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Today we are wrapping up this six part study of the Good News called, “Life in 6 Words.” We get these six words by using the word “Gospel” as an acrostic. As a way of review, let’s walk through these six words one final time… G - God created us to be with Him. ( Genesis 1-2 ) O - Our sins separate us…

1 Kings 1:1-31 Review 1 Sarah lived one hundred and twenty-seven years; these were the years of the life of Sarah. Summary of The Torah Portion: 1 Now Abraham was old, well advanced in age; and the Lord had blessed Abraham in all things. Old Well Advanced in Age This is the main center of the Halftarah.…

Please turn to 1 Chronicles 28 . Introduction "I do solemnly swear that I will faithfully execute the Office of President of the United States, and will to the best of my Ability, preserve, protect and defend the Constitution of the United States, so help me God.” These are the words of the oath of office…

the word of God lets us to understand that we must know our God..... depart from me i never knew you. knowing God is not an optional part of the Christian life; it is the Christian life. the Greek word Know , in John 17.3 , means: γινώσκω (ginōskō). vb. to know, understand, acknowledge. Refers to having…

We are a people who are generous with our time, abilities, and money.

Opening Prayer: Heavenly Father, We come before You today with grateful hearts, thanking You for the gift of family and the privilege of coming together to seek Your face. As we gather in Your presence, we ask for Your Holy Spirit to be among us, guiding our thoughts and opening our hearts to the message…

God’s will is identical with his being, his wisdom, his goodness, and with all his attributes. And it is for this reason that man’s heart and mind can rest in that will, for it is the will not of blind fate, incalculable fortune, or dark energy of nature, but of an omnipotent God and merciful Father”…

This Week’s Theme: Support God’s Work Word for the Week is Servanthood: The biblical understanding of servanthood has its foundation in people serving God in worship. The terms for “service” and “worship” are often interchangeable. Memory verse: Deuteronomy 10:12 (NKJV) “And now, Israel, what does the…

Today we are starting a series that I hope you will find interesting and engaging, but above all my hope and prayer is that this series will be a tool that God will use in your life to reach a lost and dying world. Today we are going to go back to basics and study the Good News. If you don’t feel comfortable…

1 Kings 1 Introduction What is success? How can I be successful? Opening Illustration [Insert text] Bridge What is success? How can I be successful? In our passage today, we are going to see two different ways of answering these questions with completely different outcomes. My prayer is that by looking…

Altered or Delayed obedience is DISOBEDIENCE

Staying Near To God's Heart 12 Then Solomon said, “The Lord has said that he would dwell in thick darkness. 13 I have indeed built you an exalted house, a place for you to dwell in forever.” 14 Then the king turned around and blessed all the assembly of Israel, while all the assembly of Israel stood.…

Shekinah Glory Now if you recall, when we reviewed the dedication of Solomon’s Temple, we saw that the visible manifestation of God’s Glory of His presence as it had been seen throughout the history of Israel, what the Rabbis call the Shekinah Glory of God, was sent to fill the Holy of Holies of the…

Genesis 3:14-15 Dec 17, 1927 8 year old S class submarine conducting tests off coast of MA. 2273 Any Hope Of Rescue? Someone has said that if you could convince a man there was no hope, he would curse the day he was born. Hope is an indispensable quality of life. Years ago the S-4 submarine was rammed…

This Week’s Theme: Don’t Stop Following God This Week’s Word is Holiness : It is behavior that reflects the holy character of God himself is to be expressed in both social and personal dimensions of life. Memory Verse: Psalm 37:23 “The steps of a good man are ordered by the Lord, And He delights in his…

God dispersed the people for their own good, then later He united the peoples out of His mercy.

Does anyone know what this picture represents? This might be the most amazing data picture you see in a lifetime! It shows the 63,779 cross-references in the Bible. The white bars along the bottom represent each Bible chapter, Gen. 1 - Rev. 22 . The line’s color shows the reference’s distance from the…

Good morning, Gateway! Scripture: Psalm 31 . Prayer Intro Good morning, again! August 5, 2001 was a beautiful night in Cleveland, Ohio at Jacobs Field, especially if you were a Seattle Mariners fan. The Mariners coming into the game were 80-30, they had won the first two games of the series, and seemed…

Good morning, Gateway! Scripture: Lam 3:21-26 . God of creation. God of Abraham, Isaac, and Jacob. God of the covenant. You are merciful, and gracious, slower to anger, and abounding in steadfast love and faithfulness, keeping steadfast love for thousands, forgiving iniquity and sin, but you are also…

End of David’s Reign 1 Kings 1-2 Describes the end of David’s reign. David's sons watched his strength slip away, waiting for him to die. Abishag a concubine is brought to David and even she cannot stir him. She is sent to keep him warm, and his sons start to plot against him. After Absalom was killed,…

THE END TIMES Sermon #14 Revelation 4:2-11 INSIDE THE THRONE ROOM OF GOD Intro : The last time we saw John, he had been air-lifted out of this world, through a door that had been opened in the heavens. He was told that he was about to receive a revelation of “ things which must be hereafter ”. As we…

This chapter focuses on the Day of Atonement (Yom Kippur) ritual. Unlike many popular commentaries teach, this important Old Testament ritual was about “resetting” the tabernacle/temple sanctuary, its priesthood, and the Israelite people to the state of ritual purity (holiness) evident when the entire…

What do you believe about God? What God do you serve?

What did Solomon leave behind? Turn to and read Ecclesiastes 1:1 . Tonight, as we begin our study of the book of Ecclesiastes, we are simply going to focus, in a sense, on this one verse: The words of the Preacher, the son of David, king in Jerusalem. As is always the case when studying a book of the…

Last Spring, we studied through the Sermon on the Mount. One of the great themes of Matthew is the coming kingdom. The Book of Revelation speaks of the time when that new kingdom is fully realized. I shared with our Elders a week ago an observation that I gleaned about songs describing Heaven. Historically…