LIFEGATE DENVER SERMONS

<p>Jesus had a way of breaking down barriers when He would sit in parties with people. But He never pursued people to win an argument but rather He was after their hearts. In this message, Pastor Nirup uses a story where Jesus is at a party and uses the scene around Him to guide people into a life of Gospel humility.</p>

<p>We are all on a journey. A journey of faith, career, relationships and life. But if we get so focused on our personal direction we will miss the opportunity to participate in a Kingdom calling. In this final message of the series, Pastor Nirup shares on how God will interrupt our lives to call us into something deeper.</p>

<p>The enemy is constantly trying to disrupt the plans of God but nothing can take His glory. In this message we learn how in the middle of our sin, the enemy will constantly bring condemnation but for those who experience God they will be interrupted by His grace.</p>

<p>In this message Pastor Nirup teaches us using a familiar story from the life of Jesus on how to lean into the interruptions that God brings us. God interrupts us with people who need to experience Him.</p>

<p>Every day each of us is looking to experience a unique touch from God. There is something inside of us that knows one touch from Him could change everything in our lives. In this message, Pastor Nirup teaches from a story in the Gospel of Luke and share how a touch from God will have a radical impact in your life.</p>

<p>Life is full of interruptions we often tend to run from. What if we learned to embrace the unexpected interruption differently? In this first message of the series, Pastor Nirup will teaches on how God uses divine interruptions to disrupt our lives and call us deeper into His Presence, Promise and Purpose.</p>

<p>As we finish up our series in Romans 8 Pastor Nirup unpacks the last nine verses of the chapter and then relates it to Easter. Easter is the evidence that God's love can be experience without separation.</p>

<p>There is no doubt that we all face things in our lives that we believe define us. We often wonder if anything good can come out of these things. In this message Pastor Nirup shares a powerful truth that we have an incredible promise and assurance that all things work for good for those who love God.</p>

<p>The human experience is filled with moments of suffering and struggle. While it seems that many of these moments are unbearable, we find great peace and hope knowing that in our darkest times God is near to us. In this message Pastor Nirup shares how the Holy Spirit inside of us communicates with God the Father on our behalf. When we recognize His work in us we can face the enemy who is against us.</p>

<p>Suffering is part of what it means to be human. As we follow Jesus and walk in obedience the Word of God tells us that we will suffer. Yet unlike the world, we know that anything we suffer pales in comparison to the glory ahead. In this timely message, Pastor Nirup unpacks the Scriptures and teaches how we suffer, but with hope for the future.</p>

<p>Living in the Spirit is not simply theory but a reality we can each experience. In this message, Brian Vranicar teaches from Paul's letters to the Romans and shows us how we can live a Spirit-filled life and not continue to fall back into who we once were.</p>

<p>There are two natures within us struggling for mastery. One is the flesh and the other is the Spirit. In this powerful message, Pastor Nirup teaches us that where we direct our minds, or which nature we feed will determine the direction for our lives.</p>

<p>Freedom is not a distant dream for one who is found in Christ but rather an adventurous reality. As we journey through Romans 8 Pastor Nirup begins by teaching us that God has done for us what no one else could - give us a life of freedom. When we understand this we can experience a revival of the Holy Spirit in our lives.</p>

<p>God wants our hearts because He knows He is the only one that can satisfy us. In this message, Pastor Nirup unpacks a story from the Gospel of Luke where Jesus honors the sacrificial gift of a poor widow. From this story we will see that God desires that we trust Him with everything and put Him first in our lives.</p>

<p>From the beginning God has been after our hearts because He knows He is the only one that can satisfy us. In this message Pastor Nirup looks at the powerful words of Jesus and unpacks the reality of living a life where we fully trust God and direct our treasure likewise.</p>

<p>As we celebrate two years as a church, we do so by seeing all that God has done, what He is doing, and what He will do. In this timely message, Pastor Nirup shares the reality of God's calling in our lives and church. When God calls us we are sure to face opposition, but God allows this to set us and refine us. We must never forget to learn how to fight against the enemy in God's strength, power, and faithfulness.</p>

<p>In the final installment in our series Difference Maker, Pastor Nirup ties in every week and teaches us that a true Difference Maker lives a life of discipleship. Using Jesus’ words in Matthew 28:19-20, we are invited into the greatest adventure to go into all the world and bring the good news of life in Christ.</p>

<p>Prayer is the key that unlocks the miracle. In week three of our series Difference Maker, pastor Nirup teaches from the Gospel of Mark and shows how God wants to unlock some miracles in our lives through the power of prayer.</p>

<p>We all want to live a life of purpose and meaning. In this message, Pastor Nirup teaches us the cycle of experiencing this purpose using one of Jesus' most profound teachings. When we see what God has done for us, what God is doing in us, we can can live our purpose of what God is doing through us.</p>

<p>Jesus invited us to follow Him. This is an extravagant invitation that is full of adventure. But Jesus doesn't just invite us to experience this incredible life. He empowers us to invite others to experience His invitation.</p>

<p>On Sunday January 1st, we as a church family are participating in an intentional time away from the normalcy of our weekend routine. What this means is that we will not meet for our regular Sunday Worship Experience but rather begin the new year in a rhythm of Sabbath:<br><br>REST | REFLECT | RESPOND</p>

<p>John 3:16 is one of the most memorized and well known verses in all of Scripture. In this amazing verse we see a full summary of the Gospel. This Christmas as we look into this verse we see the profound gift that God gave us in Jesus.</p>

<p>John 3:16 is one of the most memorized and well known verses in all of Scripture. In this amazing verse we see a full summary of the Gospel. This Christmas season as we unpack this beautiful verse our hope is that you experience the extravagant love of God.</p>

<p>John 3:16 is one of the most memorized and well known verses in all of Scripture. In this amazing verse we see a full summary of the Gospel. This Christmas season as we unpack this beautiful verse our hope is that you experience the extravagant love of God.</p>