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What's On Repeat - Carlos Ortiz - Gateway Austin

Music has always had the power to shape the way we think, feel, and live. Every song does something to us, whether it’s the anthem that defined our teenage years, the breakup ballad that got us through heartache, or the worship song that lifted us closer to God. Lyrics carry messages. Melodies stir emotions. Rhythms embed themselves into our memories. The songs we put on repeat become more than background noise, they become the soundtrack of our lives.

What’s On Repeat
December 1, 2025 / Carlos Ortiz

Songs and messages we repeat are actively shaping our beliefs and lives—for better or worse. Discover why repetition builds memory and how the truth, negativity, or hope we put on repeat becomes the soundtrack we live by. Learn to pay attention to the lyrics filling your mind, because what we take in eventually comes out…

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What’s On Repeat
November 30, 2025

Lean In Look Up Read together: Deuteronomy 6:4-9 Observation — What does the text say? Interpretation — What does the text mean? Application — How should I respond? Additional Scriptures Prayer Guide your group through this prayer flow: Close by praying: “Lord, let the message of Christ dwell richly in us. Tune our hearts to…

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Sing a New Song
November 23, 2025 / Carlos Ortiz

You don’t get a new song by pretending the old pain isn’t there. You get a new song by bringing it honestly to God. Today, we walk through the Psalms and show how God invites us to come to Him with every emotion… not just the polished, church-friendly ones. When we’re real with God, He…

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Sing A New Song
November 23, 2025

Lean In PASSAGE 1Look UpRead together: Psalm 13 Observation — What does the text say? Interpretation — What does the text mean? Application — How should I respond? PASSAGE 2 Passage: Psalm 40:1–3 OBSERVATION — What does the text say? INTERPRETATION — What does it mean? APPLICATION — What do we do with this? GROUP…

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When The Music Fades
November 17, 2025 / Carlos Ortiz

In a world full of noise, speed, and constant input, we forget that every moment is shaping us. What we watch, what we consume, what we repeat — it all forms something in us. But God offers a different kind of formation. A slower one. A truer one. One that meets us in the tension,…

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When The Music Fades
November 16, 2025

When The Music Fades November 16th, 2025 Lean In Look UpRead together: Ephesians 5:15–20 Observation — What does the text say? Interpretation — What does the text mean? Application — How should I respond? Additional Scriptures Use these verses throughout the discussion for further study or reflection: PRAYER Prayer Guide: (Optional: play a simple worship…

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