Sermons from The Book of Daniel

Colin's sermons from The Book of Daniel: How to Thrive in Babylon

Daniel Chapter 2-

https://soundcloud.com/user-978501109/daniel-2-king-nebuchadnezzars-dream

Daniel Chapter 7-

https://soundcloud.com/user-808895137/daniel-7-daniels-vision-of-the-end-of-the-world

Daniel Chapter 9-

Can be found on this webpage: http://gatewaychurcholdbrooklyn.com/listen-in/the-book-of-daniel/

Sermons from the Luke series

Colin's sermons in the Luke sermon series (Chapters 11-18) preached at Gateway Church Old Brooklyn.

Luke 11:1-14 — Jesus Teaches Us To Pray- Click here

Luke 11:37-54 — Why God Loves the Gospel and Hates Legalism- Click here

Luke 12:22-34 — Do Not Be Anxious- Click here

Luke 13:10-21  The Power and Purpose of Jesus’ Healing- Click here

Luke 14:12-24 — The Parable of the Great Banquet- Click here

Luke 16:1-15 — The Parable of the Dishonest Manager- Click here

Luke 18:18-30 —  How the Gospel Transforms your Life, Hope, and Treasure- (Can be found on this webpage) Click Here

Sermons from the Transformed series

Colin's sermons in the series "Transformed: God's Purpose for Our Relationships" preached at Gateway Church Old Brooklyn

Transformed — Part 1 — Friendship- click here

Transformed — Part 3 — The Source of Conflict- Click here

Transformed — Part 5 — Forgiveness- Click here

Transformed — Part 7 — Dealing with Bitterness and Unforgiveness- Click here

Transformed — Part 9 — Living in Peace with Others- Click here

Sermons from the Ruth series

Colin's sermon in the Ruth series at Gateway Church Old Brooklyn:

Christmas Series– Ruth 2– Ruth Meets Boaz- Click here

Sermons from the "What is a Healthy Christian?" Series

Colin's sermons from the Gateway Church Old Brooklyn series "What is a Healthy Christian?"

What is a Healthy Christian?  Part 2-  Our New Identity in Christ - click here

What is a Healthy Christian?  Part 7 — Growing in Godliness through Spiritual Disciplines- Click here

What is a Healthy Christian?  Part 9 — Exhorting One Another- Click here

What is a Healthy Christian?  Part 11 — What the Bible says about Race and Racism- Click here

Cleveland Update #1

Greetings from Cleveland,

We have been joyfully serving in Cleveland for 2 months, and we are excited to share with you everything that has been happening! Because of your support, Colin and Marianne have both been able to work part-time for the church! This has allowed them to open their home several times a week. They are currently hosting a weekly staff meeting and a community group.

Colin was ordained, and is now officially a pastor and elder at Gateway Church Old Brooklyn! He has begun serving the church by not only leading a small group each week, but also by creating and providing a training program for the other small group leaders. Colin has also come alongside Tony and Mike to help with leadership and vision. Since joining the elder team, Colin has created a staff and elder training plan, is leading the team through that training, and is working with Tony to map out the current sermon series.

Marianne was brought on staff as children's minister. In addition to providing administrative oversight to Kids Time, she has begun writing curriculum for Sunday morning. We would like our children's curriculum to match what is being taught in the Sunday morning service. Our hope is that this will equip parents to talk about the Bible with their kids. Marianne has also begun meeting regularly with a new believer, Dwana, to study the Bible. Dwana will be baptized and become a member of Gateway on October 25!

We also wanted to share some praises and prayer requests from Gateway Church Old Brooklyn and the Mattoon's.

Praises:
Gateway recently brought Bill Bader on staff as music minister!
Gateway will have its first baptism service on October 25
We have had 2 successful youth nights. Our October youth night had 14 kids!
We are thankful that Colin was able to find a part -time job as a hospice Chaplin.

Prayer Requests:
The church asks that you pray for our upcoming fall festival on October 24
Pray for Colin as he prepares to preach on October 25
Pray for Marianne as she makes plans to reach out to the community at Estabrook Rec Center.

Thank you for your continued prayers and support as we serve in Cleveland. Be on the look out for an email that will provide you with instructions on how to subscribe to our monthly newsletter through mailchimp.

Colin and Marianne Mattoon

We are moving to Cleveland!!!

Dear Friends,

We have big news. We are moving to Cleveland! We are very excited to announce that Colin has been asked to become a Pastor at Gateway Church – Old Brooklyn. 

Gateway is a church that was planted by Tony Loseto, a former member of Crossing Church, where we have been members for the last four years. Gateway began by meeting in a home in January 2014 and has been holding services in a local high school since January 2015. You can learn more here: http://gatewaychurcholdbrooklyn.com/

Here’s why we are excited about this opportunity and want to be a part of this church:

First, the church needs help in areas we are able and gifted to help. Tony is currently the only pastor and only staff member. The opportunities to reach people with the good news of Jesus are far beyond what one person can do. Colin will be able to serve as a co-pastor who does all of what a Pastor does including preaching, shepherding, counseling, discipling, outreach and evangelism, and leading the church. Marianne will also be able to serve by helping plan and execute outreach programs (especially to youth and families at the local recreation center), discipling women, and helping with children’s ministry. God shows in His word that ministry is a team sport, not an individual work. Jesus sent out the disciples two by two, the apostles worked in teams with other apostles and disciples, and the church is to be governed by a plurality of elders. We want to use our gifts to serve Gateway Church, support Tony and his wife, Beth, and help provide stability for the church that can only be found through having a team of leaders.

Second, the need is overwhelming. Gateway is located in the Old Brooklyn neighborhood which is five miles south of downtown Cleveland and home to 32,000 people. It is a working class community that is middle to lower income and has a good mix of older adults, younger couples, and families. In this neighborhood, there are not strong churches that believe and preach the Gospel. A lot of people have little or no access to biblical teaching and the gospel of Jesus Church. Simply put, this is a community that needs to hear the good news of Jesus and is not being reached by other churches.

Third, we want to help the church do more of what’s already happening. Pastor Tony and the members of the church are already reaching the community and seeing a great response. Last year, four volunteers from the church put on a block party at the rec center and over 500 people from the neighborhood showed up. The church has seen more successful events since then, and while this is extremely encouraging, more ministers are needed to serve to reach the people who are showing up at this type of event and others. As Jesus said, the harvest is plentiful but the laborers are few. We want to be a part of what God is doing in Cleveland so more people come to know, love, and worship Him.

So what’s next? Our hope is to move to Cleveland later in the summer. To make this happen we will be meeting with, calling, and asking individuals to consider how they can partner with us in this ministry. We are currently working to raise financial support, so we can work at least half-time for Gateway Church. We need individuals to commit to partner with us through prayer, through financial support, and for some through coming to serve with us in Cleveland on a short-term team or permanently. 

Will you consider partnering with us in each of these ways to bring the good news of Jesus to Old Brooklyn and its surrounding neighborhoods in Cleveland?

If so, please contact Colin at Mattoon.Colin@gmail.com or at 971-285-7881. You can also contact Marianne at Marianne.Mattoon@gmail.com or 503-926-2882

Thanks,

Colin and Marianne Mattoon

PS - We are also currently looking for jobs. If you have any leads or contacts there, please share them!