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The
New
Covenant Expectation
and
Disappointment At
Wit's
End
(audio
only*) The
Lord
of All
Things:
The
Return
of the
King Sunday,
Sept.
26
a.m.
(40:00)
Gateway
Church gathers
for worship
Sundays
at 10:30 a.m.
(Hwy. 129) in Athens,
Georgia.
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of the
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2004
Sermon Library
The
Teaching Ministry of Gateway
Church
January
4, 2004 (Covenant Renewal
Sunday)
The
covenant God has made with us in
Christ isn't dependent on our
performance. It's dependent on
God's mercy.
Created
for His
Glory
2006
sermons
2004
sermons
by
other
speakers
Dr.
Gene
Acuff
January
18,
2004
The
pattern
of
life
is
often
expectancy
followed
by
letdown.
But in
Christ,
no
disappointment
is
ever
final.
July
25,
2004
What
do you
do
when
you
don't
know
what
to
do?
Lay
Leader
Joseph
Slife
July
18,
2004
Long
before
J.R.R.
Tolkien,
Jesus
told a
story
about
"The
Return
of the
King"
-- a
story
that
should
affect
everything
in
your
life.
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Fall
Revival
2004:
Season
of
Surrender
(audio
files
only)
Messages
by
Tom
Atkins
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Sunday,
Sept.
26
p.m.
(47:00)
Monday,
Sept.
27
(30:00)
Tuesday,
Sept.
28
(39:00)
Wednesday,
Sept.
29
(38:00)
January
11,
2004
Why
doesn't God put us in a cosmic
bubble that protects us from all
the difficulties and turmoil of
life in a fallen world?
In
the Power of the
Spirit
January
25,
2004
In
Luke 4, Jesus illustrates what it
means for the Spirit of the Lord
to be "upon" someone. Is the
Spirit upon us?
The
Good News of the
Kingdom
February
1,
2004
We,
the followers of Jesus, have been
given the authority and the power
to set the captives free.
Becoming
Disciples
February
8,
2004
Are
we really disciples -- or are we
still wading around in
shallow-water religion?
Guarding
Against
Deception
February
15,
2004
Deception
is dangerous and destructive. To
guard against it, we must do
three things.
First
Things
First
February
22,
2004
We
are about to enter a 40-day
season of prayer, giving us
special opportunity to carry out
the church's top priority.
The
Offense of the
Cross
February
29,
2004
The
Cross offends our sensibilities,
but it is the perfect picture
what sin, in all its horror,
looks like.
The
Fire of
God
March
7,
2004
God
wants to put a fire in our bones,
a passion to see lives
transformed by the power of the
living God.
In
Spirit and In
Truth
March
14,
2004
Because
we want to experience God, we
must earnestly desire the
spiritual gifts and allow room
for them to be used in our
worship services.
The
Devil's
Agenda
March
21,
2004
If
we stop trusting God, the devil
has won the battle.
Living
in the Kingdom of
God
March
28,
2004
Misconceptions
about the Kingdom can be a
stumbling block to fulfilling
God's purpose for our lives.
He
Has Given Us
Life!
Easter
Son Rise Service • April 11,
2004
The
resurrection of Christ changes
everything, and the benefits of
the resurrection are available to
all.
Beyond
the Tomb: The Reign of Death is
Over
Easter
Sunday • April 11,
2004
Jesus
went into the grave and defeated
death. He has declared it null
and void!
Dancing
Over All These
Graves
April
18,
2004
"Living
by faith" is choosing to believe
God. It is forgetting what is
behind and pressing on toward the
future to which God has called
you in Christ.
Receiving
Revelation
April
25,
2004
Knowing
the facts isn't the same as
knowing the truth. God wants to
reveal truth to us.
Resurrection
People
May
2,
2004
If
God has a plan for us and for the
world, how then should we
live?
Whatever
Happened to Mom and Apple
Pie?
May
9,
2004
God
designed the family to be the
root of human civilization --
which is why the devil has made
the family a primary target.
The
Heart of the
Matter
May
16,
2004
Do
you think of yourself as a
black-hearted sinner saved by
grace? Or as a former sinner
transformed by the power of God
into a saint?
The
Mephibosheth
Metaphor
May
23,
2004
Too
many of us live far beneath our
privilege as God's children
because the devil has convinced
us we are unworthy of God's
blessing.
The
Power and Authority to Posses the
Land
Pentecost
Sunday • May 30,
2004
We
are God's covenant people, and we
must not let the devil trick us
out of our covenantal
inheritance.
Ten
Convictions of the Early Church -
1
Trinity
Sunday • June 6,
2004
What
was it about the people of the
early church that enabled them to
be so powerfully used by God?
(First
in a
series.)
Ten
Convictions of the Early Church -
2
June
13,
2004
Our
convictions shape who we are, how
we think, how we relate to
others, and how we spend our
time.
