Scarred: Finding God in the Pain – Where is God When it Hurts?
It’s a question that almost everybody asks as some point in their life, especially when they find themselves in some sort of crisis. "If God is real, and if God is good, then why does He allow bad things to happen to good people?" "Why does God allow evil and suffering?" "Where is God when it hurts?” These are hard questions, but also very important and real questions. Questions that have the potential to draw us closer to God, not further away. Listen here as Jeff kick off our new series, “Scarred: What to Do When Life Hurts” by exploring this important issue together.
At times, the voice of condemnation & shame can speak quite loudly to our hearts: "You're not good enough. God doesn't love you as you are. God could never forgive…
The Joy of Joining Jesus in Kingdom Living
March 17, 2024
Text: Matthew 13:44-46
Having walked through the gospel in Romans 1–5, Paul now applies it directly to the lives of the Roman believers, showing them how they can live free from sin. But…
Because of Jesus, we can have peace with God and access to God's presence in our daily lives. So what keeps us from living into that peace? And what keeps…
Matthew 13:31-33
It’s a mind boggling truth - that a just and holy God would declare sinners to be righteous because of what Jesus did on the cross. Yet many of us…
To understand the good news of the gospel we first have understand the bad news of our sin. So what’s wrong with the world? And what’s wrong with US? Text:…
Romans is a letter that has transformed many lives. From Paul’s original audience of first-century house churches in Rome to us today at The Gathering in 2024 - the truths…
Jesus had a lot to say about money. In fact, 1 out of every 7 verses of Jesus’ words are money in some way. It’s an unavoidable reality: Living a…
How does Jesus’ choice to empty himself challenge every lesson of self-promotion we've unconsciously absorbed? In Philippians 2:1-11, we encounter the ultimate example of humility in Jesus who shows us…