The Gate is a company of Jesus followers who exist to worship God and work with Jesus to transform lives through the Father's love. We have a passion to live as a Spirit-led, Word-based community, in which people can know God, develop relationships, fulfill they purpose, and then team together to transform more people, social groups, cities and nations by equipping Spirit-led communities and leaders around the world.
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Unity: The Mark of Maturity
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Unity is the intimacy of knowing and being known for exactly who we are in order to simply delight in each other and value what we can become together. We develop love by entering the way The Spirit binds us together. Unity is love expressed in fellowship: Being in the scriptures together, practicing hospitality toward each other, praying together,…
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Psalm 101: Of Songs and Slander
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This Psalm is a recalibrating reminder of what the God-honoring life looks life, and is a call to do violence against the moral ills that would try to influence our lives. Sermon by Aaron Weaver.
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A deep dive into Psalm 51, and one of the lowest moments in the life of King David. Sermon by Trent Meng.
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How do we manage everything and have anything left over for our families, friends, job? If any biblical character was acquainted with being overwhelmed, it’s David. In fact, a great many of David’s Psalms are his prayers dealing with how overwhelmed he is and reminding himself of God’s goodness, wisdom, and power. God knows him inside and out, He s…
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Because we have lost sight of the truth that our identity in Christ means our identity as members of His Body, we haven't had the sufficient desire for unity. If we rightly understand our faith, we will come into unity. Excellence should be based in our mutual desire to help each other thrive and flourish and our gifts. A sermon by Steve Fry.…
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Intimacy with God When Dealing With Sin
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When the book of Hebrews talks about Christ making intercession for us, it is not just about Christ praying for us. It is about Christ extending the power of his blood to us. One of the reasons we stand NOT condemned, is so that we can know the piercing love of conviction of sin without becoming anxious that we have lost the favor of God. A sermon …
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Psalm 66: Through Fire and Water
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Christine Sexton shares her testimony of walking through fear, anxiety, and mental torment. In a season where the enemy felt so big, God was at work in the details. Psalm 66 is full of hope - reminding us of how God refines us and brings us out into the place of abundance.
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Jesus says, “In this world you will have trouble. But take heart! I have overcome the world.” Jesus’ promise stands that he has overcome the world, but in the meantime, we live in difficult, sometimes very painful times of suffering. Amy Phillips takes us through 6 steps to hold onto when we are “in the midst” of difficulties.…
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My Cup Runs Over (Psalm 23 vis a vis Psalm 22)
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A side by side reading of psalms 22 and 23 yields both startling incongruence and astounding celebrations. Herein the Shepherd’s heart for his sheep, in the great variety of circumstances they might experience, is made sweetly and powerfully known. Sermon by Aaron Weaver.
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Intimacy With God Through the Conflicts of Life
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There are great joys in conflicts because it is how we discover God as our Rock, our Refuge and our Shield! If we want to be found faithful we need to be ready for pressures that would tempt us to be faithless. If we want to know the power of God our Rock and the great relief of God our Refuge, then we need to embrace the only ways we can ever know…
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The Lamb Will Be Their Shepherd
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Keys are important. Without the right key we can end up locked our or behind the wrong door. Revelation 7:17 provides a key to understanding the tone and tenor of the book as a whole, an understanding that takes into the Lamb of God's shepherding heart. Sermon by Aaron Weaver.
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Reflections on Revelation
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Looking at some of the end times language of Revelation, Ryan Hall takes us through practices that we can incorporate in our spiritual formation that will result in lives prepared for the coming of Jesus.
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A First Love Wake Up Call
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Intimacy with God is ultimately loving one another. Love is the ultimate proof that we have been in God’s presence. To lose our ‘first love’ simply means to withdraw our love from Jesus by not loving each other. Love is not something that we generate; nor a love we emulate; but rather a love we enter. A sermon by Steve Fry.…
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Join us as we continue our Revelation series, Victory: The End is Near, and explore what God is saying to his church today through this incredible book. Sermon by Trent Meng.
