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2001-2002
Sermon Library
The
Teaching Ministry of Gateway
Church
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Pastor
Jerry
Varnado
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- Is
Jesus the Only
Way?
November
11, 2001
To
claim that Jesus is
the only way to God
seems to be an
arrogant statement.
What does the Bible
say?
- A
Jealous
God
December
16, 2001
The
Bible says one God's
characteristics is
that He is "jealous."
Seems strange,
doesn't it?
(First
in the series
"Knowing
God.")
- A
God of Love (Love
Came Down at
Christmas)
December
30, 2001
God's
love is holy and
redemptive. It is
unconditional. It is
unrelenting.
(Second
in the series
"Knowing God.")
- A
God of
Covenant
January
6, 2002
God
chose covenant as the
means of revealing
Himself to humanity
because it is the
highest form of human
relationship.
(Third
in the series
"Knowing God.")
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2001-2002
Sermons
by
Lay
Leader
Joseph
Slife
Who
Loves
the
Church?
December
2,
2001
Jesus
put
His
love
for
the
Church
into
action.
We
must
do
likewise.
Helping
People
Experience
God
March
17,
2002
Our
mission
as
a
church
can
be
expressed
in
four
simple
words:
"Helping
People
Experience
God."
But
to
carry
out
that
mission,
we
must
be
imitators
of
God.
God
and
Your
Stuff
August
11,
2002
How
we
manage
what
God
owns
has
an
impact
on
the
health
and
vitality
of
our
spiritual
lives.
This
is
why
what
we
do
with
our
money
is
a
spiritual
issue.
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A
Holy
God
January
13, 2002
What
does the Bible mean
when it declares that
"God is holy?" And
what difference does
His holiness make in
our lives?
(Fourth
in the series
"Knowing God.")
- A
God of
Judgment
January
20, 2002
The
final judgment of God
can be a frightening
thing of dread, but
because of what
Christ has done, it
doesn't have to be.
(Fifth
in the series
"Knowing God.")
- The
Living
God
January
27, 2002
The
God we worship and
serve is personal and
relational — and
He acts on behalf of
His people and His
kingdom.
(Sixth
in the series
"Knowing God.")
- El
Shaddai, God
Almighty
February
3, 2002
The
God of the Bible has
limitless power, and
that power lives in
us who follow Christ.
(Seventh
in the series
"Knowing God.")
- The
Only Wise
God
February
10, 2002
To
make life work we
must have God's
wisdom, and His
wisdom is vastly
different than the
wisdom of the world.
(Eighth
in the series
"Knowing God.")
- The
God Who Fills Heaven
and
Earth
February
17, 2002
The
God who transcends
both time and space
has chosen to
accomplish much His
work through limited
human beings. That's
why He has given His
Holy Spirit to the
Church.
(Ninth
in the series
"Knowing God.")
- The
Faithful
God
March
3, 2002
God
is a promise keeper.
He fulfills the
requirements of every
relationship He has
established with
human beings.
(Tenth
in the series
"Knowing God.")
- A
Merciful,
Compassionate
God
March
10, 2002
God
may not always seem
compassionate and
merciful, but He is.
And He calls us to be
compassionate and
merciful, too.
(Eleventh
in the series
"Knowing God.")
- Being
a
Witness
March
24, 2002
God
has called us to know
Him — and to
make Him known.
(Twelfth
in the series
"Knowing God.")
- The
Rolling
Stones
March
31, 2002 (Easter
Sunday)
At
Easter, Christ not
only defeated our
archenemy death, He
defeated every other
thing that tries to
undermine the
abundant life He has
for us.
- Because
He First Loved
Us
April
7, 2002
We
must believe and
receive God's love
for us before we can
love love Him, love
ourselves, and love
others.
(First in the series,
"Opening Ourselves to
God.")
- Conduits
of God's
Love
April
14, 2002
If
we want more of God's
love, grace, and
power, we must give
away what we
have.
(Second in the
series, "Opening
Ourselves to
God.")
God
Takes the
Initiative
April
21, 2002
God's
grace calls us to
faith in Christ, and
to the tasks God has
prepared for us in
the Kingdom. But if
we're not on the
alert and looking for
His grace, we'll God
at work in our
midst.
(Third in the series,
"Opening Ourselves to
God.")
- Trusting
Grace and Grace
Alone
April
28, 2002
The
only way to be
"saved" is by the
grace of God in Jesus
Christ. You cannot
earn it. Until you
understand, believe,
and accept this, you
will never have a
solid, unshakable
assurance of our
salvation.
(Fourth in the
series, "Opening
Ourselves to
God.")
- God's
Grace and Our
Holiness
May
5, 2002
Does
God
make
us holy — or
must
we
do
it? Is it really an
either/or
issue?
(Fifth in the series,
"Opening Ourselves to
God.")
- Staying
Power
May
12, 2002
The
power of God working
in our lives enables
us to overcome
adversity and live
life to its fullest
measure.
(Sixth in the series,
"Opening Ourselves to
God.")
- Going
Power
May
19, 2002 (Pentecost
Sunday)
Jesus
intends for His
church to move in the
power of
Pentecost.
(Last in the series,
"Opening Ourselves to
God.")
- Introduction
to Spiritual
Gifts
May
26, 2002
Ignorance
isn't bliss. What we
don't know about
spiritual gifts
can hurt us,
and can render the
Church ineffective in
the work God has
called her to
do.
(First in the series,
"Spiritual Gifts in
Corporate
Worship.")
- Let
Us Rise Up and
Build
June
2, 2002
We
can be assured that
it is
God
who is building our
planned church
facility because he
has demonstrated His
activity on our
behalf in four
distinct ways.
