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Gateway Church
Fool’s Gold | “Chasing Bubbles”
What if a meaningful life isn’t about gaining more but trusting God more? In our new “Fool’s Gold” series, Pastor Daniel explores why chasing temporary pleasures leaves us unsatisfied and how true contentment comes when we let go of empty pursuits, release our need for control, and learn to rest in God’s goodness and grace.
Locations & Times
Gateway Church Southlake Campus
700 Blessed Way, Southlake, TX 76092, USA
Sunday 9:00 AM
Sunday 11:00 AM
Hebrew hevel (הֶבֶל)
1. Life is fleeting.
2. Life is exhausting.
“The trouble with the rat race is that even if you win, you’re still a rat.”
–Lily Tomlin
–Lily Tomlin
“You have made us for yourself, and our heart is restless until it rests in you.” –Augustine, Confessions
3. Life is never satisfied.
“There are two ways to get enough. One is to accumulate more and more. The other is to desire less.” –G.K. Chesterton
“If I find in myself a desire which no experience in this world can satisfy, the most probable explanation is that I was made for another world.” –C.S. Lewis, Mere Christianity
“The great hindrance to worship is not that we are a pleasure-seeking people, but that we are willing to settle for such pitiful pleasures.” –John Piper
1. Release your grip.
2. Rest in God’s goodness.
3. Rely on God’s grace.
What is the Holy Spirit saying to me through this message?
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