Gateway Baptist Church Loveland, CO

Jesus said, I am the light of the world. He also said to His followers, you are the light of the world. We will explore the biblical meaning of our role as light in the world.

Jesus said, "Ye are the salt of the earth". This is more than a label, it is the means to influence on the earth that Jesus intends His followers to have. We will look at the ways this influence is exerted in the earth.

Jesus told us that suffering may come to our lives because of our faith. We will look at the response we are to exhibit in the face of suffering for our faith.

We live in a world full of everything but peace. How can we impact such a world? Jesus told us to be instruments of peace. We will learn what the scripture teaches us to do with the peace Jesus gave us.

To succeed in ministry it is essential that we understand the scripture's teaching on ministry and success. We will explore the encouraging teaching of scripture that assures us of God's work in His ministry servants We will also have an encouraging update on the ministry work in Uganda.

The Lord tells us that He approves of a pure heart. We will discover the biblical means to having a pure heart.

What is a life of mercy? Jesus calls us to show mercy and promised continued mercy as we do so. We will look at the relationship mercy has with repentance and grace. A life of mercy includes repentance and grace.

The scripture tells us that those who are hungry and thirsty for righteousness will be fill and that they are blessed. What does all this mean? What righteousness is the Bible talking about? What is the filling? We will answer these questions and more as we learn what this hunger and thirst are all about.

Meekness is discussed in the Sermon on the Mount as an approved quality in followers of Jesus. What are the specifics of this quality? We will look at the true strength of gentleness as shown and taught by Jesus.

We all sin. How do we respond to our sin? The teaching of Jesus in the Sermon on the Mount shows us that sorrow over our sin is the correct response to sin. The promise of Jesus is the comfort of the Spirit will rest on those who sorrow over their sin.

What is the Kingdom of God/heaven? We will introduce a series on the Kingdom as taught by Jesus. We will explore the background and importance of the Sermon on the Mount and our relationship to the material contained in this important discourse.