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Character of God: God Indwells

Parker Ford Church's Podcast - January 19, 2022 02:00 - 7 minutes ★★★★★ - 7 ratings
This week’s mid-week teaching looks at God Indwells—What does it mean for a holy God to live within sinful man? We use Eph 1 to look at the purpose behind His indwelling nature and Romans 8 to explore what our response should be to his indwelling.  

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Character of God: God Creates

Parker Ford Church's Podcast - January 12, 2022 11:00 - 14 minutes ★★★★★ - 7 ratings
The first thing we learn from the Scriptures is that God is a creative God. The Bible begins with the words, “In the beginning God created.” God is a creator. All His various characteristics and attributes are revealed in His creative works, and the very act of creation itself reveals the charac...

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Character of God: God Creates

Parker Ford Church's Podcast - January 12, 2022 11:00 - 14 minutes ★★★★★ - 7 ratings
The first thing we learn from the Scriptures is that God is a creative God. The Bible begins with the words, “In the beginning God created.” God is a creator. All His various characteristics and attributes are revealed in His creative works, and the very act of creation itself reveals the charac...

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Character of God: God Speaks

Parker Ford Church's Podcast - January 05, 2022 11:00 - 14 minutes ★★★★★ - 7 ratings
Right at the beginning of the Bible we learn that God is a God who creates and who speak speaks. Specifically, He creates by speaking. God has not left His creation without revelation but has revealed the purpose of creation through His Word. God is still speaking today.  

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Character of God: God Speaks

Parker Ford Church's Podcast - January 05, 2022 11:00 - 14 minutes ★★★★★ - 7 ratings
Right at the beginning of the Bible we learn that God is a God who creates and who speak speaks. Specifically, He creates by speaking. God has not left His creation without revelation but has revealed the purpose of creation through His Word. God is still speaking today.  

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Character of God: God is Love

Parker Ford Church's Podcast - December 15, 2021 13:00 - 10 minutes ★★★★★ - 7 ratings
This week’s focus is God’s love. We work primarily from 1 John 4:8-10 to define love and look at the difference between ‘first’ and ‘second’ love. How do our human attempts to love differ from God’s? And what should be our response to this love?  

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Character of God: God Omnipresent

Parker Ford Church's Podcast - November 24, 2021 13:00 - 13 minutes ★★★★★ - 7 ratings
The Bible teaches that God is able to be in all places, at all times, and is holding all things together. In fact, this is a repeated theme of the Scriptures throughout both the Old and New Testaments. God is omnipresent. The Psalmist asks God, “Where can I flee from your presence?” And the reso...

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Character of God: God Omnipresent

Parker Ford Church's Podcast - November 24, 2021 13:00 - 13 minutes ★★★★★ - 7 ratings
The Bible teaches that God is able to be in all places, at all times, and is holding all things together. In fact, this is a repeated theme of the Scriptures throughout both the Old and New Testaments. God is omnipresent. The Psalmist asks God, “Where can I flee from your presence?” And the reso...

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Character of God: God is Omnipotent (All-Powerful)

Parker Ford Church's Podcast - November 17, 2021 12:00 - 13 minutes ★★★★★ - 7 ratings
This week we are focusing on the omnipotence of God. It’s another big word but simply means “all powerful”. We’ll see from Scripture that all power and authority belong to God. God Almighty is both sovereign and omnipotent, and because He is good, His power and sovereignty can be trusted. How ca...

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Character of God: God is Omnipotent (All-Powerful)

Parker Ford Church's Podcast - November 17, 2021 12:00 - 13 minutes ★★★★★ - 7 ratings
This week we are focusing on the omnipotence of God. It’s another big word but simply means “all powerful”. We’ll see from Scripture that all power and authority belong to God. God Almighty is both sovereign and omnipotent, and because He is good, His power and sovereignty can be trusted. How ca...

