The Open Gate Church Podcast

In this episode we look at Romans 8: 26-34 and the question of whether our choices matter or if our lives were already predestined to turn out a certain way. God has a good plan for our lives and we can trust him.  We can't just sit on the couch waiting for God to throw his plan in our lap though. We make choices and these choices do matter and they do have consequences. When we hear the gosp...

This episode focuses on the assurance of future hope we have, that the ultimate glory we will receive is so enormous that the sufferings of this present time are insignificant in comparison. We look forward to both the resurrection of the body and to the new heaven and new earth. And so, God's people and God's creation long for this day.  Connect with Us! www.opengatechurch.ca Facebook:...

In this episode we focus on Romans 8: 7-17, and the question, "how do we know if we have received the Holy Spirit?". We know we are set free from the slavery of  sin through Jesus, but we may question our status or if our salvation has truly taken hold. The good news is that the gift of the Holy Spirit is not orchestrated by ourselves but is given by God alone. The fire of the Spirit can...

It's still quite common, even prevalent today, that people think the spirit and the flesh are two different separate opposing natures within a person, with two different separate opposing values as well as degrees of righteousness.  In this episode we look to how scripture answers this and the question, "Is My Body Evil?" Connect with Us! www.opengatechurch.ca Facebook: @theopengate...

In this episode we focus on Romans 6: 1-11 and Paul's question:  "Shall we go on sinning so that grace may increase?" Paul answers that we have died to our sinful self and been raised with Christ into a new life and that Christians must realize that the mastery of sin has been broken over our lives. Connect with Us! www.opengatechurch.ca Facebook: @theopengatechurch Instagram: @theo...

In this episode we focus on Romans 5:15-19, how what God has done in the one man Jesus, is far more than simply putting the human race back where it was before the arrival of sin; the 'trespass' and the 'gift' are not equal and opposite. Paul contrasts Adam and Jesus in this passage and shows us that the deal we have received is too good to pass up. Connect with Us! www.opengat...

This week we are joined by the Reverend Deborah Mayo of Street Hope Ministries and Church Of Our Lord in Victoria, BC. In this episode we focus on Romans 5: 1-11 and the question of whether we are truly saved by Jesus and how we can trust in that promise.  Connect with Us! www.opengatechurch.ca Facebook: @theopengatechurch Instagram: @theopengatechurch

As we continue through the book of Romans, we look at how our salvation is not dependent on our performance but on faith in Jesus alone. How we are all part of God's family, equal and forgiven by the grace of God.  Connect with Us! www.opengatechurch.ca Facebook: @theopengatechurch Instagram: @theopengatechurch

In this episode we begin a journey through the book of Romans, where Paul addresses the church in Rome.  Jesus's work on the cross demonstrates God's righteousness, because through the cross, God's justice and mercy are reconciled. They're no longer at odds with each other. This is the heart of the Christian faith. That at the cross, God's justice and love meet. And becaus...

In this episode we focus on the final portion of The Lord's Prayer. It begins with praise and ends with praise and on this Pentecost Sunday we celebrate the arrival of the Holy Spirit to guide us as we start anew with the very presence of God in us.  Connect with Us! www.opengatechurch.ca Facebook: @theopengatechurch Instagram: @theopengatechurch

In this week's episode we will be looking at the strategies the evil one uses to separate us from God, but how, as in all things, our deliverance comes from putting our trust in God, and God alone.  Connect with Us! www.opengatechurch.ca Facebook: @theopengatechurch Instagram: @theopengatechurch

In this episode we welcome the Rev. David Fuller preaching on the different reactions we may have to the gospel message of Jesus as Lord. What will we choose? Derision, delay or decision? Connect with Us! www.opengatechurch.ca Facebook: @theopengatechurch Instagram: @theopengatechurch

In this episode we will be looking at how the word temptation is also translated as test or trial and how there is similarity but also a subtle difference between the two. "A test is something to prove a person's character, and in the process , improve it. A temptation is meant to entice a person to sin, to bring a person down in some way. " - Darryl Johnson God tests us, the devil...

