Parkside Church Westside Sermons

Come and See

This sermon invites us to “come and see” the resurrection as an honest confrontation with both our deepest fears and our greatest need. It shows that the cross reveals the true cost of sin, exposing what is broken within us, while the empty tomb...

A Cry, a Curtain, and a Confession

Jesus became a curse in the place of sinners. He does not cry out from the cross for a savior, but he cries out as the savior. Extraordinary things happened when Jesus died on the cross, pointing to the extraordinary nature of his death. The curtain...

Hosanna: A Prayer, Not a Cheer

This sermon shows that “Hosanna” is not first a cheer of celebration but a desperate cry for help that arises from need and dependence. It reveals how people often use the right words while misunderstanding the kind of salvation Jesus actually brings...

The King on the Cross

This sermon shows how Jesus’s crucifixion reveals his true kingship through humiliation, suffering, and mockery. Though those around him see weakness and defeat, Jesus is actually exercising power by willingly giving himself to save his people through...

The Roman Trial

This sermon shows how Jesus’s Roman trial forces every person to confront the question of what they will do with him. Pilate encounters and even recognizes the truth about Jesus’s innocence, yet ultimately rejects it because fear and political...