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Our walk of faith is grounded in the miraculous, but grows through ordinary means of grace.

Just too Ordinary Mark 6:1–13 (ESV) Introduction Jesus left Capernaum and travelled southward into the hill country until he came to the village where he had spent his youth and the early years of his maturity. Jesus returned to Nazareth as would a rabbi , accompanied by his disciples. Our Lord returns…

We are continuing our series this morning Summer Stories. This four-week series will explores the lives of four people who had profound, life-changing encounters with Jesus. We will connect their stories to other modern-day individuals who have had similar experiences. We can all have life changing event…

Expectations What is an expectation? It is something we believe will happen based on our desire, knowledge, or experience. What does it do for us? When it is not met. When it is met. When it is exceeded. What are your expectations today? PRAY READ 1 Now Peter and John were going up to the temple at the…

Common Men, Uncommon Calling Tonight we will start a study on twelve ordinary, common men who were called to an uncommon task. This study is to take the twelve disciples and place them, not as supernatural beings, but as common men that God used in extraordinary ways to spread the Gospel. Why do you…

CALL AS APOSTLES 12 In these days he went out to the mountain to pray, and all night he continued in prayer to God. 13 And when day came, he called his disciples and chose from them twelve, whom he named apostles: 14 Simon, whom he named Peter, and Andrew his brother, and James and John, and Philip,…

Our Scripture text this morning comes from 1 Corinthians 12:4-11 : Now there are varieties of gifts, but the same Spirit; and there are varieties of service, but the same Lord; and there are varieties of activities, but it is the same God who empowers them all in everyone. To each is given the manifestation…

A pause from the story of Saul Saul preached the gospel after he was radically transformed following his conversion to Christianity— from being a persecutor to preacher— from killing Christians to saving the lost! The persecutor became the persecuted— while in Damascus, there was a conspiracy to kill…

God's Methods Transcend Us 33 O the depth of the riches both of the wisdom and knowledge of God! how unsearchable are his judgments, and his ways past finding out! 8 For my thoughts are not your thoughts, neither are your ways my ways, saith the LORD. 9 For as the heavens are higher than the earth, so…

The final group of four apostles is the least known to us, except for Judas Iscariot, who made himself notorious by selling Christ to be crucified. This group seems to have been less intimate with Christ than the other eight disciples. They are virtually silent in the Gospel narratives. Little is known…

12345 Intro: Good morning everyone! I am so happy to be back up here preaching the word of God. It has been a long stretch since I have preached, and I am always so blessed by the oportunity. It has been really cool for me personally to have such diversity in our peaching. Getting to have Joey, Matt,…

There is a story of two boys who were misbehaving, and the preacher, thinking he will change them by getting them to understand God’s omnipresence, asks the older boy, “Son, do you know where God is?” The boy was struck silent at this, and after the preacher asked him the same question a second and third…

25 Judas, who would betray him, answered, “Is it I, Rabbi?” He said to him, “You have said so.” The most notorious and universally scorned of all the disciples is Judas Iscariot, the betrayer. His name appears last in every biblical list of apostles, except for the list in Acts 1 , where it doesn’t appear…

Today we are starting a brand new series where we will be exploring virtues. We are going to look at what it takes to have true virtue in a world who’s values are often the antithesis of God’s values. In the coming weeks, we will be talking about integrity, loyalty, and gratitude, but for today we are…

Fire from Heaven Jesus is preparing to pass through Samaria. He was heading to Jerusalem for the final Passover, which He knew would culminate in His death, burial, and resurrection. If we ever wonder why James and John were called the Sons of Thunder, let’s look at Luke 9:51-56 for the response they…

*** Image: Wind John 3:8 (NRSV) The wind blows where it chooses, and you hear the sound of it, but you do not know where it comes from or where it goes. So it is with everyone who is born of the Spirit. *** NS: Behind it all, an unseen power. Strong, unpredictable. *** Image: Fire Divided tongues, as…

John 2:1-12 Jesus has been through his testing period and has started teaching. Now it is time for Jesus to begin his short but very miraculous career as rabbi, as messiah, moving into the public arena 1 And on the third day, there was a wedding at Cana in Galilee, and the mother of Jesus was there.…

A King is Coming

Our Scripture text this morning is taken from 1 Corinthians 10:1-13 : For I do not want you to be unaware, brothers, that our fathers were all under the cloud, and all passed through the sea, and all were baptized into Moses in the cloud and in the sea, and all ate the same spiritual food, and all drank…

Today we resolve conflicts in the bible. How do we work through the challenge of Christ with the challenge of life? This passage presents the concern at hand. Jesus is doing an ordinary thing - walking to Jerusalem and this seems to forfeit the extraordinary thing of Conversions and miracles. But the…

Setting the stage This was a troubling time for Israel. There had been no words from the Lord for 400 years. Spiritual leaders were deeply tied to traditions and protecting the law while awaiting the coming Elijah ( Mal4:5-6 ) 5 “Behold, I am going to send you Elijah the prophet before the coming of…

Intro: There is a foundational truth in many sports. You have to often go backward to move the ball forwards. In soccer, you will often see a team reverse field, which means the ball is played back from the midfield to the defense to even the goalie, only to have the goalie send the ball up the opposite…

10/01/2021

Good morning, Gateway Chapel! Happy Father’s Day! Scripture Pray Intro Jordan and Adri Floyd Do you remember what is was like to be dating someone? It’s exciting, you want to get to know this new person. You’re fascinated by them. Everything they do is interesting, fun, unique, exciting. Imagine back…

Jesus Feeds Five Thousand 13 As soon as Jesus heard the news, he left in a boat to a remote area to be alone. But the crowds heard where he was headed and followed on foot from many towns. 14 Jesus saw the huge crowd as he stepped from the boat, and he had compassion on them and healed their sick. 15…