The Gathering Bible Study with Ron and Carrie Webb

If you’re still worried after you’ve prayed, you haven’t given your problems to the Lord!  Philippians 4:6-7, “Don’t worry about anything; instead, pray about everything. Tell God what you need, and thank Him for all He has done. Then you will experience God’s peace, which exceeds anything we can understand. His peace will guard your hearts and minds as you live in Christ Jesus.”  Instead of telli...

6/28/24 How should we respond to opposition? God calls us to “act up!”  In Isaiah 55:9, God says, “My ways are higher than your ways and My thoughts are higher than your thoughts.  God’s ways are not unreachable; they’re just higher!  They’re up! Jesus said in Matthew 5:43-45a, “You have heard the law that says, ‘Love your neighbor and hate your enemy but I say, love your enemies! Pray for those w...

 Have you ever been in a “Now What?” moment? We all experience change—sometimes good, other times bad but when facing change, we often crave a pep talk. “I wish God would just tell me what to do next!” Joshua faced many of those “Now What?” moments in his life and service to God. Moses left huge sandals to fill when he died. The Lord graciously met Joshua with assurance and strength for the missio...

In this follow-up message after “Who Are You Listening To?,” we explore some DON’TS—like “Don’t Live Your Life Apart From God” AND DO’S—like “Delight Yourself in God’s Word” that help us live in and enjoy the blessings of God.  Psalm 1:1-3, “Oh, the joys of those who do not follow the advice of the wicked, or stand around with sinners, or join in with mockers. But they delight in the law of the Lo...

In this study of King David’s life, we highlight six voices, or influences, to which David responded.  Those same influences, or relationships, are present in our lives today!  How we respond to each voice shapes our character and determines our position—hopefully to be where God has designed—in the right place at the right time! In this final lesson of the series, we address the concept of recogn...

In this study of King David’s life, we’ll highlight six voices, or influences, to which David responded. Those same influences, or relationships, are present in our lives today! How we respond to each voice shapes our character and determines our position—hopefully to be where God has designed—in the right place at the right time! In this lesson, we highlight the voice of experience, counsel or ad...

In this study of King David’s life, we’ll highlight six voices, or influences, to which David responded.  Those same influences, or relationships, are present in our lives today!  How we respond to each voice shapes our character and determines our position—hopefully to be where God has designed—in the right place at the right time! In this lesson, the “voice” that David heard—and considered, was...

In this study of King David’s life, we highlight six voices, or influences, to which David responded.  Those same influences, or relationships, are present in our lives today!  How we respond to each voice shapes our character and determines our position—hopefully to be where God has designed—in the right place at the right time! In this lesson, the “voice” that David heard—and considered, was tha...

When the Bible instructs us to take heed, or listen to something, the emphasis is upon our attitude toward what we’ve heard as well as our response.  In this study of King David’s life, one of the voices David heard loudly was Goliath. “I am the Philistine champion, but you are only the servants of Saul… I defy the armies of Israel today!  Send me a man who will fight me!” (1 Samuel 17:8-11). The...

In this study of King David’s life, we’ll highlight seven voices, or influences, to which David responded.  Those same influences, or relationships, are present in our lives today!  How we respond to each voice shapes our character and determines our position—hopefully to be where God has designed—in the right place at the right time! The first voice we’ll study is David’s father who seemingly ask...

In this teaching from Romans 5, Ron shares the principle of Jesus being the “second Adam” Who paid the penalty necessary to remove our sin nature.  Therefore, by receiving Jesus Christ as Lord and Savior, we receive God’s divine nature—Righteousness—“right-standing with God” i.e. salvation through Jesus Christ.  ”For if, by the trespass of the one man, death reigned through that one man, how much...

In the book of Ephesians, Paul wrote to people who were considered “faithful followers of Christ Jesus” yet he still admonished them to stop living as people apart from Christ —without God and without hope!  How should we respond when bad things happen around us or to us?  Is our response in alignment with ‘reigning in life through Jesus Christ?’ ”So I tell you this, and insist on it in the Lord,...

“When Adam sinned, sin entered the world.  Adam’s sin brought death, so death spread to everyone, for everyone sinned. Yes, Adam’s one sin brings condemnation for everyone, but Christ’s one act of righteousness brings a right relationship with God and new life for everyone.” Romans 5:12,18 #thegatheringwithronandcarriewebb, #thegathering, #substitutionandidentification, #righteousnessthroughJesusC...

