Sunday Gathering

WHO AM I THAT THE HIGHEST KING

WOULD WELCOME ME

I WAS LOST BUT HE BROUGHT ME IN

OH, HIS LOVE FOR ME

OH, HIS LOVE FOR ME

WHO THE SON SETS FREE

OH, IS FREE INDEED

I'M A CHILD OF GOD

YES, I AM

FREE AT LAST, HE HAS RANSOMED ME

HIS GRACE RUNS DEEP

WHILE I WAS A SLAVE TO SIN

JESUS DIED FOR ME

YES, HE DIED FOR ME

WHO THE SON SETS FREE

OH, IS FREE INDEED

I'M A CHILD OF GOD

YES, I AM

IN MY FATHER'S HOUSE

THERE'S A PLACE FOR ME

I'M A CHILD OF GOD

YES, I AM

I AM CHOSEN

NOT FORSAKEN

I AM WHO YOU SAY I AM

YOU ARE FOR ME

NOT AGAINST ME

I AM WHO YOU SAY I AM

I AM CHOSEN

NOT FORSAKEN

I AM WHO YOU SAY I AM

YOU ARE FOR ME

NOT AGAINST ME

I AM WHO YOU SAY I AM

I AM WHO YOU SAY I AM

WHO THE SON SETS FREE

OH, IS FREE INDEED

I'M A CHILD OF GOD

YES, I AM

IN MY FATHER'S HOUSE

THERE'S A PLACE FOR ME

I'M A CHILD OF GOD

YES, I AM

IN MY FATHER'S HOUSE

THERE'S A PLACE FOR ME

I'M A CHILD OF GOD

YES, I AM

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We remember James 4:8 as we begin worship:

Draw near to God, and God will draw near to you.

As we sing, pray, listen and greet one another, we claim that He is here in our midst, drawing near to us and drawing us nearer to each other.

