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How we think, what we believe, shapes our world. Our thoughts and beliefs are very powerful. Our world shapes what we think and believe. Yet, the world we live in also shapes our beliefs and thoughts about things. The location is important. Jesus is in Caesarea Philippi the capitol of pagan worship,…

In the Old Testament, we see offerings that were offered daily for sin. Today, we have a permanent offering through the atoning death of Christ on the Cross.

Who here remembers Punch and Judy, I sure there are many who can remember back to childhood, where trips to the seaside would of inevitably contained a visit with Punch and Judy. Mr. Punch made his first recorded appearance in England on 9 May 1662, which is traditionally reckoned as Punch's UK birthday.…

1 And after six days Jesus taketh Peter, James, and John his brother, and bringeth them up into an high mountain apart, 2 And was transfigured before them: and his face did shine as the sun, and his raiment was white as the light. 3 And, behold, there appeared unto them Moses and Elias talking with him.…

The authority of Christ and that of Scripture are one. R. C. Sproul Mark 1:21–28 This morning we are brought to Capernaum by Mark. Capernaum is where most of Jesus’s earthly ministry will take place from. Now, we must understand the Lord wasn’t random when he did things, he wasn’t random when he moved…

Introduction A drunk stumbled along a baptismal service on Sunday afternoon down by the river. He proceeded to walk down into the water and stood next to the Preacher. The minister turned and noticed the old drunk and said, "Mister, Are you ready to find Jesus?" The drunk looks back and says, "Yes, Preacher.…

The Temptation of the Word Illustration: Skye Temptation Challenge Scripture tells us to flee temptation, but of course at times we have to face the temptation before we can flee from, so how do we do that and do it well? Well we we look to the Lord for his example.. Last time we witnessed the Baptism…

On this Palm Sunday, we think about Jesus coming into Jerusalem. It’s been a long time coming, this. Jesus was looking forward to this moment for years. He knew this part of His story would come to an end in Jerusalem. Well, on a hill outside of Jerusalem. It’s on this Sunday that crowds of people shouted…

Grace 33 And when they came to the place that is called The Skull, there they crucified him, and the criminals, one on his right and one on his left. 34 And Jesus said, “Father, forgive them, for they know not what they do.” And they cast lots to divide his garments. Grace God allowed Isaiah the prophet…

Scripture Intro: Scripture Reading (“Please stand…”) And the soldiers led him away inside the palace (that is, the governor’s headquarters), and they called together the whole battalion. And they clothed him in a purple cloak, and twisting together a crown of thorns, they put it on him. And they began…

Good morning, Gateway! Scripture Prayer Intro Good morning, Gateway Chapel! If we haven’t met before, my name is Chris, and I’m the pastor of Gateway Chapel, the church that gathers here in this building. We are a church on mission to plant churches and make disciples who hear, love, and obey Jesus.…

A few weeks ago I introduced you to the Disciples Cross It’s a teaching device created by a man named Avery T. Willis. He created this to teach others how to be a Disciple. Take a good look at it again. We’re going to be using this over the next several weeks. We’ve been talking about Disciples and Discipleship…

Introduction Good morning, everyone. Welcome to church today. As you know, we are in a series called In the Word, reading through the books of the Bible. And whether you're here in person or viewing online, I am so happy that you have chosen to worship God today. We're going to be venturing into the…

For the choir director: according to “The Deer of the Dawn.” A psalm of David. My God, my God, why have you abandoned me? Why are you so far from my deliverance and from my words of groaning? My God, I cry by day, but you do not answer, by night, yet I have no rest. But you are holy, enthroned on the…

Our world can encourage entitlement. Sometimes we feel we are “owed” something. This can lead to pride in some cases and taken to the extreme can lead to what we call “narcissism”. We may feel like we don’t deserve anything. The opposite is sometimes we feel like we don’t deserve anything. To the We…

Intro: We’ve examined the faith of Rahab and the two spies; now the focus moves to the faith of an entire nation. I want us to keep in mind that the Book of Joshua deals with much more than ancient history. What God did centuries ago for the nation of Israel, He can do for us, the church and America…

The Suffering Servant Rejected and Afflicted Isaiah 53:1–5 “Who has believed what he has heard from us? And to whom has the arm of the Lord been revealed? For he grew up before him like a young plant, and like a root out of dry ground; he had no form or majesty that we should look at him, and no beauty…

During Lent we are looking at what being a disciple of Jesus entails. We’ve seen that a disciple is a student who follows Jesus as Master, and that includes taking up our own cross. Today’s reading To the Jews who had believed him, Jesus said, “If you hold to my teaching, you are really my disciples.…

Going on a tour Talking about the whole Christmas story on our Christmas light tour. Had a great time on Friday night I asked the men, “who did you witness to this past year?” - how many people did I give a tour too? Last, we talked about the faith that Jesus created when he both walked on water and…

63,799 cross references are in the Bible and that is what is pictured here. Today we continue our study of Scripture and why we believe it is God’s Word. Last week we talked about the inspiration of Scripture, and that the Bible is divinely Inspired by God. Every word of Scripture is God breathed. Well…

The Chief End of God.... Let’s start off with the easy question… at least for Presbyterians… The chief end of man is … to glorify God and/by enjoying him forever. Now try something a little more controversial: The chief end of God is … what is it that motivates God to do the things he does? Love for…

Here we are at the end of 2023. Congratulations. You have survived another trip around the sun. Almost. It is customary for many people to take advantage of the end of the year and plan for the new year, making goals, plans, and resolving to do better in one area or another. We all recognize that we…

Introduction Next Sunday we’re going to celebrate Easter. Of course we know that the reason celebrate is because there was a man by the name of Jesus of Nazareth, who had laid in the tomb, for three days, yet rose again to new life and give us the victory over death! Now I am excited about Easter, but…

(Title Slide) Gooding Morning, welcome. We’re gonna do a quick review before we get into our text for this morning. If you’ll remember from last week, we kicked off a new series focusing in one Identity, and we’re seeking to answer the question who does the Bible say we are as individuals and as a Church…