Gathering is a focus group option to bring individuals together to encourage purposeful conversations about life and Jesus and to build friendship within the Body of Christ.
Gathering groups are designed to meet once a month. The intended format of Gathering is to share a meal, refreshments or coffee together and then engage in guided discussions with provided questions to help open the door of sharing with each other.
Gathering Materials
Introduction
January – Jesus
“Whoever confesses that Jesus is the Son of God, God abides in him, and he in God.” (1 John 4:15).
February – Hope
“‘For I know the plans I have for you,’ declares the Lord, ‘plans to prosper you and not to harm you, plans to give you hope and a future.’” (Jeremiah 29:11)
March – Growth
“Then Christ will make His home in your hearts as you trust in Him. Your roots will grow down into God’s love and keep you strong.” (Ephesians 3:17)
April – Forgiveness
“And when you stand praying, if you hold anything against anyone, forgive them, so that your Father in heaven may forgive you your sins.” (Mark 11:25)
May – Unity
“But above all these things, put on love, which is the bond of perfection.” (Colossians 3:14)
June – Faith
“For we live by faith, not by sight.” (2 Corinthians 5:7)
July – Transformation
“But you are the ones chosen by God, chosen for the high calling of
priestly work, chosen to be a holy people, God’s instruments to do his work
and speak out for him, to tell others of the night-and-day difference he
made for you—from nothing to something, from rejected to accepted.” (1
Peter 2:9-10)
August – Truth
“Show me the right path, O LORD; point out the road
for me to follow. Lead me by your truth and teach me, for you are the God
who saves me. All day long I put my hope in you.” (Psalm 25:4-5)
September – Purity
“How can a young person stay on the path of purity?
By living according to your word.” (Psalm 119:9)
October – Community
“For where two or three gather in my name,
there am I with them.” (Matthew 18:20)
November – Gratitude
“Every good and perfect gift is from above, coming down from the Father
of the heavenly lights, who does not change like shifting shadows” (James
1:17)
December – Peace
“Glory to God in the highest heaven, and peace on earth to those with
whom God is pleased” (Luke 2:14)
Material de Encuentro
Introducción
Enero – Jesús
“Si alguien reconoce que Jesús es el Hijo de Dios, Dios permanece en él, y él en Dios” (1 Juan 4:15)
Febrero – La Esperanza
“Planeo bendecirte con recursos que van más allá de lo que imaginas y darte un futuro brillante.” (Jeremías 29:11)
Marzo – El Crecimiento
“Entonces Cristo habitará en el corazón de ustedes a medida queconfíen en él. Echarán raíces profundas en el amor de Dios, y ellas los mantendrán fuertes. (Efesios 3:17)
Abril – El Perdón
“Y cuando estén orando, si tienen algo contra alguien, perdónenlo, para que también su Padre que está en el cielo les perdone a ustedes sus pecados.” (Marcos 11:25)
Mayo – La Unidad
“Sobre todas estas cosas vestíos de amor, que es el vínculo perfecto.” (Colosenses 3:14)
Junio – La Fe
“Porque por fe andamos, no por vista.” (2 Corintios 5:7)
Julio – Transformación
“Pero ustedes no son así porque son un pueblo elegido. Son sacerdotes del Rey, una nación santa, posesión exclusiva de Dios. Por eso pueden mostrar a otros la bondad de Dios, pues él los ha llamado a salir de la oscuridad y entrar en su luz maravillosa. ‘Antes no tenían identidad como pueblo, ahora son pueblo de Dios. Antes no recibieron misericordia, ahora han recibido la misericordia de Dios.'” (1 Pedro 2:9-10)
Agosto – La Verdad
“Señor, hazme conocer tus caminos; muéstrame tus sendas. ¡Encamíname en tu verdad, enséñame! ¡Tú eres mi Dios y Salvador; en ti pongo mi esperanza todo el día!” (Salmos 25:4-5)
Septiembre – La Pureza
“¿Cómo puede el joven llevar una vida íntegra? Viviendo conforme a tu palabra.” (Salmos 119:9)
Octubre – La Comunión
“Porque donde dos o tres se reúnen en mi nombre, allí estoy yo en medio de ellos.” (Mateo 18:20)
Noviembre – La Gratitud
“Toda buena dádiva y todo don perfecto descienden de lo alto, donde está el Padre que creó las lumbreras celestes, y que no cambia como los astros ni se mueve como las sombras.” (Santiago 1:17).
Diciembre – La Paz
“Gloria a Dios en el cielo más alto y paz en la tierra para aquellos en quienes Dios se complace.” (Lucas 2:14)
Previous Gathering Resources
Gathering 2023
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Gathering 2022
Gathering is a focus group option to bring individuals together to encourage purposeful conversations about life and Jesus and to build friendship within the
Gathering 2021
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Gathering 2020
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Gathering 2019
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GATHERING 2018
January - Community Ephesians 2:22 (NIV) "And in him you too are being built together to become a dwelling in which God lives by his Spirit."
