GARDEN CHURCH Podcast

As Pastor Darren closes our vision series, Bring Life. He discusses what he wants Garden Church to be known for, Power + Love. We believe that in order to be a church who makes a lasting impact on the city, that church needs to be marked by unconditional love, and God's unmistakable power. This is the way that the early church operated, and this is the way that we want to bring life into Long Beach.

"Here as in Heaven." For more information visit : garden.church

"Here as in Heaven." For more information visit : garden.church

We experience warfare on two fronts. The first comes from the flesh, or our sinful nature. The second comes from legalism and making our faith influenced by culture. Pastor Darren helps us discern these two realities that oppose our Discipleship to Jesus, and helps us navigate past these two strongholds. Join us as we finish our Battle Ready series in the book of Galatians.

God has authority over everything, everywhere, and everyone. This includes that which we call, the demonic. However, we as followers of Jesus have also been given authority from God, thus giving us the power against the demonic. Pastor Darren walks us through the story of the man possessed by 'Legion', and then teaches us how we can learn to live lives worthy of opposition.

The ministry of Jesus can be summarized to the forgiveness of sins, the healing of the sick, and the deliverance of evil spirits. While for most followers of Jesus focus on the precious two aspects of Jesus' ministry, Pastor Darren helped us see how important it is to develop a Spiritual Warfare Worldview. Listen and learn how wherever we go, we are to continue Jesus' ministry today.

The Renaissance, Reformation, and Enlightenment have all been necessary periods for our culture to transform, mature, and adapt; but is it the same for our faith? During the most recent centuries our culture, within the church and outside of the church, seem to be more focused on the physically tangible and have forgotten about the spiritual world that we cannot see. Pastor Darren helped us kick off our new four week series, Battle Ready: preparing for spiritual warfare, in order to help reshape and reform our worldview of the universe around us.

"Here as in Heaven." For more information visit : garden.church

The American dream may define most of our every day lives. However, our guest Bonnie Lewis was able to prophetically attack the American dream and reveal to us, that it is not a big enough dream for God. Our God gives us a new identity and a new purpose every day. As we live in God's reality, we are able to truly understand that our work is for his glory, and not for our titles. We will truly find purpose when our work doesn't define us, but our place in God's kingdom.

"Here as in Heaven." For more information visit : garden.church