earth was filled with violence. 12 God looked on the earth, and behold, it was corrupt; for all flesh had corrupted their way upon the earth. 13 Then God said to Noah,…