Our name | Mission | Vision | Leaders Ministries | Schedule | Directions | Contact Home How to get to heaven from Athens, Georgia! Gateway Church gathers for worship Sundays at 10:30 a.m. Location: 6425 Jefferson Rd. (Hwy. 129) in Athens, Georgia. For directions, click here. Ministry of the Word: Recent sermons Our quarterly e-magazine Gateway Today For the Gateway family Pastor Jerry's Weekly E-Mail Gateway Today The e-magazine of Gateway Church SPRING 2007 The God of All Comfort by Bishop G. Lindsey Davis, North Ga. Conference, UMC Methodists to Invade Athens! Theology 101: What Do United Methodists Believe About... the Cross? (second in a series) WINTER 2007 Faith and Faithfulness: Keys to Gateway's Financial Future Pastor Jerry Varnado explains how we need to trust God -- and do our part. Assessing Our Progress: Giving and Membership Both Up in 2006 by Bishop G. Lindsey Davis, North Ga. Conference, UMC Theology 101: What Do United Methodists Believe About... Jesus? (first in a series) On Discipleship: Turn Your (Christian) Radio On FALL 2006 Back to the Future: Keys to Reclaiming Methodist Vitality by Bishop G. Lindsey Davis, North Ga. Conference, UMC The Quotable Mr. Wesley Religion and Politics: Promoting Christian Values in a Morally Pluralistic Society by Kerby Anderson, Probe Ministries Comparing the Major Party Platforms with the Official Positions of the United Methodist Church A Word From the Word: 'Salvation' SPRING 2006 Because Jesus Christ is Risen... by Jerry Varnado, pastor, Gateway Church Beyond a Reasonable Doubt The four biblical accounts of the Resurrection differ in some details. So can these accounts really be trusted? A Word From the Word: 'Hope' A Call to Repentance and Holiness Speaking at a conference at Duluth UMC, two prominent leaders, one a United Methodist, the other a Southern Baptist, urge Christians to examine their lives. Our Membership is Growing, But... by Bishop G. Lindsey Davis, North Ga. Conference, UMC Theology 101: What Do United Methodists Believe About... Holy Communion? (last in a series) WINTER 2006 Time Alone with Jesus by Jerry Varnado, pastor, Gateway Church Gateway 101: Why 'Gateway' Church? The significance of our name. A Word From the Word: 'Faith' A Debt to C.S. Lewis by Bishop G. Lindsey Davis, North Ga. Conference, UMC Theology 101: What Do United Methodists Believe About... Baptism? (eleventh in a series) United Methodist high court upholds denominational ban on homosexual clergy FALL 2005 Joyful Hardship by Jerry Varnado, pastor, Gateway Church Passion for People, Commitment to Christ: In Venezuela, a Reminder that God Can Make Much Out of Little by Bishop G. Lindsey Davis, North Ga. Conference, UMC Theology 101: What Do United Methodists Believe About... the Holy Spirit? (tenth in a series) God and Natural Disasters by Charles Wesley, 1750 SPRING 2005 Pressing In: God Honors Persistent Faith by Jerry Varnado, pastor, Gateway Church Come Holy Spirit: Pentecost Makes All the Difference by Bishop G. Lindsey Davis, North Ga. Conference, UMC North Georgia Conference Still Growing, But Not as Fast by Alice M. Smith Wesleyan Christian Advocate Faith is God's Work in Us by Martin Luther (from his Preface to the Book of Romans, a work instrumental in the life of John Wesley) Theology 101: What Do United Methodists Believe About... the Second Coming? (ninth in a series) The Drive to 'Win': It Clouds Our View of What Matters Most by Dr. John Simmons, Superintendent, Athens-Elberton District, North Ga. Conference Remembering Pope John Paul II: He Showed Us the Path to a Culture of Life by President George W. Bush WINTER 2004/2005 Everything We Need: The Covenant Assures Us of God's Constant Care by Jerry Varnado, pastor, Gateway Church Gateway 101: The Way We Worship Our worship style at Gateway