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Grand Parkway Baptist Church
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Sermons by Neil McClendon from the Pulpit of Grand Parkway Baptist Church in Sugar Land, Texas, US. Listen to hear God's Word spoken clearly and directly.
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Why New is Better Than Better | Matthew 9:14-17 | Pastor Neil McClendon
6d ago00:34:19Tap to summarizeNeil McClendon, Lead PastorGrand Parkway Baptist ChurchWhy New is Better Than BetterMatthew 9:14-171. Jesus came to be enjoyed, v. 15aQ. 1. What is the chief end of man?A. 1 Man’s chief end is to glorify God, and to enjoy Him forever.Matthew 11:16-192. Fasting is an expression of lament and longing, v. 14-15Psalm 13Four questions to restore your perspective...a. What am I trusting in?b. What am I rejoicing over?c. What am I singing?d. What am I remembering?3. Jesus came to bring new not better, v. 16-17Romans 6:1-4Revelation 21:1-5Mental worship...1. Is your problem that you sin too much or that you don’t enjoy God enough?2. Who or what do you most often turn to when you get tired of waiting on God?3. Who in your life is tired of your efforts to get better?4. What are you trusting in, rejoicing over, singing and remembering?5. Where do you need to replace better with new?Be sure to follow us:InstagramFacebookYoutube
Transcribe →Why Sick Sinners Get Jesus and He Them | Matthew 9:9-13 | Pastor Neil McClendon
2w ago00:39:10Tap to summarizeNeil McClendon, Lead PastorGrand Parkway Baptist ChurchWhy Sick Sinners Get Jesus and He ThemMatthew 9:9-131. Everybody moves towards God at a different pace, v. 9Following Jesus involves two things:a)glory orientationb)experiencesLuke 5:27-282. New converts are the most intentional with the faith, v. 10Ephesians 2:11-13• no capacity• no real Community• nothing beyond you to look forward to• positivity but no real hope• a gnawing alonenessB: Begin with prayerL: ListenE: EatS: ServeS: Story3. Our lives should require explanation, v. 11-13Mental worship...1. How do you expose your non-Christian friends to Jesus?2. Are you more known for talking or listening?3. If you were going to throw a party and all the guests were going to be people just like you, what kind of people would fill the room?4. How do you serve the people you profess to love?5. Does your definition of “great” come close to how God defines greatness?6. How often do you eat with “tax collectors and sinners?”Be sure to follow us:InstagramFacebookYoutube
Transcribe →The Only Source of Real Life | Jn. 20:30-31 | Kade Pierce
3w ago00:27:58Tap to summarizeKade PiercePastor, Eastside Community ChurchThe Only Source of Real LifeJn. 20:30-31Main IdeaI. What is the requirement?a. Believei. What kind of belief?ii. Believe in who?iii. Believe what?II. What is the result?a. Find lifei. What kind of life?ii. Where is this life?III. What does this mean for you and I?Mental Worship:1. What stands out from the passage today? Is there anything that confuses you? Is there anything that challenges you?2. Why must we believe that Jesus is both “the Christ” and “the Son of God”?3. Who around you is living in the full/abundant/real life that Jesus makes available to us? What about their life makes you think of them?4. What false sources of life are most tempted to turn to? Why can they not give us the life our souls require and that John is talking about in John 20?5. Who in your life do you need to invite into this life that Jesus makes available to us? How will you begin engaging them about this?Be sure to follow us:InstagramFacebookYoutube
Transcribe →How Jesus Operates In This World | Matthew 9:1-8 |. Pastor Neil McClendon
