The Gathering with Dr. Gene Mims
Dr. Gene Mims
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The Gathering with Dr. Gene Mims is a weekly podcast featuring sermons that faithfully teach God's Word with clarity and conviction. Each message is rooted in Scripture, delivered in an easy-to-understand way, and meant to be applied to everyday life. Listeners are encouraged, challenged, and drawn closer to Christ through Pastor Gene's faithful and practical teaching.
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Not My Will: The Cost of Putting Jesus First 11.08.2026 27minWho do you think Jesus is anyway? That's the question Dr. Gene Mims leaves hanging in the air this week — and it's harder to answer than it sounds. He opens Luke chapter 9 and brings a word that is honest, convicting, and impossible to walk away from unchanged.🗝️ Key Points(3:35) You Can Be Scandalized by Jesus(5:47) God Is Not Obligated to You for Anything(14:12) Shallow Enthusiasm Is Not Discipleship(22:11) Whatever Comes, God Has It -- And He'll Bring You Through📖 Key ScripturesLuke 7:22-23Luke 9:18-27Luke 9:57-62💬Quote from the Episode"You will have in your lifetime many opportunities to be disappointed in what God did or did not do."📍Join Us In Person: The Gathering at 8406315 Arno Rd, Franklin, TN 37064Life Groups for all ages: Sundays at 9:30 a.m.Main Worship Service: Sundays at 10:45 a.m.Visit us at http://www.thegathering840.org🙌 Stay ConnectedFollow or subscribe to The Gathering with Dr. Gene Mims wherever you listen.If today's message encouraged you, share it with a friend and leave a review. -
Clink, Clink: The Power of Christ Over Evil 04.08.2026 29minWhat if some of what we're seeing in the world right now isn't just politics or mental illness or social decay — but something darker? Dr. Gene Mims opens Luke chapter 8 this week and doesn't flinch from that question for a single second. This message is convicting, bold, and one of the most powerful episodes we've ever put out. Don't miss it.🗝️ Key Points(6:12) Evil is real and dismissing it is dangerous.(8:21) What you let in opens doors you may not be able to close.(11:33) The power of Christ is greater. Full stop.(16:24) Delivered people go back and tell it.📖 Key ScripturesLuke 8:26-39💬Quote from the Episode"There's no power of evil that can ever control you as a child of Christ, unless you let it. But if you let it, they'll take over."📍Join Us In Person: The Gathering at 8406315 Arno Rd, Franklin, TN 37064Life Groups for all ages: Sundays at 9:30 a.m.Main Worship Service: Sundays at 10:45 a.m.Visit us at http://www.thegathering840.org🙌 Stay ConnectedFollow or subscribe to The Gathering with Dr. Gene Mims wherever you listen.If today's message encouraged you, share it with a friend and leave a review.
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Count The Cost: What Discipleship Really Demands 28.07.2026 27minThe opportunity of a lifetime only lasts for the lifetime of the opportunity. Dr. Gene Mims brings that truth home in this special solo episode as he walks through three encounters with Jesus in Luke chapter 9 — three people who almost followed, and what their stories say about ours.🗝️ Key Points(5:09) Discipleship starts with denying yourself, no saving yourself(15:24) Enthusiasm without counting the cost won't last(18:58) A spiritual compulsion that isn't acted on goes nowhere(21:55) When God speaks, He means right now📖 Key ScripturesLuke 9:22-27Luke 9:57-62💬Quote from the Episode"You don't start with yourself. You don't start with your personal salvation. You start with who Jesus is, what he is, what He's done, and what He demands."📍Join Us In Person: The Gathering at 8406315 Arno Rd, Franklin, TN 37064Life Groups for all ages: Sundays at 9:30 a.m.Main Worship Service: Sundays at 10:45 a.m.Visit us at http://www.thegathering840.org🙌 Stay ConnectedFollow or subscribe to The Gathering with Dr. Gene Mims wherever you listen.If today's message encouraged you, share it with a friend and leave a review.
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Ambassador: Living For Two Kingdoms 21.07.2026 24minThe nations are in an uproar. The people are devising vain things. Sound familiar? Dr. Gene Mims opens Psalm 3 this week and walks through American history to remind us of something the news will never tell you -- God has always raised someone up in the darkest hours. And He's not done yet.🗝️ Key Points(8:07) God has always been in charge, even when it didn't look like it(8:56) The separation of church and state was never mean to silence the church(17:41) You are an ambassador, not a citizen(20:55) God has always raised someone up in the darkest hours📖 Key ScripturesPsalm 2💬Quote from the Episode"We are ambassadors for the Lord. And where that wall of separation exists, we go right behind it because we belong there."📍Join Us In Person: The Gathering at 8406315 Arno Rd, Franklin, TN 37064Life Groups for all ages: Sundays at 9:30 a.m.Main Worship Service: Sundays at 10:45 a.m.Visit us at http://www.thegathering840.org🙌 Stay ConnectedFollow or subscribe to The Gathering with Dr. Gene Mims wherever you listen.If today's message encouraged you, share it with a friend and leave a review.
