Grand Parkway Baptist Church

Hebrews 10:1-14 1. We are forgiven. 2. We are delivered 3. We are becoming. “For our sake he made him to be sin who knew no sin, so that in him we might become the righteousness of God.” -2 Corinthians 5:21 Be sure to follow us: Instagram Facebook Youtube

1 Corinthians 12.12-31 vv. 12-13 Unity of the Church vv. 14-20 Diversity of the Church vv. 21-26 Connectivity of the Church vv. 27-31 Functionality of the Church Be sure to follow us: Instagram Facebook Youtube

Psalm 131 1. Who am I prideful towards? Here are two ways to know if you are prideful/haughty: a) we are more aware of what everybody else is doing that we are of what we are becoming b) I cannot celebrate my success so I celebrate other people’s failure 2. What is beyond me? Three calibrating realities about the unknowable… a) Knowledge is one of the things that separates God from his creation “F...

Colossians 1:15-28 I. Jesus is at the center of it all. 1. Jesus is God 2. Jesus is the agent of creation, v. 16 3. Jesus is the reason for which everything exists. 4. Jesus is before, v. 17-18 5. Jesus is fully God, v. 19-20 6. Jesus is reconciliation, v. 20 “All this is from God, who through Christ reconciled us to himself and gave us the ministry of reconciliation; that is in Christ God was rec...

Psalm 40:1-10 1. Waiting for the Lord is a learned behavior, v. 1 “Our perspective on waiting is one of the stronger ways our society is out of stride with the biblical worldview.” -David Mathis “But they that wait for the Lord shall renew their strength; they shall mount up with wings like eagles; they shall run and not be weary; they shall walk and not faint.” -Isaiah 40:31 “From of old no one h...

Psalm 95 1. Worship is about how we approach God’s presence, v. 1-2 2. Worship is motivated by God’s nature, v. 3-5 “The really wonderful moments of joy in this world are not the moments of self-satisfaction, but self-forgetfulness. Standing on the edge of the Grand Canyon and contemplating your own greatness is pathological. At such moments we are made for a magnificent joy that comes from outsid...

I Corinthians 15:1-11 1. The death of Jesus is real, v. 3 “And those who passed by derided him, wagging their heads and saying, “You who would destroy the temple and rebuild it in three days, save yourself! If you are the Son of God, come down from the cross.” So also the chief priest, with the scribes and elders mocked him, saying, “He saved others; he cannot save himself. He is the King of Israe...

Matthew 21:1-11 1. The Big Picture existed long before I got here “Rejoice greatly, O daughter of Zion! Shout aloud, O daughter of Jerusalem! Behold, your king is coming to you; righteous and having salvation is he, humble and mounted on a donkey, on a colt, the foal of a donkey. I will cut off the chariot from Ephraim and the war horse form Jerusalem; and the battle bow shall be cut off, and he s...

1 Peter 1:3-9 1. Our Hope is sure, v. 3 2. Our Hope is steadfast, v. 4 3. Our Hope is secure, v. 5 4. Our Hope is refined, through suffering, v. 6-9 Be sure to follow us: Instagram Facebook Youtube

Ephesians 4:17-32 1. The Bible holds the Christian to a higher standard, v. 17 “You have heard that it was said to those of old. You shall not murder; and whoever murders will be liable to judgement. But I say to you that everyone who is angry with his brother will be liable to judgment, whoever insults his brother will be liable to the council; and whoever says, ‘You fool!’ will be liable to the...

Genesis 22:1-14 1. GOD TESTS US FOR A PURPOSE, v. 1 Temptation has as it’s goal exposing your weakness or leading you into wrong action. The goal of testing is to prove the quality of something. 2. GOD UNDERSTANDS WHAT HE IS ASKING, v. 2 3. HE ALSO UNDERSTANDS THE MAGNITUDE OF WHAT HE IS DOING Genesis 13:14- “The Lord said to Abram, after Lot had separated from him, “Lift up your eyes and look fro...

2 Corinthians 4:1-6 a) inclusion- it is part of b) integration- it is inseparable from 1. “the mercy of God” * Ephesians 2:1-5 2. “we do not lose heart” 3. “to tamper with God’s word” 4. “those who are perishing” 5. “the god of this world” 6. “blinded the minds of unbelievers” 7. “but Jesus Christ as Lord” * I Thessalonians 4:2-8 8. “For God…” Genesis 1:1-3 2 Peter 1:19-21 Be sure to follow us: In...