4w ago00:36:56Tap to summarizeNeil McClendon, Lead PastorGrand Parkway Baptist ChurchHow Jesus Operates In This WorldMatthew 9:1-81. What Jesus see informs what He does, v. 2 & 42 Chronicles 16:92. What Jesus does is in response to faith, v. 2Faith is...• characterized by assurance and conviction, v. 1• produces a sacrificial lifestyle, v. 4• causes me to believe in God’s existence, v. 6• empowers me to act out of keeping with culture, v. 7• allows me to obey without knowing all the details, v. 8• makes me believe beyond my circumstances, v. 11• makes delayed gratification doable, v. 13-16• allows me to make hard sacrifices, v. 17• means I can speak future blessings over my children now, v. 20• makes me capable of worshipping until my last breath, v. 21Luke 18:83. Jesus starts with the biggest need, v. 24. Jesus came to change what we know, v. 3-8Two things Jesus wants us to know...a) Who I am- “Son of Man”• Daniel 7:13-14b) What I have the authority to do- “forgive sins”Mental worship...1. Does Jesus see enough faith in you to speak into your situation?2. Can you discern between your loudest need and your biggest need?3. How can people know that you understand what it means for your sins to be forgiven?4. Is what you know about Jesus changing? If so, how?5. What did you hear this morning that you need to chew on some more this week?Be sure to follow us:InstagramFacebookYoutube
Transcribe →How to Be Hopeful in Dark Places | Matthew 8:28-34 | Pastor Blake Hardcastle
May 300:35:41Tap to summarizeBlake Hardcastle, Equipping PastorGrand Parkway Baptist ChurchHow to Be Hopeful in Dark Places Matthew 8:28-341. Behold, Jesus has authority over darkness v.28-31 • What is demon possession? • Does possession happen today?2. Behold, Deliverance is always possible with Jesus v. 32-33 Colossians 1:13 He has delivered us from the domain of darkness and transferred us to the kingdom of his beloved Son. • What word do you need Jesus to say to you?3. Ask Jesus to stay v. 34”He is no fool who gives what he cannot keep, to gain what he cannot lose.” Jim Elliot Mental Worship 1. What feels dark in your life lately? 2. What word do you need Jesus to say to bring relief from your darkness? 3. Where is God inviting you to share in the cost for someone to get freedom? 4. What does it look like when you hold God at arm’s length? 5. If you knew God would eventually permit it and bless it, what would you beg him for? Be sure to follow us:InstagramFacebookYoutube
Transcribe →Between Two Worlds | Elijah Lamb
Apr 2600:43:40Tap to summarizeElijah LambGrand Parkway Baptist ChurchBetween Two WorldsEphesians 1:20-22Ephesians 2:6-7Ephesians 1:9-10Ephesians 2:19-22Ephesians 3:8-11Ephesians 4:1-6Ephesians 4:15-16Ephesians 5:1-2Be sure to follow us:InstagramFacebookYoutube
Transcribe →The Authoritative Nature of Biblical Faith | Matthew 8:23-27 | Pastor Neil McClendon
Apr 1900:37:58Tap to summarizeNeil McClendon, Lead PastorGrand Parkway Baptist ChurchThe Authoritative Nature of Biblical FaithMatthew 8:23-271. Following is essential to discipleship, v. 23John 6:60-69“Zoe is the absolute fullness of life; life real and genuine, a life active and vigorous, devoted toGod, blessed, in the portion even in this world of those who put their trust in Christ, but after theresurrection to be consummated by new experiences, among them a more perfect body, and tolast for ever."2. Faith makes it possible to live out of sync with your circumstances, v. 24-25James 1:2-4Four things about storms...a)storms alter the way we relate to God, v. 25b)storms speed us up emotionally, v. 25c)storms expose the relationship of fear and faith, v. 26d)storms are the context of discipleship, v. 26Proverbs 4:73. Fear is an invitation to a transformed view of God, v. 27Mental worship...1. Is your life shaped more by consequences (negative) or experiences (positive)?2. Do you relate to God on the basis of what you need Him to do or as you know Him to be?3. Does your response to the storms in your life convict anyone?4. When going through a difficult time, do you experience God to be helpful?5. Can you see fear changing the way you see God? If so, how?Be sure to follow us:InstagramFacebookYoutube
Transcribe →The Clarity and Priority of Following Jesus | Matthew 8:18-22 | Pastor Neil McClendon
