Gateway Community Church Sermons Gateway Community Church

When Martha complained that her sister was not helping carry the load of hosting guests in their home, Jesus used the opportunity to steer Martha away from her anxieties and cares of the moment. Along with Martha, Jesus invites us to become attentive to His very presence in our lives, here and now.

When the rich young man came asking, "Good teacher . . . what must I do to inherit eternal life?" (Mark 10:17), Jesus' response pointed him in a new direction. Instead of moral uprightness and religious observance, Jesus invited the man to submit his whole heart and his whole life to God.

Jesus' famous words in the Great Commission, "Go and make disciples of all nations" (Matthew 28:19) stand as the church's ongoing mandate. How should we do this? Is "making disciples" a calling for church leaders only, or is it for everyone that makes up the church?

What does it mean to be a disciple of Jesus? Why do so many Christians get bored with their faith?
Have we settled for mere belief in Jesus rather than walking with Him? As we begin the "All In" series, we will start to see that Jesus calls us not simply to believe, but to follow.

Jesus said, "I am the resurrection and the life. The one who believes in me will live, even though he die; and whoever lives by believing in me will never die." (John 11:25-26, NIV)

Though he was loved by the Lord and a man after God's own heart, we see that David is not the king we need. His sacrifice moved the Lord to relent from punishing the people further, yet the cost was significant. In the end, we see God's sovereign justice and grace at work, and a shadow of Jesus, the Son of David, who is the true King and the atoning sacrifice we need.