Parker Ford Church's Podcast

Let's unpack a life-transforming paradox in Jesus’ teaching (Matt. 7:13-14). Jesus says that the spacious life (life that is full of peace, satisfaction, joy and more) is found by actually squeezing through the narrow gate and following Jesus on this narrow path by putting His teachings into practice. The path is difficult, uncomfortable, and even feels constricting but it’s the path that actually leads to a spacious life with...

To be the judge is to carry the weight of being right—and being just. The throne of authority is no casual seat; it demands power, wisdom, and responsibility, especially when decisions impact others. Yet how often do we climb into that seat ourselves, assuming the role of judge, condemning others? But who is equal to the task? Who is wise enough, just enough, righteous enough to sit on the judgment seat? Is anyone worthy? Praise be...

"Do not be anxious about your life." What a crazy thing for Jesus to say! How can I not be anxious about my life, my marriage, my kids, my job, my retirement, my car, my house...? For many people anxiety is an almost constant companion. What is Jesus talking about? When we look at the context of where this passage lands in the whole sermon, we can see that these words are actually a beautiful invitation from Christ to liv...

In this next part of Jesus' sermon, He addresses our stuff – our money and possessions. Yep, He goes there. This gets super challenging, especially for us as Americans who have so much! Jesus is going to challenge what we truly value, where our focus lies, and who or what we serving with our life? So, turn on the location settings of your treasure … and let’s go find it. Chances are we’ll find something else there too. See you...

Recently PFC welcomed Dave Wiedis to share some insights from his new book The Spiritually Healthy Leader. In his teaching Dave Wiedis talked about the idea of "ruling passions". Every person has a ruling passion. This is part of God's good design. But our ruling passions can become idols when they are not focused on Christ. Using this framework, we will explore the power of the Lord's Prayer to recenter us on J...

Perhaps this is a silly question … but do you know some people that don’t like you? That have even hurt you, taken advantage of you, or humiliated you? We all have “enemies”. And this Sunday, Jesus is going to show us a better way to respond to these people. Instead of responding in kind to evil and escalating the situation, we respond - not passively or as doormats but as people who are ingenious in offering creative goodness and ...

The "Triumphal Entry" was the public declaration that Jesus viewed himself as the Messiah, and the promised King of kings. He rode into Jerusalem accepting the title of "Son of David" and the shouts of praise, "Hosanna!" He then entered the temple and called it "My house." Jesus was forcing the people to either crown him or crucify him (and he knew which the religious leaders would choose). W...

 In this section of the Sermon on the Mount, Jesus tackles two uncomfortable topics. He addresses lust and divorce. In every culture, in every place, throughout all human history men have dehumanized women through lust and misuse of power. The example and teachings of Jesus draw us back to the Garden of Eden, back to God's creative design - male and female God created us in his own likeness and image. When we learn to see and ...

This week we are continuing to look at Jesus’ teaching in Mathew 5. As Pastor Dave shared last week, over the next few weeks we are going to be looking at examples of inward-based righteousness. The first example is anger. Anger is a valid emotion when something we care about isn’t the way it should be.  But there are proper and improper ways to express anger. Learning to express anger appropriately is critical to becoming more lik...