Solid Rock Church of Sedona

Solid Rock Church of Sedona Come Celebrate Him every Sunday 10 am in Cottonwood, Az. Where the saints burn together in resurrection-glory.

We are a training, equipping, sending center where we are establishing a "beach-head" for critical mass impact. Sedona is a throne-room city and God sculpted it especially for His family. Why don't you come burn with us, in His All Consuming Fire Presence?

04/12/2026

Patricia Garitson
4-12-2026

04/05/2026

Do this in Rememberence of Me
Passion the Covenant A call to your initial purity in Spirit, thought, actions and intent. For the Word of God is powerful dividing the thought and intents ofnthe heart!
The same Spirit
that raised Christ from the dead
breathes still—
alive within you.
THE Trinity! 3 in One united in one accord in a singular mission to restore and save mankind.
The Father—
in relentless love,
unfailing, unshaken,
the origin of every heartbeat of mercy.
The Son—
in total surrender,
yielded completely,
love stretched wide upon the cross,
saying yes where humanity said no.
The Holy Spirit—
in power,
moving, drawing, awakening,
whispering truth into the hidden places,
the Comforter who never leaves.
Reconciling—
always reconciling.
God in Christ in the cross reconciling the world, man kind to Himself.
For God so loved the world…
Jesus came in flesh, in blood,
in sacrifice, in victory.
Jesus—
doing the will of the Father,
revealing the unseen,
making the invisible God known.
The Comforter— Holy Spirit
leading you into all truth,
not condemning,
but unveiling who you’ve always been in Him.
the Father! the Son! the Holy Spirit!

Incarnation—
divinity wrapped in humanity,
the mystery revealed. Christ in You your hope of Glory!!!!
He IS!
“I Am.”
Not was.
Not will be. Always Forever
I Am.

Moses heard it in fire.
You hear it in Spirit.
Jesus asks.
“Who do you say I Am?”
The question echoes—
not for information,
but for revelation.
I AM
The Shepherd’s voice—
calling you near,
not driving, not forcing,
but compelling with love.
I Am
The Light of the Word—
piercing darkness,
not to expose shame,
but to reveal truth.
I AM
The Vine—
life flowing.
The Vinedresser—
tending, pruning, restoring.
I AM
The Bread of Life—
satisfying what nothing else can fill.
I Am
Rivers of Living Water—
overflowing with
Resurrection power—
breaking into now.

Jesus was lifted up— the Cross
drawing all, not some,
not a few all. To reconcile get your attention.
Relentless in His love—
pursuing beyond mans resistance,
beyond failure,
beyond the lie.
Compelling you—
not by fear,
but by goodness.
He is the beginning
and the end—
a circle without edges,
eternal, everlasting Love.
By HIS
Death.
Burial.
Resurrection. HIS
Enthronement. HE IS
The name above every name—
King of kings,
Lord of lords.
Savior—
restoring the sanity of man,
awakening identity that was
lost in the illusion of the fall.
He descended—
into the depths,
into the pit,
into the farthest place of mans separation.
And there— He shouts
NO MORE
THIS IS FINISHED.
He spoke life.
Reversal.
Restoration.
Redemption.
Because of His love for us.
FATHER, SON, HOLY SPIRIT.
Resurrection— EXPLODES
new Creation bursts forth!
Behold all things become New!
Not just what happened to Him,
but what is happening to you.
If the Same Spirit that raised Christ from the Dead dwells in you, HE will quicken your mortal body,
Alive filled with Resurrection Power!
Today HE declares today you are my Son and I have begotten you.
There you are I see you!
My glorious ones, sons of Thunder,
On this Rock, Resurrection, I will build my Church.
Death has passed over you...
The enemy came to Rob, Steal and Destroy.
But I HAVE COMENTO BRING YOU LIFE TO THE FULL UNTIL I
OVERFLOW and we fill the earth with the knowledge of the GLORY IN THE NAME OF THE FATHER THE SON AND THE HOLY SPIRIT.
WHO WILL YOU SAY THAT SENT YOU?
I AM!

