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The Garden | San Antonio
by The Garden Church
The Garden is a church in San Antonio’s Medical Center that has come together to pursue Christ’s calling to be his body and to testify in the unique communities here to Christ’s life and love. This podcast hosts our sermons, captured weekly from our Sunday worship gatherings.
Episodes
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Part 8 | The National Anthem
What does it mean to be righteous? Our Genesis series, For Glory and For Good, continues with the covenant promise to Abraham, which helps us see that God’s people are not defined by self-righteousness, but by a consistent choosing to abide under the covering of a righteous God. As Pastor Caleb...
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Part 7 | Follow Me Around
What does it mean to be called by God? In contemporary culture, “calling” has come to mean something like a mix of “passion and skillset and purpose,” but in the Bible, the calling God gives is something very different. Continuing our series in the Book of Genesis, For Glory and For Good, Pastor...
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Partner Sunday | How to Persevere
Four Sundays a year, we invite a friend and ministry partner to discuss one of The Garden's four core values, which are really values for every believer and community in Christ. This weekend, we had the blessing of hearing from Jonathan Kagimu of African Renewal Ministries, who shared a word on…
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Part 6 | House of Cards
Pastor Caleb continues For Glory and For Good with a look at one of the most infamous episodes in the Book of Genesis. In constructing a high tower at the center of their city, the people of Babel seem to be doing everything right – enjoying unity in their communication, labor, and culture. But…
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Part 5 | High and Dry
Our series For Glory and For Good moves to another key figure in the book of Genesis. When it becomes clear humanity is irreparably corrupted by its sinful pursuits, bringing the earth it was made to tend down with it, God is moved by grief to set things right. What is stained will be washed, in…
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Part 4 | All I Need
Pastoral Resident Nate Garza continues For Glory and for Good with a consideration of work and rest – and more deeply, purpose and fulfillment. After Adam and Eve’s sinful decision, humanity would be burdened with work that could now crush body and spirit, and the horror of this consequence would...
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Part 3 | Let Down
Our series through the book of Genesis, For Glory and for Good, continues with the first instance of sin in history and its awful fallout. Adam and Eve are tempted to leave God’s created order, and in reaching for something outside of His abundant provision and clear warning, they discover the...
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Part 2 | Where I End and You Begin
Pastor Caleb continues our series through the book of Genesis, For Glory and for Good, with a question asked in the account of creation that has remained central to humanity since Adam drew his first breath: Will we accept that the Creator God is also the Lord God? Every truth in Genesis hinges…
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Part 1 | Everything In Its Right Place
We kick off a new series through the book of Genesis, For Glory and for Good, with a look at the beginning of the world. As Pastor Caleb shows, though much has been made of interpreting the scientific and historical details of this creation account, Genesis is primarily a work of theological...
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Part 8 | The Family Tree
Pastor Caleb closes our discipleship series, Walking Home, with a look at community. As we see the first church established in the book of Acts, we find in the Gospel's proclamation and its reception among an emerging community a truth that is easily obscured in our contemporary, individualist...
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Part 7 | The Ground and the Growth
Our good friend Amanda Gallegos joins us for our Walking Home series with a look at what happens when we live our lives by the rhythm of communion. Jesus' promise to his disciples in John 15 points to abiding with him as a blessed choice we get to make, one that frees us from the burden of growth...
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Part 6 | Hungering, Healing, Helping
As our series Walking Home continues, we move from the subject of pain to the subject of healing. Taking a look at Luke 9, Pastor Caleb considers what it means for disciples to know hunger as they're called to feed the hungry. In our lives of following Jesus, are we meant to serve others only…
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Part 5 | In the Bleeding and the Blessing
Pastor Caleb continues our series Walking Home with a look at the prayer life of a disciple. Throughout Scripture we see the people of God come to Him with boldness and honesty through the practice of lament. More than a doubtful complaint levied at God's character, prayers of lament represent...
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Part 4 | Perfect Makes Practice
Our series on discipleship, Walking Home, continues with a look at what it means to practice our faith. Pastor Caleb turns to the words of the Apostle Paul in 1 Corinthians 13. What is a Christian? Many of us define faith by what is done, but if we start with activity before identity, we will…
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Part 3 | Transforming Love
Pastoral Resident Nate Garza continues our series on discipleship, Walking Home, considering the topic of transformation. What does it mean to be made new? When the Spirit works in us, what is evidence of change? Looking at Paul's words in his letter to Titus, we discover the power of a heart...
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Part 2 | Caught and Released
Continuing our series on discipleship, Walking Home, Pastor Caleb looks at the other side of following Jesus. Looking at Luke chapter five, we see in Jesus' call to Peter and to Levi – two very different men who see the Lord and take him at his word – that to "come and see" we must "leave...
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Part 1 | What Do You See?
We begin a new series on discipleship, Walking Home, with a look at Jesus' invitation to follow after him, given to his disciples in the Gospel of John: "Come and see." His call helps us to set aside many contemporary misconceptions of following him, and we see in his words that a life of faith...
