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God's
Covenant
Faithfulness The
Struggles
and
the
Triumph
(audio
only*) Stress
and
Strength Walk
in the
Spirit God's
Unfolding
Plan Wait
Upon
the
Lord Doing
Life
Together Faith
Enough
to
Fail And
Two at
Parbar
Gateway
Church gathers
for worship
Sundays
at 10:30 a.m.
(Hwy. 129) in Athens,
Georgia.
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2005
Sermon Library
The
Teaching Ministry of Gateway
Church
January
2, 2005 (Covenant Renewal
Sunday)
The
purpose of biblical covenants
wasn't to impose a series of
obligations on an unreliable God.
Their purpose was, and is, to
help us trust His
faithfulness.
Being
the Body of
Christ
(part
one)
2005
sermons
by
other
speakers
Dr.
Gene
Acuff
March
6,
2005
Jesus
will
one
day
set
everything
right.
(audio
only*)
July
31,
2005
We
don't
grow
strong
by
having
things
easy.
Dr.
Doug
Beacham
(audio
only*)
March
20,
2005
Walking
in the
Spirit
is the
way we
protect
ourselves
from
the
devil's
schemes.
(NOTE:
More
messages
by Dr.
Beacham,
from
Gateway's
Sept.
2003
revival
services,
are in
the
2003
Sermon
Library.)
The
Rev.
Rick
Bonfim
(audio
only*)
July
17,
2005
Times
of
stress
and
confusion
will
come,
but
God is
still
at
work.
Dr.
Dutch
Slade
(audio
only*)
Aug.
21,
2005
Don't
give
up.
God
will
come
through
for
you.
Lay
Leader
Joseph
Slife
January
23,
2005
Part
of our
mission
as a
church
is
"Helping
People
Experience
God
Through
Positive
Relationships."
Extreme
Makeover:
Complete
Edition
April
3,
2005
Do
we
really
believe
the
Kingdom
of God
is
advancing
and
that
final
victory
is
assured?
July
24,
2005
If
we
want
to
have
mighty
faith,
it
starts
with
smaller
decisions
to
trust
God --
though
we do
not
know
the
way.
We
must
have
to
have
faith
enough
to
fail.
August
7,
2005
We
can
learn
much
from
one of
the
most
obscure
verses
in the
Bible.
Mac
users:
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hold,
and
choose
"Download
Link
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Disk."
Depending
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speed,
the
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take
several
minutes
to
download.
January
9,
2005
The
Bible is clear that covenant
faithfulness to God includes
covenant faithfulness to our
brothers and sisters in the
church.
Being
the Body of
Christ
(part
two)
January
16,
2005
Each
person who joins Gateway Church
makes four pledges of covenant
faithfulness. We pledge to
participate in the ministries of
the church by our prayers, our
presence, our gifts, and our
service.
Hearing
from
God
February
6,
2005
To
know and do God's will, we
must
hear
God
when He speaks to us.
(First
in the series, "Experiencing
God.")
What
in the World is God
Doing?
February
13,
2005
Do
you want your life to be filled
with the presence and the love of
the living God?
(Second
in the series, "Experiencing
God.")
Invitation
to a
Crisis
February
20,
2005
Jesus
said, "[A]ll things are
possible with God." Do we really
believe those words?
(Third
in the series, "Experiencing
God.")
Is
It Time for a Will
Alignment?
March
13,
2005
Joining
God in His work requires major
adjustments on our part.
(Last
in the series, "Experiencing
God.")
Do
You Believe in the
Resurrection?
Easter
Sunday • March 27,
2005
If
you're not committed to the
Resurrection power of the gospel,
the gospel won't make much
difference in your life.
You
Are a Minister of the
Gospel
(audio
only)
April
10,
2005
God
has called you to represent Him
in the
world.
Life
in its Fullest
Measure
April
17,
2005
There
is a difference between just
living and really being alive.
Jesus is the key to having life
in its fullest
measure.
Finish
the Race, Possess the
Land
April
24,
2005
No
matter how meager their own
resources, God requires His
people to muster those resources
against ovewhelming challenges.
In response to that act of faith,
the Lord then moves on their
behalf.
Life:
An Adventure to
Live
May
1,
2005
Uncertainty
is a fact of life -- and we
shouldn't always see it as a bad
thing.
The
Father's Incredible
Promise
May
8,
2005
God
has promised us something so
wonderful, we have trouble
believing that it's really
true.
Pentecost:
God's Plan and
Purpose
May
15, 2005 • Pentecost
Sunday
Pentecost
was the launch of a major
offensive against the powers of
hell. It's our job to continue
that offensive, by the power of
the Holy
Spirit.