04/05/2026

Carl Garitson
4-5-2026

03/29/2026

Present Sons of God. 3/29/2026

03/22/2026

Carl Garitson
3-22-2026

03/16/2026

The Dichotomy of Two Gardens
Spoken Word – C.J. Garitson
In the beginning
there was a garden.
A garden filled with light,
with life,
with the presence of God walking among humanity.
And in that garden stood a man named Adam.
Adam was created in the image of God—
formed from the dust,
yet filled with the breath of heaven.
But when the moment of testing came,
Adam chose his own will
instead of trusting the Father's.
And when the weight of that choice fell upon him…
Adam did what fear always does.
He hid.
The sound of God walking in the garden
should have been joy.
But now it was terror.
And when God called out,
“Adam… where are you?”
Adam answered from the shadows.
He hid behind trees.
He hid behind shame.
He hid behind blame.
“The woman you gave me,” he said.
Ownership was lost.
Identity was fractured.
And humanity walked out of the garden
carrying the burden of separation.
But the story of God
did not end
in that garden.
Thousands of years later
there was another garden.
The garden of Gethsemane.
And in that garden stood another man.
Jesus.
Where Adam stood in disobedience,
Jesus stood in surrender.
Where Adam chose his will,
Jesus bowed before the Father and prayed,
“Not my will…
but Your will be done.”
Adam hid from God.
But Jesus prayed to God.
Adam covered himself in fear.
But Jesus clothed Himself
in obedience.
And when the soldiers came
with torches and weapons
to arrest Him in the night…
Jesus did not run.
He did not hide.
He stepped forward.
And when violence erupted—
when a sword flashed through the darkness
and a servant’s ear fell to the ground—
Jesus did something Adam never could.
He restored what violence had broken.
He healed the ear.
Peace
in the middle of chaos.
Though hatred surrounded Him,
Jesus walked in love.
Though accusations were thrown at Him,
He did not retaliate.
Though the religious voices shouted for His death,
He entrusted Himself
to the Father.
Adam tried to escape the consequences of sin.
But Jesus embraced them.
He carried them.
He bore them.
The cross was not an accident.
It was obedience.
On that cross
He and the Father were One—
reconciling humanity
and restoring the world.
The weight of sin fell on Him.
The shame of humanity rested on His shoulders.
And when it was finished…
Jesus stepped into death itself.
But death could not hold Him.
The grave could not contain Him.
And the One who entered the darkness
rose again with authority.
He took the keys
of death
and of Hades.
And with those keys
He unlocked the prison humanity had lived in
since Adam walked out of the first garden.
Two gardens.
Two men.
Two responses.
Adam hid from God.
Jesus pursued the Father.
Adam blamed others.
Jesus took the blame upon Himself.
Adam was driven out of the garden
unwillingly
to preserve his life.
But Jesus willingly walked out of the garden
to save ours.
Through one man’s disobedience
many were made sinners—
their understanding of identity broken.
But through one Man’s obedience—
Jesus Christ—
many are made righteous.
Just as it is written in Romans chapter five, verse nineteen.
The story of two gardens.
The failure of the first
redeemed in the second.
And because of Jesus…
we no longer have to hide.
We no longer live in shame.
We no longer walk outside the garden.
Because the One who left the garden
returned with life.
Jesus is alive.
And He has come
to set you free.

03/05/2026

There is a fire.
A refiner’s fire.
Hebrews 12:29 says that our God is an all-consuming fire.
And in John 4:8, we are told that God is love.
So since God is love…
and God is an all-consuming fire…
Then the fire of God
is the fire of His love.
Not a fire sent to destroy His people,
but a fire sent to refine them.

The refiner’s fire.
A fire that purges.
A fire that cleanses.
A fire that burns away everything
that is not of love’s kind.

