Mountain Park Audio Podcast

Say "Yes"

Greg Battle — Sun, 30 Jul 2017 18:13:18 +0000

Jonah

Don Doe — Sun, 23 Jul 2017 00:06:01 +0000

More Than Conquerors

Don Doe — Sun, 09 Jul 2017 20:36:15 +0000

Independence Day

Allan Fuller — Sun, 02 Jul 2017 00:13:44 +0000

New Words

Allan Fuller — Sun, 18 Jun 2017 22:32:05 +0000

New Chapter

Allan Fuller — Sun, 11 Jun 2017 20:36:55 +0000

The story of your life is part of the grand story of humanity. If you can read or hear these words then your story is not over yet. Part of your story remains Unwritten. This week we're talking about a New Chapter. In the next season of your life...

Trees and Chaff

Don Doe — Sun, 04 Jun 2017 22:07:33 +0000

New God

Allan Fuller — Sun, 28 May 2017 18:21:34 +0000

We are continuing our journey through the story of the Church. Today, we're looking at how the Scientific Revolution dramatically impacted our experience with God. Now that we could explain and understand things, it removed some of the mystery of God...

New Order

Allan Fuller — Sun, 21 May 2017 18:48:34 +0000

What's "New" about a man who flees the struggling city of Rome and becomes a hermit? What's inspiring about a man who established multiple communities of monks while Rome was being overrun by barbarians? Some say these monasteries saved western...

New Amendment

Allan Fuller — Sun, 14 May 2017 21:02:41 +0000

In the grand story of humanity, we now shift to the story of "The Church" – the 2000 years between the New Testament story and our current story. Throughout that time, there have been many "new" things that have greatly impacted humanity. As part of...

New Creation

Allan Fuller — Sun, 07 May 2017 22:07:34 +0000

The New Testament has multiple phrases to attempt to explain that God wants to do Something New in us through Jesus. It's a "New Day" because we can experience "New Life" through a "New Covenant" that allow us to become a "New Creation." Perhaps these...

New Body

Allan Fuller — Sun, 30 Apr 2017 20:35:34 +0000

We all have a desire to feel like we belong somewhere. It's why peer pressure is so powerful and why racial discrimination is so painful. The New Testament refers to the church as the "body of Christ." The body has many unique and wonderful parts...

New Life

Allan Fuller — Sun, 23 Apr 2017 21:23:51 +0000

Coming out of Easter we are now moving in the grand story to the section we call "The Revolution." This is the second half of the New Testament. It's the story of Jesus' followers and the revolution of love that they spread throughout many neighboring...

New Day

Allan Fuller — Sun, 16 Apr 2017 17:55:14 +0000

New Covenant

Allan Fuller — Sun, 09 Apr 2017 00:16:13 +0000

As we enter Holy Week, we're going to look at a phrase that Jesus used when he met with his disciples one final time before his crucifixion. He said the cup represents the "New Covenant." This is a reference to a profound prophecy in the Old Testament...

New Command

Don Doe — Sun, 02 Apr 2017 19:26:02 +0000

New Opportunities

Allan Fuller — Sun, 26 Mar 2017 23:08:21 +0000

Jesus has always had a growing interest in the church. From the very beginning, his hope, plan and expectation is that the church would grow. That will not happen at Mountain Park without you. If this is your church home, have you considered playing a...

New Response

Allan Fuller — Sun, 19 Mar 2017 16:50:20 +0000

We naturally gravitate toward energizing people in our lives. It's easy to invest in those relationships. But how are we supposed to respond to the people who have hurt us, the people who annoy us, or the people who bore us? In the Sermon on the...

New Birth

Jan van Amerongen — Sun, 12 Mar 2017 17:58:21 +0000

The Kingdom of God is not something you can add to your life, it's something you build your life around.

New Name

Allan Fuller — Sun, 05 Mar 2017 18:45:53 +0000

As we celebrate baptisms this Sunday, we're talking about a New Name. We are all born with a name and throughout our lives, we take on different labels that define who we are. Some are true; some are not. Some are positive; some are not. There are...

New Heart

Allan Fuller — Sun, 26 Feb 2017 18:52:52 +0000

We typically ask one another, "How are you doing?" which elicits a perfunctory "fine" response. A much deeper question is "How is your heart?" The condition of your heart has nothing to do with the circumstances around you. God promises to give us a...

New Thing

Don Doe — Sun, 19 Feb 2017 22:40:35 +0000

Nothing New

Allan Fuller — Sun, 12 Feb 2017 16:42:51 +0000

In our final message under the topic of Exodus (which represents the first half of the Old Testament), we find a very different and somewhat disturbing thought about pursuing Something New: "there's nothing new under the sun." How could that possibly...

