LIFEGATE DENVER SERMONS

<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>

<p>This Palm Sunday, Pastor Nirup taught on The Triumphal Entry- where the people of Israel worshipped Jesus as the violent and liberating king the expected him to be. What they didn't understand was that Jesus came to bring liberation in their hearts, and not in their city. So often, our EXPECTATION of God is different than His purpose.</p>

<p>Nirup Alphonse | Signs Of Glory | Week 1<br><br>In Jesus, God authenticated His purpose and revealed His glory to an unbelieving world. In this message Pastor Nirup teaches on the famous story of Jesus turning water into wine and why we experience the miracle of God's power when we admit we are at the end of our rope.</p>

<p>Modern Romance | Week 7 | Nirup Alphonse<br><br>In this final message in the series Pastor Nirup calls us to walk in God's promise. The true Modern Romance is an invitation into an eternal romance where God has pursued us to make us His own and call us into a life of freedom.</p>

<p>Life with Jesus involves all of ourselves. Unfortunately, we often neglect to include an important dimension of who we are: our sexuality. In this message, Trevor Maggart unpacks the relationship between the process of sanctification and our sexuality, as well as the blessing that comes from giving Jesus all of who we are.</p>

<p>The human experience is complex. Included in this is the reality of sexuality including homosexuality. Homosexuality is not a new cultural phenomenon and the Bible has much to say about it. In this message Pastor Nirup unpacks homosexuality and the Gospel’s response.</p>

<p>Modern Romance | Nirup Alphonse | March 10th, 2019<br><br>When you think of romance the idea of purity and innocence comes to mind. This was God's design from the beginning. In this message Pastor Nirup and StudentLife Lead Andrew Morrison teach from Scripture what it means to live in a redeemed purity. This message is for both those who are single and married.</p>

<p>God has entrusted us with the possession of our sexuality, our singleness, our relationships, and our marriages. What would it look like if we took care in stewarding these things in a holy way? Don't miss week 3 of Modern Romance, "A Righteous Possession".</p>

<p>Modern Romance | Nirup Alphonse | February 24, 2019<br><br>Romance is all about pursuit. Is it possible that the God who designed sex, desire, singleness and marriage also designed the way for humanity to pursue it? In this message Pastor Nirup continues to unpack God's vision for romance and uses God's Word to talk about the pursuit of Holy Sexuality.</p>

<p>Modern Romance | Nirup Alphonse | February 17, 2019<br><br>Our problem with sex, desire and marriage begins when we remove God from the center of our lives. In a world where identity is shaped by sexual experience and autonomy, it is clear that we are living in a time where our perspective has been quite distorted. In this first message of the series, Pastor Nirup teaches from God's Word on what it means to discover our identity and what God has to say about sex, desire and marriage.</p>

<p>What does existing in the body of Christ look like? Enjoy this message as Pastor Nirup teaches on the foundations of our faith and what that looks like in the church and in the body of believers.</p>