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Serving as Pastor Is a calling, privilege, opportunity, blessing and block of history that I have had opportunity to work out in several locations. Rainier, Oregon, my home congregation: Where I was brought up since age 9 through Sunday School and Youth Class, taught by Clyde Wemmer, Orville Harrison,…

Rise above in Faith, Hope, and Love. Rise Above. These are words that our Father is calling us to this year of 2023. Our Father is one who rises above, so we do not have to rise above alone. He is with us and we will rise above. Hope: Luke 1:26–38 (NASB95) 26 Now in the sixth month the angel Gabriel…

In the beginning, God created the heavens and the earth. Which God? The Triune God: The Father, the Son, and the Holy Spirit. There is only one God. Deuteronomy 6:4 states, “Hear, O Israel. The LORD our God, the LORD is one.” There is no oneness like the oneness of God. He is perfect in his unity. And…

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…

Rise above in Faith, Hope, and Love. Rise Above. These are words that our Father is calling us to this year of 2023. Our Father is one who rises above, so we do not have to rise above alone. He is with us and we will rise above. 13 But now faith, hope, love, abide these three; but the greatest of these…

2 Corinthians 12:11-13:14 In Paul’s first letter to the Corinthian church he wrote 1 Cor 2:14 14 But the natural man does not receive the things of the Spirit of God, for they are foolishness to him; nor can he know them, because they are spiritually discerned. Most of you experienced this first hand…

Final words John’s final words were of assurance and purpose (Jn20:31). Today’s passage records Paul’s final words to the Corinthians in a apostolic defense letter. Paul had to defend his apostleship, his authority Paul had to prove love for them Paul shared his love, devotion and even suffering on their…

Last week we asked, “What is a local church?” A Definition: A local church is a group of Christians who regularly gather in Christ’s name to officially affirm and oversee one another’s membership in Jesus Christ and his kingdom through gospel preaching and gospel ordinances. Now I want to ask the question,…

Intro As we look at the book of Revelation it is evident that God is at work. We see the Father, Who is, and Who was, and Who is to come, on His throne in Heaven, receiving glory from all creation. We see Jesus, the mighty Son of Man, the Lamb Who was Slain, the White Horseman, harvesting souls, and…

Static Electricity/ Potential Energy We cannot see electrons. We cannot see the potential energy that is stored up in an object like a sheet of paper, a balloon or an electric wire. We cannot see the potential energy stored in a storm cloud. Wires are small and flexible yet hold a strong enough current…

Palm Sunday Foretold by the Prophets 9 Rejoice greatly, O daughter of Zion! Shout in triumph, O daughter of Jerusalem! Behold, your king is coming to you; He is just and endowed with salvation, Humble, and mounted on a donkey, Even on a colt, the foal of a donkey. 22 The stone which the builders rejected…

Where do we start? 10 The fear of the Lord is the beginning of wisdom, And the knowledge of the Holy One is understanding. 10 The fear of the Lord is the beginning of wisdom; A good understanding have all those who do His commandments; His praise endures forever. What do we tend to fear? The unknown…

11 When I was a child, I spoke like a child, I thought like a child, I reasoned like a child. When I became a man, I gave up childish ways. You are not mature if you have a high esteem of yourself. He who boasts in himself is but a babe in Christ, if indeed he be in Christ at all. Young Christians may…

Introduction: If you have your Bibles let me invite you to open with me to the book of Acts chapter 14. If you don’t have a Bible just slip up your hand and one of our church members would be glad to bring you one. We are following the footsteps of Paul and Barnabas as they continue their first missionary…

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…

Foundations are the most important thing yet often unseen part of any ediface. If the foundation of a building is not sound then the building will collapse when placed under stress. But if the foundations is sound then the building can withstand extreme stress. Cultures have foundations. These are the…

Titus 1-2 Good morning church! We are starting a short little letter this morning by the name of Titus. Just so you are aware, we will move through this book quickly as much of the material is similar to what we saw in 1 and 2 Timothy. Titus 1:1–4 (NKJV) 1 Paul, a bondservant of God and an apostle of…

INTRODUCTION We have the wonderful privilege of looking at the Word of God this morning Let me invite you to take your Bible and turn to Mark chapter 1 We have already looked at the title of the book, the ministry of John the Baptist, the baptism of Jesus, the temptation of Jesus, and the gospel of God…

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…

Paul enters into his formal closure of the letter. Nowhere else do we find such a lengthy list of personal greetings by Paul indicating the extensive personal friendships he had, even among the churches he had not visited. Were these some friends he had met in other cities, among other churches that…

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…

2 Corinthians 2 Good morning church! I want to welcome you here this morning. There is so much going on around the world, and we have a short chapter this morning so I was tempted to take some time and update you on some projects going on in Ukraine, operation Exodus that is being conducted through Calvary…

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…