Gateway Fellowship

We will each stand before the judgment seat of Christ and the truth of our life will be revealed. Let's live for the "well done."

You see these #'s. Here's what they mean to me. 11:11 Wake Up, Church 11:22 Ask me! 11:44 Strip off the grave clothes and let him go free

Questions based on the talk What is a disciple? How is discipleship different from Western education? What is a rabbi, and why would anyone need one? What is a "yoke," and how did that term apply to disciples and their rabbi? What is the 10,000-hour rule and who popularized that expression? Why do you think Jesus tells us to "count the cost" before we sign up to be his disciple? What might it mean to be "inoculated against Jesus?" Who explored Antarctica, and why did his bleak and severe newspaper ad draw so many would-be adventurers? Whose idea was it for you to go with Jesus? Who chose who, really? We usually come to God for a few areas of our lives to be fixed, but His goal is... Why do we need to unlearn and relearn how we think and live all over from the beginning? What three enemies do we each battle? Where is the primary battlefield? What are the three levels of apprenticeship?

A faith worth having would... 1. Help us find life's deeper meaning 2. Make better people 3. Stick close to Jesus 4. Open our eyes to God's glory in creation 5. Arm us with courage to embrace life

Rewards and Punishments vs Enjoyment Practice Guitar vs Play Guitar Needs vs Overflow Want to avoid a bad outcome vs enjoyment of the activity Meaningful sacrifice vs “It’s no sacrifice, it’s a joy!” Threatens holistic life balance vs promotes holistic life balance Draining vs Replenishing Adrenaline fueled vs Calm Resilience Push vs Pull Love for the outcome vs Love for the process, presence, and outcome Need vs Overflow Extrinsic helps LEAD TO a right heart vs Intrinsic IS a right heart Rewards from God vs God AS the reward Promise of Heaven threat of hell vs “as for me, it is good to be near God” Shotgun weddings to Jesus vs “One thing I ask — see your beauty, dwell in your temple” In my formative years I experienced extrinsic threats and it provoked a very adverse reaction to Christianity! You can’t force someone to fall in love. But you can give em’ a little push in the right direction. Leading a horse to water doesn’t guarantee they’ll drink but it sure gives them a be

The incarnation reaches the great depths of the great mystery of the faith...

Christian hope isn't escapism. It's the orientation of hope that aligns us to truly live in the present. This is an advent chat.

Demonic goals Cut you off from Christ eternally. Make you ineffective and unfruitful in your calling. Demonic Strategy Pride Unforgiveness Lusts Unbelief Divine Goals Unite you to Christ eternally. Make you effective and fruitful in your calling. Divine Strategy Humility Forgiveness Holiness Faith Run from, Run After Priesthood of Believers Prayer and Fasting Fall in love with Jesus

Glenn is a missionary driven by the conviction that Jesus meant what he said...

Glenn is a missionary driven by the conviction that Jesus meant what he said...

Glenn is a missionary driven by the conviction that Jesus meant what he said...

Glenn is a missionary driven by the conviction that Jesus meant what he said...

Glenn is a missionary driven by the conviction that Jesus meant what he said...

Glenn is a missionary driven by the conviction that Jesus meant what he said...

Glenn is a missionary driven by the conviction that Jesus meant what he said...

Heaven is our home, though our houses are on earth...

This is from Colossians 4

This chat explores the significance of the Tree of the Knowledge of Good and Evil. I consider this truth one of the most important biblical truths I have learned.

Some of us just want God to tell us what to do. But he's not interested in that sort of relationship.

We can easily forget that we always represent Jesus in all we say and do. This chat is a reminder to remember the mystery that what we're doing is impossible -- therefore pray! And to remember the mission. We are here for the kingdom. The text of the day is Colossians 4:3-6. 3 And pray for us, too, that God may open a door for our message, so that we may proclaim the mystery of Christ, for which I am in chains. 4 Pray that I may proclaim it clearly, as I should. 5 Be wise in the way you act toward outsiders; make the most of every opportunity. 6 Let your conversation be always full of grace, seasoned with salt, so that you may know how to answer everyone.