<?xml version="1.0" encoding="utf-8" standalone="yes"?><rss version="2.0" xmlns:atom="http://www.w3.org/2005/Atom"><channel><title>Gateway Church on Darren Nathanael</title><link>https://blog.darrennathanael.com/author/gateway-church/</link><description>Recent content in Gateway Church on Darren Nathanael</description><generator>Hugo</generator><language>en</language><lastBuildDate>Thu, 23 Apr 2026 12:25:44 -0500</lastBuildDate><atom:link href="https://blog.darrennathanael.com/author/gateway-church/index.xml" rel="self" type="application/rss+xml"/><item><title>How to Listen and Pray</title><link>https://blog.darrennathanael.com/posts/how-to-listen-and-pray/</link><pubDate>Sat, 24 Feb 2024 00:00:00 +0000</pubDate><guid>https://blog.darrennathanael.com/posts/how-to-listen-and-pray/</guid><description>&lt;h2 id="prayer-a-normal-dynamic-conversation">Prayer: A Normal, Dynamic Conversation&lt;a class="anchorjs-link" href="#prayer-a-normal-dynamic-conversation">&lt;/a>&lt;/h2>&lt;p>A look through the Gospels shows us that &lt;strong>Jesus’ prayers were incredibly dynamic,
honest, and authentic.&lt;/strong> From the simplicity of the Lord’s Prayer in Matthew 6:9–13 to His heartbroken plea in the Garden of Gethsemane in Matthew 26:36–46,
Jesus showed us that prayer is about relationship with our heavenly Father.&lt;/p>
&lt;p>&lt;strong>Prayer is a direct line of communication between us and God, and it has power.&lt;/strong>
Ask Him to open the eyes of your heart so you can start living out the same kind of dynamic, vibrant relationship with Him that Jesus modeled.&lt;/p></description></item><item><title>🙌 Why Do We Worship?</title><link>https://blog.darrennathanael.com/posts/why-do-we-worship/</link><pubDate>Thu, 22 Feb 2024 00:00:00 +0000</pubDate><guid>https://blog.darrennathanael.com/posts/why-do-we-worship/</guid><description>&lt;h2 id="we-were-created-to-worship">We were created to worship!&lt;a class="anchorjs-link" href="#we-were-created-to-worship">&lt;/a>&lt;/h2>&lt;p>We were created to worship—God purposely created us this way. And whether we know it or not, &lt;strong>we are always worshipping &lt;em>something&lt;/em>&lt;/strong>. Whether it’s our phones, our jobs, or our lifestyles, our hearts are tuned into something.&lt;/p>
&lt;p>But when we dedicate our lives to Christ, &lt;strong>He calls us to turn our hearts toward heavenly things.&lt;/strong> Worship through song is a catalyst for change. It redirects our attention from the things of this world to the things of God and syncs our hearts with God’s heart.&lt;/p></description></item><item><title>What Test?</title><link>https://blog.darrennathanael.com/re-upload/what-test/</link><pubDate>Sun, 13 Aug 2023 00:00:00 +0000</pubDate><guid>https://blog.darrennathanael.com/re-upload/what-test/</guid><description>&lt;div style="max-width: 1080px">&lt;div style="position: relative; padding-bottom: 56.25%; height: 0; overflow: hidden;">&lt;iframe src="https://nathanaelstaff-my.sharepoint.com/personal/darren_nathanaelstaff_com/_layouts/15/embed.aspx?UniqueId=41b84d59-de95-4f7a-80e5-874661bfe574&amp;embed=%7B%22ust%22%3Atrue%2C%22hv%22%3A%22CopyEmbedCode%22%7D&amp;referrer=StreamWebApp&amp;referrerScenario=EmbedDialog.Create" width="1280" height="720" frameborder="0" scrolling="no" allowfullscreen title="Gateway Church Live _ “What Test_” by Pastor Robert Morris _ August 12-8Jq_Li14csI.mp4" style="border:none; position: absolute; top: 0; left: 0; right: 0; bottom: 0; height: 100%; max-width: 100%;">&lt;/iframe>&lt;/div>&lt;/div></description></item></channel></rss>