Grand Parkway Baptist Church

Jul 14, 2024  GRAND PARKWAY BAPTIST CHURCH Blake Hardcastle, Equipping Pastor Why did Jesus Leave? John 14:26 -31 1. We were made for Peace v.27 v.27 Peace I leave with you; my peace I give to you. Not as the world gives do I give to you.  Hope in fake gods not the real one. The internet is my refuge My house is my shepherd My family is my light. Comfort is my portion. “Not yet” is my rock. Alcoho...

Jul 7, 2024  GRAND PARKWAY BAPTIST CHURCH Wade Burgess, Executive Pastor Freedom Romans 6:1-23 Freedom From Freedom From Sin-vv 2 & 7 Freedom From the past - vv 4 & 13 Freedom To Freedom to be a new creature - vv 5 & 6 Freedom to take our directions from only one source - v 16 Freedom to love - v18b Freedom For 1. Righteousness - v 22 2. Holiness - v 22 Mental Worship 1. Is there anyth...

June 30, 2024  GRAND PARKWAY BAPTIST CHURCH Neil McClendon, Lead Pastor Gospel Modeling Behaviors Acts 18:18 -28 1. Vows, v. 18 A vow is an informed expression of understanding that one submits themselves to in order to express gratitude, need or understanding. “Guard your steps when you go to the house of God. To draw near to listen is better than to offer the sacrifice of fools, for they do not...

June 23, 2024  GRAND PARKWAY BAPTIST CHURCH Neil McClendon, Lead Pastor Acts 18:1-17 How To Ward Off Spiritual Discouragement 1. Good friends, v. 1-5 2. Good message, v. 5-8 “All of Scripture builds to the climax of God’s revelation in the person and work of Jesus Christ. Christ-centered preaching doesn’t search to find Jesus in every text; it exposits where texts stand in relation to Jesus and wh...

Jun 16, 2024  GRAND PARKWAY BAPTIST CHURCH Neil McClendon, Lead Pastor Acts 17:22 -34 What Unbelievers Need to Understand 1. Religion worships the wrong things, v. 22-23 Syncretism is the process by which aspects of one religion are assimilated into, or blended with, another religion. This leads to fundamental changes in both religions. 2. Christianity is the worship of the one true God, v. 24 3....

Jun 2, 2024  GRAND PARKWAY BAPTIST CHURCH Neil McClendon, Lead Pastor How To Become More Gospel Fluent Acts 17:16 -21 1. Know yourself, v. 16-17 “Profound compassion is the motivation behind true apologetics.”         -Michael Green a) this is what he did- “So he reasoned…” b) this is where he did it- “in the synagogue …and in the marketplace” c) this is when he did it- “every day with those who h...

May 26, 2024  GRAND PARKWAY BAPTIST CHURCH Clyde Copeland,  Worship Pastor Why You Brought Your Bible To Church Today Acts 17:10 -15 1. Be eager for the Word, v. 11. -1 Corinthians 15:3-4 -Genesis 3:15 , Genesis 12:3; 2 Samuel 7:12 -13; Isaiah 53:5; Matthew 12:40 2. Examine the Word, v. 11. a. Sufficiency b. Necessity c. Clarity d. Authority "Everything,...You see tragedies, but you also see...

May 19, 2024  GRAND PARKWAY BAPTIST CHURCH Neil McClendon, Lead Pastor The Power of Connection Acts 17:1-9 1. Connect with people, v. 1 Gospel capacity + Gospel responsibility = Gospel experiences 2. Connect people to the story of God, v. 2-3 Helpful verbs in telling the Story of God… a) reasoning- to mingle thought with thought b) explaining- to cause one to open their mind   c) proving- to place...

May 12, 2024  GRAND PARKWAY BAPTIST CHURCH Neil McClendon, Lead Pastor The Causality of Faith Acts 16:25 -40 Causality is an influence by which one event, process, state, or object contributes to the production of another event, process, state, or object where the cause is partly responsible for the effect, and the effect is partly dependent on the cause. 1. Faith empowers us to defy our circumsta...

May 5, 2024  GRAND PARKWAY BAPTIST CHURCH Neil McClendon, Lead Pastor How To Enjoy Life More Acts 16:16 -24 1. Habits are the avenue of involvement, v. 16 The fruit of habits… a) habits move me beyond what I feel towards structures that I need b) habits facilitate exposure and exposure initiate change c) habits interrupt the status quo d) habits lesson our need of spiritual stimulation  2. Life is...

Apr 28, 2024 GRAND PARKWAY BAPTIST CHURCH Sam Storm, Pastor Emeritis at Bridgeway Church Matthew 8:1-4 Be sure to follow us: Instagram Facebook Youtube

Apr 21, 2024  GRAND PARKWAY BAPTIST CHURCH Neil McClendon, Lead Pastor Lessons Along The Way Acts 16:1-15 1. Our experiences are not always intended for our benefit, v.1-5 2. God leads by closing doors as well, v. 6-10 God doesn’t always send you where you want to go. He puts you where you need to be in order to hear what you need to hear which prepares you for what you will need to do. This is so...

Apr 7, 2024  GRAND PARKWAY BAPTIST CHURCH Neil McClendon, Lead Pastor How to Disagree to the Glory of God Acts 15:36 -41 1. Be aware of your assumptions Positive assumptions to shape how we disagree… a) not everybody has to think or act the way I do or would b) disagreeing with me does not deserve punishment c) them being wrong or doing wrong doesn’t give me permission d) it’s not different with f...

