Matt Morginsky

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Our guest is Matt Morginsky. He’s planting pastor at Grace and Peace Church here in Denver!

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3:00 – Who Matt Morginsky Is And What He Does! 6:00 – Why They Chose To Plant In Denver 8:00 – How A Pastoral Residency Helps People Prepare To Plant 10:20 – Thoughts On How To Listen To God 15:20 – What It Means To “Wait In Motion” 18:05 – Challenges And Successes With Church Planting So Far 24:50 – Specific Ways To Pray For And Support Them 28:30 – Favorite TV Shows, Movies, And Books As Of Late 32:00 – Best Meal He’s Had Recently 34:00 – Nerdiest Thing He’s Into Right Now 37:15 – The Billboard Question

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April 8, 2018

We’re in week 13 of Genesis at Park Church, discussing God’s foundational worldview for His people and their purpose in His world.

Additionally, we’re now in the season of Eastertide, the 50 days after Easter where the resurrection of Christ is commemorated by extended celebration. We’ve updated The Christian Year with some new resources for reflecting and rejoicing during the season, you can find those here!

Here’s how you can prepare for this Sunday at Park:

1. Read through our text, Genesis 22.

Abraham, a man who has failed on several occasions to fully trust the Lord, now faithfully obeys Him even within an inch of offering his long-awaited son Isaac as a sacrifice. Just before this moment, Isaac asks his father where the lamb is for the offering. His confusion is understandable. Abraham’s response is Biblically transcendent—”God will provide for Himself the lamb.” Although God steps in at the last minute to keep Abraham from actually sacrificing Isaac, the day is foreshadowed where God would not step in for His beloved Son, accepting Jesus’ offering as the perfect and final sacrifice.

2. Read, pray and sing through the service:

CALL TO WORSHIP: John 1:29, Welcome (From Immanuel Nashville):

To all who are weary and need rest,
To all who mourn and long for comfort,
To all who feel worthless and wonder if God cares,
To all who fail and desire strength,
To all who sin and need a Savior,
This church opens wide her doors
with a welcome from Jesus Christ,
the Ally of His enemies, the Defender of the guilty,
the Justifier of the inexcusable, the Friend of sinners.
Welcome!

Before The Throne (Charitie Lees Bancroft, arr. The Modern Post)
O Fount Of Love (Matt Boswell, Matt Papa)

CONFESSION OF SIN: From The Pursuit of God by A. W. Tozer:

Father, I want to know Thee, but my coward heart fears to give up its toys. I cannot part with them without inward bleeding, and I do not try to hide from Thee the terror of the parting. I come trembling, but I do come. Please root from my heart all those things which I have cherished so long and which have become a very part of my living self, so that Thou mayest enter and dwell there without a rival. Then shalt Thou make the place of Thy feet glorious. Then shall my heart have no need of the sun to shine in it, for Thyself wilt be the light of it, and there shall be no night there. In Jesus’ Name, Amen.

Good Good Father (Anthony Brown, Pat Barrett)

It Is Finished—Part 2 (Hark, the Voice of Love and Mercy) (Jonathan Evans, William Owen)

ASSURANCE OF PARDON: John 3:16–17

GREETING, SERMON, & COMMUNION
RESPONSE: Song & Prayer

It Is Well (Horatio G. Spafford, Philip P. Bliss)
Jesus Paid It All (Elvina Hall, Kristen Stanfill)

BENEDICTION

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April 1, 2018—Easter

This Sunday is Easter Sunday, and we’re excited to celebrate the resurrection of Jesus with you at Park Church. Here are a couple ways to prepare for our service together:

1. Read through our text, Philippians 3:7–11.

All the hopes and expectations of Christians are realized in the resurrection of Jesus Christ from dead. This day is the culmination of all that the Gospel is about, causing us to desire with Paul to “know Him and the power of His resurrection.”

2. Read, pray and sing through the service:

BAPTISM & PROCESSIONAL

Roll Away The Stone (Latifah Alattas, David Wilton)
Jesus Paid It All (Elvina Hall, Kristen Stanfill)
Break Every Chain (Will Reagan)

CALL TO WORSHIP: Psalm 57:8–9, Welcome (From Immanuel Nashville):

To all who are weary and need rest,
To all who mourn and long for comfort,
To all who feel worthless and wonder if God cares,
To all who fail and desire strength,
To all who sin and need a Savior,
This church opens wide her doors
with a welcome from Jesus Christ,
the Ally of His enemies, the Defender of the guilty,
the Justifier of the inexcusable, the Friend of sinners,
the Conqueror of the grave, the resurrection and the life.
Welcome!

