Mon, 29 Dec 2008 16:55:47 -0500 Zionsville Presbyterian Church is a young, growing congregation on the northwest side of Indianapolis. Located at the corner of Michigan Road and 116th Street, we offer opportunities for Sunday worship at 8:00, 9:30, and 11:00 am. ZPC http://www.zpc.org Podcast Maker v1.3.8b - http://www.lemonzdream.com/podcastmaker Zionsville Presbyterian Church's Sunday Message Zionsville Presbyterian Church is a young, growing congregation on the northwest side of Indianapolis. Located at the corner of Michigan Road and 116th Street, we offer opportunities for Sunday worship at 8:00, 9:30, and 11:00 am. Find out more about us on our website at zpc.org or call (317) 873-6503. en 2008 Zionsville Presbyterian Church, all rights reserved. Zionsville Presbyrterian Church zpc@zpc.org http://media.zpc.org/mp3s/08Sermons/zpcSign4c_144.jpg http://www.zpc.org 103 144 Podcasting Christianity Sermon, Message, Zionsville, Zionsville Presbyterian Church, ZPC, Glenn McDonald, Bob Jordan, Pat Smith, Scott Shelton no Zionsville Presbyterian Church is a young, growing congregation on the northwest side of Indianapolis. Located at the corner of Michigan Road and 116th Street, we offer opportunities for Sunday worship at 8:00, 9:30, and 11:00 am. ZPC ZPC message from 12.28.08, Scott Shelton, Associate Pastor of Family Life Ministries Today’s scripture includes Jesus’ teaching on worry and money. Is there any wonder why Jesus links those two things as we read the headlines of the day? Jesus teaches us not to worry about money. But he goes much farther than that. Jesus calls us to seek him and his kingdom first, and to depend on him in all areas of life. Following Jesus often means living in opposite ways than the ways of the world around us. http://www.zpc.org http://media.zpc.org/mp3s/08Sermons/12.28.08_Shelton_Podcast.mp3 Sun, 28 Dec 2008 09:30:00 -0500 Podcasting, Christianity no 00:32:10 Sermon, Message, Zionsville, Zionsville Presbyterian Church, ZPC, Glenn McDonald, Bob Jordan, Pat Smith, Scott Shelton Zionsville Presbyterian Church is a young, growing congregation on the northwest side of Indianapolis. Located at the corner of Michigan Road and 116th Street, we offer opportunities for Sunday worship at 8:00, 9:30, and 11:00 am. ZPC ZPC message from 12.14.08, Glenn McDonald, Senior Pastor http://media.zpc.org/mp3s/08Sermons/12.24.08_McDonald_Podcast.mp3 Wed, 24 Dec 2008 19:00:00 -0500 Podcasting, Christianity no 00:22:17 Sermon, Message, Zionsville, Zionsville Presbyterian Church, ZPC, Glenn McDonald, Bob Jordan, Pat Smith, Scott Shelton Zionsville Presbyterian Church is a young, growing congregation on the northwest side of Indianapolis. Located at the corner of Michigan Road and 116th Street, we offer opportunities for Sunday worship at 8:00, 9:30, and 11:00 am. ZPC ZPC message from 12.21.08, Glenn McDonald, Senior Pastor All too often in our culture being identified as a Christian means “death by adjective.” What kind of Christian are you – charismatic, social action, evangelical, born again, Christmas-and-Easter-only? Sometimes these descriptions reveal starkly competing visions for what it means to be a disciple of Jesus. More and more followers of Jesus are delighted to be called Red Letter Christians – lifelong students of the New Testament words that are printed in red ink because they are the very words of God’s Son. http://www.zpc.org http://media.zpc.org/mp3s/08Sermons/12.21.08_McDonald_Podcast.mp3 Sun, 21 Dec 2008 09:30:00 -0500 Podcasting, Christianity no 00:25:56 Sermon, Message, Zionsville, Zionsville Presbyterian Church, ZPC, Glenn McDonald, Bob Jordan, Pat Smith, Scott Shelton Zionsville Presbyterian Church is a young, growing congregation on the northwest side of Indianapolis. Located at the corner of Michigan Road and 116th Street, we offer opportunities for Sunday worship at 8:00, 9:30, and 11:00 am. ZPC ZPC message from 12.14.08, Glenn McDonald, Senior Pastor The King of the universe does not live in a faraway palace or heavenly domain. John tells us that Jesus “tabernacled” or “camped out” with us. He moved into all the world’s neighborhoods when he was born at Bethlehem. We can imitate God by doing the same; we can move into some else’s situation and help carry their griefs and needs. http://www.zpc.org http://media.zpc.org/mp3s/08Sermons/12.14.08_McDonald.mp3 Sun, 14 Dec 2008 09:30:00 -0500 Podcasting, Christianity no 00:20:41 Sermon, Message, Zionsville, Zionsville Presbyterian Church, ZPC, Glenn McDonald, Bob Jordan, Pat Smith, Scott Shelton Zionsville Presbyterian Church is a young, growing congregation on the northwest side of Indianapolis. Located at the corner of Michigan Road and 116th Street, we offer opportunities for Sunday worship at 8:00, 9:30, and 11:00 am. ZPC ZPC message from 12.07.08, Glenn McDonald, Senior Pastor Mary’s poetic celebration of her pregnancy turned out to be a first-raised-in-the-air declaration that God has brought about a new reality — right in the context of the old one. Today and every day we have a choice: Will we cling to the false hopes and broken dreams of This World, or decide to invest in God’s kingdom — the New World that is progressively breaking out all around us? http://www.zpc.org http://media.zpc.org/mp3s/08Sermons/12.07.08_McDonald.mp3 Sun, 07 Dec 2008 09:30:00 -0500 Podcasting, Christianity no 00:24:12 Sermon, Message, Zionsville, Zionsville Presbyterian Church, ZPC, Glenn McDonald, Bob Jordan, Pat Smith, Scott Shelton Zionsville Presbyterian Church is a young, growing congregation on the northwest side of Indianapolis. Located at the corner of Michigan Road and 116th Street, we offer opportunities for Sunday worship at 8:00, 9:30, and 11:00 am. ZPC ZPC message from 11.30.08, Bill Azbell, Associate Pastor for Missions Because the people of Isaiah’s time had drifted from the ways of God, the wrath of the imperialistic Assyrian Empire was unleashed upon them. However rebellious they had been, God would not let his people go. He promised a coming king that would end his people’s servitude and bring about his purposes for them. In the darkness of our lives, we can trust that this king has come into the world in the person of Jesus, bringing the light of a “new day.” http://www.zpc.org http://media.zpc.org/mp3s/08Sermons/11.30.08_McDonald_Podcast.mp3 Sun, 30 Nov 2008 09:30:00 -0500 Podcasting, Christianity no 00:24:10 Sermon, Message, Zionsville, Zionsville Presbyterian Church, ZPC, Glenn McDonald, Bob Jordan, Pat Smith, Scott Shelton Zionsville Presbyterian Church is a young, growing congregation on the northwest side of