Garden Way Church Sermons

The resurrection of Jesus Christ proves that He is stronger than any setback, any failure, any loss, any disappointment this life offers up.  If life has a way of killing dreams, Jesus has a way of bringing them back to life.  Like the early disciples, our reaction to His resurrection is shaped by our complete

In this passage John introduces us to two formerly undercover followers who step out of the shadows in order to care for Jesus in His burial. We can learn a bit from these 1st century disciples about overcoming challenges and difficulties as we seek to follow Jesus today. (John 19:38-20:10)

This message focuses on Jesus, The Lamb of God, as He sets aside His immunity to pain, enters our world of flesh and blood, tears and death, and brings to a culmination His work on earth by proclaiming, “it is finished!”  We explore three clues that help explain exactly what was going on when Jesus

Are you on a quest for truth? In a sense every life is a pursuit of truth.  But sometimes when people encounter truth, truth encounters them. Truth confronts us with pure reality. That’s what happens in this text.  Events revolves around a legal inquiry into the truth about Jesus of Nazareth.  It occurs at the

Guest speaker Larry Eyman brings a challenging message on the responsibilities of walking in the light (1 John 1:5-10)

An encouraging message from guest speaker Larry Eyman about the joy of walking in the light (1 John 1:5-10)

Jesus said of Himself: I Am the Way and The Truth and The Life, no one comes to the Father except through Me (John 14:6).  How a person receives this statement makes all the difference in the world.  How we handle The Truth of Jesus changes everything, and being off by just a fraction can

In the final moments before His arrest, Jesus could have prayed for many things, but His prayer was dominated by a single thought – that His followers would portray oneness to the world.  If Jesus posted a sign in front of every church, it might simply read: Unity  (John 17:20-26)

Like the early disciples, we too live in a world marked by conflict.  Through this amazing prayer of Jesus, we are reminded that, though we live in this world, our time here is temporary. Jesus prays for His disciples, then and now… that in the midst of this fractured world we might portray some distinctive

In His final statement to the disciples Jesus provides four key words or themes that will keep them (and us) moving forward toward His preferred future for us, rather than back into the uncertainties of this world. (John 16:16-33)

In John 16 Jesus knows that He will die in less than twenty-four hours. When His disciples are faced with that reality, they become troubled, afraid, and filled with sorrow. Jesus responds to each of their concerns by talking about the coming Holy Spirit. (John 16:5-15)

In this message we consider The Bad, The Ugly and The Good of a life devoted to following Jesus. There is danger is expecting our journey with Jesus to be simple, easy and free from problems.  But like those early Disciples, Jesus promises us Good, in the midst of the Bad and The Ugly.  Mark

In this text Jesus elaborates on what it looks like to keep His commandments and abide in His love and bear fruit.  He does so by issuing a new commandment, and that command is to love one another.  Our Lord calls us His friends and gives us four tests or qualities of true friendship. Two

Unless we learn to draw upon the deep resources of God by faith, we will fail against the pressures of this life.  In this section of Scripture we learn The Secret of The Vine so that we might be pleasing to God and know how to produce the fruit that He desires for us. (John

A Life of Supply. When we seek our supply from the right source we can live with gratitude in this world of greed. True gratitude only comes when our satisfaction in this world is connected to God as our supplier. (Philippians 4:14-20)

A Life of Satisfaction.  When we rest in satisfaction it helps us to find gratitude in this world filled with greed.  Gratitude comes when we are satisfied with our station in life and it comes as we learn to be content with our circumstances.  (Philippians 4:1-14)

Ron & Jacqui Whisler, GWC missionaries with Wycliffe Bible Translators working in Indonesia, give a report on their current efforts.   Ron's message of looking for people of peace and connecting with them via the Discovery Bible Study method is encouraging and challenging. (Luke 10:1-12)

Jesus reminds His disciples that the Holy Spirit is for us.  At the moment we fall, right at the moment we need Him the most, when we don’t even know what to say, He’ll come beside us and fill us and empower us.  The Holy Spirit is the interpreter of God to us, The Helper,

In this text Jesus offers His discipled several reasons why they didn't have to be worried…  the same principles that apply for us in this agitated, stress-filled world.  We night think of these principles like medicine… or antidotes to counteract the heart troubles that plague this life. (John 14:1-24)

May we not retaliate when we’re wronged but instead live in authentic love...love like Jesus loves by obeying His mandate to love, by living out His model of love, and by consistently manifesting His love to others. (John 13:31-38)

Anatomy of Betrayal examines the structure and workings of betrayal in the life of Judas as we seek to make application from these 1st century historical events to our life in Jesus Christ today in the 21st century. (John 13:18-30)

In this message we are challenged to humbly use the resources God has provided for the well-being of others.  This is the better way to get through this life, the lifestyle of humility modeled by Jesus.  (John 13:1-17)

In this passage from John Chapter 12 Jesus tell us how and where to find glory. Many of us try to wade around in puddles of glory provided in this world system, but Jesus tells us about an ocean of glory,  an endless source of hope and joy found only when we meet Jesus at

Underlying Jesus’ claims, signs, miracles and teachings has been constant opposition from the religious establishment. In today’s text we see the final breaking point between the religious leaders and Jesus. How will we react to His Word and His Works. Will we be thoughtless and careless and underestimate the treasure He has placed inside of

In John 11 we see that Jesus reveals God’s views on death, in part to encourage our proper response to death.  When we rely on the God who Knows and Cares and Rules over us… we can be assured He has our best interest in mind, both in this very temporary world, and more importantly,