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SERMONSGood news! Parker Road Bible Church now streams our Sunday Worship Service live via Facebook. If you missed a service or would like to revisit a sermon, you can watch and/or listen to past service below -- both audio and video versions are provided below.
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HE CAME, HE LIVED, HE DIED, HE LIVES AGAIN!
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We are four weeks out from Easter as our world is in crisis and confusion regarding the corona virus and its impact on our future. For the follower of Christ, this world was never meant to be our home. This life is a vapor and is quickly fleeting. However, our future is not uncertain because of the power of the gospel of Jesus Christ. The gospel can be summed up in four short phrases regarding Jesus culminating in His resurrection: He came, He lived, He died and He lives again. This sermon series will focus on these four facts about Jesus.
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APRIL 5, 2020: He Died
| April 3, 2020 - Sermon Outline (PDF) |
This Sunday we will be partaking in communion. We invite you to use what you have available in your home to serve as the bread and the juice.
MARCH 29, 2020: He Lived
| March 29, 2020 - Sermon Outline (PDF) |
Last week, we talked about Jesus coming from heaven to earth. He was sent by God and faithfully embraced His mission. His mission was to seek and save us when we were lost and hopeless. He came to redeem and restore a dying world. Ultimately, He came to bring us back to God. But He didn't just come to die. He LIVED on earth, He was born as a baby as we were. He grew up as a child, experienced the teen years and walked dusty roads as a grown man. We ask why He spent that time on earth as we continue to deep dive into the Gospel. What was the significance of Jesus' life on earth?
Speaker: Pastor Frank Volpe
Speaker: Pastor Frank Volpe
MARCH 22, 2020: He Came
John 3:16-18, Romans 8:18-23
The gospel can be summed up in four short phrases regarding Jesus culminating in His resurrection: He came, He lived, He died and He lives again. Today, we will focus on Jesus' coming and some of the reasons why He came.
Speaker: Pastor Frank Volpe
The gospel can be summed up in four short phrases regarding Jesus culminating in His resurrection: He came, He lived, He died and He lives again. Today, we will focus on Jesus' coming and some of the reasons why He came.
Speaker: Pastor Frank Volpe
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THE TEN COMMANDMENTSWe live in days much like the time of the Judges, where everyone did what was right in his own eyes. More and more, we embrace moral relativism. It’s the idea that there are no absolutes and what is right and wrong is determined by each person or culture. But in the midst of our self-inflicted confusion, God is still on His throne. His Word guides us to truth and His commandments reflect what is truly good. Colin Smith wrote that "the God you worship will shape the values you hold, and the values you hold will shape the lifestyle you choose. When God doesn’t fit where we want to go, we find ourselves desperately looking for another god." Who is your God, and what can we learn about His heart from the Ten Commandments?
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MARCH 15, 2020: The Grass is Always Greener . . .
Your neighbor has a new car. Your co-worker gets the latest smartphone. Your friends have what appears to be the perfect marriage. You think to yourself, “My life would be so much better if I just had . . . ““I would be so happy if I had . . .” “My life would be great if I didn’t have . . .” Our hearts are the source of our discontentment. That discontentment leads to the breaking of the Tenth Commandment. But how do we keep this commandment? What is the secret of contentment? What is covetousness, and how do we combat it?
Speaker: Pastor Frank Volpe
Speaker: Pastor Frank Volpe
MARCH 8, 2020: What is Truth
God desires His people to tell the truth. He desires His followers to represent Him to the rest of the world. However, deceit can be subtle, and the tongue is extremely hard to tame. These are some of the reasons why it is so difficult to keep the Ninth Commandment. What do we learn about deception from this commandment and the rest of the Bible, and what does God desire from His followers today?
Speaker: Pastor Frank Volpe
Speaker: Pastor Frank Volpe
MARCH 1, 2020: Give or Take
Exodus 20:15
The Eighth Commandment forbids us from stealing. We instantly may think of someone shoplifting or kids rummaging through open cars in the middle of the night. It seems simple enough to avoid this commandment. But as we’ve seen in the previous commandments, there’s more than meets the eye. How are we tempted to steal? What does God desire from us regarding the Eighth Commandment.
Speaker: Pastor Frank Volpe
The Eighth Commandment forbids us from stealing. We instantly may think of someone shoplifting or kids rummaging through open cars in the middle of the night. It seems simple enough to avoid this commandment. But as we’ve seen in the previous commandments, there’s more than meets the eye. How are we tempted to steal? What does God desire from us regarding the Eighth Commandment.
