Spiritual Formation Resources

Discussion Guide Generosity: Tithing, Grace Giving & Following Jesus Summary What does it really mean to be generous? For centuries, Christians have wrestled with whether followers of Jesus should give a traditional tithe of 10

Chris Parks 10/26/26 Chris Parks 10/26/26

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Living With Open Hands Summary What does it look like to trust Jesus with everything we have, including our finances? This week, Pastor Chris shared his personal journey from holding tightly to money out of fear to learning what it me

Chris Parks 10/19/26 Chris Parks 10/19/26

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Living With Open Hands Summary What does it look like to trust Jesus with everything we have, including our finances? This week, Pastor Chris shared his personal journey from holding tightly to money out of fear to learning what it me

Chris Parks 10/13/26 Chris Parks 10/13/26

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FAMILY FIRST: Parenting Summary Parenting can feel like carrying the weight of someone else’s future on your shoulders. We want our kids to make good choices, become healthy adults, and most importantly, know and follow Jesus. But as

Chris Parks 10/5/26 Chris Parks 10/5/26

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Summary As part of our Family First series, this conversation looks at singleness and some of the assumptions the church has made about it. Jesus and the Apostle Paul were both single. Their lives challenge the idea that marriage is

Chris Parks 9/29/26 Chris Parks 9/29/26

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Healthy Boundaries in Family & Relationships SUMMARY Relationships are one of God's greatest gifts, but they can also be some of the most complicated parts of our lives. Family dynamics, old wounds, unmet expectations, and unresol

Chris Parks 9/22/26 Chris Parks 9/22/26

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Family First — Week 1 Being Present Where It Matters Most Summary In the first week of Family First , Pastor Chris invites us to consider a simple but important question: Are the people who matter most getting the best of us, or onl

Chris Parks 9/15/26 Chris Parks 9/15/26

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Summary As we celebrate the first year of Presence Church in San Jose, Pastor Chris invites us to remember the faithfulness of God and pay attention to what He has done along the way. Throughout Scripture, God’s people intentionally c

Chris Parks 9/10/26 Chris Parks 9/10/26

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Small Group Guide Small Doors | Ephesians 4:25–32 Summary In this message from Ephesians 4, Nick explores how followers of Jesus are formed into the people God created them to be. He begins by clarifying that Paul’s instructions are

Chris Parks 9/1/26 Chris Parks 9/1/26

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Summary All of us are being shaped by something. The question is whether we are being intentional about what is shaping us. In Romans 12:1–2, Paul invites us to present our lives to God and resist being shaped by the patterns around u

Chris Parks 8/25/26 Chris Parks 8/25/26

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Summary Whether we realize it or not, we are being shaped every day. The people around us, the conversations we have, the content we consume, and the voices we listen to all influence who we are becoming. Jesus reminds us in Luke 6:

Chris Parks 8/17/26 Chris Parks 8/17/26

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Summary In this final message of the Letters from Paul series, we look at what it means to finish well. Paul’s final words in 2 Timothy don’t describe an easy ending. He was cold, lonely, and in prison. Still, he could look back o

Chris Parks 8/11/26 Chris Parks 8/11/26

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Summary This week we explored what it means to be the Church. Throughout Scripture, God's desire has always been to be with His people. In the Old Testament, His presence dwelled in the temple. But through Jesus, everything changed.

Chris Parks 8/4/26 Chris Parks 8/4/26

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Summary In this message from Galatians chapter 5, we explored the tension between living by the flesh and living by the Spirit. Drawing on Paul's letter to the churches in Galatia, we looked at the cultural and religious pressures th

Chris Parks 7/27/26 Chris Parks 7/27/26

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Day 1: You Were Chosen Before You Were Born Devotional Think about the last time you felt truly chosen. Maybe it was being picked for a team, landing a job, or having someone choose to love you. That feeling runs deep because we

Chris Parks 7/20/26 Chris Parks 7/20/26

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Summary This sermon launches a five-week series called "Letters from Paul," exploring how the gospel not only saves us but also for

Chris Parks 7/13/26 Chris Parks 7/13/26

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Summary This sermon centers on the story of the man at the Pool of Bethesda in John 5, who had been paralyzed for 38&nbsp

Chris Parks 7/5/26 Chris Parks 7/5/26

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Summary This sermon, delivered by a guest pastor Karl, centers on the question of how to make the rest of your life the best&n

Chris Parks 6/28/26 Chris Parks 6/28/26

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Summary This sermon, the fourth in a series titled "What Do You Want?", flips the central question to ask: what does Jesus want from us? The pastor uses the story of meeting his wife to illustrate the deep human longing to be fully k

Chris Parks 6/22/26 Chris Parks 6/22/26

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Summary In week three of the series 'What Do You Want?', the pastor explores John chapter 5, focusing on the story of a paralyzed man who had been ill for 38 years and was waiting by the pool of Bethesda for healing. Jesus approaches

Chris Parks 6/15/26 Chris Parks 6/15/26

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