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What God Says About Living in Chaotic Times 14.07.2026 29minThe world is loud right now. It's easy to be angry, reactive, and consumed by everything that's wrong. But Dr. Gene Mims opens Proverbs chapter 11 this week and makes a different case entirely — that the most powerful thing a believer can do in a chaotic nation is let their light shine. This one is timely, grounding, and worth every minute.🗝️ Key Points(1:54) You Have Dual Citizenship, But One Trumps Everything(14:23) Your Greatest Power Is Influence, Not Politics(18:34) Your Light Shines Brightest Under Pressure(26:49) Righteousness Has Real, Tangible Benefits📖 Key ScripturesProverbs 11💬Quote from the Episode"Don't be a cultural Christian upset and against everybody. Be a Kingdom Christian, ready to go and change the world."📍Join Us In Person: The Gathering at 8406315 Arno Rd, Franklin, TN 37064Life Groups for all ages: Sundays at 9:30 a.m.Main Worship Service: Sundays at 10:45 a.m.Visit us at http://www.thegathering840.org🙌 Stay ConnectedFollow or subscribe to The Gathering with Dr. Gene Mims wherever you listen.If today's message encouraged you, share it with a friend and leave a review.
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The Wonder of It All 07.07.2026 28minA Pharisee. A fallen woman. And Jesus in the middle. Dr. Gene Mims opens one of the most dramatic and tender stories in all of Scripture -- and asks a question that just might stop you in your tracks: have you lost the wonder of being saved?🗝️ Key Topics(7:32) Both the Pharisee and the woman had the same debt(11:09) Self-righteousness is a dangerous thing(16:22) True grace makes you gracious(23:41) You can lose the wonder, but you can get it back📖 Key ScripturesLuke 7:36-50💬Quote from the Episode"When you receive grace and you really receive it, you're gracious, you're sweet, you're kind. You become like the one who's extended grace to you. Otherwise, you're just a pretender." 📍Join Us In Person: The Gathering at 8406315 Arno Rd, Franklin, TN 37064Life Groups for all ages: Sundays at 9:30 a.m.Main Worship Service: Sundays at 10:45 a.m.Visit us at http://www.thegathering840.org🙌 Stay ConnectedFollow or subscribe to The Gathering with Dr. Gene Mims wherever you listen.If today's message encouraged you, share it with a friend and leave a review.
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The Unfinished House: Growing on the Right Foundation 30.06.2026 24minThere's a gap between what most of us believe and how we actually live. Dr. Gene Mims names it honestly -- and shows us what to do about it. Short, direct, and worth every minute.🗝️ Key Topics(6:48) There's a gap between what we believe and how we live(12:19) Mercy and generosity are forms of power(16:58) The Christian Life is a house still being built(18:25) You are God's plan to change the world📖 Key ScripturesLuke 6:35-49💬Quote from the Episode"How are we ever going to influence anybody if we act like them? How are we ever going to heal the hurts of people who've hurt us if we hurt them?"📍Join Us In Person: The Gathering at 8406315 Arno Rd, Franklin, TN 37064Life Groups for all ages: Sundays at 9:30 a.m.Main Worship Service: Sundays at 10:45 a.m.Visit us at http://www.thegathering840.org🙌 Stay ConnectedFollow or subscribe to The Gathering with Dr. Gene Mims wherever you listen.If today's message encouraged you, share it with a friend and leave a review.
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Permit the Children: A Church's Responsibility to the Next Generation 23.06.2026 28minWhen the disciples tried to keep the children away from Jesus, He stopped them. He said — permit them to come. In this episode, Dr. Gene Mims opens Luke chapter 18 and brings a deeply personal word about children, the church, and what it means to invest in the next generation. Whether you're a parent, a grandparent, or just someone who wants to make a difference — this one is for you.🗝️ Key Topics(4:14) Children are ready to receive God(14:31) Kids need truth more than perfection(20:45) Children are unwritten books(26:08) Sometimes the children bring the parents📖 Key ScripturesLuke 18:15-17💬Quote from the Episode"The influence of parents and the integrity of parents means more to a child's development than anything else. It's not how perfect you are. It's not how much you can provide. It's whether you have integrity, spiritual integrity."📍Join Us In Person: The Gathering at 8406315 Arno Rd, Franklin, TN 37064Life Groups for all ages: Sundays at 9:30 a.m.Main Worship Service: Sundays at 10:45 a.m.Visit us at http://www.thegathering840.org🙌 Stay ConnectedFollow or subscribe to The Gathering with Dr. Gene Mims wherever you listen.If today's message encouraged you, share it with a friend and leave a review.
