People are confused about Jesus. People seemingly have always been confused about Jesus. Working through Matthew 11:1-19, Pastor Phil explains that since confusion about Jesus abounds, we must correctly understand His identity and purpose.The Gathering Windsor által

Each congregation is full of a diverse range of people with all kinds of gifts and abilities. Pastor Phil explains from 1 Corinthians 12 that since God has brought us together as a church, we must learn how to function as one.The Gathering Windsor által

Pastor Phil preaches through John 19 and explains how such a horrible event can be called "Good Friday.The Gathering Windsor által

Pastor Phil preaches through John 19 and explains how such a horrible event can be called "Good Friday.The Gathering Windsor által

Because we are designed by God, we must look for him to provide everything we need. Too often we try to be self-sufficient, taking on God's character of needing nothing, but that is not how we were designed to live.The Gathering Windsor által

Because we are not worth worshipping, we must serve the God who is.The Gathering Windsor által

Through the prophet Amos, God reveals that the heart of worship matters more than the act itself. Any form of worship not rooted in a desperate, authentic love of God, even in church, is idolatrous.The Gathering Windsor által

If we’re serious about being a disciple of Jesus, then we’ve must know9 what He’s calling us to. What Jesus tells all of us is that as disciples of Jesus we are all on mission, must face real opposition, and are called to make hard decisions.The Gathering Windsor által

Jesus how given you an obstacle that is intended to lead you straight to him in all of your need. Your faith can be deflated. Your faith can be wearied, but God will not allow it to be extinguished. God won't shut that door and keep you out. He will let your faith stay alive. He's the one who keeps us; He keeps our faith going – so keep crying to J…

Walking through a familiar story, Pastor Phil explains that Jesus offers hope for those who come to the end of themselves.The Gathering Windsor által

"What was once a robust, vibrant, and expectant hope that the day would come for that one sick sinner would be saved. But today, we’re not praying for him. Not because we don’t love them or want God’s best for them, but we are weary of praying for them. Does God care? Does care for the believer as we pray for strength to serve him well? What can we…

When situations arise that are so fierce, so ominous, that our faith feels like its suffocating along with us, we can begin to doubt Jesus’ authority and especially when faith is challenged by fear. Fear leads us to wonder whether the God that has demonstrated his sovereignty over physical creation has any rival among the metaphysical. Jesus is sov…

Pastor Phil examines this popular story and explains that we must trust Him to forgive us since Jesus has the authority to forgive sins. Subscribe to our channel to see more moments from the Gathering Church! — To support our ministry and help us continue to change lives through the power of the Gospel, click here: https://www.tgcw.org/give — Follo…

“Have you underestimated the cost of something only to realize after that you might have bit off more than we can chew? When it comes to discipleship, Jesus doesn’t want us to be surprised. How do you count the cost when you don’t know what’s coming in your life?” The answer is that Jesus requires, upfront, a commitment to the highest possible cost…

Hebrews 11:1-7 is the passage and I understand the title of the presentation is “Genesis: Missing Piece of the Puzzle.” The write up could be something like, “Calvin Smith from Answers in Genesis visited The Gathering to provide an update on the work of this ministry and encourage the believers to trust God’s Word against all opposition.…

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While worry, fear, and anxiety were a huge struggle even before COVID craziness of a few years ago, they are enormous struggles right now. How will we enter the New Year? For some, they’ll be fighting anxiety as the clock counts down. Yet, as the people of God, we can be assured that our Sovereign is in control even when we’re overwhelmed with fear…

We look everywhere and try seemingly everything in order to have a better Christmas. We must remember that in order to have a better Christmas, we need to worship the better king.The Gathering Windsor által

Christmas isn’t about us or even our happiness. It’s about the man in the name – a man who is so much better. How does this better Adam give us a better understanding of ourselves, a better Savior, and a better hope for the future? If we are to have a better Christmas, we must receive the Better Adam…

As the Apostle Paul concludes the letter to the Colossians, he encourages the believers to not forget the gospel but to focus on displaying it everywhere, all the time.The Gathering Windsor által

Who sees all of the excellent work every day? God does. As Christians, we should pursue excellence in our work not because we want to impress the boss, or to get a raise, we work first for Christ. He sees even when no one else does.The Gathering Windsor által

For many of us, there’s an underwritten rule: what happens at home stays at home and nobody on the inside is really going to snitch, exposing me for being earthly or sinful. Work is another area of our life where it’s easy to let our pursuit of Christ-likeness hide. Why not, right? If we can’t tell people about Jesus at work, why bother living like…

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Jesus is incomparable. He alone is sufficient to save us and keep us and because of this, if we are Christians, then Jesus must be your life; not just Savior, but also Lord. It makes no sense that after having been made clean to then go back and live a sinful life.The Gathering Windsor által

False teachers had crept into the church in Colossae and were distorting the gospel with all kinds of legalistic ideas that offered spiritual growth. Pastor Phil explains that in order to progress towards the goal of becoming more like Christ, we must resist legalism and focus on Christ.The Gathering Windsor által

We have tendency, really a natural propensity to supplement salvation by adding in a little bit of us. Yet, salvation is a sovereign work of God – it does not need to be seasoned by us. That’s why God gets the Glory Alone.The Gathering Windsor által

