College Gathering - 11/2/21 - Justin Smith - Both the World and the Word have a form of wisdom. They both inform and transform who you are and what you value. Join us as Justin dives into James 3:13-4:12, to talk through three major areas of intake, how these can form you (to the world or the the word), and help you ask the question, “What is forming me? The world or the Word?”. // “Rather than ask the question, “Is this sinful?” we should ask the better question : “Who am I becoming?”

College Gathering - 10/26/21 - Brandon Gilbert - Words are powerful, rhetoric speaks intention, and our verbiage can say what is truly in our hearts. But does God care more about the correction of speech, or the way that our speech reflects our hearts? And if we are called to tame our tongue, how do we do this on more than a behavior level? Join us as Brandon discusses the way that words impact our hearts and the way our hearts impact our words. // “The reality James is laying before us is that words have great power - however, the aim is not that we just talk better but instead to understand the reality that those words and the self-preservation motivates them come from somewhere.”

College Gathering - 10/19/21 - Keenan Harris - We see James state that faith and works save, but other parts of the Bible say that faith alone saves…what do we do with this contradiction? And what could James mean by works? Is it just good behavior, right knowledge, and good intentions or is it more? Join us as Keenan answers these questions, and teaches us that “obvious contradictions” in the Bible actually teach us more about the character of God! // “I’m not saying that we should just be obedient robots without feelings, but if we are looking at our feelings or our intentions as evidence for our faith or whether or not we obey, we have got it all wrong.”

College Gathering - 10/12/21 - Brandon Gilbert - What is the balance between inaction and legalism? And what is the demand of those who are followers of Jesus? Join Brandon as calls out Christian hypocrisy and dives into James 1:19 - 2:13 to discuss the difference between work for salvation and work from salvation. // The danger is that we have heard over and over again and there is no movement toward Jesus, it is either apathy or obstinance ... and we deceive ourselves into thinking we are something that we are not.”

College Gathering - 10/5/21 - Brandon Gilbert - Temptation is not from God, it is our own broken desires -- to give into temptation is to "give birth" to death instead of life and new creation. God wants the latter for you. Join us as Brandon teaches through James 1:12-18, addressing temptation, sin, and how they interact in times of tribulation. // “Left to my own devices I will always choose the temporary and be trapped by the temptation but that is not the end - God offers us something greater.”

College Gathering - 9/28/21 - Justin Smith - What is the point of our life? Wealth? Safety? Ourselves? Join us as Justin digs into James 1:1-11, and argues that it actually is to be made more like Jesus. // “You can take a good thing and turn it into something that becomes a distraction that divides your devotion to Jesus.”

College Gathering - 9/21/21 - Brandon Gilbert - Why should I trust the Church? If it is a place that is supposed to be safe and emulate Jesus, why has it caused hurt, confusion, and suffering? And what does it mean to be part of the Church? Join us as Brandon answers these questions and explains the beauty of the gathering of believers. // “We believe that it is not accident that we are here and that God has positioned the church for this cultural moment”

College Gathering - 9/15/21 - Brandon Gilbert - If God is good, how can he allow evil and suffering to exist? Is there really a purpose to suffering? Join us as Brandon answers these questions and reframes the way that we can relate to /understand suffering and evil. // “When we experience suffering, we should not think it strange -- the Bible promises that we will suffer, but also that he will triumph over our suffering.”

College Gathering - 9/7/21 - Justin Smith - What are Heaven and Hell? And how can God be “good” if he sends people to a place like hell? Join Justin as he dismantles the traditional ideas of Heaven and Hell by walking through the narrative of Scripture and the common misconceptions we have been taught. // “We brought Hell to Earth. Jesus is bringing Heaven to Earth and God is getting Hell out of Earth.”

College Gathering - 8/31/21 - Brandon Gilbert - Can I trust the Bible? And why should I? Join us as Brandon walks through 2 Timothy 3:16 - 4:5 to answer these questions. // “The Bible won’t answer all the questions you want it to. But it will show you the right questions to ask.”