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Intro Today is Refugee Sunday and the 2nd week in our Summer Playlist sermon series in the Psalms. So, in a moment we are going to look at Psalm 142 together and discover the heart of God for the weak and vulnerable in our world. But first, some sobering statistics. We’ve already seen a video this morning…

Temporary tears accomplish suprising glory.

Life is, in so many respects, a quest for security and certainty. We organize our lives to have a sense that we are in control and know what is going to happen. We find comfort in routine because of the sense of stability it provides. But the chaos and disorder of the world intrudes on our security.…

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=xSua9_WhQFE The Books of 1 & 2 Chronicles cover mostly the same information as 1 & 2 Samuel and 1 & 2 Kings. Perhaps the biggest distinction is that 1 & 2 Chronicles focus more on the priestly aspect of the time period. The Book of 1 Chronicles was written after the exile…

This week Dr. and Pastor Tim Keller passed away from cancer. He was a man used by God to reach many many people with the gospel. He was good friends with John Piper. And John Piper made a video describing the last email correspondence he had with his friend Tim Keller before he passed away. In his last…

Crisis is never fun. An amen goes right there. No one likes a crisis. Crisis is a part of life. We cannot get through this world without a crisis at some point. To survive we must have hope. The reality is many who commit or attempt suicide do not have adequate hope to manage the crisis they find themselves…

Jesus is proclaimed as teh anointed one for all peoples.

A police officer sees a drunken man intently searching the ground near a lamppost and asks him the goal of his quest. The inebriate replies that he is looking for his car keys, and the officer helps for a few minutes without success then he asks whether the man is certain that he dropped the keys near…

The resurrection of Jesus from the dead brought to an end the power of our common enemies — sin, death, and the devil. Life for the people of God should be pleasant, a mere step away from heaven. The victory is complete, and it is ours. But it seems like the battle continues to rage in the form of tests…

Announcements: Sign on the front of the building Building out back - Mostly finished Prayer Requests: Braden Barlow - Injury Becky - Praise Reports: Kayleigh’s little one - doing much better So much of our church - healed from COVID in the last two weeks. Sermon: Good morning. I missed gathering together…

Jesus tells stories which portrays the kingdom of heaven existing in messy places; how do we find the kingdom in the middle of the mess?

Good morning, Gateway Chapel! Scripture #1 Prayer What is love? Great song by your favorite Trinidadian German Eurodance band Haddaway. What pictures, images, or people come to your mind when you think of the word love? Love is something even young children understand to a degree. I remember when I was…

Distance can increase anxiety, but faithfulness brings joy.

"Only Two Certainties In Life are Death and Taxes" The apostle Paul — Death/Taxes/Resurrection What happens after we die? How do you view resurrection? What does it means for believers today. Christ was raised as the first of the blessing, then all who belong to Christ will be raised when he comes back,…

Introduction To The Introduction we are quickly coming to the end of the US A The election if it holds would have been stolen 10s of thousands dead people voted there are lists of trump supporters, who will persecuted by the left the left is a satanic organization blm and antifa are a Marxist organizations…

Cities of Refuge As we dive back in to the book of Deuteronomy, we come to a short passage this morning that I had to decide what to do with. The text this morning is a brief description of Moses setting apart three cities of refuge. The topic will come up again in Deuteronomy 19 , should we make it…

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.

We are in our 4 week out 6 of our series this morning The Heart Matters This 6 week series leading up to to Easter Sunday will encourage you to examine your heart, your motivations, and your loves as you walk in repentance toward Resurrection Sunday. This season reminds us that we are all broken and…

"Only Two Certainties In Life are Death and Taxes" The apostle Paul — Death/Taxes/Resurrection What happens after we die? How do you view resurrection? What does it means for believers today. Christ was raised as the first of the blessing, then all who belong to Christ will be raised when he comes back,…

As we begin our study of 1 Peter, we find Peter giving a powerful portrait of what it means to be an exile.

There is a song that dates back to my earliest childhood I thought about the song again this week as I studied… That song needs Philippians! I mean a song that says to have joy only on Tuesday???? WEIRD I've got the joy, joy, joy, joy Down in my heart (where?) Down in my heart (where?) Down in my heart…

Ungrace tears the world apart War Economic greed and poverty Racism Philip Yancey in his classic book “what’s so amazing about grace” labels these things “ungrace”. His point being that when self is ascendent it is at the expense of others. Wether we be talking about the war in Ukraine. The famines in…

Healthy Soil If I were a farmer, I would need to learn from another the proper way to plant my crops. Thankfully, my mom grew a garden each year and taught us how to look for good soil and to grow healthy crops. In the planting of these crops, we were fortunate to live right along the Ohio river. Each…

Each week we deal with news, including bad news and good news. The good news this week is that our granddaughter Abigail made a dramatic turn around in her breathing, and improved to the point that she was able to travel home to Blairsville this past Friday. To God be the glory, great things HE has done…