GARDEN CHURCH Podcast

Pastor Darren was convicted to share about the importance of giving. We as Garden Church value generosity and living a generous life. Generosity is not just surrounding money, but being generous in all avenues of life. This is apart of being a follower of Jesus and it is important to push into this against a culture that is focused on self. Listen to hear Pastor Darren's heart and his hope for how we may live generously as a church.

We had our friend Francis Chan come and continue our Advent series. As we are rethinking this Christmas season, we wanted to refocus and rethink how we prepare for Christmas day. Instead of going with the rhythms of culture, and even the culture of the church, we want to go with the rhythms of Jesus' heart. God was and is extravagantly generous, and we want to become people where generosity flows out of us freely. Listen to the podcast to learn more about what it would mean to live a generous life marked by the presence of God.

We had our friend Francis Chan come and continue our Advent series. As we are rethinking this Christmas season, we wanted to refocus and rethink how we prepare for Christmas day. Instead of going with the rhythms of culture, and even the culture of the church, we want to go with the rhythms of Jesus' heart. God was and is extravagantly generous, and we want to become people where generosity flows out of us freely. Listen to the podcast to learn more about what it would mean to live a generous life marked by the presence of God.

During this Advent season, we are trying to intentionally slow down and refocus our lives on Jesus. This week Pastor Darren talks about this weeks focus, being present, and how we can operate in a counter-cultural way this season.

Pastor Darren closed out our series, the Empowering Presence, by talking about how the Holy Spirit influences worship. We all worship in different ways and most times our worship is not directed towards God. We are meant to worship, and with the help of the Holy Spirit, we are able to become people that worship regularly and powerfully. Listen to learn how we can become a church that is marked by worship.

We are a church that wants to be marked by the presence of the Holy Spirit. Our sermon series, the Empowering Presence, has focused on all different parts on the theology of the Holy Spirit. This week, Pastor Bill wanted to talk about the less controversial topic, yet still confusing prophecy. Bill takes some intentional time to unpack and address how we view prophecy, and how we want to be vessels for God to speak through us. We hope that his sermon is helpful for you! Give it a listen.

Our series, the Empowering Presence, has kept its focus on the Holy Spirit and the misconceptions around the Holy Spirit. The gifts of the Spirit have also had some confusion around them, especially the gift of tongues. We had our friend John Mark Comer come and attempt to unpack the mystery around speaking in tongues, and why it is important to have a clear understanding of it.

The Holy Spirit is the primary vehicle where God's power is seen throughout the world. His Spirit empowers us to be with Jesus, to become like Jesus, and to do what Jesus did. Healing was seen all throughout Jesus' ministry through the Spirit, and that ministry continues in the book of Acts. It is Jesus' disciples that carry out his mission and continue doing the things that Jesus did, including healing. We believe that healing should happen regularly as you live out your life. Listen as pastor Darren invites us into a new journey of obedience and faith as we partner with the Holy Spirit in ministry.

Our current series, the Empowering Presence, is focused on the Holy Spirit. One of our primary goals was to clear up misconceptions about the Holy Spirit. It seems like most Christian traditions bring some unclear pictures and ideas about the Holy Spirit. We would like to invite you to listen to Pastor Darren, as he takes an intentional approach to revert some lies that we might believe about the Holy Spirit.

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