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April 20, 2026

The Stone Kingdom: From Control to Being Carried

Leah Ramirez and Chris Berglund speaking with a river and mountain landscape behind them, featuring the text “The Stone Kingdom: Stone, River, Star, Throne – The Architecture and Eschatology of Daniel.

What if the Kingdom of God isn’t something you build—but something you enter? This message explores the Stone Kingdom and the invitation to move from control into the current of Christ’s life.

A powerful Easter message from The Gathering in Colorado Springs exploring the end of shame, the truth of the cross, and why you are no longer the target of accusation but alive in Christ.

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April 6, 2026

No Longer the Patsy

Easter service graphic for The Gathering church in Colorado Springs featuring “No Longer the Patsy: The End of the Accuser’s Lie” by Leah Ramirez with a crown of thorns

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March 31, 2026

From Stone to Throne

Chris Berglund preaching “From Stone to Throne” at The Gathering, a church in Colorado Springs

What does it look like to be transformed in Christ? This message explores the journey from stone to throne—an invitation into surrender, renewal, and union with God at a church in Colorado Springs.

This week at The Gathering, a Colorado Springs church rooted in union with Christ, we explored the fear of the Lord and the salvation of the soul. Chris Berglund invited us into swift obedience, surrendered love, and the transformation that happens when Christ in us flows unhindered. Discover what it means to become a living witness of His life.

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March 2, 2026

The Fear of the Lord and the Salvation of the Soul

Chris Berglund teaching at The Gathering church in Colorado Springs on righteousness, union with Christ, and embodied faith

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February 23, 2026

The Sound of Alignment: David’s Harp and the Heart of the Cross

Graphic for The Gathering featuring Leah Ramirez and the message title “The Sound of Alignment: From David’s Harp to the Heart of the Cross,” dated February 22, 2026.

What if “stillness” isn’t inactivity—but perfect agreement? David’s harp, Psalm 22, and the cross invite us into alignment with the Father’s heart

Many of us are spiritually exhausted because we’ve been “toiling all night”—fighting sin like a verb instead of receiving identity like a gift. In John 21, resurrection dawn changes everything: Jesus meets the disciples with a finished breakfast, a restored heart, and an unbroken net. This is an invitation out of striving and into union—where Christ’s life becomes our life.

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February 16, 2026

New Creation Identity: From Toiling All Night to Resurrection Dawn

Chris Berglund preaching at The Gathering Church in Colorado Springs about new creation identity and leaving spiritual exhaustion.

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January 26, 2026

Our Message Is a Man

Our Message Is a Man — Gospel teaching from The Gathering Church in Colorado Springs

The Gospel is not first a call to respond, but a revelation of Jesus Himself. A reflection on Acts 2, the cross, and hearing God’s heart without accusation.

A teaching from The Gathering in Colorado Springs exploring covenant, beholding, and marriage—revealing how union with Christ forms an undivided heart and opens the door to restoration.

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January 19, 2026

Covenant Opens the Door: Beholding, Marriage, and the Undivided Heart

Covenant teaching on beholding and union with Christ at The Gathering in Colorado Springs

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January 12, 2026

When God, Not Shame, Has the Final Word | The Courtroom of the Soul

Colorado Springs church sermon on freedom from shame and union with Christ by Leah Ramirez

Colorado Springs church, Christian meditation, union with Christ, grace not performance, hearing God, spiritual formation, gospel, healing shame

In this teaching, Leah Ramirez invites us to reconsider the Gospel we were handed and return to the truth Jesus revealed: the Father has always loved us. This message calls us back to union, freedom, and the unshakable reality of being seated with Christ—learning to live from beholding rather than striving.

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December 15, 2025

The Gathering Church Colorado Springs | The Gospel We Forgot

The Gathering Church Colorado Springs teaching on union with Christ