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Part 6 | One Peace at a Time
Our series through Jesus’ Beatitudes continues with a look at God’s promise to the peacemakers. Pastoral Resident Nate Garza shares the meaning of Jesus’ statement by walking us through the Old Testament story of Jacob and Esau. As we see in their separation and eventual reconciliation, the peace...
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Part 5 | Seeing Is Believing
Continuing our series through the beatitudes, Kingdom Come, Pastor Caleb takes a look at two interrelated promises from Jesus. He tells his disciples that the merciful will find mercy and that the pure in heart will see God. Walking through the biblical witness, we find that God sees us long…
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Part 4 | Hunger Struck
In part four of our series Kingdom Come, Pastor Caleb looks at Jesus' fourth beatitude, where he tells his disciples that those who hunger and thirst for righteousness will be filled. The context of Jesus' words involves a physical hunger, with many in his audience suffering from Roman oppression...
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Part 3 | Meek First
Continuing Kingdom Come, our series through the beatitudes of Jesus, our pastoral resident Nate Garza looks at the kind of meekness God blesses and what it means for followers of Jesus to rely on the strength of the Lord at work – in us and in the world he calls us to. Psalm…
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Part 2 | Mourning Glory
Our series through the beatitudes of Jesus, Kingdom Come, continues with God’s promise to comfort those who mourn. Pastor Caleb walks through this vow, echoed throughout scripture, and shows how hope in the Lord yields comfort not just in a far off, eternal reward, but here now in the presence of…
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Part 1 | Kingdom Come
Pastor Caleb kicks off Kingdom Come, our new series through Jesus' beatitudes, with a look at what it means to be poor in spirit. Jesus begins his Sermon on the Mount, a stunning and encompassing work describing the character of the Kingdom of God, with a promise to fill those whose only hope is...
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Partner Sunday | The Beauty of His Presence
Four Sundays a year, we invite a friend and ministry partner to discuss one of The Garden's four core values, which are really values for every believer and community in Christ. This weekend, we had the blessing of hearing from Jonathan Kagimu of African Renewal Ministries, who shared a word on…
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Part 9 | Under Control
Concluding our series, Pastor Caleb looks at the final fruit of the Spirit Paul lists in his letter to the Galatians: self-control. Paul is not encouraging believers to greater feats of personal strength or moral performance. Rather, Paul defines this fruit as yielding the growth and guidance of...
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Part 8 | Walking Lightly
Happy Easter! Our series through the fruit of the Spirit continues with a look at Gentleness on Resurrection Sunday. Before a crowd in the Gospel of Matthew, Jesus does something in prayer that was totally unprecedented. He speaks of knowing the Father in intimate relationship, as His very Son…
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Part 7 | Reach Out, Touch Faith
Continuing In Season, our series on the fruit of the Spirit, Pastor Caleb looks at faithfulness – a timely subject for Palm Sunday, commemorating the day Jesus entered Jerusalem to a crowd welcoming Him in, just days before he would be put to death by Rome at the behest of a very similar crowd.…
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Part 6 | Goodness, Gracious
Our pastoral resident Nate Garza continues our fruit of the Spirit series with a look at Goodness in the life of Saul. As Nate shows us, the goodness of God doesn’t quit on even the worst of us, and when that goodness confronts us, everything changes. And for those who see the light as Saul did,...
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Part 5 | The Right Kind
Continuing our Lent series, In Season, we look to the fruit of the Spirit of kindness. How do we define kindness? To the world, it often looks like avoidance, weakness, an action that might be random or selective. The kindness of God, the kindness believers are called to, is very different. It is...
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Part 4 | Time Is On My Side
Patience might be everyone's least favorite fruit of the Spirit. Unlike the three fruit that precede it in the Apostle Paul's list in Galatians, patience is something few of us really desire to have. It is a fruit developed through the pains of frustration, disappointment, regret, and even…
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Part 3 | Give Peace a Chance
We continue our Lent series through the fruit of the Spirit with a look at Peace, a particularly timely subject given recent global events. Jesus says he gives us his peace, and not like the world gives it. What kind of peace does Jesus offer us? How do we find this peace in such an anxious…
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Part 2 | Ode to Joy
Our Pastoral Resident Nate Garza continues our Lent series through the fruit of the Spirit with a look at Joy. As Nate points out, joy that comes from the Holy Spirit is not a thing we have to generate but a gift we receive as we trust in God. It's because the joy of the Lord is beyond our power…
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Part 1 | Love Takes Miles
Pastor Caleb kicks off a new series for Lent on the fruit of the Spirit listed by the Apostle Paul in his letter to the Galatians. After describing the activities of the flesh – selfishly motivated works of sin and segregation – Paul contrasts them not with opposing activity but opposing…
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Part 6 | Good Company
As his letter to the Philippians draws to a close, Paul leaves his beloved brothers and sisters with a word of encouragement founded on the nearness of Christ. Rather than minimize their heartache and suffering, brought about by persecution and rejection, Paul points to God's faithful presence…
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Part 5 | Good Example
When Paul encourages his brothers and sisters in the church in Philippi to imitate him, he is not speaking with pride in himself but with confidence in Christ. As he has said elsewhere, it is not he who lives but Christ who lives in him. We see this in the kind of life he is encouraging the...
