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The Hesitant Warrior Let me start off today by telling you about a Minnesota couple... A Minneapolis couple decided to go to Florida to thaw out during a particularly icy winter. They planned to stay at the same hotel where they spent their honeymoon 20 years earlier. Because of their hectic schedules,…

Intro From Gilgamesh to Agamemnon, From Aragorn to Paul Muad’dib, From Richard the Lionheart to Vladimir Putin, The warrior king has a deep and abiding appeal to humanity. The warrior king motif touches on our deepest desires. Whether we would announce it or not, we feel the great need for protection…

The Vulnerable Warrior Good morning warriors! We’ve been studying warriors. Scripture says that the LORD is a warrior. God came to us as a warrior wielding a sword. A sword sharper than any other sword ever made. His sword cuts between soul and spirit, joint and marrow, and exposes inner most thoughts…

The Inspired Warrior Today we are wrapping up the “Warrior” series. Throughout this series we have talked about the warrior in all of us. As a follower of Christ, you are a warrior. God Himself is described in scripture as a warrior. He chose you and, through Christ, gave you His strength, the strength…

I am very excited to kick off a new series with you today. This series is based on a Life Church series that I have been wanting to share for a very long time. The series is called Warrior. Just out of curiosity, raise your hand if you would say, “ Man, that’s me. I AM a WARRIOR! ” Warriors, what is…

Title : Living an Effective and Productive Life Text : 2 Peter 1:3-11 INTRODUCTION Let’s turn together in our Bibles to 2nd Peter. 2nd Peter chapter 1 . & we’re gonna read verses 3-11 . 2nd Peter 1:3-11 . & when you find that in your Bible Pls stand for the reading of God’s Word. The title of today’s…

This Torah Portion: Gen 28:10-32:3 Hosea 12:13-14:9 John 1:41-51 Introduction In the previous Torah portions we talked about God calling Abraham out of his country and family We also heard how God also uses his daughters - a couple of weeks ago: Sarah - Abraham’s wife Last week we also examined the role…

What does it mean to win? The opportunity to win must start with a contest or a battle The foundation for a contest or battle, is opposition The purpose for a contest or a battle is to conquer What are we fighting for? What is our end goal? 12 Fight the good fight of faith; take hold of the eternal life…

Let us pray…Gracious and loving God, we come before you today with Joy in our hearts. Joy for being in this space together. Joy for being able to be together. And joy for the day itself which represents the day in which our new lives can begin. We thank you and praise you this day for all these things…

Let us pray…Gracious and loving God, on this day that we celebrate Christ’s arrival in Jerusalem and immediately move to his passion, we ask that you help us to open our hearts, minds and spirits to your still speaking voice above the din of all other voices in our hearts, minds, and spirits so that…

Let us pray…God, may the words of my mouth, the meditations of all of our hearts, and the willingness of our spirits be pleasing unto you this day. Today’s time of reflection on this Psalm is going to be a bit different for us. I know I typically spend time relating the scripture to our lives but I want…

Let us pray…Gracious and loving God, as we gather this day, we are reminded that your love knows no limits and no bounds. Help us in this time to remember and reflect on this idea so that we can find comfort and peace in a time that is out of our control, and remind us that your time is perfect. Now,…

Let us pray…Gracious and loving God, on this first Sunday in Lent, we are standing at the stream of life and longing for your presence amongst us in this time that seems to be a never ending period of grief, despair, sorrow, and sadness. We are ready to celebrate and be able to praise you once again.…

4 Say to those with anxious heart, “Take courage, fear not. Behold, your God will come with vengeance; The recompense of God will come, But He will save you.” 13 Therefore, prepare your minds for action, keep sober in spirit, fix your hope completely on the grace to be brought to you at the revelation…

Matthew 21:21–22 21 Then Jesus told them, “I tell you the truth, if you have faith and don’t doubt, you can do things like this and much more. You can even say to this mountain, ‘May you be lifted up and thrown into the sea,’ and it will happen. 22 You can pray for anything, and if you have faith, you…

This morning, I want to begin a series in the book of Psalms by asking you a peculiar question: "Why are we so tired all the time?" I’m tired of this pandemic! I’m sick of wearing masks everywhere I go, I’m tired of social distancing and what it does to the local church. This seems to be a shared problem…

1 Blessed be the Lord my Rock, Who trains my hands for war, And my fingers for battle— When God starts to water your life, the enemy will attack. there is a place in the dessert that you can find refreshment it is called an oasis. another thing that you can find in an oasis is violence. when the children…

Army Navy Marine Corps Air Force Warrior Battle Resist Soldier Fight 1fight \ˈfīt\ verb 1 a: to contend in battle or physical combat especially : to strive to overcome a person by blows or weapons 2fight noun 1 a: a hostile encounter : battle, combat Do you have Fight in you? Should you have Fight in…

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…

Would you turn with me in your Bible to Psalm chapter 1. As you are making your way there I want to help us see just why the the Book of Psalm is so vital for us to look at as we journey through this life and to prepare us for what is to come. Athanasius who was one of the early church fathers was known…

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

From Fear to Faith; Jesus Walks on Water Text: Immediately he made his disciples get into the boat and go ahead of him to the other side, to Bethsaida, while he dismissed the crowd. After he said good-bye to them, he went away to the mountain to pray. Well into the night, the boat was in the middle of…

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…