Speaker: Pastor Frank Volpe
FEBRUARY 23, 2020: Love the One You Marry
Exodus 20:14
There are great enemies to marriage. None is more lethal than adultery. God instructed Moses to warn the Israelites of this enemy, when He said you shall not commit adultery. What constitutes adultery and how do we avoid it? What truths must we realize from this commandment? Let’s look at the 7th Commandment as well as the words of Jesus, Moses, Solomon, and a myriad of New Testament writers in order to discover the pitfalls of adultery.
Speaker: Pastor Frank Volpe
There are great enemies to marriage. None is more lethal than adultery. God instructed Moses to warn the Israelites of this enemy, when He said you shall not commit adultery. What constitutes adultery and how do we avoid it? What truths must we realize from this commandment? Let’s look at the 7th Commandment as well as the words of Jesus, Moses, Solomon, and a myriad of New Testament writers in order to discover the pitfalls of adultery.
Speaker: Pastor Frank Volpe
FEBRUARY 16, 2020: 6 Facts About Taking a Life
Exodus 20:13
Jesus gave us a summary of the Ten Commandments when He said the greatest commandment is to love God with one’s whole being, and the second like the first, to love our neighbor as ourselves. The ultimate violation of loving one’s neighbor is to take his or her life. The sixth commandment takes aim at this behavior and the decisions people make to destroy another’s life. Why is murder so offensive to God? What constitutes as murder? What doesn’t? Would we be shocked to discover who has broken this commandment?
Speaker: Pastor Frank Volpe
Jesus gave us a summary of the Ten Commandments when He said the greatest commandment is to love God with one’s whole being, and the second like the first, to love our neighbor as ourselves. The ultimate violation of loving one’s neighbor is to take his or her life. The sixth commandment takes aim at this behavior and the decisions people make to destroy another’s life. Why is murder so offensive to God? What constitutes as murder? What doesn’t? Would we be shocked to discover who has broken this commandment?
Speaker: Pastor Frank Volpe
FEBRUARY 9, 2020: Honoring & Being Parents
Exodus 20:8-11
Jesus gave us a summary of the Ten Commandments when He said the greatest commandment is to love God with one’s whole being, and the second like the first, to love our neighbor as ourselves. The first four commandments focus on our relationship with God, while the next six focus on our love for one another. The first four are vertical (between us and God) and the next six are horizontal (between us and other people). God is guiding Israel as they are moving through the wilderness and He will eventually lead their children into the land He promised. We cannot miss the fact that as God is establishing a nation, he first focuses on the family unit. What does it mean to honor our parents? How does this change over the course of our lives? What implications does this commandment have on us who are parents? Let’s look at the fifth commandment to find out.
Speaker: Pastor Frank Volpe
Jesus gave us a summary of the Ten Commandments when He said the greatest commandment is to love God with one’s whole being, and the second like the first, to love our neighbor as ourselves. The first four commandments focus on our relationship with God, while the next six focus on our love for one another. The first four are vertical (between us and God) and the next six are horizontal (between us and other people). God is guiding Israel as they are moving through the wilderness and He will eventually lead their children into the land He promised. We cannot miss the fact that as God is establishing a nation, he first focuses on the family unit. What does it mean to honor our parents? How does this change over the course of our lives? What implications does this commandment have on us who are parents? Let’s look at the fifth commandment to find out.
Speaker: Pastor Frank Volpe
FEBRUARY 2, 2020: How Do We Keep Holy The Sabbath?
Exodus 20:8-11
In this series we’ve learned the Ten Commandments are guard rails that define the road of true morality-what is right and what is wrong. They are a tutor that teaches us that we fall short of God’s standards. They communicate God’s heart and who God is making the born-again believer in Christ. Jesus summed them up when He said the greatest commandment is to love God with one’s whole being, and the second like the first, to love our neighbor as ourselves. As we examine the commandments, how do we live them out as believers under the New Covenant? Specifically, what does it mean to keep holy the Sabbath? Does this apply to us? If, so when is it? Let’s take a closer look to learn what God teaches us in the fourth commandment and how we are to honor Him?
