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The Gateway Church episodes

  • Let Them Come
    The Gospel According to Mark • September 20th, 2020
    The Kingdom of God and its in-breaking reality is at the center of Jesus’ life and ministry. If “Kingdom of God” is fuzzy "christian-ese," think about the Kingdom of God as the place where God’s will is done completely 24/7 365; the place where peace and justice reign. And the center of this reality are children, the lowly. The Kingdom of God, according to Jesus, belongs to the vulnerable and the voiceless. Jesus’ indignation comes because his disciples are misrepresenting the heart of the Kingdom.
    This teaching explores the implications of Jesus' life as he orients himself to & toward the vulnerable.
    38 min
  • It’s A Trap
    The Gospel According to Mark • September 13th, 2020
    Marriage is not a trap and it’s also not fulfillment. Whether we are married or not, Jesus’ vow to his bride the church, his covenant, makes space for us to be transformed into the type of people who trust, who can be vulnerable, and who can actually love. In Jesus we see what covenant faithfulness truly is, we behold true integrity, true fidelity; even while we were sinners Christ died for us.
    Whether you’re married or not God is forming us to be people of love. The covenant of marriage happens to be just one space that God refines us.
    41 min
  • Peace Hell
    The Gospel According to Mark • September 6th, 2020
    Jesus is fully aware that we are social creatures - women and men created in the image of the trinitarian community of love we call God - Father, Son, Holy Spirit. We were created to live into and out of a deep & abiding community; and not just any community, a community marked by peace and justice. I think this is one of the reasons why these past few months and the lingering social isolation have been so challenging. Because on top of an already tense moment, we’re surrounded by soul-grieving divisions that grow deeper still (interpersonally - families & friends; intrapersonally - confusion & apathy).
    This teaching aims to draw us into the severity and hope of Jesus' teaching on hell.
    35 min
  • Counter Cultural Inclusion
    The Gospel According to Mark • August 30th, 2020
    Inclusion is a tricky word in the evangelicalism of 2020 but it wasn't for Jesus. Mark helps us to reimagine the citizenry of God's Kingdom here in chapter 9.
    To extend welcome to a child - and thereby share in their status - is not merely a pious gesture; no, it’s an act aligned with the heart of the Kingdom of God. Or to say that another way, inclusivity is at the heart of the Kingdom. To be inclusive in a community of Jesus is to extend the welcome of Jesus. Period. Without exception.
    41 min

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A weekly podcast featuring sermons and special events from The Gateway Church in downtown Des Moines, Iowa.