The Good News From The Gardens Podcast
Welcome to The Good News From The Gardens Podcast. I am Pastor Steve Winsor, of Nativity Lutheran Church and School in Palm Beach Gardens Florida. Each week I will be sharing a message grounded in faith, hope and love of God from our Sunday worship service right here via this podcast. I hope you consider subscribing and sharing this message with others.
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Episodes
Monday Aug 04, 2025
Monday Aug 04, 2025
Week 4 of 4 sermon series on actions “required” of our faith.
Jesus uses a parable to warn against identifying the worth of one’s life with the value of one’s possessions rather than one’s relationship with God. Desire clarity amongst the things that clutter our lives? Listen to this message as we ponder what possesses us, God, or stuff.
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Thursday Jul 31, 2025
Thursday Jul 31, 2025
In teaching his disciples “His” prayer, Jesus also reminds them to focus on God’s coming reign, God’s mercy, and the strengthening of the community. Jesus encourages his disciples to childlike trust and persistence in prayer. In this message we contemplate the exercise of prayer, and who or what is being changed when we pray.
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Monday Jul 21, 2025
Monday Jul 21, 2025
During his visit to the home of Mary and Martha, Jesus reminds Martha that her concern for her many tasks distracts from the one thing that precedes all else: abiding in the presence of God. What does it look like for us to stop, collaborate, and listen in Christ? Listen to this message about how prioritizing the presence of Christ in our lives, leads to mindful and purpose filled relationships in Christ.
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Thursday Jul 17, 2025
Thursday Jul 17, 2025
In this message we hear how Jesus is challenged to explain what is involved in obeying the greatest commandment. He tells the parable we all know as the Good Samaritan; a parable rich in surprises: those expected to show pity display hard hearts while the lowly give and receive unexpected and lavish mercy. Pastor Steve shares a couple stories from his recent 60 miles over 6 days Appalachian Trail hike that reflect the persons of this parable and the challenge of our daily lives to be a modern day Samaritan. Listen to this message and be led to consider what it looks like for us to get out of our mind and into a heart conditioned by the love of God in Jesus Christ.
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Monday Jun 16, 2025
Monday Jun 16, 2025
On this Holy Trinity Sunday we dwell in wisdom. In the Bible wisdom is portrayed in terms sometimes human and sometimes divine. Often, wisdom is personified as feminine. In this passage, Woman Wisdom is depicted not only as the first creation of God, but also as God’s helper, rejoicing in God’s creation, especially in human beings. In this message we hear the Trinity's wisdom for what our call to holy living looks like.
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Wednesday Jun 11, 2025
Wednesday Jun 11, 2025
On this Sunday we celebrated Pentecost, the gifting of the Holy Spirit. Before Jesus ascended into heaven, he told his disciples they would be filled with the Holy Spirit. Now, amid signs of fire, wind, and a variety of languages, the people were amazed and astonished at Jesus’ promise coming true. During this message we pondered and then engaged in some spiritual spontaneity! All thanks to the Holy Spirit!
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Tuesday Jun 03, 2025
Tuesday Jun 03, 2025
Through a divine chain of events Paul and Silas offer liberation in Christ to a slave girl, are unjustly jailed then liberated, and in the end bring a jailer and his household to Christ. Listen to this message for a peek into how one thing in Christ, leads to another.
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Friday May 30, 2025
Friday May 30, 2025
A vision compels Paul to move his ministry into Greece. There he meets Lydia, an important person in the business community, whose heart has been opened by God to receive the gospel. Her conversion and baptism provide the impetus for the founding of the church at Philippi. But it’s the question she poses to Paul that might give us pause, “If you have judged me to be faithful to the Lord, come and stay at my home.” What does faithfulness to the Lord look like to you? In this message we ponder the Spirit's guidance, providence and its accessibility to those new and old to the faith.
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Tuesday May 20, 2025
Tuesday May 20, 2025
Would You Like to Try One of Our Specials? | Acts 11:1-18
In defense of his earlier baptism of non-Jewish believers, Peter demonstrates to the members of the Jerusalem church that God’s intention to love Gentiles as well as Jews is revealed in Jesus’ testimony. This revelation came to Peter through an odd dream involving food. Listen to this message about embracing God’s menu of special interests.
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Sunday May 18, 2025
Sunday May 18, 2025
This week guest preacher Mary Winsor shares her thoughts on holy patience, those times when we find ourselves living in uncomfortable, in-between spaces of our lives. After the resurrection, Peter and the disciples slip-slide back into doing what they think they know best, fishing. Jesus then challenges Peter to get busy living, by tending to, and feeding God's people. Step into the unknown good people. Resurrection, new and abundant life opportunities have been prepared for you by way of the cross.
Mary serves as Director for Discipleship at Shepherd of the Glades Lutheran in Naples FL. Click here to explore and support the ministry of Shepherd of the Glades
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