Welcome to Gateway Church's podcast.

Wherever you're tuning in from, we hope you're encouraged by today's message.

Well, welcome to church, everybody.

Come on, let's put our hands together for Jesus one more time.

Come on, has God been good to you this week?

Come on, you're awake today, you're alive.

You're living in his blessings. And want to encourage you get registered for marriage night our friends jimmy and irene rollins have just a really really

amazing story of how god has worked in their marriage i don't want you to miss that and then some

of you may be thinking well we just had it in the fall well we are kind of reorienting

the calendar and this will be the season of the year where we have it so it'll be another year before

there's another one so if you miss this one you have to wait a whole year and so make sure you

get registered it's going to be a powerful night and a fun night how many of you know you need

laughter in your life so we're going to laugh a little bit learn a little bit, and believe God's going to do a really, really great work. I want to let you know if you didn't get a popsicle stick on the way in, lift your hand, our ushers will get it to you. You're going to need this later on. Some of you're like, what I need a popsicle stick for? Just trust me. Trust me, you're going to need it later on. Make sure you have one of those. And, hey, can all of you be praying for our student ministry? Our middle schoolers are at camp. They'll be heading back today that our high schoolers go next week. And so keep them in your prayer. How many of you know we're building a house for the next generation? We're building a house. There is no church of tomorrow if you don't build a place

for the next generation and we believe in them and what God's doing in their life. And they're having a

great, great time this weekend and the Lord's moving in a great way. And so we're thankful for that.

I'm excited to get into week two of this series called It's Complicated. We've been talking

about relationships and they can be amazing and they can be life-giving and they can be

powerful. How many of you know, at times they can be complicated. And if you missed last week,

go back and get that. Next week, I have a surprise for you. I won't tell you, but you won't be in the house for it. And I want to start out today in the verse we've been looking at, kind of a theme verse for the series, of how God calls us to relate to one another. Founding Colossians chapter three, go with me there. It'll be on the TV for you here.

It says, therefore is God's chosen people holy and dearly loved. Here's how we're supposed to relate with each other.

Clothe yourselves with compassion, with kindness, with humility, gentleness, and patience.

Then here's a tough one. Bear with each other, forgive one another.

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