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The Counterintuitive Life 16.06.2026 29minWhat do you do with the people in your life who hurt you, exclude you, and make things harder than they need to be? Jesus had a very specific answer — and it's nothing like what you'd expect. Dr. Gene Mims opens Luke chapter 6 and unpacks one of the most challenging passages in Scripture. This one will make you think — and maybe make you clench up just a little.🗝️ Key Topics(7:57) Kingdom living is completely counterintuitive(10:00) Loving your enemy means putting their interests first(19:45) You don't know who you might change(21:23) The Golden Rule is not transactional📖 Key ScripturesLuke 6:27-33💬Quote from the Episode"It's not transactional. This is the world. If you love me, I love you. If you make me feel good, I'll make you feel good. That's transaction. God says, 'I love you. Period.'"📍Join Us In Person: The Gathering at 8406315 Arno Rd, Franklin, TN 37064Life Groups for all ages: Sundays at 9:30 a.m.Main Worship Service: Sundays at 10:45 a.m.Visit us at http://www.thegathering840.org🙌 Stay ConnectedFollow or subscribe to The Gathering with Dr. Gene Mims wherever you listen.If today's message encouraged you, share it with a friend and leave a review.
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How To Pray: What Jesus Actually Said 09.06.2026 31minWhat if you've been praying backwards this whole time? Dr. Gene Mims walks through the Lord's Prayer in Matthew chapter 6 and shows us why Jesus told His disciples to start with God — not their needs, not their fears, not their circumstances. Short, practical, and deeply biblical. 🗝️ Key Topics(3:23) God already knows your need before you ask(7:41) Start with God, not your need(17:15) Surrendering to God's Will is where peace begins(26:33) Forgiveness is not optional in prayer📖 Key ScripturesMatthew 6:7-15💬Quote from the Episode"It’s not a matter of getting the answer that we want, it’s a matter of finding what God’s will is because God sees your life from the beginning of your life and before the beginning of your life and my life all the way to eternity.”📍Join Us In Person: The Gathering at 8406315 Arno Rd, Franklin, TN 37064Life Groups for all ages: Sundays at 9:30 a.m.Main Worship Service: Sundays at 10:45 a.m.Visit us at http://www.thegathering840.org🙌 Stay ConnectedFollow or subscribe to The Gathering with Dr. Gene Mims wherever you listen.If today's message encouraged you, share it with a friend and leave a review.
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The Mystery of Healing 02.06.2026 24minHave you ever prayed for healing — for yourself or someone you love — and felt like God went quiet? Dr. Gene Mims opens Luke chapter 5 and tackles one of the most personal, painful questions in the Christian life: why does God heal some people and not others? This episode is honest, pastoral, and deeply personal. You'll want to hear it.🗝️ Key Topics(5:33) Healing is a mystery, but it follows a pattern(10:56) The greater need is always relationship(13:21) God's power is present, but never automatic(18:10) Prayer is a journey toward surrender📖 Key ScripturesLuke 5:12-26💬Quote from the Episode"When God says for us to pray without ceasing, don't ever stop praying for what it is until you get some answer that God wants you to have."📍Join Us In Person: The Gathering at 8406315 Arno Rd, Franklin, TN 37064Life Groups for all ages: Sundays at 9:30 a.m.Main Worship Service: Sundays at 10:45 a.m.Visit us at http://www.thegathering840.org🙌 Stay ConnectedFollow or subscribe to The Gathering with Dr. Gene Mims wherever you listen.If today's message encouraged you, share it with a friend and leave a review.
