Grasping the Word

Acts 2 was the beginning of the church Jesus said He would build.  It was on the day of Pentecost which was the Jewish feast of first fruits.  It marked the BEGINNING of the Harvest.  The Harvest of souls for the true church will continue until Jesus catches His church away.

Reading the summary of the Booklet, Adorning the Doctrine by J.R. Ensey and added insights by Pastor Mark Parker on Jude 1:3.

In this verse we have an inseparable link between SALVATION and THE NAME.  The three aspects of salvation; repentance, baptism, and receiving the Holy Ghost, are all to be associated with the name of Jesus Christ alone. Pastor Mark Parker reading from a book written by Missionary, Craig Sully.

The Greek word from which “Lord” is derived in this Ephesians 4:5 is kurios.  Commentator William Barclay describes the two uses for this single word in ordinary Greek: Master. in contradistinction to servant or slave. It was also the regular designation for the Roman emperor. He adds this insight, “Christians are joined together because they are all in the possession and in the service of the one...

Episode 5 takes the verse of the week for the last week of January 2024.  Pastor Parker will be reading edited portions of a sermon preached on the Harvestime Radio Program's Guest Pulpit Series, on May 10, 1981.  The message, THE MYSTERY OF CHRIST was preached by Pastor Robert Sabin.

Colossians 2:9 For in him dwelleth all the fulness of the Godhead bodily. Join Pastor Mark Parker for a reading from the book, "All the Fulness" by David Campbell. The copy read from was published in 1975 from Word Aflame Press

Grasping the Word continues in 2024 (our 5th year) for Southern Oaks United Pentecostal Church.  THE THEME IS "REMEMBER."  All of the verses on this year's schedule are verses we have used in the previous 4 years.  This year we REVIEW, RENEW, REFRESH, REPLENISH AND REMEMBER. Psalm 119 15 I will meditate in thy precepts, and have respect unto thy ways. 16 I will delight myself in thy...

Grasping the Word continues in 2024 (our 5th year) for Southern Oaks United Pentecostal Church.  THE THEME IS "REMEMBER."  All of the verses on this year's schedule are verses we have used in the previous 4 years.  This year we REVIEW, RENEW, REFRESH, REPLENISH AND REMEMBER. The entire schedule is available on our website:  https://southernoaksupc.org/#grasp Join Pastor Mark H Parke...

Grasping the Word continues in 2024 (our 5th year) for Southern Oaks United Pentecostal Church.  THE THEME IS "REMEMBER."  All of the verses on this year's schedule are verses we have used in the previous 4 years.  This year we REVIEW, RENEW, REFRESH, REPLENISH AND REMEMBER. The entire schedule is available on our website:  https://southernoaksupc.org/#grasp Join Pastor Mark H Parke...

Part of Southern Oaks UPC discipleship initiative in 2022. This Proverb warns of the dangers and bitter end of adultery.  The seriousness of this subject is reflected by the fact that there are 5 passages in Proverbs that warns of the consequences of adultery. Proverbs 2:16-22 Proverbs 5:1-23 Proverbs 6:20-35 Proverbs 7:1-27 Proverbs 9:13-18 This episode includes a reading of, "The Spider and...

Discussion of the book, THE GREATEST QUESTION by Andy Stanley. The first of 7 verses of different topics concerning wise and foolish choices.

GRASP 22 Psalm of the month for July, 2022.  Excerpts from an adult Sunday school lesson at MyOKCchurch.com by Andrew Parker.  The focus is on God Himself being our refuge and strength and 3 action points relative to that knowledge.

Grasping the Word 2022 Proverb of the month for May.

Grasping the Word is a discipleship initiative of Southern Oaks UPC in Oklahoma City.  Participants are encouraged to Grasp the Word by hearing, reading, memorizing, meditating upon and studying the assigned verse. In this podcast Pastor Mark Parker and Assistant, Andrew Parker share thoughts on Psalm 23.   

The Proverb for the month of April, 2022 is chapter 6:16-19 16 These six things doth the LORD hate: yea, seven are an abomination unto him: 17 A proud look, a lying tongue, and hands that shed innocent blood, 18 An heart that deviseth wicked imaginations, feet that be swift in running to mischief, 19 A false witness that speaketh lies, and he that soweth discord among brethren. Although there are...

The Psalm of the Month for March, 2022 is Psalm 19.  Pastor MH Parker and Assistant Pastor Andrew Parker of Oklahoma City share insight and inspiration on this incredible Psalm of David.

One should choose to abide by the Word of the Lord because it pleases God and he will reward accordingly.  But one does reap many blessings in relationships with fellow man when they behave in a manner that is pleasing to God.

The year of 2022 Grasping the Word will focus on a Psalm of the month and a Proverb of the month.  We learn to worship according to "His excellent greatness" with the Psalmists and to "walk in wisdom"  through the Proverbs. A key component in Spiritual growth is a relationship with God through prayer and the Word of God.  GRASP 2022 highlights one Psalm a month each can read, h...

Grasping the Word 2022. Worship and Wisdom of the Word.

Pastor gives a little coaching in Grasping the Word on things to look for while meditating and studying the verses in GRASP 22.  The importance of reading line by line and of recognizing Parallelism and its different types will assist comprehension in both Psalms and Proverbs. www. MyOKCchurch.com   for Grasp 22 schedules. Music used by Permission by IBC Praise, "Wednesday Morning."

Pastor Mark Parker introduces the latest Grasping the Word plan for Southern Oaks UPC.  The Grasping the Word series for 2022 will be Worship and Wisdom from the Word.  The verses to hear, read, memorize, meditate upon and study are found in a Psalm of the month and a Proverb of the month.  Also,  a Psalm of the year is designated as Psalm 150 and the Proverb of the year is Proverbs 4:7. The compl...

One of the most important things to the believer is forgiving others.  God's forgiveness of the believer's sins is contingent upon the willingness and ability of the believer to forgive those who have wronged them. Mark stresses this one petition out of  the Lord's prayer in the verse of the week.

Learn of a relationship between trust, thoughts and perfect peace.