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The Word for the Land

by Gateway Church Downtown

The Word for the Land is a podcast of the sermons of Gateway Downtown, a church in the heart of Cleveland, Ohio. We preach with the hope that we might better love God, live in community, and serve the city.

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  1. Love & Treasures

    Ryan Miller preaches from Mark 10:17-31 where we see Jesus showing ups that what we accept as normal is an inversion of how things are meant to be. And if we come to know him we can see and access his Kingdom where things are right-side-up.

  2. Obedience as Christian Discipline

    Pastor Chris preaches from 1 John 2:3-11 where John shows us that true Christians are characterized by their conformity to the commands of Christ.

  3. Christ, Our Moral Standard and Savior

    Pastor Chris preaches from 1 John 1:5-2:2 where we can see that God’s holiness demands a holy people, but that does not mean we have to defeat sin on our own.

  4. The Word of Life

    Pastor Chris preaches from 1 John 1:1-4 where we see that John wants to use his savior derived authority to see that these saints salvation is assured.

  5. The God Who Makes His People a Future

    Pastor Chris preaches from 1 and 2 Chronicles where we see that the God who keeps his covenants and promises will make a future for his people.

  6. The God Who Dwells With His People

    Jason Kinney preaches from Ezekiel 37:15-28 where we see that God is a king who unities and dwells with his people.

  7. The God Who Makes Alive

    Jason Kinney preaches from Ezekiel 37:1-14 where we see that God’s word creates life.

  8. The God Who Preserves His People

    Pastor Chris preaches from the book of Esther where we see how God is at work to preserve and protect his people, even when God’s people struggle to perceive God.

  9. The Cedar of the Lord

    Caleb Weaver preaches from Ezekiel 17 where we can see a reflection of how we react to uncertainty by choosing to try and grab our own power, in our own pride, instead of trusting God.

  10. The God Who Is Faithful When His People Are Not

    Pastor Chris preaches from 1 and 2 Kings where we see that the God of the universe continues to woo his people back to him by his word.

  11. The God Who Prepares a King

    Pastor Chris preaches from 1 & 2 Samuels where we see a story of a God who would be his peoples good and gracious King, and who is setting the stage for his return.

  12. Identity in Christ: Sealed

    Zac Rybak preaches from Ephesians 1:13-14 where we see that God has sealed us with the Holy Spirit so that we can be assured that what He has begun in us He will finish.

  13. Identity in Christ: Inheritors

    Zac Rybak preaches from Ephesians 1:11-12, where we find that our future, in Chris, gives us hope because we are inheritors of God’s coming kingdom.

  14. Identity in Christ: Redeemed

    Zac Rybak preaches from Ephesians 1:7-10 where we focus on redemption. And this redemption is the grace that removes our guilt, breaks our chains, and promises our restoration.

  15. Identity in Christ: Adopted

    Zac Rybak preaches from Ephesians 1:5-6 where we see that we are adopted as children of God. And this adoptions reveals that the God who saves us is the Father who claims us as his own.

  16. Identity in Christ: Chosen

    Zac Rybak preaches from Ephesians 1:3-4 where we can see that God chose us before the foundation of the world in order that we may live in full assurance of hope.

  17. The God Who Is A Savior

    Pastor Chris preaches from the book of Judges where we see that God’s people have one savior and one king, who is God alone.

  18. The God Who Keeps His Promises

    Pastor Chris preaches from the book of Joshua where we see what it looks like to be among his promise-receiving people.

  19. Gospel Generosity

    Pastor Chris preaches from Philippians 4:10-23 where we see 7 marks of gospel generosity.

  20. Suffering Well

    Jason preaches from 1 Peter 4:12-19 and shows us that Christians are called to suffer well. And shows what the Bible tells us about the sanctification that comes through suffering.

  21. The Pursuit of Peace

    Pastor Chris preaches from Philippians 4:4-9 where we see that Christians are called to peace, despite our chaotic world. But we often lose our hold of it because we fail to have faithful disposition and faithful contemplation.

  22. Conflict and Coworkers

    Pastor Chris preaches from Philippians 4:1-3 where we see that unity is not just a Christian ideal, but is something that should be actively pursued, even when it’s hard.

  23. The Desert and the Stream

    Ryan Miller preaches from Jeremiah 17:1-18 where we see the importance of trusting in God over trusting in man.

  24. Onward and Upward

    Pastor Chris preaches from Philippians 3:12-21, where Paul is telling us that the Christian life is a difficult journey, and that in order to persevere we need to press on and watch out for perils.

  25. What Counts

    Pastor Chris preaches from Philippians 3:1-11 where Paul is warning against false teachers by demonstrating how everything is worthless in comparison to Christ.

  26. Endurance and the Cross

    Pastor Chris preaches from Hebrews 12:1-2, where we can see God calling us to persevere through tough circumstances and giving us instructions on how to do so.

