Gateway Church Podcasts

The Call: Part 4b - Thrive! In Relationship (Be One, Not Many)

valleywordproductions — Sat, 02 Dec 2017 07:37:46 +0400

November 5, 2017 - In this sixth message in The Call series, Pastor Ian looks at what causes us to thrive in our relationships. Living and relating in community is one of the foundational concepts of the Kingdom and a chief means of grace God uses to mature us in our faith. In Part b he focuses on unity in the church. The text is John 17:17-23.

The Call: Part 4a - Thrive! In Relationship (Be Many, Not One)

valleywordproductions — Sat, 02 Dec 2017 07:33:00 +0400

October 29, 2017 - In this fifth message in The Call series, Pastor Ian looks at what causes us to thrive in our relationships. Living and relating in community is one of the foundational concepts of the Kingdom and a chief means of grace God uses to mature us in our faith. The text is Acts 2:42-47.

The Call: Part 3b - Thrive! In Yourself (Grow Up Not Out)

valleywordproductions — Thu, 30 Nov 2017 22:36:03 +0400

October 22, 2017 - In this fourth message in The Call series, Pastor Ian continues to look at what causes us to thrive in our inner life. How do we grow up in Christ? Not only do we look up, not in, but we must grow up, not out. The text is Ephesians 4:11-16.

The Call: Part 3a - Thrive! In Yourself (Look Up, Not In)

valleywordproductions — Mon, 16 Oct 2017 21:32:30 +0400

October 15, 2017 - In this third message in The Call series, Pastor Ian begins to take a look at what causes us to thrive in our inner life. How do we grow up in Christ? To begin with, we look up, not in. The text is 2 Corinthians 3:4-18.

The Call: Part 2 - Unite to the Church

valleywordproductions — Fri, 13 Oct 2017 00:56:22 +0400

October 8, 2017 - In this second message in The Call series, Pastor Ian focuses on the call to give ourselves fully to the church - an established gathering of the body of Christ. His text is from Ephesians 2:11-22.

The Call: Part 1 - Unite to Christ

valleywordproductions — Sun, 08 Oct 2017 17:30:14 +0400

October 1, 2017 - Pastor Ian begins a new series called, The Call. This 8-part series focus on the mission, vision and values of the church. This first message focuses on our call to unite to Christ. The passage is Ephesians 5:22-33.

Powered Up! - To Withstand

valleywordproductions — Thu, 28 Sep 2017 03:46:37 +0400

September 24, 2017 - In this final message in the “Powered Up!” series, Pastor Ian speaks on how the church received power and filling from the Holy Spirit to withstand the persecution that came from being Powered Up to Witness and Powered Up for Wonders! The text is Acts 4:1-31.

Powered Up! - For Wonders

valleywordproductions — Sun, 24 Sep 2017 16:28:25 +0400

September 17, 2017 - This is the second message of the series called, “Powered Up!”, based on the Holy Spirit’s empowering function. Pastor Ian looks at Acts 2:43-47and the Holy Spirit’s function in empowering the church to be a context for miracles, signs and wonders.

Powered Up! - To Witness

valleywordproductions — Sun, 24 Sep 2017 16:13:54 +0400

September 10, 2017 - Pastor Ian begins a series called, “Powered Up!”, based on the Holy Spirit’s empowering function. First, he looks at Acts 1:1-8 and the Holy Spirit’s function in empowering the believer to witness. (We apologize for the audio quality. System glitch.)

Friend of God - Part 4

valleywordproductions — Wed, 26 Jul 2017 03:55:19 +0400

July 23, 2017 - In this fourth message in the Friend of God series, Pastor Ian explores how friends of God inject mercy into situations of impending judgement, following God’s own heart to be merciful. Before the message there is a testimony flowing from last week’s message on promises. The text is John 15:15-16. The subtext is Genesis 18-19.

