Westside Gathering - Audio

Let's get around the table to celebrate and embody the gospel but also to allow it to reveal any divisions among us so we can become the people of God both in the church and our communities. (1 Corinthians 11:17-34) Our message notes can be found here http://www.gatheringcafe.com/thewestsidegathering/podcasts/WSGmsg20221009_DavidM.pdf

Making room for renewal will call us to prayer, but what kind of prayer? Paul gives us clues to foundational postures of prayer in Ephesians 3:14-21 Our message notes can be found here http://www.gatheringcafe.com/thewestsidegathering/podcasts/WSGmsg20221002_DavidM.pdf

Navigating the media and culture through the lens of faith. Our message notes can be found here http://www.gatheringcafe.com/thewestsidegathering/podcasts/WSGmsg20220925_BrettU.pdf

Who doesn't want to be strong... to the core? The guts of Paul's prayer for this early church is in God's interior work in them - the very presence and power of Jesus. (Ephesians 3:16-17) Our message notes can be found here http://www.gatheringcafe.com/thewestsidegathering/podcasts/WSGmsg20220918_DavidM.pdf

Who doesn't want to enter the day, relationship, or challenge filled rather than empty. There's this incredible promise the early Christians experienced. God wants to fill you with his own fullness. Explore with us what this means and steps to make room for it. (Ephesians 3:18-19) Our message notes can be found here http://www.gatheringcafe.com/thewestsidegathering/podcasts/WSGmsg20220911_DavidM.p...

Paul wrote to a first century church who’s faith and love was commendable. Yet he anticipated God was still up to more in them. (Eph. 3:14-21) Our message notes can be found here http://www.gatheringcafe.com/thewestsidegathering/podcasts/WSGmsg20220904_DavidM.pdf

What might God do in this next season if we make room for personal and corporate renewal? Our message notes can be found here http://www.gatheringcafe.com/thewestsidegathering/podcasts/WSGmsg20220828_KellyO.pdf

Paul wrote to a first century church who’s faith and love was commendable. Yet he anticipated God was still up to more in them. (Eph. 3:14-21) Our message notes can be found here http://www.gatheringcafe.com/thewestsidegathering/podcasts/WSGmsg20220821_DariaN.pdf

How do you respond when God's promises feel unfulfilled or his vision seems slow coming? When an obstacle or challenge doesn't seem to change. Psalm 108 gives us two spiritual practices to frame our day and our lives. Our message notes can be found here http://www.gatheringcafe.com/thewestsidegathering/podcasts/WSGmsg20220814_DaveM.pdf

SELAH #3: Psalm 16 Our message notes can be found here http://www.gatheringcafe.com/thewestsidegathering/podcasts/WSGmsg20220717_NathanW.pdf

The prayers recorded in Psalm 42 and 43 provide Christians with a language of godly resilience in the face of uncertainty, opposition, and despair. This message will explore the role these Psalms might play in Christian formation. Our message notes can be found here http://www.gatheringcafe.com/thewestsidegathering/podcasts/WSGmsg20220710_JohnW.pdf

What kind of life do you want to live? It's your choice. Wisdom writing in the Scripture not only highlights our ability to choose, but gives us wisdom in our choices. Our message notes can be found here http://www.gatheringcafe.com/thewestsidegathering/podcasts/WSGmsg20220703_DaveM.pdf

We kick off a new series in various psalms with Psalm 1; it gives us two ways of life to choose from. As Selah often means, let's stop and listen so we can live well. Our message notes can be found here http://www.gatheringcafe.com/thewestsidegathering/podcasts/WSGmsg20220619_DaveM.pdf

How do you manage the tension of limited resources with the desires to fuel a life of meaning and purpose inspired by God's kingdom? (Matthew 6:19-34, Eccl. 2:8-11) Our message notes can be found here http://www.gatheringcafe.com/thewestsidegathering/podcasts/WSGmsg20220612_DaveM.pdf

Jesus' teaching on money doesn't just call us to live within our means, but to live for mission. (Matthew 6) Our message notes can be found here http://www.gatheringcafe.com/thewestsidegathering/podcasts/WSGmsg20220605_DaveM.pdf

Jesus highlights WORRY as a key aspect to the wrong use of money. People usually feel strapped when they use money wrongly or use money they don't have. You can be unstrapped by creating margin (Matthew 6:19-34) Our message notes can be found here http://www.gatheringcafe.com/thewestsidegathering/podcasts/WSGmsg20220529_DaveM.pdf

How does being Grounded from Above translate into everyday life? It has something to do with what we say yes to... or how some of us end a prayer, 'amen.' Maybe amen is way more than wrapping up a prayer. (Revelation 5:13-14) Our message notes can be found here http://www.gatheringcafe.com/thewestsidegathering/podcasts/WSGmsg20220522_DaveM.pdf

Have you been thrown off by how people give you a picture of what God is like or how he works. Revelation 5 is like a portal into God's identity and ways - including how to better understand the rest of the letter. Our message notes can be found here http://www.gatheringcafe.com/thewestsidegathering/podcasts/WSGmsg20220515_DaveM.pdf

Revelation is a book of worship. John’s vision shapes our understanding of the who and why of worship - so that the practice of worship will shape us with a better sense of direction within the tensions of our world. (Revelation 4-5) Our message notes can be found here http://www.gatheringcafe.com/thewestsidegathering/podcasts/WSGmsg20220508_DaveM.pdf

John's vision of heaven centres us on who God so we can be grounded in our everyday life. (Revelation 4) // new series in Revelation 4-5 Our message notes can be found here http://www.gatheringcafe.com/thewestsidegathering/podcasts/WSGmsg20220501_DaveM.pdf

Jesus' Simple Strategy for Mission - John 4 (Elton DaSilva) Our message notes can be found here http://www.gatheringcafe.com/thewestsidegathering/podcasts/WSGmsg20220424_DaveM.pdf

How often do your experiences shape your expectations? Resurrection challenges and expands our expectations (just like it did for Jesus' first followers) so we can Rise in Hope. May your hope rise in fresh ways as you encounter the risen Christ. (Luke 24:1-12) Our message notes can be found here http://www.gatheringcafe.com/thewestsidegathering/podcasts/WSGmsg20220417_DaveM.pdf

For I received from the Lord what I also handed on to you, that the Lord Jesus on the night when he was betrayed took a loaf of bread, 24 and when he had given thanks, he broke it and said, “This is my body that is for you. Do this in remembrance of me.” Our message notes can be found here http://www.gatheringcafe.com/thewestsidegathering/podcasts/WSGmsg20220415_DaveM.pdf

Jesus' toughest yet most loving words. But you've watched that movie before, the one about the person who pursued all the things they thought were valuable but no one told them. What is Jesus inviting us to that's way better? Revelation 3:14-22 Our message notes can be found here http://www.gatheringcafe.com/thewestsidegathering/podcasts/WSGmsg20220403_DaveM.pdf

The gospel moment we know as Palm Sunday was Jesus' open door opportunity to walk into the core location of Israel's life (and our own) to proclaim his kingdom rule and reign. (Luke 19:28-40) Our message notes can be found here http://www.gatheringcafe.com/thewestsidegathering/podcasts/WSGmsg20220410_DaveM.pdf