Westside Gathering - Audio

While culture describes success in a variety of ways, we explore what a fruitful life looks like when someone is in relationship with Jesus. Our message notes can be found here http://www.gatheringcafe.com/thewestsidegathering/podcasts/WSGmsg20150215_DaveM.pdf

Is vision for life in Jesus enough for the kind of relationship he invites us into? Jesus gave his disciples some clues in John 15 about some practices that could fuel a growing relationship with him. Listen in as we explore three key practices. Our message notes can be found here http://www.gatheringcafe.com/thewestsidegathering/podcasts/WSGmsg20150208_DaveM.pdf

Nathan Whatley on how Jesus redefines friendship and our relationship with Him as we abide. Our message notes can be found here http://www.gatheringcafe.com/thewestsidegathering/podcasts/WSGmsg20150201_NathanW.pdf

Is there anything stopping you from thriving? Learn how God is invested in your growth and why like a gardener he prunes things in and around you that stop you from thriving. Our message notes can be found here http://www.gatheringcafe.com/thewestsidegathering/podcasts/WSGmsg20150125_DaveM.pdf

You can grow in Jesus as you align yourself more with his way of life and love. Listen in and discover. Our message notes can be found here http://www.gatheringcafe.com/thewestsidegathering/podcasts/WSGmsg20150118_DaveM.pdf

Too often our ambitions are ahead of our resources. "If we don't abide, we'll never thrive." Join us as we begin a new series exploring John 15:1-17 to understand what deeper relationship with Christ is like, and the fruit that can come from being connected to him. Our message notes can be found here http://www.gatheringcafe.com/thewestsidegathering/podcasts/WSGmsg20150111_DaveM.pdf

From the world of sex-trafficking to steet life, a true story of courage in the face of hopelessness, of God's power in the fiercest darkness. Also see Candace's spoken work video at http://vimeo.com/78415512. Our message notes can be found here http://www.gatheringcafe.com/thewestsidegathering/podcasts/WSGmsg20150104_CandaceD.pdf

Christmas Celebration! Discover why the most widely published carol is about way more than Christmas. It's good news for your future and your everyday present. Merry Christmas! Our message notes can be found here http://www.gatheringcafe.com/thewestsidegathering/podcasts/WSGmsg20141223_DaveM.pdf

Discover how God wants to work in us so we can experience Joy from a deeper source, beyond our efforts to manufacture pleasure. Our message notes can be found here http://www.gatheringcafe.com/thewestsidegathering/podcasts/WSGmsg20141221_DaveM.pdf

Why have joy and how to have Joy is an everyday modern struggle. Listen in as we explore the WHY and HOW of experiencing Joy through the 1st century life of Paul writing a letter from a not-so-joyful-place like prison. Our message notes can be found here http://www.gatheringcafe.com/thewestsidegathering/podcasts/WSGmsg20141214_DaveM.pdf

Discover joy in anticipation and formation so you experience it in any season life brings you. (Isaiah 35; Luke 7:18-22) Our message notes can be found here http://www.gatheringcafe.com/thewestsidegathering/podcasts/WSGmsg20141207_DaveM.pdf

Be rich in helping others' is more than just a mind set or feel good invitation. It's rooted in God's very nature, modelled for us, inviting us to live in this same way (1 Timothy 6:17-19). Listen in as we understand 'rich' not as status but privilege. (This is also the 'why' behind our Be Rich campaign in November.) Our message notes can be found here http://www.gatheringcafe.com/thewestsidegathe...

Listen to Barbara share about her faith journey during a difficult season of life - filled with authenticity, community, struggle, reality, and hope. Our message notes can be found here http://www.gatheringcafe.com/thewestsidegathering/podcasts/WSGmsg20141130_BarbG.pdf

You protect what you love! Discover how awareness and accountability help protect a marriage and why no marriage can flourish without a dependence on God. Our message notes can be found here http://www.gatheringcafe.com/thewestsidegathering/podcasts/WSGmsg20141123_DaveM.pdf

Why do we practice to get better in certain parts of our lives but often leave a better marriage to chance? Discover 5 key practices for a better marriage in part 4 of this series. Our message notes can be found here http://www.gatheringcafe.com/thewestsidegathering/podcasts/WSGmsg20141116_DaveM.pdf

Is it possible to discover both good and growth in marriage? By God's design marriage can be a vehicle for both. Our message notes can be found here http://www.gatheringcafe.com/thewestsidegathering/podcasts/WSGmsg20141109_DaveM.pdf

Part 2 of this series communicates the foundation of marriage partnership and some fundamental ways that couples partner (based out of Genesis 1-2). A vision for marriage thrives as partnership. Our message notes can be found here http://www.gatheringcafe.com/thewestsidegathering/podcasts/WSGmsg20141102_DaveM.pdf

Is there a vision for marriage in a complex world? This new series begins looking at the idea of a 'promise' in an age of possibilities and what that means for a thriving marriage. Every week will build on this vision from the wisdom of scripture. Our message notes can be found here http://www.gatheringcafe.com/thewestsidegathering/podcasts/WSGmsg20141026_DaveM.pdf

We want to change the world, but are we ok with allowing others to come in and make our own community different. Listen, as guest, Domenic Ruso, shares from Mark 4:30-32 - Jesus' parable that helps us understand how God's Kingdom grows, but also how that growth challenges our idea of being a welcoming community. Our message notes can be found here http://www.gatheringcafe.com/thewestsidegathering/...

We close this series looking at what Jesus did when he moved into the neighborhood and how the church followed his pattern. Jesus/Church had a global vision with local practices. Listen as we're reminded what it means to be a sent community helping people find a spiritual home. (note: some Hobbit clips found their way into this message) Our message notes can be found here http://www.gatheringcafe....

God promises a future city that defies all cities. How does one live today if that future is promised? What does it change for you today? Listen in for perspective and encouragement whether you love your city or live in a season or place that feels really difficult. Our message notes can be found here http://www.gatheringcafe.com/thewestsidegathering/podcasts/WSGmsg20140928_DaveM.pdf

Does God care about the people and places around me? Is Christianity only for individuals or does it care about cities? Listen in as we uncover what God envisions for a city and how we contribute to it. Our message notes can be found here http://www.gatheringcafe.com/thewestsidegathering/podcasts/WSGmsg20140921_DaveM.pdf

Gratitude can be a window into our priorities. We start a new series in the NT book of Colossians. The letter is framed by thankful prayer, a window the faith, love and hope of this early church community. (Colossians 1:1-14) Our message notes can be found here http://www.gatheringcafe.com/thewestsidegathering/podcasts/WSGmsg20261013_DavidM.pdf