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In a culture marked by spiritual apathy, social injustice, political polarization, and self-absorbed living, Jonah and Amos speak with timely relevance for our lives in Denver today.
Amos is a shepherd from the south (Judah) sent to confront the elite in the northern kingdom of Israel. He denounces empty religious rituals, economic injustice, and societal complacency. Amos reveals how deeply God cares about righteousness, justice, and covenant faithfulness—and how His people can no longer separate worship from daily ethics.
In a culture marked by spiritual apathy, social injustice, political polarization, and self-absorbed living, Jonah and Amos speak with timely relevance for our lives in Denver today.
Amos is a shepherd from the south (Judah) sent to confront the elite in the northern kingdom of Israel. He denounces empty religious rituals, economic injustice, and societal complacency. Amos reveals how deeply God cares about righteousness, justice, and covenant faithfulness—and how His people can no longer separate worship from daily ethics.
In a culture marked by spiritual apathy, social injustice, political polarization, and self-absorbed living, Jonah and Amos speak with timely relevance for our lives in Denver today.
Jonah is a story-driven prophetic book centered around a reluctant prophet who is called to preach repentance to Israel’s enemies in Nineveh. Jonah refuses, not out of fear, but because he knows God is merciful—and he doesn’t want Nineveh to receive that mercy. God relentlessly pursues both Jonah and the Ninevites, extending His compassion to rebels—insiders and outsiders alike.
This fall marks our sixth installation of “Be with Jesus and Follow His Way of Life,” a semiannual preaching series where we revisit our vision for discipleship to Jesus (with a focus on a particular practice).
But first, what is that vision for discipleship? Park Church exists to make disciples of Jesus for the glory of God and the joy of all people. What’s a disciple? A disciple is someone who has been reconciled to God by grace through faith in Christ and is learning to be with Jesus and follow His way of life.
This particular installation of the series is simply called “Rest” and is aimed at helping disciples of Jesus learn more about what it means to “be with Jesus” by helping us grow in our practices of rest and Sabbath. This mini-series precedes its sibling, “Work,” which we’ll visit in January 2026.
Christ in the Psalms is a yearly reflection on how the people of God pray, engage emotion, and offer all elements of life to the God who dwells with His people. As we learn and reflect, we wondrously find unmistakable glimpses of Christ throughout the process.
This year, we began with Psalm 1—returning to the start again after finishing the Psalter last year. The summer will take us through Psalm 10.
Christ in the Psalms is a yearly reflection on how the people of God pray, engage emotion, and offer all elements of life to the God who dwells with His people. As we learn and reflect, we wondrously find unmistakable glimpses of Christ throughout the process.
On Sunday, June 1, we kicked off the series for the summer. We began with Psalm 1—returning to the start again after finishing the Psalter last year.
In a culture that constantly demands more—more productivity, more entertainment, more commitments, more distractions—many people feel stretched thin, exhausted, and unsure whether their time is being spent on what truly matters. The way we use our time reveals our deepest values, yet many of us are caught in patterns that leave us anxious, hurried, and spiritually malnourished. In this third portion of our Seek First the Kingdoms series, we will explore what it means to “redeem the time” (Ephesians 5:16) by centering our lives around God’s Kingdom. Rather than being ruled by cultural expectations, we are called to wisely and intentionally steward our time in light of God’s Kingdom.
In seeking to grow significantly in how we disciple the next generation, extend the hospitality of Jesus, cultivate leaders church-wide, and multiply Gospel-centered ministry, we’re embarking on a two-year path of generosity that will ask something of each of us. As this series continues, we hope the life and leadership of our generous King (2 Corinthians 8:9) will be a compelling force, taking us past this short sermon series, through the sustained work of these next two years, and on to a new place in our lives where we trust Him more than ever, seeing His Kingdom everywhere we look (and often through the humble work of our hands).
In a world filled with competing pressures and distractions, it’s easy to feel anxious, overwhelmed, and disconnected from the deeper, more meaningful life we long for. In our Spring sermon series, we’ll explore how Jesus offers a path that frees us from these anxieties, inviting us to experience His peace and joy by realigning our lives and priorities with His Kingdom.https://parkchurch.org/wp-content/uploads/2025/02/Sermonn-9am_2025.02.09.m4a
This is our fifth installation of our “Be with Jesus and Follow His Way of Life” multi-year preaching series.
