Preview of the Apocalypse of John

At the very center of Revelation lay two distinct images: The Throne and Two Cities.

Ruling over all creation is “The One Who is Seated on The Throne” and His Lion who is the Slain Lamb. All of History is thus sovereignly ruled with purpose.

Even in its apparent chaos and rebellion, God is bringing to fruition his long ordered intentions: Judgment and Redemption.

Through all of history- even now – God is ever judging those who will not worship the Lamb and redeeming and cleansing those who belong to the Lamb.

The culmination of this history constitutes the Tale of Two Cities. One in rebellion against

the Throne, the other worshipping the Lamb, redeemed and cleansed by Him.

This framework: The Throne and The Tale of Two Cities, is meant to become a lens through which the church sees its worship and its mission in the world.

We are witnesses to the One who sits on the Throne and to the Lamb and our great hope is the eternal life of the City filled with the glory and presence of God.

in Blog • Brian Brown • The Apocalypse of John

Serve Denver Day

On Saturday, August 24th, 2014, we had our first (hopefully annual) Serve Denver Day.

What a blast.

Just under 200 “Park People” showed up to help serve our neighbors in the Highlands.

So, who did we serve, and what did we do?

North High School
-Washed almost every window
-Organized all classrooms
-Cleaned the cafeteria and auditorium

The facilities manager said, “We truly appreciate the service you all provided here at North.”

Skinner Middle School
-Transformed the community “garden”

It truly looked like a jungle when we arrived. Now it’s a pristine vegetable and flower garden that the students can use and enjoy! 

The Highlands
-Cleaned streets and alleys
-Weeded neighbors’ yards
-Hauled toilets and couches off of properties (with permission)

We covered over 30 square blocks in all. One gentleman, when asked if there was anything we could do on the spot, told the group, I think as a joke, that they could weed his whole yard.

And with 30 hands at work, his yard was weed free in 15 minutes.

Parks
-Picked up trash and yard debris
-Cleaned the streets and alleys
-Met neighbors along the way

BBQ Celebration

When we’d finished the above, we celebrated with a BBQ.

Over 20 of our neighbors showed up, and all in all, we fed about 150 people.

One of the coolest parts about the weekend was seeing two of those neighbors, who had never been to Park Church before, walk through the doors on Sunday morning for worship.

We had countless neighbors thank Park Church volunteers for servicing the community in this way and they let us know that they’d like to join Park Church the next time around. 

All glory be to Christ!

in Blog • James Lepine • Love5280