Sundays with the Gathering - Palm Beach Gardens

Listen to Pastor Mike's message on Being Yourself and Building Community. thegatheringplacefl.org   The Sunday Morning Message from The Gathering Place of Palm Beach Gardens, August 13, 2023.

Whatever happened to James? What happened to the apostle James? Join us as Jon Deyling brings us a message on walking humbly and the early church. thegatheringplacefl.org   The Sunday Morning Message from The Gathering Place of Palm Beach Gardens, July 30, 2023.

Watch the Video Referenced in Sandy's Message thegatheringplacefl.org   The Sunday Morning Message from The Gathering Place of Palm Beach Gardens, July 23, 2023. 1 There was a certain man from Ramathaim, a Zuphite[ a ] from the hill country of Ephraim, whose name was Elkanah son of Jeroham, the son of Elihu, the son of Tohu, the son of Zuph, an Ephraimite. 2 He had two wives; one was called H...

Watch the Video Referenced in Connor's Message thegatheringplacefl.org The Sunday Morning Message from The Gathering Place of Palm Beach Gardens, July 16, 2023. Jesus Calls His First Disciples 18 As Jesus was walking beside the Sea of Galilee, he saw two brothers, Simon called Peter and his brother Andrew. They were casting a net into the lake, for they were fishermen. 19 “Come, follow me,” J...

Why Do Bad Things Happen to Good People? And What Do We Do Afterwards? Resources from this talk: The Book of Job Romans 8:28  " And we know that in all things God works for the good of those who love him, who[ a ] have been called according to his purpose." How to Choose Praise:  1.       Pray and pray honestly.  2.       Read your Bible, do a devotional. 3.       Choose to count your bl...

Brother Kevin Peck talks to us about David and the idea of Unclaimed Grace, what that means, and how we can claim that grace. The Sunday Morning Message from The Gathering Place of Palm Beach Gardens, July 2, 2023. thegatheringplacefl.org 

We must know ourselves so that we can discover what we were born to do. Resources from this talk: Enneagram Test Spiritual Gifts Assessment The Sunday Morning Message from The Gathering Place of Palm Beach Gardens, June 25, 2023. thegatheringplacefl.org 

What does it mean for God to be father? Resources from this talk: Enneagram Test Spiritual Gifts Assessment The Sunday Morning Message from The Gathering Place of Palm Beach Gardens, June 18, 2023. thegatheringplacefl.org 

What is Pentecost, and what does it mean for us today? Resources from this talk: Enneagram Test Spiritual Gifts Assessment St. Augustine Prayer The Sunday Morning Message from The Gathering Place of Palm Beach Gardens, May 28, 2023. thegatheringplacefl.org 

Pastor Mike talks us through the mental shift from transition to transformation. The Sunday Morning Message from The Gathering Place of Palm Beach Gardens, May 21, 2023.

Pastor Mike talks us through some practical steps to improving or reconciling ourselves to our relationships, particularly with our mothers. The Sunday Morning Message  from The Gathering Place of Palm Beach Gardens, May 14, 2023, Mother's Day

"In order to be a mentor, and an effective one, one must care. You must care. You don't have to know how many square miles are in Idaho, you don't need to know what is the chemical makeup of chemistry, or of blood or water. Know what you know and care about the person, care about what you know and care about the person you're sharing with." - Maya Angelou In this week&apos...

The need for loving and trustworthy people is universal. In this episode, Pastor Mike talks about the need for truth-tellers, mentors, and loving support in our lives. The Message from April 30, 2023, The Gathering Place of Palm Beach Gardens

Pastor Mike talks about holding space for doubt and being a safe, loving person-of-worth. From The Gathering Place of Palm Beach Gardens, Sunday, April 16th, 2023

The Courage to Be an Encourager Brother Kevin Peck talks about the importance of encouragement in our lives and relationships, challenging us to grow spiritually and emotionally so that we may better be a source of hope to those around us. The Message from Sunday, April 23, 2023 at The Gathering Place of Palm Beach Gardens

21 Days of Prayer - Sunday, March 19, 2023 Lent ( Journey w/ Jesus to the cross) - self-reflection, realignment heart, with Jesus Heart - Jesus came to restore everything that was lost, heal the broken world, have his love reign in the world-  BIG IDEA - he did this by being with us — relationship.  If healed relationships, especially with God, is such a big deal - that means that part of being on...

The Message from The Gathering Place, March 12, 2023 thegatheringplacefl.org We need to develop creative ways to practice the presence of God, seeking to become aware of God ‘in the common business of life.’ Being present is being grounded in the here and now. — SOMETIMES IT REQUIRES US TO TAKE OFF OUR MASKS AND JUST BE REAL WITH GOD. GOD WILL SHOW UP—> Share wailing wall experience. We can be...

How do we find delight in the Sabbath? The Message from The Gathering Place, March 5, 2023 thegatheringplacefl.org The Sabbath was made for man, not man for the Sabbath. So the Son of Man is Lord even of the Sabbath.                 • Sabbath is a gift for us.                 • Sabbath is to take time to dwell.                 • Sabbath is an invitation to be seen by God                 • Sabbath...

What is rest and why is it important? The Message from The Gathering Place, Feb 26, 2023 thegatheringplacefl.org (Genesis 2:2,3 NIV). By the seventh day God had finished the work he had been doing; so on the seventh day he rested from all his work. 3 Then God blessed the seventh day and made it holy, because on it he rested from all the work of creating that he had done. (Genesis 2:2,3 NIV) Sabbat...

What are we hiding in the depths of our souls? What would it look like to live free? The Message from The Gathering Place, Feb 5, 2023 thegatheringplacefl.org Reference Scripture Genesis 1: 20-23 20 Then God said, “Let the waters swarm with fish and other life. Let the skies be filled with birds of every kind.” 21 So God created great sea creatures and every living thing that scurries and swarms i...

What is time? And how do we live a free and present life? The Message from The Gathering Place, Jan 29, 2023 thegatheringplacefl.org Pastors Notes on Time:  The Greek language captures two approaches to time: kairos and chronos. Kairos time - is the deep truest sense of time. (John Pauling in Living By Kairos Time in a Chronos World) "Kairos is the deepest and truest form of time. Understandi...

What does it mean to live a life of care? What are we supposed to care for? The Message from The Gathering Place, Jan 22, 2023 thegatheringplacefl.org Careless vs. Care - Pastor's Notes:   Genesis 1:9-13  And God said, “Let the water under the sky be gathered to one place, and let dry ground appear.” And it was so.  God called the dry ground “land,” and the gathered waters he called “seas.” A...

What are Boundaries? Why do we need them? How do we create space from the chaos of our lives? The Message from The Gathering Place, Jan 15, 2023 thegatheringplacefl.org

The Message from The Gathering Place, Jan 8, 2023 thegatheringplacefl.org "Every action you take is a vote for the type of person you wish to become. No single instance will transform your beliefs, but as the votes build up, so does the evidence of your new identity." - James Clear

WESLEY'S COVENANT SERVICE   Commit yourselves to Christ as his servants. Give yourselves to him, that you may belong to him. Christ has many services to be done. Some are more easy and honorable, others are more difficult and disgraceful. Some are suitable to our inclinations and interests, others are contrary to both. In some we may please Christ and please ourselves. But then there are othe...