The Gather Collective

We often link the spread of Christianity to the travels of Paul the Apostle. But Peter is actually mentioned more often in the New Testament and planted several churches. What does his work tell us about our mission today and his role as a father figure to the worldwide church.

Peter argues with God a fair bit. In this story from Acts 10 God tells him to set aside food purity laws and open up the gospel to people from other ethnicities. Peter argues with this but then responds to an invitation to the house of a Gentile centurion. This day changed world history.

Doubt, Faith & The Shaping of Peter. What does this episode tell us about Jesus. What does it say to us about Peter - both his strengths and his weaknesses. How does it help us understand our faith today.

Even Peter. Forgiveness as a core characteristic of Christian character. Peter would quiz Jesus about how many times we should forgive (70 X 7 - not just the normal 7). But he became the great denier and had to be hoping that there would be forgiveness for him. As one of his final acts Jesus reinstates him. What does this say to us about our own frailty and God's grace. An what do we learn abo...

Peter's Struggles With Jesus Identity. The Transfiguration is a key event in helping Peter and the disciples move beyond their 'Jesus as a prophet of God' ideas and start to understand more fully that he was the Son of God. - This claim would draw greater anger from the elite of his day but would have huge implications for his death and resurrection.

In a moment that would provoke 3000 to pledge their allegiance to Jesus, Peter roots his call to them, his proclamation of the good news, in the promises of God and the life, death and resurrection of Jesus. How does this key story in the Bible narrative help us live as spirit filled Jesus storytellers today.

The Calling of Peter Who was he? Where was he from? Where did Peter come from? In what way was his location and background important. Was he already a man of faith? How can his journey to faith help us today.

Roland helps us explore the importance of humility as a foundation for all the work we do in Jesus' name. A detailed bible overview and real-life examples capture the heart of vital theme

Guest speaker Natalie Williams talks to us about the work of Jubilee + and their Churches that Change Communities project. She shares from her own experience and the work done by her local church in Hastings. Biblical, heartfelt and practical insights.

Judith kicks starts our new series on "The Cross", by talking to us about "Palm Sunday to Passover". She explores the meaning of Jesus' entry into Jerusalem on a donkey, the clearing of the temple and the events that led to the Passover celebration.

Guest speaker Roger Sutton helps churches and towns work together to respond to human needs in their local communities. Factual, funny and provocative thoughts on Mission, Prayer and Compassion

Les talks about his favourite subject - praising God. The distilled wisdom of thinking about worship, Jesus, songs and much more come together in this inspirational talk.

Wisdom can help us lead healthier more resilient lives. Herbs and plants, noted in several passages, help restore our bodies. And God also brings about supernatural healing. Dave Roberts helps us explore these 3 fingerprints of God.

God gives all of us resources to help us live for him, serve others and enjoy the place where we are living. Roland Brown helps us explore biblical patterns to help us live with wisdom and use those resources well. He explains the church budget and how our contributions of money are used. He gently provokes us to consider additional giving.

One of the ways that we can see the work of God around us is noted and rooted in the belief that God created all that we see around us in the natural world. This in turn speaks to us of his beauty and his character. Join Sharon Roberts as she explores this and helps us understand what it means for us now.

Jesus wept, rejoiced, mourned and was moved with compassion. Esther helps us explore the emotions of Jesus and reflect on how that impacts us and how we respond to others.

God's creational impulse is captured in the phrase 'He saw that is was good', repeated 6 times in Genesis 1. Ray helps us start to think about what that meant then and what it means now for our understanding of our core relationship with God and His desire that we might flourish.

Emma shares about the 3 fold description of Jesus as 'Wonderful Counsellor, Everlasting Father, Prince of Peace' and the whole life perspective this gives us as followers of Jesus

Judith helps us explore how a small ingredient can make deep change within bread and how Jesus uses that as a picture of the influence of the Kingdom of Heaven within our communities.

Dave Roberts shares the stories behind the story of Easter and how the speak to us of God's desire to restore us and cause us to flourish.

Dave starts by sharing some key prophetic encouragements from the days before this sermon. He goes on to look at how our faith and that of our children grows gradually but is often punctuated by 'peak experiences' that help us discover new depth in our relationship with God.

Jenny Brown explores how we help our children and our adults discover practical compassion as part of their understanding of how faith in Jesus grows and is worked out in their daily lives. This series is based on insights from the Faithfull Generation book.

Ray Whitby loves a 400 page book on apologetics and the reasonableness of faith in the God who came to us in the person of Jesus. So who better to help us understand that our sharing of the message of Jesus must be salted with a willingness to hear the doubt of others and respond with clarity and grace

Les Moir, an ambassador of worship and the word, around the world, shares on how the message of the love of God, expressed in Jesus, is planted in our culture through arts and creativity.

Dave Roberts interviews Gill about the work of Sanctuary in Eastbourne and the practical, legal emotional care that they offer to people fleeing war, conflict and more. Gill then shares from the Book of Leviticus about the biblical imperative to care for the stranger or foreigner in your midst. This talk is part of an occasional series on foundational truths for our understanding of biblical justi...