Reflections

October 19, 2026

The Offense of the Cross: When Christ’s Finished Work Confronts Religion

The Offense of the Cross sermon graphic featuring Leah Ramirez alongside Jesus overturning the money changers’ tables in the temple, illustrating how Christ’s finished work confronts religious confidence.

What if the Christian life was never meant to be an endless effort to accomplish what Jesus has already finished? In this message, Leah Ramirez explores why the Gospel confronts our religious confidence and invites us into the life we have received in Christ.

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Reflections

October 12, 2026

The Audacity of Believing God

Sermon graphic for The Audacity of Believing God featuring Chris Berglund and Leah Ramirez of The Gathering in Colorado Springs, with the prodigal son embraced by his father in the background, illustrating God's love, reconciliation, and the finished work of Christ.

What happens when even faith becomes another form of striving? Chris Berglund and Leah Ramirez explore how beholding Jesus awakens us to what God has already accomplished, transforming the way we understand righteousness, healing, reconciliation, and the people we love. Faith doesn’t make God’s promises true. Faith responds to the One who is faithful.

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Reflections

September 14, 2026

Living From Another Order

Chris Berglund beside communion bread and cup for “Living From Another Order: The Life We Receive, Not Achieve,” a teaching from Hebrews on Jesus and the order of Melchizedek.

What does the order of Melchizedek have to do with everyday Christian life? Chris Berglund traces Hebrews, Romans 5–8, union with Christ, and the shift from religious performance into the indestructible life of Jesus.

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