Indianapolis. Located at the corner of Michigan Road and 116th Street, we offer opportunities for Sunday worship at 8:00, 9:30, and 11:00 am. ZPC ZPC message from 11.23.08, Glenn McDonald, Senior Pastor Messianic pretenders were common during the time of Jesus, and the Roman Empire knew how to deal with them. One by one they ended up nailed to crosses. That’s why Pontius Pilate, the petty and violent governor of Judea, was so jolted by his conversation with Jesus. Pilate held all the cards. He had all the power. Or did he? What the world is still learning is that God has intentionally arranged things so that apparently weak people representing a kingdom that has no army will ultimately overturn the most threatening powers on earth. Jesus took the worst the Romans could throw at him — the cross — and turned it into a symbol of lasting victory. http://www.zpc.org http://media.zpc.org/mp3s/08Sermons/11.23.08_McDonald_Podcast.mp3 Sun, 23 Nov 2008 09:30:00 -0500 Podcasting, Christianity no 00:37:05 Sermon, Message, Zionsville, Zionsville Presbyterian Church, ZPC, Glenn McDonald, Bob Jordan, Pat Smith, Scott Shelton Zionsville Presbyterian Church is a young, growing congregation on the northwest side of Indianapolis. Located at the corner of Michigan Road and 116th Street, we offer opportunities for Sunday worship at 8:00, 9:30, and 11:00 am. ZPC ZPC message from 11.16.08, Glenn McDonald, Senior Pastor Not unlike well-meaning religious crowds in our own day, those who first gathered around Jesus put up invisible age barriers: to be specific, adults only need apply for membership in the kingdom of God. Jesus would have none of it. He not only welcomed little ones but made it clear that apart from imitating the vulnerable trust of a child, none of us will ever relate to him as King. Children aren’t merely the future of the kingdom; they are at the center of what God is doing, right here and right now. If we write off kids, we’re writing off ourselves. http://www.zpc.org http://media.zpc.org/mp3s/08Sermons/11.16.08_McDonald_Podcast.mp3 Sun, 16 Nov 2008 09:30:00 -0500 Podcasting, Christianity no 00:21:00 Sermon, Message, Zionsville, Zionsville Presbyterian Church, ZPC, Glenn McDonald, Bob Jordan, Pat Smith, Scott Shelton Zionsville Presbyterian Church is a young, growing congregation on the northwest side of Indianapolis. Located at the corner of Michigan Road and 116th Street, we offer opportunities for Sunday worship at 8:00, 9:30, and 11:00 am. ZPC ZPC message from 11.09.08, Glenn McDonald, Senior Pastor One moment Peter got everything right. The next moment Peter got everything wrong. He never shone brighter than when he said to Jesus, “You are the Messiah, the Son of the Living God!” But because he failed to comprehend that Jesus could be God’s Chosen One only by dying a cruel death, he urged Jesus to avoid the cross. “Get behind me, Satan!” was Jesus’ jarring reply to his big-hearted friend. One of the kingdom’s hardest but most important lessons is that there is no Easter Sunday without a Good Friday. http://www.zpc.org http://media.zpc.org/mp3s/08Sermons/11.10.08_McDonald_Podcast.mp3 Sun, 09 Nov 2008 09:30:00 -0500 Podcasting, Christianity no 00:29:17 Sermon, Message, Zionsville, Zionsville Presbyterian Church, ZPC, Glenn McDonald, Bob Jordan, Pat Smith, Scott Shelton Zionsville Presbyterian Church is a young, growing congregation on the northwest side of Indianapolis. Located at the corner of Michigan Road and 116th Street, we offer opportunities for Sunday worship at 8:00, 9:30, and 11:00 am. ZPC ZPC message from 11.02.08, Pat Smith, Associate Pastor of Congregational Care Simon the Pharisee invited Jesus, "the latest thing" when it came to spiritual happenings in Israel, to have dinner at his house. In the process he treated Jesus shabbily, failing to provide typical Middle Eastern hospitality. A women of borderline morality, however, showered love on Jesus. That evening Simon learned that theological right answers and pedigree are nothing compared to giving and receiving God's love. http://www.zpc.org http://media.zpc.org/mp3s/08Sermons/11.02.08_Smith_Podcast.mp3 Sun, 02 Nov 2008 09:30:00 -0500 Podcasting, Christianity no 00:27:01 Sermon, Message, Zionsville, Zionsville Presbyterian Church, ZPC, Glenn McDonald, Bob Jordan, Pat Smith, Scott Shelton Zionsville Presbyterian Church is a young, growing congregation on the northwest side of Indianapolis. Located at the corner of Michigan Road and 116th Street, we offer opportunities for Sunday worship at 8:00, 9:30, and 11:00 am. ZPC ZPC message from 10.26.08, Chris Malott, Director of Youth Ministry Zacchaeus was a very small man and he knew it. He pursued a shameless and greedy profession that, for the Jews, represented everything evil: he was a tax collector. Zacchaeus was a very hated man and he did something about it. He literally stepped out on a limb, and in doing so, encountered Jesus. As we look at this amazing conversation, we’ll see that Zacchaeus wasn’t the only one stepping out on a limb. http://www.zpc.org http://media.zpc.org/mp3s/08Sermons/10.28.08_Malott_Podcast.mp3 Sun, 26 Oct 2008 09:30:00 -0400 Podcasting, Christianity no 00:38:15 Sermon, Message, Zionsville, Zionsville Presbyterian Church, ZPC, Glenn McDonald, Bob Jordan, Pat Smith, Scott Shelton Zionsville Presbyterian Church is a young, growing congregation on the northwest side of Indianapolis. Located at the corner of Michigan Road and 116th Street, we offer opportunities for Sunday worship at 8:00, 9:30, and 11:00 am. ZPC ZPC message from 10.19.08, Glenn McDonald, Senior Pastor We see it on billboards. Fans in the end zone scrawl it on posters so we can read it during attempted field goals. John 3:16. That verse begins with the familiar words, “For God so loved the world…” Why is there so much hoopla about a single sentence? And what was its original context? Jesus presented John 3:16 to a spiritual inquirer named Nicodemus. Today we begin a six-week series in which we’ll explore the dynamic ways by which Jesus communicated truth through conversations with an extraordinarily diverse group of people. http://www.zpc.org http://media.zpc.org/mp3s/08Sermons/10.19.08_McDonald_Podcast.mp3 Sun, 19 Oct 2008 09:30:00 -0400 Podcasting, Christianity no 00:32:44 Sermon, Message, Zionsville, Zionsville Presbyterian Church, ZPC, Glenn McDonald, Bob Jordan, Pat Smith, Scott Shelton Zionsville Presbyterian Church is a young, growing congregation on the northwest side of Indianapolis. Located at the corner of Michigan Road and 116th Street, we offer opportunities for Sunday worship at 