Because the love of God is pure.
It causes purity.
It is powerful.
It is a love that transcends us.
A love that changes us.
A love that reaches deep into the human heart
and begins to remove the things that do not belong there.
Pride that is not of love’s kind.
Hatred that is not of love’s kind.
Fear that is not of love’s kind.
Bitterness that is not of love’s kind.
The fire of God moves through the soul until those things cannot remain.

Jeremiah 20:9
Then I said, “I will not make mention of Him, Nor speak anymore in His name.” But His word was in my heart like a burning fire Shut up in my bones; I was weary of holding it back, And I could not.

Hebrews 4:12 describes the Word of God as living, active, and sharper than any double-edged sword. It penetrates deeply, dividing soul and spirit, joints and marrow, while judging the thoughts and intentions of the heart.

And this work of God is not only for the sweet by and by.
It is not merely something waiting for us heaven.
God is working now.
Working for us.
Working around us.
And most of all, working within us.
Changing us.
Conforming us to His image.
Just as Jesus taught us to pray in Gospel of Matthew:
“Your kingdom come,
Your will be done,
on earth as it is in heaven.”
God is not waiting until we leave this earth to transform us.
He is transforming us here and now.
Because the kingdom of God expands through people
who have been changed by the fire of His love.
Scripture says in 2 Corinthians 5:17:
“If anyone is in Christ,
he is a new creation.”
And that new creation life is the work of the refiner’s fire.
The all-consuming fire of God
burning away the old
and bringing forth the new.

Acts 27:28
Until we all acknowledge that we live and move and have our being in Him.
Until our lives begin to reflect His nature.
Until what remains in us
is only this:
That which is of love’s kind. 🔥
Carl Garitson

02/24/2026

By Carl Garitson
“Dream of Being Free”
Dream of being free—
Not free as the world defines it,
Not free to chase, to consume, to become—
But free to be.
Unfettered.
Unchained from mindsets
That keep humanity circling the same mountain,
Searching outward
For what was always seeded inward.
We have wandered through experiences,
Accumulated moments,
Chased meaning through shadows—
Yet the answer was never out there.
It was planted within.
“Be transformed…”
Not by striving,
Not by performance,
But by the renewing of the mind—
Until thought itself
Begins to echo heaven.
Until perception aligns
With the mind of Christ.
Because you were never an accident.
You were never an afterthought.
You were birthed—
From a divine intention,
A heavenly design,
A purpose spoken
Before time learned how to tick.
And what was lost in Adam—
Is not merely forgiven—
It is restored.
Restored to knowing.
Restored to seeing.
Restored to union
With the perfect will of the Father.
This is the place—
Of faith that sees beyond,
Hope that anchors within,
And love that never fails.
And in that place…
You begin to see differently.
You see others—
Not through the fracture of offense,
Not through the lens of judgment,
But as He sees them.
Whole.
Called.
Redeemed.
Beloved.
And suddenly—
The earth is no longer empty.
It begins to fill…
With the knowledge of His glory—
Not as information,
But as revelation.
Not as concept,
But as reality.
Christ in you—
Not distant.
Not coming someday.
But present.
Alive.
Christ in you—
The hope…
Of glory.

02/23/2026

“What If… You Chose Life Today?”
The Tension of “What If” WHAT NOW
What if…
The very thing you’ve been praying to be free from…
God already gave you the way out…
But like Pharaoh, you said, “tomorrow.”
In Book of Exodus, when the frogs covered the land, Pharaoh was given a choice—freedom, right now.
But he answered, “Tomorrow.”
One more night with the frogs.
And I wonder—
How many of us are living with things God already gave us authority over…
Because we keep saying, “I’ll deal with it tomorrow.”

Choose Life is a Daily Decision
In Book of Deuteronomy, God says:
“I have set before you life and death… blessing and cursing… therefore choose life.”
Not once.
Not just at salvation.
But every single day.
So let me ask you:
If you were presented with life and death—
What would you intentionally choose?
Because we say I choose “life”…
But we entertain death in our thoughts.
We speak death over ourselves.
We believe death when God has spoken life.

