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Can despair and trust live together. They do, with a life of deep faith. That is what this Psalm is all about. 1 How long, O Lord ? Will you forget me forever? How long will you hide your face from me? 2 How long must I take counsel in my soul and have sorrow in my heart all the day? How long shall my…

Called to Confession Called to Confession I’m a nerd. I’m not sure if it is a nerd. I’m just a super anxious person. Although I’m actually quite mellow. I just hate doing the wrong thing. Maybe because I’m a ‘laatlammetjie’. My brother and sister are 7 years older than me. And they were naughty. We laugh…

Good morning, Gateway Chapel! It’s great to see all of you and to see you still have all your appendages after the 4th. We went crazy on the 4th, we got sparklers, we had pop-its…and that was it. Just unbelievable. My name is Chris… Connect cards… Campout By the Sea Prayer Ask The Lord to give you a…

This Week’s Theme: Purposed Abandoned Word for the Week is Repent: It is a turning from one’s sinful ways, works, and will towards God’s ways, works, and will. It encompasses three aspects. First, a change of thinking that our way is wrong and God’s way is right. Second, a change in emotions to feel…

Torah: Leviticus 16:1-18:30 Haftarah: Ezekiel 22:1-19 Review Shemini mikvah Tzaraat lashon hara i The Great Day Picture of Torah Readings Picture of the two prophecies Introduction A Holy People Picture of Torah Reading Summary of Torah Reading Torah: Leviticus 16:1-18:30 1 Now the Lord spoke to Moses…

Belong The 1975 Methodist Liturgy for Baptism & confirmation asks the candidates: - God the father, creator of heaven and Earth? - His Son, Jesus Christ, who redeemed humankind? - the Holy Spirit, who sanctifies the people of God? And how our belief in God as Trinity - Father, Son and Holy Spirit gives…

What is the end goal of the prayer of lament? This is a very important questions because this is the question that brings true hope and grace to our grief and pain. This is the question that makes prayers of lament Christian. Every lament prayer is a prayer of faith. It is a prayer only the Christian…

To the choirmaster: according to The Sheminith. A Psalm of David. 1 Save, O Lord , for the godly one is gone; for the faithful have vanished from among the children of man. 2 Everyone utters lies to his neighbor; with flattering lips and a double heart they speak. 3 May the Lord cut off all flattering…

Intro Have you ever seen a picture of yourself and said, “That’s not what I look like, is it?” For most of us, it’s our drivers license. Does anyone have a drivers license pic that they pull out and go, “Man. I look good.” No, we all look terrible. You know that feeling though? Someone out in public…

Torah Portion: Numbers 8:1-12:16 Haftarah: Zechariah 2:10-4:7 Review Map of the Journey in the Wilderness Picture of the Priesthood of Zadok - righteous Sons of Levi/ Priesthood Genealogy Picture Sons of Levi: nazir Nazareth Nazir nṣr Introduction Torah Portion: Numbers 8:1-12:16 Haftarah: Zechariah…

Introduction New theme for May is “How to Study the Bible” - which is essential for our 2024 theme of “Spiritually Mature in Truth” Today we’re studying how to be a doer and not just a hearer of the word To do that we will look to James who provides an comparison of reading the Bible and looking into…

Trusting God When the Silence is Deafening Bible Passage: Ps 10:1–18 The cause of Christ often seems to falter and suffer defeat. But the kingdom of God is marching forward, inevitably and triumphantly. Sin and iniquity may gain the advantage temporarily, giving the appearance that God is indifferent…

How do we deal biblically with our pain and our grief? We asked this question several weeks ago as we began this short series on the biblical idea of lament. Is there a way to rightly give voice to your pain? Is there a path that gives you permission to wrestle with sorrow instead of rushing to its end?…

A. Rapport for the time B. Reading of the text C. Review of the text D. Relevance of the text I. Logic 1 When Samuel became old, he made his sons judges over Israel. 2 The name of his firstborn son was Joel, and the name of his second, Abijah; they were judges in Beersheba. Samuel is some 60 years old…

Intro Earlier this year, I started reading The Chronicles of Narnia with Isabelle. We started out one night reading the first chapter of The Magician’s Nephew. I finished the chapter as Polly puts on the ring and disappears. Isabelle gasps and says, “Where’d she go?” And I said, we’ll find out tomorrow.…

“Till sin be bitter, Christ will not be sweet.” -Thomas Watson Then God said, “Let us make mankind in our image, in our likeness, so that they may rule over the fish in the sea and the birds in the sky, over the livestock and all the wild animals, and over all the creatures that move along the ground.”…

Announcements Prayer Intro It’s good to be back! I was in southern Oregon with my college buddies playing golf, enjoying a lakeside cabin without a working sewer, hanging out, and not wearing enough sun screen. Thank you Gene for covering the pulpit so well last Sunday. It’s so good to take a Sunday…

There is a lot of foolish decisions and behavior happening in our world today. Take a look around. What is happening in our country and even in our world is just foolishness. Starting with our children who are being told as early as 5 years old that they may not be a girl when God created them as a girl,…

Torah Portion: Leviticus 16:1-34 Haftarah: Jonah 1:1-4:11 - Micah 7:18-19 Isaiah 57:14-58:14 Review Three Weeks Picture of the Three Weeks of Sorrow/ 3 Rebukes “Nachamu Nachamu Comforted but Zion said alone Third consolation: anaya Soarah 67 Before I was afflicted I went astray, But now I keep Your word.…

Intro into the Psalms Many scholars of the OT believe Psalm 1 sets the tone for the enitre 150 pslams and this psalm presents an overview and an introduction to the psalms and the psalmists. For instance, this initial psalm tells us that there are only two kinds of people - godly and ungodly, wise and…

Introduction Tonight we’re going to examine a topic that is more prevalent in the book of Psalms than you might imagine. And it’s also a topic that effects a lot of people. The topic is Depression. Depression is a subject that creates some controversy. Some will say that it’s simply a state of mind -…

Today we are wrapping up this six part study of the Good News called, “Life in 6 Words.” We get these six words by using the word “Gospel” as an acrostic. As a way of review, let’s walk through these six words one final time… G - God created us to be with Him. ( Genesis 1-2 ) O - Our sins separate us…

A psalm of David. 1 Who may worship in your sanctuary, Lord ? Who may enter your presence on your holy hill? 2 Those who lead blameless lives and do what is right, speaking the truth from sincere hearts. 3 Those who refuse to gossip or harm their neighbors or speak evil of their friends. 4 Those who…

Intro I was planning this morning to speak to you from 1 Timothy 2 , but yesterday I learned of the awful attack that took place in Bondi Junction yesterday afternoon. 1 man with a knife 6 people murdered. 11 others injured. In Australia. In a regular shopping center. With anger and sadness I started…

I want to begin our time in the Scriptures this morning with a consideration of something that you probably would not have expected this resurrection Sunday morning. I want us to consider the concept of lament. Laments are interesting things. They can express raw emotion, opening our hearts to the Lord…