Spiritual Formation Resources

Summary This sermon explored the calling to intercession - standing in the gap through prayer on behalf of others. Pastor Suzy shared personal testimonies of how God transformed her understanding of prayer from mere insomnia to divine ca

Chris Parks 11/2/25 Chris Parks 11/2/25

Conversations with God (Week 4)

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Summary Pastor Chris teaches about prayers of lament, addressing the heavy emotional struggles many face today, particularly younger generations dealing with unprecedented mental health challenges. Using the Old Testament prophet Habak

Chris Parks 10/27/25 Chris Parks 10/27/25

Conversations with God (Week 3)

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Summary This sermon explores how God speaks to his people through prayer and spiritual communication. Using the story of young Samuel from 1 Samuel 3, the pastor teaches that God desires to have conversations with us, but we must creat

Chris Parks 10/20/25 Chris Parks 10/20/25

Conversations with God (Week 2)

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Summary This sermon explores the transformative journey of prayer from a boring religious duty to an intimate conversation with God. The pastors share their personal story of discovering authentic prayer through serving at marriage confe

Chris Parks 10/12/25 Chris Parks 10/12/25

Conversations with God (Week 1)

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Summary In this final sermon of the Awakening series, Pastor Chris discusses Presence Church's fourth value: "We are determined to make a difference in our city." He emphasizes the tension between being dedicated to one another within

Chris Parks 10/5/25 Chris Parks 10/5/25

AWAKENING (Week 5)

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Summary Pastor Paul delivers a message titled "Faith and Fellowship," emphasizing that genuine faith and church fellowship are inseparably connected. He challenges the congregation to examine their faith, warning against being what aut

Chris Parks 9/29/25 Chris Parks 9/29/25

AWAKENING (Week 4)

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Summary In this sermon, Pastor Chris discusses the church's value of being dependent on the power of the Holy Spirit. He begins by referencing Acts 2, which describes the early church community where believers shared everything, experi

Chris Parks 9/22/25 Chris Parks 9/22/25

AWAKENING (Week 3)

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Desperate for His Presence: How One Moment with God Changes Everything When we look at the early church in Acts 2, we see a community that experienced something remarkable - "a deep sense of awe came over them all." This wasn't just em

Chris Parks 9/15/25 Chris Parks 9/15/25

AWAKENING (Week 2)

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Summary In this inaugural message of Presence Church, Pastor Chris shares the vision and values of this new spiritual community. He emphasizes that the church was founded on prayer and a clear calling from God. The sermon focuses on th

Mark Butler 9/8/25 Mark Butler 9/8/25

AWAKENING (Week 1)

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