GARDEN CHURCH Podcast

Spoken on Easter 2013, this message discusses the implications of Jesus' resurrection as witnessed through stories in the Garden community.

A retelling of Bartimaeus' encounter with Jesus.

Friend of the Garden, Chris Weinand speaks from Genesis 1 encouraging the community to follow God's great plan.

A teaching that examines life in light of the Cross through the Gospel accounts.

Guest speaker John Peters delivers the final teaching in the series on the book of Ephesians in which Paul addresses spiritual warfare and the armor of God.

Session 2 from the Empowered Conference 2013 in Long Beach, CA

Session 1 from the Empowered Conference 2013 in Long Beach, CA.

Paul continues to address the implications of following Christ in relationships between parents and children as well as in the workplace.

Paul focuses in on mutual submission in the context of relationships as a larger reflection of Christ and His Bride, the Church.

We continue our series exploring Paul's letter to the Ephesians where he admonishes them to be filled with the Holy Spirit and live by that power.

A continuation of the Ephesians series in which Paul challenges those who follow Jesus to live in a manner that reflects their identity as children of the light.

Paul admonishes the disciples in Ephesus to put off the ways of their former life and to put on the new ways of righteousness that reflect their identity in Christ.

As the Garden community is in physical transition between permanent gathering places, they are encouraged to look to the past and hold fast to that which God has called them as they move into the next season.

Paul describes God's strategy of building up the church, namely through the gift of apostles, prophets, evangelists, and pastor/teachers.

Paul invites us to live out of who we are, that is, what God says about us. Are you a surfer, or do you just own a board?

On Sunday, Bill concluded our series "Caesars of Xmas." Celebration is fundamental to life lived under God.

On Sunday, we finished our series "Caesars of Xmas" and celebrated Jesus birth.

This Sunday, we addressed the issue of consumerism in our advent series "Caesars of Xmas."

This Sunday, we explored how the "caesar" of busyness affects our lives, most notably in social media.

How do you celebrate Christmas? Is your life marked by busyness, distractions, or the need to find the perfect gift? For this year's advent season, we are challenging the ways we celebrate Christmas.

This Sunday, Bill spoke on how pain and suffering increases our capacity for love through Christ.

Our friend Chris Wienand continued our series in Ephesians by addressing a theology of suffering, the beauty of the church, and God's forgiveness

On Sunday we read Paul's words - who we were before Christ, and who we are now in light of Christ. This has massive implications for what it means to be in community

What does it mean to be God's workmanship?

We have been walking through the book of Ephesians. This Sunday, Darren highlighted Paul's prayer to the church at Ephesus.

A look at what it means to be in Christ

Today we began a new series on the book of Ephesians, and Darren gave an introduction and overview of the book.

This week, Jeremy reminded us of how we need to realign our identities by what God says about us.

What is the Garden church about? Through the month of September, we will be talking about our values as a church, and how everyone is invited to play a part. This past Sunday, we talked about the church.

What is the garden church about? Through the month of September, we will be talking about our values as a church, and how everyone is invited to play a part. This Sunday, we talked about discipleship and mission.

What is the garden church about? Through the month of September, we will be talking about our values as a church, and how everyone is invited to play a part. This Sunday, we talked about the kingdom of God.

This Sunday, we looked back over the 2011-2012 fiscal year to celebrate what God has done in our community. Darren followed up the review with a sermon on the importance of generosity.

Every so often we pause and tell stories to remind us of what God is up to in our community.

Discussing the meaning of Christian worship and celebration

This Sunday, we learned about the importance of Sabbath rest.

A walk through the purpose and types of fasting found in Scripture

A look at the practice of hospitality through storytelling

What does it mean to "pray pain" instead of praying through pain? Also, missionary Chris Lichti is interviewed.

A look at what it means to be formed by scripture, not just informed.

Learning to pray in partnership with God, and by standing in the gap.

Prayer as Relationship and Conversation

Solitude and silence

The second of two question and answer sessions with Dallas Willard

The first of two question and answer sessions with Dallas Willard

The second of two sessions with Dallas Willard.

The first of two sessions with Dallas Willard.

This is the first message in our series "Transformational Practices" which looks in detail at some of the classic spiritual disciplines.

Fathers Day

Suresh

The Christian life is not meant to be lived alone. We need to live together as a "resurrection community."