Parkside Church Westside Sermons

The opening of John 12 is a story about a dinner party happening about a week before the Passover. The week to come is going to immerse Jesus into the longest week of his life. He has told his disciples all that is to come, yet still they remain...

Here in Acts 25 we overhear a conversation between Governor Festus and King Agrippa as they discuss the legal case against Paul. In it, these two non-believing dignitaries conclude that the essence of Christianity boils down to, “A certain Jesus, who...

It’s not when everyday life is going swell, but when you hit bumps in the road, that you meet the living God in a new way and realize that he truly is God in your life. In many ways this is the story of Paul’s life during his two years of house...

In Acts 24 Paul is the courtroom of Governor Felix having been accused of insurrection. The twist in this judicial hearing comes in the end, because when Felix is to deliver his verdict, he delays for two years without concluding. So, it is, for two...

In this dramatic mini-episode of Acts, the name of God is absent from the story but the hidden hand of God is at work in it all. The promise of being taken safely to Rome, in verse 11, is fulfilled in an ongoing way through the means of a little boy...

In this passage, we see that, despite Paul's foibles and fears, God continues to go with him. We are reminded that the Bible shouldn't be read as if it were a book of heroes to admire or examples to follow. Rather, it is filled with the...

In this study in Acts the Apostle Paul is accosted by an angry mob, assaulted and arrested. Ironically, because he showed up to church, or in his day, the temple! However, this frightening experience opened the door for Paul to fearlessly face the...

In Romans 1:8-17 Paul shares his love and longing for his fellow believers and proclaims his desire to preach the Gospel with an obligation, an eagerness and unashamedly.

In this episode of Acts Paul uses his freedom as a means of compromise in order to build relational bridges with others. He models for Christians how we can set aside our own wants because, in the Lord Jesus, we are set free from our self-interests...

In this timely study, we’re reminded that in an ultimate sense, Christians are people with a citizenship fixed in another place. This is fundamental to us understanding our role as Christians who are citizens of this country because at times we will...