Parkside Christian Church Podcast

Week 3 | Joseph's Journey To The Manger | Matt Robinson

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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Week 2 | Mary's Journey To The Manger | Matt Robinson

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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Week 1 | Our Journey To The Manger | Matt Robinson

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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Week 11 | James:Faith and Fruit | Randy Adams

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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Week 10 | James:Faith and Fruit | Missions Sunday

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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Week 9 | James:Faith and Fruit | Matt Robinson

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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Week 8 | James:Faith and Fruit | Matt Robinson

Speaker: Matt Robinson
Scripture: James 4:10
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It’s pretty ironic that nobody enjoys being around a proud or arrogant person, and at the same time none of us tend to enjoy humbling ourselves in front of someone else. It’s a bit of a conundrum. Scripture says that God opposes the proud and gives grace to the humble. That pretty clearly shows us the posture we should take in life. Position ourselves at the feet of Jesus and he will lift us up.
 
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Week 7 | James:Faith and Fruit | Matt Robinson

Speaker: Matt Robinson
Scripture: James 3:17-18
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You don’t have to look very far to find life advice. Friends, coworkers, search engines, and now even artificial intelligence can give us input into life’s questions big and small.Some of us search for wisdom from experience, a high IQ, or fresh ideas. James says a wise person is revealed by how they live. Wisdom that comes from heaven is full of the fruit that reveals God’s presence.
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