LET THE WEAK LOOK TO THEIR BROTHER

LEAN ON A SHOULDER WHEN THEY CAN’T STAND

NO SHAME IN NEEDING ONE ANOTHER

REACH OUT AND TAKE HOLD OF A HEALING HAND

REJOICE, AGAIN I SAY REJOICE

SINNERS, STRANGERS, WE’RE WELCOMED IN

LIFT UP YOUR HANDS. LIFT UP YOUR VOICE

SING WITH ALL YOUR HEART, HE CALLS YOU FRIEND

SING WITH ALL YOUR HEART, HE CALLS YOU FRIEND

LET THE STRONG CARRY THEIR NEIGHBOR

BIND UP THE WOUNDED AND WASH THEIR FEET

OPEN YOUR DOOR, AND SET YOUR TABLE

THE PLACE OF HONOR FOR THE LEAST OF THESE

REJOICE, AGAIN I SAY REJOICE

SINNERS, STRANGERS, WE’RE WELCOMED IN

LIFT UP YOUR HANDS. LIFT UP YOUR VOICE

SING WITH ALL YOUR HEART, HE CALLS YOU FRIEND

SING WITH ALL YOUR HEART, HE CALLS YOU FRIEND

MAKE US ONE, HOLD US TOGETHER

MAKE US ONE

MAKE US ONE, HOLD US TOGETHER

MAKE US ONE

MAKE US ONE, HOLD US TOGETHER

MAKE US ONE

MAKE US ONE, HOLD US TOGETHER

MAKE US ONE

SINNERS, STRANGERS, WE’RE WELCOMED IN

LIFT UP YOUR HANDS, LIFT UP YOUR VOICE

SING WITH ALL YOUR HEART, HE CALLS YOU FRIEND

SING WITH ALL YOUR HEART, HE CALLS YOU FRIEND

SING WITH ALL YOUR HEART, HE CALLS YOU FRIEND

SING WITH ALL YOUR HEART, HE CALLS YOU FRIEND

LET ME BE A TEMPLE I WOULD KEEP THE DOOR

I WOULD DO WHATEVER IS ASKED OF ME

JUST TO BE NEAR THE LORD

I WILL MAKE AN ALTAR I WILL SHOUT YOUR NAME

I WILL GIVE WHATEVER I CAN TO BUILD

THE HOUSE THAT HOLDS YOUR PRAISE

I LONG TO BE A SANCTUARY

THE ONE THAT CARRIES YOUR PRESENCE

I LONG TO BE A SANCTUARY

THE PLACE WHERE EARTH MEETS WITH HEAVEN

LET ME BE A TEMPLE I WOULD KEEP THE DOOR

I WOULD DO WHATEVER IS ASKED OF ME

JUST TO BE NEAR THE LORD

I WILL MAKE AN ALTAR I WILL SHOUT YOUR NAME

I WOULD GIVE WHATEVER I CAN TO BUILD

THE HOUSE THAT HOLDS YOUR PRAISE

I WONT LET SLEEP COME TO MY EYES

UNTIL THIS BECOMES YOUR RESTING PLACE

THIS BECOMES YOUR RESTING PLACE

THIS BECOMES YOUR RESTING PLACE

THIS BECOMES YOUR RESTING

UNTIL THIS BECOMES YOUR RESTING PLACE

THIS BECOMES

I WON’T LET SLEEP COME TO MY EYES

UNTIL THIS BECOMES YOUR RESTING PLACE

THIS BECOMES YOUR RESTING PLACE

Confession:

Let us take a few moments now and silently confess our sins to God.

Lord, we are sorry for the times we have turned to our own ways, when we have not loved our neighbors as ourselves, when we have sinned against you and against our fellow brothers and sisters. Forgive us now, Father, and help us to step out of the darkness of our sin and into your great Light and Love. Transform our hearts and minds by the power of your Holy Spirit and by the grace of our Lord, Jesus Christ.

Assurance:

And now, our assurance, from Romans, chapter 8 and 2 Corinthians, chapter 5:

Therefore, there is now no condemnation for those who are in Christ Jesus, because through Christ Jesus the law of the Spirit who gives LIFE has set you free from the law of sin and death.

If anyone is in Christ, the new creation has come: The old has gone, the new is here! ‭‭

Praise be to God!

Please take this time to greet one another. This will also be when Gateway Kids are dismissed on weeks they have class.

Songwriters Night - May 5th - This time participants will be sharing the songs they have been working on and all are invited to come listen! Please rsvp online.

Board Candidate Matt Crummy - Part of formally announcing Matt as a candidate is submitting his character to you. If there is something that would bar Matt from upholding this position in our community, please email us at info@thegatewaychurch.com

Child Dedication - May 12th - if you are interested in participating please talk to Dominic or Kate (email info@thegatewaychurch.com)

Holy Father, there is nothing I have that You have not given me.
All I have and am belong to You, bought with the blood of Jesus.
To spend everything on myself, and to give without sacrifice,
is the way of the world that You cannot abide.

But generosity is the way of those who call Christ their Lord;
who love Him with free hearts and serve Him with renewed minds.
Who withstand the delusion of riches that chokes the word;
Whose hearts are in your kingdom and not in the systems of the world.

I am determined to increase in generosity until it can be said that there is no needy person among us.
I am determined to be trustworthy with such a little thing as money that You may trust me with true riches.

Above all, I am determined to be generous because You, Father, are generous.
It is the delight of Your daughters and sons to share Your traits, and to show what You are like to all the world.

"... Truly I tell you, if you have faith as small as a mustard seed,

you can say to this mountain,

'Move from here to there,' and it will move.

Nothing will be impossible for you."

–Matthew 17:20

“Manifestation is the bridge between imagination and reality.”

– Deepak Chopra, The Seven Spiritual Laws of Success

“Manifestation is the art of turning your dreams into your reality by unleashing the power within.”

– Tony Robbins, Awaken the Giant Within

Ways to Search and Study Scripture

1. Pray

2. Ask Questions

3. Find Resources

4. Read on an Island

5. Remember You’re Time Traveling

6. Find the Genre. Read the Genre

7. Use other Translations

8. Sit with the Passage for a While

9. Follow the Breadcrumbs

10. Pray

“This kind can come out by nothing but prayer and fasting.”

Mark 9:29 / Matthew 17:21

14 When they came to the crowd, a man approached Jesus and knelt before him. 15 “Lord, have mercy on my son,” he said. “He has seizures and is suffering greatly. He often falls into the fire or into the water. 16 I brought him to your disciples, but they could not heal him.”

17 “You unbelieving and perverse generation,” Jesus replied, “how long shall I stay with you? How long shall I put up with you? Bring the boy here to me.”