  27. Paul's Partner

    Pastor Chris preaches from Philippians 2:19-30 where Paul sets the example for us that the gospel and gospel living requires a gospel team.

  28. Salvation's Style

    Pastor Chris preaches from Philippians 2:12-18 where Paul entreats to us that the Christian community should be characterized by the cooperative cheer in the call to salvation.

  29. The Example of Jesus

    Pastor Chris preaches from Philippians 2:1-11 where Paul suggests that the arrogance of division finds its cure in the example of Christ. Paul outlines what he wants to see from the Philippians and why he wants to see it.

  30. Countercultural Conduct

    Pastor Chris preaches from Philippians 1:27-30 where Paul challenges us to live gospel-shaped lives through our citizenship in Christ.

  31. A Reason to Rejoice

    Pastor Chris preaches from Philippians 1:18b-26, where Paul shows us how rejoicing leads to resolution.

  32. Born to Run

    Jason Kinney preaches from Jonah 1-2, which teaches us that we are to flee to God, for he alone is mighty to save, is merciful, and is where our identity should lie.

  33. The Priority in Pain

    Pastor Chris preaches from Philippians 1:12-18a, where Paul entreats up that the knowledge of Christ, the perception of Christ, is more pertinent than pain or prison. Paul outlines this for us through the success of the gospel and the selflessness of the gospel.

  34. Repentance in Chains

    Caleb Weaver preached from 2 Chronicles 33:1-20 which asks and answers the question ‘Does the person who is so far removed from God deserve salvation if they repent?’

  35. Rest, Rely, Receive

    Pastor Chris preaches from Daniel 12:5-13 as we finish our series in Daniel. This passage highlights the persistence of pain, the product of pain, perseverance through pain, and the from promise from pain. In light of this pain, we must not give up now.

  36. Kingdoms Come

    Pastor Chris preaches from Daniel 11:2-12:4 which is a passage that encourages us, as God’s people, to endure in the midst of this worlds chaos and conflicts.

  37. Fantasms & Fighters

    Pastor Chris preaches from Daniel 10:1-11:1, which focuses on the fact that we are in a spiritual battle, but we have the help we need - the exact help we need.

  38. Joseph's Longing

    Pastor Chris preaches from Matthew 1:18-25, which points us to how the longing of Christians pushes us to take Christ-centered risks.

  39. David's Longing

    Pastor Chris preaches from Matthew 1:6b-11, which shows us through this lineage how despite the wickedness and moral failings, David’s line didn’t die and Jesus would reign.

  40. Abraham's Longing

    Pastor Chris beings our Advent series with Matthew 1:1-6a. This portion of Matthew - the genealogy - especially focused on Abraham, shows how Abraham was the prototype of longing and in Jesus the longings of God’s people were answered.

  41. The Lord of Peace

    Jason Kinney preaches from Psalm 4, which encourages us to go to God, daily, because we have a God who hears us and knows us. If we come to him, with the right posture, he will give us rest.

  42. The Promise-Keeping God

    Pastor Chris preaches from Daniel 9, which teaches us that God is at work in ways we do not see and if we are aware of that, confident in that, we can have hope in dark times.

  43. Temptations Must Come

    Pastor Chris preaches from Daniel 8 which looks at how to change our perspective as Christians, with 5 different perspectives on reality that we need if we are to live out these days in exile.

  44. Blameless and the Beasts

    Pastor Chris preaches from Daniel 6, which teaches us that persecution as a Christian will happen and how to know what it is, what to expect, and how to prepare.

  45. The Lord of Salvation

    Ben Most preaches from Psalm 3, teaching us how this Psalm can encourage us to seek the Lord in our trials, to bring them to him first, and to let the Lord be the one who comforts us in these trials.

  46. A Fiery Trial

    Pastor Chris preaches from Daniel 3, which has the main theme that although God’s people have unwillingly come into conflict with powers of this word, we know that he true God of all will save his people through their trials.

  47. The God Who Reveals Mysteries

    Pastor Chris preaches from Daniel 2 where Daniels dream interpretation teaches us that nothing is hidden from God and therefore his people can trust him with their future.

  48. God's Every Word

    Pastor Chris preaches from Daniel 1 which tells us that because God is sovereign, we can take him at his word and trust him.

  49. How to Build a House

    Ryan Miller preaches from Matthew 7:24-27 which shows us what it means to live a meaningful life - a good life full of joy - a life that is unshakable and spiritually satisfying.

  50. A Narrow Path, Full of Wolves

    Pastor Chris preaches from Matthew 7:13-20, which contains 2 parables that both indicate that eternal life is reserved for those who walk a hard way.

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The Word for the Land is a podcast of the sermons of Gateway Downtown, a church in the heart of Cleveland, Ohio. We preach with the hope that we might better love God, live in community, and serve the city.

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