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Do I Have To? Is Discipline Enough? Last week I closed by saying that we would do a review of John 17 this week. That was a joke, we are not going to continue in John 17 that study is done.Today we are going to do a 1 week study, yes it is really just one wee. Study on a Scripture that just hit me hard…

Love as defined by God.

INTRODUCTION Today we are looking again at the apostle John’s second letter Please take your Bibles and turn to 2 John Today we’re looking at verses 4-6 4 I was very glad to find some of your children walking in truth, just as we have received commandment to do from the Father. 5 Now I ask you, lady,…

INTRODUCTION We are beginning a new book today It’s 3 John It appears after 2 John and before Jude It is written by the same author as the gospel of John, first and second John and Revelation That man is the apostle John, disciple and apostle of Jesus Christ John is committed to two inseparable things:…

If you desire to be first, what does that say about you? How can the lack of hospitality reveal your true spiritual condition? Join Pastor Steve as he examines 3 John 9-11 and the life of Diotrephes.

INTRODUCTION Martyn Lloyd-Jones said... Love does not look at itself—it is absorbed in the object of its love. The Love of God , 77 That is so true! And that is the kind of love that God calls us to give Him A love that is “absorbed in” Him It is clear in Scripture that we are to love God That is without…

Today we continue our series in Paul's letter to the saints in Colossae.

Luke 6:6-10 If you want to see God work in this generation we are going to have to get back to being real. Not hiding who we are; not living incognito any longer. We have to go out there and let the walls of our prideful protection down and serve the Lord. Far too often we are worried about what people…

Peter calls for submission to government authorities. Is that submission for everything? Is there a time when we're not to submit? Join Pastor Steve as he addresses these and many more questions from 1 Peter 2:13-17.

When we follow a recipe, we have to follow it precisely, amen? We have to prepare properly… measure each ingredient perfectly… combine them in the correct order… mix them exactly as the directions specify… otherwise what happens?!? Have you ever noticed that in every recipe there is that one ingredient……

Something is Missing March 5, 2023 11:58 AM As I was working on this message, I thought of my mom and how she taught us to cook. She would put a little bit of this and little bit of that and a pinch of this. Then after it cooked for a while, she would do a taste test, or she would have one of us kids…

The extent a parent would go for their child... Roof of a Burning Building The Christmas story shows us the WONDER of God’s LOVE for us One of the observations we can see is that the Wonder of Christmas is expressed through the fact that God made the first move in loving us... The disciple named John…

(Farmer story) There were once two old farmers. They’re neighbors, but they have a feud that’s been running for a few years. They haven’t even spoken to each other in that time. The whole thing got started over a cat. The cat was a stray, but both of these farmers began feeding the cat and claimed it…

Good Morning everyone, I trust you are having a great Christmas so far. Last 3 Weeks we looked at many OT scriptures, prophesying the birth of our savior. We explored themes such as Peace, Hope and Joy Today I want to talk about the theme before Christmas - Love It has many meanings in the Hebrew and…

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…

I wonder if any of you have made this mistake. Have you ever walked into Target dressed like I am today? Does anyone know why it is a bad idea? I am dressed like one of their employees. Red shirt, khaki pants. I know, now they can wear jeans, but still, you are asking to be asked questions if you wear…

7 For God hath not given us the spirit of fear; but of power, and of love, and of a sound mind. God’s Spirit is Love. 7 Beloved, let us love one another: for love is of God; and every one that loveth is born of God, and knoweth God. 8 He that loveth not knoweth not God; for God is love. We need God’s…

INTRO GOES HERE Scripture instructs God’s people to love one another and illustrates what this means in practice. Why Love One Another God Commands Us To Love For the whole law is fulfilled in one word: “You shall love your neighbor as yourself.” You shall not take vengeance or bear a grudge against…

Never laugh at your wife's choices. You’re one of them. A man once relayed the following story: I was on a flight the other day and I found I’d been seated next to a beautiful young woman. As I sat down next to her I said, “Does the airline charge you extra for sitting next to good-looking men?” She…

Our Scripture lesson this morning is taken from Luke 1:67-80 : And his father Zechariah was filled with the Holy Spirit and prophesied, saying, “Blessed be the Lord God of Israel, for he has visited and redeemed his people and has raised up a horn of salvation for us in the house of his servant David,…

Introduction Thank pastor for the opportunity to preach. We’ve been in 1 Corinthians 13 for a few weeks now. Before diving into the passage for tonight, let’s remind ourselves of the context. Corinth was a port city known for commercial prosperity. But that prosperity led them to evil living. Even the…

Love will keep us together! All the world needs now love, love that is sustainable, love that is obtainable, love that is eternal in nature. When we hold the bible in our hands we hold love in our hands. God’s instructions for love, His love for us, our love for Him and our love for one another. Captain…

I appeal to you, brothers and sisters, in the name of our Lord Jesus Christ, that all of you agree with one another in what you say and that there be no divisions among you, but that you be perfectly united in mind and thought. In the first place, I hear that when you come together as a church, there…

Christmas songs We sing a lot of songs at Christmas that we don’t sing throughout the rest of the year, don’t we? — I don’t know why, but this year, God pointed something out to me… a lot of those songs make us feel good, they get us into the “Christmas Spirit”, they may even give us some level of comfort,…

The world needs a church that is walking with Christ. As the art work on the fireplace mantle in the foyer says: In such a fearful world we need a fearless church. More than that: In an impatient world, we need a patient church. In such a hate-filled world, we need a kind church. In such a love-less…