Audio Messages
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Journey: The Trip of a Lifetime

We’re all on a journey to somewhere. But what if in the end we’re all really trying to get to the same place? If so, we need a little help. To get to where you’re going you need some basics: a map, a reliable ride, a reason, a proven path, and some determination. Once you’ve got those, your course is set and the Journey awaits.

10/19/08 :: Directions: Unavailable :: Pastor Andrew Smith

10/26/08 :: Stewardship :: Pastor Andrew Smith

11/02/08 :: Perspective :: Pastor Derwin Gray

11/16/08 :: Change :: Pastor Andrew Smith

A New Kind of Life

It’s been said that no man’s an island but it sure does feel that way some times. Our lives can seem fragmented, isolated, and altogether disconnected but God wants to change that. Join for our new series A New Kind of Life and discover the life you never realized you've always wanted!

08/17/08 :: A New Kind of Thinking :: Pastor Derwin Gray

08/23/08 :: A New Kind of Humanity :: Pastor Andrew Smith

08/31/08 :: A New Kind of Community: Unavailable :: Pastor Derwin Gray

09/07/08 :: A New Kind of Harmony :: Pastor Derwin Gray

09/14/08 :: A New Kind of You :: Pastor Derwin Gray

09/21/08 :: A New Kind of Walk :: Pastor Andrew Smith

09/28/08 :: A New Kind of Family :: Pastor Derwin Gray and Vicki Gray

10/05/08 :: A New Kind of Career :: Pastor Derrick Bucy

10/12/08 :: A New Kind of War: Unavailable :: Pastor Derrick Bucy

Think

The purpose of this series is to show the spiritual relevance in and behind many of today’s most buzz-worthy books, movies, or trends. Each of these has gained prominence in one way or another because they each hit a central value deep within each of us. The desire of this series is that people will learn the biblical truths, see the error in, or be challenged in some way to think about things that create such a buzz in our culture.

07/13/08 :: A New Earth :: Pastor Andrew Smith

07/20/08 :: Green :: Pastor Derrick Bucy

07/27/08 :: Facebook :: Pastor Derwin Gray

08/03/08 :: Expelled :: Pastor Derwin Gray

08/10/08 :: The Shack :: Pastor Andrew Smith

Alive

The Church, the bride (you and me) has been built and commissioned to be a force in this world. But too often we look more like the walking dead than the truly living. Join us for the next few weeks as we look at what it means to move from simply existing to being fully Alive!

06/22/08 :: Me, You, and Everyone Else :: Pastor Derwin Gray

06/29/08 :: Life Unplugged :: Pastor Derwin Gray

07/06/08 :: All In :: Pastor Andrew Smith

Fathers Day 2008

06/15/08 :: Fathers Day Message :: Pastor Derrick Bucy

Alive

The Church, the bride (you and me) has been built and commissioned to be a force in this world. But too often we look more like the walking dead than the truly living. Join us for the next few weeks as we look at what it means to move from simply existing to being fully Alive!

05/25/08 :: Prayer :: Pastor Derrick Bucy

06/01/08 :: Hold on Loosely :: Pastor Derwin Gray

06/08/08 :: Now You Know :: Pastor Andrew Smith

Mothers Day 2008

05/11/08 :: Mothers Day Message :: Renee Swope

Ecclesiastes

What’s the point? What matters? What lasts? Is what I do, have, and aspire towards really important? These are all questions we ask ourselves at one point or another. Join us as we journey through the book of Ecclesiastes and discover the answers to these questions in life when it’s all said and done.

03/30/08 :: Ecclesiastes 9:13 - 18 :: Pastor Derwin Gray

04/20/08 :: Ecclesiastes 11:1 - 6 :: Pastor Andrew Smith

04/27/08 :: Ecclesiastes 11:7 - 12:8 :: Pastor Andrew Smith

05/04/08 :: Ecclesiastes 12:9 - 14 :: Pastor Derwin Gray

Who do you say I am?

Who is Jesus? Ask ten people and you’ll get ten different answers. Even though He’s the single greatest personality in all of history, many really don’t know who He is. So, who do you say He is?

03/23/08 :: Who do you say I am? :: Pastor Andrew Smith

Ecclesiastes

What’s the point? What matters? What lasts? Is what I do, have, and aspire towards really important? These are all questions we ask ourselves at one point or another. Join us as we journey through the book of Ecclesiastes and discover the answers to these questions in life when it’s all said and done.

03/02/08 :: Ecclesiastes 8:1 - 9 :: Pastor Derrick Bucy

03/16/08 :: Ecclesiastes 9:1 - 12 :: Pastor Andrew Smith

Ethos

Our personal ethos, our spirit and culture, is shaped by what we believe and evidenced in what we do. Join us for the next few weeks as we look at what God’s doing in us, our culture, and this movement we call theGathering.

02/03/08 :: Ethos - Connect :: Pastor Andrew Smith

02/10/08 :: Ethos - Encounter :: Pastor Andrew Smith

02/17/08 :: Ethos - Inspire :: Pastor Derwin Gray

One-Year Anniversary

Hear some of the sounds & stories as we celebrate God’s amazing faithfulness to us and through us in the year 2007 at theGathering.

01/27/08 :: One-Year Anniversary :: Pastor Derrick Bucy, Pastor Derwin Gray, and Pastor Andrew Smith

Ecclesiastes

What’s the point? What matters? What lasts? Is what I do, have, and aspire towards really important? These are all questions we ask ourselves at one point or another. Join us as we journey through the book of Ecclesiastes and discover the answers to these questions in life when it’s all said and done.