Apr 1200:42:09Tap to summarizeNeil McClendon, Lead PastorGrand Parkway Baptist ChurchThe Clarity and Priority of Following JesusMatthew 8:18-221. Jesus wants disciples not a crowd, v. 18• Matthew 8:14-17Two things that drew a crowd...a)spiritual authorityb)physical dominion• Luke 14:25-272. To follow means to experience, v. 19-20• John 15:18-213. Following interrupts timing, v. 21-22“I have now to ask whether you can consent to part with your daughter early next spring, to seeher no more in this world ? Whether you can consent to her departure to a heathen land, andher subjection to the hardships and sufferings of a missionary life? Whether you can consent toher exposure to the dangers of the ocean; to the fatal influence of the southern climate of India;to every kind of want and distress; to degradation, insult, persecution, and perhaps a violentdeath? Can you consent to all this, for the sake of Him who left His heavenly home and died forher and for you; for the sake of perishing, immortal souls; for the sake of Zion and the glory ofGod? Can you consent to all this, in hope of soon meeting your daughter in the world of glory,with a crown of righteousness brightened by the acclamations of praise which shall resound toher Savior from heathens saved, through her means, from eternal woe and despair?”-Adoniram JudsonMental worship...1. Do you ever think of yourself in terms of having spiritual authority and physical dominion?2. Can you remember a negative Christlike experience that you had and how did you respond?3. How would your mental health be affected if you saw your negative experiences as aChristlike experience?4. Do you ever wonder if God’s plan for your kids is different than yours?5. Is there anything you’ve told God you would do when ____________ happens?Be sure to follow us:InstagramFacebookYoutube
Transcribe →The Questions of Easter | I Corinthians 15:1-11 | Pastor Neil McClendon
Apr 500:38:25Tap to summarizeNeil McClendon, Lead PastorGrand Parkway Baptist ChurchThe Questions of EasterI Corinthians 15:1-111. What is the Gospel? v. 1-2Six experiences with the Gospel...1) preached to you2) you received it3) in which you stand4) by which you are being saved5) if you hold fast6) unless you believed in vain2. What is important or ultimate, v. 3-7Here is what the good news says is important...a)Christ died for our sins“The wisdom of God has ordained a way for the love of God to deliver us from thewrath of God without compromising the justice of God.”- John Pipera)b) He was buriedb) c). He was raisedThe resurrection means two things:1) the death of Jesus was enough2) we get to live a new lifeRomans 6:4d) He appeared3. Is the Bible reliable and can it be trusted? v. 3-4“...in accordance with the Scriptures.”Examples of the Bible’s reliability...1) historical reliability2) internal consistency3) spiritual authenticity4) prophetic reliability5) scientific reliabilityEcclesiastes 1:7Psalm 1:1-34. Does your past feel bigger than your future? v. 8-9I Corinthians 15:10Mental worship...1 Does the Gospel alter or affect the way you actually live your life?2 Who or what has clarified your view of what is important?3 How often do you experience this “newness of life” the Bible talks about?4 Are there areas of your life where its hard to trust the Bible?5 Do you have a “because” that you think disqualifies you from the promises of theGospel?Be sure to follow us:InstagramFacebookYoutube
Transcribe →What Jesus Really Came To Do | Luke 19:28-44 | Pastor Neil McClendon
Mar 2900:41:27Tap to summarizeNeil McClendon, Lead PastorGrand Parkway Baptist ChurchWhat Jesus Really Came To DoLuke 19:28-441. Everybody plays a role in what God is doing, v. 28-342. Jesus comes on a mission for God, v. 35-39⁃ Zechariah 9:9Four reasons it matters that biblical prophecy is fulfilled...a)it demonstrates the Bible to be divinely inspiredb)proves that God is sovereign over human historyc)confirms Jesus as the Messiahd)gives us hope as it relates to the future⁃ Luke 9:21-22⁃ Luke 9:43-45⁃ Luke 18:31-343. Not understanding Jesus is consequential, v. 41-44v. 42- “Would that you, even you, had known on this day the things that make for peace!”Mental worship...1. Do you feel as if your life and possessions play a role in what God is doing.2. How much does God have to say before you can let go of something you really value?3. How does the fulfillment of prophecy and the reality of provision affect your faith?4. What is it about Jesus that people don’t understand and how would you explain it to them?5. Is there anything about Jesus that you don’t understand?Be sure to follow us:InstagramFacebookYoutube
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