Gateway Fellowship

In this talk about marriage and the Bible's instructions for husbands and wives (based on Col 3:18-19) we talk about a lot! -Methods of biblical interpretation -Roman Patriarchal Culture at the time of the New Testament -17th century New England Puritan Patriarchal culture -Four major views on gender relationships -some of my own personal experiences

What is sacred? What is secular? Is the world evil? Is the world good? What counts as spiritual? This chat is based on Colossians 3:17.

Finally we describe Psalms, hymns, and spiritual songs (Col 3:16) in more detail. Here's the quiz from the end: 1.) T/F The Psalms were originally chanted in unison a capella by priests. 2.) This biblical King is credited with bringing about Israel’s “golden age” of musical worship…      a. King Josiah      b. King Louie from Disney’s The Jungle Book      c. B.B. King      d. King David 3.) What local grassroots organization has helped produce more singers than anyone else? 4.) T/F A hymn is an old song with four verses, and the fourth one is usually about heaven. 5.) Your friend says: “It’s too bad that no early church hymns survived. It would’ve been cool to see what the very first Christians sang.” Respond. 6.) T/F When king Saul was tormented in spirit, David would pour oil on his head and shout loudly in order to scare away the devils. 7.) Finish this quote from St. Augustine, “The person who has sung well

Why is music so contentious, how did we get here, and what are some better ways forward?

God's people sing, always have, always will. Our songs express the unity of the faith. Our songs are active worship, not passive consumer goods. Our songs are for God. Our songs glorify God AND edify the church. Our songs both express and form our faith. Our songs give us borrowed words. Our songs are our travelling songs.

I asked Carl some questions, like, "How did you come to see God the Father as so loving and gracious?"

This talk is from Colossians 3:16

This chat is about our calling and name. And it's every believer's calling, honestly.

This talk is from Matthew 5.

This talk is based on Colossians 3, mostly verses 14 and 15.

This talk is based on Colossians 3:13

So many issues in life trigger inward identity conversations. Knowing our identity and value and belovedness deeply in our gut is critical to living out the beautiful gospel love envisioned in Colossians 3:12.

Sometimes we feel like things are getting worse and worse and always will. That's actually not the case. Some generations do better than others. But each generation poses challenges to God's servants. Jesus made numerous references to "this generation," which are insightful for us as well...

It's important for us to stick close to Jesus each and every day so that people can see Jesus in us, not just hear us talk about him while misrepresenting Him with our lives.

When the disciples are over-awed at Jesus walking on the water, Mark 6:52 makes a fascinating observation...

God's kingdom doesn't evaluate or organize like the rest of human civilization. This talk is based on Colossians 3:11

Often Jesus chooses specific people for specific tasks instead of others. It's important not to get offended when that happens. It's also important to learn how to make decisions the way he did, led by God's voice more than by our worry over what people we love may feel.

Mark runs a nursing home, pastors, and travels the world supporting the cause of the gospel. I asked him the following questions... Are you organized or disorganized? What are we saved FOR? What job other than yours would you like/hate? What advice would you give to parents? What do you that annoys your wife? Why do you encourage people to give 20 percent? What did you love doing as a kid? What advice would you give to a friend struggling in sin? What smells bring back great memories? Why do you so enjoy introducing people to Jesus? Do you have a favorite meal? Why do you want to "speed the Lord's return?" How do you want to be remembered? What sound do you love/hate? Trust & Surrender. Why do you love these two words so much? How do I become a Christian?

Today's jokes were very dad-jokey. "How do you find Will Smith in the snow...?" This chat is based on Colossians 3:9-10 and the positive role of knowledge in the Christ life.

Yeah, this one starts with a bunch of light bulb jokes. This time we covered Colossians 3:7, 8, and 9. Three whole verses!