The Pattern of Humanity – Choosing the Immediate
What if…
You were invited to eat from the Tree of Life…
But you reached for what looked good right now instead?
In Book of Genesis, the fruit wasn’t just rebellion—it was immediacy over trust.
What looks good now…
What feels good now…
What satisfies now…
Over what God has said is life.

When Frustration Replaces Trust
What if…
God told you to strike the rock once…
But frustration made you hit it twice?
That’s Moses.
Provision was never the issue. The water still flowed.
God was still going to move.
But how he responded mattered.
And some of us are not struggling because God hasn’t spoken—
We’re struggling because we’ve let frustration shape our response.
Facing Giants – Memory vs Fear
What if…the circumstances in your life are giants?
And instead of remembering what God has already done…
You let fear rewrite your story?
Israel saw giants…
But forgot the Red Sea…
Forgot the miracles.
Forgot the faithfulness.
Let me remind you: think about this
If God brought you through it before—
He didn’t bring you this far to leave you now.

The Battle of Identity
But here’s where it gets real.
What if…
The greatest battle of your life…
Is not what’s happening around you…
But what you believe about yourself?
What if most of your life…
You’ve been living under a false, impostor identity?
Not who God says you are—
But who pain told you that you are.
Rejection said you’re not enough
Failure said you’ll never make it
Trauma said you’re broken
And you believed it.
The Heart of the Father
But what if…
God is not standing over you in anger…
But placing His hand on your head in blessing?
What if He’s not waiting to punish you…
But to embrace you?
Because the Gospel reveals a Father who restores identity, not destroys it.
In Letter to the Ephesians, Paul prays that you would understand:
The height… the depth… the length… the width of the love of Christ.
Not just know it.
But experience it.
Because when you know you are loved—
Everything changes.

The Power of Belief and Words
What if…
The words you speak are shaping your life?
What if every word spoken in love releases life…
And every word spoken in pain reinforces bo***ge?
Life and death are not just “out there.”
They’re in your mouth.
In your thoughts.
In your agreement.
What you agree with…You empower.
Breaking the Lie
What if…
The things that keep happening to you…
Are not your destiny…
But the result of what you’ve unknowingly believed?

And what if today…
You could untangle every lie about your worth…
Your identity…
Your future…
And see yourself as:
Loved… Whole
Complete… Secure
Strong… At peace

Faith That Sees Beyond Circumstances
What if…
Like Abraham…
You believed God beyond what you could see?
In Book of Genesis, Abraham believed a promise that looked impossible.
Not because circumstances agreed—
But because he decided:
God’s word is more real than what I see.

And what if…
your current circumstance…
Is not your reality…
But a false narrative waiting to be replaced by truth?

The Invitation – Living from Victory
What if…
You are not fighting for victory…
But learning to live from it?

What if the cross of Jesus didn’t just make victory possible—
But made it yours?
Then today is not about striving.
It’s about choosing to believe. Receive!

Closing – From “What If” to “I Will”
What Now? So now the question changes.
It’s no longer:
“What if…?”
It becomes:
I will choose life
I will reject the lie
I will see myself as loved
I will speak life
I will walk in faith
I will believe God
Because you don’t have to spend one more night with the frogs.
Freedom is here.
Life is here.
Truth is here.
The question is—
What will you choose today?

“If you’ve been living under a false identity…
If fear has been speaking louder than truth…
If you’ve been saying ‘tomorrow’ to freedom…
Today is your moment to choose life.”

I AM WHO GOD SAID I AM

“WHAT IF…”
What if…
Freedom came knocking at your door—
and you said,
“Come back tomorrow.”
What if…
You didn’t have to spend
one more night
with the frogs…
but you chose to anyway?
One more night with fear.
One more night with shame.
One more night with the thought
God already gave you power to leave.

