Parker Ford Church's Podcast

Pastor DJay Martin teaches on Genesis 3 with the message entitled “Jesus in Genesis: Son of Man” as he continues with the series Jesus in Genesis that we have paused during Advent.  “I will put enmity between you and the woman, and between your offspring and her offspring; he shall bruise your head, and you shall bruise his heel.”

Brandon Vining, Pastor of NorthPointe Community church, teaches on Matthew 12:42 & Colossians 2:1-3 with the message entitled “A Child Wiser than Solomon” as he continues the Advent sermon series “ Glory to the Newborn King.” Solomon in all his glory could not compare to the beauty and glory of God’s true King and Messiah.  The Apostle Paul wrote that all the treasures of wisdom are found in J...

Pastor DJay Martin teaches on Psalm 46 & Luke 2:1-21 with the message entitled “A Child Worth Being Quite For” as he continues the Advent sermon series “ Glory to the Newborn King.” Our world is filled with noise - especially around Christmas. As the Grinch so angrily complained in Suess’ classic story, “All the noise, noise, noise, noise!” While I am not advocating for a bunch of Grinchy beha...

Pastor DJay Martin teaches on Luke 1:39-45 & Luke 2:22-38 with the message entitled “A Child Worshiped by Prophets” as he continues the Advent sermon series “ Glory to the Newborn King.”

Mike Morby teaches on Hebrews 1 and Luke 2:8-20 with the message entitled “A Child Worshiped by Angels” as he begins the Advent sermon series “ Glory to the Newborn King.”

Pastor DJay Martin teaches on Genesis 1:24-2:25 and Colossians 1:15-23 with the message entitled “Imago Dei” as he continues our current sermon series “ Christoformity: Becoming Like Christ.” Christoformity: Becoming Like Christ: “Nothing expresses the dignity of human life more profoundly or clearly than the statement from Genesis 2 that humans, male and female, are created in the image of God. ...

Pastor DJay Martin  begins a new sermon series with the message entitled “Jesus in Creation” from Genesis 1 & John 1. “We are beginning our new sermon series on the life of Jesus.  We’re going to start at the beginning. Because long before the Incarnation, Jesus was already at work in the world.  In the beginning God created. In the beginning was the Word. For the next two weeks we’re going to...

Pastor DJay Martin continues our current sermon series “ The Church ” with the message entitled “Where are We Headed? (at PFC) ” Last week we explored where the universal Church is headed in all of redemptive history.  The culmination of the Church’s story is the feast between the bride of Christ and Jesus Himself.  As a local church we take part in this journey.  On Sunday morning we will take ti...

Pastor DJay Martin continues our current sermon series “ The Church ” with the message entitled “Where are We Headed? (In History) ” from Revelation 19:6-10. Synopsis:  In the Christian faith we believe that all of history is building towards a specific redemptive destination.  The story of history will culminate in the recreation of the new heavens and the new earth.  The picture of this for the...

Pastor DJay Martin  continues our current sermon series “ The Church ” with the message entitled “Both In and Beyond Culture.” An incredible design element of the Church is its God-given ability to be simultaneously universal and contextualized.  There are foundational truths about the Church that are true of her in any time, place, culture, and context.  And yet, at the same time, the Lord does n...

Every congregation has a story.  Each story is unique and filled with successes as well as failures.  What can we learn from PFC’s?  How does our story fit into the context of the full Body of Christ?  How has it served to further God’s Kingdom?  Most importantly, how does it inform our role for the future?  Join us this Sunday for a history lesson with an eye to the future. – Dave Willauer Dave W...

Josh Hostetter teaches on Philemon 1:1-25 & Ephesians 2:21-22 with the message entitled “Dynamic, not Static” as he continues our current sermon series “ The Church ”. The Church:  Dynamic, not Static – Looking at the development of community, and the work of the Holy Spirit to keep the church body in a state of motion/growth.

Dave Willauer teaches on Acts 2:42-47 with the message entitled “A Means to an End” as he continues our current sermon series “ The Church ”. The Church:  A Means to an End – “ Sometimes as the church, we look to our buildings, our programs, or our accomplishments and are tempted to say, "We've arrived!"  But that is faulty thinking.  First, it isn't "our" building, o...

Pastor DJay Martin teaches on 1 Peter 2:1-12 with the message entitled “The Church: Christ’s Body, Bride, Flock, Temple, Family” as he begins a new sermon series “ The Church ”. The descriptions of the Church in the Scriptures are dynamic, imaginative, based in relationships, and always centered on the living and abiding presence of Jesus.  The New Testament describes the Church using the pictures...

Book of Acts Wrap-Up. Pastor DJay Martin shares reflections on discernment and the early church, as we conclude our sermon series “The Acts of the Holy Spirit: Constant Listening for Discernment.”

Pastor DJay Martin teaches on Acts 27-28:10 with the message entitled “Breaking Bread in Storms” as he continues our current sermon series “ The Acts of the Holy Spirit: Constant Listening for Discernment.” Paul and his companions begin their journey to Rome but are shipwrecked on the island of Malta.  In the midst of the chaos and panic, Paul breaks bread and blesses it, serving it to the half-st...

Pastor DJay Martin teaches on Acts 25 & 26 with the message entitled “Paul Before Kings” as he continues our current sermon series “ The Acts of the Holy Spirit: Constant Listening for Discernment.” Paul stands trial before the new governor Festus, is given an audience with King Agrippa, and appeals to Caesar.

Pastor DJay Martin teaches on Acts 23:12-24:27 with the message entitled “Paul Before Rulers” as he continues our current sermon series “ The Acts of the Holy Spirit: Constant Listening for Discernment.” " A secret plot to assassinate Paul prompts the Roman tribune to send Paul to Felix the Governor.  Paul spends two years in prison with Felix, speaking often with him, always testifying of Ch...

THE SECRET LIFE OF BEES - What can insects teach us?  In Job we read, "But ask the animals, and they will teach you, or the birds in the sky, and they will tell you; or speak to the earth, and it will teach you, or let the fish in the sea inform you," (Job 12:7-8).  God can be found in the marvelous handiwork of his creation.  The imprint of his creativity is evident everywhere...but we...

Pastor DJay Martin teaches on Acts 21:27-22:30 with the message entitled “Enemy Love” as he continues our current sermon series “ The Acts of the Holy Spirit: Constant Listening for Discernment.” 

Pastor DJay Martin teaches on Acts 21:1-26 with the message entitled “Journey to Jerusalem” as he continues our current sermon series “ The Acts of the Holy Spirit: Constant Listening for Discernment.”

Pastor DJay Martin teaches on Acts 20:1-38 with the message entitled “One Church” as he continues our current sermon series “ The Acts of the Holy Spirit: Constant Listening for Discernment.”

Pastor DJay Martin teaches on Acts 19:21-41 with the message entitled “Facing Dragons” as he continues our current sermon series “ The Acts of the Holy Spirit: Constant Listening for Discernment.”

Tim Doering, our Minister of Regional Leadership, shares updates about NETZER (Church for Church Leaders). Tim Doering oversees vision and networking on the Netzer team.

Pastor DJay Martin teaches on Acts 19:1-23 with the message entitled “Magic & Miracles” as he continues our current sermon series “ The Acts of the Holy Spirit: Constant Listening for Discernment.”