Welcome to Park City Church
a gospel-centered church in Machesney Park, IL
Location Details
10714 N SECOND ST. Machesney Park, IL 61115
Worship Services – 9:00 am & 10:30 am
(Park City Kids – during the 10:30 service)
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The New Creation Community
Ephesians 2:11-22 11 Therefore, remember that formerly you who are Gentiles by birth and called “uncircumcised” by those who call themselves “the circumcision” (which is done in the body by human hands)— 12 remember that at that time you were separate from Christ, excluded from citizenship in Israel and foreigners to the covenants of the promise, without hope and without God in the world. 13 But now in Christ Jesus you who once were far away have been brought near by the blood…
How We Came to be a People
Ephesians 2:1-10 2 As for you, you were dead in your transgressions and sins, 2 in which you used to live when you followed the ways of this world and of the ruler of the kingdom of the air, the spirit who is now at work in those who are disobedient. 3 All of us also lived among them at one time, gratifying the cravings of our flesh[a] and following its desires and thoughts. Like the rest, we were by nature deserving of…
A People With Spiritual Sight
Ephesians 1:15-23 15 For this reason, ever since I heard about your faith in the Lord Jesus and your love for all God’s people, 16 I have not stopped giving thanks for you, remembering you in my prayers. 17 I keep asking that the God of our Lord Jesus Christ, the glorious Father, may give you the Spirit[a] of wisdom and revelation, so that you may know him better. 18 I pray that the eyes of your heart may be enlightened in order that…
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A House Worth Building
Devotional There is a vision in Ephesians 2 that is easy to read past but impossible to overstate. God is not just saving individuals. He is building something. He is taking people from every background, every story, every kind of difference, and fitting them together into a dwelling place for His own Spirit. This is not a metaphor for a church program or a ministry strategy. It is a description of what God is actually doing in history. He is…
Brought All the Way In
Devotional The story of the Ethiopian eunuch in Acts 8 is one of the most quietly radical moments in the New Testament. Here was a man who, by every religious and cultural standard of his day, should have remained on the outside. Yet God sent Philip specifically to Him, and through the Gospel of Jesus, this man was brought fully into the family of God. Not to the outer court. All the way in. That is what the Gospel does.…
When Spirituality Becomes a Weapon
Devotional It is a sobering thing to realize that religion can be used to justify exclusion. The disciples wanted to call down fire on a village that did not welcome Jesus. The Pharisee in Luke 18 thanked God that He was not like other people. In both cases, spiritual identity became a reason to look down on others rather than a reason to love them. This is not just an ancient problem. It is a temptation that follows the church…
The Wall Has Come Down
Devotional Walls are powerful symbols. They communicate who belongs and who does not. In the ancient Jerusalem Temple, there was a literal stone wall separating Jewish worshippers from Gentiles. An inscription warned that any Gentile who crossed it would be responsible for their own death. The message was clear: you are not welcome here. Humanity has always been good at building walls. We build them out of race, class, culture, politics, and yes, even religion. Sometimes the walls are physical.…
Featured Series
Lessons on Prayer
the book of Acts
A Praying Church
Acts 12:1-24 12 It was about this time that King Herod arrested some who belonged to the church, intending to persecute them. 2 He had James, the brother of John, put to death with the sword. 3 When he saw that this met with approval among the Jews, he proceeded to seize Peter also. This happened during the Festival of Unleavened Bread. 4 After arresting him, he put him in prison, handing him over to be guarded by four squads of four soldiers each. Herod intended to bring him out…
Praying Together
1 Timothy 2:1-7 1 I urge, then, first of all, that petitions, prayers, intercession and thanksgiving be made for all people— 2 for kings and all those in authority, that we may live peaceful and quiet lives in all godliness and holiness. 3 This is good, and pleases God our Savior, 4 who wants all people to be saved and to come to a knowledge of the truth. 5 For there is one God and one mediator between God and mankind, the man Christ Jesus, 6 who gave himself as a ransom for all people. This has now been witnessed…
Learning to Pray
Luke 11:1-13 11 One day Jesus was praying in a certain place. When he finished, one of his disciples said to him, “Lord, teach us to pray, just as John taught his disciples.” 2 He said to them, “When you pray, say: “‘Father,[a]hallowed be your name,your kingdom come.[b]3 Give us each day our daily bread.4 Forgive us our sins, for we also forgive everyone who sins against us.[c]And lead us not into temptation.[d]’” 5 Then Jesus said to them, “Suppose you have a friend, and you go to him at midnight…
Giving
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