LIFEGATE DENVER SERMONS

<p>There is a story that each and every believer has been instructed to tell. It is the job of both the individual and the church to tell the incredible story of transformation and becoming Made Alive in Christ Jesus. It is a story that is not meant to be kept within our circles, within the wall of our church, but it is a story meant to be shared with the ends of the earth. Watch as Pastor Nirup takes us deeper into what it means to share the Eternal Story.</p>

<p>The first expression of the local Kingdom community found in the New Testament was a collective of people who understood what it meant to live in the Kingdom's invitation. In this message we see and learn how this new church expressed, embraced and extended the Gospel in such a way that people were being "saved day by day."</p>

<p>The community of Christ is one that is called to gather. There is a responsibility in our walk with Christ to be a people that gather, that are in community with each other, that are engaging in the lives of other believers. Watch as Pastor Nirup takes us deeper into what this means in our own lives.</p>

<p>Do you have fear? Or does fear have you? So often we are blind to the things in our life that may be controlling us. But we were not created for slavery. Those of us that belong to the family of God that have the Holy Spirit dwelling inside of us, we were created for freedom. Watch as Pastor Nirup takes us deeper into what it means to be living in freedom.</p>

<p>Watch as Pastor Jim and his wife Alisha talk about their story, how God has provided in the midst of them stepping out and being bold, and how the next chapter they are stepping into reflects the call on each of our lives to step into God's calling.</p>

<p>Watch as Pastor Trevor takes us through what we are created for. We are made in God's image and not made just to enjoy life on earth in meaningless ways but to bring the Kingdom of God to earth.</p>

<p>One can give without loving but one cannot love without giving. We see that God loved and because he loved He gave everything he had and then He gave some more. Dr. Reverend Martin Alphonse guides us deeper into the magnitude of John 3:16 and 1 John 3:16 in the context of God giving everything for us out of love for us.</p>

<p>The greatest embodiment of love is sacrifice. That means that love will always cost something. The tithe is a perfect example of that sacrifice and Jesus is the perfect example of the tithe. Jesus was God's tithe to humanity.</p>

<p>Giving is an act of love. God gave his only Son to die on the cross for our sins, and that is the greatest gift humanity has ever received. However, we so often put different values on those that we claim to love, we place different values in certain treasures. As we gaze at Jesus we become givers and when we give we become more like Jesus who gave everything he had for everyone to receive. Watch as Pastor Nirup takes us through the act of giving in a refreshing way, not out of obligation nor guilt, but out of love.</p>

<p>The Christian life is about becoming more like Jesus which cannot be done without God's power. In this message, we learn what it means to be invited into God's power as we face the battles in our lives before the blessing can be experienced.</p>

<p>When we hear God’s voice we have the assurance that we are called into His promise. In this message Pastor Nirup teaches through the life of Elijah how he was truly a man of great faith and anticipated God’s promises.</p>

<p>The story of Elijah is the story of one man who is on fire for God. Though he was called out of obscurity what we find in his life was that he truly knew how to hear and obey the voice of God. In this first message, we unpacked the story of Elijah to see that the voice we believe will determine the life we experience.</p>

<p>The definitive trait of God’s people has always been his presence. As God’s people, we must center the entirety of our being around engaging with and calling others into this presence. It has been, and must always be, the church’s distinctive.</p>

<p>The church of the future will not be obsessed with entertaining a crowd but deploying a force. As the people of God, we are called to action. To make disciples as we go, at work, at a coffee shop, at school, wherever that applies. That is the future of the church and it is the call to action in each of our lives.</p>

<p>What the world needs today is a church that has a prophetic voice - a church and people who have a vision of the future and boldly proclaim it the world. In this message Pastor Nirup challenges the church to reclaim the voice it was given by the Lord Jesus.</p>

<p>If we believe God has called the church to reach the worship with the gospel, we must believe that the gospel is for all people. In this message Pastor Nirup teaches how the church of the future must be a multi-ethnic and multi-generational church that is marked by love.</p>

<p>For the early church, their faith was all about formation. They were less interested in doing what was relevant but more concerned about whether or not they were becoming more like Christ. In this message Pastor Nirup teaches on how the early church looked to be formed like Christ in Christian fellowship.</p>

<p>If we claim that the church is built on the foundation of Christ, then it follows that the church must operate with power from the Holy Spirit.</p>

<p>If The Father is the one who revealed Jesus to humanity than the church must proclaim Christ to the world. In this message, Pastor Nirup teaches how the church must always have Christ as its foundation if it is to move into the future and become the church God has called her to be.</p>

<p>In Matthew 16 Jesus makes a profound statement that He is building His church. It seems from the time He ascended into heaven, God was creating a glorious new future and He decided He would do it through this church. In this first message of our series Pastor Nirup teaches on this text and how the future we look forward to is already here and how we as the church are called to experience it.</p>

<p>Galatians 6:11-18<br><br>There is only one true Gospel and when we encounter it we experience a new reality of grace, peace, and mercy. When we experience that Gospel we cannot help but express it. In this final message in our series in Galatians, Pastor Nirup ends with a powerful illustration of what it looks like to boast in the cross of Christ.</p>

<p>Galatians 6:1-10<br><br>By the Lord, we have been given salvation, freedom, and all sorts of gifts from God. He blesses us so that we can benefit others. Watch as Crystal Miller speaks on God's blessing in our lives and how God uses those blessings to impact the world we live in.</p>

<p>Galatians 5:13-25<br><br>Freedom is what we are called to. Yet, freedom is not the end-all. Freedom is not complete in and of itself. Freedom creates opportunity for us to make active choices. The Gospel calls us into freedom and to make the most of that freedom by choosing to love.</p>

<p>Galatians 5:7-12<br><br>There are two voices inviting you into freedom. One is actual freedom and the other is the perception of freedom. In this message, Pastor Nirup teaches from a powerful section of the letter to the Galatians where Jesus invites us into a life of actual freedom. However, we must choose which voice we will listen to.</p>

<p>Galatians 5:1-6<br><br>Freedom is the longing of the human soul. We search for it. We work for it. We fight for it. The invitation of the Gospel is to discover that the freedom you desire has been delivered in Christ.</p>