Permit the Children: A Church's Responsibility to the Next Generation

Permit the Children: A Church's Responsibility to the Next Generation

When the disciples tried to keep the children away from Jesus, He stopped them. He said — permit them to come. In this episode, Dr. Gene Mims opens Luke chapter 18 and brings a deeply personal word about children, the church, and what it means to invest in the next generation. Whether you're a parent, a grandparent, or just someone who wants to make a difference — this one is for you.🗝️ Key Topics * (4:14) Children are ready to receive God * (14:31) Kids need truth more than perfection * (20:45) Children are unwritten books * (26:08) Sometimes the children bring the parents 📖 Key Scriptures * ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠Luke 18:15-17 [https://www.biblegateway.com/passage/?search=Luke%2018%3A15-17&version=NASB] 💬Quote from the Episode * "The influence of parents and the integrity of parents means more to a child's development than anything else. It's not how perfect you are. It's not how much you can provide. It's whether you have integrity, spiritual integrity." 📍Join Us In Person: The Gathering at 840⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠ [https://share.google/B6S0dtB6yFhkrmlMQ] ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠6315 Arno Rd, Franklin, TN 37064⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠ [https://share.google/B6S0dtB6yFhkrmlMQ] * Life Groups for all ages: Sundays at 9:30 a.m. * Main Worship Service: Sundays at 10:45 a.m. * Visit us at ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠http://www.thegathering840.org⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠ [https://thegathering840.org] 🙌 Stay Connected Follow or subscribe to The Gathering with Dr. Gene Mims wherever you listen. If today's message encouraged you, share it with a friend and leave a review.

The Counterintuitive Life

What do you do with the people in your life who hurt you, exclude you, and make things harder than they need to be? Jesus had a very specific answer — and it's nothing like what you'd expect. Dr. Gene Mims opens Luke chapter 6 and unpacks one of the most challenging passages in Scripture. This one will make you think — and maybe make you clench up just a little. 🗝️ Key Topics * (7:57) Kingdom living is completely counterintuitive * (10:00) Loving your enemy means putting their interests first * (19:45) You don't know who you might change * (21:23) The Golden Rule is not transactional 📖 Key Scriptures * ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠Luke 6:27-33 [https://www.biblegateway.com/passage/?search=Luke%206%3A27-33&version=NASB]⁠⁠⁠⁠ 💬Quote from the Episode * "It's not transactional. This is the world. If you love me, I love you. If you make me feel good, I'll make you feel good. That's transaction. God says, 'I love you. Period.'" 📍Join Us In Person: The Gathering at 840⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠ [https://share.google/B6S0dtB6yFhkrmlMQ] ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠6315 Arno Rd, Franklin, TN 37064⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠ [https://share.google/B6S0dtB6yFhkrmlMQ] * Life Groups for all ages: Sundays at 9:30 a.m. * Main Worship Service: Sundays at 10:45 a.m. * Visit us at ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠http://www.thegathering840.org⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠ [https://thegathering840.org] 🙌 Stay Connected Follow or subscribe to The Gathering with Dr. Gene Mims wherever you listen. If today's message encouraged you, share it with a friend and leave a review.

How To Pray: What Jesus Actually Said

What if you've been praying backwards this whole time? Dr. Gene Mims walks through the Lord's Prayer in Matthew chapter 6 and shows us why Jesus told His disciples to start with God — not their needs, not their fears, not their circumstances. Short, practical, and deeply biblical. 🗝️ Key Topics * (3:23) God already knows your need before you ask * (7:41) Start with God, not your need * (17:15) Surrendering to God's Will is where peace begins * (26:33) Forgiveness is not optional in prayer 📖 Key Scriptures * ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠Matthew 6:7-15 [https://www.biblegateway.com/passage/?search=Matthew%206%3A7-15&version=NASB]⁠⁠⁠⁠ 💬Quote from the Episode * "It’s not a matter of getting the answer that we want, it’s a matter of finding what God’s will is because God sees your life from the beginning of your life and before the beginning of your life and my life all the way to eternity.” 📍Join Us In Person: The Gathering at 840⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠ [https://share.google/B6S0dtB6yFhkrmlMQ] ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠6315 Arno Rd, Franklin, TN 37064⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠ [https://share.google/B6S0dtB6yFhkrmlMQ] * Life Groups for all ages: Sundays at 9:30 a.m. * Main Worship Service: Sundays at 10:45 a.m. * Visit us at ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠http://www.thegathering840.org⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠ [https://thegathering840.org] 🙌 Stay Connected Follow or subscribe to The Gathering with Dr. Gene Mims wherever you listen. If today's message encouraged you, share it with a friend and leave a review.

The Mystery of Healing

Have you ever prayed for healing — for yourself or someone you love — and felt like God went quiet? Dr. Gene Mims opens Luke chapter 5 and tackles one of the most personal, painful questions in the Christian life: why does God heal some people and not others? This episode is honest, pastoral, and deeply personal. You'll want to hear it. 🗝️ Key Topics * (5:33) Healing is a mystery, but it follows a pattern * (10:56) The greater need is always relationship * (13:21) God's power is present, but never automatic * (18:10) Prayer is a journey toward surrender 📖 Key Scriptures * ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠Luke 5:12-26 [https://www.biblegateway.com/passage/?search=Luke%205%3A12-26&version=NASB]⁠⁠⁠⁠ 💬Quote from the Episode * "When God says for us to pray without ceasing, don't ever stop praying for what it is until you get some answer that God wants you to have." 📍Join Us In Person: The Gathering at 840⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠ [https://share.google/B6S0dtB6yFhkrmlMQ] ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠6315 Arno Rd, Franklin, TN 37064⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠ [https://share.google/B6S0dtB6yFhkrmlMQ] * Life Groups for all ages: Sundays at 9:30 a.m. * Main Worship Service: Sundays at 10:45 a.m. * Visit us at ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠http://www.thegathering840.org⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠ [https://thegathering840.org] 🙌 Stay Connected Follow or subscribe to The Gathering with Dr. Gene Mims wherever you listen. If today's message encouraged you, share it with a friend and leave a review.

There's Power In Love

What do you do when the world gets mean — and it's aimed at you? Dr. Gene Mims opens Luke 6 and unpacks the words of Jesus that are easy to read and hard to live: love your enemies, bless those who curse you, and pray for those who mistreat you. It's countercultural. It's challenging. And it might be exactly what you needed today. 🗝️ Key Topics * (2:54) The World Is Getting Meaner, and Believers Feel It * (4:59) Retaliation Never Improves the Situation * (15:46) Love is an Action, Not a Feeling * (21:34) The Golden Rule Has Power To Change People 📖 Key Scriptures * ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠Luke 6:27-31 [https://www.biblegateway.com/passage/?search=Luke%206%3A27-31&version=NASB]⁠⁠⁠⁠ 💬Quote from the Episode * "If we don't do what the Lord says, we'll neverknow how He will sustain us. We'll never know how He'll use us." 📍Join Us In Person: The Gathering at 840⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠ [https://share.google/B6S0dtB6yFhkrmlMQ] ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠6315 Arno Rd, Franklin, TN 37064⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠ [https://share.google/B6S0dtB6yFhkrmlMQ] * Life Groups for all ages: Sundays at 9:30 a.m. * Main Worship Service: Sundays at 10:45 a.m. * Visit us at ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠http://www.thegathering840.org⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠ [https://thegathering840.org] 🙌 Stay Connected Follow or subscribe to The Gathering with Dr. Gene Mims wherever you listen. If today's message encouraged you, share it with a friend and leave a review.