Jeff Jantzi

Jeff is the Lead Pastor at The Gathering Ottawa and preaches most Sunday mornings.

Romans, Knowing & Applying the Gospel in Life: No Condemnation

Sunday, March 24, 2024 by

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 you for what you did. You're too flawed, too sinful, too broken to be accepted by God..." and on and one we could go. So how does the Gospel of Jesus confront these voices?

Romans 8:1-4

Romans, Knowing & Applying the Gospel in Life: Freedom

Sunday, March 10, 2024 by

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 it wasn’t just true for them, it’s true for us too. So, how can we avoid negative cycles and break free from the power of sin?Text: Romans 6 & 7

Romans, Knowing & Applying the Gospel in Life: Facts & Feelings

Sunday, March 3, 2024 by

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 us from accessing God's presence? How can our feelings some times get in the way of the facts of our salvation?

Text: Romans 5

Romans, Knowing & Applying the Gospel in Life: SALVATION

Sunday, February 18, 2024 by

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 fail to recognize this truth. So what’s so amazing about grace?

Text: Romans 3:21-28, 4:1-25

Romans, Knowing & Applying the Gospel in Life: Gospel

Sunday, February 4, 2024 by

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 contained in this letter are life-changing, giving us a deeper knowledge of the Gospel while also equipping us to apply the Gospel in our daily lives.

That’s why, throughout the winter and spring of 2024, we’re journeying through the book of Romans together as a church family. As we look ahead to all that God has for us as a church family, we want ensure that we are being shaped & formed by the Gospel in all that we do; knowing it more deeply while applying it more intentionally. We want to be a people who are being transformed by the Gospel!

Although the church Paul is writing to is facing difficulty and persecution, Paul is confident in the message of the gospel and urges them to remain confident as well. So how can we become confident in our faith despite the challenges we face today too?

A Generous Life: Being Generous with Our Treasures

Sunday, January 28, 2024 by

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 generous life includes financial generosity. We cannot simultaneously hoard our treasure and experience the kind of life that Jesus died to give us. So, how can we be intentional to live generously with our financial treasure, especially when it feels like we don’t have enough? And how might better understanding the gospel of Jesus lead us to live more financially generous lives?

A Generous Life: Being Generous with Our Talents

Sunday, January 14, 2024 by

God has given each of us a set of unique gifts and talents. And they are not just for our sake - they are for the sake of others. So how can we be intentional to live generously with our talents, especially when we aren’t so sure of what our talents are or where they fit? How might understanding how God has wired & gifted us empower us to live a more generous life?

A Generous Life: Being Generous with Our Time

Sunday, January 7, 2024 by

Generosity is not just about what we do with our money; it is a way of life… a beautiful way of life. 

Jesus told us that those who try to hold on to their lives will lose them while those who generously sacrifice their lives for his sake and for the sake of others will gain them. So then, what does it look like to live generous and sacrificial lives? And how can Jesus shape us into the kind of people whose lives reflect the beauty and generosity of God? 

This January, join us at The Gathering as we explore the theme of generosity and how we can become even more intentional in giving of our time, talents and treasures - for Jesus’ sake and for the sake of our hurting world. 

For many of us, our most valuable resource is not our money or something we own - it’s our time. And at times, it feels as though we don’t have enough of it. So how can we live generously with our time, especially when life feels so busy? And what priorities might Jesus invite us to have as we consider how we spend our time?