Introducing our series "Acts." Park Hill Church will be in the book of Acts for most of 2024. The core concept of the book: The people of God—the Church—are people empowered by God’s Spirit on God’s mission to expand God’s kingdom in the world now. The Holy Spirit gives God’s people the ability to accomplish God’s mission. Join us as we watch (and follow) the first church following Jesus into the world.
In this teaching, we wrap up Justice Week at Park Hill Church. It’s also the eve of MLK Day, a day our culture has set aside to commemorate the life and legacy of Martin Luther King Jr., a Baptist minister and prominent leader who helped bring hope and healing to America in the name of Jesus. In that spirit of biblical justice in the way of Jesus, we are honored to have David M. Bailey preaching this Sunday at Park Hill Church. David Bailey is a public theologian, culture maker, and catalyst foc...
As we take in the grand story of scripture, two things become clear: (1) Jesus is the Voice of God that pierces the darkness of our sin and offers the forgiveness, belonging and healing that every human heart longs for. And all who rejoice in Jesus' authority and goodness get to be part of the New Creation that he is bringing forever. And (2) the flipside is just as clear: All who resist the authority of Jesus in their lives will experience destruction in the darkness of their own choosing forev...
From our series "Advent 2023." This is the third Sunday of Advent, traditionally calld "Rejoice Sunday!" But if we're honest, we have mixed feelings about joy at Christmastime. During the holidays, our culture is shouting at us to be happy and feel the Christmas spirit, which only highlights the very real grief and difficulties that we all experience. This is why the topic of joy can be tough, especially at Christmas time. We feel the tension of rejoicing and lamenting, which is why Mary is the ...
From our series "Advent 2023." AJ Swoboda visits Park Hill Church for the second Sunday of Advent. In this teaching, AJ leads us in reflecting on the life of Joseph the husband of Mary, mother of Christ. Joseph is a fascinating and often ignored figure in both our nativity scenes as well as our study of scirpture. But today, Joseph takes center stage, and as he does, he actually leads all of us to de-center ourselves to that Jesus gets all the attention. Let's pay attention to Joseph the lowly, ...
“Are You Anxious? Come to Me.” – Jesus What is anxiety? Why do I feel anxious? How do I deal with it? This is a live recording of our House of Learning from Sunday night, October 29th, all about 'Mental Health and Faith', led by Pastor and Marriage and Family Therapist Greg Piken. In this episode, you will get a basic understanding of why you feel anxious and learn a variety of practices that will help you to find more peace in your body, in your relationships, and in your connection to God thro...
From our series "Advent 2023." Terry Fouche visits Park Hill Church. He imparts a vision for listening to a God who is good and desires to speak to his children. Advent is a time for waiting. It's difficult to wait, especially when we experience pain and suffering. But God is good and desires to speak to his family, always.
This is the final episode of our 7-part “Godbreathed” interview series. Author and pastor John Mark Comer visits the Park Hill podcast to discuss his journey with Jesus, his relationship with God and scripture, and what it means to be spiritually formed in the way of Jesus. Evan Wickham interviews John Mark on how to engage with our polarized culture without losing our souls, how to faithfully read the hard parts of the Bible, and the pros and cons of the modern spiritual formation movement in t...
Erika Mellado, on of the elders of Park Hill Church, preaches on Christ the King Sunday. When Jesus calls his disciples and begins to teach them, he teaches them all about what it means to live under his kingdom. This is where many of us start to struggle today. Many of us are OK with the idea of Jesus being the Creator and our teacher, but we're less comfortable with him being our King and authority over our lives. But the authority and goodness of King Jesus is the best thing we could possibly...
This is Part 6 of our "Godbreathed" Interview series, with Dr. Lynn Cohick. Does the Bible teach that women and men are to lead God's church as co-equal image bearers of Christ and spiritual fathers and mothers within Christ's Body? Dr. Lynn Cohick answers with a huge yes. Dr. Cohick is part of the NLT Bible Translation Committee, with special focus on the Gospel and Acts. She has written The Letter to the Ephesians (New International Commentary on the New Testament) and co-authored Christian Wo...
How we tell time determines who we are. This is why Christians, those who know they are the loved daughters and sons of the living God, have been telling time by way of the Christian calendar for centuries. Calendar creates culture. Humbly living in and out of the Christian calendar is a powerful way to “number our days” as a Spirit-led community in San Diego—and remind ourselves who we are. We believe the story of Jesus is the one true story that redeems the world. We believe this so profoundly...
