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61 episodes - English - Latest episode: about 1 month ago - ★★★★★ - 4 ratingsCollege students are an integral part of the church body. We desire to connect, equip, and send college students for the sake of the Gospel!
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James : What is Forming You?
November 30, 2021 15:42 - 49 minutes - 45 MBCollege 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?”
James: Watch Your Words
October 28, 2021 21:12 - 37 minutes - 33.9 MBCollege 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 t...
James : Faith That Saves
October 22, 2021 16:50 - 36 minutes - 33.3 MBCollege 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 o...
James: The Art of Hypocrisy
October 14, 2021 15:50 - 37 minutes - 34.1 MBCollege 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 ...
James: How Temptation Works
October 10, 2021 15:35 - 31 minutes - 29 MBCollege 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 gre...
James: The Point of Your Life
September 29, 2021 19:19 - 29 minutes - 27.1 MBCollege 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.”
Asking for a Friend: Why the Church?
September 28, 2021 18:16 - 41 minutes - 37.8 MBCollege 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”
Asking for a Friend: Why is there Evil and Suffering?
September 15, 2021 17:06 - 40 minutes - 37.1 MBCollege 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.”
Asking for a Friend: What about Heaven and Hell?
September 08, 2021 22:28 - 38 minutes - 35.4 MBCollege 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.”
Asking for a Friend: Can I Trust the Bible?
September 08, 2021 22:26 - 31 minutes - 29.3 MBCollege 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.”
Asking for a Friend: What is the Gospel?
September 08, 2021 22:14 - 34 minutes - 31.9 MBCollege Gathering - 8/24/21 - Brandon Gilbert - What is the Gospel and what does it mean for my life? Join us as Bradon works through Ephesians 2:1-10 to answer this question. // “The Gospel is good news that Jesus Christ, the Son of God, died for our sins and rose again, eternally triumphant, so that there is now no condemnation for those who believe, but only everlasting joy “