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What’s in a name? We seldom are concerned about the literal meaning of our name, for instance David—beloved one, Elizabeth—God swears/promises, Kelly—warrior, Gregory—watchful, etc. Some names, however, are worth millions of dollars: Larry Bird, Tom Brady, Brett Farve. Some names announce a person’s…

Reading: Jn 18.36-40 Jesus answered, “My kingdom is not of this world. If my kingdom were of this world, my servants would have been fighting, that I might not be delivered over to the Jews. But my kingdom is not from the world.” Then Pilate said to him, “So you are a king?” Jesus answered, “You say…

While he was still speaking, Judas, one of the Twelve, suddenly arrived. A large mob with swords and clubs was with him from the chief priests and elders of the people. His betrayer had given them a sign: “The one I kiss, he’s the one; arrest him.” So immediately he went up to Jesus and said, “Greetings,…

Palm Sunday / Passion Sunday Shocking how quickly it all goes wrong Absolute adoration —> absolute hatred Dealing in absolutes I’m absolutely right .: you must be absolutely wrong See it all the time in the world around us Sadly we also see it in our own families, in our own lives. Sometimes it lasts…

Since the beginning of this year. We have looked at the book of Matthew. We began with the genealogy of Jesus and these next two weeks we are looking at the ending of the life that Jesus spent here on earth. Next Sunday is Easter and we will look at the Resurrection and what Jesus said to us as He was…

WWJD (What Would Jesus Do)?

Passover Read Luke 21:1-22 Communion Transition based on Matthew 26:30 by worship team Song: Taste and See Gethsemane/Betrayal/Arrest Read Matthew 26:36-56 Marcus Speak Pilate Read Matthew 27:11-26 Prayer Crucifixion Read Matthew 27:27-66 Brief Pause for Silent Reflection Song: Once Again? Resurrection…

Order of Service Welcome Prayer Hymn - Notices Hymn - Main Prayer Hymn - Sermon Jesus innocent When morning came, all the chief priests and the elders of the people took counsel against Jesus to put him to death. And they bound him and led him away and delivered him over to Pilate the governor. Then…

When Jesus had finished saying all these things, he told his disciples, “You know that the Passover takes place after two days, and the Son of Man will be handed over to be crucified.” Then the chief priests and the elders of the people assembled in the courtyard of the high priest, who was named Caiaphas,…

Conflicted

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…

When they drew near Jerusalem and came to Bethphage and Bethany at the Mount of Olives, He sent out two of His disciples and said to them, “Go into the village opposite you. As soon as you enter it, you will find a colt tied, on which no one has ever sat. Untie it and bring it here. If anyone says to…

Over the last few weeks, we have been looking at the arrest, trial, and condemnation of Christ. All of these events fall within a few hours on one fateful day, a day where the world changed forever. The time that we have spent looking at these events has challenged us to look at how we mock and deny…

I. Jesus is the King (11-14) 11 Now Jesus stood before the governor, and the governor asked him, “Are you the King of the Jews?” Jesus said, “You have said so.” 12 But when he was accused by the chief priests and elders, he gave no answer. 13 Then Pilate said to him, “Do you not hear how many things…

Intro: Golf Instructor When I was in middle school, my best friend had access to a golf cart. We heard of a golf team and thought we’d join to get to be the Duke’s of Hazard Read Matthew 26:1-27:50 Page 586 1. Jesus’ death was a necessary fulfillment of God’s plan Through our study of the bible this…

Introduction This week and next week we are going to dive into our last two topics in our journey through the Gospel and the life of Jesus. This week we are talking about discipleship Next week we are talking about lordship. Lordship is where we began this series, and lordship is where we will end this…

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…

We continue on our journey to understand our identity. The point to this is to give you an understanding of value. Not a puffed up vain sense of value that has it’s roots in the idolatrous notion of self-esteem where we look at ourselves and try to puff ourselves up. But in looking at ourselves through…

EVERYONE PRAYING Luke 18:1 1 And he spake a parable unto them to this end, that men ought always to pray, and not to faint; While man and men in the Bible is a word that refers to a human adult male - it is also a word that is used as a plural encompassing word to include all men, women, children, etc.…

Introduction Well good morning once again. It’s good to be with you today. Go ahead and turn in your Bible to the book of Hebrews, chapter 3. We are going to be diving into verses 7-19 this morning. As you do that I want to call your attention to a couple of additional announcements. On June 26 we are…

Good morning! It’s always good to see you and be with you and sing with you, but especially on Easter. If we haven’t met before my name is Chris, I’m the pastor of Gateway Chapel, we’re a church on mission to plant churches and make disciples who hear, love, and obey Jesus. And a little something about…

God, in His mercy and love, provided a remedy for sin - the sacrifice of His Son. Jesus "released us from our sins by His blood" (REv.1:5) and by His "one offering...perfected for all time those who are sanctified" (Heb.10:14). Join Pastor Steve as he shows how God reconciled sinners to Himself from 2 Corinthians 5:21.

Introduction Summarize: This past Christmas fell on Sunday and we were blessed to consider our savior, the promised messiah, and how He was born in humility. We saw the genealogy of Christ, the birth of Christ, the seeking of Christ by the wise men, and the rejection and persecution of Christ by Herod.…

Have you ever wanted to write a book? Me neither. Writing books is really hard. Reading books takes a while, I imagine writing one takes a little longer. Now, what’s funny is we’re a church of about 100 people, and we have several authors in our midst! Gene Poppino has helped write a book. Hannah Russell…