Parkside Church Westside Sermons

After the violence of Lystra subsides, Paul and Barnabas made the final stop of their missionary journey in Derbe before heading home. It’s been over a year since they were commissioned by their sending church to take the gospel into the Mediterranean...

As Paul and Barnabas near the half-way point of their first missionary journey we see their perseverance and Spirit-dependence. Their lives are showing us that the Christian life takes a resolute outlook and wisdom for the myriad decisions that must...

What David expresses in Psalm 16 is contentment in God. This contentment leads David to confidence that God will preserve him and lead him on the path of life. | Outline: Four characteristics of David’s relationship with God that we can make our own...

As Paul and Barnabas minister in Pisidia we’re reminded that God’s message either draws in our interest or draws out our opposition. Here in Acts 13 the word of God is read and explained by Paul which leads to a mixed reaction among the listeners...

These opening words in verse four are the launching point of the Apostle Paul’s first missionary journey that will take him across Turkey and Greece, and back again, and then again once more. Paul and Barnabas begin their ministry efforts on the...

This little narrative at the beginning of chapter 13, turns us to part-two in the book of Acts. It also models a healthy pattern of Christian mission as we learn that people don’t merely self-deputize themselves as missionaries. Like Paul and...

King Herod’s death is a cautionary tale about the grave danger of self-exaltation, self-promotion and pride’s deadly effects. Shockingly so, the Scriptures tell us that we’re all like Herod. We may not yield a lot of power, but we all crave the praise...

In these days of the pandemic, Easter Sunday is a day for us to remember afresh that God’s plan of redemption for the world isn’t on pause. His purposes, in Christ, haven’t been deemed non-essential because writes the Apostle Paul, “God is reconciling...

The miraculous release of Peter from prison is not only remarkable, but it also reflects the story of God delivering his people from their Exodus captivity. Even more so, Peter’s rescue from prison is a picture of the way in which Jesus spiritually...

The opening verses of chapter 12 aren’t particularly cheerful as we have the recorded account of the Apostle James’ martyrdom along with another imprisonment of the Apostle Peter. That being said, these events show us that true Christianity isn’t a...