Gateway Franklin Church

Thank you for listening. Take a look at the sermon notes of this message on the church website: https://www.gatewayfranklin.com/sermons To find out more about Gateway Franklin Church, visit us at gatewayfranklin.com or join us online each week at gatewayfranklin.online .

Thank you for listening. Take a look at the sermon notes of this message on the church website: https://www.gatewayfranklin.com/sermons To find out more about Gateway Franklin Church, visit us at gatewayfranklin.com or join us online each week at gatewayfranklin.online . Notes: Ephesians 3:20–21 (NIV)  Hyper — over, above  Hyper — over, above  Ek — out of, from the depths  Hyper — over, above  Ek...

Thank you for listening. Take a look at the sermon notes of this message on the church website: https://www.gatewayfranklin.com/sermons To find out more about Gateway Franklin Church, visit us at gatewayfranklin.com or join us online each week at gatewayfranklin.online .

Thank you for listening. Take a look at the sermon notes of this message on the church website: https://www.gatewayfranklin.com/sermons To find out more about Gateway Franklin Church, visit us at gatewayfranklin.com or join us online each week at gatewayfranklin.online .

Thank you for listening. Take a look at the sermon notes of this message on the church website: https://www.gatewayfranklin.com/sermons To find out more about Gateway Franklin Church, visit us at gatewayfranklin.com or join us online each week at gatewayfranklin.online .

John 1:14, Luke 2 December 7th, 2025 John 1:1-5 (NIV) In the beginning was the Word, and the Word was with God, and the Word was God. 2 He was with God in the beginning. 3 Through him all things were made; without him nothing was made that has been made. 4 In him was life, and that life was the light of all mankind. 5 The light shines in the darkness, and the darkness has not overcome it.  Jesus p...

Thank you for listening. Take a look at the sermon notes of this message on the church website: https://www.gatewayfranklin.com/sermonsTo find out more about Gateway Franklin Church, visit us at gatewayfranklin.com or join us online each week at gatewayfranklin.online.

Thank you for listening. Take a look at the sermon notes of this message on the church website: https://www.gatewayfranklin.com/sermonsTo find out more about Gateway Franklin Church, visit us at gatewayfranklin.com or join us online each week at gatewayfranklin.online.

John 14:12-13 (NIV) 12  Very truly I tell you, whoever believes in me will do the works I have been doing, and they will do even greater things than these, because I am going to the Father.  13  And I will do whatever you ask in my name, so that the Father may be glorified in the Son. Being flows from doing. Believers do. Acts 1:8 (NIV) 8  you will receive power when the Holy Spirit comes on you; ...

Refresh! A Fresh Perspective:   “A generous person will prosper; whoever refreshes others will be refreshed.”  Proverbs 11:25 Sowing and reaping in the spiritual realm:   “Do not be deceived: God cannot be mocked. A man reaps what he sows. Whoever sows to please their flesh, from the flesh will reap destruction; whoever sows to please the Spirit, from the Spirit will reap eternal life. Let us not...

“Why am I here?”  There is a distinct difference between the questions, “Why am I here?” and “What do you want to be when you grow up?”  “Why am I here?” is directed at purpose. “What do you want to be when you grow up?” is directed at bent and arena. Culture says purpose is personal live for yourself. Jesus said your purpose is my purpose, live for me.  Your Real Purpose is a Co-mission. Webster’...

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Thank you for listening. Take a look at the sermon notes of this message on the church website: https://www.gatewayfranklin.com/sermons To find out more about Gateway Franklin Church, visit us at gatewayfranklin.com or join us online each week at gatewayfranklin.online .

Introduction Pastor Torry Sheppard begins Ever Ancient, Ever New by celebrating the enduring strength and beauty of the Church. Through a humorous story about a pastor describing his “multinational company” on a flight, he reframes how people perceive the Church—not as an outdated or oppressive institution, but as the greatest movement in human history. From hospitals and schools to justice and fa...

