You Say Church – I Say Family (Week Two)
David Parker
Every family has things that characterize them. Some families are great at celebrating. Some are good at loving each other. Others are good at cleaning, etc. As the family of the church, we would hope that there are good things that characterize us in abundance. Yet somehow we still hurt others when we don’t mean […]
You Say Church – I Say Hospital (Week One)
David Parker
When you say church. Do you mean: The music? The church building? Is it the Staff? Traditions? Those that have already been to church may have other words that come to mind. “SHHHHHH!” This week, when you say church, we say hospital. Although transparency is one of the values of SummitLIFE, we kind of wish […]
Imagine Heaven – Week Six
David Parker
You are cordially invited by the One True God to a wedding of heavenly proportion. Formal attire will be provided. Please RSVP ASAP!
Imagine Heaven – Week Five
David Parker
Simple belief or unbelief does not alter the Truth. In week five of our Imagine Heaven series, we invite you to imagine … hell.
Imagine Heaven – Week Four
David Parker
Google has made tons of money w/ great advertising because we’re all searching for something. During week four of our Imagine Heaven series, we see that John Burke compiled almost 1000 different stories from NDE’ers (those that have experienced a near death experience) and noticed that all of them have common elements. This is curious […]
Imagine Heaven – Week Three
David Parker
The Bible tells us that heaven will be more beautiful, more majestic, more alive, and more real than anything that we’ve seen or ever done before! There is something more worth living for than the here and now AND that something more is what we SHOULD be living for in the here and now. People […]
Imagine Heaven – Week Two
David Parker
What if most of life is just a long slow warning that we’re dying? During the second week of our Imagine Heaven series, David Parker encourages us with another perspective. Life is actually an experience that is a reminder of something more to come. Jesus taught us to pray when He was here on earth: […]
Plus One
David Parker
Everyone is somebody’s plus one. A plus one is an advocate for someone, or even something. This week David Parker shares that he is a plus one for Gibson Guitars. Also, a plus one is an invite. One of our drummers, Dan Turner, had not even come to church for 40 years until David invited […]
Not a Fan – Week Six
David Parker
Fans are in it for what they can get out of it. Followers typically get more out of it than they ever put in. What describes you in your spiritual quest? The Bible tells us that Jesus’ followers were very excited about his miracles. Then Jesus recognized that he had a large group of fans. […]
Not a Fan – Week Five
David Parker
In week five, David Parker explains grace in the form of an analogy of a Professor (God) giving a test to a His children in life. The final grade of an A is being offered by the Professor and you don’t even need to take the test. Why would the Professor offer a free ride […]
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