In our last week of the CITIZEN series, Pastor Trevor walks us through the armor of God and what that armor looks like in the world that we live in today.
Rights + Responsibilities
September 6, 2020 • Lis Cheesman
Our Connections Pastor Lis Cheesman leads us through the second to last week of the CITIZEN series in a fairly difficult passage regarding bondservants and masters.
Love + Respect
August 30, 2020 • Nirup Alphonse
Watch as Pastor Nirup and Hannah Alphonse lead us through the last part of Ephesians 5 regarding marriage as defined by Paul to the church of Ephesus.
Spirit Filled
August 23, 2020 • Nirup Alphonse
CITIZEN Week 12 takes a look at what it means to be spirit filled as an individual and as the church. Pastor Nirup walks us through some of the differences in lifestyle and behavior based on a spirit filled life.
Walking in Love + Light
August 16, 2020 • Nirup Alphonse
Pastor Nirup is back for CITIZEN Week 11!
Watch as he leads us through the beginning of Ephesians 5, discussing how the Lord works by exposing hurt and wounds in order to heal them.
Living In Reflection
August 9, 2020 • Andrew Morrison
In week 10 of our CITIZEN Series, Andrew Morrison, a member of the LIFEGATE Teaching team, leads us through what practical Christianity looks like. Reflecting on actions, seeing where there may be sin even when it is unrecognized, and seeing how sin can be so easily hidden by culture and accepted as appropriate are all taught in this message.
Unity + Maturity
August 2, 2020 • Trevor Maggart
With a little spin on the CITIZEN Series setting, Pastor Trevor delivers a bit more of a personal message due to the significance of Ephesians 4:17-24. Paul walks the Ephesians through unity in the body of Christ as well as what maturity looks like in the body.
Belong to Become
July 26, 2020 • Trevor Maggart
Watch as Pastor Trevor leads us into the second half of Ephesians, talking about the transition Paul makes in his letter to Ephesus, moving from conceptual topics if the gospel towards the actual practice of Christianity.
Enabled + Established
July 19, 2020 • Nirup Alphonse and Catherine Ojala
Watch as Catherine Ojala and Nirup Alphonse talk about the second half of Ephesians 3, wrapping up the first half of our CITIZEN Series at LIFEGATE!
Promise + Purpose
July 12, 2020 • Nirup Alphonse
The church is the community of God on earth made up of the CITIZENS of Heaven. We are, therefore, called into God's eternal promise for us, as well as to share that promise of everlasting love and dwelling in His presence. Watch as Pastor Nirup takes us through CITIZEN - Week 6
New Distinction & Directive
July 5, 2020 • Lis Cheesman
Ephesians 2:11-22 goes into some of the separations that the early church was experiencing based on race and other cultural backgrounds. We are not called to be a church divided that only practices unity in theory, but rather in action. Watch as Connections Pastor, Lis Cheesman, takes us through CITIZEN - Week 5
Alive and Active
June 28, 2020 • Nirup Alphonse
The Citizen of Heaven is alive in Christ and active in the Kingdom. Therefore, as Citizens, this is our call, to be consistently engaged, consistently growing, and always working with a kingdom mindset. God has provided us with a person to live in and a purpose to die for. Watch as Pastor Nirup takes us through our fourth week of CITIZEN.
Necessary Kingship
June 21, 2020 • Trevor Maggart
So often, we, as citizens of Heaven, forget who we belong to. We forget whose we are, and we desire only the benefits of the Kingdom. The truth is, we cannot have the benefits of the Kingdom without the King. Watch as Pastor Trevor leads us through the third week of our CITIZEN Series.
The Anchor & The Assurance
June 14, 2020 • Nirup Alphonse
The book of Ephesians is primarily a letter written to the church to help the people of God have their identity formed in Christ. In the opening verses to the church Paul reminds us that we are citizens of heaven and that we have our identity anchored in the kingdom and we have the assurance of that inheritance.
CITIZEN - Allegiance to Christ
June 7, 2020 • Nirup Alphonse
In the first two verses in his letter to the Ephesian church, Paul reminds the people of God’s redeeming work in them and once again calls them deeper into their identity as saints and citizens in Christ.
In this message, Pastor Nirup unpacks what it looks like to live a life that is congruent to what we as Christians believe and to do so under allegiance to King Jesus.