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Ever wondered what your purpose is? Your purpose is to be the image of God on this earth! You get to live your best life when you are your unique self, the way God created you to be, reflecting the image of Jesus in you. Reflecting Christ is the way we experience His resurrection life right now! Join as we hear this special Easter message from Stev…
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Community in the Book of Revelation
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We all intellectually assent that “church” means “the people.” But the way we as a Christian culture talk about church and the way we behave with and towards church often undermines the true power of what church could and should be. Join us as we hear from guest speaker Garrett Waltz as he walks us through Revelation and the 7 letters to the church…
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Worshiping God together shapes us into trust, shapes us into love, shapes us into obedience. If we truly enter into worship we are opening ourselves to God's magnificence. Submitting to God’s authority through worship is a priceless delight. A sermon by Steve Fry.
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The Book of Revelation has often been misunderstood, but John's words have the power to encourage us in the midst of impossible circumstances. Sermon by Trent Meng.
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The Triumph of the Lamb
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The Book of Revelation tells us where we’re going so we can be full of faith. Christ is already victorious and has chosen to reveal Himself through the churches [lampstands] and He will empower us to persevere. Perseverance is the realization that nothing can separate you from the love of God. A sermon by Steve Fry.…
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Building A Stronghold of Trust
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Following Jesus means you are sure to sail into some storms that test your trust. In this message, Adam Narciso shares practical steps to build a stronghold of trust - a place of confidence in God's goodness and perfect leadership as you pass through rough waters.
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Dependence is more than relying on God, it is abandoning our mind and emotions to Him. Surrendering our inability to trust rather than trying to trust. Dependence on God is resigning from ourselves. Holy Spirit will answer our prayers in the way and timing that makes us most like Jesus. A sermon by Steve Fry.…
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Trusting the God We Cannot See
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Jesus' final public statement in the Gospel of John portends both the painful challenge and the great blessing of trusting in the God we cannot see. Sermon by Aaron Weaver.
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Dependence on the Word and Sabbath
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Continuing our series on Trust we take a look at the Children of Israel and how their rhythms of daily dependence and rest give us insight into the Christian life. Ryan Hall shares practical revelation on gathering manna (the word) and Sabbath as tools for practicing trust.
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God is never done pursuing us. Join us as we dive into Jacob's incredible story of transformation in Genesis 26-29. Sermon by Trent Meng.
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Ultimately, prayer is acknowledging God's authority. Prayer is not so much asking God to help me as it is me seeing God. Committing things to God and waiting on Him are not so much disciplines we develop, as they are behaviors that flow from our conviction that He is sovereign and possesses all authority. A sermon by Steve Fry.…
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God always has a plan for your life. We will totally depend on God when we’re convinced that every battle we face has either been designed by God or allowed by God. The first step toward joy and peace in your battle is to know that even if God didn’t cause it, He will always be in it! Dependence is not a choice. It is a way of life. A sermon by Ste…
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Focusing or re-focusing our worldview on the Kingdom of God. Sermon by Pastor Rick Sexton.
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God came, as a helpless child- that is the answer. The way of the child is victory over darkness. No longer needing all the answers and everything figured out, but rather walking in our identity as His child, being fully dependent on Him. A sermon by Steve Fry.
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God Makes Good on His Promises
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God is coming today to speak into the barren places. Places where there is no fruit and you are longing for breakthrough. God takes note of our current position and in the midst of filling epic prophetic words He still has time to fulfill promises He made to us. A sermon by Ryan Hall.
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The world is constantly trying to change the road signs or alter the plot to point in the direction that Christ could not be who scripture and Christ Himself said He is. But God came as a baby and changed everything. Without His incarnation there would have been no salvation. Join us as special guest speaker Stuart McAlpine walks us through the pow…
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Hope, The Gospel, The Incarnation, and the Kingdom Drawn Near
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Brokenness and bondage have been part of human existence from the beginning. Every time God acted on behalf of His people, the Kingdom drew near and circumstances changed. A sermon by guest speaker Melodee Shatswell.
