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The Garden is a church for skeptics and saints. 

It's a church where your bartender could get baptized, where broken marriages are restored, and the last person you'd see in church might be lit on fire by the hope of the Gospel. 

The Garden is a church that's not bashful about truth but enthusiastic about rich theology so that Christians young and old might be fully equipped.

We long to see the whole West Valley renewed by the power and beauty of Jesus.

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The fastest growing worldview today is "no religious affiliation". Every corner of culture screams "right now is all you have". But John sees a vision in Revelation 4 that tells a totally different story: right now counts forever. Behind reality is the throne room of God. From flying creatures to glowing rainbows, the throne room is something to behold! There are insights we gain from a glimpse of God's throne room that offers new meaning to both skeptics and saints. Listen to this teaching by Nolan Tjaden to find out why right now counts forever.
Eschatology is the study of last things. Everyone has an eschatology, even atheists. Bertrand Russel said humanity is destined “to extinction in the vast death of the solar system” so you should build your life on the “foundation of unyielding despair”. Christianity offers something infinitely better. Sadly many Christians, especially young Christians are functionally agnostic about the return of Christ. In today's teaching, Nolan Tjaden makes a case that Christ's return is not a sleepy doctrine for religious debate but a seismic truth that awakens the hearts of the spiritually dead.
Today we’re eavesdropping on a letter from Jesus to a church that had lost her taste for Jesus. There was a detached, numbness inside of the church of Laodicea toward Jesus, a numbness brought on by their interest in themselves and thus disinterest with Him. Jesus is so disturbed by their lukewarmness that he says it’s actually He that will spit THEM out of his mouth!Have you grown cold and apathetic toward God? In this teaching, Nolan Tjaden walks through Revelation 3:14-22 that you might discover or rediscover the worth of Jesus.
Are you an effective evangelist? In this passage we find two powerful principles for being an effective and unflinching witness to Jesus. Jesus promised his followers in the ancient city of Philadelphia an open door to advance the Kingdom. What if you could impact eternity? Listen to this teaching to learn how.
Are Christians to avoid culture or engage it? Often, in a right desire to live honorable lives Christians, followers of Jesus err by losing all touch with those who don't yet know Jesus. But rather than hiding away on defense, the Church is called to be an influence. Jesus calls us to be on offense. In the letter to the church of Philadelphia, Jesus says He is going open for them a door for the Gospel. Imagine if you too could experience God opening a door for the Gospel in your spheres of influence! How does this happen? Nolan Tjaden explores several important elements.
Do you know someone who walked away from Jesus because of Church hurt? Data reveals that the number one reason people say they disbelieve in God is the hypocrisy of Christians. Christian hypocrisy hurts people. That's why in Revelation 3:1-6 Jesus addresses a church marked by a better reputation than character. The church of Sardis seemed to be alive but in actuality was dead. How do we know if we're spiritually alive? How do we deal with our own hypocrisy? In this message, we'll see how we can see our souls and city made authentic and alive through the Gospel.
From fact checkers to deep fakes to fake news to lies surround us everywhere today. But that's nothing new. And fake bible teachers and false prophets are no exception. But the truth is lies aren't always insidious. Sometimes they feel really good and really tempting. Jesus writes to a church that feels like that. Thyatira is tempted by the idea that they can follow Jesus and embrace any kind of sexuality. A false prophetess is teaching them as much. But in this passage we find power to idenitify and resist the  lies and become uncompromising followers of Jesus.From fact checkers to deep fakes to fake news—lies surround us everywhere today. But that's nothing new. And fake bible teachers and false prophets are no exception. 🗣️Lies don’t always seem insidious. ❗️Sometimes they feel really good and really tempting. Jesus writes to a church that feels like that. ✉️Thyatira is tempted by the idea that they can follow Jesus and embrace any kind of sexuality. A false prophetess is teaching them as much. But in this passage we find power to identify and resist the lies and become uncompromising followers of Jesus.Give our most recent podcast a listen or pop over to our YouTube channel to watch! 🎙️📺
We live in a world where up is down and down is up. Increasingly, people are being challenged to compromise morally. So are you. Where do find the burden to stay true to God, His Word, and His ways? In this passage taught by Justin Doyle, we find a Jesus who is unwilling to let His people slip into compromise. He calls the church of Pergamum to stay faithful in the midst of a culture where Satan's throne is. Don't sleep on the power of this passage. Listen to learn and grow in God's Word.
We have created the safest, most padded life possible in 2024 America. What if safe isn't actually what the human heart is most deeply longing for? The worst thing isn’t dying. The worst thing is not having anything worth dying for. The earliest Christians knew had something worth dying for. What made the early church so resilient? You can have what they had. Jesus puts something in souls that makes normal people unstoppable. Listen to this message by Nolan Tjaden to learn more.
Have you lost your fire? What happens between when you were head over heels in dating and the time when you're numb towards your spouse? What happens between the time that you on fire for Jesus and willing to serve anyone and you become disenchanted with God and the church? In this teaching we see Jesus, the ultimate coach corrects the church of Ephesus back to love they had at first. Like a great coach, He will encourage them for their hard work and biblical knowledge. However we find that competency drained of love is empty. Listen to this teaching to have your love re-ignited.
This message is all about true worship. What is your view of Jesus? Maybe you’d say he's just dead rabbi that has had some influence on Western society the same as Sigmund Freud or Charles Darwin. He’s interesting but not personally consequential. Or maybe you’d say you believe in God, but Jesus and church are basically just a nice thing we can add to our lives. In this teaching, Nolan Tjaden argues that Jesus is not inconsequential or optional but vital. Jesus is the center of all things, and His power and authority demands our daily allegiance. Which is the heart of worship.
We live in a cultural that's spiritually lost at sea. In Jesus alone we find true north. In the opening of the book of Revelation we start to see the weight of Jesus' authority. If you're new to the book of Revelation you'll learn about the book's author John, understand the purpose of the book, and begin to see why Jesus must be the defining north star of the church and our individual lives.
Fulfill Your Ministry

