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Fear-Less, Pt. 12: The One Fear We All Share Mike Gathright This past Sunday, at Storyline's Gathering, we considered the one fear we all share as we concluded our series, Fear-Less.
Fear-Less, Pt. 11: Fear That This Is All There Is Jill McNabnay What if the fear isn’t that our lives will go badly, but that they’ll simply pass us by? As we continue our Fear-Less series, this past Sunday’s Gathering explored the fear that this is all there is — the fear that we’ll spend our lives staying busy, chasing success, and looking for something more, only to wonder if we ever really lived.
Fear-Less, Pt. 10: Fear of Being Alone Jill McNabnay Have you ever felt alone... even in a room full of people? This past Sunday, at Storyline's Gathering, we continued our Fear-less series by exploring why loneliness has become one of the defining struggles of our time, and what the Bible reveals about how God moves toward us, not away.
Fear-Less, Pt. 9: Failure Mike Gathright One of the greatest fears we carry isn't simply the fear of making a mistake — it's the fear that our failures define us. This past Sunday, as we continued our Fear-Less series, we looked at one of the most famous stories in the Bible and how Jesus not only restores a man broken by his failure, but uses it to renew him for good.
Fear-Less, Pt. 8: The Birds Have Been Singing All Along Mike Gathright What happens when life changes in ways we didn’t expect — or hands us a season we never would have chosen? This past Sunday, at Storyline's Gathering, we gathered at Lincoln Township Park and explored Jesus’ promise that while the seasons of life change, the presence and grace of God never do.
Fear-Less, Pt. 7: The Worst Case Mike Gathright Have you ever noticed how often the things that keep you awake at night never actually happen? This past Sunday, at Storyline's Gathering, we explored why Jesus commands us, “Do not worry about tomorrow,” and how God’s grace can help us fear less, trust more, and find freedom from the monsters hiding in the dark.
Fear-Less, Pt. 6: Fear of Not Enough Jill McNabnay What if the fear that drives so much of our striving, proving, and performing is the fear that we’re simply not enough? This past Sunday, at Storyline’s Gathering, we explored where that fear comes from, why it’s so deeply rooted in us, and how Jesus offers a different foundation for our identity—one that doesn’t have to be earned, defended, or constantly proven.
Fear-Less, Pt. 5: Freedom from the iGod Mike Gathright This past Fourth of July weekend, we celebrated freedom. But what if the greatest freedom isn't political at all? This past Sunday, at Storyline's Gathering, we continued our Fear-Less series by considering Jesus' offer of the kind of freedom our culture rarely talks about.
Fear-Less, Pt. 4: Father Knows Best Mike Gathright Many of us carry a fear we rarely talk about: the fear that God is disappointed in us. We wonder if we've done enough, measured up, or somehow fallen short of what God expected. This past Sunday, at Storyline's Gathering, we explored what Jesus' baptism reveals about God's heart and why we don't have to live in fear of His disapproval.
Fear-Less, Pt. 3: Fear of Losing Control Jill McNabnay What do we do when life reaches a point where there's nothing left we can control? This past Sunday, at Storyline's Gathering, we explored the fear of losing control and why our deepest fears are often tied to the things we care about most.
Fear-Less, Pt. 2: The Anatomy of Courage Mike Gathright We all carry fears—about our families, our future, our health, our finances, and whether we're enough. This past Sunday, we concluded our two-part opening for our summer series, Fear-Less, by exploring the four steps King David takes in Psalm 3 to move him from anxiety to courage, and from panic to peace.
The Struggle to Commence Mike Gathright This past Sunday, at Storyline's Gathering, we celebrated our graduates! We laughed. Some moms might have cried a little. We probably embarrassed a few people with baby pictures. And we wrestled with one of the most important truths about life... there is no avoiding the struggle. And what does a life of faith in God's grace have for us in that reality.
Fear is everywhere right now — fear about the future, our families, our finances, and the state of the world. This past Sunday, at Storyline's Gathering, we began a new series called "Fear-Less", by exploring how faith in the Grace of God can help us to move forward in the face of fear.
This past Sunday was Mother's Day. Why is it held in such sacred regard? Could it be that a mother's love has something to show us about the love of God? That was the question we wondered about together, at Storyline's Gathering, this past Sunday.
What if work was never meant to be something we simply survive, but something that helps us discover meaning, purpose, a calling? This past Sunday, at Storyline’s Gathering, we explored how God intended for work to be part of a good, growing life, and what it looks like to rediscover vocation in the middle of ordinary everyday work.
What if God has given you something the world desperately needs? This past Sunday, at Storyline's Gathering, we explored how our passions, wounds, gifts, and talents come together in God’s good story.
Leading up to Easter, and in the weeks since, we’ve been asking questions about perfection. And we've discovered that maybe God isn’t offering us an escape into a perfect paradise as much as an invitation into a good story—one that’s still unfolding, still growing, and not dependent on us getting everything right. This past Sunday, at Storyline’s Gathering, we explored what that looks like in real life—through a story of grief, growth, and the unexpected ways we’re changed when we’re truly seen.
So, if Easter is the invitation into God's good story, not a perfect paradise, but a growing garden where we are in the process of becoming... what does it look like to get in on that? This was the question we wondered about together this past Sunday morning at Storyline's Gathering.
This past Sunday was Easter. Everyone knows what it is, but why does it matter? That was the question we wondered about together this past Sunday at the Gathering.
Lately, we have been looking at the questions people have about life and about God. We often wonder what God thinks about us. Why does it feel like we have to be perfect to keep everyone, including God, happy? How good is good enough? We looked at the rules of God’s game and how we might be playing it wrong.
This past Sunday, at Storyline’s Gathering, we celebrated “Saints Among Us.” Storyliners honored the saints among us who have made a tremendous difference in their lives.
We guard what we value and seal off what is dangerous. This past Sunday, at Storyline's Gathering, we explored the difference between a guarded heart and a sealed one, and how God's grace can bring life back to the places we've closed off.
We’ve been wondering together about some common questions. This past Sunday, at Storyline’s Gathering, we considered: what is religion for, anyway?
A famous philosopher once said, “he who has a Why can survive any how.” And Jesus seems to agree. For the next few weeks, we are considering together some of the most important Why questions of life.
This past Sunday at Storyline was a very special Gathering. It was our annual "Commercial Sunday." We celebrated the ways that God shows up in real life—even in commercials.