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There's Power In Love 26.05.2026 24minWhat do you do when the world gets mean — and it's aimed at you? Dr. Gene Mims opens Luke 6 and unpacks the words of Jesus that are easy to read and hard to live: love your enemies, bless those who curse you, and pray for those who mistreat you. It's countercultural. It's challenging. And it might be exactly what you needed today.🗝️ Key Topics(2:54) The World Is Getting Meaner, and Believers Feel It(4:59) Retaliation Never Improves the Situation(15:46) Love is an Action, Not a Feeling(21:34) The Golden Rule Has Power To Change People📖 Key ScripturesLuke 6:27-31💬Quote from the Episode"If we don't do what the Lord says, we'll neverknow how He will sustain us. We'll never know how He'll use us."📍Join Us In Person: The Gathering at 8406315 Arno Rd, Franklin, TN 37064Life Groups for all ages: Sundays at 9:30 a.m.Main Worship Service: Sundays at 10:45 a.m.Visit us at http://www.thegathering840.org🙌 Stay ConnectedFollow or subscribe to The Gathering with Dr. Gene Mims wherever you listen.If today's message encouraged you, share it with a friend and leave a review.
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When God Interrupts Ordinary Life 19.05.2026 26minHave you ever felt God drawing near in an unexpected moment? Through the story of Peter’s encounter with Jesus, Dr. Mims shares how God still interrupts ordinary lives, calls people deeper, and invites us to respond.🗝️ Key Topics(1:21) God often meets us in ordinary life(5:06) An encounter with God reveals who He is -- and who we are(12:14) God may already be knocking on your heart(23:38) Jesus calls us to run toward Him, not away from Him📖 Key ScripturesLuke 5:1-11💬Quote from the Episode"You feel like there’s a knock on the door of your heart. Open that door, jump out of that boat and come to him.”📍Join Us In Person: The Gathering at 8406315 Arno Rd, Franklin, TN 37064Life Groups for all ages: Sundays at 9:30 a.m.Main Worship Service: Sundays at 10:45 a.m.Visit us at http://www.thegathering840.org🙌 Stay ConnectedFollow or subscribe to The Gathering with Dr. Gene Mims wherever you listen.If today's message encouraged you, share it with a friend and leave a review.
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Straight Paths and Changed Lives 12.05.2026 32minJohn the Baptist came with a bold message: prepare the way for the Lord. In this powerful episode, Dr. Gene Mims walks through Luke chapter three and challenges believers to clear away the obstacles in their own lives, bear fruit for the Kingdom, and live ready for the return of Jesus Christ.🗝️ Key Topics(2:16) God's plan connects all of Scripture into one unfolding story(10:59) John the Baptist confronts sin before offering comfort(11:45) True repentance must produce visible life change(12:25) The gospel and coming judgment apply to all people📖 Key ScripturesLuke 3💬Quote from the Episode"We don’t have to be as strange as John the Baptist to be as different as Jesus."📍Join Us In Person: The Gathering at 8406315 Arno Rd, Franklin, TN 37064Life Groups for all ages: Sundays at 9:30 a.m.Main Worship Service: Sundays at 10:45 a.m.Visit us at http://www.thegathering840.org🙌 Stay ConnectedFollow or subscribe to The Gathering with Dr. Gene Mims wherever you listen.If today's message encouraged you, share it with a friend and leave a review.
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The Power Behind the Promise 05.05.2026 19minWhat makes Jesus different from every other religious figure The answer is simple: He didn’t stay dead. This message unpacks why the resurrection changes everything—and what it means for your life right now.🗝️ Key Topics(2:44) Jesus didn't just teach -- He made bold, testable claims(5:46) The resurrection proves everything He said is true(10:02) The resurrection opens the way back to God(17:24) The invitation is simple -- trust Him and come home📖 Key ScripturesJohn 2:13-22💬Quote from the Episode"You can’t have Christianity without Jesus…because he’s alive.”📍Join Us In Person: The Gathering at 8406315 Arno Rd, Franklin, TN 37064Life Groups for all ages: Sundays at 9:30 a.m.Main Worship Service: Sundays at 10:45 a.m.Visit us at http://www.thegathering840.org🙌 Stay ConnectedFollow or subscribe to The Gathering with Dr. Gene Mims wherever you listen.If today's message encouraged you, share it with a friend and leave a review.
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Seek First: The Life We Were Actually Made For 28.04.2026 24minWe all spend a lot of life trying to figure out what will finally make us feel satisfied. In this episode, that question gets turned in a different direction—toward what we’re really searching for, and whether we’ve been looking in the right places all along.🗝️ Key Topics(2:12) We’re all trying to figure out what truly brings satisfaction(6:57) What we pursue most often doesn’t end up fulfilling us(10:07) We repeatedly place hope in things that can’t carry it(21:41) Life comes into order when God is placed first📖 Key ScripturesEcclesiastes 1Isaiah 55💬Quote from the Episode"What if everything you’re chasing was nevermeant to satisfy you in the first place—and the real answer has been pursuingyou all along?"📍Join Us In Person: The Gathering at 8406315 Arno Rd, Franklin, TN 37064Life Groups for all ages: Sundays at 9:30 a.m.Main Worship Service: Sundays at 10:45 a.m.Visit us at http://www.thegathering840.org🙌 Stay ConnectedFollow or subscribe to The Gathering with Dr. Gene Mims wherever you listen.If today's message encouraged you, share it with a friend and leave a review.