01/20/08 :: Ecclesiastes 7:1-14 :: Pastor Derrick Bucy

01/13/08 :: Ecclesiastes 6 :: Pastor Derwin Gray

01/06/08 :: Ecclesiastes 5:1-20 :: Pastor Andrew Smith

Longing

Each of us has longings. Whether it’s to be loved, considered important, or make some kind of substantial difference in the world…weÕve all got them. They are part of who we are and what we aspire to be. Some of them give us great excitement while others paralyze us with fear.

But at the core of these longings is something greater. We desire an encounter, a breakthrough, a touch by something or someone greater than us. We might not know exactly why or in what way but something in us aspires to more.

Join us this holiday season as we seek to discover the Longing deep within our souls.

12/23/07 :: Longing for the Second Coming of the King :: Pastor Andrew Smith

12/16/07 :: Longing To Be Used Radically By God :: Pastor Derwin Gray

12/09/07 :: Longing To Be Inspired :: Pastor Andrew Smith

12/02/07 :: Longing to Worship :: Pastor Derrick Bucy

Ecclesiastes

What’s the point? What matters? What lasts? Is what I do, have, and aspire towards really important? These are all questions we ask ourselves at one point or another. Join us as we journey through the book of Ecclesiastes and discover the answers to these questions in life when it’s all said and done.

11/18/07 :: Ecclesiastes 3:16-4:6 :: Pastor Derwin Gray

11/11/07 :: Ecclesiastes 3:9-3:15 :: Pastor Andrew Smith

11/04/07 :: Ecclesiastes 3:1-8 :: Pastor Andrew Smith

10/28/07 :: Ecclesiastes 2:12-26 :: Pastor Derrick Bucy

10/14/07 :: Ecclesiastes 1:12-18 :: Pastor Derwin Gray

10/07/07 :: Perspective :: Pastor Andrew Smith

Jonah

A runaway prophet and a big fish?

The book of Jonah is more than just the story of a man and his refusal to obey God. It’s a story of God’s patience for His people and His heart for those who do not yet know Him. The story of Jonah calls people to set aside their prejudices and reach out to their cities that they might “call urgently on God.”

09/23/07 :: Another League :: Frank Reich

09/16/07 :: Jonah :: Pastor Andrew Smith

09/09/07 :: Jonah 3 :: Pastor Derrick Bucy

09/02/07 :: Jonah 2 :: Pastor Derwin Gray

08/26/07 :: Jonah 1:4-17 :: Pastor Derwin Gray

08/19/07 :: Jonah 1:1-3 :: Pastor Andrew Smith

Out of the Gray

God is speaking and so is our culture. It’s time for us to sift through the colorless ambiguity of our world and allow the vibrant truth of God to emerge out of the gray.

08/12/07 :: CONTROL :: Pastor Andrew Smith

08/05/07 :: SUFFERING :: Pastor Derwin Gray

07/29/07 :: HAPPINESS :: Pastor Andrew Smith

07/22/07 :: TRUST :: Pastor Derrick Bucy

07/15/07 :: WORDS :: Pastor Derwin Gray

07/08/07 :: LOVE :: Pastor Andrew Smith

Vision

God has called His people into a radical pursuit of Himself. Being the church requires that we throw off fear, apprehension, and doubt and follow the leading of God in obedience and willful abandon. Join us as we talk about where God’s leading this expression of His church…theGathering.

07/01/07 :: Vision…apprehending the heart of God :: Pastor Andrew Smith

Freedom

We all want it, but very few of us know how to get it. We’re restless in our pursuit to do enough, be enough, or amount to enough. But how do we rest? How do we find Freedom in a world where it seems so out of reach? Join us as we journey through the book of Galatians to discover…Freedom.

06/24/07 :: In Case We’ve Forgotten :: Pastor Derwin Gray

06/17/07 :: Free To Be A Community In the Spirit :: Pastor Derrick Bucy

06/10/07 :: Lover and a Fighter :: Pastor Andrew Smith

06/03/07 :: Freed By Faith To Love :: Pastor Derwin Gray

05/27/07 :: The Jesus Suit :: Pastor Derwin Gray

05/20/07 :: Freedom From Striving :: Pastors Derwin Gray & Andrew Smith

05/13/07 :: Experience & Truth :: Pastor Andrew Smith

05/06/07 :: Confrontation, Hypocrisy . . . and Grace :: Pastor Derwin Gray

04/29/07 :: Stories :: Pastor Andrew Smith

04/22/07 :: Just Jesus :: Pastor Derrick Bucy

04/22/07 :: VA Tech Remembrance :: Pastor Derrick Bucy

04/15/07 :: Leadership :: Pastor Andrew Smith

Jesus [re]Discovered

Jesus. The name alone elicits so many thoughts and feelings from so many. Who was He? What did He say about himself? Whether you’ve known Jesus for a long time or never heard of him before, join us as we [re]Discover Jesus.

04/08/07 :: I Am The Resurrection :: Pastor Derwin Gray

04/01/07 :: I Am The Vine :: Pastor Derrick Bucy

03/25/07 :: I Am The Way, The Truth & The Life :: Pastor Derwin Gray

03/18/07 :: I Am The Light of the World :: Pastor Andrew Smith

03/04/07 :: I Am :: Pastor Derwin Gray

02/25/07 :: I Am The Bread Of Life :: Pastor Andrew Smith

Beginnings

The book of Acts is a beautiful account of a few people invited into God’s mission to change the world.

02/18/07 :: beginnings IV - Acts :: Pastor Derrick Bucy

02/11/07 :: beginnings III - Acts 8 :: Pastor Andrew Smith

02/04/07 :: beginnings II - Acts 2:42-47 :: Pastor Derwin Gray

01/28/07 :: beginnings - Acts 1:1-11 :: Pastor Andrew Smith