Scott earned his Doctor of Ministry from Gateway Seminary in 2019, his Master of Divinity from Gateway Seminary in 2011, and his Bachelor of Arts in Creative Arts in Worship from Grand Canyon University in 1998. Scott taught English for 10 years at Washington High School and two years at Landmark Middle School. During this time, he was also the lead singer for a Christian ministry band (Poetshaker) and served the local church as a youth minister, music minister, and small group leader. In 2007, Scott planted The Way Fellowship Church. He currently teaches Christian Character Formation at Grand Canyon University and leads the Regional Pillar Network in Arizona. Scott has been married to his beautiful wife, Christy, for 19 years. They have three boys—Geoffrey, Jonathan, and Jacob—and a princess, named Mia.
Judgment is not something about which we normally like to think, but the Bible is clear that there will be aa final judgment of mankind. In this week’s passage, Pastor Scott Gourley talks about The Parable of the Weeds, in which Jesus explains what judgment awaits and the hope we have as Christians. Matthew 13:24-30, 36-43
We as Christians tend to think we understand the Parable of the Sower, but is there more to this story than meets the eye? This week, Pastor Scott Gourley takes a look at this well known parable and shows us what we may have missed. Matthew 13:1-23
Blasphemy if the Holy Spirit is a hard concept to understand, but it is one that Jesus lays out to us in the Gospel of Matthew. In this week’s message, Pastor Scott Gourley explains just what this difficult passage means. Matthew 12:22-37
As Christians, we know we are saved by Grace through Faith, but what does that really mean. As we continue through the book of Matthew, Pastor Scott Gourley breaks down what Jesus had to say in this particular passage on this subject. Matthew 11:25-30
John the Baptist had doubts about who Jesus was while he was in prison. Jesus answered him by pointing him back to Scripture to get his expectations set right. In this week’s sermon, Pastor Scott Gourley shares how our expectations often get in the way of what God is doing and what we can do about that. Matthew 11:1-24
We tend to think Jesus came to bring peace to all the Earth, but that is not what Jesus taught about Himself. In this week’s message, Pastor Scott Gourley examines when Jesus meant when He said he did not come to bring peace but a sword. Matthew 10:34-42
While in the United States, we do not face the same level of persecution our brothers and sisters in other parts of the world do, it is clear in Scripture that we will be persecuted if we follow Christ. In this week’s message, Pastor Scott Gourley addresses how we can hold fast in the midst of any persecution. Matthew 10:16-33
Last week we looked at Jesus telling his followers to pray for workers to enter God’s Harvest. This week, Pastor Scott Gourley shows us that we are the workers. Matthew 10:1-15
About a year ago, Pastor Scott Gourley preached on this passage in Luke, and we as a church committed to seeing 21 lives transformed by the Gospel. As we come to it again in Matthew, Pastor Scott looks at what it means now and were he may have missed the most important part of the passage. Matthew 9:35-38
This passage where Jesus heals the blind and mute seems in odd contrast to the healings done in the previous section, yet they are tied together In this week’s message, Pastor Scott Gourley looks at what we can learn about Jesus from how he handled these two healings. Matthew 9:27-34
Scott earned his Doctor of Ministry from Gateway Seminary in 2019, his Master of Divinity from Gateway Seminary in 2011, and his Bachelor of Arts in Creative Arts in Worship from Grand Canyon University in 1998. Scott taught English for 10 years at Washington High School and two years at Landmark Middle School. During this time, he was also the lead singer for a Christian ministry band (Poetshaker) and served the local church as a youth minister, music minister, and small group leader. In 2007, Scott planted The Way Fellowship Church. He currently teaches Christian Character Formation at Grand Canyon University and leads the Regional Pillar Network in Arizona. Scott has been married to his beautiful wife, Christy, for 19 years. They have three boys—Geoffrey, Jonathan, and Jacob—and a princess, named Mia.