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More Than Just a Message 21.04.2026 26minIf you’ve ever felt unsure about sharing your faith, this episode brings clarity. It’s not about perfection—it’s about availability. As ambassadors for Christ, we’re invited to let God speak through us to a world that desperately needs hope.🗝️ Key Topics(1:50) We don't care the message--the message was placed in us(4:13) Sharing flows from identity, not pressure(9:24) Relationships create the opportunity to share(13:39) You don't need all the answers to share you faith(24:40) The goal is simple: invite people home📖 Key Scriptures2 Corinthians 5:11-21💬Quote from the Episode"If we don’t understand truly who we are, thenwe really don’t understand God’s plan for redeeming a world."📍Join Us In Person: The Gathering at 8406315 Arno Rd, Franklin, TN 37064Life Groups for all ages: Sundays at 9:30 a.m.Main Worship Service: Sundays at 10:45 a.m.Visit us at http://www.thegathering840.org🙌 Stay ConnectedFollow or subscribe to The Gathering with Dr. Gene Mims wherever you listen.If today's message encouraged you, share it with a friend and leave a review.
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The Kind of Care That Changes Lives 14.04.2026 26minThe Good Samaritan is a story most people know—but this message goes deeper. Why don’t we care the way we should?And what has to happen in us before real, sacrificial compassion becomes part of our lives?🗝️ Key Topics(4:30) Caring will interrupt your life(5:24) Real compassion will cost you something(7:29) Indifference asks the wrong question(12:22) True care shifts your mindset(24:22) Loving God is the starting point📖 Key ScripturesLuke 10:30-37💬Quote from the Episode"The question is not do you care. The question is how much do you love Him?"📍Join Us In Person: The Gathering at 8406315 Arno Rd, Franklin, TN 37064Life Groups for all ages: Sundays at 9:30 a.m.Main Worship Service: Sundays at 10:45 a.m.Visit us at http://www.thegathering840.org🙌 Stay ConnectedFollow or subscribe to The Gathering with Dr. Gene Mims wherever you listen.If today's message encouraged you, share it with a friend and leave a review.
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Prayer God's Way 07.04.2026 23minWhat is prayer, really? In this episode, we walk through 1 Timothy 2 and uncover a powerful truth—prayer isn’t just asking God for things… it’s aligning your life with Him. And when that happens, everything changes.🗝️ Key Topics(1:45) Prayer starts with alignment, not asking(8:59) Prayer shifts the focus off of us and onto God(11:49) Prayer is meant to be intercession for others(18:54) Prayer leads into a simple, lived-out response📖 Key Scriptures1 Timothy 2💬Quote from the Episode"Prayer begins with getting my life in alignment with the life of God through Jesus Christ."📍Join Us In Person: The Gathering at 8406315 Arno Rd, Franklin, TN 37064Life Groups for all ages: Sundays at 9:30 a.m.Main Worship Service: Sundays at 10:45 a.m.Visit us at http://www.thegathering840.org🙌 Stay ConnectedFollow or subscribe to The Gathering with Dr. Gene Mims wherever you listen.If today's message encouraged you, share it with a friend and leave a review.
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The Power of One Thing 31.03.2026 26minWhen life feels scattered and uncertain, focus matters. This message walks through how a single, Christ-centered focus can reshape your priorities, steady your heart, and change the way you face every situation.🗝️ Key Topics(4:09) A true focus in Christ brings clarify to everything else(7:05) Your circumstances cannot defeat you when your focus is Christ(16:57) People cannot destroy you when your identity is in Christ(20:20) Death loses its power when your life is in Christ📖 Key ScripturesMatthew 6💬Quote from the Episode"When you settle on the one thing in your Christian life, then everything else falls into place in the right way."📍Join Us In Person: The Gathering at 8406315 Arno Rd, Franklin, TN 37064Life Groups for all ages: Sundays at 9:30 a.m.Main Worship Service: Sundays at 10:45 a.m.Visit us at http://www.thegathering840.org🙌 Stay ConnectedFollow or subscribe to The Gathering with Dr. Gene Mims wherever you listen.If today's message encouraged you, share it with a friend and leave a review.
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