The Alive Gathering

05-31-2026 Is There A Doctor In The House

Scripture Reading:
Psalm 103:1-12 (NIV)
1) Praise the Lord, my soul; all my inmost being, praise his holy name.
2) Praise the Lord, my soul, and forget not his benefits -
3) who forgives all your sins and heals all your diseases,
4) who redeems your life from the pit and crowns you with love and compassion,
5) who satisfies our desires with good things so that your youth is renewed like the eagle's.
6) The Lord works righteousness and justice for all the oppressed.
7) He made known his ways to Moses, his deeds to the people of Israel:
8) The Lord is compassionate and gracious, slow to anger, abounding in love.
9) He will not always accuse, nor will he harbor his anger forever;
10) he does not treat us as our sin deserves or repay us according to our iniquities.
11) For as high as the heavens are above the earth, so great is his love for those who fear him;
12) as far as the east is from the west, so far has he removed our transgressions from us.

Sermon Text:
Matthew 9:12-13 (NIV)
12) On hearing this (that Jesus ate with sinners), Jesus said, "It is not the healthy who need a doctor, but the sick.
13) But go and learn what this means: 'I desire not sacrifice.' For I have not come to call the righteous, but sinners."

05-24-2026 Working All Things For Our Good

Scripture Reading:
Isaiah 43:1-3a (NLT)
1) But now, O Jacob, listen to the Lord who created you. O Israel, the one who formed you says, "Do not be afraid, for I have ransomed you. I have called you by name; you are mine.
2) When you go through deep waters, I will be with you. When you go through rivers of difficulty, you will not drown. When you walk through the fire of oppression, you will not be burned up; the flames will not consume you.
3a) For I am the Lord your God, the Holy One of Israel, your Savior.

Sermon Text:
Romans 8:28 (NLT)
And we know that God causes everything to work together for the good of those who love God and are called according to his purpose for them.

05-17-2026 VICTORY IS OURS

Scripture Reading:
2nd Chronicles 7:14 (NIV)
If my people, who are called by my name, will humble themselves and pray and seek my face and turn from their wicked ways, then I will hear from heaven, and I will forgive their sin and will heal their land.

Sermon Text:
Philippians 3:11-14 (NLT)
(I want to suffer with Christ)
11) so that one way or another I will experience the resurrection from the dead!
12) I don't mean to say that I have already achieved these things or that I have already reached perfection. But I press on to posess that perfection for which Christ Jesus first posessed me.
13) No, dear brothers and sisters, I have not acchieved it, but I focus on this one thing: Forgetting the past and looking forward to what lies ahead,
I press on to reach the end of the race and receive the heavenly prize for which God, through Christ Jesus is calling us.