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Grand Parkway Baptist Church

Grand Parkway Baptist Church

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6 days ago

Neil McClendon, Lead Pastor GRAND PARKWAY BAPTIST CHURCH Matthew 5:38-42 How The Violence of God Triumphs Over The Violence of Man 1. The insufficiency of proportionate justice, v. 38 The law did three things... a) takes punishment out of the realm of private vengeance b) gave judges a clear and just formula for punishment c) it forbid vendettas and excessive retribution “...I have killed a man for wounding me...” -Genesis 4:23 Why do we insist on retaliation? a) embarrassment b) justice •...

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Neil McClendon, Lead Pastor GRAND PARKWAY BAPTIST CHURCH Matthew 5:38-42 How The Violence of God Triumphs Over The Violence of Man 1. The insufficiency of proportionate justice, v. 38 The law did three things... a) takes punishment out of the realm of private vengeance b) gave judges a clear and just formula for punishment c) it forbid vendettas and excessive retribution “...I have killed a man for wounding me...” -Genesis 4:23 Why do we insist on retaliation? a) embarrassment b) justice •...

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How The Violence of God Triumphs Over The Violence of Man | Matthew 5:38-42 | Pastor Neil McClendon

Neil McClendon, Lead Pastor GRAND PARKWAY BAPTIST CHURCH Matthew 5:38-42 How The Violence of God Triumphs Over The Violence of Man 1. The insufficiency of proportionate justice, v. 38 The law did three things... a) takes punishment out of the realm of private vengeance b) gave judges a clear and just formula for punishment c) it forbid vendettas and excessive retribution “...I have killed a man for wounding me...” -Genesis 4:23 Why do we insist on retaliation? a) embarrassment b) justice •...

6 days ago

40 minutes

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Communion: Remember, Relate, Proclaim | I Corinthians 11:23-26 | Pastor Neil McClendon

Nov 2, 2025 Neil McClendon, Lead Pastor GRAND PARKWAY BAPTIST CHURCH Communioin I Corinthians 11:23-26 1. Remember Jesus 2. There is a new way to relate to God. 3. We are proclaiming the Lord’s death.

1 week ago

13 minutes

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The Insufficiency of Swearing | Matthew 5:33-37 | Pastor Neil McClendon

GRAND PARKWAY BAPTIST CHURCH Matthew 5:33-37 The Insufficiency of Swearing 1. We must reclaim a sense of our self, v. 33-36 Here is the progression in how we lose ourselves... 1)we become disillusioned with ourselves 2)we become distrusting of ourselves 3)we become destructive towards ourselves Signs you are losing yourself... a)seeking external validation b)difficulty with decisions c)feeling lost d)emotional fog e)loss of identity f) negative self-talk g)always changing to fit in h)increa...

3 weeks ago

34 minutes

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Joy Is The Serious Business of Heaven | John 15:5–11 | Chris Brooks

Oct 19, 2025 GRAND PARKWAY BAPTIST CHURCH Dr. Christopher M. Brooks Pastor to Pastors | Local Church Joy Is The Serious Business of Heaven Abide in Love, Joy FULL John 15:5–11 I. Key Theme: MENO AGAPE HARAH PLAYRAO ("Abide – Love – Joy – Full") II. Abide (Meno) – Remain in Christ Definition: To dwell, endure, make your home. Spiritual Practice: Training the mind to return to God like a compass needle to north. Reflection: What are you abiding in today? III. Love (Agape / Hessed) ...

3 weeks ago

33 minutes

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A Gospel Informed Understanding of Divorce | Matthew 5:31-32 | Pastor Neil McClendon

Oct 12, 2025 GRAND PARKWAY BAPTIST CHURCH Neil McClendon, Lead Pastor Grand Parkway Baptist Church Matthew 5:31-32 A Gospel Informed Understanding of Divorce Introductory thoughts… 1) read through the right lens 2) let Bible counsel Bible 3) seek to understand the cultural context 4) seek to understand the biblical context Four questions we need to answer today…. 1. Is there ever a biblical grounds for divorce? a) adultery- “sexual immorality” b) abandonment due to spiritual incompati...

1 month ago

42 minutes

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The High Price of Lust | Matthew 5:27-30 | Pastor Neil McClendon

Oct 5, 2025 GRAND PARKWAY BAPTIST CHURCH Neil McClendon, Lead Pastor Grand Parkway Baptist Church Matthew 5:27-30 The High Price of Lust 1. Jesus upholds the sufficient sanctity of marriage, v. 27-28 • Genesis 2:24 God’s design for marriage… a) priority loyalty- “Therefore, a man shall leave his father and mother… b) lifelong loyalty- …and hold fast to his wife… c) bodily loyalty- …and they shall become one flesh.” 2. The eye reveals what is in the heart, v. 28 Lust does four thin...

