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Don't forget that tomorrow (Saturday) is our Parkside Fellowship All-Church Annual Meeting. We will meet at 2:00pm in the Fireside Room.
At this meeting our church council will present our 2022 budget and the nominees for church council (Mark Hester and Shirley Anderson). We will also share some goals for this year and end our time with prayer as we seek God's wisdom and direction for our future. Voting to approve our budget and church council nominees will begin immediately after the conclusion of our meeting and will continue until Sunday at noon. Ballots will be made available after the meeting and on Sunday morning. NOTE: For those who are not able to attend either the annual meeting or our Sunday worship service, you may request an electronic ballot by replying to this email. Join us on Sunday at 9:30am, as we conclude our series, The Gospel: The Story of a Redeeming God. The gospel is the story of a God who sent his son, Jesus to earth in order to redeem, restore and renew a broken relationship with man. Simply put, the gospel is God's story invading our story so that you and I can experience true joy and eternal life! This week we will focus on John 9 and the healing of the man born blind. Question: How do you resolve the tension that exists between the unexplainable and the undeniable? Join us Sunday at 9:30am, as we explore the answer to this question. "But these are written so that you may continue to believe that Jesus is the Messiah, the Son of God, and that by believing in him you will have life by the power of his name." John 20:31 As we gather for our in-person service, Parkside church staff and leadership will be wearing masks and we are asking everyone to do the same. I want to invite you to stick around after our service, as we offer two opportunities for you to connect in community:
For His Glory. Pastor Doug In his gospel, the Apostle John recorded these words of Jesus:
"I have told you these things so that my joy may be in you and that your joy may be complete." John 15:11 Joy. Is joy simply overcoming our inner Eeyore, where no matter what amazing circumstances come our way, doom and gloom seem to dominate our thoughts? Is joy more like Tigger, bouncing through life without a care in the world, seemingly unfazed when things go wrong? In our daily lives, it's easy to have the attitude of Eeyore while wishing we could have the outlook of Tigger--two very extreme viewpoints of life. Having biblical joy does not mean simply overcoming our inner Eeyore. Joy does not mean that we are never sad, that we never cry. Instead, joy is a quiet confidence, a state of peace found in our relationship with Jesus. Joy is produced in our hearts when we know that Jesus loves us and when we have a close personal relationship with Him. Join us this Sunday at 9:30am, as we talk about Jesus, the Gospel and Joy. We will be looking at I John 1:1-4, where John drives home the point that the outworking of a deep, spiritual union between God, Jesus and the believer, as well as between brothers and sisters in Christ produces a joyful life... joy that overflows! As we gather for our in-person service, Parkside church staff and leadership will be wearing masks and we are asking everyone to do the same. I want to invite you to stick around after our service, as we offer two opportunities for you to connect in community:
Our annual church meeting will take place on Saturday, February 26th at 2:00pm in the Fireside room. At this meeting, our church council will share ministry highlights from last year, along with some goals for this year. We will also be voting on our 2022 budget and the nominees for church council. Please circle Saturday, February 26th on your calendars and plan to attend. Finally, attached is this week's prayer list. Thanks for being a church committed to praying for one another. See you Sunday. Doug First of all, I want to thank all of you for your prayers, phone calls, text messages and cards over the last 10 days, as I recovered from hip replacement surgery. I would say that I am now entering the rehab phase and would ask for your continued prayers. Please pray for me, that I would listen and follow the prescribed rehab plan, and patience for Rose as she protects me from myself. Believe it or not, but I can be an ornery patient sometimes! :)
Did you know that the God who created us and saved us by his grace knows us better than we know ourselves and desires for us what is much, much better than anything we would have desired for ourselves. The kind of life God calls us to is a beautiful expression of everything humanity was intended to be. God's desire for our lives is that they be an outward expression of our inward commitment to God and bring glory to his name. This Sunday, at 9:30am, we will look at the doctrine of sanctification, which is the process God uses to make us what he has declared us to be...righteous. Join us on Sunday at 9:30am as we look at life as God intended and to be reminded that sanctification is not meant to be a joy-killing burden to bear, but a welcome to a life where we surrender to the plan, purposes and call of God on our lives. Remember what the Apostle Paul wrote to the early believers in Philippi: "And I am certain that God, who began the good word within you, will continue his work until it is finally finished on the day when Christ Jesus returns." Philippians 1:6 Join us this Sunday at 9:30am for the good news of the gospel story. As we gather for our in-person service, Parkside church staff and leadership will be wearing masks and we are asking everyone to do the same. I want to invite you to stick around after our service, as we offer two opportunities for you to connect in community:
