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The Gathering
by Storyline
Experience the message of Jesus for what it really is—an unveiling of God’s amazing grace and relentless love.
Episodes
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Love More, Pt. 5: What Is It?
Love More, Pt. 5: What Is It? Mike Gathright We use the word love constantly. We love our families, our friends, our pets, our favorite teams— but what do we actually mean by it? This past Sunday, at the Gathering, we continued our Love More series by wondering together about what love is like…
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Love More, Pt. 4: Artificial Love
Love More, Pt. 4: Artificial Love Mike Gathright Artifical intelligence could write a sympathy note, compose a prayer, remember a birthday and even sound remarkably compassionate. But could a machine actually love, and what happened to us when we let it try? This past Sunday at Storyline's...
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Love More, Pt. 3: Loving Your Enemies
Love More, Pt. 3: Loving Your Enemies Mike Bredeweg This past Sunday, we took a look in our series, Loving More, at how we could love a special group of people... the people we didn't like. What did we do with people who had hurt or offended us? As we looked at our broken relationships, we...
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Concert Sunday
Concert Sunday Storyline Church If you’d been part of Storyline for a while, you already knew what a gift it was to have so many talented musicians in our community. And if you’d been around long enough, you’d probably noticed that the music at Storyline didn’t always sound quite like what you...
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Love More, Pt. 2: The Cost of Loving More
Love More, Pt. 2: The Cost of Loving More Mike Gathright Loving more sounds wonderful - until love leads us to complicated and costly situations. This past Sunday, at Storyline's Gathering, we looked at the powerful story of Jesus at his good friend's funeral and how He loves everyone as they...
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Love More, Pt. 1: The One Good Fear
Love More, Pt. 1: The One Good Fear Mike Gathright What if the key to fearing less isn’t trying harder to be courageous—but learning to love more? This past Sunday, at Storyline Church, we wrapped up our Fear-Less series and launched Love More by exploring the Bible’s surprising idea of “the fear...
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Fear-Less, Pt. 12: The One Fear We All Share
Fear-Less, Pt. 12: The One Fear We All Share Mike Gathright This past Sunday, at Storyline's Gathering, we considered the one fear we all share as we concluded our series, Fear-Less.
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Fear-Less, Pt. 11: Fear That This Is All There Is
Fear-Less, Pt. 11: Fear That This Is All There Is Jill McNabnay What if the fear isn’t that our lives will go badly, but that they’ll simply pass us by? As we continue our Fear-Less series, this past Sunday’s Gathering explored the fear that this is all there is — the fear that we’ll spend our...
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Fear-Less, Pt. 10: Fear of Being Alone
Fear-Less, Pt. 10: Fear of Being Alone Jill McNabnay Have you ever felt alone... even in a room full of people? This past Sunday, at Storyline's Gathering, we continued our Fear-less series by exploring why loneliness has become one of the defining struggles of our time, and what the Bible…
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Fear-Less, Pt. 9: Failure
Fear-Less, Pt. 9: Failure Mike Gathright One of the greatest fears we carry isn't simply the fear of making a mistake — it's the fear that our failures define us. This past Sunday, as we continued our Fear-Less series, we looked at one of the most famous stories in the Bible and how Jesus not…
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Fear-Less, Pt. 8: The Birds Have Been Singing All Along
Fear-Less, Pt. 8: The Birds Have Been Singing All Along Mike Gathright What happens when life changes in ways we didn’t expect — or hands us a season we never would have chosen? This past Sunday, at Storyline's Gathering, we gathered at Lincoln Township Park and explored Jesus’ promise that while...
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Fear-Less, Pt. 7: The Worst Case
Fear-Less, Pt. 7: The Worst Case Mike Gathright Have you ever noticed how often the things that keep you awake at night never actually happen? This past Sunday, at Storyline's Gathering, we explored why Jesus commands us, “Do not worry about tomorrow,” and how God’s grace can help us fear less,...
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Fear-Less, Pt. 6: Fear of Not Enough
Fear-Less, Pt. 6: Fear of Not Enough Jill McNabnay What if the fear that drives so much of our striving, proving, and performing is the fear that we’re simply not enough? This past Sunday, at Storyline’s Gathering, we explored where that fear comes from, why it’s so deeply rooted in us, and how...
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Fear-Less, Pt. 5: Freedom from the iGod
Fear-Less, Pt. 5: Freedom from the iGod Mike Gathright This past Fourth of July weekend, we celebrated freedom. But what if the greatest freedom isn't political at all? This past Sunday, at Storyline's Gathering, we continued our Fear-Less series by considering Jesus' offer of the kind of freedom...
