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Garden City Church Pittsburgh
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Humility and Justification
In the Parable of the Pharisee and the tax collector Jesus upends his original audience's understanding of righteousness and justification. The Pharisee, who modern Christians view as being…
The Way Up is Down
When Jesus tells the Parable of the Great Banquet he is sitting at a table, at a Sabbath-day banquet, hosted by a prominent Pharisee. It's in that context that he warns the Pharisees, the people who…
He's a Generous King
A group of workers are hired in the morning and agree to work for a particular wage. Later the same day, a second group of workers are hired and agree to work for the exact same wage. However, the…
None are Expendable
In the Parable of the Lost Sheep, Jesus tells a story about a shepherd who leaves ninety-nine sheep, all of which are exactly where they should be and doing exactly what they should be doing, to look…
I Almost Missed It
This week Pastor Shaq Hager explores two parables: the parable of the mustard seed and the parable of the leaven. The Kingdom of God doesn't announce itself in grand or triumphant ways. It starts…
A Valuable Kingdom
This week, Pastor Shaq Hager explores two parables that Jesus tells one right after the other. In the first parable, Jesus describes the Kingdom as a treasure that a person finds in a field. The…
The King and Kingdom are Here
This week, Pastor Dennis Allan began our new series, "Parables of the Kingdom." In the Parable of the Sower Jesus tells a story about a sower, four types of soil, the three soils that do not receive…
He's Not Done Here Yet
This Easter, Pastor Dennis Allan reflects on the way that Jesus, in his resurrected body, appears to Mary Magdalene, two disciples on the road to Emmaus, and Thomas. They had seen Jesus had die. They…
When Jesus Doesn't Do What We Want
This week, Pastor Dennis Allan walks through the story of Jesus's final week from the perspective of the crowd who received Jesus with shouts of "Hosanna!" as he entered Jerusalem and, less than a…
Faithful Presence
When Jesus is crucified there is a group of women who position themselves near the Cross and bear witness to Jesus's agonizing death while all the other disciples are in hiding. These women show up…
No Friend of Caesar
This week, Pastor Dennis Allan continues our Lent series by talking through a story found in John 18-19. Jesus is brought by the Jewish religious leaders to Pontius Pilate, the Roman Governor in…
Grace Pursues Us
This week, we trace Peter's story from the moment Jesus first called him while he was fishing in the Sea of Galilee to the moment Jesus restores Peter, after he had denied Jesus three times, over a…
Grace Awaits
We know how Judas's story ends before it even begins. The first time Matthew introduces Judas in his gospel, he does it by naming him this way: "Judas Iscariot, who betrayed him." But what if we…
Sabbath as Liberation
In Deuteronomy 5, Moses is reminding the Israelites to follow the Law and, in particular, the Ten Commandments. When Moses speaks the command to observe the Sabbath, the reason he gives for observing…
Sabbath as Trust
Why is it so hard for many of us to stop and rest? Sabbath is a good gift that God has given to His people, a gift that Jesus and His disciples embraced, and yet many of us either won't rest or feel…
Sabbath as Resistance
This week, Dennis Allan explores the way that practicing Sabbath is a form of active resistance against dehumanizing systems and structures. We're immersed in a culture that values productivity,…
Prayer that Bears Burdens
This week, Dennis Allan discusses the way prayer is meant to be done in community and how it's supposed to expand outward. Jesus invites His people to come to God and ask for the things they want, to…
Prayer Requires Honesty
This week, Pastor Dennis talks through Jesus's prayer in the Garden of Gethsemane, when He asked God if there was a way to fulfill His mission without dying on the Cross. It's here that we see Jesus…
Prayer is About Relationship
This week, Pastor Dennis begins our new series, "Being With God" by focusing on the way prayer is not about getting God to align with our agenda, but instead prayer is about building a deep,…
Christmas Eve 2025
This Christmas Eve, Julia Allan leads Garden City's kids and families through an interactive and conversational lesson about Jesus's arrival and how, through Jesus's birth, the work of inaugurating…
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Garden City Church has published 189 episodes since October 2021, covering topics in Christianity, Religion.
Garden City Church is currently highly active with new episodes weekly. Average episode length is 32m.
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