Who Told You That? Part 3 – Graves Into Gardens | Pastor Courtney Clayton Jenkins | October 19, 2025

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October 19, 2025 Series: & - When God Holds It All Together (ROOTED & PLANTED) Title: Who Told You That? Part 3 – Graves Into Gardens Text: Genesis 3: 9-11, 15, 21-23; John 19: 41-42 (NLT) Preacher: Pastor Courtney Clayton Jenkins In a culture driven by division, either/or thinking, and fragmentation, this sacred theme invites us into the holy tension of"&." The ampersand becomes a theological anchor-reminding us that God is not confined to one side or the other, but moves in the middle, holding all things together. From August through Advent, we journey through four interwoven series exploring how God meets us in contradiction, complexity, and connection. Whether we're carrying both joy & sorrow, faith & fear, or hope & uncertainty-God holds it all. When life covers you in darkness, is it possible you’re not being buried — you’re being planted? Join Courtney Clayton Jenkins, Senior Pastor and Teacher of South Euclid United Church of Christ, for the powerful conclusion of the Planted & Rooted series: “Who Told You That? (Part 3) — Graves into Gardens.” In this stirring message, we will explore how God transforms the very ground that once felt like loss into soil for new life. Drawing from Genesis and the Gospels, she reveals how even the false stories we’ve believed and the seasons that felt like failure can become the places where resurrection takes root. This message is for anyone standing at a crossroads — between endings and beginnings, between the dirt of disappointment and the bloom of destiny. Don’t miss this life-shifting message that reminds us: God never leaves in a grave what God intends to grow into a garden. #RootedandPlanted #WhoToldYouThat?Part3 #SEUCC #BelieveBelongBecome #OnTheLongWalkWithGod ______________________________________________________________________________ Join us in person or online! __ For more information about South Euclid United Church of Christ please visit: www.SouthEuclidUCC.org Visting Today, Fill out Form to Stay Connected: https://giving.myamplify.io/app/giving/sout4217292 Become a Member, Fill out Form and someone from our team will be in touch https://seucc.churchcenter.com/people/forms/395117 If you need prayer contact the Intercessory Prayer Ministry at Prayer@SouthEuclidUCC.org Your generosity makes our ministry possible, help fulfill our mission to “transform the lost into the found, and the found into followers of Jesus Christ who gather, grow, give and go.” www.GiveToSEUCC.org Text Amount to: 216-438-2888 Givelify: https://giv.li/3fbs4l. Online: https://giving.myamplify.io/app/giving/sout4217292 _ Stay Connected to Our Church & Our Pastor: Follow SEUCC online: https://www.facebook.com/SouthEuclidUCC/ https://www.instagram.com/southeucliducc/ https://twitter.com/southeucliducc Follow Pastor J: https://www.facebook.com/RevCCJ https://www.instagram.com/revccj/ Rev. Courtney Clayton Jenkins (@RevCCJ) | X

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• Leadership
• Heaven & Eternity