We continue to look at the 5th Petition of The Lord's Prayer: And forgive us our debts, as we also have forgiven our debtors.  This week we will be focusing again on the importance of the second part of the petition that we extend the forgiveness God shows us to others. We also discuss how and why this is not just for their sake but is a benefit, mercy, and blessing to us as it brings us heal...

In this episode, we will be looking at our need for our Father's forgiveness along with our assurance that He forgives us. (This is the gospel!) However, we will focus on how this petition has two parts, the incredible challenge of being called to forgive those who have hurt us, but how this call is more for our own benefit than for theirs. Connect with Us! www.opengatechurch.ca Facebook: @th...

In this episode we look at the 4th petition in The Lord's Prayer: Give us today our daily bread. We focus on what this actually means, and how it is a much broader prayer than we may think at first.  Connect with Us! www.opengatechurch.ca Facebook: @theopengatechurch Instagram: @theopengatechurch

In this episode we celebrate the resurrection of Jesus.  Jesus didn't die as a martyr for a cause. He was never in the wrong place at the wrong time. His death was not the result of a series of unfortunate events nor was it an unavoidable tragedy. He was never at the mercy of anyone. No one took his life from him. He laid it down of his own accord and he did it for a purpose in accordance wit...

In this episode we reflect on Good Friday, when Jesus voluntarily went to the cross to redeem us from our sins. He wasn't a victim, but our loving Saviour and victorious King.  Connect with Us! www.opengatechurch.ca Facebook: @theopengatechurch Instagram: @theopengatechurch

In this episode we welcome the Reverend Doctor Rod Ellis. We look at the greeting, "Hosanna to the son of David. Blessed is he who comes in the name of the Lord. Hosanna in the highest." This is the wonderful greeting to Jesus by the crowd and what we've come to call Palm Sunday. It's packed with meaning. And what does Hosanna mean? It could mean a number of things, but it come...

In this episode we turn to the 3rd Petition of The Lord's Prayer: "Your will be done, on earth as it is in heaven..." We look at how we can presume to know the will of God (as we find it outlined in the 10 commandments, learn its fullness from the whole scripture, and see culminated in Christ) and how it really is a simple call to love God and love our neighbours, but also a call to...

As we come to the 2nd petition from The Lord's Prayer: "Your Kingdom come...", we look at how this is a prayer for the, "already, not-yet": at how God's Kingdom, which is foreshadowed in the Old Testament, was founded in Christ's incarnation, established with his ascension, advances with the fulfilling of the Great Commission, and will be complete when Christ del...

In this episode, we continue our look at The Lord's Prayer focusing on the first petition, "Hallow be your name" and how God's name is hallowed through his mighty works and in us. Connect with Us! www.opengatechurch.ca Facebook: @theopengatechurch Instagram: @theopengatechurch

In this episode we begin a new series on the Lord's Prayer, looking first at 'The Address': "Our Father in heaven" and focusing on the fatherhood of God, our status as children of God (and heirs), and the kingdom of heaven. Connect with Us! www.opengatechurch.ca Facebook: @theopengatechurch Instagram: @theopengatechurch

In this episode, we look at the last Beatitude: "Blessed are those who are persecuted because of righteousness, for theirs is the kingdom of heaven. Blessed are you when people insult you, persecute you and falsely say all kinds of evil against you because of me. Rejoice and be glad, because great is your reward in heaven, for in the same way they persecuted the prophets who were before you.&...

In this episode, we look at the 7th Beatitude: "Blessed are the peacemakers, for they will be called children of God." In a world characterized by conflict, rivalry and selfish ambition, a keeper of the peace is rare. A peacemaker still rarer. God is the supreme peacemaker, and His children share the characteristics of their Father. Connect with Us! www.opengatechurch.ca Facebook: @theop...