8:00, 9:30, and 11:00 am. ZPC ZPC message from 10.12.08, Glenn McDonald, Senior Pastor “I’m just not being spiritually fed.” Who hasn’t heard that lament from a fellow church member — or personally said those very words at one time or another? Jesus made it clear, however, that being fed isn’t about ingesting better Bible study or experiencing deeper fellowship. Authentic spiritual life is bound up in serving the poor, confronting injustice, and ministering to those who are in deep need. http://www.zpc.org http://media.zpc.org/mp3s/08Sermons/10.12.08_McDonald_Podcast.mp3 Sun, 12 Oct 2008 09:30:00 -0400 Podcasting, Christianity no 00:27:43 Sermon, Message, Zionsville, Zionsville Presbyterian Church, ZPC, Glenn McDonald, Bob Jordan, Pat Smith, Scott Shelton Zionsville Presbyterian Church is a young, growing congregation on the northwest side of Indianapolis. Located at the corner of Michigan Road and 116th Street, we offer opportunities for Sunday worship at 8:00, 9:30, and 11:00 am. ZPC ZPC message from 10.05.08, Glenn McDonald, Senior Pastor God’s original vision for his kingdom on earth, as modeled by the nation of Israel, was to include what most of us today would write off as a crazy economic “pipe dream:” a fair and equitable distribution of property, the freeing of servants, and the cancellation of debts to ensure opportunity for everyone. This Jubilee (or “celebration”) was to take place every 50 years. Significantly, Christians are uniquely positioned today to take radical steps to bless the whole world. http://www.zpc.org http://media.zpc.org/mp3s/08Sermons/10.05.08_McDonald_Podcast.mp3 Sun, 05 Oct 2008 09:30:00 -0400 Podcasting, Christianity no 00:28:58 Sermon, Message, Zionsville, Zionsville Presbyterian Church, ZPC, Glenn McDonald, Bob Jordan, Pat Smith, Scott Shelton Zionsville Presbyterian Church is a young, growing congregation on the northwest side of Indianapolis. Located at the corner of Michigan Road and 116th Street, we offer opportunities for Sunday worship at 8:00, 9:30, and 11:00 am. ZPC ZPC message from 09.28.08, Glenn McDonald, Senior Pastor There is a poverty of having too little. There is also a poverty that comes from having too much – from betting our lives that mere stuff will fill the spiritual void within us. Jesus loves rich people as much as he loves the poor, something that is evident in his conversation with a rich young man. But will this young man accept the chance of a lifetime and renounce his dependence on things? http://www.zpc.org http://media.zpc.org/mp3s/08Sermons/09.28.08_McDonald_Podcast.mp3 Sun, 28 Sep 2008 09:30:00 -0400 Podcasting, Christianity no 00:26:04 Sermon, Message, Zionsville, Zionsville Presbyterian Church, ZPC, Glenn McDonald, Bob Jordan, Pat Smith, Scott Shelton Zionsville Presbyterian Church is a young, growing congregation on the northwest side of Indianapolis. Located at the corner of Michigan Road and 116th Street, we offer opportunities for Sunday worship at 8:00, 9:30, and 11:00 am. ZPC ZPC message from 09.21.08, Glenn McDonald, Senior Pastor Nearly half of the world’s six billion residents live on less than $2 a day. How can we wrap our minds around such a statistic, and – more important still – begin to contemplate how God would have us respond? To align our thoughts with Jesus’ thoughts, our minds will need to be transformed. That is the very metamorphosis that God promises; our minds can be renewed as we present them, again and again, to the work of the Holy Spirit and the truths of Scripture. http://www.zpc.org http://media.zpc.org/mp3s/08Sermons/09.21.08_McDonald_Podcast.mp3 Mon, 22 Sep 2008 11:08:25 -0400 Podcasting, Christianity no 00:31:51 Sermon, Message, Zionsville, Zionsville Presbyterian Church, ZPC, Glenn McDonald, Bob Jordan, Pat Smith, Scott Shelton Zionsville Presbyterian Church is a young, growing congregation on the northwest side of Indianapolis. Located at the corner of Michigan Road and 116th Street, we offer opportunities for Sunday worship at 8:00, 9:30, and 11:00 am. ZPC ZPC message from 09.14.08, Glenn McDonald, Senior Pastor http://www.zpc.org http://media.zpc.org/mp3s/08Sermons/09.14.08_McDonald_Podcast.mp3 Sun, 14 Sep 2008 09:30:00 -0400 Podcasting, Christianity no 00:16:08 Sermon, Message, Zionsville, Zionsville Presbyterian Church, ZPC, Glenn McDonald, Bob Jordan, Pat Smith, Scott Shelton Zionsville Presbyterian Church is a young, growing congregation on the northwest side of Indianapolis. Located at the corner of Michigan Road and 116th Street, we offer opportunities for Sunday worship at 8:00, 9:30, and 11:00 am. ZPC ZPC message from 09.07.08, Pat Smith, Associate Pastor for Congregational Care Living as lifelong learners of Jesus has two equally important aspects: individuality and community. One way to look at this is to remember that the call of God to follow Jesus comes to each person, one by one. Every one of us who follows Jesus does this as an individual. The Bible tells us that Christ comes to take up residence in a person’s heart. How much more individual can that be! Yet, we were created for connection not only with God but with other people. This is most certainly true for Jesus’ people. On Sunday, September 8, we’ll be reminded that we need each other! http://www.zpc.org http://media.zpc.org/mp3s/08Sermons/09.07.08_Smith_Podcast.mp3 Mon, 08 Sep 2008 09:30:00 -0400 Podcasting, Christianity no 00:29:08 Sermon, Message, Zionsville, Zionsville Presbyterian Church, ZPC, Glenn McDonald, Bob Jordan, Pat Smith, Scott Shelton Zionsville Presbyterian Church is a young, growing congregation on the northwest side of Indianapolis. Located at the corner of Michigan Road and 116th Street, we offer opportunities for Sunday worship at 8:00, 9:30, and 11:00 am. ZPC ZPC message from 08.31.08, Pat Smith, Associate Pastor for Congregational Care God's promise that life does not end in the grave was given dramatic confirmation by Jesus' raising his friend Lazarus, a widow's only son, and the daughter of a synagogue ruler. Today we recognize the heartbreaking losses we experience. We affirm that grief can turn to joy. We rejoice in the promise of a kingdom that one day there will be no more tears. http://www.zpc.org http://media.zpc.org/mp3s/08Sermons/08.31.08_Smith_Podcast.mp3 Sun, 31 Aug 2008 09:30:00 -0400 Podcasting, Christianity no 00:30:56 Sermon, Message, Zionsville, Zionsville Presbyterian Church, ZPC, Glenn McDonald, Bob Jordan, Pat Smith, Scott Shelton Zionsville Presbyterian Church is a young, growing congregation on the northwest side of Indianapolis. Located at the corner of Michigan Road and 