Faith Center Message of the Week

This sermon was recorded on Sunday, April 28, 2024. Overly Needy People is the fourth sermon in a series titled Dealing with Difficult People given by Pastor Cathleen Parks. Pastor Cathleen explains that it can be really easy to enable needy people, but it's important for us to pay attention to their actions and not just what they say. It's not only healthy for you, but kind to needy peopl...

This sermon was recorded on Sunday, April 21, 2024. We've heard about critical people and manipulative people, but now it's time to learn how to deal with hypocritical people. Pastor Joe Parks gives both personal examples and Biblical examples on how to handle hypocrisy. Pastor Joe explains where words like hypocrite and restoration came from and the importance of understanding these words...

This sermon was recorded on Sunday, April 14, 2024. Pastor Joe Parks shares examples of manipulative people in the bible and what common weapons manipulators use. He continues with ways to break the power of manipulation. Listen to this sermon for more insight on what it means to deal with manipulative people in our lives. Faith Center's four-step mission is to know God, find freedom, discover...

This sermon was recorded on April 7, 2024. Critical People is the first sermon in a series titled Dealing with Difficult People. Pastors Joe and Cathleen Parks give examples of what are right and wrong responses to criticism. They remind us that we can't please all people, but we can please God. 1 Thessalonians 2:4 tells us "we speak as messengers who have been approved by God to be entru...

This sermon was recorded on March 31, 2024. Divine Pursuit is a message given my Pastor Joe Parks on Easter Sunday. Pastor Joe teaches us that God is actively pursuing us. Jesus bridges the gap in the relationship between us and God. Pastor Joe explains that God pursues us to relate to us and more. Follow along using the sermon notes on our ⁠ app⁠ !

This sermons was recorded on March 24, 2024. It's Palm Sunday and Pastor Cathleen Parks gives a message that leads us into Good Friday and Easter. She uses passages from Luke and John to explain why we celebrate Palm Sunday. Pastor Cathleen tells us why it's important to understand who Jesus was and why He did what He did as our Savior.

This sermon was recorded on March 17, 2024. In this week's sermon, Pastor Joe Parks wraps up this seres by teaching on what it means to die for the cause. He tells us that dying for the cause is not just something we believe; it's something we do. Dying for the cause is not a once-in-a-lifetime matter; it is done daily. Listen to this sermon for more insight on what it means to die for the...

This sermon was recorded on March 10, 2024. Pastor Cathleen Parks gives a sermon on what it means to live for the Cause. John 3:16 tells us that God love us so much He would send His son to die for us. This is a Cause worth living for. Faith Center's four-step mission is to know God, find freedom, discover purpose, and make a difference in the world.

This message was recording on Sunday, March 3, 2024. Pastor Joe Parks preaches a sermon about ambition versus cause. He shares that ambition can exist for you, but you have a greater purpose meant for a greater cause. Pastor Joe uses passages from Mark and John to explain how God calls us to be a part of the cause.

This message was recorded on Sunday, February 26, 2024. Pastors Joe and Cathleen Parks gave a sermon on generosity and what it looks like to become authentically generous. Joe gives three examples of different attitudes you can have when you decide to be or not to be generous. Cathleen follows by giving three responses you can have when being called to be generous. Faith Center is called to live b...

This message was recorded February 18, 2024. This week, Faith Center had Pastor Joe Chambers guest speak about the cure for soul fatigue. He uses passages from Matthew and Jeremiah to introduce what it looks like to facilitate soul care. Read more about Pastor Joe Chambers below! Joe Chambers is the pastor of Mountain Heights Baptist Church in Buena Vista, CO. He studied at Oklahoma Baptist Univer...

This message was recorded on February 11, 2024. Pastor Joe Parks gives a sermon on end zone theology in this stand-alone message. He tells us that God doesn't want us to live in our comfort zone, but to step out and trust Him in all the things He calls us to do. Pastor Joe lists a few points on what causes us to live in our comfort zone and how we can instead develop an end-zone mindset.

This message was recorded on February 4, 2024. This week's sermon was given by Pastor Cathleen Parks. Pastor Cathleen speaks about we need to stand firm in God. We nee to trust in Him and Him alone. She teaches us that we need to know who we are standing firm in and what we are standing firm in. Follow along using the sermon notes on our app !

This message was recorded on Sunday, January 28, 2023. This week Pastor Joe Parks teaches us about the Babylon mentality and how it tells us to lean into ourselves. Pastor Joe goes on to share what three points help us lean on God above all else. Faith Center is called to live by faith, known by love, a voice of hope.

This message was recorded January 21, 2024. Guest speaker, Pastor Greg Morse, gave the message at Faith Center this weekend. Pastor Greg teaches us how to alter what it looks like to be a Christian and how we can live out our new identity in Christ. You can find the Sunday sermon notes on Faith Center's app to follow along while you listen!

This video was recorded on Sunday, January 14, 2024. This week Pastor Joe Parks teaches along side a book called the Daniel Dilemma by Chris Hodges which teaches about "How to stand firm and love well in a culture of compromise".

This message was recorded on January 7, 2024. Pastor Joe Parks gives a message about being effectively devoted to God's word and spending time with God by pursuing the bible. Faith Center is called to live by faith, known by love, a voice of hope.

This sermon was recorded December 31, 2023. Guest speaker Kim Eberwein talks about how to not only finish the year well, but start the next year strong. Kim gives 3 application points, and uses verses from Matthew, Ephesians, and others to give us Biblical support to finish well and start strong. Check out our app to find the sermon notes and follow along!

Joe Parks talks about the common phrase “Jesus is the reason for the season” and breaks down what the real reason for the season is. Joe uses John 3:16 to illustrate why God sent His Son for us. You can follow along in the notes using our app !

This message was recorded on Sunday, December 10, 2023. Cathleen Parks gave the sermon this week asking the question, "What are you waiting for?" She tells a story about her own waiting experience and uses examples from Bible characters, Anna and Simeon, to teach about what it looks like to wait for God.

This message was recorded on Sunday, December 3, 2023. This weeks sermon was given by Joe Parks on how to have faith in God even in unexpected situations. Joe uses the story of Mary and Joseph and their unexpected conception of Jesus to explain what it looks like to have such great faith in the Lord. Faith Center is called to live by faith, known by love, a voice of hope.

This message was recorded on November 26. Guest speaker from Crescent City Foursquare, Ed Fleshman, speaks about the Great Commission. Ed highlights how the Great Commission is often associated with Matthew 28. He shows how the Great Commission is woven throughout the entire Bible.

This message was recorded on Sunday, November 19, 2023. This week Pastors Joe & Cathleen Parks speak about marriage and the example the bible lays out for us in 1 Peter 3. Faith Center is called to live by faith, known by love, a voice of hope.

This message was recorded on Sunday, November 12, 2023. This week Pastor Joe Parks speaks about burnout and what that looks like day to day and how to combat that. Joe shares with us God's way to RELAX . Faith Center is called to live by faith, known by love, a voice of hope.

This message was recorded on Sunday, November 5, 2023. This week Pastor Joe Parks speaks about the many temptations that we face and gives us four practical and biblical ways to fight them. To see Pastor Joes full illustration on what temptation is like please follow this link: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=kwm04BwlCw8 Faith Center is called to live by faith, known by love, a voice of hope.