I mentioned a thought-provoking article on Sunday that I promised I would share on my website this week. The author of the article, Chad Bird, argues that when we are called into a relationship with God, it is not so much about a personal relationship with Jesus but is much more accurately described as a…
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The Gathering 2019 Theme: Connections
A couple of weeks ago, I preached a message revealing and outlining our theme for the remainder of the year. If you weren’t there (and especially if you are a covenant member of The Gathering), please take time to watch this message and begin to look for ways in which you can make these vital…
2016 Summer Series at The Gathering
I love the summer! I enjoy the other three seasons, but I have a definite favorite. It is possible that I’m more excited about this summer than I have been in quite a while, at least as far as it relates to my time as Lead Pastor at The Gathering goes. I’m so ready for…
A Theology of Serving
With every passing year, people find more ways than ever to fill their time. Between work and family and all the extra-curricular actives that go along with that, there is very little time for anything (or anyone) else. For many Christians, just getting to church on Sundays is a major success. “Surely, God understands my schedule….
Blessed With Another Year at The Gathering
December4, 2006 was a Monday. On that day I was excited, uncertain, confident, humbled, overwhelmed and a knotted bundle of a hundred other emotions. I was beginning my first week as the Pastor of Memorial Baptist Church, the foundation upon which The Gathering would be built and I had no idea of what all was in…
Shallow Church
Of late, I’ve been dealing in my own mind with the sillyness that is the American church. We are ridiculously petty and self-absorbed. Like in the days of the early Church, today in many parts of the world, persecution exists and is running rampant. Just last week, I heard of four children in Baghdad, under…
Getting it Right
One of the things I had to learn once I started seminary was how to effectively and rightly interpret Scripture. I guess I hadn’t though much about it up to that point. I figured you just read the Bible and did what it said. From time-to-time, I would have people ask me, “Do you interpret…
Who’s Choice is it Anyway?
It is an understatement to say that the topic of Divine Election is a hotly debated one. People are often very passionate and sometimes downright uncivil in their expressions of those passions. People are cast with (what are intended as) disparaging labels, looked down upon with expressed disappointment, and dismissed as marginal when they admit…
Portrait of a Savior, Part 11 video
Portrait of a Savior, Part 11 from The Gathering on Vimeo. According to John, Jesus has the authority to both give life to whomever He pleases and to judge the living and the dead. What does it mean to truly live the life given by Christ? Is it possible to have eternal life and yet…
I Am a Hypocrite
Listen to an audio version of this post. Yeah, it’s true…I am a hypocrite. There. Said it. You want to try it? Really, you should give it a shot. Ok, say this with me, “I am a hyp…”. Wait, not yet. Let’s make sure you should say it. I suppose it’s possible (though not…
Sunday Morning Rewind: Taming the Wild Beast in Your Mouth.
“If anyone thinks he is religious and does not bridle his tongue but deceives his heart, this person’s religion is worthless.” James 1:26 Bridle your tongue. Have you ever tried to bridle (or we could say, bite your tongue) when someone really pushes your buttons? When they say that one thing that really puts you…
Video: Relentless, Part 8: Integrity, On the Verge of Extinction
Who do you trust? I mean really trust? If you’re like most people (me, included), you can probably count on one hand the number of people you know, beyond a doubt, that their word is their bond; that if they commit to something, you can take it to the bank. Can you name them? Would…
Video: Relentless, Part 7: Sowing the Wind, Part 2
It’s easy to waste our lives chasing after meaningless things. In this message from Sunday at The Gathering, I talk about how to realign your life so that your time, money and energy are leveraged towards that which makes a difference for the Kingdom of God. The Gathering Chattanooga 05-26-13 Sermon from The Gathering on…
Sermon Video: The Calamity of Sowing the Wind
I’m always a little taken aback when I stop long enough to think of how easy it is to engage in trivial pursuits in life. Hosea calls it “sowing the wind.” Do you ever find yourself engaged in trivial pursuits? Trying to attain things that ultimately don’t matter and can’t bring lasting satisfaction Does your…
Video: Relentless, Part 5. David Price at The Gathering, Chattanooga
Relentless, Part 5: Torn from The Gathering on Vimeo. This is the 5th installment of a series on the book of Hosea entitled “Relentless” at The Gathering in Chattanooga, Tennessee. In this message, Pastor David looks at Hosea, chapter 6 and discusses how God will tear us and break us for the purpose of ultimately…
Video for Relentless, Part 3: Knowledge
Here is the video for my message from this past Sunday at The Gathering. Come this Sunday for Part 4. If you can’t make it, watch us live streamed through our website. Relentless, Part 3 from The Gathering on Vimeo.
Relentless, Part 2: Tough Love – Video from Sunday at The Gathering, Chattanooga
Series on Hosea – Relentless. Part 2: Tough Love
Monday Morning Rewind: A Passion for ‘The House’
The following is from my message yesterday at The Gathering. You can watch video on Demand here. What is your attitude towards “the House”? I’m talking about the Church. Not the building…the people; the Body for which Christ died? Over the years, the church has been largely defined by individuals or groups who have led…
Yesterday, for Orphan Sunday, we had the privilege of hearing J.T. Olson speak at The Gathering about Both Hands Ministry. Take 16 minutes and educate yourself on this amazing ministry. (Source: http://player.vimeo.com/)
The Gathering’s 2010 One-Year Bible Challenge
Beginning January 1, we’re kicking off The One-Year Bible challenge using The Gathering Chattanooga Group Page on YouVersion, reading through the entire Bible, chronologically, in (you guessed it) one year. If you’re like me, you’ve started doing this numerous times only to poop out a few weeks into your reading. This year, I want us…