Our annual church meeting will take place on Saturday, February 26th at 2:00pm in the Fireside room. At this meeting, our church council will share ministry highlights from last year, along with some goals for this year. We will also be voting on our 2022 budget and the nominees for church council. This year's Parkside Church Council Nominees are Mark Hester and Shirley Anderson. Please circle Saturday, February 26th on your calendars and plan to attend. Finally, attached is this week's prayer list. Thanks for being a church committed to praying for one another. See you Sunday. Doug On the last night of his life Jesus prayed a prayer that stands as a citadel for all Christians:
I pray for these followers, but I am also praying for all those who will believe in me because of their teaching. Father, I pray that they can be one. As you are in me and I am in you, I pray that they can also be one in us. Then the world will believe that you sent me. John 17:20-21 It's overwhelming to think that Jesus, knowing the end is near, prays for us. Notice he didn't pray for our success, safety, health or happiness. He prayed for our unity. He prayed that we would love each other. I also want to point out that he prayed for "those who will believe because of their teaching." Jesus, before he went to the cross to die for our sins, prayed that together, we would spread the message of the gospel of Jesus Christ. Join us this Sunday at 9:30am as we continue our series, Gospel: The Story of a Redeeming God. This week, we will unpack one of Jesus' most famous parables...the sower, the seed and the soil. In this parable, Jesus is going to scatter seeds over the crowd, landing on all kinds of soil. The harvest would, in time, reveal which kind of soil the seed found in each person. Would their hearts look to the Lord for more, or turn away? While this parable is included in Matthew, Mark and Luke, we will be focusing on Luke's account in Luke 8:4-15. As we prepare to gather together to give God praise, consider taking a few moments to read Luke 8:4-15. Join us this Sunday at 9:30am for the good news of the gospel story. As we gather for our in-person service, Parkside church staff and leadership will be wearing masks and we are asking everyone to do the same. I want to invite you to stick around after our service, as we offer two opportunities for you to connect in community:
We are still in need of volunteers to help with the sound, live-streaming and PowerPoint on Sunday mornings. No experience required! Please see Doug or Roger for more information. Church Council Nominations This Sunday is the last day to submit nominations for our church council. You can nominate by submitting their name via email to doug.boyd@parksidefellowship.org or there will be submission forms available on Sunday. Parkside Fellowship Annual Meeting Our annual church meeting will take place on Saturday, February 26th at 2:00pm in the Fireside room. At this meeting, our church council will share with you ministry goals and opportunities for the coming year. We will also be voting on our 2022 budget and the nominees for church council. Please circle Saturday, February 26th on your calendars and plan to attend. Finally, attached is this week's prayer list. Thanks for being a church committed to praying for one another. See you Sunday. Doug "The gospel is more than a set of ideas to be believed; it is a personal and restorative relationship with God who desires to bless us each day with well-being, identity, purpose, community, release from our guilt and shame, and the assurance of eternal life with God." Dick Staub, Author, Too Christian. Too Pagan
This is the Gospel: The Story of a Redeeming God. Join us this Sunday at 9:30am, as we look at the good news of the gospel, a good news expertly woven into the story of the prodigal son found in Luke 15. The story of the prodigal son is a biography of all human history, the story of every single one of us. Through the story of the prodigal son, we get a picture of the heart of God. This is a story of a son behaving in a manner that is completely unforgivable...and yet...completely forgiven by his father. This the good news of the gospel. A gospel that has the power to fill the deep longings of our soul. It has the power to save everyone who believes. As it reads in Romans 1:16: "For I am not ashamed of this Good News about Christ. It is the power of God at work, saving everyone who believes." Join us this Sunday at 9:30am for the good news of the gospel story. As we gather for our in-person service, Parkside church staff and leadership will be wearing masks and we are asking everyone to do the same. I want to invite you to stick around after our service, as we offer two opportunities for you to connect in community:
We are still in need of volunteers to help with the sound, live-streaming and powerpoint on Sunday mornings. No experience required! Please see Doug or Roger for more information. Church Council Nominations It's that time of year again, where we nominate individuals to fill open positions on our church council. A nominating committee has been put in place and is actively seeking recommendations to fill these open positions. If you know an active member of Parkside Fellowship with outstanding leadership ability, you can nominate them by submitting their name via email to doug.boyd@parksidefellowship.org or there will be submission forms available on Sunday. All submissions will be due no later than January 30th. Finally, attached is this week's prayer list. Thanks for being a church committed to praying for one another. See you Sunday. Doug Join us this Sunday at 9:30am, for week #3 of our series titled, Gospel: The Story of a Redeeming God.