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Fear-Less, Pt. 4: Father Knows Best
Fear-Less, Pt. 4: Father Knows Best Mike Gathright Many of us carry a fear we rarely talk about: the fear that God is disappointed in us. We wonder if we've done enough, measured up, or somehow fallen short of what God expected. This past Sunday, at Storyline's Gathering, we explored what Jesus'...
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Fear-Less, Pt. 3: Fear of Losing Control
Fear-Less, Pt. 3: Fear of Losing Control Jill McNabnay What do we do when life reaches a point where there's nothing left we can control? This past Sunday, at Storyline's Gathering, we explored the fear of losing control and why our deepest fears are often tied to the things we care about most.
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Fear-Less, Pt. 2: The Anatomy of Courage
Fear-Less, Pt. 2: The Anatomy of Courage Mike Gathright We all carry fears—about our families, our future, our health, our finances, and whether we're enough. This past Sunday, we concluded our two-part opening for our summer series, Fear-Less, by exploring the four steps King David takes in…
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The Struggle to Commence
The Struggle to Commence Mike Gathright This past Sunday, at Storyline's Gathering, we celebrated our graduates! We laughed. Some moms might have cried a little. We probably embarrassed a few people with baby pictures. And we wrestled with one of the most important truths about life... there is…
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Fear-Less, Pt. 1: The Architecture
Fear is everywhere right now — fear about the future, our families, our finances, and the state of the world. This past Sunday, at Storyline's Gathering, we began a new series called "Fear-Less", by exploring how faith in the Grace of God can help us to move forward in the face of fear.
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Mothering
This past Sunday was Mother's Day. Why is it held in such sacred regard? Could it be that a mother's love has something to show us about the love of God? That was the question we wondered about together, at Storyline's Gathering, this past Sunday.
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Vocation
What if work was never meant to be something we simply survive, but something that helps us discover meaning, purpose, a calling? This past Sunday, at Storyline’s Gathering, we explored how God intended for work to be part of a good, growing life, and what it looks like to rediscover vocation in...
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The Voice
What if God has given you something the world desperately needs? This past Sunday, at Storyline's Gathering, we explored how our passions, wounds, gifts, and talents come together in God’s good story.
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Seen, Not Fixed
Leading up to Easter, and in the weeks since, we’ve been asking questions about perfection. And we've discovered that maybe God isn’t offering us an escape into a perfect paradise as much as an invitation into a good story—one that’s still unfolding, still growing, and not dependent on us getting...
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The Hope of Humility
So, if Easter is the invitation into God's good story, not a perfect paradise, but a growing garden where we are in the process of becoming... what does it look like to get in on that? This was the question we wondered about together this past Sunday morning at Storyline's Gathering.
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The Problem with Perfect
This past Sunday was Easter. Everyone knows what it is, but why does it matter? That was the question we wondered about together this past Sunday at the Gathering.
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How Perfect Do We Need to Be?
Lately, we have been looking at the questions people have about life and about God. We often wonder what God thinks about us. Why does it feel like we have to be perfect to keep everyone, including God, happy? How good is good enough? We looked at the rules of God’s game and how we might be…
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Saints Among Us
This past Sunday, at Storyline’s Gathering, we celebrated “Saints Among Us.” Storyliners honored the saints among us who have made a tremendous difference in their lives.
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Are We Enough?
We guard what we value and seal off what is dangerous. This past Sunday, at Storyline's Gathering, we explored the difference between a guarded heart and a sealed one, and how God's grace can bring life back to the places we've closed off.
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Religion 2.0
We’ve been wondering together about some common questions. This past Sunday, at Storyline’s Gathering, we considered: what is religion for, anyway?
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The God Problem
A famous philosopher once said, “he who has a Why can survive any how.” And Jesus seems to agree. For the next few weeks, we are considering together some of the most important Why questions of life.
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Commercial Sunday
This past Sunday at Storyline was a very special Gathering. It was our annual "Commercial Sunday." We celebrated the ways that God shows up in real life—even in commercials.
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What Life is For
What is life really for? This past Sunday, at Storyline's Gathering, we wrapped up our Life Worth Living series by exploring how hope, faith, and love invite us into something bigger than simply playing it safe or trying to be “nice.” We wondered together about who we are, why we’re here, and the...
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What About Suffering?
To start 2026, we've been wondering together about cultivating a life worth living. But what about when life doesn't cooperate? What about the pain we didn’t choose, the losses we can’t explain, and the evil we can’t ignore? What about suffering? This past Sunday, at Storyline's Gathering, we...
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What Does It Mean To Be Human?
