Parkside Church Westside Sermons

In Psalm 1, the psalmist compares living the blessed way to living the wicked way. While the blessed way is planted, fruitful, unfading, and prosperous, the wicked way is like easily blown-away, useless chaff. It is dangerous not to read Psalm 1 in...

In this final sermon the pastor offered both an exhortation and an encouragement from Acts 13:13–43. He urged the congregation to read the Bible with Jesus at the center, recognizing that the Scriptures ultimately tell a unified story of God’s...

This sermon marked the installation of the church’s first deacons and deaconesses, highlighting the biblical foundation and importance of servant leadership. Drawing from 1 Timothy 3:1–13, the sermon explored the qualifications for both elders and...

This sermon, delivered during the installation of four new elders at Parkside Church Westside, reflects on 1 Peter 5:1–3 as a foundational charge for church leadership. The message calls elders to shepherd God's flock willingly, not out of...

This sermon centers on Jesus' question to the Pharisees about the identity of the Messiah, drawing from Psalm 110:1. While the Pharisees rightly answered that the Messiah would be David’s son, Jesus pushes them further by asking how David could...

This sermon explores Jesus’s response to a lawyer's question about the greatest commandment. Drawing a modern comparison to AI’s ability to distill complexity into clarity, the preacher highlights how Jesus synthesizes the entire Old Testament...

This sermon emphasizes the foundational importance of Christ’s resurrection, drawing from 1 Corinthians 15:12–20 to present four key theological truths. First, if Christ is not raised, Christian preaching is meaningless; second, faith in Christ would...

How could God ever dwell among his people after Adam and Eve's disobedience? After Moses leads the Israelites out of Egypt, God commands the building of the tabernacle; a dwelling place for God's presence. The problem explained in Leviticus...

This sermon emphasizes the transformative power of Jesus’s resurrection by drawing a stark contrast between the ornate but lifeless tomb of King Tut and the simple, empty tomb of Christ. Through three main points—being reminded of the gospel, being...

This sermon centers on Mary's act of devotion where she anoints Jesus with costly perfume just days before His crucifixion. Mary’s act is not only beautiful but deeply symbolic, foreshadowing Jesus’s death and burial. The message culminates in a...