116th Street, we offer opportunities for Sunday worship at 8:00, 9:30, and 11:00 am. ZPC ZPC message from 08.24.08, Glenn McDonald, Senior Pastor The message of God’s kingdom is that evil has been defeated; Satan is a “lame duck” ruler in the present age who retains only limited power. Jesus demonstrated that reality on numerous occasions by driving evil spirits away from crippled, bound, and afflicted individuals. To do so, Jesus had to “cross to the other side” of the Sea of Galilee, entering territory where his disciples were afraid to trek. Our call is to follow Jesus wherever he leads us, joining him in his battle against evil. http://www.zpc.org http://media.zpc.org/mp3s/08Sermons/08.24.08_McDonald_Podcast.mp3 Sun, 24 Aug 2008 09:30:33 -0400 Podcasting, Christianity no 00:27:50 Sermon, Message, Zionsville, Zionsville Presbyterian Church, ZPC, Glenn McDonald, Bob Jordan, Pat Smith, Scott Shelton Zionsville Presbyterian Church is a young, growing congregation on the northwest side of Indianapolis. Located at the corner of Michigan Road and 116th Street, we offer opportunities for Sunday worship at 8:00, 9:30, and 11:00 am. ZPC ZPC message from 08.17.08, Bob Jordan, Executive Pastor Wouldn't it be nice if we could clear out the fog, get rid of the clutter, turn a blind eye to all the distractions, and focus on the essentials—those truths and activities that hold the most potential for a life well lived? Our Bible passage accomplishes just such a feat. By the end of our time together this morning, our goal is to be able to say a collective, "That's it!" http://www.zpc.org http://media.zpc.org/mp3s/08Sermons/08.17.08_Jordan_Podcast.mp3 Sun, 17 Aug 2008 09:30:00 -0400 Podcasting, Christianity no 00:27:23 Sermon, Message, Zionsville, Zionsville Presbyterian Church, ZPC, Glenn McDonald, Bob Jordan, Pat Smith, Scott Shelton Zionsville Presbyterian Church is a young, growing congregation on the northwest side of Indianapolis. Located at the corner of Michigan Road and 116th Street, we offer opportunities for Sunday worship at 8:00, 9:30, and 11:00 am. ZPC ZPC message from 08.03.08, Glenn McDonald, Senior Pastor The multiplication of loaves and fishes did more than provide a balanced meal for thousands of people. It convincingly proved to Jesus’ Jewish audience that Jesus was the successor to Moses, through whom God provided daily bread (manna) to his people for 40 years. Yet Jesus refused to be crowned king on the spot, and thus inaugurate a kingdom in which he passed out physical meals every day. Instead he insisted on being received as our spiritual daily bread. http://www.zpc.org http://media.zpc.org/mp3s/08Sermons/08.03.08_McDonald_Podcast.mp3 Sun, 03 Aug 2008 21:30:00 -0400 Podcasting, Christianity no 00:25:10 Sermon, Message, Zionsville, Zionsville Presbyterian Church, ZPC, Glenn McDonald, Bob Jordan, Pat Smith, Scott Shelton Zionsville Presbyterian Church is a young, growing congregation on the northwest side of Indianapolis. Located at the corner of Michigan Road and 116th Street, we offer opportunities for Sunday worship at 8:00, 9:30, and 11:00 am. ZPC ZPC message from 07.27.08, Glenn McDonald, Senior Pastor It seems to be in our human nature to divide people into two groups, those who belong and those who don’t. We do this based on people’s political persuasion, socio-economic class, ethnicity, lifestyle, vocation, and physical condition, to name a few. This “who’s in” and “who’s out” mentality too often carries over into the life of discipleship, as we try to separate those who belong to God’s family from those who don’t. The parables of the Weeds and the Net teach that it is God’s job alone to make those judgments. Only God has the ability to see all of life and make conclusions when it comes to membership in the kingdom. http://www.zpc.org http://media.zpc.org/mp3s/08Sermons/07.27.08_Azbell_Podcast.mp3 Sun, 27 Jul 2008 09:30:00 -0400 Podcasting, Christianity no 00:24:09 Sermon, Message, Zionsville, Zionsville Presbyterian Church, ZPC, Glenn McDonald, Bob Jordan, Pat Smith, Scott Shelton Zionsville Presbyterian Church is a young, growing congregation on the northwest side of Indianapolis. Located at the corner of Michigan Road and 116th Street, we offer opportunities for Sunday worship at 8:00, 9:30, and 11:00 am. ZPC ZPC message from 07.20.08, Glenn McDonald, Senior Pastor Jesus told a story about ten young women who were invited to a wedding. They each had a lamp, but only five of them had enough oil to keep their flames burning. At the moment of need, borrowing fuel from someone else would simply not be an option. In the same way, followers of Jesus cannot hitchhike on the prayers, the experiences, or the faith of any other person. It’s good to have a spiritual lamp. But do you have a plan, and do you have the resolve, to continue burning for the Lord? http://www.zpc.org http://media.zpc.org/mp3s/08Sermons/07.20.08_McDonald_Podcast.mp3 Sun, 20 Jul 2008 09:30:00 -0400 Podcasting, Christianity no 00:27:03 Sermon, Message, Zionsville, Zionsville Presbyterian Church, ZPC, Glenn McDonald, Bob Jordan, Pat Smith, Scott Shelton Zionsville Presbyterian Church is a young, growing congregation on the northwest side of Indianapolis. Located at the corner of Michigan Road and 116th Street, we offer opportunities for Sunday worship at 8:00, 9:30, and 11:00 am. ZPC ZPC message from 07.13.08, Glenn McDonald, Senior Pastor When it comes to vineyards, what matters is the fruit. The same thing is true when it comes to sustaining a relationship with God. Are we merely going through religious motions, or are we producing a “crop” of good works and transformed character that sets us apart from those who claim no relationship with God at all? In a parable with an intentionally sharp edge, Jesus challenged the religious elite of his day with a history lesson: God ultimately loses patience with those who refuse to produce the fruit of the kingdom of God. http://media.zpc.org/mp3s/08Sermons/07.13.08_McDonald_Podcast.mp3 Sun, 13 Jul 2008 09:30:00 -0400 Podcasting, Christianity no 00:31:11 Sermon, Message, Zionsville, Zionsville Presbyterian Church, ZPC, Glenn McDonald, Bob Jordan, Pat Smith, Scott Shelton Zionsville Presbyterian Church is a young, growing congregation on the northwest side of Indianapolis. Located at the corner of Michigan Road and 116th Street, we offer opportunities for Sunday worship at 8:00, 9:30, and 11:00 am. ZPC ZPC message from 07.06.08, Scott Shelton, Associate Pastor ZPC is taking all of the calendar year 2008 to study the Kingdom of God. So today we learn that the Kingdom of God