Parkside Church Westside Sermons

What is success? Contemporary culture defines it in many, oftentimes materialistic, ways, but how does the Bible define success especially in the life of Joseph?

In this part of series on Being a Church we look more closely at our leadership. In the New Testament letters we see that the Lord Jesus who is the head, builder and ruler of the Church has appointed under-shepherds to love, lead and look after people...

In this third of our four-part series on Being a Church, we look more closely at our identity. There are a lot of metaphors in the New Testament that describe the identity of the Church; however, the predominant image is that we are the family of God...

In this first of our four-part series on Being a Church we look more closely at our mission. The Apostle Paul’s goals for the Colossian church are ours too as we’ve put it in our mission statement, to glorify God by helping people become committed...

Paul encouraged the Philippian Christians to grow in grace and maturity -- a process that takes place as God works in us through the means that He has provided. As believers pursue active obedience with reverence and awe toward our Savior, God's...

What a surprising twist in the plot that our narrator leaves us with! His final chapter doesn’t conclude with a chorus of “Hallelujah” sung in three-part harmony, instead, there is trembling, fear and running away. Throughout Mark’s gospel, this type...

As this chapter in Mark draws to a close we see that Jesus was crucified, died and buried. Before he breathed his last he cried out, “My God, my God, why have you forsaken me?” His question hung in the air, unanswered, at Golgotha but was soon...

In the middle portion of Mark 15 the story shifts from the courtroom of the Sanhedrin and Pontius Pilate to a brutal scene inside the governor’s headquarters and then outside to the Via Delarosa, the pathway of sorrow. In all of this we see what Jesus...

Jesus was put on trial twice and falsely accused in both instances. He was condemned by his own Jewish brethren and then was sentenced to death by the Roman government. He seemed innocent, because he was that way; he had to be innocent in every way...

In the trial that Jesus faced the bias of his prosecutors was shameless. He was innocent of all charges but the Sanhedrin was hell bent in their intentions. They conspired and Jesus willingly endured it all. He voluntarily exposed himself to the fury...