This past Sunday, at Storyline’s Gathering, we explored how Jesus’s invitation to “lose our lives to find them” isn’t about becoming less of ourselves, but more fully who we were made to be. Together, we considered how understanding who we are helps us live lives that are genuinely worth living....
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Trying vs. Training
To start 2026, we have been wondering together about how to craft a Life Worth Living. Part of that seems to be seeing our deepest desires become our strongest desires. This past Sunday, at Storyline's Gathering, we considered how we might help that happen.
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What's Worth Wanting
We are entering a new year, with the promise of new beginnings and a lot of hope. There is no shortage of advice on how to turn things around in life. Jesus has a very surprising way of leading toward a fresh start. This past Sunday, at Storyline's Gathering, we wondered together about Jesus'...
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The Other Side
With a new year comes new possibilities. But, in a world where it feels like anything can happen, how do we prepare for what might come our way? Jesus actually had a lot to say about questions like this. At Storyline's Gathering, we looked at one situation where He shows us what life with Him can...
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What Do You Want?
This past Sunday, at the Gathering, we considered what makes Christmas unique among all the holidays and featured the most beautiful, brilliant, and talented children, singing some Christmas classics for us. The band also performed songs by Lauren Daigle, Sara Bareilles, and others... but the...
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Light of Advent
It’s the most wonderful time of the year! And also one of the busiest with parties, shopping, traveling, and more. This past Sunday, at the Gathering, we looked at what it could mean to intentionally slow down this Christmas season, and how this can impact every aspect of our lives. The band...
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Grace and Gratitude
What is gratitude for? That may be a question you have never thought about, but would it surprise you to know that gratitude is not just about gratitude? Understood from the perspective of God's Grace, gratitude is for something... exactly what is what we wondered about together this past Sunday...
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Growing in Grace, Pt. 9: Self-Control
This past Sunday, at Storyline's Gathering, we wrapped up our series, Growing in Grace, by wondering about our role in growing. The band performed songs by Bruce Springsteen, Pink, Teddy Swims, and Leanna Crawford.
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Growing in Grace, Pt. 8: Gentleness
Modern culture often feels loud, harsh, and quick to judge, leaving us feeling overlooked or unheard. This past Sunday, at Storyline’s Gathering, we considered how God invites us to carry truth with kindness, stand strong without forcing our way, and create space for connection and understanding....
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Growing in Grace, Pt. 7: Faithfulness
Loyalty. Consistency. Constancy. Stability. Reliability. Determination. Commitment. Persistence. These are just a few ways to describe the opportunity God is inviting us to live out in the Fruit of the Spirit, which we considered together, last Sunday, at Storyline's Gathering. The band performed...
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Growing in Grace, Pt. 6: Goodness
This past Sunday, at the Gathering, the exploration of the fruits of the Spirit continued, with a focus on how GOODNESS can flourish even in challenging times. The band performed songs by Kacey Musgraves, David Crowder, The Dixie Chicks, and more.
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Growing in Grace, Pt. 5: Kindness
Much has been made lately about how abrasive, divisive, and just mean modern life has become – and this is hard to deny. Yet, Jesus is not only inviting us into another way of living, but it is a way that actually changes our experience of the world as it changes us. This past Sunday, we wondered...
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Story Sunday
This past Sunday at Storyline's Gathering, we celebrated some of the many stories of God's grace unfolding within our community. Next Sunday, October 26, Mike Gathright will continue our series Growing in Grace.
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Growing in Grace, Pt. 4: Patience
We rarely have to wait for anything anymore. Everything is fast, easy, and convenient; ours at the touch of a button. And how is that working out for us? This past Sunday, at Storyline's Gathering, a way of living was considered that not only slows us down but that the Bible teaches can lead us...
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Growing in Grace, Pt. 3: Peace
If there is one thing lacking in the world today, it is peace. Jesus came to earth as the Prince of Peace, offering peace, and yet it seems to be in short supply. This past Storyline's Gathering, people wondered together about the need for peace, why it is missing, and how we might be able to…
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Growing in Grace, Pt. 2: Joy
This past Sunday at Storyline's Gathering, the series on Growing in Grace continued by considering the opportunity to seize joy in life. The band performed songs by Sheryl Crow, Chris Stapleton, Radiohead, and more.
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Songwriter Sunday
At this past week's Gathering for Songwriter Sunday, original music written and performed by Storyliners was featured. Stories and songs by Michael Koch, Daniel Dietrich, Morgan Ingle, and more explored how music connects us and how it matters in the life of faith and beyond.
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Experience the message of Jesus for what it really is—an unveiling of God’s amazing grace and relentless love.
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