is like a mustard seed or yeast. What does that mean? Can these amazing Bible stories relate to us today and every day this week? Well, yes, they can. Jesus’ ushering in the Kingdom of God was not what his followers thought it should be – it was much smaller and quieter. But with time, it would grow into something truly amazing and world-changing. We should be encouraged by this news. When God begins a small work in us and in our church family, we can trust that with time and obedience great things can happen and God’s work will be multiplied to touch thousands of lives – even those lives right next to us. http://www.zpc.org http://media.zpc.org/mp3s/08Sermons/07.06.08_Shelton_Podcast.mp3 Sun, 06 Jul 2008 09:30:00 -0400 Podcasting, Christianity no 00:26:21 Sermon, Message, Zionsville, Zionsville Presbyterian Church, ZPC, Glenn McDonald, Bob Jordan, Pat Smith, Scott Shelton Zionsville Presbyterian Church is a young, growing congregation on the northwest side of Indianapolis. Located at the corner of Michigan Road and 116th Street, we offer opportunities for Sunday worship at 8:00, 9:30, and 11:00 am. ZPC ZPC message from 06.29.08, Pat Smith, Associate Pastor Treasure hunting has captivated the imagination of countless generations of adventurers. In our day, even non-adventurers can revel in the exploits of such characters as Indiana Jones as he searches for a crystal skull, Benjamin Gates in his quest for the City of Gold, and Captain Jack Sparrow in pursuit of the Dead Man’s Chest and immortality. Like Drs. Jones and Gates and Capt. Sparrow, when we come to a point where we understand the opportunity to gain something we consider of great value, it would prove worth our while to risk everything we possess to gain that treasure. Sunday, we’ll explore what it means to live as “greater value” people. http://www.zpc.org http://media.zpc.org/mp3s/08Sermons/06.29.08_Smith_Podcast.mp3 Sun, 29 Jun 2008 09:30:00 -0400 Podcasting, Christianity no 00:31:34 Sermon, Message, Zionsville, Zionsville Presbyterian Church, ZPC, Glenn McDonald, Bob Jordan, Pat Smith, Scott Shelton Zionsville Presbyterian Church is a young, growing congregation on the northwest side of Indianapolis. Located at the corner of Michigan Road and 116th Street, we offer opportunities for Sunday worship at 8:00, 9:30, and 11:00 am. ZPC ZPC message from 06.23.08, Glenn McDonald, Senior Pastor “Use worldly wealth to gain friends for yourselves.” Excuse me? The Son of God actually said that? That is indeed the concluding statement of Jesus’ parable of the shrewd manager – a story in which Jesus applauds a crooked accountant. There are reasons to believe, however, that the real object of Jesus’ admiration is the bold, go-for-broke attitude of the discredited manager. In the same way, we should bet everything on the generosity and grace of God. http://media.zpc.org/mp3s/08Sermons/06.22.08_McDonald_Podcast.mp3 Sun, 22 Jun 2008 09:30:00 -0400 Podcasting, Christianity no 00:28:30 Sermon, Message, Zionsville, Zionsville Presbyterian Church, ZPC, Glenn McDonald, Bob Jordan, Pat Smith, Scott Shelton Zionsville Presbyterian Church is a young, growing congregation on the northwest side of Indianapolis. Located at the corner of Michigan Road and 116th Street, we offer opportunities for Sunday worship at 8:00, 9:30, and 11:00 am. ZPC ZPC message from 06.15.08, Glenn McDonald, Senior Pastor The condition of the younger brother in the parable of the prodigal (or lost) son is well known: He is lost. Against all expectations, his father lavishes him with grace when he returns home. The spiritual condition of the older brother, however, although far less easy to discern, is just as serious. He is also out of relationship with his father, since he refuses to embrace the reality that is causing his father the deepest joy – the redemption of his brother. Many Bible teachers believe that the story of the lost son is really about the hard-heartedness of the older brother, and our own need to be reconciled both to God and to others. http://www.zpc.org http://media.zpc.org/mp3s/08Sermons/06.15.08_Podcast.mp3 Sun, 15 Jun 2008 09:30:00 -0400 Podcasting, Christianity no 00:26:34 Sermon, Message, Zionsville, Zionsville Presbyterian Church, ZPC, Glenn McDonald, Bob Jordan, Pat Smith, Scott Shelton Zionsville Presbyterian Church is a young, growing congregation on the northwest side of Indianapolis. Located at the corner of Michigan Road and 116th Street, we offer opportunities for Sunday worship at 8:00, 9:30, and 11:00 am. ZPC ZPC message from 06.08.08, Glenn McDonald, Senior Pastor Fair’s fair. An honest day’s pay for an honest day’s work. You get what you pay for. Those truisms undergird our culture’s sense of what is right and wrong. But Jesus turns what we expect upside-down with one of his most counter-intuitive parables, in which workers receive the same reward for dramatically different efforts on the job. The Bible’s teaching about grace is just as stunning in the twenty-first century as it was in the first. http://www.zpc.org http://media.zpc.org/mp3s/08Sermons/06.08.08_McDonald_Podcast.mp3 Sun, 08 Jun 2008 09:30:00 -0400 Podcasting, Christianity no 00:23:23 Sermon, Message, Zionsville, Zionsville Presbyterian Church, ZPC, Glenn McDonald, Bob Jordan, Pat Smith, Scott Shelton Zionsville Presbyterian Church is a young, growing congregation on the northwest side of Indianapolis. Located at the corner of Michigan Road and 116th Street, we offer opportunities for Sunday worship at 8:00, 9:30, and 11:00 am. ZPC ZPC message from 06.01.08, Glenn McDonald, Senior Pastor Shepherding was such a crucial part of Jesus’ world that he frequently made reference to the tending of goats and sheep in his teaching. He even declared himself to be the Good Shepherd. In the parable of the lost sheep (and in the two stories that follow in this same chapter – the parables of the lost coin and lost son), Jesus reveals that God’s heart rejoices in the rescue of a single person who has drifted away or run away from his love. http://www.zpc.org http://media.zpc.org/mp3s/08Sermons/06.01.08_McDonald_Podcast.mp3 Sun, 01 Jun 2008 09:30:00 -0400 Podcasting, Christianity no 00:23:53 Sermon, Message, Zionsville, Zionsville Presbyterian Church, ZPC, Glenn McDonald, Bob Jordan, Pat Smith, Scott Shelton Zionsville Presbyterian Church is a young, growing congregation on the northwest side of Indianapolis. Located at the corner of Michigan Road and 116th Street, we offer opportunities for Sunday worship at 8:00, 9:30, and 11:00 am. ZPC ZPC message from 05.25.08, Pat Smith, Associate Pastor Accounting