Day 2Thursday, February 23John 1:19-3419 This is John’s testimony when the Jewish leaders in Jerusalem sent priests and Levites to ask him, “Who are you?” 20 John confessed (he didn’t deny but confessed), “I’m not the Christ.” 21 They asked him, “Then who are you? Are you Elijah?” John said, “I’m not.”“Are you the prophet?” John answered, “No.”22 They asked, “Who are you? We need to give an answer...  Read More

Day 1Wednesday, February 22John 1:1-18In the beginning was the Word  and the Word was with God    and the Word was God.The Word was with God in the beginning.Everything came into being through the Word,    and without the Word    nothing came into being.What came into being    through the Word was life,[a]     and the life was the light for all people.The light shines in the darkness,    and the d...  Read More

Welcome:Welcome to Week Three of our Sent sermon series! We’re so glad you’re here. This week we heard a message about the Parable of the Sower as told in the Gospel of Luke. This story reminds us that God is the ultimate farmer, sowing seeds in the hearts of all people. But we can’t always control what happens once those seeds are planted and that can be frustrating, discouraging, and dishearteni...  Read More

In just a little over a week, The Gathering is doing something big! We are hosting our first ever nation-wide conference called BEYOND. During the pandemic, more and more people outside of St. Louis began worshiping and engaging with The Gathering online. Along the way, people all over would email me and say something like, “can we start a site of The Gathering here?!” I started to ask questions t...  Read More

Welcome!This is the second week of SENT, a series designed to unpack the last words of Jesus in Acts 1:8 … “and you will be my witnesses in Jerusalem, and all Judea, and Samaria, and to the end of the earth.”  Last week Pastor Matt suggested our discomfort in sharing our faith could be related to a misunderstanding of what it means to be a witness.  He defined a witness as someone who shares somet...  Read More

Recently, I had a friend tell me all about a new restaurant they went to here in St. Louis. Reservations are hard to get, but they were lucky enough to get in. They loved it and made sure I knew how good it was. At the end of the conversation they casually said, “you really should check it out.” If you read a really good book, it is natural to tell people about it. You may even end it by saying, “...  Read More