Christ The Lord Is Risen Today (Charles Wesley)
O Praise The Name (Anástasis) (Benjamin Hastings, Marty Sampson, Dean Ussher)

CONFESSION OF SIN: From The Worship Sourcebook:

Almighty God, You have raised Jesus from the grave
and crowned Him Lord of all.
We confess that we have not bowed before Him
or acknowledged His rule in our lives.
We have gone along with the way of the world and failed to give Him glory.
Forgive us and raise us from sin,
that we may be Your faithful people,
obeying the commands of our Lord Jesus Christ,
who rules the world and is head of the church, His body. Amen.

Nothing But The Blood (Robert Lowry arr. Page CXVI)

Man Of Sorrows (Matt Crocker, Brooke Ligertwood)

ASSURANCE OF PARDON: From Ephesians 2:4–7

GREETING & SERMON
RESPONSE: Song & Prayer

In Christ Alone (Stuart Townend, Keith Getty arr. Kings Kaleidoscope)

BENEDICTION

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Dan Bartol

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Our guest is Dan Bartol. He’s a part of Metro Church in Olomouc, Czech Republic.

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3:00 – The Dan Bartol Story 4:30 – How He Met His Wife 6:15 – How He “Left The Military And Moved Into A Crack House” 9:30 – Why They Started Thinking About Moving To The Czech Republic… 15:00 – The State Of Religion (And Superstition) In The Czech Republic 18:30 – What They’re Doing With The Church In Olomouc 20:30 – What It’s Been Like Learning The Language (For Them, And Their Kids!) 22:10 – The Difference Between Immersion And Submersion 24:20 – Have They Thought About Leaving? 25:50 – How We Can Pray For Them 30:45 – Favorite Book, TV Show, And Movie He’s Read/Watched Recently 33:15 – Favorite Meal He’s Had Recently 34:15 – Nerdiest Thing He’s Into Right Now 35:50 – Where He’d Put A Billboard And What It’d Say

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March 25, 2018

It’s Palm Sunday and our eleventh week of Genesis at Park Church, discussing God’s foundational worldview for His people and their purpose in His world. Here’s how you can prepare for worship:

1. Read through our text, Genesis 17–18.

It’s been 25 years since God told Abram to leave his country and family and settle in Canaan, promising that Abram’s descendants would fill the land. At this point, while Abram has selfishly fathered Ishmael by his wife’s servant Hagar, Sarai has remained barren and is now closing in on age 90. After thirteen years of silence, God appears again and invites Abram into a new way of life—and confirms again His covenant.

2. Read, pray and sing through the service:

CALL TO WORSHIP: Matthew 11:28–30, Lenten Welcome (From Immanuel Nashville):

To all who are weary and need rest,
To all who mourn and long for comfort,
To all who feel worthless and wonder if God cares,
To all who fail and desire strength,
To all who sin and need a Savior,
This church opens wide her doors
with a welcome from Jesus Christ,
the Ally of His enemies, the Defender of the guilty,
the Justifier of the inexcusable, the Friend of sinners.
Welcome!

King Of My Heart (John Mark McMillan, Sarah McMillan)
O Praise The Name (Anástasis) (Benjamin Hastings, Marty Sampson, Dean Ussher)

CONFESSION OF SIN: From The Worship Sourcebook:

Lord, you have called us to worship You. We gladly gather! As we praise You, though, our own inadequacy reminds us of how we have broken our relationship with You. Because we have sinned against You, even our worship fails to be what it could. We often treat it as a show. We simply go through motions, failing to recognize that You want to engage us deeply. Renew us, we pray, according to Your steadfast love. Remind us of Your covenant faithfulness and have mercy on us in the name of Jesus Christ. Amen.

Nothing But The Blood (Robert Lowry arr. Citizens & Saints)

Through And Through/Set A Fire (Will Reagan)

ASSURANCE OF PARDON: From Romans 5:8, Colossians 1:13–14, Romans 5:1, NIV:

God demonstrates His own love for us in this:
While we were still sinners, Christ died for us.
For He has rescued us from the dominion of darkness
and brought us into the kingdom of the Son He loves,
in whom we have redemption, the forgiveness of sins.
Therefore, since we have been justified through faith,
we have peace with God through our Lord Jesus Christ.

GREETING, SERMON, & COMMUNION
RESPONSE: Song & Prayer

Great Is Thy Faithfulness (Thomas Obediah Chisholm, William Marion Runyan)
Hosanna (Praise Is Rising) (Paul Baloche, Brenton Brown)

BENEDICTION

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