The God of New Beginnings
ShareMarveling At God’s Ability To Forgive
17 Therefore, if anyone is in Christ, he is a new creation; the old has gone, the new has come! – 2 Corinthians 5:17 (New International Version)
I believe our God is the God of new beginnings, and I also believe there’s an ongoing theme in the scriptures regarding how God’s [...]
Faith Scripture – Finding It In Difficult Times
ShareFaith is a difficult subject to cover, because it is so personal. How many of us have wished we had more faith, prayed for God to give us faith, wondered if we didn’t have enough faith?
18 No one has ever seen God, but God the One and Only, who is at the Father’s side, has [...]
Pastor John Burke’s “A Life Worth Living” Series
ShareHi folks – long time no blog, right?
Well, I’m getting back to spending some time on this blog – people are reading the passages and finding comfort in God’s Word here, so I’ll be posting more encouraging scriptures over the coming weeks.
In the mean time, I’d like to share some of Pastor John Burke’s new [...]
Spiritual Comfort from Scripture on Politics for Uncertain Political Times
Share“2 Consequently, he who rebels against the authority is rebelling against what God has instituted, and those who do so will bring judgment on themselves. 3 For rulers hold no terror for those who do right, but for those who do wrong. Do you want to be free from fear of the one in authority? [...]
Second Message in Pastor John Burke’s Series on Feeling Alone and Connecting With Others
ShareThe message John shared yesterday at Gateway Church was really worth a listen.
If you have hurts in your past due to family issues (who doesn’t) you’ll want to listen to this message titled, “Nobody Stands Alone: A New Kind of Family” (click below to listen to the streaming audio):
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If [...]
Christian Fiction and Spiritual Warfare – Putting on The Full Armor of God…
ShareSo, I recently started reading Jack Cavanaugh’s “Kingdom Wars“ books, and I could hardly put them down from the first page of the first book through the last page of the second. Not since I read This Present Darkness and Piercing the Darkness have I been so captivated by a work of Christian fiction.
More than [...]
Christ Offers Rest for the Weary and Burdened – Words of Spiritual Encouragement
ShareJesus told us in no uncertain terms that we would have troubles in this world. Yet, as is typically the case when Christ gives us bad news, He couples it with Good News that far outweighs the bad.
“I have told you these things, so that in me you may have peace. In this world you [...]
Christ is Faithful… So Hold On to Courage and Hope
Share“But Christ is faithful as a son over God’s house. And we are his house, if we hold on to our courage and the hope of which we boast.” – Hebrews 3:6, NIV
Scriptures often refer to how faithful God is to His people. God keeps His promises, and He is the same now, tomorrow, and [...]
John Burke’s Message Today: Nobody Stands Alone… In A Crowd
ShareJohn Burke is our lead pastor at Gateway Community Church. John doesn’t know it, but he’s part of the reason why I started attending church again.
I’m really thankful for God leading us to Gateway Church, and also I’m thankful that God is equipping people like John so they are able to make someone like me [...]
Encouraging Bible Verses – God Keeps His Promises
Share“1 Give thanks to the Lord and pray to him.
Tell the nations what he has done.
2 Sing to him; sing praises to him.
Tell about all his miracles.
3 Be glad that you are his;
let those who seek the Lord be happy.
4 Depend on the Lord and his strength;
always go to him for help.
5 Remember the miracles [...]
