June 28, 2026

The Best Shepherd - Psalm 23 - June 28, 2026 - David Doster

June 28, 2026/ Gateway Bible Church/ Gateway Bible Church

In this sermon on Psalm 23:1-6, David Doster draws from decades of pastoral experience — including a powerful moment with an LSU basketball team facing a teammate's terminal cancer diagnosis — to remind us that Jesus is not merely a good shepherd, but the best shepherd. Because Christ first walked through the valley of the shadow of death on our behalf (Psalm 22), He alone has the credentials to guide, restore, and provide for His sheep in every season of life. The sermon closes with a tender personal testimony of David's wife Julie, who clung to the goodness of God even as she faced cancer, embodying the truth that the Lord's chesed — His steadfast, unfailing lovingkindness — never dims, even in the darkest valleys.

June 21, 2026

The Better Covenant - Hebrews 9:1-10 - June 21, 2026 - Don Windmiller

June 21, 2026/ Gateway Bible Church/ Gateway Bible Church

In this sermon on Hebrews 9:1-10, Don Windmiller walks through the earthly tabernacle — its furniture, its priesthood, and its sacrifices — showing how every detail was a shadow pointing forward to Jesus Christ. The lampstand, the bread of presence, the ark, the mercy seat, and the torn veil all find their fulfillment in Christ, the once-for-all sacrifice who has now entered the heavenly sanctuary on our behalf. Because of his shed blood, the veil has been ripped from top to bottom, and every believer can draw near to God with full confidence and a clean conscience.

June 14, 2026

The Better Covenant - Hebrews 8:8-13 - June 14, 2026 - Jay Rabon

June 14, 2026/ Gateway Bible Church/ Gateway Bible Church

In this sermon, Jay Rabon walks through Hebrews 8:7-12 to show how Christ has brought the Old Covenant to obsolescence, fulfilling what the law could never accomplish. He unpacks three great promises of the New Covenant: God writes His law on our hearts, we can know God personally and intimately, and God remembers our sins no more. Because of what Christ has done, every believer stands before God clothed in righteousness — not by their own effort, but by the all-sufficient merit of Jesus.

June 07, 2026

What we’ve been saying - Hebrews 8:1-7 - June 7, 2026 - Rick Sutherland

June 07, 2026/ Gateway Bible Church/ Gateway Bible Church

Rick Sutherland walks through Hebrews 8:1–7, presenting Christ as the superior high priest of a better covenant — one who is seated because His work is finished, who has entered the true heavenly sanctuary, and who mediates a covenant written not on stone but on transformed hearts. The first covenant, though divinely given, was always a temporary shadow pointing forward to something perfect and final. The real danger for believers today, Rick warns, is the same one that faced those first-century Jewish Christians — retreating into outward religious compliance rather than surrendering fully to the heart-transforming work of Christ.

May 03, 2026

Hebrews 6:9-12 - May 3, 2026 - Rick Sutherland

May 03, 2026/ Gateway Bible Church/ Gateway Bible Church

This powerful exploration of Hebrews 6:9-12 challenges us to examine whether our faith is characterized by active pursuit or passive possession. We're reminded that God's sovereignty doesn't negate our responsibility to obey what has been revealed to us. The message cuts to the heart of authentic Christianity by distinguishing between those who merely hang around churches and those whose lives bear the unmistakable fruit of salvation: faith, hope, and love. We learn that God, in His perfect justice, doesn't overlook our obedience and service to the saints. This isn't about earning salvation, which comes only by grace, but about demonstrating the transforming power of Christ in our lives. The warning against becoming sluggish or dull of hearing is particularly convicting. Like the Hebrews who had stopped applying truth, we risk drifting when we fail to respond to God's Word with immediate obedience. The antidote is earnestness, a wholehearted engagement with God's promises that keeps us actively connected to His Spirit rather than passively waiting for feelings to confirm our salvation. We're called to imitate the faith of those who believed God's promises even when the path looked impossibly steep, trusting that obedience strengthens hope and protects us from the gradual hardening that leads to apostasy.

March 01, 2026

Exhorted to Endure - Hebrews 3:12-19 - March 1, 2026 - Jay Rabon

March 01, 2026/ Gateway Bible Church/ Gateway Bible Church

This powerful exploration of Hebrews 3:12-19 challenges us to examine the condition of our hearts and the authenticity of our faith journey. Drawing parallels between the Israelites who wandered in the wilderness and our own spiritual walk, we discover three essential exhortations for enduring faith: take care, exhort one another daily, and hold fast to Christ. The message confronts us with searching questions about what we watch, read, listen to, and think about, reminding us that our hearts are like gardens that must be vigilantly protected against the weeds of unbelief. We learn that Christianity is not an individual sport but a team endeavor, requiring us to come alongside one another with encouragement and accountability. The Greek perfect tense of 'we have come to share in Christ' reveals a profound truth: our salvation is a completed action with lasting results, and our perseverance is evidence of genuine faith rather than a condition for earning it. This distinction between professors who merely claim faith and possessors who truly believe becomes clear through the parable of the soils, showing us that authentic faith endures through persecution, crisis, and the darkest nights of the soul because Christ himself holds us fast.