the missional community: April 2011

Tuesday, April 19, 2011

Something To Think About This Week

Love’s redeeming work is done, Alleluia!
Fought the fight, the battle won, Alleluia!
Vain the stone, the watch, the seal, Alleluia!
Christ has burst the gates of hell, Alleluia!

Lives again our glorious King, Alleluia!
Where, O death, is now thy sting? Alleluia!
Dying once our souls to save, Alleluia!
Where thy victory, O grave? Alleluia!

Soar we now where Christ has led, Alleluia!
Following our exalted Head, Alleluia!
Made like Him, like Him we rise, Alleluia!
Ours the cross, the grave, the skies, Alleluia!
(Charles Wesley, 1739

Monday, April 18, 2011

GFchurch Update

Join us for the 6th Annual Egg Smash on Saturday, April 23, 2001 from 10am to 2pm at Royse City Park. There will be free bounce house, cotton candy, snow cones, hot dogs, french fries, a huge egg hunt at 12noon and a few free gifts. Come out and enjoy this community event.

There are a lot of new things happening in the life of our church Gateway Fellowship. We are in the middle of our sermon series called The Psalms of Ascent. If you have not been able to attend services, you can catch up right here at GatewayTV.

This past Sunday we looked at Psalm 132:

Remember, O Lord, in David's favor,
all the hardships he endured,
2 how he swore to the Lord
and vowed to the Mighty One of Jacob,
3 “I will not enter my house
or get into my bed,
4 I will not give sleep to my eyes
or slumber to my eyelids,
5 until I find a place for the Lord,
a dwelling place for the Mighty One of Jacob.”

6 Behold, we heard of it in Ephrathah;
we found it in the fields of Jaar.
7 “Let us go to his dwelling place;
let us worship at his footstool!”

8 Arise, O Lord, and go to your resting place,
you and the ark of your might.
9 Let your priests be clothed with righteousness,
and let your saints shout for joy.
10 For the sake of your servant David,
do not turn away the face of your anointed one.

11 The Lord swore to David a sure oath
from which he will not turn back:
“One of the sons of your body [1]
I will set on your throne.
12 If your sons keep my covenant
and my testimonies that I shall teach them,
their sons also forever
shall sit on your throne.”

13 For the Lord has chosen Zion;
he has desired it for his dwelling place:
14 “This is my resting place forever;
here I will dwell, for I have desired it.
15 I will abundantly bless her provisions;
I will satisfy her poor with bread.
16 Her priests I will clothe with salvation,
and her saints will shout for joy.
17 There I will make a horn to sprout for David;
I have prepared a lamp for my anointed.
18 His enemies I will clothe with shame,
but on him his crown will shine.”

We also looked at Luke 19: 28-44 and discussed the triumphal entry into Jerusalem:

And when he had said these things, he went on ahead, going up to Jerusalem. 29 When he drew near to Bethphage and Bethany, at the mount that is called Olivet, he sent two of the disciples, 30 saying, “Go into the village in front of you, where on entering you will find a colt tied, on which no one has ever yet sat. Untie it and bring it here. 31 If anyone asks you, ‘Why are you untying it?’ you shall say this: ‘The Lord has need of it.’” 32 So those who were sent went away and found it just as he had told them. 33 And as they were untying the colt, its owners said to them, “Why are you untying the colt?” 34 And they said, “The Lord has need of it.” 35 And they brought it to Jesus, and throwing their cloaks on the colt, they set Jesus on it. 36 And as he rode along, they spread their cloaks on the road. 37 As he was drawing near—already on the way down the Mount of Olives—the whole multitude of his disciples began to rejoice and praise God with a loud voice for all the mighty works that they had seen, 38 saying, “Blessed is the King who comes in the name of the Lord! Peace in heaven and glory in the highest!” 39 And some of the Pharisees in the crowd said to him, “Teacher, rebuke your disciples.” 40 He answered, “I tell you, if these were silent, the very stones would cry out.”
Jesus Weeps over Jerusalem

41 And when he drew near and saw the city, he wept over it, 42 saying, “Would that you, even you, had known on this day the things that make for peace! But now they are hidden from your eyes. 43 For the days will come upon you, when your enemies will set up a barricade around you and surround you and hem you in on every side 44 and tear you down to the ground, you and your children within you. And they will not leave one stone upon another in you, because you did not know the time of your visitation.”

Our Connect groups are meeting on a weekly basis and we are studying the scriptures together, praying for one another, and doing life together. It is truly an exciting time in the life of our church. If you are not involved in a Connect Group, I urge you to prayerfully consider joining one and investing in the life of the Body of Christ.

Here are a few ways to stay connected with our church::
Gateway Fellowship Facebook
Gateway Fellowship Twitter

Here are a few things coming up in the life of our church::
...6th Annual Egg Smash, Saturday, April 23rd
...Easter, Sunday April 24th

ConnectGroup Schedule::
WedNite @ 7pm @ The Brown's
ThursNite @ 7pm @ The Snow's

I love our church
I love our people
I love our team
I love what He is doing in us
I love what He is doing to us
I love what He is doing through us

Friday, April 15, 2011

GFchurch Update

Sunday, April 10, 2011

April 10, 2011@ Grace

April 10, 2011
Grace Community Church
Corsicana, Texas
Steve Hayes/ Senior Pastor

SWAP.. Trading In Our Dreams for God's Dream

We are called to something greater than this.. We are created and designed to swap our dreams for His

As believers we don't just work for the bottom-line, instead we are called and compelled to work as worship
.... Worship is a lifestyle
.... It all belongs to Him and is for Him
.... We can not categorize our lives, we must worship at all times and in all places-everything you do is an act of worship

Scripture tells us- We are all priests and our body is the temple of the living God- so worship

3 Things To Remember About Work::

1. God can use your work to benefit the world
.... What you do meets people's needs
.... Romans 12:1

2. You can actively serve God where you work
.... Ephesians 5:5-6
.... Also- remember the life of Daniel in the OT "how did he serve?"..... Daniel 6:20

3. All of us are ministers
.... We are all servants and slaves of Christ called to be ministers of the Gospel of Christ
.... It all counts, every moment of life is a chance to learn how to live in the kingdom of God
.... You preach with your life (Lifestyle Evangelism)
... Jeremiah 29:5-7

See Your Workplace As A Sacred Place

Trent Brown
Lead Pastor, Gateway Fellowship

Spiritual Life, Greenville Christian School

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"but these are written so that you may believe that Jesus is the Christ, the Son of God, and that by believing you may have life in his name."~ John 20:31