might not be your chosen field of interest, but we all have a rich and varied interest (all pun intended) in credit card balances, home mortgage escrows, utility bills and on-line shopping statements. What we owe and what we can pay on our accounts is a pretty important part of daily life. Jesus tells a story about accounts owed and settled, accounts deemed “paid in full” and accounts suddenly due. Today we explore the case of the forgiving king and the unforgiving servant, a story that has implications of both eternal and immediate significance for each of us. http://www.zpc.org http://media.zpc.org/mp3s/08Sermons/05.25.08_Smith_Podcast.mp3 Sun, 25 May 2008 09:30:00 -0400 Podcasting, Christianity no 00:28:25 Sermon, Message, Zionsville, Zionsville Presbyterian Church, ZPC, Glenn McDonald, Bob Jordan, Pat Smith, Scott Shelton Zionsville Presbyterian Church is a young, growing congregation on the northwest side of Indianapolis. Located at the corner of Michigan Road and 116th Street, we offer opportunities for Sunday worship at 8:00, 9:30, and 11:00 am. ZPC ZPC message from 05.18.08, Glenn McDonald, Senior Pastor with Andy Miller, Volunteer Director of Operations “Well done, good and faithful servant” is a phrase that Christians hope to hear at the doorway to the next world. Its original context is a parable that Jesus told about a master who entrusts his wealth to three servants, each of whom must take risks with what they have received (literally, with the “talents” he has given them) in order to be faithful. Jesus makes it clear that those who play it safe in this life are tragically missing the point of life itself. http://www.zpc.org http://media.zpc.org/mp3s/08Sermons/05.18.08_McDonald_Podcast.mp3 Sun, 18 May 2008 11:00:00 -0400 Podcasting, Christianity no 00:31:54 Sermon, Message, Zionsville, Zionsville Presbyterian Church, ZPC, Glenn McDonald, Bob Jordan, Pat Smith, Scott Shelton Zionsville Presbyterian Church is a young, growing congregation on the northwest side of Indianapolis. Located at the corner of Michigan Road and 116th Street, we offer opportunities for Sunday worship at 8:00, 9:30, and 11:00 am. ZPC ZPC message from 05.11.08, Glenn McDonald, Senior Pastor One of Jesus’ most pointed parables is the story of a rich man who appears to have it all. But in the blink of an eye, his plans for the future evaporate: He dies. Suddenly he grasps that all of “his stuff” was actually on loan from God. Jesus makes it clear that each of us must face the same crisis. Do we count ourselves rich in bank accounts and possessions, or have we discovered what it means to be rich in God? Life itself hangs in the balance. http://www.zpc.org http://media.zpc.org/mp3s/08Sermons/05.11.08_McDonald_Podcast.mp3 Sun, 11 May 2008 09:30:00 -0400 Podcasting, Christianity no 00:24:53 Sermon, Message, Zionsville, Zionsville Presbyterian Church, ZPC, Glenn McDonald, Bob Jordan, Pat Smith, Scott Shelton Zionsville Presbyterian Church is a young, growing congregation on the northwest side of Indianapolis. Located at the corner of Michigan Road and 116th Street, we offer opportunities for Sunday worship at 8:00, 9:30, and 11:00 am. ZPC ZPC message from 05.04.08, Bob Jordan, Executive Pastor Jesus taught that with his appearance, God’s “kingdom” began. If God’s kingdom is nothing less than God’s way being done on earth, it’s possible to be discouraged by the evidence of what we see around us. Jesus didn’t want confusion or despair to capture our hearts, so he told a story that revealed God’s strategy. It’s the story of the Sower, and this morning we’ll take a look at how God is actively engaged in our world and in our lives. http://www.zpc.org http://media.zpc.org/mp3s/08Sermons/05.05.08_Jordan_Podcast.mp3 Sun, 04 May 2008 09:30:00 -0400 Podcasting, Christianity no 00:25:33 Sermon, Message, Zionsville, Zionsville Presbyterian Church, ZPC, Glenn McDonald, Bob Jordan, Pat Smith, Scott Shelton Zionsville Presbyterian Church is a young, growing congregation on the northwest side of Indianapolis. Located at the corner of Michigan Road and 116th Street, we offer opportunities for Sunday worship at 8:00, 9:30, and 11:00 am. ZPC ZPC message from 04.13.08, Glenn McDonald, Senior Pastor Jesus’ assurance that his disciples would be persecuted hardly seems to qualify as a blessing. Yet the Beatitudes end with the astonishing declaration that the kingdom of God belongs to those who endure insults, pain, and misunderstanding for their loyalty to the King. Jesus does not promise his followers a pain-free life. Instead he promises that our suffer means something, and provides his own unbroken care no matter what we are facing. http://www.zpc.org http://media.zpc.org/mp3s/08Sermons/04.13.08_McDonald_Podcast.mp3 Sun, 13 Apr 2008 09:30:00 -0400 Podcasting, Christianity no 00:26:40 Sermon, Message, Zionsville, Zionsville Presbyterian Church, ZPC, Glenn McDonald, Bob Jordan, Pat Smith, Scott Shelton Zionsville Presbyterian Church is a young, growing congregation on the northwest side of Indianapolis. Located at the corner of Michigan Road and 116th Street, we offer opportunities for Sunday worship at 8:00, 9:30, and 11:00 am. ZPC ZPC message from 04.06.08, Glenn McDonald, Senior Pastor The religious elites of Jesus’ time were betting their lives (and those of their disciples) that spiritual vitality was wrapped up in externals – eating the right foods, washing the hands the right way, and performing the correct rituals. Jesus turned that thinking upside-down. He announced that the “pure in heart” – those who pursue faithfulness and integrity in the inner world – are actually those who will be able to enjoy a healthy, working relationship with God. http://www.zpc.org http://media.zpc.org/mp3s/08Sermons/04.06.08_McDonald_Podcast.mp3 Sun, 06 Apr 2008 09:30:00 -0400 Podcasting, Christianity no 00:21:44 Sermon, Message, Zionsville, Zionsville Presbyterian Church, ZPC, Glenn McDonald, Bob Jordan, Pat Smith, Scott Shelton Zionsville Presbyterian Church is a young, growing congregation on the northwest side of Indianapolis. Located at the corner of Michigan Road and 116th Street, we offer opportunities for Sunday worship at 8:00, 9:30, and 11:00 am. ZPC ZPC message from 03.30.08, Pat Smith, Associate Pastor In Jesus’ day, many thought that hating one’s enemies was a spiritually bold choice that received God’s approval. Instead, Jesus declares that God is on the side of those who make peace – who tackle the difficult choices that are always present at home, at work, and in relationships – instead of keeping the peace by settling for “pseudo-community.” http://www.zpc.org http://media.zpc.org/mp3s/08Sermons/03.30.08_Smith_Podcast.mp3 Sun, 30 Mar 2008 09:30:00 -0400 Podcasting, Christianity no 00:27:43 Sermon, Message, Zionsville, Zionsville Presbyterian Church, ZPC, Glenn McDonald, Bob Jordan, Pat Smith, Scott Shelton Zionsville Presbyterian Church is a young, growing congregation on the northwest side of Indianapolis. Located at the corner of Michigan Road and 116th Street, we offer opportunities for Sunday worship at 8:00, 9:30, and 11:00 am. ZPC ZPC Easter message from 03.23.08, Glenn McDonald, Senior Pastor In another one of the startling statements that are typical of the Beatitudes, Jesus says that people who are crying their eyes out in grief are blessed, because they will ultimately be comforted. The resurrection is the guarantee that bereavement won’t be the final experience of those who love the Lord. But it’s also true that those who mourn for the condition of their own lives will be comforted if they choose to embrace the kingdom of God right here and right now. http://www.zpc.org http://media.zpc.org/mp3s/08Sermons/03.23.08_McDonald_Podcast.mp3 Sun, 23 Mar 2008 09:30:00 -0400 Podcasting, Christianity no 00:23:01 Sermon, Message, Zionsville, Zionsville Presbyterian Church, ZPC, Glenn McDonald, Bob Jordan, Pat Smith, Scott Shelton Zionsville Presbyterian Church is a young, growing congregation on the northwest side of Indianapolis. Located at the corner of Michigan Road and 116th Street, we offer opportunities for Sunday worship at 8:00, 9:30, and 11:00 am. ZPC ZPC message from 03.16.08, Glenn McDonald, Senior Pastor There is a world of difference between two terms that at first glance seem rather similar: passive non-resistance and nonviolent resistance. The former means letting things play out, allowing evil forces to have their way in the hope that we somehow survive. That is frequently how people understand Jesus’ Beatitude, “Blessed are the meek.” But nonviolent resistance is a much better way to describe Jesus’ teaching and actions. Jesus exhibited magnificent defiance of the entrenched evil of his day; going to the cross, amazingly, led to his enemies’ ultimate defeat. http://www.zpc.org http://media.zpc.org/mp3s/08Sermons/03.16.08_McDonald_Podcast.mp3 Sun, 16 Mar 2008 09:30:00 -0400 Podcasting, Christianity no 00:23:56 Sermon, Message, Zionsville, Zionsville Presbyterian Church, ZPC, Glenn McDonald, Bob Jordan, Pat Smith, Scott Shelton Zionsville Presbyterian Church is a young, growing congregation on the northwest side of Indianapolis. Located at the corner of Michigan Road and 116th Street, we offer opportunities for Sunday worship at 8:00, 9:30, and 11:00 am. ZPC ZPC message from 03.09.08, Glenn McDonald, Senior Pastor It’s not enough to want a little bit of Jesus. The kingdom of God becomes a reality for those who ache for the things of God as if they were desperately hungry and thirsty. Jesus says that feeling satisfied with ourselves in the present moment is a serious enemy of spiritual progress. Are you hungry for more of Christ? How much do you want it? How much do you want him? http://www.zpc.org http://media.zpc.org/mp3s/08Sermons/03.09.08_McDonald_Podcast.mp3 Sun, 09 Mar 2008 09:30:00 -0400 Podcasting, Christianity no 00:30:41 Sermon, Message, Zionsville, Zionsville Presbyterian Church, ZPC, Glenn McDonald, Bob Jordan, Pat Smith, Scott Shelton Zionsville Presbyterian Church is a young, growing congregation on the northwest side of Indianapolis. Located at the corner of Michigan Road and 116th Street, we offer opportunities for Sunday worship at 8:00, 9:30, and 11:00 am. ZPC ZPC message from 03.02.08, Bill Azbell, Associate Pastor for Missions Blessed are the merciful. Our human nature and society encourage the aggressive pursuit of power over other people. But Jesus declares that those whose hearts break for the weak and the vulnerable- and whose actions follow suit- are imitating the heart of God and ushering in the kingdom. He illustrates this with the parable of the Good Samaritan, in which the most unlikely of heroes receives the applause of heaven. http://www.zpc.org http://media.zpc.org/mp3s/08Sermons/03.02.08_Azbell_Podcast.mp3 Mon, 03 Mar 2008 11:57:09 -0500 Podcasting, Christianity no 00:31:00 Sermon, Message, Zionsville, Zionsville Presbyterian Church, ZPC, Glenn McDonald, Bob Jordan, Pat Smith, Scott Shelton Zionsville Presbyterian Church is a young, growing congregation on the northwest side of Indianapolis. Located at the corner of Michigan Road and 116th Street, we offer opportunities for Sunday worship at 8:00, 9:30, and 11:00 am. ZPC ZPC message from 02.24.08, Glenn McDonald, Senior Pastor The first people to make Jesus’ list of those who are truly blessed are the poor in spirit. He even announces, “theirs is the kingdom of heaven.” The poor in spirit represent men and women who are so hapless in their spiritual lives that they have no leverage over God whatsoever. Spiritual “zeroes” are able to have all of God that God can possibly give, because they have nothing to count on except Jesus and his mercy. Jesus illustrated this with an astonishing story about a boy who disrespects his father, runs away from home, loses everything, and returns home empty-handed – only to find his father embracing him with love and acceptance. http://media.zpc.org/mp3s/08Sermons/02.25.07_McDonald_Podcast.mp3 Sun, 24 Feb 2008 09:30:00 -0500 Podcasting, Christianity no 00:30:17 Sermon, Message, Zionsville, Zionsville Presbyterian Church, ZPC, Glenn McDonald, Bob Jordan, Pat Smith, Scott Shelton Zionsville Presbyterian Church is a young, growing congregation on the northwest side of Indianapolis. Located at the corner of Michigan Road and 116th Street, we offer opportunities for Sunday worship at 8:00, 9:30, and 11:00 am. ZPC ZPC message from 02.19.08, Glenn McDonald, Senior Pastor In his hometown synagogue at Nazareth, Jesus revealed that the kingdom of God – long awaited by the Jews – was finally breaking out through his life and ministry. But it looked and felt utterly different from what his neighbors were expecting. Instead of applause and admiration, Jesus received blank stares and flashes of anger. Some tried to kill him on the spot. Why in the world did Jesus’ teaching on who has been blessed by God stir up so much rejection? Join us as we begin a 10- week study of the Beatitudes. http://www.zpc.org http://media.zpc.org/mp3s/08Sermons/02.18.08_%20McDonald_Podcast.mp3 Mon, 18 Feb 2008 21:30:00 -0500 Podcasting, Christianity no 00:27:57 Sermon, Message, Zionsville, Zionsville Presbyterian Church, ZPC, Glenn