The Park Road Pres Podcast

Is there power in the gospel (basic message of Christianity) to sustain you in the midst of a setback so devastating that it leaves you feeling that the bottom has fallen out of your whole life? And how do you USE the gospel to get the will to go on?

The strange and striking act that starts the dialog forever establishes the credibility of the Speaker – the ETHOS. But at first, it's NOT understood at all! "If you will be My disciple and a leader in My movement then you must know three paradoxical truths":
1) An Example of WHAT God Requires of You2) An Emblem of WHAT GOD Does for You3) An Engine to DO what God Requires
Sermon by Senior Pastor TJ Campo

This bit of John's Gospel is packed with pathos (emotion) and it's a watershed (peak of a roof) ... the line is crossed and Jesus Christ is now marked for death (v.54). There's a lot going on here... a number of different characters ...very intriguing storytelling ... BUT IN the drama and IN the unfolding plot, some really important things are being communicated about the spiritual life.
By Pastor TJ Campo

Listen in as Dr. Phil Letizia unpacks Matthew 12:1-14,46-50

Listen in as Phil Letizia unpacks Matthew 11:1-19, 25-30. He dives into these three points:
Promises Fulfilled
The Unimpressed and Uncommitted 
The Claim and the Invitation

Listen in as we consider what it means to live out Psalm 27. What does it mean to "dwell in the House of the Lord" and to "gaze upon his beauty?" 

A seemingly tedious and unimportant list AND the most captivating invitation ever issued: the paragraphs beginning and ending the NT… and BOTH include this flawed king – who "didn't always obey God but always dealt with God" (Eugene Peterson). So, let's look at the origin and destiny of the Son of David:
1. The Covenant Made and Fulfilled2. The Covenant's Meaning for Daily Life

...the path to greatness will be a route that none of the Israelites expected. And there's a PATTERN here: that same road is the path anyone takes if he or she will live a significant life…not simply a life of fame or success or popularity (Hebrews 11.37-39) but true significance in the sight of God.
On the way to restoration and greatness, there must be a purge in the city – a cleansing. Cities are rarely famous for cleanliness but to be great, this city will have to be… decontaminated and will then become a SOURCE of purity and beauty to others. Let's see this pattern and path to greatness and how anyone who becomes great follows it.

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? 

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