Dr. Sandy Richter (PhD Harvard) is the real life Indiana Jones. She's an Ancient Near Eastern linguist and archaeologist. She can read original Old Testament Hebrew better than most of us read English, which is probably why she’s one of the few women on the NIV Bible Translation Committee. In Part 5 of our Godbreathed interview series, Evan Wickham asks Dr. Richter how she stumbled from lost to believer to leading voice in biblical scholarship. Also, does the Bible demean women and promote slave...
Aleah Pursley preaches on waiting well for God, from Matthew 25v1–13. We are praying through the whole New Testament in 2023, together as a community. To join us, get a free digital copy of our BREAD 2023 journal HERE .
We are praying through the whole New Testament in 2023, together as a community. To join us, get a free digital copy of our BREAD 2023 journal HERE .
We are praying through the whole New Testament in 2023, together as a community. To join us, get a free digital copy of our BREAD 2023 journal HERE .
We are praying through the whole New Testament in 2023, together as a community. To join us, get a free digital copy of our BREAD 2023 journal HERE .
Does the Bible demean women? Why do Christians seem to obey only some biblical commands "as written" (i.e. Love God, love neighbor) while obeying other commands only partially (i.e. don't eat shellfish, don't shave your beards, how to marry your captured slaves)? In this conversation, Evan Wickham interviews Dan Kimball, pastor of Vintage Faith , professor at Western Seminary , and author of How (Not) to Read the Bible , among other works. In this conversation, Dan Kimball responds beautifully t...
We are praying through the whole New Testament in 2023, together as a community. To join us, get a free digital copy of our BREAD 2023 journal HERE .
We are praying through the whole New Testament in 2023, together as a community. To join us, get a free digital copy of our BREAD 2023 journal HERE .
We are praying through the whole New Testament in 2023, together as a community. To join us, get a free digital copy of our BREAD 2023 journal HERE .
To enrich our Sunday teaching series Godbreathed, the Park Hill Church Podcast is hosting conversations with scholars, theologians, and pastors all about the good, bad, ugly and beautiful parts of the Bible, and how to encounter Jesus through it all. This conversation is with Dr. AJ Swoboda. AJ is a pastor, theologian, and cohost of the Slow Theology Podcast alongside Nijay Gupta. AJ currently teaches Bible and Theology at Bushnell University. In this conversation, Evan Wickham asks AJ some ques...
From our series "Godbreathed." The Bible is not just a book that we read; it's also designed to read us. How do we come to the Bible in this way? We don’t read the Bible simply for information, or even for motivation to be better people (although those are good things!). Ultimately, the goal of Bible reading is union and loving communion with the Trinity. The practice of slow, daily, meditative scripture reading, both individually and in community dialogue, has always been central to how followe...
To enrich our Sunday teaching series Godbreathed, the Park Hill Church Podcast is hosting conversations with scholars, theologians, and pastors all about the good, bad, ugly and beautiful parts of the Bible, and how to encounter Jesus through it all. This conversation is with biblical scholar and Slow Theology podcast cohost, Dr. Nijay Gupta. Nijay serves on the New Living Bible Translation Committee. But don’t let his credentials fool you: Nijay is a pastor at heart. In this conversation, Evan ...
We are praying through the whole New Testament in 2023, together as a community. To join us, get a free digital copy of our BREAD 2023 journal HERE .
To enrich our Sunday morning sermon series "Godbreathed," Park Hill Church is hosting conversations with scholars, theologians, and pastors all about the good, bad, ugly, and beautiful parts of the Bible. In this conversation, Evan Wickham sits down with Dr. Preston Sprinkle, author, biblical scholar, and president of the Center for Faith, Sexuality, and Gender. What difficult parts of the Bible still keep Preston up at night? What does he do about that? How should Jesus followers approach our h...
We are praying through the whole New Testament in 2023, together as a community. To join us, get a free digital copy of our BREAD 2023 journal HERE .
We are praying through the whole New Testament in 2023, together as a community. To join us, get a free digital copy of our BREAD 2023 journal HERE .
We are praying through the whole New Testament in 2023, together as a community. To join us, get a free digital copy of our BREAD 2023 journal HERE .
We are praying through the whole New Testament in 2023, together as a community. To join us, get a free digital copy of our BREAD 2023 journal HERE .
To enrich our series "Godbreathed," this is a live Q&A panel from the Roseburg Bible Conference at Redeemers Church with Scot McKnight, Lakita Wright, AJ Swoboda, and Evan Wickham. They respond to all kinds of questions about the Bible. Park Hill gives a big thank you to Redeemers Church in Roseburg for granting permission for us to post this Q&A panel discussion to the Park Hill podcast feed. We pray this enriches your journey of trusting Jesus and the Scriptures....