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Knowing God As Our Father
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The gospel tells us we have been defined as children of God! The Father has defined us as His children. That Jesus would desire to bring us into this positional and relational place as Child of God. That what Jesus knew and experienced of the Father as a Son, we would also know. A sermon by Christine Sexton.…
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A community committed to waiting on Christ is a community that is committed to “First, love.” We are to engage unbelievers in community. Let’s ask God to give us a greater heart for people without God. A sermon by Steve Fry.
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Join us as we hear from guest speaker Amy Philips a powerful and tender message on God’s love for us, God being with us, and God pursuing us.
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In the days ahead, we must be a community committed to waiting on Christ. If we don’t watch Jesus, the darkness and tensions will scatter us. If the darkness and tensions scatter us, it will show us that we have not been watching Jesus. When you fall and fail, let the memory of that failure coupled with the grace of God motivate you to stand the ne…
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A message from special guest Amy Ward filled with practical teachings on how to mature as Jesus followers as we allow the Lord to remove filters of offense and fear so we can hear Him more clearly.
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The Gospel is the greatest news ever! However, it is bad news for upside down wordly system and anyone devoted to it. Sermon by Trent Meng.
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The Gospel of Abundance Illustrated
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Psalm 46 paints a beautiful picture of Gods idea of abundant life. The poem's poignant metaphor shows the high cost of non-discipleship when compared to what God offers. Sermon by Aaron Weaver.
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4 Spiritual Transactions
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Conversion is often reduced to the idea of forgiveness, but the New Testament in fact teaches there several spiritual realities that take place when one turns to Christ. In this message, Adam Narciso shares a few of those spiritual transactions and how they affect Christian community.
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The Gospel of Abundance (cont.)
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The Gospel is a message of peace and joy. But it’s also a life of peace and joy. Abundance is not prosperity, it’s contentment. God never wanted us to be motivated by need. He wanted us to be motivated by beauty. His beauty and the beauty of each other. A sermon by Steve Fry.
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New Worship Pastor: Scott Coats
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Join us as we hear from Scott & Kaisa Coats in sharing their testimony of Scott’s salvation and his coming to be Worship Pastor at The Gate.
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A life devoted to prayer is critical to helping us experience the interior life God is inviting us to live. Sermon by Trent Meng.
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Discovering Rhythms of Prayer
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Uncovering ancient practices of meeting with God and celebrating the disciplines of spiritual formation. Sermon by Ryan Hall.
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The Foundational Story of Intercession - Part 2
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Before we take authority over Satan, let’s take authority over our own thoughts. Strongholds are not just areas of demonic control in a person; strongholds can just as much be ungodly thoughts which become ungodly attitudes. Negative, destructive, and sinful thoughts are best overcome by the Holy showing us the beauty of Jesus! A sermon by Steve Fr…
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The Foundational Story of Intercession - Part 1
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Prayer always starts with God coming to you. You can start being an intercessor by telling God the worries you have for others in your life. To intercede is to stand before God on behalf of someone else and ask Him to show favor and/or show mercy to them. If you learn to pray to God about what’s on your heart, you will develop a hunger to pray abou…
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Following Jesus flows from the intimacy he has invited us into. An intimacy that goes beyond master and follower and can only be described as adoption into a brand new family. Sermon by Trent Meng.
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The Invitation of the Lord's Prayer
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The words Jesus gave his followers in the "Our Father" is an invitation to us to experience for ourselves the relationship he had with his Father and with people. Sermon by Aaron Weaver.
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Spiritual formation refers to the intentional process of being made into the image of Jesus Christ. Being formed spiritually starts with the Spirit and continues by the Spirit. A sermon by guest speaker Amy Philips.
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The flesh is anything we put our confidence in other than Jesus! If we want to know Christ completely we have to abandon all other sources of confidence because it ultimately robs us of joy in the Spirit. Once you abandon yourself to a life of letting Jesus be Jesus through you, you will find the abundance that Jesus promised. A sermon by Steve Fry…
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Jesus walking with us becomes a greater joy when we discover how Jesus walks through us. Once you abandon yourself to a life of letting Jesus be Jesus through you, you will find the abundance that Jesus promised. A sermon by Steve Fry.
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