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The Garden Church (formerly Reality Church Boston) is a community of everyday people on a journey to be shaped by and share Jesus’ love in Boston and beyond. Follow along for our weekly Sunday teachings.
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Teacher: Josh Wilson Text: Hebrews 3:1–6; 12-14 Pastor Josh continues our Lenten series through the book of Hebrews by exploring the first warning passage in Hebrews 3, where we're cautioned against the quiet drift that can follow disappointment, pressure, or fatigue in our faith. The writer reminds us that the deeper rest our souls long for isn’t something we achieve through striving, but something Jesus has already secured for us.
Teacher: Mandi Paszek Text: Hebrews 1:1–4, 2:14–18 Mandi opens our Hebrews series by exploring Hebrews 1–2 and the letter’s central claim: Jesus is greater. Written to weary believers tempted to drift, Hebrews calls us to worship Jesus as He truly is and release the fears that quietly shape our lives. Mandi gives a compelling reminder that we don’t get to define who God is—we learn who God is and then trust Him to lead us.
Teacher: Josh Wilson Text: Mark 3:13-19, Luke 6:40In the final week of Rewired by Love, Pastor Josh reminds us that we don’t rise to our ideals under pressure—we default to what, and who, has formed us. We become like the people we practice life with, which is why Jesus’ vision of discipleship is apprenticeship: being with Him and with people who embody His way until love becomes our reflex. The invitation is simple: who are you inviting close enough to shape the way you live?
Teacher: Josh Wilson Text: John 21:3-12aIn John 21, we see the risen Jesus move toward Peter after his deepest failure to initiate repair. In this sermon, Pastor Josh explores how the cycle of rupture and repair in relationships is normal, and is actually what form us in love. With Jesus as our model, we are invited to become people who build thick, resilient community by practicing repair.
Teacher: Josh Wilson Text: Numbers 6:22-27 In week four of Rewired by Love, Pastor Josh explores Numbers 6 to show how God rewires our deepest reflexes through blessing, belonging, and shared identity. Connecting the priestly blessing with how our brains are formed, Pastor Josh explains how lasting change happens through joy-filled attachment to God and one another. Love takes root as we learn to live under God’s delight and within a community that practices it together.
Teacher: Josh Wilson Text: John 8:2-11 Pastor Josh reflects on how we often use shame—consciously or unconsciously—to try to force ourselves to change. But in Jesus’ tender and disruptive response to the woman caught in adultery, we discover that real transformation begins not through fear or striving, but through the healing power of being fully seen, known, and met with grace.
Teacher: Josh Wilson Text: Exodus 17:1-7 In week two of Rewired by Love, Pastor Josh explores how our deepest reactions to God and others are shaped not just by what we know, but by the relational experiences that have formed our inner “defaults.” Through reflection on Exodus 17, Josh invites us to notice how our wounds shape our trust—and to discover God as a safe haven who patiently rewires us through a healing relationship with Him.
Text: Matthew 21:28–32 Teacher: Josh Wilson Pastor Josh begins the series Rewired by Love by naming the gap many of us feel between what we believe and how we actually live. Exploring Jesus’ parable of the two sons, he introduces “two kinds of knowing”—what we know in our minds and what actually informs all our reflexes and relationships. He invites us to notice where there’s a gap between our own belief and practice, and to embrace the hope that Christ’s love can rewire us from the inside out.
Teacher: Josh Wilson Text: Luke 2:25-32 In our final week of Advent, Pastor Josh explores the joy of Christmas — not as a fragile feeling tied to circumstances, but as a steady hope rooted in God’s faithfulness. Joy is not pretending everything is resolved, but trusting where the story is headed because God has entered it. Where have you seen evidence of God’s faithfulness recently? What small sign reminds you that the story isn’t finished?