1 month ago

42 minutes

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The Inward Life of the Kingdom | Matthew 5:21-26 | Pastor Neil McClendon

Sep 28, 2025 GRAND PARKWAY BAPTIST CHURCH Neil McClendon, Lead Pastor Grand Parkway Baptist Church The Inward Life of the Kingdom Matthew 5:21-26 Four lenses for the rest of this chapter… a) Jesus is more concerned with motive than checking the box b) Christians are held to a higher ethical standard c) The Gospel always invites us to think deeper d) Truth turns radishes into carrots 1. Life in the Kingdom calls for integration, v. 21-22 a) name calling- “You fool!” b) i...

1 month ago

39 minutes

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A Right View of the Law | Matthew 5:17-20 | Pastor Neil McClendon

Sep 21, 2025 GRAND PARKWAY BAPTIST CHURCH Neil McClendon, Lead Pastor Grand Parkway Baptist Church Do you think living by the Ten Commandments is enough to be right with God? What about the other 603 laws in the Old Testament? In this powerful message, Pastor Neil McClendon unpacks Jesus's statement that He came not to abolish the law, but to fulfill it. The sermon reveals how a "rules-based" relationship with God will always leave us condemned, and how true righteousness comes only...

1 month ago

42 minutes

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The Consequential Nature of Kingdom Faith | Matthew 5:13-16 | Pastor Neil McClendon

Sep 14, 2025 GRAND PARKWAY BAPTIST CHURCH Neil McClendon, Lead Pastor Grand Parkway Baptist Church The Consequential Nature of Kingdom Faith Matthew 5:13-16 1. There is a problem we have to overcome, v. 13 ! Peter 4:1-4 Four ways salt loses its saltiness… a) it is absorbed by its surroundings b) exposure to moisture c) confusion about the purpose of the church d) churches that try to make Christianity interesting instead of making Christians consequential 2. There is a r...

2 months ago

42 minutes

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If The Kingdom of God is Here, Why Is The World Such a Mess? | Dr. Sam Storms

Sep 7, 2025 Dr. Sam Storms Grand Parkway Baptist Church If The Kingdom of God is Here, Why Is The World Such a Mess? Dr. Sam Storms 1. The Kingdom of God is the power of the Holy Spirit to bring forgiveness and salvation through Jesus Christ. 2. The Kingdom of God is the power and presence of the Holy Spirit to bring physical healing to our bodies. 3. The Kingdom of God is the power and presence of the Holy Spirit to bring restoration to our mind and emotions. 4. The Kingdom of God is ...

2 months ago

42 minutes

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What’s it like in the New Kingdom? | Matthew 5:1-12 | Pastor Blake Hardcastle

Aug 31, 2025 Blake Hardcastle, Equipping Pastor Grand Parkway Baptist Church What’s it like in the New Kingdom? Matthew 5:1-12 Intro - What is Jesus Doing v.1-2 1. Kingdom People are Aware They are Needy. v.3-6 • The Poor in Spirit • The Mourners • The Meek • The Hungry and Thirsty for Righteousness 2. Kingdom People Choose to Live for God. v.7- • The Merciful • The Pure in Heart • The Peacemakers 3. Kingdom People Expect Persecution. v.10-12 ...

2 months ago

45 minutes

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God’s Timing, People & Power | Matthew 4:12-25 | Pastor Neil McClendon

Aug 24, 2025 Neil McClendon, Lead Pastor Grand Parkway Baptist Church God’s Timing, People & Power Matthew 4:12-25 1. God’s timing, 4:12-17 • Isaiah 9:1-2 Biblical examples… a) David & Goliath b) Judges 5 c) Omer of manna Exodus 16:31-32 d) Apostle Paul • 2 Corinthians 1:8-10 2. God’s people, 4:18-22 What God looks at and for in people… a) willing not perfect b) your future not your past c) faith not promises 3. God’s power, 4:23-25 Mental worship… 1. Do you sense h...

2 months ago

39 minutes

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Learning From Temptation | Matthew 4:1-11 | Pastor Neil McClendon

Aug 17, 2025 Neil McClendon, Lead Pastor Grand Parkway Baptist Church Matthew 4:1-11 Learning From Temptation In the wilderness they should have learned three things: 1) not to depend on bread alone but on Gods’ word 2) not to put God to the test 3) to worship God alone 1. Temptation comes around our biggest appetites, v. 2-4 Our appetites do four things… 1) create opportunities- so we must learn to ask, “What opportunity does this appetite present?” &...