When it comes to your salvation and mine, it’s not just faith alone in any old thing – it’s certainly not the amount of faith, but who you place your faith in. The Protestant Reformers didn’t fight for people to have faith; they insisted on what the Bible insists on: that salvation depends on Christ alone!…

How do people receive the salvation that God offers? Pastor Phil explains the crucial teaching of Sola Fide: that people receive salvation in Jesus Christ through faith alone.The Gathering Windsor által

The Roman Catholic Church teaches that a sinner can be made right with God, not by the complete and fully pleasing sacrifice of Jesus on the cross, but that grace requires additional merit. Today we find out whether Rome was right, or whether the Reformers, armed with the Bible, were correct in proclaiming salvation by Grace Alone.…

If Satan can diminish the confidence that we have in the reliability, ability, authority and the profitability of the Scriptures, then Christianity is reduced to religion. The danger that the church has always faced and continues to face will define us and will either give us the confidence we need or will leave us as we slowly sink in the shifting…

While our prayer may seem so small next to the vastness of all that God will inevitably do, we must decide whether I pray or not. We wonder what difference our prayers might really make. Jesus models pray for us that reminds us that we need to pray more than we will know.The Gathering Windsor által

If our Savior is truly incomparable, then our lives must look vastly different. In this text, God gives us 2 commands for how to do just that, through the writings of Paul.The Gathering Windsor által

God’s Word intends to provide the kind of reassurance that we need. He wants us to never wander too far from Him, but to depend on him – not just when we face the impossible, but also when we’re confident that what we face is very possible for us to handle on our ownThe Gathering Windsor által

God has entrusted us with the privilege and the responsibility to serve the real Jesus by helping each other to become the people who are confident in their faith and spiritually mature. Yet, we can be deceived into embracing a false identity.The Gathering Windsor által

Many people say they believe in Jesus. But what do they believe about Jesus or, which Jesus do they believe in? Pastor Phil preaches through Colossians 1:15-20 and explains that believers in Jesus must believe the truth about Jesus.The Gathering Windsor által

“As Paul prays, these Colossians will learn what will help them stay and succeed in the game of life. What we’ll find is that It’ll be what we need to accomplish all that God intends for each of us, but nothing we can find in ourselves.”The Gathering Windsor által

If Jesus Christ alone was not sufficient for salvation, then eternal life could be obtained by any sort of means, and the gospel would be reduced to just another path. Paul begins his letter the Colossians by introducing himself to those he’d never met, reminding them exactly how thankful they should be for the one who cannot be replaced.…

Are we true disciples? Are we building our lives on the solid rock or shifting sand? Pastor Phil finishes the series on the Sermon on the Mount by examining the intense warning and gracious invitation contained in Matthew 7:21-29The Gathering Windsor által

“This whole sermon of Jesus comes on the heels of Jesus’ first call to disciples to repent. To this Jesus essentially returns as he asks people like you and me, ”Do you know where you are going? How will you get there?”The Gathering Windsor által

You could imagine that Jesus, fully aware of every human heart would see this combination of desire to live for God and be successful in Kingdom living, and yet at the same time the look of “how are we ever going to be able to do this?” Is this not just a recipe for despair? Our effort to live for Him in His Kingdom is possible as Jesus points out …

A sermon on judgement in our lives. The way judgement should be looked at in every aspect of our scripture and through God's grace in an effort to discern and uphold His standards.The Gathering Windsor által

How do you handle day-to-day worries? The simple things that we get anxious about like food or clothing? What about our careers, our money, or relationships? Jesus addresses them for us and gives us a practical approach to handling the stress that often comes with them.The Gathering Windsor által

Like the first disciples, fallen sinners exposed to a world of selfishness, will fight the temptation to focus on temporal wealth – things that do not bring glory to God. They’ll collect earthly treasures as if they are better than anything Heaven can give. Jesus wants to wake us to reality and teach us that what we treasure tells us more about our…

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Believers must remember that the things that we do must be solely for God and not for ourselves. The question is: will what we do be for God or for us. It might be a harder question to answer than we might think.The Gathering Windsor által

We understand justice, but as believers who want to be more of who God has remade us to be, what we share with Jesus’ disciples is the need to be more like our King in how we respond when we are personally mistreatment by others. This will of course, also inform how we are to treat others as well.The Gathering Windsor által

We like loopholes and often look for them. So often we are like the Jews of Jesus’ day, who valued convenient truth over absolute truth, we often rely on a “as you don’t get caught mindset.” How much are we committed to truth, exactly?How does that relate to Oaths? In Matthew 5:33-37, Jesus continues to challenge the popular but false Jewish interp…

Pastor Phil concludes the series in the book of Ruth by highlighting the character of Boaz and Ruth. He also explains that Boaz’s redemption of Ruth is a foreshadow of our ultimate redemption in Jesus Christ.The Gathering Windsor által

We get so caught up in doing, that we forget that God is the One who can make it happen and possibly without even realizing it, we jump up on the throne of grace – we grab the wheel of our life and exclaim – “thank you Lord, we’ll take it from here.” Today we learn that if we’re going to live for God by faith, it’ll mean that we must be careful to …