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Jun 16, 2024 GRAND PARKWAY BAPTIST CHURCHNeil McClendon, Lead PastorActs 17:22-34What Unbelievers Need to Understand1. Religion worships the wrong things, v. 22-23Syncretism is the process by which aspects of one religion are assimilated into, or blended with, another religion. This leads to fundamental changes in both religions. 2. Christianity is the worship of the one true God, v. 243. God’s nature makes Him knowable, v. 24-281) He is Creator, v. 24“For the wrath of God is revealed f...

Jun 2, 2024 GRAND PARKWAY BAPTIST CHURCHNeil McClendon, Lead PastorHow To Become More Gospel FluentActs 17:16-211. Know yourself, v. 16-17“Profound compassion is the motivation behind true apologetics.” -Michael Greena) this is what he did- “So he reasoned…”b) this is where he did it- “in the synagogue …and in the marketplace”c) this is when he did it- “every day with those who happened to be there."“Your anger is both brilliant and appalling. The shifting lin...

May 26, 2024 GRAND PARKWAY BAPTIST CHURCHClyde Copeland, Worship PastorWhy You Brought Your Bible To Church TodayActs 17:10-151. Be eager for the Word, v. 11.-1 Corinthians 15:3-4-Genesis 3:15, Genesis 12:3; 2 Samuel 7:12-13; Isaiah 53:5; Matthew 12:402. Examine the Word, v. 11.a. Sufficiencyb. Necessityc. Clarityd. Authority "Everything,...You see tragedies, but you also see so many beautiful things … heroic mothers, heroic men, men who have hopes and dreams, women who look to th...

May 19, 2024 GRAND PARKWAY BAPTIST CHURCHNeil McClendon, Lead PastorThe Power of ConnectionActs 17:1-91. Connect with people, v. 1Gospel capacity + Gospel responsibility = Gospel experiences2. Connect people to the story of God, v. 2-3Helpful verbs in telling the Story of God…a) reasoning- to mingle thought with thoughtb) explaining- to cause one to open their mind c) proving- to place evidence before3. Connect people to the intellectual integrity of the Faith, v. 3-4Two things Pa...

May 12, 2024 GRAND PARKWAY BAPTIST CHURCHNeil McClendon, Lead PastorThe Causality of FaithActs 16:25-40Causality is an influence by which one event, process, state, or object contributes to the production of another event, process, state, or object where the cause is partly responsible for the effect, and the effect is partly dependent on the cause.1. Faith empowers us to defy our circumstances, v. 25“You have heard that it was said to those of old, ‘You shall not murder; and whoever mu...

May 5, 2024 GRAND PARKWAY BAPTIST CHURCHNeil McClendon, Lead PastorHow To Enjoy Life MoreActs 16:16-241. Habits are the avenue of involvement, v. 16The fruit of habits…a) habits move me beyond what I feel towards structures that I needb) habits facilitate exposure and exposure initiate changec) habits interrupt the status quod) habits lesson our need of spiritual stimulation 2. Life is also spiritual, v. 16-19There are three dimensions to life: physical, psychological, spiritualSyn...