Parkside Church Westside Sermons

There are few chapters in the Bible that have more intrigue and drama than the one that Acts 16. We’ve got an exorcism, an angry mob, a beating, a violation of justice, an earthquake, a near brush with death, and a confrontational encounter with...

Acts 16:1-15 gives us a look at three examples of the Spirit leading the Church. In each example, God is at work, and he’s using people who are ready to follow his lead. | Outline: [I] God provides Timothy (1-5), [II] God redirects their plans (6-10)...

Jesus is the abundant provider who satisfies his people, and he is the pursuing Savior who rescues his people.

In the second half of Act 15, we have a disagreement in the church that is resolved, followed by the story of a personal and sharp disagreement between Paul and Barnabas. These back-to-back episodes how fragile unity in the church can be and how much...

As Christians we aren’t to be quarrelsome people, but we also aren’t to be cowards who avoid necessary conflict. And here in Acts 15 we see the Jerusalem Council enter into a well-picked fight, as matters of gospel importance are must be sorted out...

We wrap up our short sermon series, Coming Back Together, with the exhortation to Keep Loving One Another. It’s not that we are doing poorly in this area as a church. However, we do want to feel the responsibility that we have toward each other to...

It’s common for us to associate the word “church” with the building, and it’s understandable why we do so. However, theologically speaking, the church is a people, not a building. In part-4 of our short sermon series, Coming Back Together, we take...

As we gather in joy and worship on the first Sunday in our new (old) building, we do so with an awareness of the past. Those who gathered here in 1932, to celebrate the opening up of this facility, did so with an unwavering commitment to Jesus and to...

Hebrews 3:13 tells us to “exhort one another every day, as long as it is called ‘today.’” The writer demonstrates how we can follow this command as we, 1) Consider Jesus, the founder of our faith; 2) Pay Attention to the message we’ve heard; and 3)...

As we come back together for our in-person Sunday services, at our new building, during these days of the COVID-19 pandemic, the stage is set for us to shine bright within Lakewood. By God’s grace, we have the opportunity to show what it’s like for a...