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Part 4 | Good Riddance
Paul writes to beloved friends in Philippi who are experiencing the pain of persecution, the temptation to wander from the way of Jesus, and the strains of maintaining authentic fellowship. He warns of the danger of corrupting faith by holding to what privilege and performance bring, and…
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Part 3 | Good Intentions
What do people see, feel, and receive in the Church that is unique in our world? In his letter to the Philippians, the Apostle Paul sets the foundation for Christian community on the character of Christ. When his mind, heart, and hands are evident in the fellowship of his people, we find a life…
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Part 2 | Good Will
Is ambition a good thing? For some, ambition is to be avoided, a temptation to worldly endeavors. Others embrace it as the only path to finding purpose and flourishing. The Apostle Paul does not denigrate ambition but helps us separate worthy, Kingdom ambition from worldly, selfish ambition. With...
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Part 1 | Good Work
We kick off a new year and a new series with a look at Paul's letter to the Philippians. At the start of his message to this beloved congregation, Paul takes time to discuss the work God does in us. Called out of darkness and rescued from alienation, we are gathered and formed together as the…
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Living Proof
In the conclusion of our 2025 series Good News: The Life of Christ in the Gospel of Mark, Pastor Caleb looks at the book's sudden and seemingly unresolved conclusion. What appears to be an abrupt and even underwhelming closing note becomes in the context of the whole book of Mark a bold testament...
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A Light to the Death
As we draw closer to the end of our year-long sermon series through the book of Mark, Good News, we come now to Jesus' death. Pastor Caleb looks at what the cross represents and what it's meant to emphasize for believers. As we consider what the cross is and isn't, we see through the stories of...
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Even Better Than the Real Thing
Continuing our series, Good News: The Life of Christ in the Gospel of Mark, Pastor Caleb looks at Jesus' response and demeanor before Pontius Pilate and a crowd calling for his crucifixion. When Jesus does not meet the expectations of a King or a victorious warrior or the Son of God, he is…
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Partner Sunday: When You Need Confidence
For Partner Sunday, our friend Whit Anderson from First Presbyterian Church in San Antonio joins us to teach on Praise, one of the four core values of The Garden. Looking through the lens of Psalm 27, Whit shows us how true praise is built on confidence in Christ, and how daily practices of...
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To Fear Knows Where
Our year-long series, Good News: The Life of Christ in the Gospel of Mark, continues with a look at Jesus' arrest and the way fear can drive us from God and the fellowship of His people. All of Jesus' friends abandon him, but it is Peter in particular who offers a close look at the way denial…
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In The Olive Press
Jordan continues Good News, our series walking through the gospel of Mark. Looking at Mark 14:32-42, we see a surprising story of Jesus' distress. The Messiah brings his friends and prays fervently into the messiness of sorrow, offering us a new path forward in our own moments of pressing. Mark...
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The Path of Feast Resistance
Pastor Caleb continues Good News, our year-long series through the Gospel of Mark, with a look at what is known as the Lord’s Supper. Jesus, on his way to the cross, facing impending rejection by those closest to him, gathers his friends for a moment of grace, breaking bread with them and giving...
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Balms for the Poor
Continuing our series Good News: The Life of Christ in the Gospel of Mark, Pastor Caleb looks at the beginning of Jesus' Passion Narrative in Mark Chapter 14. While the enemies of Jesus find a way to end his life and ministry through the betrayal of Judas, a woman comes to Jesus with a gift of...
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Semper Paratus
In Part 40 of our year-long series Good News: The Life of Christ in the Gospel of Mark, Pastor Caleb looks at Jesus' concluding words in Chapter 13. Rather than inspiring fear, Jesus intends to encourage faith in his discussion of his return and the end of this world as we know it. The hope of...
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Remember to Breathe
Our series Good News: The Life of Christ in the Gospel of Mark continues with a look at Mark 13:1-31. Jordan unpacks a conversation between Jesus and his disciples about the destruction of the temple and the nature of God's unshakable Kingdom. The chaotic waters of history are the very place…
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The Greatest of All Time
Our series Good News: The Life of Christ in the Gospel of Mark continues with a consideration of what defines true greatness. In Mark 12, Jesus presents himself to teachers of the law and a watching crowd as something far greater than what they envision. But rather than seeking a platform or...
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The Garden is a church in San Antonio’s Medical Center that has come together to pursue Christ’s calling to be his body and to testify in the unique communities here to Christ’s life and love. This podcast hosts our sermons, captured weekly from our Sunday worship gatherings.
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