The Park Road Pres Podcast

Advent: David - The Shepherd We Need

And the question for US is… do we need shepherds today? Is the organized church and leaders in the church, and clergy, ministry leaders, counselors, elders and deacons… ARE they necessary today? Aren't we passed that and why not just trust every believer to follow God as he or she sees fit? 

Advent of the King: Son of David in Isaiah Part 2

When Christians talk about "free grace" what does that mean? Is it a free entrance into God's favor…but then…you know…when we get on our feet, you have to… you know…shape up and do our part? It's a gift but you have to pay for it. Because anything else is…too good to be true…no such thing as a free lunch…right? Let's look at:
1) No Such Thing As A Free Lunch 2) Someone Always Pays 3) Let's Go To Lunch

Advent: Son of David in Isaiah

Today (and next week) we'll look at the Prophet Isaiah (700BC) and what he says about this mysterious Figure. In today's passages we'll look at the situation facing this great prophet (Isaiah) and how that situation can only be remedied by thē King we welcome (once again) into our lives as we observe His Advent: 1) Surface Solutions for Deep Problems2) Deep Solutions for Deep Problems3) Using the Deep Solution on OUR Deep Problems

The Prodigal Manager

Listen in as Pastor TJ Campo explains The Parable of the Dishonest Manager in Luke 15/16. We will consider these three points:
The difficulty deciphering
The elusive analogy
The elusive difficulty in the takeaway
 

David’s Chief End

Let's dive in and look at David's death…and let's use the occasion to THINK about death. Let's think about how people often relate and respond to death. Then we'll look at the Bible's understanding of death is (IS there a cohesive teaching on death in the Bible?) Last, let's consider how WE deal with death, the death of loved ones… how we'll face our own deaths.
Let's look at: 1) Reactions to Death 2) Understanding Death and 3) Facing Death

The Fall and Rise of the House of David: Cost me Nothing

Today we note the character change in David (a Pattern for us to follow) and the symbols pointing to a bigger Story (a Picture for us to trace) and lastly the motivation we find when we do trace the picture back to the King represented (a Persuasion to us to live a new life).
Let's look at part two of last week's scene – let's find in this sequel: 1) A Pattern 2) A Pointer 3) A Persuasion

The Fall and Rise of the House of David: A Matter of Security

Last week, David had a craving (for HOME) and this week David has an idea for establishing his house and legacy…and guaranteeing the security of the nation. But David's idea is a bad one…for reasons that may not be obvious to us… So, let's look at this quest for security:1) David's Sin 2) David's Dreadful Decision 3) The Hand of the Lord (the security we need)

David Had A Craving

The writer takes us back to David's early days when he'd been anointed king, but Saul was the reigning king. And while on the run from Saul, David learns that his own hometown was occupied by his arch enemies, the Philistines. David is hiding from Saul, the mad king, in an enormous cave and he expresses homesickness for the place where he was born, the little town of Bethlehem.
That's what I want to explore together today – the craving or longing for home, why we really can't go back and cultivating a holy homesickness for the home where we've never been. So that's it – 1) Homesickness, 2) No Going Back and 3) The Home Where We've Never Been.

Gratitude from the Unlikely

Phil Letizia dives into Luke 17:11-19, & the story of Jesus healing the 10 lepers. 

The Fall and Rise of the House of David: The God-Drenched Life

We've seen both regret and grief in David's life; today's text addresses the opposite of regret i.e., satisfaction. How to look forward to looking back – how to cultivate future satisfaction? Let's look at three themes:1) Trouble2) Self3) God