Mar 31, 2024  GRAND PARKWAY BAPTIST CHURCH Answering The Resurrection Question I Corinthians 15:1-24 1. The consequences of unbelief are increasingly personal, v. 12-18 a) not even Christ has been raised, v. 13 b) preaching is in vain, v. 14 c) faith is in vain, v. 14 d) we are misrepresenting God, v. 15 e) you are still in your sin, v. 17 f) those who have fallen asleep have perished, v. 18 g) we...

Mar 24, 2024  GRAND PARKWAY BAPTIST CHURCH Neil McClendon, Lead Pastor The Trajectory of the Kingdom Luke 19:28 -40 1. It comes in God’s timing a) chronos- time runs out b) kairos- time fills up “When the days drew near for him to be taken up, he set his face to go to Jerusalem.”               -Luke 9:51 “They went on from there and passed through Galilee. And he did not want anyone to know, for h...

Mar 17, 2024  GRAND PARKWAY BAPTIST CHURCH Neil McClendon, Lead Pastor Christian Essentials In An Ever Changing Culture Acts 15:22 -35 1. Gospel clarity, v. 24 Jesus + politics = not the Gospel! Jesus + Christian nationalism = not the Gospel! Jesus + prosperity = not the Gospel! Jesus + my preferred style of worship = not the Gospel! Jesus + socialism = not the Gospel! Jesus + cultural universalis...

Mar 10, 2024  GRAND PARKWAY BAPTIST CHURCH Leo Almeida, Teaching Pastor Salvation and Its Importance Acts 15:1-21 1. Salvation is a topic worth fighting about. Look at verse 1-2 Galatians 1:8-9  2. Salvation creates repetitive celebrators. Look at verse 3-4 Luke 15:32 3. Salvation is by grace alone, through faith alone, in Christ alone. Look at verses 6-11 Romans 8:3 John 6:29 4. Salvation was God...

Mar 3, 2024  GRAND PARKWAY BAPTIST CHURCH Neil McClendon, Lead Pastor A Snapshot of Effective Ministry Acts 14:19 -28 1. It is human nature to make principle out of your own experience, v. 19-20 2. The goal of the Gospel is making disciplines, v. 21 Three things they did as they ministered to the disciples…    a) strengthening the souls of the disciples b) encouraging them to continue in the faith...

Feb 25, 2024  GRAND PARKWAY BAPTIST CHURCH Neil McClendon, Lead Pastor The Be and Become of the Atonement 2 Corinthians 5:21 1. Relief 2. Responsibility Be sure to follow us: Instagram Facebook Youtube

Feb 18, 2024  GRAND PARKWAY BAPTIST CHURCH Leo Almeida, Teaching Pastor FUEL FOR THE MISSION Acts 14:1-18 1. They Believed God Matthew 28:19 -20 Acts 4:29 -30 1 John 5:14 -15 2. The Power Of Grace  Acts 3:4-6 _________ QUESTIONS 1. Do you consider yourself someone who prays with high expectation?  2. What courageous thing would you finally get done if you trusted that God was really with you? 3. I...

Feb 11, 2024  GRAND PARKWAY BAPTIST CHURCH Neil McClendon, Lead Pastor The Always Ever Consequential Word Acts 13:44 -52 1. We all have appetites that can only be awakened by the Word, v. 44 “Your testimonies are wonderful; therefore my soul keeps them. The unfolding of your words gives light; it imparts understanding to the simple. I open my mouth and pant, because I long for your commandments.” ...

Feb 4, 2024  GRAND PARKWAY BAPTIST CHURCH Chris Brooks - Pastor, Local Church Repentence - Finding The Right Tool for Righteousness Matthew 4:17 NIV Mental Worship Questions: 1. What do you think of when you hear the word “Repent?” 2. When is the last time you repented? 3. If Jesus was sitting right next you and offered you a chance to change, would you take it? 4. By the grace of God, if you coul...

Jan 28, 2024  GRAND PARKWAY BAPTIST CHURCH Leo Almeida, Teaching Pastor When the Gospel Steeps in Your Mind Acts 13:13 -43 1. YOU GO FROM BEING RIGHT TO BEING READY! 2. YOU GO FROM CHRISTIANESE TO GOSPEL FLUENCY! chose our fathers  made the people great (verse 17)  with uplifted arm he led them out of it (verse 17)  put up with them in the wilderness (verse 18)  (destroyed) seven nations in the la...

Jan 21, 2024  GRAND PARKWAY BAPTIST CHURCH Neil McClendon, Lead Pastor What Makes a Great Church? Acts 13:1-12 1. A variety of giftedness, v. 1 “For as in one body we have many members, and the members do not all have the same function, 5 so we, though many, are one body in Christ, and individually members one of another. 6 Having gifts that differ according to the grace given to us, let us use th...

GRAND PARKWAY BAPTIST CHURCH Neil McClendon, Lead Pastor God’s Will For Our Church I Thessalonians 5:12 -24 1. Leadership v. 12-13 a) “those who work hard among you” b) “are over you (care for you) in the Lord" c) “admonish you” 2. Fellowship, v. 14-15 Types of people we need to engage… a) "admonish the idle” b) "encourage the fainthearted” c) “help the weak” d) “be patient with the...