December 2011
2 posts
Advent Dinner Photos
For photos from the Advent dinner and other Park Church events, go to: parkchurchdenver.phanfare.com
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The work of Christ I sing, And glory in his name; Immortal life to bring, The Lord of Glory came; He gave himself for wretched me, And sets my soul at liberty. He magnified the law And made an end of sin; Without a single flaw, A righteousness brought in. Come, mourning souls, in Jesus trust; His righteousness makes sinners just.
- W. Gadsby from Gadsby’s Hymns
November 2011
1 post
hymns →
October 2011
2 posts
ADVENT IS COMING
Advent marks the season in the church calendar leading up to Christmas Day. Whereas the season of Christmas (December 25th and the 11 days following) celebrates the incarnation and Christ’s first coming, the season of Advent anticipates Christ’s second coming. It is a season marked by longing and hope. We will spend the month leading up to Christmas anticipating Christ’s return,...
Piper on Prayer
John Piper:
But the hard truth is that most Christians don’t pray very much. They pray at meals—unless they’re still stuck in the adolescent stage of calling good habits legalism. They whisper prayers before tough meetings. They say something brief as they crawl into bed. But very few set aside set times to pray alone—and fewer still think it is worth it to meet with others to pray. And we...
September 2011
1 post
June 2011
5 posts
Happy Birthday Park Church!
What a great night of celebration! To look around and see all the new faces…and by “new”, I really mean all of us. Think about it - none of us have been a part of the Park Church community for longer than three years. We are all new to this thing.
I can’t speak for everyone there tonight, but I can share my amazement at all I have experienced these past few years. ...
“If it be true (as it certainly is) that a man can feel exquisite happiness in...”
– GK Chesterton, Orthodoxy
Parents take note →
“Let me toss out the idea that, as our markets discover and respond to what...”
– Jonathan Franzen, NY Times OpEd, “Liking is for Cowards”
May 2011
4 posts
"The body of Christ, broken for you"
Since the inception of Park Church, my favorite “duty” to perform on a Sunday has been administering communion. The first time I held that bread and offered it, I was struck by the incredible weight of the words coming out of my mouth, over and over, a mantra of overwhelming grace:
“The body of Christ, broken for you…the body of Christ, broken for you…the body of...
“In the beginning was the Word, and the Word was with God, and the Word was God....”
– John 1:1-2