I’ve noticed that it’s always some other church that’s the legalistic one. It’s never my own. If it’s mine at all, it’s always the church I used to attend before I got free from all that legalistic nonsense. This is curious to me, for if there is such a thing as legalism, then ...

“For I am not ashamed of the gospel, for it is the power of God for salvation to everyone who believes, to the Jew first and also to the Greek. For in it the righteousness of God is revealed from faith for faith, as it is written, “The righteous shall live by faith.”” (Romans 1:16–17, ESV) In the previous ...

Can a Christian come under the influence of a demon? I get this question quite frequently, so I thought a short post on the subject might be beneficial. The simple answer is yes, Christians can struggle with varying degrees of demonic influence. There are two common objections to my view. Objection One: A Christian ...

1. You must examine the right person. So often, when we are struggling to forgive ourselves, the obstacle we face is a deep awareness of our own guilt. We KNOW we are guilty. We did it. Forgiving ourselves can feel like the moral equivalent of saying 1+1=3. It’s just not right and saying that it is right ...

“For freedom Christ has set us free; stand firm therefore, and do not submit again to a yoke of slavery. ” (Galatians 5:1, ESV) At first glance this verse might seem redundant. Why has Christ set us free? So that we’ll be free. Is Paul just repeating himself? What’s his point? The first thing I note is ...

The enemy has two main strategic focuses through which he seeks to gain influence in our lives. First, he wants to become our source of truth. When we agree with his lies about God, self, others, or reality his influence increases because he has become the one who defines meaning. Second, he invites us to become our ...

This past Sunday I had the privilege of speaking at Crossroads Church in Decatur. Here’s the ...

Our Freedom Ministries process at Gateway Church begins with five amazing classes we call  Foundations of Freedom. They include: A Kingdom Parable Levels of Change Kingdom of God Hearing God Life in the Kingdom What is so important about these five classes? I’m glad you asked! People who begin the Freedom ...

Pastor Robert’s Jan 2011 sermon series at Gateway Church, 20/20, has created a lot of response from people who want to pursue freedom. I thought I would take a few minutes to explain the steps in our Freedom Ministry process at Gateway for those who have recently begun or are considering getting ...

Suddenly I saw with clarity the very issue that all the communication skills in the world depend upon. I saw the foundational attitude without which no other relational changes will be sustainable. It’s about responsibility. Specifically – who is responsible for who and what? If this piece is not right ...