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This is our fifth installation of our “Be with Jesus and Follow His Way of Life” multi-year preaching series. This particular installation is aimed at helping disciples of Jesus learn more about what it means to “be with Jesus” by helping us grow in our practice of confession and repentance in order to cultivate deeper communion with God.https://parkchurch.org/wp-content/uploads/2024/09/Sermon_2024.09.01.m4a
Every summer at Park Church, we spend several weeks in the Psalms. The Psalms give us a vocabulary and a “hymnal” for relating to God through the full range of human experience and emotion, ultimately pointing us to Jesus. We’re in our thirteenth summer of “Christ in the Psalms.” This year will take us from Psalm 140 to Psalm 150.https://parkchurch.org/wp-content/uploads/2024/07/Sermon-Edit_2024.07.28.m4a
Every summer at Park Church, we spend several weeks in the Psalms. The Psalms give us a vocabulary and a “hymnal” for relating to God through the full range of human experience and emotion, ultimately pointing us to Jesus. We’re in our thirteenth summer of “Christ in the Psalms.” This year will take us from Psalm 140 to Psalm 150.https://parkchurch.org/wp-content/uploads/2024/06/Sermon_9am_2023.06.23_56.m4a
We’ll allow the Scriptures to take us to the scene of our Lord’s betrayal, arrest, trial, crucifixion and burial, setting us up for a deep celebration of Jesus’ resurrection on Easter Sunday.https://parkchurch.org/wp-content/uploads/2024/04/Sermon_7pm_2024.03.29-Good-Friday.m4a
The culture of our city has the power to shape us in more ways than we might know. When Christians conform to the desires, values, and practices of their city, it creates real problems in the church. In 1 Corinthians, Paul is writing to a messy church experiencing all sorts of city-shaped problems. To confront these problems, Paul reminds the church of who they are in Christ, and he calls them to live with a Christ-shaped vision for life.https://parkchurch.org/wp-content/uploads/2024/03/Sermon_2024.03.17.m4a
The culture of our city has the power to shape us in more ways than we might know. When Christians conform to the desires, values, and practices of their city, it creates real problems in the church. In 1 Corinthians, Paul is writing to a messy church experiencing all sorts of city-shaped problems. To confront these problems, Paul reminds the church of who they are in Christ, and he calls them to live with a Christ-shaped vision for life.https://parkchurch.org/wp-content/uploads/2024/02/Sermon_2024.02.11.m4a
As humans, our foundational formation takes place within some sort of family system. We are discipled, whether with intentionality or not, into a way of life. Then at some point along the way we meet Jesus. When we put our faith in Him, we are reconciled to God and brought into His family. But how do we relate to His other children, and why do relationships remain so difficult? In this series, we’ll look to Jesus to learn how we can grow in love for one another as brothers and sisters in the family of God.https://parkchurch.org/wp-content/uploads/2024/01/Sermon_2024.01.14.m4a
As the minor prophets helped the people of Israel prepare for and await the Messiah, they can likewise teach us how to stand between the first coming of Christ and His future return.https://parkchurch.org/wp-content/uploads/2023/12/Sermon_2023.12.04.m4a
By confronting us with sobering truths, Ecclesiastes helps deconstruct common ways that humans pursue pleasure and purpose and teaches us to surrender to God in the midst of the complex realities of life. It lays a foundation for a more mature and more reliable path to lasting joy.https://parkchurch.org/wp-content/uploads/2023/10/Sermon_2023.10.22.m4a
Every summer at Park Church, we spend several weeks in the Psalms. The Psalms give us a vocabulary and a “hymnal” for relating to God through the full range of human experience and emotion, ultimately pointing us to Jesus. This summer, we’ll continue with Psalms 130–139.
Every summer at Park Church, we spend several weeks in the Psalms. The Psalms give us a vocabulary and a “hymnal” for relating to God through the full range of human experience and emotion, ultimately pointing us to Jesus. This summer, we’ll continue with Psalms 130–139.
Every summer at Park Church, we spend several weeks in the Psalms. The Psalms give us a vocabulary and a “hymnal” for relating to God through the full range of human experience and emotion, ultimately pointing us to Jesus. This summer, we’ll continue with Psalms 130–139.
