Matthew 7:13–15: Being With Jesus in a Digital & Distracted Age

We live in a world that is increasingly defined by distraction. The devices we carry, the media we consume, and the rhythms we inhabit continually compete for our attention, shaping our desires and influencing who we become. Without intending to, many of us find ourselves swept along by a culture of constant connectivity, hurriedness, and digital saturation. Rather than leading to a life of peace and wholeness, this cultural current often leads to increasing anxiety and dividedness. Jesus describes such a path as the broad and easy way—a way that feels natural and effortless, yet ultimately leads away from the life we were created to enjoy and ultimately toward unraveling.

Yet Jesus does not merely warn us about the broad way; He invites us into something better. Through the narrow gate and along the hard way, He offers a life of genuine freedom, wholeness, and communion with God. Following Jesus in a digital and distracted age will require intentionality, courage, and a willingness to resist powerful cultural currents. It will cost us something. But what we gain is far greater: a life rooted in God’s presence and shaped by His love. This series is an invitation to walk that path together.

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Psalm 16

 

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 summer will take us from Psalm 11 through Psalm 20.

Psalm 13

 

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 summer will take us from Psalm 11 through Psalm 20.

James 3:13–18: Wisdom From Below & Wisdom From Above

We live in a cultural moment where people are longing for wisdom, yet increasingly uncertain where to find it. James’ letter speaks to this longing—not with vague spiritual sentiment, but with direct, practical wisdom for forming resilient lives of faith grounded in Jesus, the embodiment of God’s wisdom.

James 3:1–12: The Power of the Tongue

We live in a cultural moment where people are longing for wisdom, yet increasingly uncertain where to find it. James’ letter speaks to this longing—not with vague spiritual sentiment, but with direct, practical wisdom for forming resilient lives of faith grounded in Jesus, the embodiment of God’s wisdom.

James 2:14–26: Faith & Works Excursus—James & Paul

We live in a cultural moment where people are longing for wisdom, yet increasingly uncertain where to find it. James’ letter speaks to this longing—not with vague spiritual sentiment, but with direct, practical wisdom for forming resilient lives of faith grounded in Jesus, the embodiment of God’s wisdom.

James 2:1–13: Favoritism & Love

We live in a cultural moment where people are longing for wisdom, yet increasingly uncertain where to find it. James’ letter speaks to this longing&mdashnot with vague spiritual sentiment, but with direct, practical wisdom for forming resilient lives of faith grounded in Jesus, the embodiment of God’s wisdom.

Eastertide Reflections & James 1, Part II

In this second episode of our relaunched podcast, we visit realism and hope, childlike faith and adult realities, hearing and speaking, and even the Easter Bunny. Join us as Bailey T. Hurley interviews Gary McQuinn on Eastertide and the second half of James chapter one.

Welcome to the Park Church Podcast, where Sunday’s teaching doesn’t stop at the church doors. We’re here to take the big ideas of faith and walk them right into the heart of everyday discipleship. Each episode digs deeper into Scripture with clarity, engages the world we actually live in, and offers practical wisdom for following Jesus in real life: work and family, relationships and anxiety, suffering; the questions you’re already wrestling with. Think of it as the place where our sermon series keeps the conversation going, where our pastoral team engages the questions you are already asking, and where formation grows legs for the week ahead. This is the Park Church podcast, helping you walk in the way of Jesus every day.

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Revisiting our Two-Year Vision for Park Church

Before returning to the book of James, we wanted to take a “halfway point” look at our Two-Year Vision for Park Church. Before we begin construction on our building (which is only one part of the vision!), we want to celebrate the stories of our building and set some expectations for our experience here over the next year, all within the bigger picture of God’s faithfulness.

Eastertide: 1 Corinthians 15:20–26

What does it mean to be Easter people living in an Easter world? Easter people can face the brokenness of the world with honesty and hope, enjoy the beauty of the world as a foretaste of the world to come, and live with sacrificial love and missional purpose. We rebuild and remake everything around the “masterpiece gift” that is Christ’s death and resurrection.