Parkside Church Westside Sermons

The Parable of the Wise and Foolish Virgins

In Matthew 25:1–13, Jesus tells the parable of the wise and foolish virgins to teach the necessity of readiness for his return. Ten young women await the bridegroom, but only five bring extra oil for their lamps, prepared for delay. When the groom...

Anger and Mercy

In Jonah 4:1–4, Jonah’s anger exposes a heart resistant to God’s mercy. God’s compassion toward Nineveh should have led to worship, but instead it revealed Jonah’s pride and self-righteousness. This passage reminds us that God’s mercy tests our...

Living in Light of the End

In Matthew 24:36–51, Jesus teaches that no one knows the day or hour of his return—only the Father does—and therefore his followers must live knowingly, alertly, and faithfully. His second coming will be sudden, like the flood in Noah’s day or a thief...

Signs of the Times

In Matthew 24:15-35, Jesus teaches that history is moving toward a divinely appointed end and calls his followers to live faithfully in light of it. He first foretells the destruction of Jerusalem’s temple, fulfilled in A.D. 70, warning his disciples...

See that You are Not Alarmed

In this sermon we hear how Jesus prepares his disciples—and us—to live faithfully in uncertain times. The world’s instability, Jesus says, is part of God’s redemptive plan: the pain before new creation. Therefore, believers are not to be alarmed but...