Church reflects our understanding of the Scriptures Core Values: Gateway is a Prayer-Driven Church No Small Vision: Our Parish is the World by Bishop G. Lindsey Davis, North Ga. Conference, UMC Theology 101: What Do United Methodists Believe About... Heaven and Hell? (eighth in a series) FALL 2004 'It's Got to Begin as a Movement of the Spirit': Why We Must Cry Out to God for Genuine Revival a true story, related by Tom Atkins Why I Support the Marriage Protection Amendment by Dr. Bill Bouknight, Christ UMC, Memphis The Role of a Bishop by Bishop G. Lindsey Davis, North Ga. Conference, UMC Theology 101: What Do United Methodists Believe About... the Bible? (seventh in a series) SUMMER 2004 Holiness in an Unholy World: It Requires Believing -- and Belonging by Jerry Varnado, pastor, Gateway Church UGA Quarterback David Greene: 'A Christian Both On and Off the Field' by Sybil Davidson, Wesleyan Christian Advocate Being Faithful to the Faith by Bishop G. Lindsey Davis, North Ga. Conference, UMC Faith and Politics: A Conversation with President Bush by James Heidinger, Good News Theology 101: What Do United Methodists Believe About... the Trinity - Father, Son, and Holy Spirit? (sixth in a series) General Conference Archive Audio, video, and transcripts from the UMC's 2004 General Conf., April 27-May 7 in Pittsburgh. SPRING 2004 Perseverance Pays Off by Jerry Varnado, pastor, Gateway Church On Film: The Passion of the Christ by Steve Beard Fifty Reasons Why Jesus Christ Suffered and Died Compiled by John Piper On Renewal: The Presence-Based Church by Dr. Terry Teykl, Renewal Ministries Culture Watch: Protecting the Institution of Marriage Remarks by President George W. Bush Methodism 101: Two Key Gatherings This Spring/Summer Living in the Context of God's Word by Bishop G. Lindsey Davis, North Ga. Conference, UMC Theology 101: What Do United Methodists Believe About... the Resurrection of Jesus? (fifth in a series) WINTER 2003/2004 Christmas: God's Prescription for Peace by Jerry Varnado, pastor, Gateway Church Most Americans Believe They'll Go to Heaven, But Less Than Half are Trusting Christ to Get Them There A Christian Culture of Money: It's Not Just About Dollars and Cents by Bishop G. Lindsey Davis, North Ga. Conference, UMC On Worship: Redeeming Popular Culture by Len Wilson and Jason Moore, authors, Digital Storytellers Theology 101: What Do United Methodists Believe About... Being in Relationship with God? (fourth in a series) FALL 2003 Prayer, the Price of Power by Jerry Varnado, pastor, Gateway Church Following in Wesley's Footsteps: What Will it Take to Reach Today's Unchurched? by Bishop G. Lindsey Davis, North Ga. Conference, UMC Trust God and Step Out in Faith, UGA Football Coach Tells United Methodist Men by Jonathan S. Adams, Wesleyan Christian Advocate Theology 101: What Do United Methodists Believe About... Sin? (third in a series) SPRING 2003 Renewed By the Power of God by Jerry Varnado, pastor, Gateway Church The Tale of the Life-Saving Station by Bishop G. Lindsey Davis, North Ga. Conference, UMC Experiencing God In Iraq by Chaplain (Maj.) Mitchell Lewis, staff chaplain, U.S. Army's 3rd Infantry Division (Mechanized) Artillery A Heart of Appreciation by Kathy Tasker, Gateway Church WINTER 2002/2003 Waiting on God by Jerry Varnado, pastor, Gateway Church Almost 7,500 Professions of Faith by Bishop G. Lindsey Davis, North Ga. Conference, UMC UGA Wesley Foundation Full of Life, Propels Young People into Ministry by Anne Dukes, Wesleyan Christian Advocate When is the Alternative to War Worse Than War Itself? by the Rev. William Bouknight, Christ UMC, Memphis, Tenn. Contending for the Faith: Lay People Are Letting Their Voices be Heard by Joe Whittemore, North Ga. Conf. 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