Movin'
On
May
22,
2005
As
Gateway Church move from one
physical space to another in a
few weeks, we should desire in
our hearts to "move on" with God,
to press ahead into the future He
has for
us.
Movin'
On, Part 2: Growing in the
Prophetic
May
29,
2005
As
a church, we need to increase in
the area of speaking the truth
and the insight of God into
specific
situations.
Receiving
Holy
Communion
June
5,
2005
God
intended Holy Communion to be
time to celebrate together the
grace of God given us in Jesus
Christ.
Faith,
Mighty
Faith
June
19,
2005
There
is a means to overcome the
world's ways and live the way God
desires us to live.
(First
in the series, "Mighty
Faith.")
What
is Christian
Faith?
June
26,
2005
If
we are rooted in true Christian
faith, we have a solid foundation
on which to develop "mighty
faith."
(Second
in the series, "Mighty
Faith.")
A
Visible
Faith
July
3,
2005
Christian
faith is personal, but should
never be private.
(Third
in the series, "Mighty
Faith.")
Uncompromising
Faith
July
10,
2005
Mighty
faith is a faith unwilling to
make any concession that would
call into question God's care and
trustworthiness.
(Fourth
in the series, "Mighty
Faith.")
God
Spoke...and Saved My
Life
(audio
only)
August
14,
2005
Pastor
Jerry Varnado's first sermon
after several weeks of recovering
from a mild heart attack that
occurred on July
15.
Faith:
An Impenetrable
Shield
August
28,
2005
The
"shield of faith" is your first
line of defense against the fiery
arrows the world and the devil
hurl at you.
(Ftifth
in the series, "Mighty
Faith.")
Mighty
Faith and God's
Sovereignty
Sept.
4,
2005
If
we don't believe in a sovereign
God, able to care and provide for
His creation, our hope will be
non-existent and prayers
useless.
(Sixth
in the series, "Mighty
Faith.")
Mighty
Faith and Prudent
Living
Sept.
11,
2005
God
often leads His people where
logic, reason and prudence will
not go.
(Seventh
in the series, "Mighty
Faith.")
Mighty
Faith: Key
Attitudes
Sept.
18,
2005
Certain
attitudes are essential for those
who want to live lives of mighty
faith.
(Last
in the series, "Mighty
Faith.")
No
More
Condemnation
Oct.
2,
2005
If
you have turned to Christ, you
are a child of God, loved by God,
and called to be a saint, which
you are by His
grace.
The
Devil's
Devices
Oct.
9,
2005
How
do we combat the schemes of Satan
designed to undermine God's work
in
us?
Dethroning
the 'Barney-fied'
Jesus
Oct.
16,
2005
Many
people have a concept of Jesus
that is more akin to Barney the
purple dinosaur than the Jesus of
the
Bible.
Choose
Your
Mountain
Oct.
23,
2005
Even
in the day of judgment, when
every earthly kingdom crumbles
before God's power, you can have
peace and
confidence.
Balancing
Mission and
Maintenance
Oct.
30,
2005
Mission
offers adventure, challenge, even
danger. It brings vibrancy and
excitement, because it is in
mission that we see the hand of
God
move.
Asking
and Receiving from
God
Nov.
6,
2005
We
grow in our faith as we trust God
-- and He proves Himself to be
trustworthy.
Here
I Raise Mine
Ebenezer
Nov.
13,
2005
After
more than 125 years, this is our
last Sunday to worship in this
location.
Gratitude
and the Cost of
Receiving
Nov.
20,
2005
Although
God desires to freely bestow His
blessings on us, receiving from
God costs us
something.
The
Other Side of
Advent
Nov.
27, 2005 (First Sunday in
Advent)
In
his first coming, Jesus came came
as a humble servant. The second
time, He will come in great power
to judge the
earth.
Preparing
the
Way
Dec.
4, 2005 (Second Sunday in
Advent)
Repenting
of our unbelif prepares the way
for the Lord's
coming.
Wondrous
Gift
Dec.
11, 2005 (Third Sunday in
Advent)
God
has given us the best possible
gift: the gift of
Himself.
Christmas:
Behind the
Scenes
Dec.
18, 2005 (Fourth Sunday in
Advent)
All
the warm, pleasing images of
Christmas that we enjoy so much
at this time of year are
deceptive. They don't give us a
full picture of what Christmas is
really all
about.
The
Word Became
Flesh
Dec.
25, 2005 (Christmas
Day)
Until
we understand that God has come
to us in the person of Jesus
Christ, He is just an abstract
thought in our minds, a God who
is "out there" but not a God who
is "right
here."