New Song

Allan Fuller — Sun, 05 Feb 2017 18:44:59 +0000

Multiple times in the Bible, people are called to "sing a new song." Old songs are great. They connect us with people, memories and places from our past. From a spiritual perspective, people who have been followers of Christ for a long time typically...

New Temple

Allan Fuller — Sun, 29 Jan 2017 23:34:17 +0000

Through Abraham, God established a New Nation. Eventually, that nation was led by King David who decided to build a beautiful New Temple for God. Unfortunately, God didn't ask him to do that. It was a nice gesture, but God didn't need a home. This...

New Nation

Allan Fuller — Sun, 22 Jan 2017 22:20:39 +0000

After God created a New Start for humanity through the story of Noah and the ark, he started a New Nation with a man named Abraham. The big difference between pre and post flood is that humans no longer had to figure life out on their own. God started...

New Start

Allan Fuller — Sun, 15 Jan 2017 21:08:00 +0000

This week we're looking at one of the most known stories in all of scripture: the story of Noah and the ark. God is deeply grieved by the sin of his creation, so he decides to wipe out all living creatures and have a new start with Noah and his...

Try Something New

Allan Fuller — Sun, 08 Jan 2017 22:32:50 +0000

This message is an introduction to our theme this year. Are you ready to try Something New? Perhaps patterns you've been working with have not proven to be effective. Perhaps everything is going fine but you're just coasting and looking for something...

Christmas On Air: Act 3

Allan Fuller — Sat, 24 Dec 2016 21:38:09 +0000

Christmas On Air: Act 2

Allan Fuller — Sun, 18 Dec 2016 17:31:31 +0000

Christmas On Air: Act 1

Allan Fuller — Sun, 11 Dec 2016 17:31:31 +0000

Revelation 22:20

Don Doe — Sun, 04 Dec 2016 21:49:43 +0000

Matthew 25:40

Allan Fuller — Sun, 27 Nov 2016 18:02:51 +0000

This week's verse means very little outside of its context. But when it represents the story from which it is found, it is a profound reminder. Our salvation cannot be earned, but there is an expectation in terms of how we respond to our salvation...

John 13:34-35

Allan Fuller — Sun, 13 Nov 2016 20:59:11 +0000

This week, we are wrapping up the Unwritten part of our journey through 40 Foundational passages of scripture. The Unwritten section is about our decisions and our stories right now in 2016. This week's verses are about how we interact with one...

Ephesians 5:33

Allan Fuller — Sun, 06 Nov 2016 20:47:11 +0000

As we continue looking at the Unwritten stories of our lives, our focus this morning is on marriage. This week's Foundational verse is incredibly profound. Men and women are different. We have different needs and different ways of addressing those...

Ephesians 5:33

Allan Fuller — Sun, 06 Nov 2016 21:00:36 +0000

Joshua 24:15

Allan Fuller — Sun, 30 Oct 2016 16:55:04 +0000

Colossians 3:23

Allan Fuller — Sun, 23 Oct 2016 20:43:50 +0000

This section of the overall story is about you and the "Unwritten" story of your life. Today we're talking about you at work. Some people find work to be meaningless and their goal in life is to retire and never have to "work" again. Others find their...

Jeremiah 29:11

Allan Fuller — Sun, 16 Oct 2016 21:13:50 +0000

We now enter the Unwritten part of the story. The story of God is not just something we read about in the Bible and do our best to learn. The story is ongoing and you and I are part of it. The next five Foundational verses address our current...

John 14:6

Don Doe — Sun, 09 Oct 2016 00:28:33 +0000

1 Peter 2:9

Allan Fuller — Sun, 02 Oct 2016 21:50:26 +0000

Another important issue that was addressed through the Protestant Reformation was access to God. We do not need to go through a “priest” because, through Christ, we now have direct access to God. This is referred to as the “priesthood of all believers.” This means that every believer is a priest and a saint. Every believer is royalty in the Kingdom of God. We can celebrate the fact that we’re not lost sinners. We’re not perfect, but we have moved from darkness to light.

Romans 3:23-24

Allan Fuller — Sun, 25 Sep 2016 23:34:41 +0000

Most would agree that over the past 2,000 years, the most significant part of the church story was the Protestant Reformation. It was a challenge to the Church that people are not justified before God by their actions but by God’s grace alone. One of many passages that supports this is Romans 3:23-24. We need to be aware of our sin in order to appreciate what God has done for us. This is important because we are masters at disguising our sin. If we are not aware of it, there’s no way we get freedom from it.

