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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…

Jehoshaphat built up Judah's DEFENSES --and their DEVOTION to God. 2 Chron. 17:1-9 His son Jehoshaphat became king in his place and strengthened himself against Israel. He stationed troops in every fortified city of Judah and set garrisons in the land of Judah and in the cities of Ephraim that his father…

John 20:21

The honor of God rests on the proper worship of the Lord by His priests who are called to His service. If we are called a nation of priests how much more should we teach the proper worship of the Lord? The command of the Lord is to guard yourself in your Spirit and to not be faithless

Submission to Godly Authorities Rom 13:1-9 When Authorities Aren’t Godly 4 They made kings, but not through me. They set up princes, but I knew it not. With their silver and gold they made idols for their own destruction. Idolatry - Jeroboam sets up “satellite shrines” in new locations to make worshipping…

Lord, Do It Again 32 And the multitude of them that believed were of one heart and of one soul: neither said any of them that ought of the things which he possessed was his own; but they had all things common. 33 And with great power gave the apostles witness of the resurrection of the Lord Jesus: and…

We are in a difficult time in our nation. We are just coming out of a pandemic where over 100,000 Americans have died. Then we had the unfortunate murder of George Floyd by police who have been charged with murder… Not every police action is an act of prejudice, but there are prejudiced police officers…

Introduction: Persistence is the ability to stick with something. It involves continuing on even when it is hard. It means continuing even though you might not see any benefit at the time. When we think of the need to persist in something, prayer is not often at the top of our list. We consider persisting…

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…

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…

Summary In Jude 14-16 , the author continues the theme of the judgment of his opponents, the false teachers. In this instance, Jude cites the book of Enoch (1 Enoch 1:9) specifically to make his case. In this episode, we discuss the implications of Jude’s citation of 1 Enoch and the Old Testament sources…

God’s gift given to his people has an expected result; the prophet Micah tells us that sometimes our expectations need to align with the gift God gives.

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…

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…

Galatians 2:1-10 Introduction The blessing of being together in unity faces many challenges. There are problems that arise from within that need to be addressed properly, but there also problems that come from outside from unbelievers. the trickiest problems are those that come from people who profess…

Love talk God’s grace, God’s mercy we love to talk about those things. God is just and that is why we need God’s grace, this morning we are going to talk about God’s love that includes God’s justice (judgment) too. (God is just picture inserted here) We love to talk about God’s love that is unconditional…

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

Through his servants, God calls people to turn to him. He wants to save the world, which is alienated from him, and to restore those of his backslidden people who return to him and renew their commitment to the covenant.

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…

The Dilemma of Belief. Have you ever had those moments when you wondered, “Is this really true?” Maybe life has gotten difficult. Maybe you have come to the Derailment of your hopes and dreams like Joseph, Mary’s husband, when he found out that his betrothed bride was pregnant after all his time and…

God’s servants must do all they can to ensure that God’s program of blessing continues from generation to generation without interruption.

Bribery is sin It is forbidden by God on the grounds of truth and justice Ex 23:8 ; 2 Ch 19:7 And you shall take no bribe, for a bribe blinds the clear-sighted and subverts the cause of those who are in the right. Now then, let the fear of the LORD be upon you. Be careful what you do, for there is no…