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General – “A called out Assembly​ Specifically – “A called out assembly of saved, baptized believers, organized to glorify God” I. Biblical uses of word “church” a. General assembly – Acts 7:38 b. Entire Body of Christ Matthew 16:18 , Ephesians 5:25 , c. Specific local assembly or body of believers Galatians…

Torah Portion : Numbers 4:21-7:89 Haftarah : Judges 13:2-25 Road Map Review Map of the Journey in the Picture of the Priesthood of Zadok We explained Zadok comes from the word Zaddik - righteous this is the High Priest in the Order of Melchizedek Introduction Torah Portion : Numbers 4:21-7:89 Haftarah…

Review Death should be thought of as a positive thing for Christians. If you’re saved to go to a place of comfort. If you’re not, to go to a place of torment. The souls of the redeemed and unredeemed are in a conscious state during this "intermediate" state. Lesson 2 - Shall We Know Each Other There?…

How does God speak? 1. Creation 18 The wrath of God is being revealed from heaven against all the godlessness and wickedness of people, who suppress the truth by their wickedness, 19 since what may be known about God is plain to them, because God has made it plain to them. 20 For since the creation of…

1 Now after six days Jesus took Peter, James, and John his brother, led them up on a high mountain by themselves; 2 and He was transfigured before them. His face shone like the sun, and His clothes became as white as the light. 3 And behold, Moses and Elijah appeared to them, talking with Him. 4 Then…

The Purpose Fascination - Discovery - Identity - Authenticity One day, Napoleon was speaking of the Divinity of Christ; when General Bertrand said:— “I can not conceive, sire, how a great man like you can believe that the Supreme Being ever exhibited himself to men under a human form, with a body, a…

Torah Portion: Deuteronomy 11:26-16:17 Haftarah: Isaiah 54:11-55:5 Review Three Weeks Picture of the Three Weeks of Sorrow/ 3 Rebukes 7 Consolations: “Nachamu Nachamu,” the doubled consoling. Comforted but Zion said Distant Introduction Torah Portion: Deuteronomy 11:26-16:17 11 “O you afflicted one,…

Listen to God’s love story: The Son comes to serve, suffer and save Intro me Today we’re back in the Gospel of Matthew, his telling of the story of Jesus, and we’re looking at a key moment - extraordinary even in Jesus’ extraordinary life. But before we do, I want us to remember what’s going on around…

Torah Portion: Leviticus 25:1-26:2 Haftarah: Jeremiah 32:6-27 Review Shemini mikvah Tzaraat lashon hara The Great Day - Picture of Torah Readings Summary of the Passover Torah Readings Picture of the two prophecies. dry bones and Ingathering A Holy People Nakedness Picture Love Others as yourself Picture…

Torah Portion: Genesis 12:1-17:27 Haftarah: Isa 40:27-41:16 Brit Chadashah: John 8:51-58 Review Torah Portion: Genesis 12:1-17:27 Haftarah: Isa 40:27-41:16 Brit Chadashah: John 8:51-58 Scriptures are ordered in a specific way to make specific sense Brit Hadoshah 18 According to their deeds, accordingly…

Hebrews 1:4-14 As we continue into Hebrews, we began last week by seeing that the author of Hebrews shows us how Jesus is better than the prophets. He is God’s perfect revelation to us. The author then moves to the Angels. Through the millennium there have been a few men who have had encounters with…

John 5:31-47 30 I can of Myself do nothing. As I hear, I judge; and My judgment is righteous, because I do not seek My own will but the will of the Father who sent Me. 31 “If I bear witness of Myself, My witness is not true. 32 There is another who bears witness of Me, and I know that the witness which…

Based on SRVCC 56 Matthew’s View of THE KING (Continued) - Cultivation of the King’s Disciples - The revelation in view of rejection ( Mt 16:13-17:13 ) Scene 1. A journey of discovery can have many ups and downs. When I was much younger, before I met Toni, there was a journey of discovery that I was…

Today is Palm Sunday, the day that we celebrate with believers around the world this triumphant entry of Jesus into Jerusalem as King of peace. This is the beginning of what we celebrate as Holy Week. Historically, if Jesus would have entered the city today - he would be crucified on Friday, and resurrected…

Hebrews 2:5-13 As we go through the book of Hebrews, step by step, we come to an incredible section of Scripture. It reveals God’s eternal plan for the world and for us. It is incredibly humbling to think of what God has planned for us. To think that we, who struggle every day to obey the Father, in…

INTRODUCTION New theme for December “Keep Your Eyes on Jesus” and the final topic for our 2023 theme of Good Fight, Right Race, and Steadfast Faith. Today’s sermon is “ Fix Your Gaze on Jesus in a Distracted World.” Central Theme For greater peace and contentment in a world filled with distractions we…

Angels Have you noticed the Popularity of Angels today? There are Angel on my shoulder pins There are sayings on plaques like Don’t drive faster than your guardian angel can fly The fact is, angels are Superior to us We were made a little lower than angels You might ask, in what ways are they superior…

Theme: The Conduct within Discipleship Word for the Week Kingdom of Heaven (God) : It refers to the reign of God in the lives of those who have been reconciled to Him through Christ. These individuals live according to the ordinances and statutes of the Kingdom which is under the God’s authority.. Memory…

Pastoral Prayer Father, we praise you as Lord of heaven and earth. There is nothing greater than your mercy for us, nothing more amazing than your grace, nothing like your love and faithfulness, you forgive us more than we deserve and you bring justice to the oppressed. We sang three songs as a small…

Good morning, Gateway Chapel! My name is Chris... QR Codes in back Sermon notes Give online Membership Class Scripture Beautiful weather continues for us... Anybody do any hiking this week? For the sake of my illustration let’s pretend you did. You went hiking this week. Cool? Great. You went on a hike…

Choose faithfulness to Christ over perceived fairness in the world

Intro: Theme/Topic (What’s the problem, the question, etc.) Who is Jesus? This is a question that people have answered in many ways since the first century. JW’s believe Jesus was the arch angel Michael. Mormons believe Jesus is the spirit brother of Satan Muslims believe Jesus was just another prophet.…

Jesus and the disciples have just been through the experience of His transfiguration. They had seen the glorified for of Jesus, present on earth. Can you IMAGINE what that would have been like? Tell No One 9 And as they were coming down the mountain, Jesus commanded them, “Tell no one the vision, until…

The Transfiguration We are getting ready to study an amazing passage of scripture. Up until this time, Jesus has told the disciples He was the Son of God, they have witnessed the miracles, they have heard His teaching, they have LIVED with Him…and yet I don’t know that they fully grasped the concept…

James Of the three disciples in jesus’ closest inner circle, James is the least familiar to us. The biblical account is practically devoid of any explicit details about his life and character. He never appears as a stand-alone character in the Gospel accounts, but he is always paired with his younger…