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People Do What People Want to Do
Rather train yourself for godliness; for while bodily training is of some value, godliness is of value in every way, as it holds promise...
Chris Partyka
Jul 18, 20153 min read
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The Ultimate Passover Lamb
Friday, April 3rd, will mark two significant events in biblical history. Passover and Good Friday. Passover commemorates the events of...
Chris Partyka
Apr 1, 20153 min read
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The Value of Christ
Last Sunday afternoon the image of 21 Egyptian Christians on a rocky beach in Lybia came across my twitter feed. The caption at the...
Chris Partyka
Feb 24, 20154 min read
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The Fountain of Life
Smaller churches can often get an inferiority complex. They see the diverse programs offered by the big churches for children, singles, ...
Chris Partyka
Jan 19, 20153 min read
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How Well Do You Know the Bible
A plea for people to read it, study it, meditate on it, and memorize it.
Chris Partyka
Dec 30, 20143 min read
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From the Manger to the Cross
In the next few hours all the presents will be unwrapped, the Christmas ham devoured, and many of you will succumb to the power of the ...
Chris Partyka
Dec 24, 20144 min read
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A Woman's Worth Is Not In What She Does
I found myself with an unlikely role during Sunday school; teaching the Women’s Sunday school class. A perfect storm of factors put this...
Chris Partyka
Dec 9, 20143 min read
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Lights, Tinsel, and Baby Jesus
There is a lot of baggage that has attached itself to Christmas over the centuries.
Chris Partyka
Nov 18, 20144 min read
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Year One: A Look Back at God's Grace
Ocean Park will weather the storms that will inevitably come, strengthen our covenant community, and reach the lost for the glory of God!
Chris Partyka
Nov 14, 20144 min read
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Our Priority is the Gospel
This past Sunday was a bit of a milestone at Ocean Park. A milestone in the fact that the words of the hymns were displayed on the back...
Chris Partyka
Oct 24, 20144 min read
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We Are Those Who Grieve With Hope
There is a brief moment in the human experience when the doorway between mortality and eternity opens and we are ushered by death to the...
Chris Partyka
Oct 1, 20144 min read
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When Our City Lies in Ruins
I remember watching the footage that fateful September morning. My wife was holding our three month old little baby girl as I prepared...
Chris Partyka
Sep 14, 20144 min read
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The "Prosperity Gospel" is Not the Gospel
May we be a God-centered and Gospel-Exalting church in the theological wasteland of man-centered and prosperity-exalting messages.
Chris Partyka
Aug 26, 20144 min read
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May Our Hearts Burn for the Gospel
Tucked away in the end of Luke is possibly one of the most profound passages of scripture on how to understand the message of the Bible.
Chris Partyka
Aug 24, 20143 min read
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An Unchanging God in Ever-changing Times
This morning I woke up the sound of a toddler banging my head, saying, “Da-Da!”. Two years ago I woke up to the sound of a cell phone...
Chris Partyka
Aug 20, 20143 min read
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A Disciple-Making Driven Church
“We need outreach programs to reach the lost!” are often the concern of people who genuinely desire to reach their friends and neighbors...
Chris Partyka
Aug 12, 20144 min read
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Why I Preach the Way I Preach
I am quickly learning that as a pastor one of the most common questions I receive is, “Why do you do it that way?” The questions ...
Chris Partyka
Jul 30, 20143 min read
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A Plea for Gospel Community
"Where there is no vision the people perish..." Proverbs 29:18 KJV This past Sunday was a significant day in the history of our church. ...
Chris Partyka
Jun 4, 20143 min read
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Here is Love Vast as the Ocean
"Here is love, vast as the ocean, Lovingkindness as the flood, When the Prince of Life, our Ransom, Shed for us His precious blood. Who ...
Chris Partyka
May 28, 20142 min read
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