Teacher: Josh Wilson Text: Matthew 2:1–12 In the third week of Advent, Pastor Josh invites us to consider how easy it is to miss Jesus, even when we think we are ready to see Him. In the story of the Magi, insiders with power and knowledge miss Jesus, while unlikely seekers pursue Him with curiosity, sacrifice, and wonder. In this sermon, Josh invites us to slow down, notice where God is breaking in, and courageously follow the light toward worship and transformation.Advent Breath Prayer INHALE: Christ, You are with me EXHALE: Give me eyes to see
Teacher: Josh Wilson Text: Luke 3:1–18 This week, Pastor Josh meets us in the ache of Advent longing and echoes John the Baptist's call to "prepare the way" for Jesus. His message reframes waiting as faithful roadwork—the repentance, generosity, and justice that clear space for grace to land. We’re invited out of the “wait-and-wish” ditch of avoidance and the “work-and-worry” ditch of control, learning to do our part with courage while trusting God with His.
Teacher: Mandi Paszek Text: Matthew 1:18-25 NIV Christmas is an invitation to hope. But what do we do when our hopes are left waiting? In the first week of Advent, Mandi invites us to meet God in our longings, our lament, and our experience of liminal space.Questions for reflection: What longing am I holding back from God today?Where do I need God to meet me in my grief and lament?
Teacher: Josh Wilson Text: Revelation 21:1-5 In the final week of The Story series, Pastor Josh reframes Revelation—not as a code to be cracked, but as God’s hope-filled unveiling for weary, pressured people trying to stay faithful in Babylon. Here we're given a better ending than we could ever write ourselves: Jesus makes all things new, and our present faithfulness matters because the story ends with God dwelling with his people forever.
Teacher: Larry Kim (Central Square Church) Text: Acts 2:1-8 NIV Guest preacher Larry Kim continues The Story series with Acts 2, when God fulfills His promise to dwell with His people forever through the Holy Spirit. With wind, fire, and the miracle of tongues, the Spirit forms the Church and empowers ordinary people with God’s own power. Because Christ now lives in us, we’re invited to live differently—rooted in God’s promise, power, purpose, and presence.
Teacher: Josh Wilson Text: Luke 22:7-8, 14-20 Josh continues The Story series in Luke 22, tracing how Jesus redefines Passover around himself. Through the cross and resurrection, we see God’s breathtaking rescue plan—a holy ambush that defeats death from the inside and invites us to live marked by his redeeming love.
Teacher: Mandi Paszek Text: Luke 4:16-21, 25-30 This week, we enter the New Testament. Preaching from Luke 4, Mandi traces how the promises and longings of the Old Testament find their fulfillment in Jesus—the King who brings good news to the poor, freedom to the captives, and sight to the blind. In a world chasing control, status, and certainty, she reminds us that Christ’s Kingdom begins with surrendered hearts and the life-changing truth that Jesus is the King we’ve been waiting for.
Teacher: Caleb McCoy Text: Ezekiel 37:1-10 The prophet Ezekiel denounced the idolatry of God’s people—not only their individual sin, but their collective injustice, hypocritical worship, and oppression of the poor. In this continuation of The Story, Caleb emphasizes that despite their warped allegiances, God continues to pursue His people and call them back to life.
Teacher: Josh Wilson Text: 1 Samuel 8:4–20 Israel’s demand for a king in 1 Samuel reveals our shared impulse to grasp for control when trust feels risky. In this message, Josh traces how God cautions, consents, and continues—working through even our worst choices to bring renewal and raise a truer King.This sermon was preached on October 5.
Teacher: Josh Wilson Text: Exodus 19:3–8 At Sinai, God forms a rescued people with a covenant constitution — not an entrance exam, but a path for presence and public witness. In this sermon, Josh explore “grace before guidance” and the Law’s three aims: rituals for identity, boundaries for holiness, and rules for flourishing. He explores how the law can train us into people who host God’s presence and bless our city.This sermon was preached on September 28.
Teacher: Mandi Paszek Text: Genesis 12:1-3, 15:1-6 In Genesis 12 and 15, God makes a covenant with Abraham—the beginning of His redemptive plan for the world. Here we see that God's grace has been present from the very start, and because He is faithful, His promises will never fail.
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