Why We Hide Stretchy Pants

Accept Your Assignment

🌱🗺️🌵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 never calls the qualified. He qualifies the called. In Acts 13, the church at Antioch sends ordinary people into an extraordinary mission. A former persecutor. A man connected to a corrupt political dynasty. Leaders from different backgrounds and cultures. None were chosen because they were enough. They were chosen because God’s Spirit was with them. When Moses said, “Who am I?” and Jeremiah said, “I am only a youth,” God didn’t tell them to believe in themselves. He told them, “I will be with you.” This message is a challenge to stop making excuses, stop waiting until you feel ready, and accept the assignment God has placed in front of you. Your calling is not dependent on your skill set, your résumé, your past, or your personality. ⚔️ When we make excuses, God gives His presence. The question is: will you accept your assignment? 🌎 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]

Rescued For Mission

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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

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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]