Speaker: Pastor Frank Volpe
In this series we’ve learned the Ten Commandments are guard rails that define the road of true morality-what is right and what is wrong. They are a tutor that teaches us that we fall short of God’s standards. They communicate God’s heart and who God is making the born-again believer in Christ. Jesus summed them up when He said the greatest commandment is to love God with one’s whole being, and the second like the first, to love our neighbor as ourselves. As we examine the commandments, how do we live them out as believers under the New Covenant? Specifically, what does it mean to keep holy the Sabbath? Does this apply to us? If, so when is it? Let’s take a closer look to learn what God teaches us in the fourth commandment and how we are to honor Him?
Speaker: Pastor Frank Volpe
JANUARY 26, 2020: The Name Above Every Name
Exodus 20:7
Names are important. In our culture we talk a lot about branding: marketing our unique name and image as a professional, company, etc. People have websites, logos, and blogs based off their name. Often people google their names. In one way, our name is a sound bite of who we are. All we are is summarized in a dozen or so letters: our name. Our name is a representation of who we are as people. Therefore, God’s Name is of supreme importance, because how we use it reflects upon who He is. How we use God’s Name is extremely serious, as we never want to misrepresent Him or denigrate His character in any way. What should we be aware of as we study the 3rd commandment? How should we use the Name of the Lord?
Speaker: Pastor Frank Volpe
Names are important. In our culture we talk a lot about branding: marketing our unique name and image as a professional, company, etc. People have websites, logos, and blogs based off their name. Often people google their names. In one way, our name is a sound bite of who we are. All we are is summarized in a dozen or so letters: our name. Our name is a representation of who we are as people. Therefore, God’s Name is of supreme importance, because how we use it reflects upon who He is. How we use God’s Name is extremely serious, as we never want to misrepresent Him or denigrate His character in any way. What should we be aware of as we study the 3rd commandment? How should we use the Name of the Lord?
Speaker: Pastor Frank Volpe
JANUARY 19, 2020: Re-Imaging God
Exodus 20:1-3
Our culture says we can be anything we desire if we put our mind to it. We’ve now come to a place where we make whatever we want, into whatever we want. We are consumed with personalizing everything, and this means even reshaping of God according to our tastes and sinful desires. God challenged the people of Israel in the second commandment to not create other gods or distort His image by creating idols of Him. He promised blessing for those who worship Him alone. Colin Smith writes: In the first commandment that God calls us to embrace Him unconditionally. In the second He calls us to embrace Him as He is. It is clear in the first two commandments that God is to have no rivals. What are the results of creating idols?
Speaker: Pastor Frank Volpe
Our culture says we can be anything we desire if we put our mind to it. We’ve now come to a place where we make whatever we want, into whatever we want. We are consumed with personalizing everything, and this means even reshaping of God according to our tastes and sinful desires. God challenged the people of Israel in the second commandment to not create other gods or distort His image by creating idols of Him. He promised blessing for those who worship Him alone. Colin Smith writes: In the first commandment that God calls us to embrace Him unconditionally. In the second He calls us to embrace Him as He is. It is clear in the first two commandments that God is to have no rivals. What are the results of creating idols?
Speaker: Pastor Frank Volpe
JANUARY 12, 2020: I AM the LORD Your God
Exodus 20:1-3
We live in days much like the time of the Judges, where everyone did what was right in his own eyes. More and more, we embrace moral relativism. It’s the idea that there are no absolutes and what is right and wrong is determined by each person or culture. But in the midst of our self-inflicted confusion, God is still on His throne. His Word guides us to truth and His commandments reflect what is truly good. Colin Smith wrote that the God you worship will shape the values you hold, and the values you hold will shape the lifestyle you choose. When God doesn’t fit where we want to go, we find ourselves desperately looking for another god. Who is your God, and what can we learn about His heart from the Ten Commandments?
Speaker: Pastor Frank Volpe
We live in days much like the time of the Judges, where everyone did what was right in his own eyes. More and more, we embrace moral relativism. It’s the idea that there are no absolutes and what is right and wrong is determined by each person or culture. But in the midst of our self-inflicted confusion, God is still on His throne. His Word guides us to truth and His commandments reflect what is truly good. Colin Smith wrote that the God you worship will shape the values you hold, and the values you hold will shape the lifestyle you choose. When God doesn’t fit where we want to go, we find ourselves desperately looking for another god. Who is your God, and what can we learn about His heart from the Ten Commandments?
Speaker: Pastor Frank Volpe