In this series, Pastor Lance uses the Gateway garden as a metaphor to remind us that gardens don’t grow by accident. Let’s be people who make space, plant truth, and water it with love—so the world sees the beauty of Heaven through the relationships we carry.

Part 1
MAY 4, 2025

In this message, Pastor Lance talks about how relationships are God’s garden for human flourishing — when cultivated with intentionality, love, and grace, they produce the fruit of healing, purpose, and transformation in our lives and communities.

Part 2
MAY 11, 2025

Join Pastor Lance and discover how relationships flourish in intentional spaces—where pride is surrendered, religion is silenced, and God’s love invites us home.

Part 3
JUNE 1, 2025

Continuing in a series on relationships, Pastor Lance reminds us of the importance of quality of our heart for stewarding growth. 

Part 4
JUNE 15, 2025

In this message, Pastor Lance highlights the toxins of unforgiveness, judgment, pride, and bitterness. They don’t just poison the heart, they quietly sabotage our relationships.

Part 5
JUNE 22, 2025

Healthy, flourishing relationships start in the soil of our hearts, where God’s truth, love, and the Beatitudes grow to heal, transform, and foster a life-giving presence in our relationships.

Part 6
JUNE 29, 2025

Continuing in our series on relationships, Pastor Lance begins his discussion on the importance of sowing and planting seed through spiritual conversations in the lives of others. 

Part 7
JULY 6, 2025

In the ongoing series on relationships, Pastor Lance invites us to nurture spiritual and emotional integration. By doing so, we can utilize the gifts God has given us as seeds for growth, healing, and hope.

In this message, Pastor Lance reinforces the importance of sharing our spiritual gifts with each other and that we are to be motivated by love so we can help everyone rise together. 

In conclusion of the series on relationships, Pastor Lance encourages the church to exercise the 5 Cs of relationship so that each person can feel seen, soothed, safe, and secure, offering the church it's best opportunity to embody the metaphors of the New Testament to a hurting world.