In this seventh and final section of Matthew, chapters 23–25 explore the idea that salvation comes through judgment. After chapter 25, we step into the narrative of Jesus’ betrayal, arrest, crucifixion, and resurrection. The King of the upside-down kingdom takes His paradoxical throne. Lastly, chapter 28 wraps up with the Great Commission.Audio Playerhttps://parkchurch.org/wp-content/uploads/2023/05/Sermon_2023.05.14.m4a
In this seventh and final section of Matthew, chapters 23–25 explore the idea that salvation comes through judgment. After chapter 25, we step into the narrative of Jesus’ betrayal, arrest, crucifixion, and resurrection. The King of the upside-down kingdom takes His paradoxical throne. Lastly, chapter 28 wraps up with the Great Commission.Audio Playerhttps://parkchurch.org/wp-content/uploads/2023/04/Sermon_2023.04.23.m4a
In this seventh and final section of Matthew, chapters 23–25 explore the idea that salvation comes through judgment. After chapter 25, we step into the narrative of Jesus’ betrayal, arrest, crucifixion, and resurrection. The King of the upside-down kingdom takes His paradoxical throne. Lastly, chapter 28 wraps up with the Great Commission.
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We routinely take a few Sundays in a row to focus on our mission as a church: we exist to make disciples of Jesus for the glory of God and the joy of all people. Though many of Park Church’s people may know those words, discussing their “why” in detail helps us know where we’re going together.
This year, we want to focus on five practical areas where the mission of God propels us to live in particular ways:
- The Global Mission of God (January 8)
- Hospitality and Neighboring (January 15)
- Restorative Justice (January 22)
- Faith and Work (January 29)
- Sharing the Good News (February 5)
While no one is called to simultaneously grow and serve equally in every area of the Christian life, there are likely one or two areas that God may invite you into throughout the series. We invite you to pray through and consider the areas of focus above and what that might mean for you.
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https://parkchurch.org/wp-content/uploads/2022/12/Sermon_2022.12.04.m4aThe Second Coming of Christ is a fundamental Christian conviction, promised by Scripture and professed by followers of Christ throughout history. Though now often neglected or misunderstood, the promise of Jesus’ return remains vital.
Culturally, we can be horrible at waiting. Quick “fixes” are everywhere and easily-accessible comforts can dilute our felt need for all things to be made new. But there is brokenness that will go unfixed and pain that will go unhealed until Christ comes again.
The Second Coming was never meant to be a sidebar or peripheral doctrine, but a central one that we uphold, rehearse and celebrate. Scripture reflects this truth:
“Baptism is mentioned 19 times in seven Epistles, and in 14 out of 21 it is not alluded to. The Lord’s Supper is only referred to three or four times in the entire New Testament… The Lord’s Coming is referred to in one verse out of every 13 in the New Testament, and in the Epistles alone in one verse out of 10. This proportion is surely of importance, for if frequency of mention is any criterion there is scarcely any other truth of equal interest and value.”
(W. H. Griffith-Thomas in “The Principles of Theology”)
This Advent, we’re excited to focus together on Jesus’ return and why it matters to our lives as Christians.
In Part VI of our ongoing Matthew Series covers Matthew 19:1–22:36. We’ll study several difficult teachings, parables, and miracles of Jesus, bringing us to His triumphal entry into Jerusalem.
In Part VI of our ongoing Matthew Series covers Matthew 19:1–22:36. We’ll study several difficult teachings, parables, and miracles of Jesus, bringing us to His triumphal entry into Jerusalem.
Part V of our ongoing Matthew series covers Matthew 13:53–18:35. We’ll discuss Jesus’ massive public miracles like the feeding of the five thousand and also His intimate, personal miracles like the temple-tax shekel in the fish’s mouth. We’ll study revelations of Jesus’ true identity in the Transfiguration and in His lordship over nature. We’ll learn […]
Over the first four weeks of this year, we will share four “Pastoral Words” that we pray will guide our church family into the New Year.
Our world is weary. We’re weary from the pain of a pandemic. We’re weary from the divisions that have ripped through our society and our relationships. We’ve been weary since the fall of man and we feel weariness on this particular day. The season of Advent (the four weeks leading up to Christmas) creates a […]
We are in Part IV of our ongoing series in the book of Matthew. In the Gospel according to Matthew, Jesus is inviting us into a whole new way of life with a new set of values and a new type of community. Really, it’s a whole new Kingdom that is being established right here […]
This Sunday is week 13 of Christ in the Psalms at Park Church Highlands and we’re in Psalm 119. Instead of taking Psalm 119 section-by-section, we’re addressing it topically over the course of three weeks. In this third and final, week, the topic is “God’s Word to Us.”
This Sunday is week six of Christ in the Psalms 2021 at Park Church Downtown. We’ll be in Psalm 115.
This Sunday is week six of Christ in the Psalms 2021 at Park Church Highlands. We’ll be in Psalm 115.