The Garden Church

Rescued For Mission

🌱🗺️🌵Take Ground: Pray with us and consider giving toward what God is building. Give here 👉 https://thegardenaz.churchcenter.com/giving [https://thegardenaz.churchcenter.com/giving] ⚔️ God didn’t rescue you so you could retreat into comfort. He rescued you for mission. In Acts 12, prison doors explode open, chains fall off, a corrupt king collapses, and the gospel keeps advancing. This chapter forces us to wrestle with a hard truth: sometimes God rescues people miraculously, and sometimes He calls them to suffer faithfully, but in both, His mission moves forward. From Peter’s prison cell to modern stories of radical faith, this message is a wake-up call to stop living safe, shallow Christianity and step boldly into God’s calling. 🔥 Comfortable Christians don’t change the world. Courageous ones do. 🌎 Learn More: www.thegardenaz.com [http://www.thegardenaz.com] 🕒 Sundays at 8:00 AM | 9:30 AM | 11:00 AM  | 12:30 PM 📲 Stay Connected: Instagram: @thegardenaz [https://www.instagram.com/thegardenaz] YouTube: @TheGardenChurchAZ [https://www.youtube.com/@TheGardenChurchAZ] Facebook: The Garden Church [https://www.facebook.com/thegardenchurchaz] 🎙️ Skeptics & Saints Podcast – Apple: Listen Here [https://podcasts.apple.com/us/podcast/skeptics-saints/id1785711720] Spotify: Listen Here [https://open.spotify.com/show/4aaw3rtKUS9E23RtBrUt5X?si=763f58fae13049fe]   📖 The Garden Church Sermon Podcast – Apple: Listen Here [https://podcasts.apple.com/us/podcast/the-garden-church/id1637566617] Spotify: Listen Here [https://open.spotify.com/show/1vfGzNkdHvv3pU0TDZsRk1?si=0465f67635c64195]

The Wilderness Within Us

🌱🗺️🌵Take Ground: Pray with us and consider giving toward what God is building. Give here 👉 https://thegardenaz.churchcenter.com/giving [https://thegardenaz.churchcenter.com/giving] 🔥 The gospel doesn’t spread through comfortable Christians, it spreads through courageous ones. Acts 11 shows ordinary believers crossing cultures, building friendships, risking comfort, and carrying the message of Jesus into hostile places. The early church didn’t grow because it was safe, polished, or convenient. It grew because people were willing to go, invite, serve, sacrifice, and trust that God’s hand was moving. This message will challenge your excuses, confront consumer Christianity, and call you into the mission of Jesus. Because effective evangelists make the difference, but ultimately God is the greatest evangelist of all. ⚡ Don’t stand on the sidelines while God builds His Church. 🌎 Learn More: www.thegardenaz.com [http://www.thegardenaz.com] 🕒 Sundays at 8:00 AM | 9:30 AM | 11:00 AM  | 12:30 PM 📲 Stay Connected: Instagram: @thegardenaz [https://www.instagram.com/thegardenaz] YouTube: @TheGardenChurchAZ [https://www.youtube.com/@TheGardenChurchAZ] Facebook: The Garden Church [https://www.facebook.com/thegardenchurchaz] 🎙️ Skeptics & Saints Podcast – Apple: Listen Here [https://podcasts.apple.com/us/podcast/skeptics-saints/id1785711720] Spotify: Listen Here [https://open.spotify.com/show/4aaw3rtKUS9E23RtBrUt5X?si=763f58fae13049fe]   📖 The Garden Church Sermon Podcast – Apple: Listen Here [https://podcasts.apple.com/us/podcast/the-garden-church/id1637566617] Spotify: Listen Here [https://open.spotify.com/show/1vfGzNkdHvv3pU0TDZsRk1?si=0465f67635c64195]

Why We Hide Stretchy Pants

🌱🗺️🌵Take Ground: Pray with us and consider giving toward what God is building. Give here 👉 https://thegardenaz.churchcenter.com/giving [https://thegardenaz.churchcenter.com/giving] 🔥 God is moving. Don’t get in His way. In Acts 11, Peter gets criticized for eating with outsiders, but heaven is celebrating because Gentiles are receiving the gospel. This message confronts legalism, criticism, and the religious fences we build around God’s mission. Christianity is not about presenting moral perfection, it is about receiving God’s invitation through Jesus. 🎁 The gospel is a gift. Receive it. Share it. Don’t slow it down. 🌎 Learn More: www.thegardenaz.com [http://www.thegardenaz.com] 🕒 Sundays at 8:00 AM | 9:30 AM | 11:00 AM  | 12:30 PM 📲 Stay Connected: Instagram: @thegardenaz [https://www.instagram.com/thegardenaz] YouTube: @TheGardenChurchAZ [https://www.youtube.com/@TheGardenChurchAZ] Facebook: The Garden Church [https://www.facebook.com/thegardenchurchaz] 🎙️ Skeptics & Saints Podcast – Apple: Listen Here [https://podcasts.apple.com/us/podcast/skeptics-saints/id1785711720] Spotify: Listen Here [https://open.spotify.com/show/4aaw3rtKUS9E23RtBrUt5X?si=763f58fae13049fe]   📖 The Garden Church Sermon Podcast – Apple: Listen Here [https://podcasts.apple.com/us/podcast/the-garden-church/id1637566617] Spotify: Listen Here [https://open.spotify.com/show/1vfGzNkdHvv3pU0TDZsRk1?si=0465f67635c64195]

