LIFEGATE DENVER SERMONS

<p>In an age marked by anxiety, the secret to life is available.</p>

<p>In a world that idolizes activity, what we do can become an unhealthy focus of who we are. In fact, adherence to our cultural tendency to "do" can lead us to a life of enslavement. Today, we explore the way in which God offers rest to his people to free them from the bondage of "doing."</p>

<p>Your purpose is found in God's promise.</p>

<p>There are some battles that we cannot find victory in unless we bring them into the presence of Jesus.</p>

<p>God's word is unwavering. Sometimes we don't understand why things happen, yet He always remains true and we see his promises reflected in prayer.</p>

<p>We don’t always understand all of God’s plans and purposes and how our plans and purposes relate but we know that prayer can align the two.</p>

<p>When you trust that God cares for you, you will begin to experience the outpouring of His provision over your life.</p>

<p>When you’re ready to admit your limitations God starts His work.</p>

<p>The Letter of 3 John illustrates that Life at the King’s Table is not an individualistic existence. It is a communal life colored by intentional presence. In a culture made up with individuals that move further away from one another, 3 John exists as a prophetic illustration for the church.</p>

<p>The world would change if we built longer tables instead of taller fences.</p>

<p>So often as Christians, we live from a place of defeat and uncertainty. The final verses of 1 John, implore us that when we believe in Jesus, there are things that we can know to be certain. When we take on the confidence of the King, we can experience a victorious life.</p>

<p>You've already won.</p>

<p>When you are anchored in God’s love for you, you will experience the adventure of what He will do through you.</p>

<p>Many of life’s challenges come down to two simple questions, “what’s my problem?” and “what power do I have to overcome it?” 1 John 4:1-6 unpacks a problem that the people of God were facing, as well as the power they possessed to overcome. Our modern setting has similar problems. Thankfully, followers of Jesus have the same power to overcome.</p>

<p>A different life requires a switch in preference.</p>

<p>What if you could like your life from a place of perfection instead of always failing to achieve perfection? Watch Pastor Nirup share more about this as we look closer at 1 John 3:4-10</p>

<p>When we sit at the table of The King we are given an everlasting identity. Through His power and grace we are made new, but what does this look like? What is our role in the process of finding our identity in Christ? Watch this week’s message to dig deeper into these questions as we close out the second chapter of 1 John and enter chapter 3!</p>

<p>When we sit at the table of The King we are reminded of our identity, renewed to do the work of The Kingdom, and staying seated at this table gives us the fellowship and growth opportunities to be sustained by His Love.</p>

<p>The call of Jesus is a call to permanence. It’s a call to take up residence and remain with the Father, Son, and Spirit. To remain is no doubt a challenge, but as John 2:12-17 shows, it’s an eternal reality worth entering in to.</p>

<p>Every table has a culture of conduct. Who prays? How many courses are there? Is food served buffet or family style. At the King's Table there is a certain conduct for those who dine with him. But it has little to do with how many courses are being served, rather its entirely focused on pursuing conduct that is congruent with the King himself.</p>

<p>When you are confused about our calling God invites you into a clarity - the result is a JOY-FILLED LIFE.</p>

<p>Our lives are filled with more than we know what to do with. What if faith was the center of all of it?</p>

<p>Caring for the widow and the orphan is not a suggestion, but rather a mandate that puts our faith on display. This is a call to turn our orthodoxy in orthopraxy, our beliefs into action. The foster care crisis in America is a solvable issue if the church is willing to enter into the hard places and care for God’s children and families.</p>

<p>In the final week of our series, “Living Stones,” Pastor Nirup teaches us that God is ready to reach the world if we are ready to be used in the process.</p>

<p>t’s time to release what we have received.</p>