Friend of God - Part 3

valleywordproductions — Fri, 21 Jul 2017 00:41:38 +0400

July 19, 2017 - (We had audio problems again for the first half. We apologize.) In this third installment in the Friend of God series, Pastor Ian looks into Abraham’s responses after his first battle victory and the encounter with God that follows (Genesis 14-15). This encounter anchors the concept of salvation by faith when Abraham believes God’s promises and it is reckoned to him as righteousness. The principle text continues to be John 15:15-16.

Friend of God - Part 2

valleywordproductions — Tue, 18 Jul 2017 01:14:41 +0400

July 9, 2017 - (We apologize for the audio problems.) In this second message of a 5-Part series called, Friend of God, Pastor Ian describes some of the ways friendship with God is worked out in Abraham’s life and the difference between the altars Abraham constructed at Shechem and Bethel. The main text is John 15:15-16. Sub-text is Genesis 12-13.

Friend of God - Part 1

valleywordproductions — Mon, 17 Jul 2017 23:23:22 +0400

July 2, 2017 - In this first of a 5-Part series called, Friend of God, Pastor Ian describes how living a life of no regret is centred in a friendship relationship with God. He describes prayer as the central activity of that friendship. The text is John 15:15-16.

Fathers of Great Children

valleywordproductions — Tue, 11 Jul 2017 23:34:19 +0400

June 18, 2017 - Pastor Ian teaches this Father’s Day message from the genealogy of Jesus in Matthew. He talks about the three divisions of the genealogy and what they mean for the heritage we are called to leave as godly fathers who produce great children. The text is Matthew 1:1-16.

Deep Impact

valleywordproductions — Tue, 11 Jul 2017 01:14:53 +0400

June 11, 2017 - In this message Pastor Ian talks about how all Christians are designed to make waves in the world - not mere ripples. Listen as he walks through Daniel’s experience in the deportation to Babylon and how Daniel found that place of being “in the world, but not of it.” The key text is Daniel 1:1-20.

No Shame On You

valleywordproductions — Mon, 10 Jul 2017 23:41:54 +0400

June 4, 2017 - In this tag-on message to the series on forgiveness, Pastor Ian talks about how to deal with false guilt or shame. He explores how the words of others that don’t line up with the word of God can have a negative effect on our lives and futures and how to deal with such shame. The key passage is 1 Samuel 20:30-42.

Forgiven To Forgive: Part 4 - The Key To The Lock

valleywordproductions — Wed, 31 May 2017 22:06:34 +0400

May 28, 2017 - In this final part of the series on forgiveness, Pastor Ian describes how the “key” of forgiving others gives continual access to the benefits of God’s grace. He describes a model for dealing with hurts and sins against us. The primary text is Matthew 6:12, 14-15. The subtext is Matthew 18:23-35.

Forgiven To Forgive: Part 2 - At Peace

valleywordproductions — Mon, 01 May 2017 19:59:21 +0400

April 30, 2017 - In this second message on forgiveness, Pastor Ian poses a searching question: What would you pay to give somebody the opportunity - if they decided they wanted to - to ask you to forgive them for a wrong done against you? The main text is Matthew 6:12, 14-15.

Forgiven To Forgive: Part 1 - Repentance

valleywordproductions — Wed, 26 Apr 2017 20:31:39 +0400

April 23, 2017 - In this first of a 4 Part series on forgiveness, Pastor Ian talks about how authority is connected to intimacy with God, which is facilitated by a life of repentance. He describes repentance as a larger context of forgiveness. The passage is 2 Corinthians 7:9-10.

Limitless Limited

valleywordproductions — Wed, 19 Apr 2017 03:04:29 +0400

April 16, 2017 - (We apologize for the audio quality; we had a recording glitch!) In this Easter Sunday message, Pastor Ian challenges our faith to move into the limitless provision of the resurrection of Jesus, through the authority He communicated to believers. The text is taken from Matthew 8:5-13.