2 Samuel 16:5-14 1. Criticism is a universal experience, v. 5 Criticism is defined as any judgment made about you by another, which declares that you fall short of a particular standard. -Alfred Poirier 2. Criticism is often times a veiled attempt at control, v. 5-6 3. Criticism is personal, v. 7-8 If you would like to get better at receiving criticism here are some questions to ask yourself… * Ho...

Deuteronomy 6:1-25 II. How Do We Do This? This section on ownership parenting vs. ambassador parenting is from the book Parenting by Ted Tripp Two types of parenting: 1) Ownership parenting- shaped and influenced by what parents want for their children and from their children 2) Ambassador parenting- shaped by what God wants to do through us in our children The difference in these two parenting st...

John 15:1-11 Fruit v. 1-2 Abide v. 4-11 Commandment. v.10 4 sabbath practices: (1) ceasing--not only from work but also from productivity, anxiety, worry, possessiveness, and so on (2) resting-- of the body as well as the mind, emotions, and spirit--a wholistic rest; (3) embracing--deliberately taking hold of Christian values, of our calling in life, of the wholeness God offers us; (4) feasting--c...

Ephesians 2:1-10 Be sure to follow us: Instagram Facebook Youtube

Deuteronomy 6:1-25 1. Learning is for living, v. 1 2. Parenting is consequential, v. 2 3. You are to be monotheistic in a polytheistic culture, v. 4 4. You parent from the heart, v. 6 5. God intends that parents be the most spiritually formative people in a child’s life, v. 7 6. Prioritize the Word of God, v. 8 7. Remember that fullness leads to forgetfulness, v. 11-12 8. God does not have to prov...

Acts 8:26-40 1. We need a sense of belonging * Acts 1:8 * Acts 8:1 2. We need to be tune din to what God is saying How God speaks to us today… 1) His word 2) prayer 3) spiritual authority 4) circumstance 3. We need to never assume 4. We need to ask good questions Good questions to ask include… 1) What did you mean by that? 2) How did you come to that conclusion? 3) Is this something that you live...

This week there is a difference in the audio quality due to a technical error. We apologize for the inconvenience. Mark 5:1-20 Be sure to follow us: Instagram Facebook Youtube

1 Kings 19:1-18 We are most spiritually vulnerable when… 1. When we are sacred, v. 3 What is your most consistent fear? 2. When we choose aloneness, v. 3-4 When you get scared do you move towards people or away from people? 3. When we lose perspective, v. 4 He does three deadly things that never give us the proper perspective… a) he evaluates b) he decides c) he compares Who do you compare yoursel...

2 Kings 6:8-23 1. Being used by God, v. 8-10 a) dissatisfaction with most things b) consistently angry c) rarely joyful 2. Known by the enemy, v. 11-14 3. Able to see what God is doing, v. 15-17 Isaiah 43:16-23 4. Prayers get answered, v. 18-19 5. Live outside of what comes natural, v.20-23 Be sure to follow us: Instagram Facebook Youtube

Ephesians 1:15-23 Prayer is the actual, physical exertion of my thoughts, fears, emotions, understanding, sins, requests and willingness to and towards God. Forms of prayer… a) singing b) musing c) spoken 1. Growing knowledge, v. 17 “Knowing God is more than knowing about him; it is a matter of dealing with him as he opens up to you, and being dealt with by him as he takes knowledge of you. Knowin...

The Progressive Nature of the Incarnation I John 1:1-4 1. "That which was from the beginning…” 2. “…which we have heard…” * Genesis 3:8-10 * Ezekiel 43:2 * Job 37 3. “…which we have seen with our eyes, which we have looked upon and have touched with our hands, concerning the word of life- the life was made manifest, and we have seen it, and testify to it and proclaim to you the eternal life,...

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The Indicting Nature of the Love of God I John 3:1-18 1. Motivation, v. 1-3 2. Sin, v. 4-9 3. Standard, v. 10 4. Love, v. 11-16 5. Indifference, v. 17-18 Be sure to follow us: Instagram Facebook Youtube