In Genesis 3, where sin entered the world and fractured it, we read how man exchanged the creator God...for creation. I John 2:15-17 mirrors the fall of man and our daily struggle between God's best for our lives and what the world says we need. "Do not love the world nor the things it offers you, for when you love the world, you do not have the love of the Father in you. For the world offers only a craving for physical pleasure, a craving for everything we see, and pride in our achievements and possessions. These are not from the Father, but are from the world. And this world is fading away, along with everything that people crave. But anyone who does what pleases God will live forever." I John 2:15-17 The story of Genesis 3 is one of the saddest portions of scripture. It's the "Bad News" of the gospel story. But this "Bad News" is not the final chapter of the biblical story. In the face of the worst thing that could ever happen, the Bible presents to us the best thing that could ever happen. However, Matt Chandler reminds us that to truly appreciate the good news of the gospel, we must first understand and learn how to navigate the bad news...sin. This is what we will focus on this Sunday as we walk through the bad news of Genesis 3 and unpack some lessons that will help us in our own daily struggle with the temptations of this world. Please join us in-person or online beginning at 9:30am. As we gather for our in-person service, Parkside church staff and leadership will be wearing masks and we are asking everyone to do the same. I want to invite you to stick around after our service, as our discipleship class will begin a study through the book of Luke. Luke serves as a "Gospel story investigator" through his account of the life and ministry of Jesus. The purpose of the book of Luke is to present the facts about Jesus so that people will place their faith in Him, as the Messiah. This class begins at 10:45am and will serve to further enhance our gospel series. Consider checking it out! Sunday Morning Tech Volunteers We are still in need of volunteers to help with the sound, live-streaming and PowerPoint on Sunday mornings. No experience required! Please see Doug or Roger for more information. Church Council Nominations It's that time of year again, where we nominate individuals to fill open positions on our church council. A nominating committee has been put in place and is actively seeking recommendations to fill these open positions. The members of the nominating committee are Mark Hester (chairman), Bev Lynam, Mary Stevens and Pastor Doug. If you know an active member of Parkside Fellowship with outstanding leadership ability, you can nominate them by submitting their name via email to doug.boyd@parksidefellowship.org or there will be submission forms available on Sunday. All submissions will be due no later than January 30th. Finally, attached is this week's prayer list. Thanks for being a church committed to praying for one another. See you Sunday. Doug Join us this Sunday at 9:30am, as we continue our series called, The Gospel: The Story of a Redeeming God. This Sunday, Larry Annes will unpack for us the amazing, indescribable, unconditional, mind-blowing, unshakeable love of God.
Jeremiah 31:3 reads: "Long ago the Lord said to Israel: 'I have loved you, my people, with an everlasting love. With unfailing love I have drawn you to myself'." In commenting on this verse, the Dutch theologian, Geerhardus Vos, once wrote: "The best proof that He will never cease to love us lies in that He never began." If God loves you eternally, there was never a time when that love began, so there will never be a time when that love ends. It is an eternal, everlasting love. There was never a moment in time when God didn't love us. He has loved us eternally. He has forever loved us and will forever love us. On days when it doesn't feel like it...you are eternally loved by God. When you are plagued by doubt...you are eternally loved by God. When his promises seem absent and he seems distant...you are eternally loved by God. When you feel alone and misunderstood...you are eternally loved by God. On you best day and in your darkest moment...you are eternally loved by God. His eternal love is your foundation. Live in this hope. Join us at 9:30am, as we continue our deep-dive into the nature, character and love of God; the person of Jesus Christ; the scope of salvation; and the finality of eternity. A journey that will help us discover our own place in the gospel story and will fuel a passion to point others to the work of Christ in our own lives. As we gather for our in-person service, Parkside church staff and leadership will be wearing masks and we are asking everyone to do the same. Please consider joining us this weekend at 9:30am...and don't forget your mask! Thanks in advance for being a church that values prayer. See you Sunday! Pastor Doug Happy New Year Parkside Family!
