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Opening, Prayer. To get where I want to go with this sermon today, I want to tell a short story... A number of years ago I had the privilege of visiting a certain country where if you are not born a Christian, becoming a Christian is illegal. While there, we spent time teaching in an English lab where…

Good morning, Gateway! Psalm 34:1-6 Pray Intro I remember a car ride home with my mom from church when I was about 12 and I was a real know-it-all. Our church just got a new youth pastor, and my mom was asking me about the service. “How’d it go? What’d you think of the new guy?” “He seems nice, but I…

Signs Of An Idiot Attention Getter: Why the need for Guru’s Jordan Peterson - Male Responsibility; Dave Ramsey - Financial Responsibility; The Entire self -help section. Introduce Topic: People are looking for practical answers to real questions and problems. Scripture: Background: Challenge Audience:…

We have journeyed through a few of the carols that make up the sounds of this season. As we come closer and closer to Christmas Day, we want to remind ourselves of what this season is all about! Today I want to look at, in my opinion, the most vibrant and uplifting of all the carols. Joy to the World.…

The Right Response 1 This know also, that in the last days perilous times shall come. 2 For men shall be lovers of their own selves, covetous, boasters, proud, blasphemers, disobedient to parents, unthankful, unholy, 3 Without natural affection, trucebreakers, false accusers, incontinent, fierce, despisers…

Today with all the Bowl games and NFL. NBA and on and on, many teams have to travel on or around Christmas. A few years ago, one team made advanced arrangements so that their players would not miss Christmas. One play said, no game is worth missing Christmas for… But the reality is, that people miss…

INTRODUCTION God is no respecter of person, but He does make a distinction between the Righteous and the Wicked The Righteous are recognized by their Position where they walk where they stand where they sit The Righteous are recognized by their Passions Their delight is in the Law of the Lord It is always…

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…

Ephesians 4:1-16 Good morning church. We are going to be in Ephesians 4 this morning, with a message entitled “Grow Up!” Now if you’re not offended by the title, hold on I’m not done. Actually, it is so easy to offend people when talking about certain things, so before we get started, we should pray…

21 Then Jesus went out from there and departed to the region of Tyre and Sidon. 22 And behold, a woman of Canaan came from that region and cried out to Him, saying, “Have mercy on me, O Lord, Son of David! My daughter is severely demon-possessed.” 23 But He answered her not a word. And His disciples…

Exodus 23:20-33 20 “Behold, I send an angel before you to guard you on the way and to bring you to the place that I have prepared. 21 Pay careful attention to him and obey his voice; do not rebel against him, for he will not pardon your transgression, for my name is in him. 22 “But if you carefully obey…

Welcome to Heartland Christian Church. if this is your first time here we are happy to have you. Let’s get started. Please Stand. Somebody give him thanks for something He is or does. Today we’ll be reading Psalm 51 . Psalm 51 says: To the choirmaster. A Maskil of David, when Doeg, the Edomite, came…

Intro Advent: Taking time to commemorate the coming of Christ. This Sunday the prophecy candle and hope. Christmas can be a time of year where there is much joy and celebration, but it can also be filled with challenges that often go unspoken or unattended. Main Idea: Captives Hope to be Set Free With…

Summary Ezekiel 16 is known for being the most sexually explicit chapter in the Bible. Some scholars even consider it pornographic. The prophet casts the city of Jerusalem as a whore when articulating why God has condemned it and marked it for destruction. This episode explores the portrayal of spiritual…

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

Acts 9:31–42 (CSB) 31 So the church throughout all Judea, Galilee, and Samaria had peace and was strengthened. Living in the fear of the Lord and encouraged by the Holy Spirit, it increased in numbers. 32 As Peter was traveling from place to place, he also came down to the saints who lived in Lydda.…

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…

3 Consider him who endured from sinners such hostility against himself, so that you may not grow weary or fainthearted. 4 In your struggle against sin you have not yet resisted to the point of shedding your blood. 5 And have you forgotten the exhortation that addresses you as sons? “My son, do not regard…

INTRODUCTION: Merriam-Webster defines folly as this: lack of good sense or normal prudence and foresight Criminally or tragically foolish actions or conduct a foolish act or idea an excessively costly or unprofitable undertaking an often extravagant picturesque building erected to suit a fanciful taste…

Introduction “Surely goodness and mercy shall follow me all the days of my life;” Today we want to talk about the evidence of God’s grace. In this picture the shepherd is carrying the sheep. We are sheep and our good shepherd carries us through the darkest and most difficult times of life. That is grace.…

Honor Your Parents 12 “Honor your father and your mother, that your days may be long upon the land which the Lord your God is giving you. Far too often I have been out and about, and even at work, when I witness children abusing their parents. Even at very early ages. About a year ago, I witnessed a…

Hypocritical love is one of the most disgusting things we will ever see. To fake love or pretend it is real when it isn't, flies in the face of true Christianity. This message explores what love looks like in everyday life.