Gateway Fellowship

This is a chill conversation with Jacob, who leads the worship band. He's really open and we're a bit random.

"Hey, pastor! When are we gonna get to do the stuff?" "What stuff?" "The stuff Jesus did." "Oh, no we don't do the stuff. He did it. We just study it." "Well that doesn't seem right." It ain't.

Do we forget? How is forgiveness different from excusing? Is it all at once or as needed? How does forgiveness relate to grief process? AND MORE...

This was last night's "Wednesday Whiteboard" time. I included the prayers so that people might go back and listen again if that's helpful, but I removed anything I felt was not for public consumption.

Why is that? And how would you help someone forgive who is having a difficult time?

The wrongs we have done AND The wrongs done to us.

Stan told a bunch of personal stories on the theme of forgiveness.

This is part 3 on the theme of, "What does God get out of all this?"

Some conversation about what it might mean to be a genuine gospel community.

This continues last week's message from John 15:15 where Jesus said he no longer calls us servants, but friends.

What are we saved from? What are we saved for? What does God get? "I no longer call you servants...I call you friends." (Jn 15:15)

This is a conversation we had about a theme Stan identified in his current relationship with God.

Since Bob Muncy talked about this verse the other night, I've been thinking about it more. I had a question about interpreting a verse written 2,500 years ago and got a little help from a pastor who wrote about five hundred years ago.

We have no greater joy than our children walk in truth (v4) Knowing God leads to holiness (v11) Modes of communication matter (v13-14) Here are my full written thoughts.

"God leaned in and a scroll of remembrance was written regarding the conversation they had."

A teacher's aide responded to a reading report I wrote in seminary.

Part 1. No. Part 2. Yes. Part 3. So what?

This chat is about facing the truth, speaking the truth, and living in the truth.

"If I could just have _____, then I'd be happy," is a common trap. God is calling us to cultivate gratitude and contentment.

Brothers and sisters, I could not address you as people who live by the Spirit but as people who are still worldly—mere infants in Christ. I gave you milk, not solid food, for you were not yet ready for it. Indeed, you are still not ready. You are still worldly. (1 Cor 3:1-3a)