The City Gates Church

We continue to look at Paul's prayer for the Ephesians and consider what it means to know God, the Father of glory.

After praising God in the previous verses, Paul begins describing his prayers to God. We look at what hinders our prayer today, and compare that to the constant nature, content, and catalyst of Paul's prayers. His prayers are guided by three things: theology, experience, and awareness.

How do I become a Christian? Paul says God predestines us, but we also trust Him. And once we do, we become sealed with the Holy Spirit. What does that mean?

On top of all the other gifts He's given us, God has ALSO given us an inheritance in Christ. So, why do we go looking in so many other places for acceptance, belonging, and worth?

The entire Christmas Eve Service from The City Gates Church, lots of great Christmas Worship, a reading of Luke 2 and message about Jesus the Light of the World

God abounds in grace and wisdom and He offers them both to us. And, what do we do when God's choices in our life don't feel so wise?

What does it mean to be redeemed, and why does Christian forgiveness require blood?

We all struggle and make compromises we later regret just to be accepted by other people. Meanwhile, God is going to incredible lengths to let us know we're accepted in Christ.

What was the purpose of God saving us? That we would be holy and blameless. Is that how you feel?

Predestination is a hot-button topic for some people. What does it mean? And how does adoption help us understand it better?

God chose to save people in Christ before the foundation of the world and nothing in the world has been able to stop that from happening.

We bless God because He has blessed us. These blessings are available now and they are real, but they are spiritual, not material, and they only found in Christ. So what does that look like? Pastor Jeff gives us some answers.

Why do we bless God, and what should that look like in our lives?

What does it mean to ‘bless’ God, and what keeps us from doing it? In a nutshell: we’re ignorant, choked out, and/or crowded over.

We've all heard of grace and peace, but what do the words really mean? Why is grace amazing, and what is the significance of it coming to us from God the Father and the Lord Jesus Christ?

Is written to the saints (who are they?) who are in Ephesus and Christ Jesus, which means we can, and should, be in two places at once

Paul finds and sees his entire purpose and identity in life as directed by God. Can this sovereign God also have His way in our lives today? Yes! He must.

After

Shows us how David responds to "the day of trouble" and how he is encouraged by the people who are praying for him as he does.

In this short Psalm we find the Heavens declaring God's glory, the Scripture declaring His identity, and David responding with a confession of sin and a desire to be filled with things acceptable to God.

Explores the question: who can live in God's presence? The answer is comprehensively simple.

Joshua 24 - As the book closes, Joshua gathers the people together to review what God has done and how they should respond. We discover that God is capable of using anyone, and we have no excuses.

Joshua 23 - As the book of Joshua comes to a close, Joshua warns the people, don't grow complacent. It's a great admonition for modern Christians as well.

As the Eastern tribes head back across the Jordan, conflict arises over a new altar they've built. What were they thinking???

Pastor Jeff concludes a small group on marriage and relationships by wrapping up a discussion of roles and responsibilities and asking the question, “What do we do about sin?