Gateway Fellowship

Are supernatural encounters with God few, far between, and inexplicable? Or is God more available, and do we play a part in the equation?

This talk is about a concept Paul expresses repeatedly in 2 Corinthians chapter 10, namely, that of a metron. Did you know you have a metron? Do you know what it is? Are you being faithful in it? How would you discover it? Does it change throughout your life?

In this one, we open up some thorny questions about various causes of illness found in the Bible... We want to avoid all-or-nothing thinking such as thinking ALL sickness, "must be God teaching me a lesson," or "the devil messing with me." While both of those CAN occur, there are many causes of illness in a fallen world. My main takeaway is that Jesus viewed brokenness in the world not as an opportunity to assign blame, but as an opportunity to bring the Father's goodness to bear. Main Scriptures: 1 Sam 5:6, Rev 2:20-23, John 9:1-7, Acts 10:38

This was a Wed night prayer meeting chat.

Linda - What scripture are you standing on? Carolyn - Just a tiny bit of faith is enough. Kim - God gives us keys, learn to use them. Cheryl - Tell the whole story, not just the wins. Marc - Know your identity in Christ. Carl - God is about healing the whole person. Stan - No matter what, God is good and I'm all in.

This is a chill conversation with Jacob, who leads the worship band. He's really open and we're a bit random.

"Hey, pastor! When are we gonna get to do the stuff?" "What stuff?" "The stuff Jesus did." "Oh, no we don't do the stuff. He did it. We just study it." "Well that doesn't seem right." It ain't.

Do we forget? How is forgiveness different from excusing? Is it all at once or as needed? How does forgiveness relate to grief process? AND MORE...

This was last night's "Wednesday Whiteboard" time. I included the prayers so that people might go back and listen again if that's helpful, but I removed anything I felt was not for public consumption.

Why is that? And how would you help someone forgive who is having a difficult time?

The wrongs we have done AND The wrongs done to us.

Stan told a bunch of personal stories on the theme of forgiveness.

This is part 3 on the theme of, "What does God get out of all this?"

Some conversation about what it might mean to be a genuine gospel community.

This continues last week's message from John 15:15 where Jesus said he no longer calls us servants, but friends.

What are we saved from? What are we saved for? What does God get? "I no longer call you servants...I call you friends." (Jn 15:15)

This is a conversation we had about a theme Stan identified in his current relationship with God.

Since Bob Muncy talked about this verse the other night, I've been thinking about it more. I had a question about interpreting a verse written 2,500 years ago and got a little help from a pastor who wrote about five hundred years ago.

We have no greater joy than our children walk in truth (v4) Knowing God leads to holiness (v11) Modes of communication matter (v13-14) Here are my full written thoughts.

"God leaned in and a scroll of remembrance was written regarding the conversation they had."