Global News estimates that holiday sales in Canada will reach $53 Billion this year. Much of that will be spent in the week before Christmas. But the best gift has already been given by God, his precious Son, the Lord Jesus Christ.

Ascribing to God his supreme worth – that’s what is missing in many churches today. We’ve made worship to be more about us and less about Him. Isaiah’s experience helps us return to a biblical priority on worship.

Put to the test, Abraham displays remarkable trust in God in Genesis 22, especially when the death of Isaac would appear to contradict all that God had promised to Abraham. Alin Patularu, who is part of The Gathering family, unravels the text to help us understand the importance of trusting God in all things.

Sin breaks fellowship with God, but repentance and confession restore it. Pastor Tyler walks us through this penitential psalm to show us how God has provided for our forgiveness and fresh hope in spite of our sin.

Moral failure does not just happen overnight. Occasionally, a temptation may broadside us. But more often, a series of slow, unattended leaks seeping from the lining of our character eventually weakens us to the point of a blowout.

We live in a culture awash in talk about happiness. But notice this phenomenon: People shoot for happiness but feel formed through suffering. Join us for this powerful talk by Pastor Garth using Job 1-2:10 as a text.

In this final message in the Jonah series, Alin Patularu discusses the anger of the misguided evangelist and the compassion of God from Jonah 4.

When Jonah cried out to God from inside the great fish, God gave him a second chance. But the deal didn’t change: He was called by God to be a missionary to Ninevah… the most reluctant missionary ever!

Jonah had an unusual “educational experience.” He attended the School of Hard Knocks where he learned some important principles about life – principles that he now passes on to us.

As we consider the beginning of Jonah’s sad story, remember that we can run but we can’t hide. God was with Jonah every step of the way. Though Jonah ran away from God, the Lord never left him. That’s good news and that’s the gospel for us.