- The
Enabling Gifts of the
Spirit
June
9, 2002
Manifestations
of the Holy Spirit's
activity include what
are sometimes called
the "enabling gifts"
or "motivating
gifts." These include
prophecy, teaching,
and exhortation.
(Second
in the series,
"Spiritual Gifts in
Corporate
Worship.")
- The
Gift of
Prophecy
June
16, 2002
Prophecy
is a critically
important spiritual
gift — a gift we
modern Christians
have treated much too
lightly even to the
point of total
neglect.
(Third
in the series,
"Spiritual Gifts in
Corporate
Worship.")
- The
Gifts of Tongues and
Interpretation of
Tongues
June
23, 2002
Speaking
in tongues is a gift
of the Holy Spirit
clearly and openly
addressed in
Scripture. Tongues is
speech directed
toward God, not
toward people
(Fourth
in the series,
"Spiritual Gifts in
Corporate
Worship.")
- The
Gift of
Healing
June
30, 2002
The
power to heal is
found in our union
with Jesus. If we are
grafted into Jesus we
can draw upon the
power of heaven
itself.
(Fifth
in the series,
"Spiritual Gifts in
Corporate
Worship.")
- Avoiding
the Negatives with
Spiritual
Gifts
July
7, 2002
The
purpose of spiritual
gifts is to build up
the church. But used
improperly, the gifts
of Holy Spirit can
become a point of
pride and a source of
division.
(Sixth
in the series,
"Spiritual Gifts in
Corporate
Worship.")
- The
Gift of
Exhortation
July
14, 2002
This
spiritual gift of
exhortation equips a
person to motivate
others to their best,
to the highest level
of being in Christ.
(Seventh
in the series,
"Spiritual Gifts in
Corporate
Worship.")
- The
Gifts of Knowledge,
Wisdom, and
Faith
July
21, 2002
These
three gifts work
together, helping the
church be a
supernatural
organism, rather than
a natural
organization.
(Eighth
in the series,
"Spiritual Gifts in
Corporate
Worship.")
- The
Gift of Healing - 2:
Healing and the
Nature of
God
July
28, 2002
Sickness
and disease are the
work of the devil and
are contrary to God's
will and purpose for
His people. Jesus
came to destroy the
devil's work.
(Ninth
in the series,
"Spiritual Gifts in
Corporate
Worship.")
- Hope
For the
Hopeless
August
18, 2002
The
Bible reveals a God
who does not
recognize the words
"hopeless" and
"impossible."
- The
Gift of Discerning of
Spirits
August
25, 2002
The
Bible says we are to
"test the spirits to
see whether they are
from God." This is
why God has given the
gift of "discerning
of spirits" to the
Church.
(Tenth
and last in the
series, "Spiritual
Gifts in Corporate
Worship.")
- Building
an
Altar
September
8, 2002
The
altar is a place of
sacrifice.
Our
new church building
is intended to be
this kind of place,
where people can
surrender themselves
to the Kingdom of
God.
- Offer
Them
Hope
September
22, 2002
There
are two components to
giving hope to others
— the first is
love, the second is
power.
- Put
to the
Test
September
29, 2002
A
new building is
something we have
asked God for, and He
seems prepared to
give it. But if our
trust shifts from God
to the building, the
very tool He is
giving us will become
an abomination to
Him.
- To
Seek and to
Save
October
6, 2002
If
Jesus came to seek
and save that which
was lost, what should
the Church, the "Body
of Christ," be doing
in the world
today?
- The
Fruit of the Spirit
is
Love...
October
13, 2002
Love
is the root and
foundation for all
other fruit of the
Spirit. It is God's
love that enables us
to live the Christian
life.
(First
in the series, "The
Fruit of the
Spirit.")
- The
Fruit of the Spirit
is...Joy
October
20, 2002
Joy
flows from being in
God's presence. By
the Holy Spirit, the
Lord's presence isn't
just with us, it is
within us.
(Second
in the series, "The
Fruit of the
Spirit.")
- The
Fruit of the Spirit
is...Peace
October
27, 2002
The
peace of God is found
in a particular
place: the path of
God's will and
purpose for your
life.
(Third
in the series, "The
Fruit of the
Spirit.")
- The
Fruit of the Spirit
is...Patience
November
3, 2002
We
must learn to wait.
Not doing so can lead
to disastrous
consequences.
(Fourth
in the series, "The
Fruit of the
Spirit.")
- The
Fruit of the Spirit
is...Kindness and
Goodness
November
10, 2002
God's
truth is "wrapped" in
our lives for
delivery to the
world. Kindness and
goodness are
essential elements of
the wrapper.
(Fifth
in the series, "The
Fruit of the
Spirit.")
- Sure
Footing in a Slippery
World
November
17, 2002
Is
your salvation
secure? Or can you
lose your salvation
by falling into
sin?
- Give
Thanks With a
Grateful
Heart
November
24, 2002
Do
you give thanks with
your lips while your
heart is far from
God?
- Keeping
the
Watch
December
1, 2002 (First Sunday
in Advent)
Jesus
said He is coming
back and that we
should keep watch.
But what does it mean
to "keep watch"?
- The
Good
News
December
8, 2002 (Second
Sunday in Advent)
We
have good news to
share with the world,
but we need to
understand just how
good it is!
- Little
is Big in the Hands
of
God
December
15, 2002 (Third
Sunday in Advent)
When
surrendered to God
and submitted to His
purpose, the
seemingly
insignificant can
play a big role in
God's plans.
- What's
In a
Name?
December
22, 2002 (Fourth
Sunday in Advent)
The
angel was specific:
"You are to give him
the name Jesus." Why
that name?
- The
Light is
Come
December
29, 2002
The
same God who spoke
light into existence
has sent us the true
Light to bring order,
meaning, and purpose
to life. That Light
is Jesus.
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