LIFEGATE DENVER SERMONS

<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>

<p>Galatians 4:21-31<br><br>In this piece of scripture, we see Paul wrapping up his thoughts with a story on two paths. There's the path of self reliance that always leads to slavery, or the path for the true freedom we desire, which has been delivered in the Gospel.</p>

<p>Galatians 4:8-20<br><br>The Christian life is an adventure filled with discovery, fulfillment, and beauty. However, the challenges that come with this path may leave us pondering a return to a lesser life. Let’s take a look at how Galatians 4:8-20 challenges us to keep moving forward.</p>

<p>Galatians 3:23 - 4:7<br><br>Faith is the place where we move from strangers to adopted children of God. In this message Pastor Nirup teaches from one of the most powerful texts in all of Scripture. We see that in Christ, we are invited into the very presence of God and get to have a place at His table.</p>

<p>Galatians 3:15-22<br><br>In this section of the book of Galatians Paul takes on the tone of a professor as he compares a life founded in grace versus a life based on performance. The reality is that grace is far superior to a life where performing for God is the standard to live by.</p>

<p>Galatians 3:10-14 <br><br>All humanity shares a common need, to be made right before God. The unfortunate reality is that we often seek to meet this need through that which is insufficient. In Galatians 3:10-14, Paul unpacks the way this deep need can be met through the all-sufficient Jesus.</p>

<p>Galatians 3:1-9<br><br>We often believe in the Good News that Jesus saves us but then we somehow come to believe that it is up to our own effort to continue God's transforming work in our selves. In this message, we are reminded once again that it is the Spirit of God who not only begins the work of salvation in us but carries it through every day.</p>

<p>Galatians 2:20<br><br>God is not in the business of forcing, manipulating or tricking us to believe in Him. Rather, He persuades us to trust Him with evidence of His kindness, love, and compassion. When we accept the invitation to trust Him we live in full expectation of what He promises.</p>

<p>Galatians 2:11-21<br><br>In this portion of his letter to the Galatian church, Paul lays out what is arguably the core of Christian doctrine. The longing of our hearts is to be made right with God, ourselves and others. In this message, we see the reality of how the Gospel brings us to a place where we in fact right before God, and in turn with ourselves and others.</p>

<p>Galatians 2:1-10<br><br>It could be said that the Christian life is a life of freedom. This freedom is not something we earn but a gift that is given in and through Christ Jesus. In this message Pastor Nirup preaches why we are called as followers of Jesus to not compromise on the gospel but rather live in its power and grace.</p>

<p>Galatians 1:10-24<br><br>The promise of the Gospel is to meet you where you are. No matter what season of life you are in; no matter what your past looks like the reality is this - God doesn’t meet you where you should be, or you could be, or where are you must be. God meets you where you are and He loves you enough not to leave you the way He found you.</p>

<p>Galatians 1:1-9<br><br>The book of Galatians portrays the beauty of the Christian life as a life of freedom. The letter also makes it clear that there is only one Gospel - one of grace and peace. In this first message, we are invited to experience the reality of the Gospel that God has graciously given to us.</p>

<p>For many people Mother’s Day is a wonderful day to celebrate the reality of motherhood. Yet for many others, Mother’s Day can be quite a difficult day.<br><br>No matter what season of life you are in we wanted to create the space to celebrate, live in thankfulness, and embrace the sadness or the pain and live in hope that only Jesus Christ can offer.<br><br>Enjoy this message shared by five wonderful women from LIFEGATE. We were so blessed by their testimonies and communication of their hearts for motherhood and for what it looks like to walk with one another in the path of Jesus. <br><br>So for every woman out there. We see you. We love you. Happy Mother's Day!</p>

<p>Jesus is the Good Shepherd of our lives. He has called His followers to be shepherds under Him and to teach and care for others using God’s Word. We however are called to do with sacrificial love and in the power of the Holy Spirit.</p>

<p>So often when we think of the Gospel, we think immediately of Jesus on the cross for our sins. This is a key part of the Gospel, but what is too often forgotten is that the Gospel begins far before that... the Gospel begins when Jesus begins his ministry. What we see over and over is that the Heart of Jesus to be our shepherd- to lead and care for us and guide us in the way of everlasting. Enjoy this message out of John 10 & John 21 as we begin with week 1 in our series, The Good Shepherd.</p>

<p>The story of Easter is an incredible promise of a new future for each of us. In order for God to call you into a glorious future He must awake from a most brutal death. In this message Pastor Nirup teaches on the resurrection account and the reality that Jesus must awaken!</p>