The Open Gate Church Podcast

Jesus said to her, “I am the resurrection and the life. The one who believes in me will live, even though they die; and whoever lives by believing in me will never die. Do you believe this?” (John 11:25-26, NIV) Following last week’s sermon on Israel’s failure and exile, Ezekiel announces God’s promise to cleanse his people, give them new hearts and his Spirit, and breathe life into a people who b...

I will show the holiness of my great name, which has been profaned among the nations, the name you have profaned among them. (Ezekiel 36:23, NIV) God called Israel to represent his character and carry his blessing into the world, but their worship became corrupted, their community was filled with injustice, and God’s name was profaned among the nations. The sermon will explore the consequences of...

You are the light of the world. A town built on a hill cannot be hidden. (Matthew 5:14, NIV) We will be looking at how Jesus does not abolish God’s law but fulfils it, revealing its true purpose: to form a people whose transformed lives display the goodness of God. As we “kick-off” the Fall, our focus will be on how as Christ renews us from the inside out, our worship becomes visible through mercy...

Teach me, Lord, the way of your decrees,   that I may follow it to the end. (Psalm 119:33, NIV) Psalm 119 presents obedience not as a way of earning God’s acceptance but as the fruit of God’s steadfast love, salvation, and transforming presence. We will contrast legalistic rule-keeping—which produces pride, fear, and burdens—with grace-enabled obedience, which teaches the mind, turns the heart, an...

Rev. Andy Withrow Connect with Us! www.opengatechurch.ca Facebook: @theopengatechurch Instagram: @theopengatechurch

Romans 8 - Rev. Andrew Hewlett Connect with Us! www.opengatechurch.ca Facebook: @theopengatechurch Instagram: @theopengatechurch

This week we are joined by Duncan Polson. Connect with Us! www.opengatechurch.ca Facebook: @theopengatechurch Instagram: @theopengatechurch

In this episode we are joined by the Rev. Lynne Ellis. Connect with Us! www.opengatechurch.ca Facebook: @theopengatechurch Instagram: @theopengatechurch

'Your house and your kingdom will endure forever before me; your throne will be established forever.’ (2 Samuel 7:16, NIV) Connect with Us! www.opengatechurch.ca Facebook: @theopengatechurch Instagram: @theopengatechurch

But the Lord said to Samuel, “Do not consider his appearance or his height, for I have rejected him. The Lord does not look at the things people look at. People look at the outward appearance, but the Lord looks at the heart.”(1 Samuel 16:7, NIV) This sermon moves quickly from Moses and the giving of the law to the people in the Promised Land asking for a king… Saul, who looked like the ideal king...

The curtain of the temple was torn in two from top to bottom. (Mark 15:38, NIV) This sermon centres on Leviticus 16 and the Day of Atonement where the high Priest entered God’s holy presence in the Holly Place of the temple to make a substitutionary sacrifice on behalf of the people.  It then moves to celebrating Christ’s perfect sacrifice that opens the way into God’s presence again. Connect with...

So, if you think you are standing firm, be careful that you don’t fall! (1 Corinthians 10:12, NIV) This sermon centers on Exodus 32 and the danger of self-directed worship: God’s people can be sincere, religious, and wrong when they take worship into their own hands. Though we are all in danger of falling into this trap, we can be thankful for Christ our Mediator, who meets our idolatry with mercy...

"Above all else, guard your heart, for it is the wellspring of life."    In this episode, Rev. Lynne Ellis focuses on the value of ensuring our hearts are right with God. Connect with Us! www.opengatechurch.ca Facebook: @theopengatechurch Instagram: @theopengatechurch

So Christ himself gave the apostles, the prophets, the evangelists, the pastors and teachers, to equip his people for works of service, so that the body of Christ may be built up  (Ephesians 4:11-12, NIV) This week we continue our discussion on Vision and the tabernacle.  We see that God did not ask Moses to build the tabernacle alone. He stirred the hearts of the people and distributed among them...

They received from Moses all the offerings the Israelites had brought to carry out the work of constructing the sanctuary. (Exodus 36:3. NIV) I will be sharing a brief reflection on God's instructions for the tabernacle and then relating it to Open Gate Church making use of our worship space/building for an indefinite amount of time as I share the vision and direction and plans for the church...

Now if you obey me fully and keep my covenant, then out of all nations you will be my treasured possession. Although the whole earth is mine, you will be for me a kingdom of priests and a holy nation.’  (Exodus 19:5-6, NIV) This sermon focuses on God giving Israel his law after rescuing them from slavery. The law is not a way to earn salvation, but a gracious gift that gives God’s people identity,...

And the Egyptians will know that I am the Lord when I stretch out my hand against Egypt and bring the Israelites out of it.” (Exodus 7:5, NIV) This sermon focuses on Exodus 6–14: God reveals himself as the true King by judging Egypt, defeating Pharaoh (as well as Egypts false gods), saving his people through the blood of the Passover lamb, and bringing them through the waters of the Red Sea into f...

But Moses said to God, “Who am I that I should go to Pharaoh and bring the Israelites out of Egypt?” And God said, “I will be with you.  (Exodus 3:11-12, NIV) The God who revealed himself to Moses as the covenant LORD, the great “I AM,” sends insecure people into his rescuing mission, not by making them sufficient in themselves, but by promising his own presence — fulfilled in Jesus Christ, the tr...

And I will bring you to the land I swore with uplifted hand to give to Abraham, to Isaac and to Jacob. I will give it to you as a possession. I am the Lord.’” (Exodus 6:8, NIV) This sermon focuses on Exodus 3:1–8, where God reveals Himself to Moses in the burning bush as the holy, present Rescuer who sees, hears, knows, and comes down to deliver His people. The sermon will connect the burning bush...

You intended to harm me, but God intended it for good to accomplish what is now being done, the saving of many lives. (Genesis 50:20, NIV) Joseph’s story reveals a God who is sovereign even in suffering, working through betrayal, injustice, and long seasons of waiting to bring about redemption. Joseph's story is the same as the gospel as we follow him through prise, a fall, resurrection, rede...

Duncan Polson brings us an excellent message and his testimony. Connect with Us! www.opengatechurch.ca Facebook: @theopengatechurch Instagram: @theopengatechurch

The Rev. Rod Ellis brings us an inspiring and challenging message. How do we react when our plans are interrupted? Connect with Us! www.opengatechurch.ca Facebook: @theopengatechurch Instagram: @theopengatechurch

“I will make you into a great nation,     and I will bless you; I will make your name great,     and you will be a blessing.                                       (Genesis 12:2, NIV) This week we will be turning to Genesis 12, the turning point where God begins to restore what was broken in the Fall by calling Abraham and making covenant promises to bless the world through him...and Abraham respon...

This year our Easter sermon reflects on how death seems inevitable.  BUT…through the Creation story we have seen that death is unnatural and not God’s intention for us.  This Easter we praise God  that because Jesue died on our behalf and then conquered death by rising again we can once again share in eternal life through him and with him. Connect with Us! www.opengatechurch.ca Facebook: @theopeng...

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