The Park Road Pres Podcast

The Bible demonstrates here, in a variety of ways, God's opinion and response to human weakness. And what eventually emerges fully (in the NT) is an understanding of weakness opposite and counter-intuitive to everything we're taught in society (in the secular world) AND even contrary to what we learn in spirituality, religion and morality as well. Let's just look at the story and then look at what...

We've been looking at the life of the Old Testament prophet, Elisha. And today we come to a story about… Perception. It's about how people see the world, how we interpret reality. It's a story about awakenings… about eye-openings …and seeing beyond the concrete and obvious. Let's look at: The decisive action or turning point in the story. The key result of that decisive action The FINAL outcome fo...

Today's sermon-title says it all, three words, each one a point in the sermon: #1 Power #2 Weakness #3 Healing

I want to use three points to guide us through this story today- and see how we can be life-giving people: The Open Door of Hospitality The Commitment of Faith The Guarantee of Life

The Two Main Points I want to use as our guide today are simply this… I want us to see A Culture of Death, and The Giver of Life.

This Fall we are taking extra time to explore a theological theme together. The Fall Theological Focus will provide content for you to access whenever, and wherever you like during the week through video, podcast, and blog forms. For six weeks a video session will be released accompanied a few days later by a blog article on the same theme. So much of our time throughout the week is spent in traff...

The Hebrew Church is calling for nonsense and they are finding that it comes. Things are murky and foggy and odd and wicked. God is exceedingly patient with His beloved bride, but nonsense is afoot. Don't fool around with holy things – take God's patience to heart: repent and believe. Two points – The Story's Explained The Explanation Applied

This Fall’s Theological Focus is centered on Generosity and Stewardship and will provide content for you to access whenever, and wherever you like during the week through video, podcast, and blog forms. For six weeks a video session will be released accompanied a few days later by a blog article on the same theme. So much of our time throughout the week is spent in traffic, or in a gym, or doing s...

ast week we saw the transfer from one prophet to the next. EliJah becomes a kind of father to his protégé, EliSHa, and gives Him the mantle of authority. The follower becomes the leader (a pattern often repeated in Scripture.) This is about 850 BC and immediately following the transfer of office and authority is a kind of challenge to the new prophet. The chorus of prophets and the people and even...

This Fall we are taking extra time to explore a theological theme together. The Fall Theological Focus will provide content for you to access whenever, and wherever you like during the week through video, podcast, and blog forms. For six weeks a video session will be released accompanied a few days later by a blog article on the same theme. So much of our time throughout the week is spent in traff...

Today, we learn a huge lesson from The Follower, a key, maybe THĒ key to the spiritual life i.e. the reality of what someone has called The Magnificent Obsession, that the believer is fixated, in what may appear to some as an unhealthy preoccupation, he or she is obsessed with God's word of grace and truth. Let's look, then, at this passage for: Patterns Paradox Power

This Fall’s Theological Focus is centered on Generosity and Stewardship and will provide content for you to access whenever, and wherever you like during the week through video, podcast, and blog forms. For six weeks a video session will be released accompanied a few days later by a blog article on the same theme. So much of our time throughout the week is spent in traffic, or in a gym, or doing s...

The two themes that loom large here are fate and truth/deception and these will serve as our two points. Two big issues: Fate Truth/Deception. (Boring points but a very exciting story – let's jump in.)

This Fall we are taking extra time to explore a theological theme together. The Fall Theological Focus will provide content for you to access whenever, and wherever you like during the week through video, podcast, and blog forms. For six weeks a video session will be released accompanied a few days later by a blog article on the same theme. So much of our time throughout the week is spent in traff...

This Fall we are taking extra time to explore a theological theme together. The Fall Theological Focus will provide content for you to access whenever, and wherever you like during the week through video, podcast, and blog forms. For six weeks a video session will be released accompanied a few days later by a blog article on the same theme. So much of our time throughout the week is spent in traff...

Today, we're going to look at the opposite of justice which is not mercy but injustice; how injustice is the outgrowth of something we all tolerate in ourselves and that is, idolatry and arrogance. Idolatry, arrogance and injustice walk together in this fallen world… Let's look at: An Anatomy of Arrogance When Arrogance Goes Unchecked The Answer to Arrogance and Injustice

In the Christian Faith, justice and mercy are central (Ps 85.10). We traffic in mercy and justice a lot more than we think. As with most of the passages in Kings, today's strikes us as odd…and difficult to apply but it offers a crucial and often-misunderstood vision of mercy and justice so let's jump in: The Powerful, Partying, Proud Alliance The Puzzling Parable Acted The Pouty Ahab (or Personal...

So…is work truly good (even being a dishwasher or a rickshaw driver or a deodorant tester)? And where in the Bible is that stated? Let's look at the END of work by which I mean, the purpose, aim or goal of work as depicted in these final chapters of the Bible. Let's look at: Believers Will Work in the Afterlife Work Will Be Redeemed Work Is a Gift From God

Today we consider the passing of time and the rhythm of work and rest in the various increments and cycles – days, weeks, months, years, decades and lifetimes: "Work and the REST of the Story!" Just two points today: Principles for the Rest of the Story Promises to Sustain the Practice of Rhythm

The NT writers address these roles repeatedly in order to say, "These roles/functions are important – the way you carry out your daily tasks as believers in Jesus will be different from the ways your non-Christian neighbors do it… here's how, here's why and here's the ultimate purpose…" So, let's look at this enormous thrust and theme in the NT and see what we may have missed in our own assessment...

When you think of the generosity mandates in the Bible – there are a lot of them and they're heavy! So, think about those each command as a burden loaded into a big wagon (charity, hospitality, kindness, tithing, diligence, good works) – they're all piled high in a cart you have to pull! BUT there's a horse available to pull that wagon AND there's tack, a harness and reins and a bridle) a way to h...

Jeremiah's experience informs our idea of the Christian life and instructs us how to think creatively about our daily employment as promoting the good of our neighbors even as we live in a strange land. Let's look at: A Letter from Beyond Living In Tents Is Always Intense The Exile Lifestyle

There are two points I want to use to lead us this morning- from Paul's instruction to the Colossians. 1. The Work of Union with Christ…. 2. Working in Union with Christ.