Sunday Morning Messages

The Holy Spirit lives in Christians to lead us to become more and more like Jesus. The Spirit is seeking to transform us to think, act and be like Jesus, and therefore be different (holy) from the world around us, so that loving God, loving our...

Do you ever wonder, "How can an ordinary person like me, become more like Jesus"? The Book of Acts tells us how the Holy Spirit transformed the lives of thousands of believers in the early days of the church. Ordinary people were empowered...

With the coming of the Holy Spirit, a new community was formed that placed their faith in Jesus Christ and was empowered by His Spirit. This community, which would later be called the Church, was critical to God’s plan to equip and empower the growth...

The Spirit’s coming was a miraculous event with sounds and wind and the disciples speaking in other languages. But the primary work of the Spirit wasn’t external actions but virtually always through people, such as Peter’s sermon in Acts 2, or the...

Today we dive into Acts 2 and the actual coming of the Holy Spirit on what is called Pentecost. It was a wild, crazy event, and all those who witnessed it asked, "What does this mean?" And that's still a good question for us today! What...

As we prepare to begin our in-depth study of the first eight chapters of Acts and the Holy Spirit, today we look at a little of the background of Acts. We'll also explore some of the key verses in chapter one in which Jesus prepares us for what...

Gateway is seeking to be faithful to Jesus' commands in the Great Commandment and Great Commission to lead everyone to become more like Jesus, because everyone needs Christ in their lives. So, today we'll dig into what God is calling us in...

Lights are a big part of many of our Christmas decorations, and many of us tour neighborhoods shining brightly with lights as part of our Christmas traditions. But why is light an important part of our Christmas celebrations? Does it all relate back...

May may have a Grinch-like relationship with the tradition of gift-giving. After all, isn't it to blame for the commercialization of the season, distraction from the Christ child, and our empty pockets? Today, we will unwrap the reasons we do...

One of the historic traditions of Christmas is singing Christmas carols. For many, they send us back to nostalgic memories of Christmas in simpler, less secular times. Yet, carols still play an important function in focusing us on the real meaning of...

Thanksgiving is almost here and will be soon over; however, the act of giving thanks should be an ongoing action of Christians. God calls us to always give thanks and to give thanks in all circumstances. This seems impossible when devastating...

A difficult faith concept to accept and practice is the "forgiveness of others". When someone has hurt us, and possibly did it intentionally, God tells us to forgive them. Though it may not seem fair, there is more to the relational...

The forgiveness won for us on the cross by Jesus Christ is an amazing gift, but because it is a gift, it's not ours until we accept it. It sounds easy, but in practice, it seems like everyone struggles with it at one time or another, because we...

What is forgiveness? Why is it needed? Do I deserve it? How can God offer it? What difference does it make? These are just a few of the questions that swirl around forgiveness. Today, We want to explore some of these so that we can better understand...

God created us to be in community together, but not just to enjoy each other’s company, but also to serve alongside each other, as well as serve each other. God uses serving to build and grow relationships as well as grow us spiritually. He uses us in...

The Mercy of God Jonah was angry that God would show mercy to Nineveh, but, as we’ll see today, God also shows mercy to Jonah. In fact, it is God’s desire to be merciful, even when that mercy doesn’t appear justified, that demonstrates how relentless...

The tiny child stomps his foot, shouts "NO" and tromps off in a huff.. "I will NOT take cookies next door when all they have done is be mean". Children! So immature. But what about us? What do we withhold from those we deem...

Are there people around you who aren't following Jesus Christ? Do you think that matters to God? Is it possible that you're in exactly the right place to be used by God right now? How often are we like Jonah, who had no interest in obeying...

Today, we are going to conclude our "It's A Mad, Mad World" series by exploring what it means to be Salt and Light from the book of Matthew 5:13-16

Mid-term elections are approaching, and politics seem to get uglier and more mean-spirited with each new campaign season. But, disciples of Jesus need to consider our role in politics. Should we just give up and withdraw from participating, or go...