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Character of God: God Omniscient (All-Knowing)

Parker Ford Church's Podcast - November 10, 2021 11:00 - 13 minutes ★★★★★ - 7 ratings
This week we are studying the omniscience of God. Omniscience is a big word that simply means "all knowing." The Scriptures teach that God knows everything and is the source point of all truth, knowledge, and wisdom.  We hope you'll join us this week as we continue our midweek series on the Char...

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Character of God: God is Immutable

Parker Ford Church's Podcast - November 03, 2021 10:00 - 11 minutes ★★★★★ - 7 ratings
“God is Immutable (He is the Same Yesterday, Today, and Forever)” God doesn’t change. He never differs from Himself. He is rock solid, unchanging. And this is a very good thing, because, one of the main characteristics of God is this: God is love. And that basic truth, as with all the truths of...

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Character of God: God Self-Sufficient

Parker Ford Church's Podcast - October 27, 2021 10:00 - 13 minutes ★★★★★ - 7 ratings
God is the source point of all that exists and is completely sufficient within Himself.  He doesn’t need anything. And yet, from an overflow of His love He created all that exists for His glory and for relationship. Join us for this week's midweek teaching as we continue our series on the Charac...

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Character of God: Trinity - God is Three in One

Parker Ford Church's Podcast - October 20, 2021 11:00 - 18 minutes ★★★★★ - 7 ratings
God has chosen to reveal Himself through three primary forms of personal, self-revelation. God is Father. God is Son. God is Spirit. To know God is to know Him as Father, Son, and Spirit. To know God as Father, Son, and Spirit is to enter the incomprehensible mystery of God and to begin to grasp...

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Character of God: Trinity - God is Three in One

Parker Ford Church's Podcast - October 20, 2021 11:00 - 18 minutes ★★★★★ - 7 ratings
God has chosen to reveal Himself through three primary forms of personal, self-revelation. God is Father. God is Son. God is Spirit. To know God is to know Him as Father, Son, and Spirit. To know God as Father, Son, and Spirit is to enter the incomprehensible mystery of God and to begin to grasp...

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Character of God: God Incomprehensible

Parker Ford Church's Podcast - October 13, 2021 10:00 - 13 minutes ★★★★★ - 7 ratings
"God Incomprehensible"  What is God like? Well...He's not exactly like anything else. He is the source point. God is the Creator of all that exists. He alone is infinite, everything and everyone else is finite. Though we can know God in the sense that we can learn about Him through His self-rev...

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Character of God: Thinking About God

Parker Ford Church's Podcast - October 06, 2021 10:00 - 16 minutes ★★★★★ - 7 ratings
"Thinking About God" (How we think about God is...super important) A.W. Tozer famously wrote, "What comes into our minds when we think about God is the most important thing about us." The implications of how we think about God have a holistic effect on our lives, ultimately giving shape to how ...

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Reflections on Spiritual Formation: Peace Before Clarity (3)

Parker Ford Church's Podcast - September 01, 2021 10:00 - 11 minutes ★★★★★ - 7 ratings
In this week's teaching we continue the discussion on the "peace of Christ", specifically looking at a few ways that the Apostle Paul invites us to pursue the peace of Jesus dwelling in our midst. We hope you'll join us for this week's midweek teaching.  

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Peace Before Clarity (2)

Parker Ford Church's Podcast - August 25, 2021 10:00 - 12 minutes ★★★★★ - 7 ratings
In this week's edition of our ongoing midweek teaching series on spiritual formation we continue the conversation about pursuing the peace of Christ. We'd love to have you join us today!   

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Reflections on Spiritual Formation: Peace Before Clarity

Parker Ford Church's Podcast - August 18, 2021 10:00 - 12 minutes ★★★★★ - 7 ratings
Most of us want clarity. Where should I go to school? Should I quit my job? Where should I move? Should I marry this person? We all want clarity. Alas, clarity is so very rare. This doesn't seem to necessarily be a problem with our ability to discern the specifics of the will of God (though we c...

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Reflections on Spiritual Formation: The Story is the Good News

Parker Ford Church's Podcast - August 11, 2021 10:00 - 11 minutes ★★★★★ - 7 ratings
In the 1997 Stephen Speilberg film "Amistad" John Quincy Adams says, "In a courtroom, whoever has the best story wins." It's a great line (whether or not John Quincy Adams actually said it in real life). And, there is deep, resonating truth found in it. In our lives, the best story will win. The...

