The Wonder of It All

The Wonder of It All

A Pharisee. A fallen woman. And Jesus in the middle. Dr. Gene Mims opens one of the most dramatic and tender stories in all of Scripture -- and asks a question that just might stop you in your tracks: have you lost the wonder of being saved? 🗝️ Key Topics * (7:32) Both the Pharisee and the woman had the same debt * (11:09) Self-righteousness is a dangerous thing * (16:22) True grace makes you gracious * (23:41) You can lose the wonder, but you can get it back 📖 Key Scriptures * ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠Luke 7:36-50 [https://www.biblegateway.com/passage/?search=Luke%207%3A36-50&version=NASB]⁠ 💬Quote from the Episode * "When you receive grace and you really receive it, you're gracious, you're sweet, you're kind. You become like the one who's extended grace to you. Otherwise, you're just a pretender."   📍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 Unfinished House: Growing on the Right Foundation

There's a gap between what most of us believe and how we actually live. Dr. Gene Mims names it honestly -- and shows us what to do about it. Short, direct, and worth every minute. 🗝️ Key Topics * (6:48) There's a gap between what we believe and how we live * (12:19) Mercy and generosity are forms of power * (16:58) The Christian Life is a house still being built * (18:25) You are God's plan to change the world 📖 Key Scriptures * ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠Luke 6:35-49 [https://www.biblegateway.com/passage/?search=Luke%206%3A35-49&version=NASB]⁠ 💬Quote from the Episode * "How are we ever going to influence anybody if we act like them? How are we ever going to heal the hurts of people who've hurt us if we hurt them?" 📍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.

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.