Scripture is God-breathed, God-inspired, God-empowered, and God-activated. In His great wisdom, God used people to communicate His message to His creation. That’s one of the reasons you can read the same passage of scripture 50 times, and then out of the blue, you see something that you never saw before. God speaks through His word. But the goal isn’t just to read the Bible and check off a list but to get the Bible into us: into our decisions, into our thoughts, into our actions, and our lives.
- Jan 15, 2023More Than a Book
More Than a Book
Scripture is God-breathed, God-inspired, God-empowered, and God-activated. In His great wisdom, God used people to communicate His message to His creation. That’s one of the reasons you can read the same passage of scripture 50 times, and then out of the blue, you see something that you never saw before. God speaks through His word. But the goal isn’t just to read the Bible and check off a list but to get the Bible into us: into our decisions, into our thoughts, into our actions, and our lives.
- Jan 8, 2023Prayer – More Than a Request
Prayer – More Than a RequestIn its most basic sense, prayer is a connection and a conversation with God. From Matthew 6:5-8, we see a few things: • Pray Regularly (Matthew 6:5-7) • Pray Sincerely (Matthew 6:5) • Pray Secretly (Matthew 6:6) • Pray Specifically (Matthew 6:7-8)
- Jan 1, 2023One Year From Now
One Year From NowThe New Year is one of those times when we often make New Years resolutions, but let’s be honest; we don’t usually keep many of them. As we begin this New Year, let’s think about how we can honor Jesus in every area of life. Join us as we explore Colossians 3:17.
- Dec 28, 2022The Man Who Had to Wait for Christmas
The Man Who Had to Wait for Christmas
Through the life of an often unnoticed Christmas character named Simeon, we discover that God is always at work, even if we have to wait (Luke 2:25-28), God always keeps His promises, even if it takes time (Luke 2:29-32), and God always has a plan, even if we don’t see it (Luke 2:33-35).
- Dec 18, 2022The Man Who Didn’t Have Room for Christmas
The Man Who Didn’t Have Room for ChristmasThe question has been asked many times: why was there no room in the inn? Surely if the innkeeper knew what was happening, he would have done whatever it took to make room for Jesus. But no room was made. The sad truth is that while the innkeeper (and us) had no room for the Christ-child, Jesus was making room for us (Biblical text: Luke 2:1-7).
- Dec 11, 2022The Man Who Saved Christmas
The Man Who Saved Christmas
Life can sometimes put us in that hard place between what God has said and what makes sense. Have you ever been there? Joseph had been there, but every time we read about Joseph, there’s one practice that we find him doing again and again: he’s obeying God. Joseph had his questions, but he did what God said anyway. Joseph didn’t know everything, but he obeyed everything he knew. (Biblical Text: Matthew 1:18-25)
- Dec 4, 2022The Man Who Tried to Kill Christmas
The Man Who Tried to Kill ChristmasThere was once a man who hated Christmas even more than the Grinch and Scrooge combined. In fact, he tried to kill Christmas. It's a bizarre story that doesn't sound right in the midst of the Christmas carols, bright lights, candy, and presents. But the story is still there. Only he's not a fictional character. He's real; he hated Christmas, and he’s never even heard the word before. History calls him Herod the Great, and this sermon will explore his life and impact on Christmas
- Nov 27, 2022The Man Who Predicted Christmas
The Man Who Predicted ChristmasThis advent season at Parkgate, we’re inviting you to rediscover Christmas by revisiting several passages of Scripture we often hear this time of year but finding fresh truths in them by looking at them from a slightly different perspective. Today, we’ll be looking at the man who predicted Christmas, the prophet Isaiah, and one of his most famous prophecies about the coming Messiah. Through Isaiah's words, we'll discover four questions we can ask to help prepare our hearts for Christmas.
- Nov 20, 2022The Church That Cares
The Church That CaresTrue religion does for others what they cannot do for you. A worthwhile faith makes a difference in the lives of people who cannot pay you back, and that’s ok because it is God who blesses and God who sees, and God who is honored by your sacrifice. When James wrote this letter, widows had no life insurance policies. There were no government-run programs to provide for them. The church was to step in and help.
- Nov 13, 2022The Church That’s Devoted
The Church That’s DevotedWe often measure our health by looking at our physicality. We focus on things like weight, exercise, blood pressure, and sleep habits, all the while ignoring emotional and spiritual health. In today’s message, Pastor Kenneth and Pastor Kenny explore the four markers of a spiritually healthy church.