Revelation 3:20

Allan Fuller — Sun, 18 Sep 2016 18:41:23 +0000

The Spanish Inquisition was a horrific and embarrassing part of church history. In the 15th century, there was an increasing number of Jewish people and Muslims who were entering the country of Spain. As a result, the church told them they could only stay if they converted to Christianity. Additionally, through the Inquisitions, they tortured these new “converts” to make sure they didn’t slip back into their old religions. Our foundational verse this week paints a beautiful image that should have shut down the Inquisitions. We can’t force Jesus on someone because Jesus does not force himself on us.

I Corinthians 13:3

Allan Fuller — Sun, 11 Sep 2016 19:08:03 +0000

Tens of thousands of Christians have been killed because of their faith. What would give someone the strength to be a martyr? How could a person ask God to forgive his or her murderer while the vile act was taking place? The answer is simple but powerful: love. In this week’s foundational verse, there are three pieces: love, pain and gain. We all want “gain,” and some of us are willing to experience “pain” in order to reach “gain.” But not all pain leads to gain. The solution, of course, is love. When we are motivated by love rather than gain, our pain will always find redemption.

John 1:1-5

Don Doe — Sun, 04 Sep 2016 20:04:43 +0000

The Eternal God has become human and dwelt among us. Jesus is divine and Jesus is human. But how? There was a big controversy in the early church and it continues to rage today. Who is this Jesus? Is he part God and part human? How can one person be fully God and fully human? The massive reality of this truth is the foundation of the Christian faith. All throughout history this truth has been undermined and attacked. The first chapter of John gives clarity to the true person of Jesus Christ and that by believing, we may have life.

Hebrews 11:6

Allan Fuller — Sun, 28 Aug 2016 00:00:10 +0000

The week, we are looking at the last verse in the “Revolution” part of the overall story. It is found in the book of Hebrews, near the beginning of a chapter known as the “Faith Chapter.” The author says, “without faith it is impossible to please God.” First of all, this assumes we want to please God. Secondly, it’s important for us to understand what faith is. It’s one thing to believe that God exists and that he rewards those who trust him; it’s a whole other thing to live out our lives based on these beliefs. The latter is called faith. In order to please God, we must have faith... and God is not easy to please!

2 Timothy 3:16-17

Allan Fuller — Sun, 21 Aug 2016 03:27:12 +0000

It’s one thing to debate the actual meaning of scripture. Different passages can be interpreted very differently and send us down a wide range of paths. But there’s an important question that must be asked before we pursue the true meaning: do these words really matter? Are they elevated above all other writings? Is the Bible literally the Word of God? If it’s not, then any debate of “meaning” is simply a literary exercise. This week’s foundational verses remind us that the Bible is worth our efforts to understand it.

Ephesians 6:11-12

Allan Fuller — Sun, 14 Aug 2016 22:46:18 +0000

These verses are part of our foundational journey because it is essential for us to understand that we are at war. Regardless of what’s happening in the Middle East or with ISIS, until Jesus returns, we will continue to be at war. It’s not peacetime and it’s not time to let our guard down. God wants us to understand who the enemy is and to be prepared to respond accordingly.

1 Corinthians 10:13

Allan Fuller — Sun, 07 Aug 2016 20:39:32 +0000

This week’s verse is terrific encouragement regarding temptation, but it is surrounded by some aggressive challenges. Challenge #1 (verse 12) is “Don’t get cocky!” Don’t think that you’re immune to the power of temptation. Challenge #2 (verse 14) is “Flee from idolatry!” Don’t let anything become more important in your life than your relationship with God. In the middle of these two challenges is the encouragement (verse 13): we will not be tempted beyond what we can bear. Whew, that’s a relief!

Romans 12:1-2

Allan Fuller — Sun, 31 Jul 2016 00:09:31 +0000

There’s a significant transition in the book of Romans between chapters 11 and 12. It’s a transition from belief to behavior, from doctrine to duty. Once we understand the grace and mercy of Jesus Christ (chapters 1-11), every believer wants to identify the will of God. What am I supposed to do? Who am I supposed to do it with? What is God’s will for my life? There’s a reason most of us struggle finding the will of God. We want D but we often forget that we need A, B and C before we get to D. In these verses, Paul clarifies that we need to A-release, B-resist and C-renew before we can test and approve the will of God.

Overcoming the Obstacles to Your Dreams

Mark Krenz — Sun, 24 Jul 2016 00:37:56 +0000

Are you living in the shadow of your dreams? Or have you given up on them altogether because the obstacles are just too great? In this message from the story of Joshua, we look at the unconventional way God works to guide Joshua and the people through impossible obstacles and into the Promised Land. You’ll be inspired to trust God’s leading and take comfort that God is already at work ahead of you, opening a new path towards his vision for your life!

The Church, The Community, Unity

Greg Battle — Sun, 17 Jul 2016 23:59:55 +0000