Parkside Christian Church Podcast

Speaker: Matt Robinson
Scripture: Hebrews 2:17
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Two millennia ago the hope of all mankind arrived in the most unexpected way in a little town just a few miles outside of Jerusalem. In Bethlehem, in a manger meant for feeding livestock a mother placed her newborn child. This little one would go on to heal the sick, walk on water, and even bring the dead back to life. This child would go on to give his life for all of us. His arrival to earth takes us on a journey. A journey to the town of Bethlehem to once again look upon the face that would redeem us all. A journey to the manger that would lead us to the cross.
 
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Speaker: Matt Robinson
Scripture: Hebrews 2:17-18
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Two thousand years ago, the God of the universe decided to put on skin and become a human, born in a manger in the town of Bethlehem. He decided to go on that journey and descend to earth long before that. All the way back to the creation of the world he knew that man would need to be rescued, and he decided to do the heavy lifting himself. From the pages of Genesis, all the way up to the straw-filled manger you can see his footsteps to earth. Whether it is foreshadowed in the lives of the leaders in Israel's history, or in the words of their prophets, it was clear that Jesus was coming to rescue us all.
God calls us to use what we have to protect and care for those around us.
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Speaker: Matt Robinson
Scripture: Luke 2: 1-7, Matthew 1:18-25
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After it was decreed that a census would be taken, Joseph had to make an unexpected journey with his new wife who was about to give birth. That wasn’t the only unexpected journey he was going on though. If things had gone according to his plans, he would have divorced her quietly and moved on with his life. She had wound up pregnant before they had gotten married, and he wasn’t the father. God had other plans though. There was something much bigger going on and God wanted Joseph watch over and care for Mary in the midst of this turbulent journey. 
God calls us to use what we have to protect and care for those around us.
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Speaker: Matt Robinson
Scripture: Luke 1:26-56
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The best estimates say that Mary was somewhere between 15 and 16 years old when she gave birth to Jesus. Roll back the clock just a little more than 9 months before that. Think about that season in Mary’s life. She was going to be married. Her life was arranged neatly out ahead of her. There would have been excitement for the wedding just around the corner, the hope for a family down the road after that. Then an angel comes to her and tells her of a much different journey that is in store for her. An exceptionally special one for sure, but one that erases much of the future she thought she had ahead. As Mary began her journey to the manger, she was also coming to grips with the loss of the life she thought was about to arrive.
 
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Speaker: Matt Robinson
Scripture: Romans 3:23-24
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What brings us back to the manger year after year? Each of us might celebrate our own birthday each year, but no other birthday brings so many people together every revolution around the Sun. Time after time we go on a journey that leads us back to a manger, with a little Israeli boy in it that would go on to change the course of history. We come to the manger, because we need it. More than most of us even realize. We need the grace, redemption, and adoption into God’s family that it holds. We need the savior that was born in that manger.
 
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Speaker: Randy Adams
Scripture: James 5:13
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" Is anyone among you in trouble? Let them pray. Is anyone happy? Let them sing songs of praise." Our final week in James calls us to pray for one another. 
 
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Speaker: Missions Sunday
Scripture: James 5:7-8
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Join us as our mission partners continue in the book of James. Be patient in the waiting. 
 
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Speaker: Matt Robinson
Scripture: James 5:1-6
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Shrinkflation and Inflation. Yuck. A dollar isn’t what a dollar used to be. Even if you’ve been prudent with your money, investing can be a roller coaster and it can be hard to keep your balance. Riches can’t keep us safe even if having more might make you feel more at ease. Each of us needs to remember that financial wealth is a temporary thing. Like a flower in the summer sun it will eventually shrivel up. Our assurance isn’t found in finance, it’s found in our heavenly Father.
 
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