Parkside Church Westside Sermons

The book of Acts ends with a bit of a surprise as the story about Paul is left incomplete leaving us wondering about his meeting with the emperor. By leaving us with the image of Paul in Rome, teaching about the Lord Jesus, Luke manages to masterfully...

As Paul gets closer to Rome he’s increasingly honored as a person. In the previous chapters he’s been falsely accused, treated unjustly and hated on by the religious establishment. But what we see in this passage is a reversal of all that as hate is...

It’s quite a story that Luke has recorded for us in this chapter. In all of the detail and drama he shines the spotlight on God and highlights for us his faithfulness to his people. This story also shows us that the Christian life isn’t easy. We...

The call to rejoice always and give thanks in all circumstances is a wonderful command from the Lord. But it takes effort to follow God’s calling. 1 Thessalonians shows us the way.

Here in Acts 26 Paul has been asked by Governor Festus to make his defensive argument before King Agrippa. It was expected that he would present a typical self-defense but he ends up speaking audaciously to Agrippa, inviting him into the company of...

In his defense speech, Paul shares with King Agrippa what his life was like before his encounter with Jesus and then the change he brought about in him. It was radical and instantaneous! Paul stopped his resisting of God’s poking around in his life...

On the night of Jesus’s arrest Peter denied knowing him after previously declaring his unwavering devotion to him. It was the worst day of his life. He didn’t renounce his faith that dark night but he did make an awful mess of things. He had failed...

The 20th chapter of John’s gospel presents us with two different people who both need the same thing, hope. The need a reason to hope and believe and Jesus gives it to them. Biblical hope is certain and thick, it’s the equivalent to a promise or a...

Jesus died because we are not good enough. In fact, even our goodness can be quite twisted. That is why we need Jesus as our substitute there upon that blood-stained tree. He was condemned that we might be pardoned. He was abandoned that we might be...

Christians aren't immune from trouble, and sometimes these troubles make us wonder if we are going to make it all the way to heaven. We are opposed by forces outside of us, accused by forces within us, and face circumstances that threaten to...