Lifegate Church Podcast

We’ve arrived at the final stage of the spiritual formation journey, which is the end goal of the Christian life. Surprisingly, we’ll discover following Jesus is less about us getting into Heaven and more about getting the things of Heaven into us!

When in our stages of growth as followers of Christ we find ourselves hitting a wall that threatens to destroy our faith, our future, our very lives, God is there. The wall doesn’t represent the end but, is instead our invitation through and into a deeper life of surrender, love, impact and intimate friendship with God!

We’re all going to hit a Wall at some point in our spiritual journey – a time when our will collides with God’s will. Let’s learn the warnings from Scripture about how we’ll be tempted to respond at the Wall, so we can get through those times and experience what God has for us on the other side.

As we walk through our spiritual journey, we’ll naturally be looking for directions along the way. But God provides for us something better than turn-by-turn navigation, He comes along side of us as our Guide. Learning to hear the Guide’s voice is essential to navigating the journey.

We're slowing down to talk about something that is important and valuable at every stage – Spiritual Practices.  Spiritual practices exist to help us bear fruit / flourish with Christ. Not to prove we are good Christians.

The journey inward is often the most misunderstood stage of our spiritual journey with Jesus. It’s the stage with the greatest potential to trip us up, but it’s also the stage with the best opportunities to help us experience the abundant life Jesus came to offer.

The first stages of our journey with Jesus are as foundational as childhood and adolescent years are for human development. But how do we know if traveled these critical early stages, or skipped them, or missed them?

Everyone is on a spiritual journey whether we identify as spiritual or not. Every day, our inner life is being shaped and influenced - and we’re often not happy with where we’re headed. As we launch this 8-week series, we’ll discover Jesus’ invitation to a better spiritual journey and how to begin walking with Him.

We become great when we live like our Servant King. 

We are all encouraged to serve, but what is our motive. In this message you will see how humility, empathy and Compassion can lead us as we serve.

"We may say we follow Jesus, but are we displaying that to the world in our day to day lives? Let’s talk about an essential aspect of the Christian life – an aspect that when properly lived out in our day-to-day, will change the world around us."

We are going to discover today - what the spiritual gifts are, how you can discover yours and how you can use them by becoming a part of the body of Christ.

We often think money is just a matter of resources or rewards, but Jesus teaches that money is a matter of the heart. It’s important to understand our current relationship with money and take steps to move from greed to generosity.

The salvation God offers us through faith in Jesus is more than just true, it’s good. However, so many don’t see the goodness imbedded in the good news. Let’s learn how to live lives that display the beauty of the gospel to a watching world.

We all want connection but maybe we’ve been going after it the wrong way. While we like to live on our screens, it turns out Jesus often does his best work around a table. Let’s learn how to real connection happens through proximity with others.

We’re not good at accurately evaluating others’ motives, much less our own. And yet, Scripture seems to put a big emphasis on the motives of our heart. Let’s learn how to get a good look at our motives and cultivate a more wholehearted devotion to Jesus.

Jesus proclaimed in His first sermon the Good News that He came to set the captives free. This is the story of how Jesus set me free from the captivity I was in as a believer. No matter your situation, no matter what circumstances you may be experiencing right now. He Can heal and set you free as well. 

What we believe about God will influence our lives more than any single thing. The problem is most people believe in a God who isn't God at all. This is one man's story of discovering God's invitation to know Him for who He really is. 

Have you ever pretended to have faith in God so that people would like you? Pastor Connie Bissen shares how different seasons of life and trials helped grow her faith and transform her.

What you believe with heart under what you say with your mouth influences everything in your life. In this message, Pastor Sarah McPherson dives into her journey of finding the true love of God that she had been in search for her whole life.