Chris Berglund & Leah Ramirez

Watch the message: https://www.youtube.com/live/ykLWHyM3_aI?si=hGnrETnlTqRidQlx

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A Different Kind of Gathering

This Sunday felt different from the start.

Instead of a traditional sermon, we leaned into something more conversational—something that reflected what God has been stirring among us as a community. It wasn’t just about delivering a message. It was about stewarding revelation together.

Over the past weeks, we’ve sensed that God is inviting us into something deeper—not just to hear dreams, but to carry them, weigh them, and walk them out as a people.

And at the center of it all is a dream Chris shared—a dream that opened up what we believe is not just a message, but a framework for maturity in Christ.

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The Dream: A Heavenly Classroom

Chris described being in what felt like a classroom—but not an earthly one.

It was a place of revelation.

A place where truth wasn’t just taught—it was imparted.

The class was titled:

“The Architecture and Eschatology of Daniel”

And beneath it:

The Stone.
The River.
The Star.
The Throne.

In the dream, these four elements formed a progression—a divine architecture. Not of end-times speculation, but of spiritual formation.

Not a timeline.
A transformation.

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Rethinking Eschatology

When we hear the word eschatology, we often think about dates, timelines, and the end of the world.

But what if the “end” God is after is not a calendar moment—but a mature people?

In this dream, eschatology wasn’t about predicting the future.

It was about:

“The progression of the Bride into fullness.”

God’s desire is not simply to conclude history—but to fill the earth with a people who carry His life.

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The Starting Point: The Stone

The first movement is the stone.

This matters more than we realize.

Because if we misunderstand the beginning, we will misinterpret everything that follows.

Daniel 2 describes a stone:

• Cut without human hands
• Striking the kingdoms of the world
• Growing into a mountain that fills the earth

This stone is Christ.

But not Christ distant from us.

Christ in us.

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Christ in Us: The Tension We Must Hold

This is where tension often arises.

How do we speak of Christ filling the earth without drifting into human-centered dominion?

The answer is critical:

This is not about humanity exalting itself.

This is about Christ expressing His life through a yielded people.

As Chris shared:

• We do not become Christ
• But Christ lives His life through us

As Paul writes:

“It is no longer I who live, but Christ who lives in me.”

This is not metaphor.
This is the Gospel.

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The Stone and Identity

Jesus tells Peter:

“You are Peter… and on this rock I will build my church.”

Peter (a small stone) is being redefined by the revelation of the greater Stone.

This is the shift:

• From identity rooted in lineage
• To identity rooted in union

The enemy’s first attack against Jesus was also about identity:

“If you are the Son of God…”

And it’s still the same today.

If the enemy can confuse your identity, he can disconnect you from the stone.

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The Stone Must Come First

One of the clearest moments in the message came as we realized:

We often try to move into the river, the gifts, the calling—
without being rooted in the stone.

We build:

• Around Christ
• Adjacent to Christ
• Inspired by Christ

But not always founded on Christ.

And the invitation is simple:

Come back to the cornerstone.

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Living Stones: Built Together

Scripture tells us:

“You yourselves, like living stones, are being built up…”

This is not individual spirituality.

This is corporate formation.

The stone is not just a doctrine we believe—it is a life we participate in.

And together, we are being built into:

• A dwelling place
• A priesthood
• A people who carry His presence

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The Kingdom That Replaces All Others

Daniel’s vision is clear:

Every human system—every empire—will be broken.

Not reformed.
Not improved.

Replaced.

But how?

Not through force.
Not through control.

Through the life of Christ filling His people.

This is not domination over others.

It is stewardship of revelation.

Just like the twelve baskets collected after the feeding of the 5,000—
what is given must be stewarded.

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A Needed Clarification

There has been pushback around this message.

And it’s important to say clearly:

This is not about elevating man.

This is about restoring the truth that:

• Christ lives in us
• Christ expresses Himself through us
• Christ is forming a people who carry His nature

If we lose this, we lose the heart of the Gospel.

Because what hope do we have apart from Him?

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The Real Invitation

As we closed, something became clear:

The first lesson in this “classroom” is not advanced.

It’s foundational.

Are we centered on the stone?

Not:

• How do I become more?
  But:
• Am I rooted in Him?

Not:

• How do I achieve maturity?
  But:
• Am I living from union?

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Starting at the Finish Line

We ended with Galatians 2:20:

“I have been crucified with Christ…
It is no longer I who live, but Christ who lives in me.”

This is not a future reality.

This is a present truth.

And this may be the most important shift:

We don’t move toward the finished work.
We start from it.

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A Prayer for Our Community

Father,

Give us eyes to see the stone again.

Anchor us in Christ—not just in language, but in reality.

Teach us to live from union, not striving.
From participation, not performance.

Form us into living stones—
A people built together,
A people filled with Your life.

Let Christ be our beginning,
Our center,
And our end.

Amen.

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Join Us

If you’re in Colorado Springs, we would love to have you join us in person at The Gathering on Sundays at 10am.

And if this message resonates with you, we invite you to go deeper with us through Company 318—a growing community centered on prayer, union, and covenant connection.

Start here: https://company318.com

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Reflection Questions

1. In what ways have you built your life around Christ rather than on Him?
2. What does it practically look like for you to live from “Christ in you”?
3. How might God be inviting you to steward what He is revealing—not just personally, but corporately?