The Gathering Windsor Podcast

As people get more comfortable in our church, and acquire a sense of belonging to the family, they will ask: What can I do at The Gathering? What can I do to help? Pastor Garth takes time in this message to provide a more comprehensive answer to that question.

Almost everyone on the planet is haunted by similar questions. In 1943 Abraham Maslow came up with his hierarchy of needs, and every student of psychology since then has studied them. But these 3 questions are even more basic, more fundamental that Maslow’s theory.

So what did you get for Christmas? Socks and underwear? Again?! What you want for Christmas may not be what you need. This talk by Pastor Garth is the last in our Christmas series. Listen in as we unwrap the gift of joy….

Christmas is the season of expectation, and what you want for Christmas may not be what you need! Most of us are desperate for peace and don’t even know it!

What you want for Christmas may not be what you need. Our Father in heaven knows exactly what we need and when we need it! In the second talk in the series, our pastor talks about the gift of hope and how important it is for living in the world we live in.

What you want for Christmas may not be what you need. Our Father in heaven knows exactly what we need and when we need it! In the first message of our Christmas series Pastor Garth explores this idea a little further.

From Matthew 2:1-23 Pastor Tim talks about giving: giving freely, giving grief, and giving your heart. What a great challenge for us all!

This is the last installment in the series on the life of Daniel. This week Pastor Garth explains that living a life of distinction, confidence, courage, and devotion to God is an act of thankful worship, not a fearful means of trying to gain favor with God. Jesus is the only source for living a life like that!

Your family and friends, your coworkers and neighbours all need to know about the love and grace of our compassionate Heavenly Father. But there may come a time when courage is required to speak words of warning and caution or even judgment.

If you want to live a life of confidence for the glory of God, then it must be a life surrendered to the power of God. Daniel’s pattern and priorities are helpful in learning how to live with humble confidence in the Lord.

Choose today to live a life of distinction – a life that is different from the world around you, a life that is built on faith, a life that rests on the finished work of Jesus on the Cross.

The author of Hebrews makes the point that Jesus is a better priest because he is a Permanent Priest who promises to be our mediator, our advocate, our facilitator, and our intercessor forever! Listen to the last message in the series.

Dr. Lynn is the Director for Missions in the Baptist State Convention of Michigan. After searching, praying, and contemplating over his message for The Gathering the idea of partnership came to him – how the Apostle Paul learned to be content in every station and circumstance of life. The Lord Jesus is our partner in times of joy and in times of trials.

In this message we examine the words of David in Psalm 16 when he says, “in your presence there is fullness of joy; at your right hand are pleasures forevermore.” We are asking the Lord Jesus to help us find the fullness of joy in Him alone!

Many of us read this verse as a promise, and we are thankful for it! It is a promise of the utmost practicality. It is realistic. It is sensible. It is even expedient. But is it true? Do all things work together for good…?

St. Paul says in 1 Corinthians 4:20, “The kingdom of God is not a matter of talk but of power.” In his sermon today, Pastor says, “I don’t want to sit back and talk about the power of God, or discuss the power of God, or debate the power of God. I want to experience the power of God personally and effectively and convincingly!” Please join us as we discover the wonderful promise of God for power i...

Everyone needs forgiveness, and Jesus is faithful to forgive our sins and cleanse us from the inside out. This first message in a short series on the Promises of God focuses on forgiveness.

Christ’s love controls us, says the Apostle Paul. Yet we battle daily the power and influence of sin in the world. Pastor Phil helps us understand we can fight against sin and our own sinful nature.

The devil – Satan – is the Accuser. Even though he has been thrown down, even though his power and the scope of his ability is limited, he works hard to accuse the brothers and sisters in Christ. He works hard to defeat us and discourage us. Listen to this message and learn about our best defense against the Accuser!

Satan provoked David to go against God in 1 Chronicles 21. He instigated and motivated and prompted David to take the census which God did not authorize. Pastor Garth helps us understand how Satan, the ruler or prince of the power of the air, seeks to pull us away from God. Then he shares with us the defense that God has provided!

Last week we started a new study called “Satan’s Toolbox: The Schemes and Strategies of the Enemy,” and we talked about the devil as The Deceiver. The deceiver’s target is your mind, his weapon is lies, and his purpose is to keep us ignorant of the Word of God. In this message Pastor Garth highlights the work of the Enemy as the Destroyer.

Satan is our enemy and he is a master of deception. Revelation 12:9 calls him the “deceiver of the whole world,” and we need to understand how he works in order to detect him and defeat him. Pastor Garth speaks today on the devil’s art as a master deceiver in order to help us recognize his schemes and strategies.

From 1 John 1:7 our pastor leads us to the Cross and the glory of salvation by grace with the words "the blood of Jesus his Son cleanses us from all sin."

Jesus said he was sending the disciple out "as sheep in the midst of wolves." That sounds dangerous! We welcome Pastor Tyler back to The Gathering for another Sunday as he teaches from the Scripture!

A lot of people have no idea why they’re here on planet Earth. They have no sense of God’s plan and purpose in their lives. No sense of direction. No path they are following. Today’s message brings clarity to this quest for purpose!