The Gathering Ottawa's Message Podcast

The Book of Acts tells an amazing story - it tells the story of how God began the movement known as The Church. And it tells the story of all the amazing things that God, by His Spirit, did through this movement as His people committed to following Jesus together and to reclaiming God’s vision for the world, even as they faced some extraordinary challenges together. In today's message, which origi...

Today we welcome great friend of The Gathering, Josh Wang from Renewal Church.  With a message from the book of Ephesians, Josh preaches that the New Testament teaches us that Jesus has united every nation, language and people as one new undivided humanity by means of his death on the cross. Does this energize, captivate and move you? Is this good news for the world? What does it look like fo...

As we launch into the New Year, we want to take some time to look back on the year that was AND look ahead to the year that is coming by considering these three basic goals as followers of Jesus: Being with Jesus (Jan 8th), Becoming like Jesus (Jan 15th), and Doing what Jesus Said (Jan 22nd) .   We’re talking about how we can be more intentional to “FOLLOW” Jesus in these ways in the year ahe...

As we launch into the New Year, we want to take some time to look back on the year that was AND look ahead to the year that is coming by considering these three basic goals as followers of Jesus: Being with Jesus (Jan 8th), Becoming like Jesus (Jan 15th), and Doing what Jesus Said (Jan 22nd) .   We’re talking about how we can be more intentional to “FOLLOW” Jesus in these ways in the year ahe...

As we launch into the New Year, we want to take some time to look back on the year that was AND look ahead to the year that is coming by considering these three basic goals as followers of Jesus: Being with Jesus (Jan 8th), Becoming like Jesus (Jan 15th), and Doing what Jesus Said (Jan 22nd) .   We’re talking about how we can be more intentional to “FOLLOW” Jesus in these ways in the year ahe...

For our first service of this New Year, we’re delighted to welcome back Steve Brown, President of the Arrow Leadership Program!

This Christmas morning, we’re airing last night’s Christmas Eve message from Pastor Jeff, where he reflected on the birth of Christ.

Ever feel like you are just too broken to be fixed? Or that your family story is too broken and dysfunctional to be redeemed? Lots of people do. It's what makes Christmas so hard for so many. But the good news of Christmas is that God entered in to the mess of our world and our lives to redeem our world and our lives. Our families too. What if, this Christmas, we could see our stories and our fami...

While John 3:16 may not be a traditional Christmas verse, it tells the story of Christmas about as succinctly as any other verse in the Bible. That because God so loved the world, he gave us his one and only son. How might knowing and embracing God's love change the way we experience Christmas? The Good News of Christmas is that in Christ, God came near to us and revealed His love for us. But how...

In today's message, which originally aired on December 4th, we got to hear from Jeff Jantzi as well as Jeff Hackett! Jesus didn’t just come for you and for me; he came for the WORLD - including the poor, the forgotten and the hungry. So what is one practical way that we can extend the love of God to the poor and to those who need it most around the world this Christmas? Join us this Sunday for “Co...

In today's message, we get to hear from Guest Speaker Ryan Jantzi, from the Ontario Conference of Mennonite Brethren Churches!  Ryan is speaking on Psalm 51.

The Book of Acts tells an amazing story - it tells the story of how God began the movement known as The Church. And it tells the story of all the amazing things that God, by His Spirit, did through this movement as His people committed to following Jesus together and to reclaiming God’s vision for the world, even as they faced some extraordinary challenges together. In today's message, which origi...

In a special “Pulpit Swap” with Renewal Church Ottawa, we’re hearing from Pastor Josh Wang!!  In John 8, we are presented with a messy scene. This is a tale of how religion can be wrongfully wielded to harm others rather than setting them free. A woman stands humiliated in full display before the crowd, and the religious accusers are setting a trap for Jesus. The angry crowd have stones in ha...

The Book of Acts tells an amazing story - it tells the story of how God began the movement known as The Church. And it tells the story of all the amazing things that God, by His Spirit, did through this movement as His people committed to following Jesus together and to reclaiming God’s vision for the world, even as they faced some extraordinary challenges together. In today's message, which origi...

In today's service, which originally aired on October 30, 2022, Jeff interviewed special guest Pavlo Lozynsky, from Ukraine.  As the war rages in Ukraine, we are reminded of the spiritual war that rages around us every day. What are some things that those on the ground in Ukraine are learning about the reality of war, pain & suffering, and persecution in our world? And what does it all me...

The Book of Acts tells an amazing story - it tells the story of how God began the movement known as The Church. And it tells the story of all the amazing things that God, by His Spirit, did through this movement as His people committed to following Jesus together and to reclaiming God’s vision for the world, even as they faced some extraordinary challenges together. In today's message, which origi...

The Book of Acts tells an amazing story - it tells the story of how God began the movement known as The Church. And it tells the story of all the amazing things that God, by His Spirit, did through this movement as His people committed to following Jesus together and to reclaiming God’s vision for the world, even as they faced some extraordinary challenges together. In today's message, which origi...

In today's message, which originally aired on Thanksgiving Sunday, October 9, 2022, Jeff dug into Luke 17:11-19 where we find the story of the one grateful leper who was healed and returned to thank Jesus while 9 others did not. How are can we sometimes be like the ungrateful 9? How can we become more like the grateful 1? How can we "train our brains" and our hearts and minds for gratitude to God?

In today's message, which originally aired on October 2, 2022, Jeff was back with a second week of Sabbatical Reflections, where he focused less on personal reflections, and more on reflections for the church. He invited us to consider what God has in store for us as we move forward together as a church…it’s an exciting time!

In today's message, which originally aired on September 25, 2022, we were thrilled to hear from Pastor Jeff for the first time since his Sabbatical. Jeff shared some “Sabbatical Reflections” and invited us to consider what God has in store for us as we move forward together as a church.

In today's message, which originally aired on September 18, 2022, we heard from friend of The Gathering, Doug Valerio from Manotick Community Church.  Doug brought a message called “5 Smooth Stones”, on 1 Samuel 17:20-53.

In today's message, which originally aired on September 11, 2022, Dan brought a message on experiences with Jesus, from Matthew 4, called “Faith in the Face of Fear.”  Fear and faith. Many of us do not realize that in scripture sometimes fear is used as the opposite of faith. It is difficult to not be afraid when you are in a giant storm. Dan will teach the story of Jesus calming the storm an...

In today's message, which originally aired on September 4, 2022, Dan brought a message from Matthew 17, called “Come into His Presence.”

There are certain places where you might expect to see God at work. In a church for example, or within a religious group. However, in today's story we are reminded that Jesus goes to some unexpected places and has conversations that were very unusual for his time.  Through these stories we will remember how God is at work drawing people to himself that don't necessarily fit our ideal of a Chr...

In today's message, which originally aired on August 21, 2022, we heard from great friend of The Gathering, David Hood.  David is the Lead Pastor at Southeast City church, our sister church in the Alta Vista area of Ottawa. David’s message is called “The Christian Life is a Marathon.”  The preacher to the Hebrews likens the Christian life to a marathon, a marathon of every day becoming m...