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Reflections on Spiritual Formation: Jesus, I Have My Doubts

Parker Ford Church's Podcast - August 04, 2021 10:00 - 13 minutes ★★★★★ - 7 ratings
What do we do with tough questions, emotions, or doubts? Should we stuff them down and ignore them? Should we "jump ship" and run from our previous faith? Or, should we listen to them, and process them with nuance and care? In this week's version of our "Reflections on Spiritual Formation" serie...

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Reflections on Spiritual Formation: Life-Long Learners Who Read Broadly

Parker Ford Church's Podcast - July 28, 2021 10:00 - 16 minutes ★★★★★ - 7 ratings
It's easy to fall into ruts. We get comfortable. It's so easy to slip into patterns of life where we unintentionally stop stretching, exercising, reading, and learning. In today's midweek teaching we talk about the importance of being a life-long learner who reads broadly. What we read (and the ...

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Reflections on Spiritual Formation: The War Inside Spills Out

Parker Ford Church's Podcast - July 21, 2021 10:00 - 12 minutes ★★★★★ - 7 ratings
Have you ever experienced someone lashing out at you in a hurtful way? Chances are that person had some unresolved pain or anger going on within their own heart that unfortunately was misdirected at you. We've all been on the receiving end of irrational anger, and, we've also all been on the giv...

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Reflections on Spiritual Formation: “Simultaneity”

Parker Ford Church's Podcast - July 14, 2021 14:00 - 10 minutes ★★★★★ - 7 ratings
In today's teaching we discuss the importance of learning how to do two things at a time. We need to be where we are, present to the people and the tasks in front of us. And, as followers of Christ, we also need to commune with Him throughout our day. Each day is an invitation to simultaneously ...

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Reflections on Spiritual Formation: “Simultaneity”

Parker Ford Church's Podcast - July 14, 2021 14:00 - 10 minutes ★★★★★ - 7 ratings
In today's teaching we discuss the importance of learning how to do two things at a time. We need to be where we are, present to the people and the tasks in front of us. And, as followers of Christ, we also need to commune with Him throughout our day. Each day is an invitation to simultaneously ...

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Reflections on Spiritual Formation: When Our Leaders Fail Us

Parker Ford Church's Podcast - July 07, 2021 13:00 - 13 minutes ★★★★★ - 7 ratings
Last week we talked about the inevitable reality of personal failure in our spiritual formation journeys. In this week's teaching we're talking about the reality of our leaders failing us. What happens to our faith when a trusted authority is found to be abusive or dishonest? Join us as we look ...

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Reflections on Spiritual Formation: When Our Leaders Fail Us

Parker Ford Church's Podcast - July 07, 2021 13:00 - 13 minutes ★★★★★ - 7 ratings
Last week we talked about the inevitable reality of personal failure in our spiritual formation journeys. In this week's teaching we're talking about the reality of our leaders failing us. What happens to our faith when a trusted authority is found to be abusive or dishonest? Join us as we look ...

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Reflections on Spiritual Formation: Take 2 (or 3...or 4)

Parker Ford Church's Podcast - June 30, 2021 10:00 - 13 minutes ★★★★★ - 7 ratings
In this week's midweek teaching we talk about the reality of failure in our spiritual journeys. What do we do when we fall flat on our faces? Join us as we look at the betrayals and failings of Peter and Judas and examine Jesus' restoration of Peter.

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Reflections on Spiritual Formation: Say "No" to Say "Yes"

Parker Ford Church's Podcast - June 23, 2021 01:00 - 12 minutes ★★★★★ - 7 ratings
Do you sometimes struggle with saying "no"? Maybe you have a hard time saying no to that extra helping of ice cream? Or, maybe you have a hard time saying no to requests from people in your life and find yourself persistently overcommitted. In today's teaching we look at Jesus' example of saying...

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