Parkside Christian Church Podcast

Speaker: Matt Robinson
Scripture:  Joshua - Esther
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When you go someplace special, it's not a simple trip. If it was, then everyone would go there right? God’s people found their journey taking them unexpected and difficult places. Progress was tough and often discouraging. They had to decide if they were going to trust the directions they had been given. When the journey gets tough keep the destination in mind, and have courage along the way.
 
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Speaker: Matt Robinson
Scripture: Genesis - Deuteronomy
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Every road trip has to start somewhere. Scriptures beginning is our beginning as well. The first several books were all written by Moses and tell the story of the beginning of all things. Moses continues the story to tell about the long journey of God’s people. When you go on any trip you want to start with the destination in mind. What journey does the Bible take us on? It leads us to our savior and our creator.
 
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Speaker: Matt Robinson
Scripture: John 13:1-17
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Earlier in the series we talked about how Jesus served because his heaven Father instructed him too. The Gospels make it abundantly clear that this was not a small part of his purpose, but a core part of Jesus’ nature. He came not to be served, but to serve. He came to give his life for the people he was serving. In his final moments with his disciples he made the full extent of his love apparent by serving them once again. He washes their feet and tells them to serve others in the same way.
 
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Speaker: Matt Robinson
Scripture: The Book of Esther
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The book of Esther is an excellent case study in the motivations for serving. The three main characters of Esther all serve in different ways but with different motivations. Mordecai serves the King and saves his life because it is the right thing to do even if he doesn’t get credit. Haman on the other hand serves only to make himself look good and does even that at the expense of others. Finally, Esther has very little control over her life and situation, but still chooses to serve God for the sake of her people. When your moment arrives, how will you serve?
 
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Speaker: Matt Robinson
Scripture: Judges 4-5
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Sometimes God calls us to serve in a bold way. We might take a look around and not like our chances of success. That doesn’t mean we shouldn’t serve, it means we should lean all the more on the strength God has given us. Are we willing to boldly trust that God goes before us when we obey him? In a culture when men were often the ones in power, God used the boldness of two separate women to deliver the Israelites. Serve God boldly and he promises to go before you.
 
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Speaker: Matt Robinson
Scripture: Genesis 6-7
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If you want to be a great servant, it isn’t a one and done sort of thing. Faithfulness is a key attribute of any of God’s Servants. Community Service projects are great, but committed servants are just getting started when most everyone else is punching their time card and going home. The Bible says that Noah faithfully walked with God in a time when the rest of the world could care less. He didn’t just do what was right, he built an ark under God’s direction day after day, year after year even if nobody else paid attention. Can we serve faithfully like Noah?
 
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Speaker: Randy Shivers
Scripture: Ephesians 2:8
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All over Scripture, we are told to ‘serve the Lord.’ In Psalm 100:2, it says to ‘serve the Lord with gladness.’ Deuteronomy 10:12 says, ‘Serve the Lord your God with all your heart and with all your soul.’ Joshua says, ‘As for me and my house, we will serve the Lord’ (Joshua 24:15). And Paul in Romans 12:11 also tells us to ‘serve the Lord.’ In Mark 10:45, Jesus says, ‘The Son of Man came not to be served but to serve.’ Christians throw around the phrase ‘serve the Lord’ but what does that phrase mean and why is it important as a follower of Christ?  We don’t get right with God because we serve, we serve because Jesus saved us and made us right with God. 
 
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Speaker: Matt Robinson
Scripture: John 21//Luke 24
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It’s true that Jesus’ disciples were not expecting him to die or even to die on a cross. It is especially true that they weren’t expecting him to come back to life. Everyone who had fought with death had lost. All of humanity ended up swallowed in the grave, never to return. Jesus broke the jaws of death and emerged victorious. His triumph over death brought us a victory over sin and death as well. 
 
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