The Open Gate Church Podcast

This episode s looking at the 6th Beatitude: "Blessed are the pure in heart, for they will see God." We look at how the pure in heart are the poor in spirit. Those who have recognized their spiritual bankruptcy and approached Jesus in humility and have been made righteous because of His mercy and will now follow and walk with Him. This is a call to a life of integrity. Pureness of heart...

This episode looks at the 5th Beatitude: "Blessed are the merciful, for they will be shown mercy." Jesus teaches in the Beatitudes, the true transformation of a person starts somewhere. In that place of depravity, desolation, despair, recognizing the God-sized void in our life. That place of spiritual poverty. That place of recognizing that we are not worthy to our calling. As Christ&apo...

This episode focuses on the 4th Beatitude: "Blessed are those who hunger and thirst for righteousness, for they will be filled." Those who crave righteousness recognize that none of us can pursue righteousness and make ourselves righteous, but if we pursue Jesus, we are made righteous by Him. They recognize that what they crave is a relationship with Jesus. They shall be satisfied by res...

In this episode, we'll be looking at Jesus' 3rd Beatitude: "Blessed are the meek, for they will inherit the earth." We'll be looking at how those who are meek reflect the character of Jesus Himself: The meek are strong because they rest in the arms of God. The meek are wise because they look at life through the eyes of God. The meek can stand firmly because they are anchor...

This episode looks at the 2nd Beatitude:  "Blessed are those who mourn, for they will be comforted."  -Matthew 5:4 This Beatitude teaches that there is ultimate comfort for those who grieve the loss of loved ones in the hope offered through Christ but also that those who mourn includes those that recognize their spiritual bankruptcy without Jesus; they will be comforted by turning to Him...

This episode begins our new series on the Beatitudes from Matthew 5: 3-12, looking at Jesus' powerful kickoff to His first public address, teaching on discipleship in God's kingdom in an everyday world: living right-side-up in an upside-down world.  In this episode, Pastor Jonathan speaks about the first Beatitude: "Blessed are the poor in spirit, for theirs is the kingdom of heaven...

In this episode we're looking at the 10th Commandment: "You shall not covet." We will observe how often we desire other things instead of God, that by breaking the 10th commandment we break the first (and all of them). We should instead seek first the kingdom of God and worship Christ the King who has set us free from bondage to our inevitable sin. Connect with Us! www.opengatechurc...

This episode is looking at the 9th Commandment: "You shall not bear false witness against your neighbour."  - Exodus 20:16 Keeping the ninth commandment helps us to become like Christ because by practicing love and truthfulness in speech we grow in self restraint, in kindness and in honesty so that we can love God more fully and we can come to know him with the mind that's free of d...

In this episode, Pastor Andrew Hewlett tackles the challenging 8th Commandment: "You shall not steal." Connect with Us! www.opengatechurch.ca Facebook: @theopengatechurch Instagram: @theopengatechurch

This episode looks at the 7th Commandment: "You shall not commit adultery." We focus on how adultery harms our family, friends, church and community and takes us away from God's intended plans for our lives. We can, however, entrust ourselves to God to enable us to stay faithful to Him, to our spouses and to one another. Connect with Us! www.opengatechurch.ca Facebook: @theopengatec...

In this episode we focus on the 6th Commandment: "You shall not murder." This may seem like the "freebie" commandment that's pretty easy to get right, but Pastor Jonathan looks at how we can foster intentions in our heart that lead to anger and can move us in a direction where we aren't valuing the life of others as equal to our own.   Connect with Us! www.opengatechu...

In this episode we look at the 5th Commandment: "Honour your father and your mother, that your days may be long in the land that the Lord your God is giving you”  - Exodus 20:12 Family dynamics can vary a lot in our culture, but the 5th commandment is deeper than just a promise to "live long and prosper".  Connect with Us! www.opengatechurch.ca Facebook: @theopengatechurch Instagram...

This week we look at the 4th Commandment: "Remember the Sabbath day by keeping it holy."  Living in a busy world, we can often overlook this commandment but setting apart the first thing we do every week to join with our families, with our church to remember with gratitude and celebrate what God has done for us in worship, in fellowship, in works of love for one another and those around...

This episode focuses on the 3rd Commandment: "You shall not take the name of the Lord your God in vain.”  - Exodus 20:7 God's name is special because it carries his personal identity. The way we use God's name conveys how we really feel about him. Because we love him, we should use His name with respect and reverence. Not carelessly or profanely.  Connect with Us! www.opengatechurch...