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Identity In Christ Who do you think you are? If someone was legitimately curious and asked you that question, how would you answer. One place to find ways people identify themselves is online. Here are a few pictures of people I follow on YouTube. This is Eric and he calls himself the “10th Generation…

10 that I may know Him and the power of His resurrection, and the fellowship of His sufferings, being conformed to His death, It proves that He is the TRIUMPHANT Savior and Lord 5 But the angel answered and said to the women, “Do not be afraid, for I know that you seek Jesus who was crucified. 6 He is…

What is Easter all about? The story of Saul who became Paul 1 Now I would remind you, brothers, of the gospel I preached to you, which you received, in which you stand, 2 and by which you are being saved, if you hold fast to the word I preached to you—unless you believed in vain. 3 For I delivered to…

Romans 8:1-4 We are now in the eighth chapter of Romans. As we have gone verse by verse throughout this book we have seen Paul remind us that in our natural state we are sinners that were under the wrath of God. He told us we cannot save ourselves through any goodness of our own. He told us the truth…

What happens when we, who died to sin, do indeed sin? What happens when we let sin reign in our body, in one or more of our members? What happens when, instead of not letting sin reign in my mortal body, I instead yield by body to it?

If I have been justified by faith in Jesus Christ, the me that was, the me that was in Adam, has been crucified and buried, I no longer am bound to living a life characterized by sin!

B’reisheet In the Beginning Introduction How many of you know that the Bible was written in Hebrew Many say the OT was written in Hebrew, and the NT in Greek What we have is only what we have found as evidence: Greek documents showing the NT and Hebrew for the OT. However, most the characters and places…

Good morning, Gateway Chapel! Scripture… Psalm 100:1-4 1 Make a joyful noise to the Lord , all the earth! 2 Serve the Lord with gladness! Come into his presence with singing! 3 Know that the Lord , he is God! It is he who made us, and we are his; we are his people, and the sheep of his pasture. 4 Enter…

Understanding basic truths and following basic practices are essential to building a personal relationship with Jesus Christ. Building a personal relationship with Jesus Christ is predicated on a response to Christ’s words in John 15:14 , “ You are my friends if you do whatever I command you. ” One of…

Galatians 1:6-10 As we look at the topic of Eternal Security we are going to spend the majority of our time looking at the truth according to the Word of God. However, there is something to be said about answering the concerned questions of those who oppose Eternal Security. Along the way we will look…

Introduction I started something last week and I hope to continue this pattern as we move forward. The passage mentioned that we stand for the Word of God, so I ask you once again as we read God’s Word. Please stand I am reading Romans 6 1 What shall we say then? Are we to continue in sin that grace…

Therefore we are buried with him by baptism into death: that like as Christ was raised up from the dead by the glory of the Father, even so we also should walk in newness of life. You are Justified So Christ was once offered to bear the sins of many; and unto them that look for him shall he appear the…

The Churches of Revelation The Church That Compromised Revelation 2:18–29 (ESV) 18 “And to the angel of the church in Thyatira write: ‘The words of the Son of God, who has eyes like a flame of fire, and whose feet are like burnished bronze. 19 “ ‘I know your works, your love and faith and service and…

Speaking strictly to Christians, Romans 6 does not say that I am to die to sin, nor does it say that sin is dead. But we must never fear losing our salvation; for those in Christ sin is against our very nature!

Brethren, I count not myself to have apprehended: but this one thing I do , forgetting those things which are behind, and reaching forth unto those things which are before, I press toward the mark for the prize of the high calling of God in Christ Jesus. I. Salvation must be pursued. A. Salvation is…

18 And Jesus came and spoke to them, saying, “All authority has been given to Me in heaven and on earth. 19 Go therefore and make disciples of all the nations, baptizing them in the name of the Father and of the Son and of the Holy Spirit, 20 teaching them to observe all things that I have commanded…

What is Paul’s Goal? To see these new believers succeed in living their Christian lives. What is my goal in sharing this passage with you today, To see you, and me, to see, new and old believers, future believes succeed in living Christian lives. Chapter 3 begins with Paul explaining how to do this.…

Are you guilty of abusing God’s grace, of using God’s abounding grace as an excuse to sin? This is what the Apostle Paul wants to get across to the Romans. Because we are united to Christ, this new position that we have enables God to cause his grace to abound to us! Now as Paul ends chapter 5 and begins…

“I like committing crimes. God likes forgiving them. Really the world is admirably arranged.” —W.H. Auden “Christians are by no means immune from the temptation to slip from a celebration of grace to an abuse of grace.” —Douglas Moo Are you guilty of abusing God’s grace, of using God’s abounding grace…

The Dangers of Comfort Big Idea: Human nature is to think less of God in times of comfort. Winning the lottery or inheriting what you did not earn. The tendency is that the one who has received comfort, income, or other blessings that were not earned may either forget what the cost was or be unaware…

Annoucements: Men - Gather at 8 am on Friday After service - Jayden’s birthday No Wednesday service this week Sermon: Introduction: Last week we started into chapter 6 in the book of Romans - continuing our study through this book. And I pleaded with you that you wouldn’t just check out - because these…

Romans 6:1-14 This morning we are turning in the book of Romans to chapter 6. Last week we looked at the end of chapter 5, we had been in Romans 5 for a few weeks. One of the things that I said introducing Romans 5 was that there are going to be several passages of scripture that really do not fit into…

Jesus Is Baptized into God’s Plan Matthew 3:13 ­–17 Last week, we closed our short journey through the Old Testament looking at the exile Daniel as he spent a night in the lions’ den, which is pointing us ahead to Jesus’ rest in the tomb. Today, we begin the second half of our series and look at the…

We are working our way through the summer heat with what I hope is a refreshing call to unity during a time of deep division in our society. If no other group of people can find a way to unity, surely the church can! We began with a call to be United with our Minds, holding fast to the essential and…

1 What shall we say then? Are we to continue in sin that grace may abound? 2 By no means! How can we who died to sin still live in it? 3 Do you not know that all of us who have been baptized into Christ Jesus were baptized into his death? 4 We were buried therefore with him by baptism into death, in…