There is an ancient proverb that says, “The borrower is slave to the lender.” On average each Canadian has over $73,000 of debt, and the average household owes $1.71 for every dollar of income. Studies show that having this kind of debt can have serious effects on us, including mental, emotional and physical health difficulties, relational strain, and financial bankruptcy. What can we do to deal with our debt? Is there a way out? Many of us would like to better manage what we have and be more generous with others. We’d like to give more to charitable causes and invest more in things that matter. But so many of us feel the oppression of debilitating debt that traps us, holds us captive and stands in the way. Is there a better way? How can we be free? How can we truly experience financial freedom?

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Financial Freedom 2: Managing & Investing

What can we do to deal with our debt? Is there a way out? Many of us would like to better manage what we have and be more generous with others. We’d like to give more to charitable causes and invest more in things that matter. But so many of us feel the oppression of debilitating debt that traps us, holds us captive and stands in the way. Is there a better way? How can we be free? How can we truly experience financial freedom?

Financial Freedom 1: Gratitude & Generosity

My desire is to be made and remade again to do anything that will show more of God in my life.

Made and Remade

Remember when you were a kid and you were going to sleep, and your mom or dad would say, “Sweet dreams!” They were wishing and hoping you would have a good sleep, and that the dreams you had would be good, pleasant, and maybe even exciting. There’s the dreams we have when we’re asleep, and then there’s the dreams we have when we’re awake. Do you remember lying awake, thinking about some things that meant a lot to you, that you were looking forward to, that you were excited about? Those dreams are even sweeter than the ones we might have when we’re sleeping. So, what keeps you up at night? What are you really excited about? What is your mission, your purpose? What gets you out of bed in the morning? What are you hoping for, looking for, believing for? At Gateway Church we have some sweet dreams – and they’re all about you! Our dream, our mission, our purpose, is to help you discover yours. Join us in person or online throughout September. Find out more at wearegateway.ca.

Sweet Dreams 3: Care

Sweet Dreams 2: Belong

Remember when you were a kid and you were going to sleep, and your mom or dad would say, “Sweet dreams!” They were wishing and hoping you would have a good sleep, and that the dreams you had would be good, pleasant, and maybe even exciting. There’s the dreams we have when we’re asleep, and then there’s the dreams we have when we’re awake. Do you remember lying awake, thinking about some things that meant a lot to you, that you were looking forward to, that you were excited about? Those dreams are even sweeter than the ones we might have when we’re sleeping. So, what keeps you up at night? What are you really excited about? What is your mission, your purpose? What gets you out of bed in the morning? What are you hoping for, looking for, believing for? At Gateway Church we have some sweet dreams – and they’re all about you! Our dream, our mission, our purpose, is to help you discover yours.

Sweet Dreams: Experience

Placing your faith in Jesus may be a personal decision, but it is far from private. Following Jesus is one of the most public things you'll ever do!

Raised To Life (Baptism)

If you’ve ever been on a road trip, you know that you set out from home to a destination of some kind, and it may be near or far. You have some sort of route, and it may be pre-decided or you may figure it out as you go. On your trip you go at a certain pace, maybe taking your time or maybe going as fast as you legally can. You might use a GPS, a map on your phone, a physical map, or even a compass. No matter your destination, route, pace, or navigation tool, you always need a direction – otherwise you end up going nowhere. And your direction ends up determining your destination. We all need to find direction in life. We may not be certain of our route, we may all be at a different pace, and we may be using different kinds of navigation, but we are all headed somewhere. At Gateway Church we would sincerely love to help you find direction in life, and to take steps in the right direction.

Road Trip 3: Nehemiah

Road Trip 2: Rahab

Road Trip 1: Joesph

OK so you are having a conversation with someone, going back and forth about things you agree on and some things you do not agree on. Then all of a sudden you hear the words, “the reality is…” and you know you are in for a treat. You are about to hear something that is true for sure… because after all, it is reality. And how does this person know what the reality is? Well, they believe it, and maybe they even read it on the internet… so it must be true. The reality is, I say this all the time. I think I know what reality is simply because I believe it, and my opinion must be right. And if you are honest, you do it too. You think that something is reality because you believe it, and that your opinion is right… otherwise you would change it. But what if someone who claims to know truth does things that make them less than truthful? And what if truth is something, we need to discover rather than determine?

The Reality Is 3: The Reality About Living In the Spirit

We hear quite a bit about “bandwidth”. In telecommunications it refers to a range of frequencies in which a signal can be transmitted without distortion. In the computer world it’s the speed of data transfer. And in humans it refers to our capacity to handle many things at the same time. We can always tell when bandwidth isn’t good… your mobile phone drops its signal, or your internet connection is really slow, or it takes forever to copy those files to your external drive. We’re typically not as good at knowing when our own bandwidth isn’t great. And there’s another bandwidth that’s really important for our lives: our connection with God. Sometimes that can really suffer from data overload or interference or just lack of a good connection. Healthy bandwidth can make all the difference for a healthy life.

Bandwidth 4: Output

Bandwidth 3: Input

Bandwidth 2: Download

Bandwidth 1: Upload

Welcome to the Gateway Church Podcast! We want to give you every opportunity to see that God loves you and has a plan for your life. It’s our desire that you know God personally, and we would love to help you develop that relationship…one step at a time. As a growing and expanding spiritual community committed to helping people take a step in the right direction towards reaching their ultimate redemptive potential and purpose, we want to introduce people to God and help them develop a personal relationship with Him through His Son Jesus Christ. We desire to reach people with the message that God loves them and that a relationship with Him will transform their lives, enabling them to develop healthy, nurturing relationships with others. We continually endeavour to do this in ways that are both culturally relevant and spiritually dynamic.

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