Shaking the Gates is our weekly online prayer gathering. Join Pastor Jody Sunday nights at 7:30. We invite you to engage with other Gateshakers in the text chat. The name “Shaking the Gates” comes from John Wesley, the founder of the Methodist movement, he said:
“Give me one hundred preachers who fear nothing but sin and desire nothing but God, and I care not whether they be clergymen or laymen, they alone will shake the gates of Hell and set up the kingdom of Heaven upon Earth.”
The story of Christmas is not just about a baby in a manger. It is about a God who stepped into our world, entered our pain, and made His dwelling among us. In every moment of waiting, longing, or uncertainty, the presence of Jesus changes everything. He is With Us in the silence, With Us in the struggle, With Us in the celebration. This Advent we prepare our hearts for Christmas not by rushing through the season, but by slowing down to experience the God who is With Us still.