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Managing Your Moods :: Joy in All Circumstances

Emoji, John Burke, Joy in All Circumstances, Managing Your Moods, Philippians

Sunday, June 12th – Joy in All Circumstances

The life of the Apostle Paul is one of hardship, pain and uncertainty, and yet his letters to the early churches are filled with expressions of peace and joy! How did this man, who endured so much, encourage so many to have joy in all circumstances? Let’s take a look at his letter to the Philippians and find out.

Work through the following questions on your own, and get together with your running partner, Life Group or friends and family around the dinner table to talk through what you’re learning!

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Love Where You Live :: A Love Greater Than Religion

A Love Greater Than Religion, Eric Bryant, Love Where You Live, Neighbors, Spiritual Growth Path

5/29 – Gateway North, Branson & Online
6/5 – at Gateway South & Central

Jesus didn’t come to add another religion to the many that were already present. He came to bring something different, a relationship with a loving God. Throughout history, people have tried to earn their way to God, but Jesus was coming to rescue us because He knew we couldn’t make it to Him. With this in mind, how can we engage with our neighbors of different religions and demonstrate Jesus’ love for them?

Work through the following questions on your own, and get together with your running partner, Life Group or friends and family around the dinner table to talk through what you’re learning!

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Love Where You Live :: A Love Greater Than Offenses

A Love Greater Than Offenses, Kenny Green, Love Where You Live, Neighbors, Robb Overholt, Spiritual Growth Path

5/15 – at Gateway South & Central
6/5 – at Gateway North, Branson & Online

We were created for community with others, but building and maintaining strong, healthy relationships can be really hard work, especially when other people are involved! And what happens when those people say or do things that offend us or when we offend them? How are we able to still love them?

Work through the following questions on your own, and get together with your running partner, Life Group or friends and family around the dinner table to talk through what you’re learning!

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Love Where You Live :: A Love Greater Than Ethnicity

A Love Greater Than Ethnicity, Eric Bryant, Kenny Green, Love Where You Live, Neighbors, Spiritual Growth Path, Tasha Morrison

5/15 – at Gateway North, Branson & Online
5/22 – at Gateway South & Central

In our broken world, we are raised with prejudices that result in biases. Our views of others may be the result of our family of origin or where we grew up. The true message of the Bible, however, is all people are made in God’s image and should be treated with the dignity that status affords them. So how might we learn to love each other the way He loves all of us?

Work through the following questions on your own, and get together with your running partner, Life Group or friends and family around the dinner table to talk through what you’re learning!

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Love Where You Live :: A Love Greater Than Politics

A Love Greater Than Politics, John Burke, Love Where You Live, Neighbors, Spiritual Growth Path

5/15 – A Love Greater Than Politics

In this tense political season, it’s easy for us to get caught up in the fervor by attacking or defending various candidates and their policies. Sometimes those attacks turn towards each other in an effort to prove our own point of view; however, Jesus calls us to a different way of responding — a love greater than politics. How can we rise above our differences to love where we live as Jesus demonstrated for us?

Work through the following questions on your own, and get together with your running partner, Life Group or friends and family around the dinner table to talk through what you’re learning!

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Moms Hold It Together

Moms Hold It Together, Mother's Day, Spiritual Growth Path, Ted Beasley

Gateway North, Branson & Online

Moms hold our world together in so many ways, and because of that, it can be a challenge to hold together themselves. For Mother’s day, we’re focusing on some encouragement and guidance that can help moms care well for themselves as they continue to care for those around them.

This week’s Next Steps focus on moms but are applicable to all who find themselves caring for others or who are holding a lot together. Work through the following questions on your own, and get together with your running partner, Life Group, or friends and family around the dinner table to talk through what you’re learning!

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I Heart Sex :: God Loves Free People

Ben Sledge, God Loves Free People, I Heart Sex

Gateway North, Branson & Online

5/1 – GOD LOVES FREE PEOPLE

Each of us has been ensnared or enslaved in one way or another, and no matter how hard we try we can’t do anything to free ourselves. The amazing truth is that we don’t have to because Jesus came, died and rose again to bring us freedom! Through Him we’re no longer slaves to the past — the things we’ve done or the things done to us, so how can we learn to live as free people?

In our last message of this series, you’ve heard specifically about freedom from pornography, yet the freedom offered in Christ applies to any and all areas that may ensnare or enslave us. Work through the following questions on your own, and get together with your running partner, Life Group, or friends and family around the dinner table to talk through what you’re learning about living as free people!

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I Heart Sex :: God Loves LGBT People

God Loves LGBT People, I Heart Sex, John Burke

Gateway North, Branson & Online

4/24 – GOD LOVES LGBT PEOPLE

Throughout history, faith and culture have clashed. Society today is no different. Who do we listen to as we navigate two different voices that try to mold, shape, and transform us?

This week’s Next Steps are focused on helping us navigate the often confusing waters of same-sex relationships, but really, this applies to every area of life. How can we not condemn people, not compromise Scripture, yet offer hope to all? As you work through the questions, pause to consider what areas of your life God is longing to restore and transform with His way of hope.

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Why We Do What We Do :: Why We Stay Stuck

Robb Overholt, Spiritual Growth Path, Why We Do What We Do, Why We Stay Stuck

Gateway South

4/24 – WHY WE STAY STUCK

We’ve all been stuck at different points in our lives, and often it’s hard to get unstuck. Why is that? Why is it so hard when we’re unhappy with our circumstances, we’re still unable to change? This week we looked at the story of Zacchaeus from Luke 19 and how he gets unstuck.

Work through the following questions on your own, and get together with your running partner, Life Group, or friends and family around the dinner table to talk through what you’re learning!

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Why We Do What We Do :: Why We Struggle with Purpose

Kenny Green, Spiritual Growth Path, Why We Do What We Do, Why We Struggle with Purpose

Gateway Central

4/24 – Why We Struggle with Purpose

If you’ve spent any time around Gateway, you know that two key aspects of our Spiritual Growth Path are to “Love God” and to “Love People.” One of the ways that we express both is through acts of service. Service helps us find purpose but serving others requires that we sacrifice something of our own. So fear often holds us back — fear of loss, fear of the unknown or fear of failure.

Work through the following questions on your own, and get together with your running partner, Life Group, or friends and family around the dinner table to talk through what you’re learning!

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