1 The word that came to Jeremiah from the LORD: 2 “Come, go down to the potter’s house, and there I will let you hear my words.” 3 So I went down to the potter’s house, and there he was working at his wheel. 4 The vessel he was making of clay was spoiled in the potter’s hand, and he reworked it into another vessel, as seemed good to him. 5 Then the word of the LORD came to me: 6 Can I not do with...

Never short sell an immeasurably more God. Never underestimate the power of a simple prayer offered on behalf of a complex situation. Never dismiss the impact of obedience (disobedience). Never be afraid of the repercussions of telling the truth in love. One of those repercussions is freedom. When in the dark always ask for more of God. You need Him more than answers, advice or direction. Change a...

September 14th, 2025 — Never short sell an immeasurably more God. Never underestimate the power of a simple prayer offered on behalf of a complex situation. Never dismiss the impact of obedience (disobedience). Never be afraid of the repercussions of telling the truth in love. One of those repercussions is freedom. When in the dark always ask for more of God. You need Him more than answers, advice...

Words to Live By Never short sell an immeasurably more God. Never underestimate the power of a simple prayer offered on behalf of a complex situation. Never dismiss the impact of obedience (or disobedience). This week our word is…  Never be afraid of the repercussions of speaking the truth in love; one of those repercussion is freedom. The problem with avoiding conflict is that you actually live l...

Joshua 7, Acts 9, Luke 6 August 31st, 2025 — Never short sell an immeasurably more God. Never underestimate the power of a simple prayer offered on behalf of a complex situation. Never dismiss the impact of obedience (or disobedience). A core problem of disobedience is its near-sightedness. Disobedience sees the tree but misses the forest. Obedience is 20/20 faith in an immeasurable more God.   Jo...

Words to Live By Never short-sell an immeasurable more God.  Never underestimate the power of a simple prayer offered on behalf of a complex situation.  3 Elements of a Child’s Prayer Simple.  Often.  Faith-filled.  A Good barometer of spiritual maturity/understanding is the progression of our prayers from childish to childlike. A Broader Understanding of Prayer The Who of Prayer is God .  The Wha...

Words to Live By: Never Short Sell an Immeasurably More God Ephesians 3:16-21 August 17th, 2025 — We can always trust God’s Word because… God’s Word always produces.  Isaiah 55:10,11 (NIV) As the rain and the snow come down from heaven, and do not return to it without watering the earth and making it bud and flourish, so that it yields seed for the sower and bread for the eater, 11  so is my word ...

Home is Not a Place HomeIS NOT A PLACE Home isn’t a WHERE.Home is a WHO. 2 QUESTIONS 1. Why does community matter? 2. How do I move from wanting community to actually living it? WHY DOES COMMUNITY MATTER? 1. We were designed to belong. "It is not good that man should be alone."– Genesis 2:18, NKJV “The promise of social media is to be fully seen and fully liked. But the promise of real f...

Ecclesiastes 3 & 4, Philippians 4, 2 Corinthians 12, Joshua 1 August 3rd, 2025 Ecclesiastes 3:1-10 (NIV) There is a time for everything, and a season for every activity under the heavens: 2  a time to be born and a time to die, a time to plant and a time to uproot, 3   a time to kill and a time to heal, a time to tear down and a time to build, 4   a time to weep and a time to laugh, a time to...

In the final message of the Three Kings series, Pastor Torry Sheppard closes with the story of Solomon, the king whose reign began with unmatched wisdom and blessing but ended in compromise and sorrow. The sermon, titled “What You Don’t Steward, Sours,” explores the danger of mishandled blessings and the call to use God-given resources, influence, and opportunities for kingdom purposes. When Winni...

Two Overarching 3 Kings Take-Aways  God partners with ordinary people (messy) to accomplish His extraordinary purposes.  Ordinary people are capable of mighty acts when we align our mind, heart and hands with God’s.  Solomon is Different King Physically Background  Skillset Wisdom The Hebrew word for wisdom ( hokma) means information + insight.  The OT concept of wisdom carries a moral, ethical an...