McDonald, Bob Jordan, Pat Smith, Scott Shelton Zionsville Presbyterian Church is a young, growing congregation on the northwest side of Indianapolis. Located at the corner of Michigan Road and 116th Street, we offer opportunities for Sunday worship at 8:00, 9:30, and 11:00 am. ZPC Message from ZPC's 25th Anniversary Celebration 02.10.08, Glenn McDonald, Senior Pastor The apostles Peter and John created havoc in the religious establishment of Jerusalem — by being part of something wonderful. God’s healing of a paralyzed man forced everyone to respond to this new power and new opportunity. Some were angry and afraid. They insisted on maintaining things the way they had always been. But Jesus’ followers recognized that hope was breaking into the world, and nothing would stop it. Are we willing, as twenty-first century disciples, to be part of God’s continuing invasion of hope, even if that means we will have to continually revise the way that we love God and love others? http://www.zpc.org http://media.zpc.org/mp3s/08Sermons/02.10.08_McDonald_Podcast.mp3 Sun, 10 Feb 2008 16:00:00 -0500 Podcasting, Christianity no 00:21:00 Sermon, Message, Zionsville, Zionsville Presbyterian Church, ZPC, Glenn McDonald, Bob Jordan, Pat Smith, Scott Shelton Zionsville Presbyterian Church is a young, growing congregation on the northwest side of Indianapolis. Located at the corner of Michigan Road and 116th Street, we offer opportunities for Sunday worship at 8:00, 9:30, and 11:00 am. ZPC ZPC message from 02.03.08, Bob Jordan, Executive Pastor With so many spiritual options today, why Jesus? After all, there’s Muhammad, Buddha, nothing, the circle of life, ourselves, golf, shoes, etc. What sets Jesus apart? The gospel of John helps to spell it out for us. It contains declarations that Jesus made about himself. They’re pretty big claims too. This morning, we’ll spend our time assessing these claims in order to determine the level of allegiance we’re willing to yield to this man who would be the King of the Universe. http://www.zpc.org http://media.zpc.org/mp3s/08Sermons/02.03.08_Jordan_Podcast.mp3 Sun, 03 Feb 2008 09:30:00 -0500 Podcasting, Christianity no 00:25:31 Sermon, Message, Zionsville, Zionsville Presbyterian Church, ZPC, Glenn McDonald, Bob Jordan, Pat Smith, Scott Shelton Zionsville Presbyterian Church is a young, growing congregation on the northwest side of Indianapolis. Located at the corner of Michigan Road and 116th Street, we offer opportunities for Sunday worship at 8:00, 9:30, and 11:00 am. ZPC ZPC message from 01.27.08, Glenn McDonald, Senior Pastor Aside from Jesus, we know more David than any other character in the Bible. He was a formidable warrior, a magnetic leader, a skilled musician and poet (who wrote perhaps half of the Psalms, the prayer book for the human race), and the one who ushered in the golden age of Israel. Yet he was also a deficient parent, an unfaithful husband, and a king who ruled merely a tiny kingdom tucked away in one corner of the Middle East. For all his greatness and all his flaws, the most notable thing was David’s heart. He is the only person in Scripture described as “a man after God’s own heart.” No matter what, his inner compass always ended up pointing toward God’s true north. http://media.zpc.org/mp3s/08Sermons/01.27.08_McDonald_Podcast.mp3 Sun, 27 Jan 2008 09:30:00 -0500 Podcasting, Christianity no 00:29:25 Sermon, Message, Zionsville, Zionsville Presbyterian Church, ZPC, Glenn McDonald, Bob Jordan, Pat Smith, Scott Shelton Zionsville Presbyterian Church is a young, growing congregation on the northwest side of Indianapolis. Located at the corner of Michigan Road and 116th Street, we offer opportunities for Sunday worship at 8:00, 9:30, and 11:00 am. ZPC ZPC message from 01.20.08, Glenn McDonald, Senior Pastor “What do you think of Jesus?” A number of people, when asked that question, will answer, “I think he was a prophet.” That sounds like a decidedly unenthusiastic evaluation — nothing more than equating Jesus with those who claim to know what God is thinking, or with pundits who forecast political fortunes or the outcomes of NFL playoff games. But in the Jewish mind, to be called a prophet was no small thing. Jesus, in fact, embodied all the passion and insight of Old Testament figures like Elijah, Isaiah, Jeremiah, and Ezekiel. http://www.zpc.org http://media.zpc.org/mp3s/08Sermons/01.20.08_McDonald_Podcast.mp3 Sun, 20 Jan 2008 09:30:00 -0500 Podcasting, Christianity no 00:27:36 Sermon, Message, Zionsville, Zionsville Presbyterian Church, ZPC, Glenn McDonald, Bob Jordan, Pat Smith, Scott Shelton Zionsville Presbyterian Church is a young, growing congregation on the northwest side of Indianapolis. Located at the corner of Michigan Road and 116th Street, we offer opportunities for Sunday worship at 8:00, 9:30, and 11:00 am. ZPC ZPC message from 01.13.08, Glenn McDonald, Senior Pastor For the Jews of Jesus’ day, Moses was the most esteemed of all Old Testament figures. God had called Moses into the special role of helping provide deliverance for the Hebrew nation from their slavery in Egypt, and Moses had furthermore been God’s primary instrument when he had presented the Ten Commandments and the rest of the law. To the shock of many, Jesus claimed to be a new Rescuer who would deliver God’s people from slavery to sin, as well as a new Lawgiver whose authority superseded even that of Moses. http://www.zpc.org http://media.zpc.org/mp3s/08Sermons/01.13.08_McDonald_Podcast.mp3 Sun, 13 Jan 2008 09:30:00 -0500 Podcasting, Christianity no 00:28:53 Sermon, Message, Zionsville, Zionsville Presbyterian Church, ZPC, Glenn McDonald, Bob Jordan, Pat Smith, Scott Shelton Zionsville Presbyterian Church is a young, growing congregation on the northwest side of Indianapolis. Located at the corner of Michigan Road and 116th Street, we offer opportunities for Sunday worship at 8:00, 9:30, and 11:00 am. ZPC ZPC message from 01.07.08, Glenn McDonald, Senior Pastor The story of Jesus doesn’t appear out of thin air. It presupposes a story that had been in progress for at least 2,000 years prior to Bethlehem. Specifically, the promises that God made to Abraham (the first representative of the Jewish people) were not fulfilled in Abraham himself. They were ultimately lived out in Jesus, the "new Abraham." http://www.zpc.org http://media.zpc.org/mp3s/08Sermons/01.06.08_McDonald_Podcast.mp3 Sun, 06 Jan 2008 09:30:00 -0500 Podcasting, Christianity no 00:29:23 Sermon, Message, Zionsville, Zionsville Presbyterian Church, ZPC, Glenn McDonald, Bob Jordan, Pat Smith, Scott Shelton