Have you ever been in a situation where you knew the right thing to do but just couldn’t do it?  “When we were utterly helpless, Christ came at just the right time and died for us sinners,” Romans 5:6. Jesus died for our helplessness.  The truth is we were never without help!  “God is a very present help…” Psalm 46:1 AND “There is a friend who sticks closer than a brother!”  Proverbs 18:24.  Thank...

In Psalm 86:11, David asked the Lord, “Teach me Your ways, O Lord, that I may live according to Your truth!  Grant me purity of heart, so that I may honor You.”  David understood that by learning God’s ways and accepting God’s truth—wholeheartedly, he would live a transformed life that would bring glory to God!  In Exodus 33:18-19, Moses asked the Lord “Now show me Your glory.” And the Lord said,...

“Therefore, since we have been made right in God’s sight by faith, we have peace with God because of what Jesus Christ our Lord has done for us.” Romans 5:1 (1 Corinthians 13:5; John 14:27; Jeremiah 29:11; James 4:8; 1 Corinthians 1:30-31; Proverbs 3:5-6; 2 Corinthians 5:17; Ephesians 2:8-9; John 8:32; Romans 8:6; Colossians 2:6; Ephesians 2:10; Matthew 20:1-16; Hebrews 4:16; Romans 8:7; 2 Corinth...

We live in a world where everyone seems to have their own truth.  According to the world, there is no absolute truth!  But David understood otherwise.  He prayed, “Teach me your ways, O Lord, that I may live according to Your truth! Grant me purity of heart, so that I may honor You,” Psalm 86:11. The phrase, “Grant me purity,” means to be undivided, to be united.  David’s prayer was to be to be un...

The world around us “cancels” those they don’t agree with.  But Jesus taught us a better way.  He said that the world would know that we are His disciples because we love one another.  What is God’s love and how is it different from the world’s kind of love?  ”Love is patient, love is kind. It does not envy, it does not boast, it is not proud. It does not dishonor others, it is not self-seeking, i...

This lesson focuses on aspects of Jesus’ first miracle—the one it seems His mother pushed Him into before He intended to make Himself known… all because the crisis at hand was a big deal to Mary!  Mary instructs the servants of the wedding feast to “Do whatever Jesus tells you to do.”  This is such a simple approach but not always easy to carry out—“Cast your cares on Jesus for He cares for you!” ...

When Jesus went to the Jordan River to be baptized by John, John tried to talk Jesus out of it.  He said, “I am the one who needs to be baptized by You, so why are You coming to me?” Jesus answered, “It should be done, for we must carry out all that God requires.”  Basically, Jesus was saying, “It’s the right thing to do!”  What is your response when the Lord prompts you to do something that you d...

Psalm 23 teaches us that as our Good Shepherd, Jesus leads us to rest in green pastures, to drink from still waters.  Why?  To be refreshed!  If your spiritual resting place is not “green” …if you are not drinking from still waters… if you need refreshing, we invite you to “push through” in your relationship with the Lord—to greener pastures… to tranquility… to a place of refreshing.  This message...

Gathering 01/13/24 When Jesus said in John 3:16, “For God so loved the world,” the word, loved, in the Greek language means “to prefer.”  God prefers us—even when life gets messy!  God’s love for us PROvokes us to action… His love PROvides… and God’s love PROtects us! #thegatheringwithronandcarriewebb, #thegathering, #john3:16, #godslove, #godsloveprotects, #godsloveprovides, #bemovedwithcompassio...

What should I do when facing impossible situations—when my strength is not enough?  It’s not that I need more of my own strength—I need a BETTER strength to do what seems impossible to me.  When the Bible promises that, “Those who wait on the Lord shall renew their strength…” the word, RENEW, means “to pass on, to change for the better.”  God passes HIS STRENGTH on to us to face, go through and co...

The angels announced good news  “I bring you good news that will bring great joy to all people.  The Savior—yes, the Messiah, the Lord—has been born today…” Luke 2:10-11.  In a world that desperately needs salvation, the good news is that salvation is now available—to everyone!   Good news also comes in the form of God’s Word.  John 1:14, “So the Word became human and made His home among us. He wa...

God gave us the Gift of Praise for our benefit.  “Suddenly, the angel was joined by a vast host of others—the armies of heaven—praising God and saying, “Glory to God…” Luke 2:14. The word, glory, means “doxa, opinion.” Because the Word became flesh, we can know God’s good opinion of us which affects our opinion of God!  Praise is the natural response to the correct opinion of God.  When something...