Evergreen Beaverton: Sermons and Lessons
Pastor Adam Parker; For More Information: http://www.evergreenpca.com
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Anxiety is defeated when believers surrender control to God through prayerful, thankful trust. Outline: Anxiety’s Source Anxiety’s Enemy Phil 4:4 Rejoice in the Lord always; again I will say, rejoice. Phil 4:5 Let your reasonableness be known to everyone. The Lord is at hand; Phil 4:6 do not be anxious about anything, but in everything by prayer and supplication with thanksgiving let your requests be made known to God. Phil 4:7 And the peace of God, which surpasses all understanding, will guard your hearts and your minds in Christ Jesus.
God’s choice of Jacob over Esau is not a display of divine malice, but of holy, covenantal priority that calls us to humbly trust His sovereign wisdom over our own limited logic. Outline: God’s Love God’s Hatred God’s Care for Esau God’s Secret Things Rom. 9:10 And not only so, but also when Rebekah had conceived children by one man, our forefather Isaac, Rom. 9:11 though they were not yet born and had done nothing either good or bad—in order that God’s purpose of election might continue, not because of works but because of him who calls— Rom. 9:12 she was told, “The older will serve the young
Sermon Title: A Promise Failed? Sermon Text: Romans 9:6-13 Rom. 9:6 ¶ But it is not as though the word of God has failed. For not all who are descended from Israel belong to Israel, Rom. 9:7 and not all are children of Abraham because they are his offspring, but “Through Isaac shall your offspring be named.” Rom. 9:8 This means that it is not the children of the flesh who are the children of God, but the children of the promise are counted as offspring. Rom. 9:9 For this is what the promise said: “About this time next year I will return, and Sarah shall have a son.” Rom. 9:10 And not only so,
Sermon Title: Loving Unbelievers Sermon Text: Romans 9:1-5 Rom. 9:1 ¶ I am speaking the truth in Christ—I am not lying; my conscience bears me witness in the Holy Spirit— Rom. 9:2 that I have great sorrow and unceasing anguish in my heart. Rom. 9:3 For I could wish that I myself were accursed and cut off from Christ for the sake of my brothers, my kinsmen according to the flesh. Rom. 9:4 They are Israelites, and to them belong the adoption, the glory, the covenants, the giving of the law, the worship, and the promises. Rom. 9:5 To them belong the patriarchs, and from their race, according to t
Main Point: Because your Father has proven His steadfast love by not withholding His own Son, you can trust His provision through every trial. 1: The God Who Provides (22:13-14) a. The Ram Who Was There b. The Lamb We Need 2: The Walk of Faith (22:1-12) a. Expressions of Faith b. Object of Faith c. Obstacles to Faith
Main Point: Paul carries a love for the Jewish people due to their heritage, the promises given to them, and the fact that Jesus Christ came from them. Outline: 1. The Testimony of His Love (9:1) 2. The Extent of His Love (9:2-3) 3. The Reasons for His Sorrow (9:4-5)
Main Point: Nothing in all creation can separate us from God's unchanging love. Outline: 1. Imminent Threats (8:38-39a) 2. Transcendent Love (8:39b)
Main Point: The believer’s security is rooted entirely in the unchangeable love of Christ, which transforms every earthly trial from a threat into a tool for our spiritual good. Outline: 1. What Might Separate us? a. Everyday Pressures b. Physical Deprivation c. Lethal Opposition 2. Why They Can’t Separate us
Main Point: Because the LORD lacks nothing and depends on no one, we serve Him by the grace He supplies us. Outline: 1. The LORD Uses Enemy Hands (vv.1–2) 2. The LORD Breaks the Enemy's Hands (vv.3–4) 3. The LORD Remembered in an Enemy Land (v.5)
Main Point: The believer’s security rests entirely on the objective, God-centered reality of Christ’s finished work, which effectively silences every possible accusation from the world, the devil, or even our own hearts. Outline: 1. The Sufficiency of our God 2. The Insufficiency of Human Fear 3. The Sufficiency of Christ
Main Point: Christians know that God is at work in every area of their life because God’s work of redemption begins before they are born and extends all the way beyond their death. Outline: 1. Foreknown (8:29) 2. Predestined (8:29) 3. Called (8:30) a. Outward Calling (Matthew 22:14) b. Inward Calling (John 6:44) c. Regeneration (Ezek. 36:26; John 3:3, 7) d. Faith (Eph. 2:8)/Repentance (Acts 11:18) 4. Justified (8:30) 5. Glorified (8:30)