3 months ago

36 minutes

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Thinking Through The Questions | Matthew 3:13-17 | Pastor Neil McClendon

Aug 10, 2025 GRAND PARKWAY BAPTIST CHURCH Neil McClendon, Lead Pastor Grand Parkway Baptist Church Thinking Through The Questions Matthew 3:13-17 1. What does it look like to be missional? v. 13 2. Why does Jesus get baptized? Four reasons Jesus gets baptized… a) identifies with the people b) submits to the will of the Father c) practices what He preaches- Matthew 28:18-20 d) to fulfill all righteousness Two ways… 1) confirms John as the forerunner to the Messi...

3 months ago

46 minutes

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The Kingdom And The Power Thereof | Matthew 3:1-12 | Pastor Neil McClendon

Aug 3, 2025 GRAND PARKWAY BAPTIST CHURCH Neil McClendon, Lead Pastor Grand Parkway Baptist Church The Kingdom And The Power Thereof Matthew 3:1-12 Purpose of Matthew a) tell the story of Jesus b) apologetic and evangelistic c) explore the reality of the Kingdom d) catechetical- to teach the truths of Christianity and their ethical implications 1. The proportionality of repentance, v. 1-3 The Kingdom of heaven/God is best understood by two words… a) r...

3 months ago

50 minutes

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Essentials of a Biblical Fit | Psalm 77 | Pastor Blake Hardcastle

Jul 27, 2025 GRAND PARKWAY BAPTIST CHURCH Blake Hardcastle, Equipping Pastor Grand Parkway Baptist Church Essentials of a Biblical Fit Psalm 77 1. Put your heart in your mouth. v.2-5 Selah = pause, reflect, meditate. 2. Throw your fit to the right audience. v.1-2 3. Burn the house down. v.5-9 4. Borrow Hope. v.10-18 • v.10-12 • Psalm 46:1 • Hosea 11:8-9 • v.13 • v.19-20 “God is cunning; He knows how to get our attention. Rather tha...

3 months ago

43 minutes

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What Kind of Love Is This? | 1 John 3:1 | Pastor Clyde Copeland

Jul 20, 2025 GRAND PARKWAY BAPTIST CHURCH Pastor Clyde Copeland Grand Parkway Baptist Church What Kind of Love Is This? 1 John 3:1 1. "See…" 2. "…what kind of love the Father has given us, that we should be called children of God…" -Five kinds of God’s love a. God’s love for God. b. God’s love for His creation c. God’s loving and salvific stance toward a fallen world d. God’s particular, electing, adopting love for his children e. God’s conditional love for his children 1 John 4:...

3 months ago

13 minutes

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The Purpose of Salvation | Titus 2:11-15 | Pastor Ian Weber

Jul 13, 2025 GRAND PARKWAY BAPTIST CHURCH Ian Weber, Student Pastor Grand Parkway Baptist Church The Purpose of Salvation Titus 2:11-15 1. What is the purpose of Salvation v.12-13 A. To renounce ungodliness and worldly passions v.12 ⁃ Isaiah 5:20 - moral confusion ⁃ Romans 1:18 - suppresses truth ⁃ Jude 1:4 - deny Jesus Christ ⁃ 2 Timothy 3:1-5 ⁃ 1 John 2:15-17 B. To live in this age 3 ways Christians are to live in this age ⁃ Self controlled ⁃ Upright ⁃ Godly lives C. ...

4 months ago

36 minutes

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Created For Glory | Genesis 1:26-28 | Pastor Julian Solis

Jul 6, 2025 GRAND PARKWAY BAPTIST CHURCH Julian Solis, Spiritual Formation Pastor Grand Parkway Baptist Church Created For Glory Genesis 1:26-28 Embrace Dignity • Genesis 1:26-28 • Psalm 8:5-6 Confront the Curse • Genesis 9:6 • James 3:9 Think I forgot how to be happy Something I'm not, but something I can be Something I wait for Something I'm made for Billie Eilish O'Connell / Finneas Baird O'Connell Find Restoration in Jesus • 1 Corinthians 15:49 Mental...

4 months ago

41 minutes

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The Balance of God | Jonah 4:5-11 | Pastor Neil McClendon

Jun 29, 2025 GRAND PARKWAY BAPTIST CHURCH Neil McClendon, Lead Pastor Grand Parkway Baptist Church The Balance of God Jonah 4:5-11 1. The direction of disobedience, v. 5 Here are some examples from Genesis of how eastward movement symbolizes departure from God’s will… a) Adam & Eve are put out of the Garden on the east side b) Cain settles east of Eden c) The builders of Babel are headed east when they decide to build a tower so as to make a name for themse...

4 months ago

48 minutes