Matthew 17:14-17

18 Jesus rebuked the demon, and it came out of the boy, and he was healed at that moment.

19 Then the disciples came to Jesus in private and asked, “Why couldn’t we drive it out?”

20 He replied, “Because you have so little faith. Truly I tell you, if you have faith as small as a mustard seed, you can say to this mountain, ‘Move from here to there,’ and it will move. Nothing will be impossible for you.” 21

Matthew 17:18-21

Prayer is not about changing God’s mind; it’s about being changed by God.

YOU GIVE LIFE, YOU ARE LOVE

YOU BRING LIGHT TO THE DARKNESS

YOU GIVE HOPE, YOU RESTORE

EVERY HEART THAT IS BROKEN

GREAT ARE YOU, LORD

IT'S YOUR BREATH IN OUR LUNGS

SO WE POUR OUT OUR PRAISE, WE POUR OUT OUR PRAISE

IT'S YOUR BREATH IN OUR LUNGS

SO WE POUR OUT OUR PRAISE TO YOU ONLY

YOU GIVE LIFE, YOU ARE LOVE

YOU BRING LIGHT TO THE DARKNESS

YOU GIVE HOPE, YOU RESTORE

EVERY HEART THAT IS BROKEN

GREAT ARE YOU, LORD

ALL THE EARTH WILL SHOUT YOUR PRAISE

OUR HEARTS WILL CRY, THESE BONES WILL SING

GREAT ARE YOU, LORD

HOW LOVELY IS YOUR DWELLING PLACE

HOW WONDERFUL YOUR PRESENCE, LORD

HOW MY SOUL LONGS TO SEE YOUR FACE

TO COME WITH JOY INTO YOUR COURTS

HOW BLESSED IS THE LITTLE SPARROW

WHO MAKES A NEST INSIDE YOUR HOUSE

‘CAUSE I CAN THINK OF NO PLACE BETTER

TO MAKE A HOME AND SING OUT LOUD

I WANNA BE IN YOUR PRESENCE, I WANNA BE NEAR YOUR HEART

I WANNA KNOW YOU’RE CLOSE EVEN WHEN I’M FEELING FAR

I DON’T WANT WHAT THIS WORLD COULD OFFER, I WANT THE LIVING GOD

‘CAUSE THERE’S NO PLACE BETTER THAN WHERE YOU ARE

WE WILL GO FROM STRENGTH TO STRENGTH

EVEN IN THE WILDERNESS

YOU ARE TURNING TEARS TO DESERT SPRINGS

LEAVING GARDENS IN OUR FOOTSTEPS

HOW BLESSED IS THE LONGING PILGRIM

WHOSE HEART IS SET ON ZION’S HILL

THE ONE WHO KNOWS THERE’S NO PLACE BETTER

TO BRING OUR SORROWS AND BE FILLED

I WANNA BE IN YOUR PRESENCE, I WANNA BE NEAR YOUR HEART

I WANNA KNOW YOU’RE CLOSE EVEN WHEN I’M FEELING FAR

I DON’T WANT WHAT THIS WORLD COULD OFFER, I WANT THE LIVING GOD

‘CAUSE THERE’S NO PLACE BETTER THAN WHERE YOU ARE

.

ONE DAY WITH YOU IS BETTER THAN A THOUSAND ELSEWHERE

ONE WORD FROM YOU IS BETTER THAN SILVER OR GOLD

I’D RATHER BE A SERVANT IN YOUR HOUSE, O GOD

THAN A KING WITH ALL THE RICHES I COULD HOLD

(REPEAT)

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I WANNA BE IN YOUR PRESENCE, I WANNA BE NEAR YOUR HEART

I WANNA KNOW YOU’RE CLOSE EVEN WHEN I’M FEELING FAR

I DON’T WANT WHAT THIS WORLD COULD OFFER, I WANT THE LIVING GOD

‘CAUSE THERE’S NO PLACE BETTER THAN WHERE YOU ARE

Communion (including gluten-free option) is available in the baskets to your left or at the coffee table

(based on Romans 8:15-17)

As we go from here, remember this:

As followers of Jesus Christ,

we have not received a spirit of fear,

but one of hope and confidence.

For we are children of God,

members of God’s own family,

and heirs with Jesus Christ himself.

So go out with joy to love and serve the Lord.