Proposition: Ritual without repentance is presumption. True repentance is a gift from God, born of faith. 1: Right Question, Wrong Answer: A Failure to Repent (vv.1-3) 2: False Confidence: Presumptive Religion Resembles Paganism (vv.3-9) 3: God's Answer: The Love of Defeat (vv.10-11)
I. Providential Imprisonment (v. 1-4) God sovereignly orchestrates the circumstances of our lives. The imprisonment of Pharaoh’s officials was not a mistake, but a divine appointment placing them directly in Joseph’s care. II. Sovereign Revelation (v. 5-19) When the troubled officials dream, Joseph points them away from human wisdom and boldly declares that interpretations belong to God. He faithfully delivers both the good news and the bad. III. The Forgotten Faithful (v. 20-23) Human loyalty is conditional and quick to forget, but God’s steadfast love never wavers. Joseph was forgotten by ma
Main Point: God orders the circumstances in which his people live such that all things cooperate in bringing about the good purposes of delivering his people and creation from the effects of sin. Outline: 1. God’s Goal: Our Good 2. God’s Means: Gifts and Groaning
Pastor Parker introduces A Heart Aflame for God, a book the church is distributing to every family as part of Evergreen's strategic vision for mature discipleship in 2026. He walks through the book's core themes, which include a distinctively Reformed approach to spiritual formation, the "Reformation Triangle" of Scripture, meditation, and prayer, self-examination, the natural world, and Christian friendship. Pastor Parker explains why each of the practices matter for growing as a follower of Christ. A companion study guide is available at evergreenpca.com/heartaflame for individual or group u
Main Point: Scripture teaches that God is sovereign over “all things,” and there is nothing that ever happens which is beyond God’s Fatherly control. Outline: 1. Sovereign Over the World Around Us Is. 45:5-7; Job 37:11-12 2. Sovereign Over the Wills Around us Genesis 50:20; Ezra 1:1; 2 Sam. 16:10; Acts 4:27-28; Prov. 21:1 3. Sovereign Over the Works Around us Health Events Psalm 54:4; Deut. 32:39; Ps. 31:15; Job 14:5 Financial Events 1 Sam. 2:7; Deut. 8:18 “Chance” Events 1 Kings 22:34; Ruth 2:3
Main Point: Though our specific requests are often flawed by ignorance, we can pray with confidence because the Spirit perfects our prayers to align with God's will. Outline: 1. Our Weakness Before the Father a. We are bad judges of what would help us b. We know the general, but not the particulars 2. His Spirit’s Intercession a. He Initiates b. He instructs 3. The Perfect Answer According to God’s Will a. We pray for harmful things (God gives us better) b. We pray for untimely things (God’s timing is perfect)
Main Proposition: Because God is our eternal shelter, we number our days with humility, hope, and purpose. I. Live Humbly Before the Lord (v. 12) II. Live Hopefully in His Covenant Promises (vv. 13–15) III. Live Purposefully in His Power (vv. 16–17)
I. Our Eternal Foundation (Psalm 90:1-2) The God of All Generations: God has been a "dwelling place" for His people from the beginning. The Creator’s Stability: Unlike the world, God is not shaped by the elements; He is the shaper of them. He exists "from everlasting to everlasting," which is a stark contrast to our limited perspective. II. Our Mortal Reality: The Curse (Psalm 90:3-6) From Dust to Dust: While God is everlasting, man is returning to the ground. The Perspective of Time: A thousand years is but a "watch in the night" to God. Our mortal lives are monumental to us, but a drop in th
Main Point: Because our salvation is not yet fully realized, God calls us to live as a hopeful people, anchored by the certainty of Christ and refined through a patient, eager expectation of the glory to be revealed. Outline: 1. The Nature of Hope 2. The Object of Hope 3. The Experience of Hope
Main Point: Our future glory is so certain and so expansive that it promises not only our own redemption but the total restoration of us and the cosmos. Outline: 1. The Good Household of Creation 2. The Groaning of Creation 3. The Restoration of the Cosmos
