LIFEGATE DENVER SERMONS

<p>There is a deep longing within us to be saved and to be set free. Psalm 54 is a powerful expression of this longing. In this message, Pastor Nirup shows us how this Psalm is filled with rich implications for your life and gives you a fresh experience of God's presence.</p>

<p>Opening with explosive joy and celebration, Psalm 145 is the first "Hymn of Praise," where the Psalmist declares, in no uncertain terms the greatness of God. In this sermon, Pastor Nirup gives us 5 things to remember in our daily private and weekly public worship lives.</p>

<p>The Psalms are arguably the greatest anthology ever recorded. Speaking <br>profoundly to the human experience, the Psalms are uniquely comprised <br>of poems and songs that reflect sorrow, joy, lament and hope. As we study the Psalms, our prayer is that we we encounter the power in each verse and experience God's presence.</p>

<p>In light of James' exhortation to submit to God, drawing near to God, and humbling ourselves before God and submitting to His will we find ourselves face to face with our own hearts. In this text, James is going to challenge every believer to take a look at their hearts by looking at where our money goes. In the end, God desires that we use our resources to invest in eternity.</p>

<p>We believe that tomorrow is promised. In fact we say the famous phrase, "Here today and gone tomorrow." But the Bible says that our life is a vapor. The saying should rather be, "Here today and gone today." In this passage, James instructs believers to take each day and decisions and submit it to the will of God. As we do that we experience the heart of God is our daily lives.</p>

<p>Disunity, fighting and quarreling with one another is not something that pleases the heart of God. In this text, James shows us that there are three wars in play which create disunity. He then shows us three ways to respond to experience God's peace.</p>

<p>Words matter. In our lifetime we will spend much of it communicating, and with those words, the Bible says we have the power to speak life or death. In James 3, the author is pleading with followers of Jesus to use their words to delight in the Lord and speak life into others, just as Jesus speaks life into them.</p>

<p>Are we saved by faith alone? What about our works? In this message, Pastor Nirup will show us that the Bible indeed states that we are saved by faith alone. Though James speaks to this, he is clear that it is a certain kind of faith - a faith that produces works. James will show us that faith without works is useless, dead, and cannot save.</p>

<p>James 1:26 - 2:13 It can be hard to believe, but even in the church we can tend to create clicks and distinctions with others. James says that this should not be the picture of the church. He calls us to love our neighbors as Christ loved us, and to show mercy as we have been shown mercy.</p>

<p>In James 1:19-25 the author presents a dual emphasis on receiving the Word of God and practicing it. As Christians, James is encouraging you to not just listen or hear what the Word of God says, but actually grow in your faith through practicing it. And as you do you will continue to remember who you are in Christ.</p>

<p>In the book of James we learn to live out our True Faith not by avoiding trials but by walking through them. In this message we hear from Pastor Nirup on what it looks like to be steadfast under trial in order that we would receive the "Crown of life" that God gives us through Jesus.</p>

<p>In the book of James we learn to live out our True Faith not by avoiding trials but by walking through them. While trials may come, we are given the opportunity to ask God for wisdom, but we must ask in faith. The opposite of faith is unbelief and many of us are in a real fight with doubt. In the message, Pastor Nirup talks about our humility in this and that God honors the fight.</p>

<p>James is the brother of Jesus but he is a servant of God. He begins his book by reminding Christians that in this life we will have trials and we will suffer. But even in that God is good and through suffering we can experience the joy of Christ. Every trial has a <a href="http://purpose...and" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">purpose...and</a> that purpose is to strengthen our faith and bring glory to God.</p>

<p>If the Gospel of John ended with the death of Jesus it would simply be, an ordinary biography. But it is no ordinary story. The story of Jesus is the greatest story ever told, about the greatest PERSON who ever lived. On this Easter Sunday, we take a deeper look into the resurrection of Jesus. We see how Jesus had a marvelous encounter with Thomas, and through the kindness of Jesus, we see a man go from being a doubter to a believer!</p>

<p>The Gospel of John is a masterpiece of storytelling. Through out the text we see a marvelous story of God's unfailing love and glorious splendor displayed. In John 19:17-42 Jesus is sentenced to death. The story unfolds with Jesus being crucified, dying and being buried. Though the story doesn't end there, we do live in the hope of Christ's finished work on the cross.</p>

<p>The Gospel of John is a masterpiece of storytelling. Through out the text we see a marvelous story of God's unfailing love and glorious splendor displayed. In John 19:1-16 Jesus is still on trial before Pilate and while Pilate seems to find no guilt in him, he simply cannot go against the wishes of the crowd. We see from this text that Jesus stands in our place, taking on every accusation so that we who are in Christ never have to.</p>

<p>The Gospel of John is a masterpiece of storytelling. Through out the text we see a marvelous story of God's unfailing love and glorious splendor displayed. In John 18:28-40 Jesus is on trial before Pilate, the Roman Governor. During an exchange with Pilate, Jesus presents to him the choice of two very different kingdoms - the kingdom of this world, and the Kingdom of God. The beauty of this text is that Jesus presents this same choice to you.</p>

<p>The Gospel of John is a masterpiece of storytelling. Through out the text we see a marvelous story of God's unfailing love and glorious splendor displayed. In John 18:1-27, we learn how Jesus walked in obedience towards the cross while Peter, His disciple denied Him. Yet, Peter learns to let the Spirit lead Him and becomes a pillar in the church. Like Peter, the Spirit of God is leading us into obedience.</p>

<p>The Gospel of John is a masterpiece of storytelling. Through out the text we see a marvelous story of God's unfailing love and glorious splendor displayed. In John 17:6-26, we see that Jesus prays for His disciples and He prays for us. 2000 years ago Jesus prayed that His people would stay on mission, together in unity, to see His glory and experience His joy.</p>

<p>The Gospel of John is a masterpiece of storytelling. Through out the text we see a marvelous story of God's unfailing love and glorious splendor displayed. In John 17:1-5, we see that Jesus was not thinking about us when He went to the cross. He was thinking about glorifying God the Father. In our own daily lives, as we move and breath are we thinking about “me” and “us” and our glory or are we thinking about the glory of God?</p>

<p>As we celebrate one year in the life of our church, Pastor Nirup unpacks Ephesians 2:8-10. In this message we see what God is doing in us and through us as we continue to move forward with our vision to "See People Made Alive In Christ."</p>

<p>MADE ALIVE is more than just another series. In fact, it is the vision of LIFEGATE. We believe that God designed you to experience life the way He designed it. The truth is, sin doesn't make us bad, it makes us dead. Without Christ we are dead to the ways of God, and God doesn't want to make bad people good, He wants to make dead people alive! We can't wait for you to experience this new series.</p>

<p>Truth Be Told is poised to be a powerful new teaching series that will strengthen your faith journey this year. We are all in a search for truth and our lives are shaped by what we believe to be true. The truth is Jesus came to bring each of us LIFE and in this series we will take an in depth look at the "Truth" found in the Bible and how it affects our everyday lives.</p>

<p>Truth Be Told is poised to be a powerful new teaching series that will strengthen your faith journey this year. We are all in a search for truth and our lives are shaped by what we believe to be true. The truth is Jesus came to bring each of us LIFE and in this series we will take an in depth look at the "Truth" found in the Bible and how it affects our everyday lives.</p>

<p>Truth Be Told is poised to be a powerful new teaching series that will strengthen your faith journey this year. We are all in a search for truth and our lives are shaped by what we believe to be true. The truth is Jesus came to bring each of us LIFE and in this series we will take an in depth look at the "Truth" found in the Bible and how it affects our everyday lives.</p>