Fulfill Your Ministry

2024-01-0232:58

At the end of the book of Colossians 4:2-18 we see Paul charge the church to fulfill their ministry. We too need to fulfill our call to advance the Kingdom. But how? He shares two things that can help us as we do: 01. The Power of Kingdom Prayer 02. The People who advanced God's Plan Looking for a church in The West Valley of Phoenix? We're a new a church in Surprise, AZ and we'd love to meet you! Join us on a Sunday at 9am or 10:30am. You can learn more about The Garden Church at www.thegardenaz.com
What story are you going to live? The dominant story assumed in our culture is that  everything came into existence on accident and will eventually come to nothing. The Bible challenges that narrative with another story: the promise of Jesus' birth. If Jesus is "God With Us" then the sad story we once believed unravels and hope rushes in. Beauty or joy we once thought impossible is in fact real because of who Jesus is and what He has done. Listen to this teaching from Nolan Tjaden on Isaiah 7:10-17 to learn more.
Prince of Peace

Prince of Peace

2023-12-1931:54

Today's world is full of chaos. But Jesus brings peace. In this message Justin Doyle works through four prophetic names of Jesus. Meaning 700 years before Jesus a prophecy was spoken detailing the power of what Jesus would accomplish. One name is Prince of Peace. Do you need peace? Do you need hope? Jesus is that peace and He offers that hope. Listen this teaching to learn more about peace.
We live in a dark and often painful world. But it's into the real pain of this life that the promise of Jesus shines brightest. The arrival of the long awaited savior Jesus to the little town of Bethlehem brings otherworldly wonder and joy in the midst a broken world. 
Society looks like it’s falling apart around us. But that started with the disintegration of home first. Strong marriages are the stability of a society. In fact, the most powerful witness to Jesus we could offer to the West Valley is redeemed marriages that reflect Jesus. So how's your marriage? Is there a war in your home? God's vision for your marriage is much better: you and your spouse as a unified front in the fight for generations of your children to know and follow Jesus. In this teaching we'll see how Colossians 3:18 is a better vision for your marriage.
Spiritual Gifts

Spiritual Gifts

2023-11-2731:08

What is a Spiritual Gift? How do I know what my gift is? How can I get involved in God's purposes? In this teaching the believer will better understand spiritual gifts and the skeptic will be engaged with why Christianity alone offers is the mission they've been longing for.
If you got a second chance at life life, how would you live differently? Salvation--or becoming a Christian--is being given a new life. It's is an even more profound shift than being raised from physical death. In a real and spiritual way, when you become a Christian, you receive a brand new life. You have been raised from the dead with Christ. So, you've become a Christian, now what? Nolan Tjaden unpacks what Paul teaches in Colossians 3:1-17 about living a resurrected life.
Faith in Joy & Pain

Faith in Joy & Pain

2023-11-1539:08

Faith feels like an abstract religious term, but does it actually mean? In Hebrews 11 there's a beautiful and clear description of how faith works. In this teaching, a guest speaker, Scott Bean, unpacks a ton about how faith works. How simply believing in Jesus by faith makes us right before God, how faith is clinging to our hope of an eternity with Jesus, and how Jesus helps us walk through even the darkest trials by faith.
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