The Gathering Windsor Podcast

Repentance is a word we hear often in church, yet its true meaning is far deeper and more transformative than we realize. True repentance is not a work of man but God’s transforming work in a surrendered heart. True biblical repentance, as modeled in Psalm 51, is a three-step journey—confessing our sins, receiving God’s restoration, and responding with a transformed life.

Psalm 27 is not theory. It’s not a feel-good song on easy days when everything’s going your way. It’s the battle cry of a man who has been through the fire—who knows what it means to face enemies on every side, betrayal close to home, and the crushing weight of personal loss. 

Psalm 23 is personal, passionate, powerful because its authentic, and real. It highlights our vulnerability, our need for protection from a shepherd. Someone who will watch out for us, who will lead us in paths of righteousness.

Psalm 17 is a prayer of David seeking God's protection and justice, asserting his innocence and asking to be delivered from wicked enemies. He trusts in God's love and looks forward to being satisfied by beholding God's face in righteousness.

There are moments when God feels genuinely absent from us--even though He is sovereign over our suffering, and chooses to vindicate his people. Because God is sovereign, we can trust Him to work our suffering for good—even when He hasn’t done it yet. 

When was the last time you found yourself in awe of God?)

If you’re honest, you often wonder: “Does God even see me? Does He hear me? Is He really there in this dark hour?” That's exactly where Psalm 4 meets us. In the dark hours.

David's time drew near. He passes on the throne to his son Solomon...You don't have a choice in leaving a legacy. Everyone leaves one either good or bad.

David, had time on his hands, but on his mind he was filled with pride. Somehow he believed he was above consequences. 

David is on the run, stripped of every comfort — no palace, no royal favour, a lot of insecurity. At this point he’s anointed but not enthroned, chosen yet chased. He flees to the cave of Adullam, alone, desperate, and broken.

David is on the run, stripped of every comfort — no palace, no royal favour, a lot of insecurity. At this point he’s anointed but not enthroned, chosen yet chased. He flees to the cave of Adullam, alone, desperate, and broken.

So for those who feel confined, passed over, trapped in a menial place. Be encouraged by David’s example. When God wants to prepare us for bigger things, He teaches to first be faithful in the little things

Are you carrying someone’s burden today? Or are you only watching from a distance? Paul calls us not to isolation, but intervention in love.

In Pastor Phil's final sermon at The Gathering, he explains both the reality and necessity of the Holy Spirit's power in the Christian life. In order to grow in godliness we must learn to walk by the Spirit.

 Now, as we head into chapters 5 and 6, things get very practical. We’re still learning grace and truth—but now we’ll see how that shows up in our actual lives. Paul starts talking about what it looks like to walk in the Spirit, how we deal with temptation, how we love one another, and what real freedom in Christ looks like. 

God alone can take credit for our worthiness before Him--because every time He makes someone part of His family, He performs a miracle, like conceiving a child in the womb of a barren woman. Every time He makes someone a part of His family, they have reason to rejoice as free heirs to an extraordinary gift. Because God alone saves, we can rejoice in Him alone. 

As we move into chapter 4 and beyond, we’ll see that this freedom doesn’t lead to sin—it leads to righteousness. Not a righteousness we boast about, but one that flows from the Holy Spirit who now lives in us. “If we live by the Spirit, let us also keep in step with the Spirit” (Galatians 5:25).

We live in a world of extremes. More often than not, we feel pressured into placing our identity in one end of an extreme or the other. The Apostle Paul puts the Law against the Promise to prove to the Galatians, and to us, that our identity should be found in neither. Our identity is to be found in Grace, knowing we are sinners in need of saving who have a Savior in Jesus.