As we close the book on 2021, I don't think anyone would argue that the last two years have been filled with loss, disappointment, hope, confusion, frustration and constant changes. The pandemic has forever changed our world and yet we will gather this Sunday to thank God for a brand-new year. Like the beginning of 2021, many are speculating that 2022 will turn out to be better than 2021, but if the pandemic has taught us anything, it's that nothing is certain...except God and His love for us! COVID-19 may have changed our world, but it cannot change my God. James 1:17 reminds us that God never changes or casts a shifting shadow. He is the Alpha and Omega--the beginning and the end. The God who was and is and is to come! As we begin a brand-new year, let's place our hope and trust in the one who redeems, restores and renews. This is what God does for us when we come to Him and confess our sin. How many times in your life have you wished you could start all over again with a clean slate, with a new life? Resolve right now to allow God to wipe your slate clean by placing your hope and trust in Him and let Him give you a brand-new start to a brand-new year. The apostle Paul did this when he said, "Forgetting the past and looking forward to what lies ahead, I press on to reach the end of the race and receive the heavenly prize for which God, through Jesus Christ, is calling us." (Philippians 3:13-14) Join us this Sunday at 9:30am, as we launch a brand-new series called, The Gospel: The Story of a Redeeming God. Our story of forgiveness and redemption, although personal to each of us, was never meant to be kept private. The vision behind this series is, as we take a deep-dive into the nature, character and love of God; the person of Jesus Christ; the scope of salvation; and the finality of eternity; that each of us will fall in love with our own place in the gospel story, that will fuel a passion to point others to the work of Christ in our own lives. Join us this Sunday at 9:30am, as we embark on a journey to what the apostle Paul referred to as, "of first importance". As we gather for our in-person service, Parkside church staff and leadership will be wearing masks and we are asking everyone to do the same. Please consider joining us this weekend at 9:30am...and don't forget your mask! Also, our Sunday Discipleship classes will resume this Sunday. (see details below)
Thanks in advance for being a church that values prayer. See you Sunday! Pastor Doug Let there be jubilation, celebration, and festivity! Christmas is almost here! With the arrival of Jesus comes hope, peace, love and joy. Our joy is found in the promise that one day every tear will be dried, every hurting heart mended, every broken body healed, every torn relationship restored. We are children of the Most High God. The only reasonable response to the birth of Jesus is...joy!
Psalm 126 reads: "When the Lord brought back his exiles to Jerusalem, it was like a dream! We were filled with laughter, and we sang for joy. And the other nations said, 'What amazing things the Lord has done for them.' Yes, the Lord has done amazing things for us! What joy! Restore our fortunes, Lord, as streams renew the desert. Those who plant in tears will harvest with shouts of joy." Join us this Sunday at 9:30am as we conclude our Advent series, Rediscovering Christmas. The joy and promise of Christmas is that the miracle of Bethlehem still happens. God still enters into the reality of our messy lives to restore hope that is found in a relationship with God. We can experience peace from knowing that our sins have been forever forgiven through the love of God made visible in the birth of Jesus. And so on this day, we open wide our hearts to receive Jesus, who brings "Joy To The World". The point of Christmas is that you and I need a Savior and because of Bethlehem we have one! Let's not keep this a secret. Invite someone to join you this Sunday morning at 9:30am for Christmas at Parkside! As we gather for our in-person service, Parkside church staff and leadership will be wearing masks and we are asking everyone to do the same. Please consider joining us this weekend at 9:30am...and don't forget your mask! I want to invite you to stick around after our service for one of our two discipleship classes. (see details below)
See you Sunday! Pastor Doug After not spending Christmas with our families last year, a first in 25 years of marriage, Rose and I will once again cram suitcases, presents, two dogs and ourselves into our car and make the long-trek to California. Why? We love to be with the ones we love. We will brave highway traffic, potential snow, sleeping on air mattress and possibly even a couch or two. Why? We love to be with the ones we love. We will sit around and watch each other open presents, smiling on the outside and cringing on the inside, when someone asks "why did you get me this?". Why? We love to be with the ones we love.
May I remind you? So does God. He loves to be with the ones he loves. How else do you explain what he did? God couldn't bear to be so far away from his children, so he did something about it. John 3:16-17 tells us what God did: "For God loved the world so much that he gave his one and only Son, so that everyone who believes in him will not perish but have eternal life. God sent his Son into the world not to judge the world, but to save the world through him." Why? Why did Jesus make the long trek to earth? Why did Jesus give up a heavenly throne for an earthly manger? What drove Jesus to move into our neighborhood and live among us? I tell you what...love! Jesus loves to be with the ones he loves. Join us this Sunday at 9:30am, as we continue our Advent series titled, Rediscovering Christmas. This Sunday, we will focus on the word "Love". The scandal of Christmas is that Jesus, the second member of the Godhead, left his throne in heaven and put on human flesh in order to be with us. Why? In order to provide us with a visible expression of how much God loves us. You might consider reading I John 4:7-21, as you prepare to gather together and worship the God of love. As we gather for our in-person service, Parkside church staff and leadership will be wearing masks and we are asking everyone to do the same. Please consider joining us this weekend at 9:30am...and don't forget your mask! I want to invite you to stick around after our service for one of our two discipleship classes. (see details below)
Again, this Sunday's after-church caroling has been cancelled due to predicted inclement weather. Thank you for continuing to pray for Parkside Fellowship. See you Sunday. Pastor Doug |
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