God’s Guest List Will SHOCK You!🫨

🌱🗺️🌵Take Ground: Pray with us and consider giving toward what God is building. Give here 👉 https://thegardenaz.churchcenter.com/giving [https://thegardenaz.churchcenter.com/giving] What if the people you’d never choose are the exact ones God is chasing? In Acts 10, God shatters prejudice, flips expectations, and drags His church straight into uncomfortable grace. From political extremes to moral outsiders, this message confronts a hard truth: we’re often more repelled by sin than moved by someone’s need for a Savior. This isn’t just Cornelius’ story… it’s Peter’s transformation too. And maybe yours. 🔥 Grace calls people. Religion cancels. Who are you writing off that God is reaching for? Listen in, and let God reshape your heart. 🌎 Learn More: www.thegardenaz.com [http://www.thegardenaz.com] 🕒 Sundays at 8:00 AM | 9:30 AM | 11:00 AM  | 12:30 PM 📲 Stay Connected: Instagram: @thegardenaz [https://www.instagram.com/thegardenaz] YouTube: @TheGardenChurchAZ [https://www.youtube.com/@TheGardenChurchAZ] Facebook: The Garden Church [https://www.facebook.com/thegardenchurchaz] 🎙️ Skeptics & Saints Podcast – Apple: Listen Here [https://podcasts.apple.com/us/podcast/skeptics-saints/id1785711720] Spotify: Listen Here [https://open.spotify.com/show/4aaw3rtKUS9E23RtBrUt5X?si=763f58fae13049fe]   📖 The Garden Church Sermon Podcast – Apple: Listen Here [https://podcasts.apple.com/us/podcast/the-garden-church/id1637566617] Spotify: Listen Here [https://open.spotify.com/show/1vfGzNkdHvv3pU0TDZsRk1?si=0465f67635c64195]

The Problem Of Miracles

🌱🗺️🌵Take Ground: Pray with us and consider giving toward what God is building. Give here 👉 https://thegardenaz.churchcenter.com/giving [https://thegardenaz.churchcenter.com/giving] What if the miracles in the Bible aren’t just ancient stories… but signs pointing to something bigger? 👀 In this message from Acts, we explore two powerful miracle accounts and tackle a real, honest question many people wrestle with: Are miracles actually believable? Instead of blind faith, we see that Christianity invites thoughtful belief rooted in evidence, ultimately centered on the resurrection of Jesus. Acts 9, reveal something deeper: ✨ God works when the odds are stacked against us  ✨ Miracles are acts of love, not magic formulas  ✨ Jesus is the source, people are just the vessels  ✨ God provides evidence, not blind faith  ✨ The goal isn’t the miracle, it’s transformed lives Whether you’re skeptical, curious, or already following Jesus, this message challenges you to reconsider what’s possible if God is real, and what it would mean for your life. Because at the end of the day, the greatest evidence isn’t just miracles… it’s a life changed by Jesus. 🙌 🌎 Learn More: www.thegardenaz.com [http://www.thegardenaz.com] 🕒 Sundays at 8:00 AM | 9:30 AM | 11:00 AM  | 12:30 PM 📲 Stay Connected: Instagram: @thegardenaz [https://www.instagram.com/thegardenaz] YouTube: @TheGardenChurchAZ [https://www.youtube.com/@TheGardenChurchAZ] Facebook: The Garden Church [https://www.facebook.com/thegardenchurchaz] 🎙️ Skeptics & Saints Podcast – Apple: Listen Here [https://podcasts.apple.com/us/podcast/skeptics-saints/id1785711720] Spotify: Listen Here [https://open.spotify.com/show/4aaw3rtKUS9E23RtBrUt5X?si=763f58fae13049fe]   📖 The Garden Church Sermon Podcast – Apple: Listen Here [https://podcasts.apple.com/us/podcast/the-garden-church/id1637566617] Spotify: Listen Here [https://open.spotify.com/show/1vfGzNkdHvv3pU0TDZsRk1?si=0465f67635c64195]