(Second
in a
series.)
Deliverance
From the Power of
Addiction
June
20,
2004
The
power of God, made available to
us through Jesus Christ, can
overcome the seemingly
undefeatable power of
addiction.
Ten
Convictions of the Early Church -
3
June
27,
2004
The
early church held ten convictions
that are critical to living in
the power of the Holy Spirit.
(Last
in a
series.)
Free
Indeed!
July
4,
2004
Genuine
liberty requires a change of
heart, and Jesus is the only true
source of heart-changing
power.
Protecting
Marriage-2
July
11,
2004
Should
it matter to us if homosexual
couples are allowed to marry?
Our
Heritage: Heart Religion,
Accountable
Discipleship
(audio
only)
August
1,
2004
Our
Methodist tradition is one of
experiencing God -- and
developing close relationships
within the family of faith.
The
Power of
Perspective
August
8,
2004
When
people submit to God, He will
transform them, so they can begin
to see the world as God sees
it.
(First
in the series, "A Christian
Worldview")
The
Holy Bible: Our Guide for Faith
and
Practice
August
15,
2004
A
Christian view of the world must
be shaped by the foundational
truths found in Scripture.
(Second
in the series, "A Christian
Worldview")
Origins
August
22,
2004
What
is the origin of the universe?
Where did we come from? How we
answer these key questions will
become the foundation stone of
our worldview.
(Third
in the series, "A Christian
Worldview")
Will
the Real God Please Stand
Up?
August
29,
2004
Three
of the world's major religions --
Judaism, Islam and Christianity
-- claim the same God. Why are
our teachings about Him so
different?
(Fourth
in the series, "A Christian
Worldview")
The
Spirit
World
September
5,
2004
The
Bible says our real struggle in
life is against the devil's
schemes, which come to us through
spiritual forces of evil.
(Fifth
in the series, "A Christian
Worldview")
A
Warfare
Worldview
September
12,
2004
We
are born into a cosmic conflict,
there is no escaping it. And the
devil delights in taking
prisoners of war.
(Sixth
in the series, "A Christian
Worldview")
War
Stories: Invasion and
Liberation
September
19,
2004
There's
a spiritual war going on and
we're in the middle of it. The
good news is, God has acted to
make sure the devil is not going
to win.
(Seventh
in the series, "A Christian
Worldview")
Things
Are Not as They
Seem
October
3,
2004
If
anyone came to this church and
just looked out our numbers and
our facilities, they likely would
draw some conclusions that are
simply not true.
War
Stories: At the
Front
October
10,
2004
The
Bible is clear: the Church is
engaged in a spiritual war with
forces of evil.
(Eighth
in the series, "A Christian
Worldview")
The
Enemy's Battle
Plan
October
17,
2004
The
battle plan of the enemy focuses
on keeping us from union with
God.
(Ninth
in the series, "A Christian
Worldview")
Personal
Defense
October
24,
2004
Living
a righteous and holy life isn't
easy. The battle against our
fallen natures and against the
powers of hell is so intense, God
has given us specific ways to
protect ourselves.
(Tenth
in the series, "A Christian
Worldview")
Our
Weapons: The Sword of the
Spirit
October
31,
2004
If
we are to live out New Testament
Christianity, we must know the
general Word of God, and we must
train ourselves to hear a
specific word from Him as the
need arises.
(Eleventh
in the series, "A Christian
Worldview")
Our
Weapons: The Name of
Jesus
November
7,
2004
Living
in the power of Jesus' name
starts with a clear understanding
of who we are in Him.
(Twelfth
in the series, "A Christian
Worldview")
Our
Weapons: The Blood of
Jesus
November
14,
2004
The
blood of Jesus is so offensive,
even some well-meaning Christians
try to play it down. But there
really is "power in the
blood."
(Thirteenth
in the series, "A Christian
Worldview")
The
Basis of
Gratitude
Thanksgiving
Sunday • November 21,
2004
As
Christians, our thankfulness
isn't based on favorable
circumstances.
Warfare
Worldview: The Real Star
Wars
November
28,
2004
Star
Wars is a metaphor of our
reality. There really
is
a cosmic conflict in
progress.
(Last
in the series, "A Christian
Worldview")
Follow
the
Star
December
5, 2004 (Second Sunday in
Advent)
Much
of the burden, pain, and struggle
people experience in life is due
stumbling in the darkness.
Do
They
Know?
December
12, 2004 (Third Sunday in
Advent)
All
around us, people will go through
the traditional rituals of
celebrating Christmas -- but do
they really know what they
celebrating?
Rediscover
Christmas
December
19, 2004 (Fourth Sunday in
Advent)
Christmas
is about what we
really
need -- something money can't
buy.
The
Secret of
Christmas
December
26,
2004
For
those who know the secret,
Christmas isn't over. It's just
beginning!