Words of Life #5: Cross

How does one live a life worthy of the gospel (the way of Jesus meant to be lived in the world)? Join us as we immerse ourselves in Philippians 1:27-2:11 for three weeks leading up to Easter to help us contemplate and grow in this season. Our message notes can be found here http://www.gatheringcafe.com/thewestsidegathering/podcasts/WSGmsg20250330_DavidM.pdf

Fellowship is probably the most 'religious' sounding word in the church. Yet if get to the root of it, it helps us understand God's vision for our relationship with Him, His mission, and His church (each other). Our message notes can be found here http://www.gatheringcafe.com/thewestsidegathering/podcasts/WSGmsg20250323_DavidM.pdf

Grace, what a word - so many long to experience and live with. Listen as we explore its roots in the New Testament. (Eph. 2:4-10) Guest: Kenzo Mabiala Our message notes can be found here http://www.gatheringcafe.com/thewestsidegathering/podcasts/WSGmsg20250316_KenzoM.pdf

People use the word FAITH all the time. It's in music, poems, and every life - maybe even before someone gets on a roller coaster. We explore why Faith is so central to following Jesus and why it leads to life and relationship with God (Galatians 3:23-4:7) Our message notes can be found here http://www.gatheringcafe.com/thewestsidegathering/podcasts/WSGmsg20250309_DavidM.pdf

Has the word CROSS become over familiar to you? In songs and phrases or maybe around your neck. Or maybe it's foreign to you, wondering what all the fuss is about with Christians? explore it with us and see what a window it is to the kind of life available in Jesus. (Phil. 2:1-11) Our message notes can be found here http://www.gatheringcafe.com/thewestsidegathering/podcasts/WSGmsg20250302_DavidM.pdf

The scriptures point to a qualitatively different kind of life that can only come through one source. Do we choose it? (John 6:25-59) Our message notes can be found here http://www.gatheringcafe.com/thewestsidegathering/podcasts/WSGmsg20250223_DavidM.pdf

Humans long for forgiveness yet struggle to give it and often receive it. We explore a gospel scene that gives us a picture of forgiveness characteristic of God's kingdom brought near in Jesus. (Luke 7:36-50) Our message notes can be found here http://www.gatheringcafe.com/thewestsidegathering/podcasts/WSGmsg20250216_DavidM.pdf

What does gospel mean to you? For some it's merely an adjective to describe something else, yet the earliest use of the word is more like an announcement. How big of an announcement must it have been to change the trajectory of history and millions of lives? (Mark 1:1-20) Our message notes can be found here http://www.gatheringcafe.com/thewestsidegathering/podcasts/WSGmsg20250209_DavidM.pdf

Jesus held the words of life, and as the New Testament was written, key words became windows into the life available in Jesus. This new series explores 15 Words of Life found in the New Testament. We kick of with one that's all over the story of the Bible - Righteousness (Matthew 3:13-17) Our message notes can be found here http://www.gatheringcafe.com/thewestsidegathering/podcasts/WSGmsg20250202_DavidM.pdf

Making Room for more among us and beyond us - holding in tension our commitment to discipleship, community and mission. (Heb. 11:1, John 6:50-51) // Launching 2 Gatherings at the end of March Our message notes can be found here http://www.gatheringcafe.com/thewestsidegathering/podcasts/WSGmsg20250126_DavidM.pdf