Parkside Church Westside Sermons

The evening in Troas when Paul taught late into the night, which resulted in Eutychus falling out the window to his death isn’t a cautionary tale about falling asleep in a sermon. Nor is the point of this story about the importance of good sleeping...

In our previous study in Acts 19 we noted how there was a spiritual awakening in Ephesus and in this study we’ll see how this spiritual awakening causes a disturbance in the political, economic and religious sectors of the city. Surprisingly enough...

The three years that Paul ministered in Ephesus led to a spiritual awakening among many. For example, countless people became new Christians and already-Christians had a steady change of their affections, which lead them to turn away from old patterns...

In this middle section of Acts 18 Dr. Luke, our narrator, does two things. One, he wraps up the challenging and extended time that Paul spent in Corinth. Two, he pulls together some travelogue details as Paul’s second missionary journey concludes...

In Paul’s next stop, in his second missionary journey, he visits the formidable city of Corinth. Upon his arrival he makes a connection with Aquilla and Priscilla who become a great support to him both financially and personally. Even more notably...

As Christians, we understand that as we are made in God's image. As spiritual creatures, we're always going to be spiritually searching. The question is, what kind of shape will that spirituality take? It's either going to be the...

As we look at the way in which spiritual formation unfolded in the little Christian community of Berea, we learn that our posture toward the Scriptures, has a tremendous impact on our Christian formation. Because to the degree that we are being shaped...

The time that Paul and Silas spent in Thessalonica reasoning with people, about Jesus, from the Scriptures was highly reactive. There were some residents who were persuaded and others who were opposed. These dual responses teach us that as the...

Who were the Christians that made up the church in Philippi? There is Lydia, the wealthy businesswoman, along with the blue-collar jailer and his household. And probably the unnamed slave girl who’d been set free from her bondage. The conversion of...