What if…
Life and death stood in front of you—
blessing… and cursing—
and Heaven whispered,
“Choose life.”
But your habits…
your thoughts…
your words…
kept choosing something else?

What if…
You’ve been eating from what is easy…
instead of what is eternal?
Reaching for what feels good now…
instead of what gives life forever?

What if…
Impatience
has been louder than obedience?
And the rock didn’t need to be struck twice—
but frustration…
hit it again?

What if…
The giants in your life
aren’t bigger than you—
but your memory of victory
has grown smaller than your fear?

What if you remembered…
Every time God brought you through.
Every time He made a way.
Every time the sea opened…
and you walked through on dry ground.

What if…
The battle isn’t out there?
What if it’s in here…
In the way you see yourself.
In the voice you believe.
In the story you keep repeating.

What if…
You’ve been living
under an impostor identity?
A version of you that
pain created.
A version of you that
rejection named.
A version of you that
fear has been narrating…
And you’ve called it truth.

What if…
God is not standing over you
with anger in His eyes—
but with His hand
resting on your head
in blessing?

What if…
He’s not waiting to punish you…
but to embrace you?
What if…
You are already loved—
not when you fix yourself…
not when you get it right…
but right now?

What if…
The voice you’ve been calling “your own”
was never yours to begin with?
What if it was a lie
that learned your name?

What if…
Every word you speak
is building something?
That life…
and death…
are not just around you—
but moving
through you?

What if…
Every word of love
plants a seed of life—
and every word of bitterness
waters the very thing
you’ve been praying to be free from?

What if…
You’ve been giving power
to what was never meant
to rule you?
Agreeing with fear.
Partnering with doubt.
Empowering lies.

What if…
You could untangle it all—
every lie…
every wound…
every false name—
and see yourself
clearly?
Loved.
Whole.
Complete.
Secure.
Strong. And
At peace.

What if…
Nothing is actually missing?

What if…
You are not broken—
just believing something broken?

What if…
The grass was never greener
somewhere else—
because life
was never out there?

What if…
It was always
within reach…
within truth…
within Him? Within You

What if…
The circumstance you’re staring at
is not your reality—but a narrative
waiting to be replaced?
What if…
Faith is not denying what you see—
but choosing what is more real
than what you see?

What if…
Like Abraham,
you believed
when it made no sense?
When the promise looked impossible…
when the evidence said no…
when logic said walk away—
but something deeper said,
“Trust Me.”

What if…
You’re not fighting
for victory—
but learning to live
from it?

What if…
The cross didn’t just make it possible—
but made it finished?

What if…
Today…
is the day
you stop asking
“What if…”
and start declaring—
“I will.”
I will choose life.
I will reject the lie.
I will see myself as loved.
I will speak life.
I will walk in truth.
I will believe.
I will not spend
one more night
with the frogs.
Freedom is here.
Life is here.
Truth is here.
So what if…
this moment—
right now—
is where everything changes?

12/21/2025

Sitting here, thinking about the road I've traveled to get here today. Going to marry my oldest Grandaughter today just a few days before Christmas. Time flies. Married her mom many years ago a few days after Christmas. Feeling blessed, Joyful, for the everlasting Love of my Savior Jesus. Patricia and I exchanged our vows on a Sunday also in 1989.
God takes two lives from different families and upbringing and His Grace transforms two to become one. It truly amazing Grace, extravagant Love that never fails.
I await the restoration of all things in our lives for the manifestation of the Sons. I am overwhelmed by the scope of HIS calling on my life.
The ups and the downs, the full circle of the unconditional love that has brought me here today. I love my life, I love my family, I long to see them all experience God's unfailing love. The height, width, the length and depth more than they have experienced so far.
Today another miracle, two become one flesh. The mystery lives.
We are One in Christ.

09/08/2025

Sometimes you have to leave behind what you were born into to become who God meant you to be.
Redeeming Love

12/29/2024

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