Sermons from Parker DC

    Our culture is notorious for some deceptive lies.  One of those is the priority of happiness.  But the Christian life is not the pursuit of happiness!  It is the pursuit of HOLINESS!  In this message, Pastor Joey looks at how God's "apartness" or "separateness" (His holiness) demands that believers also live differently. This is an impossibility on our o...

    In this message from the "Different" series in 1 Peter, Pastor Joey looks at the incredible confidence we can have in Christ, securing our salvation for eternity AND the joy that comes with that eternal security.  One of the greatest devices of the Enemy is to bring doubt to the redeemed, questioning the validity and power of salvation.  As a result, many Christia...

    As we begin the new "Different" series in 1 Peter, we get into some murky water with a couple words that Peter uses. These words have often been the source of confusion and even disunity in the Body of Christ. But they don't have to be. Peter writes this book to the churches in Asia Minor that are beginning to take a great deal of persecution and trial for their faith in Ch...

As the Ezra-Nehemiah narrative begins, the reader is filled with such great hope.  Unfortunately, like all other Old Testament narratives, the ending is disappointing and anti-climactic!   The final chapter has Nehemiah returning to Jerusalem (after he had traveled back to Persia to retain his position as the cup-bearer).  Upon his return, the very reforms that took place in th...

God's SOVEREIGN work should lead to moments of incredible worship and fantastic joy!  In Nehemiah 12 we discover such a moment.  As the Jews gather at the walls to celebrate the completed rebuilding, worship breaks out among the people.  Nehemiah separates the people into two marching choirs that encircle the city on the walls and then gather at the Temple mount.  As they sing...

Following Christ is not a contractual agreement, but covenant obedience!  In this message from the "Life After Exile" series, Pastor Joey looks at Nehemiah 10: 28-39 as the Jewish community in Jerusalem reaffirm and renew their commitment to their covenant with God.  The focus is really on three distinct areas that were the root causes of the idolatry (spiritual adultery) that brought th...

In this stand alone message, Byron Wheatley takes us to an incredible passage in 1 Peter 1:3-12 and discusses that HOPE is found in Christ alone.  Message preached on May 1, 2022 at ParkerDC.  

This message from our "Life After Exile" series in Ezra-Nehemiah once again takes us to the necessity of repentance. As the Jews gather again to hear the Mosaic Law read (for three hours), they confess their personal sin and the corporate sins of their past.  As confession occurs, so does praise!  It's a beautiful picture of what corporate worship should look like.... the prominence of S...

Easter Message from Romans 6 by Pastor Joey Bentley

Revival is not a scheduled meeting.  It is a holy, spiritual reawakening of God's people to love and obey God.  As a result, revival is something that GOD DOES!  In Nehemiah 8, the Jews gather at the Water Gate to hear God's Law and, as a result, are stirred toward revival. God's WORD is at the center of this work.  As a  result, the people recognize their sin, repent, and...

The opposition is always the fiercest as the task is nearing completion.  In Nehemiah six we find the Jews with full momentum in rebuilding the walls around Jerusalem. As a result, the naysayers of Sanballet, Tobiah, and Geshem once again attempt to pull Nehemiah away from the task and stall the work.  But he doesn't compromise!  In fact, he echoes these powerful words, "I am doing...

  Gospel work exposes darkness in the world. As the Jews rebuild the walls of Jerusalem, Nehemiah discovers an injustice among the people. As physical needs grow due to famine, people are mortgaging everything they and even selling their kids to their own kinsmen for survival. Essentially, the Jews were enslaving the Jews! Nehemiah is furious!  Today our culture attempts to redefine...

Opposition is normative to the gospel-centered life! What we do in the opposition declares not just our faith, but our motives in the fight.  In Nehemiah 3-4 we find that the project of rebuilding the wall has commenced and is growingly effective. Everywhere one looks people are joining in the work. But as they work, the local governors of the Canaan natives begin to harass, spread rumors, an...

As we step into the Book of Nehemiah in our "Life After Exile" series, we discover how God gives us burdens for the purpose of prayer AND action. As the cupbearer hears of the awful news in Jerusalem concerning walls that still lay in ruin, he is grieved.  As a result, Nehemiah prays for FOUR MONTHS and allows God to birth a course of action to put feet to his faith. Finally, the day happens...

It may be the most unpopular word in our culture....  Repentance is much more than just a feeling of sorrow or guilt. It's a word that denotes a removal of sin and a replacing with God, His Word, and Christ! In Ezra 9-10 we get a beautiful picture of repentance as the people are exposed to God's Law (the Scriptures) and are convicted by their sin.  Ezra models biblical repentance and the...

Ezra 8 gives us a serious dilemma.  As Ezra recruits his team to return from Babylon to Jerusalem to help reinstitute the Mosaic Law and lead the spiritual revival in the city, he sends out a plea to the surrounding areas in captivity to recruit from ALL the tribes of Israel. Expectantly, Ezra assumes the LEVITES would show up, for they were the traditional ministers in the Temple and some of...

The Scriptures play a CRUCIAL role in the life of believers!  Without savoring the Word of God, we cannot know the Will of God.  It's that simple.  In this message we are finally introduced to EZRA, the books namesake.  Ezra is described as a man skilled in the Law of God, a student of God's Word.  He has a passion to teach the Holy Scriptures to others, knowing that the r...

The WORD of God should motivate us toward the WILL of God.  In this message from our "Life After Exile" series in the Ezra / Nehemiah series, we discover the important role of God's Word in reigniting God's people to finish the work. The distractions and fear has kept the Jews in Jerusalem from finishing the rebuilding of the Temple. But now, because of Haggai and Zechariah's ministry,  ...

There will always be opposition and adversity to the Will of God!  In Ezra 4 we discover the first (of many) instance where the returning exiles discover conflict in rebuilding the Temple, the culture, and the walls in Jerusalem. It presents an overview of opposition and how the Enemy attempts to disrupt, depress, and discourage obedience! Today, committed followers of Christ will too find th...

  As we continue in the Ezra-Nehemiah narrative, we discover that WORSHIP is absolutely critical to the Christian life.  As the Jews return to Jerusalem to rebuild, they first re-institute worship around the old covenant worship practices of the altar, festivals, etc.  This was crucial to focus the people on the WHY REBUILD before they ever laid the first brick. WORSHIP is the...

    In this first message from our new LIFE AFTER EXILE series from Ezra and Nehemiah, Pastor Joey sets the stage for the monumental miracle that takes place as King Cyrus of Persia grants permission and provision for the Jews to return back to Jerusalem from exile. We identify with the Jews as we have all found ourselves in brokenness, hard times, and consequences of sin that...

From Parker DC

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Last installment of the sermon series "Jonah: High Water Deep Grace"