Westside: A Jesus Church Podcast: Recent Episodes
Westside: A Jesus Church
“Doesn’t God want me to be happy?” Virtually everyone has asked this question at some point. And the answer is...yes! But God’s plan for our fulfillment looks way different than anything we would expect. Join us for a journey through some of the most famous passages of Scripture––the Beatitudes and the fruit of the Spirit––for the key to unlocking God’s definition of true happiness.
Over the last four weeks, we've been pressing into the season of Eastertide by looking at what the heart of Sabbath is through meditations on Psalm 23 and by hearing stories of how people in our Westside community are practicing sabbath.
Jesus is the blueprint for what life to the full can look like, and part of that fullness comes through implementing rhythms of Sabbath type rest into our lives.
As we wrap up our Sabbath series, we pause mid-week to meditate on the truth of God’s Scripture in Psalm 23, where our good shepherd declares rest for our soul. We invite you to slow down to the pace of God, come back home to his presence, and say yes to the invitation to enter into His rest.
Over the last couple of weeks, we've been pressing into the season of Eastertide by looking at what the heart of Sabbath is through meditations on Psalm 23 and by hearing stories of how people in our Westside community are practicing sabbath.
Jesus is the blueprint for what life to the full can look like, and part of that fullness comes through implementing rhythms of Sabbath type rest into our lives.
This morning, we are going to be meditating on the truth of God’s Scripture in Psalm 23 v5 where our Good Shepherd declares rest for our soul. In this week’s Sabbath meditation, we pause mid-week to slow ourselves down to the pace of God, come back home to His presence, and say yes to the invitation to enter into His rest.
Jesus is the blueprint for what life to the full can look like, and part of that fullness comes through implementing rhythms of Sabbath type rest into our lives.
Last week we started looking at what the heart of Sabbath is through meditations on Psalm 23 and by hearing stories of how people in our Westside community are practicing sabbath.
For today's meditation, we create space to consider how God’s personal presence is the power to overcome our deepest fears.
This season in Christian Church liturgy is historically referred to as Eastertide.
The way Westside has chosen to engage with this Spiritual Life rhythm is to step into the invitation of rest that God established in the person and work of Christ. We see in Scriptures that Jesus is the reason we can have rest for our soul (Matt 11) and that a Sabbath rest for the people of God is on offer (Heb 4).
Jesus is the blueprint for what life to the full can look like, and part of that fullness comes through implementing rhythms of Sabbath type rest into our lives.
Over the next four weeks, we invite you to join us in looking at what the heart of Sabbath is through meditations on Psalm 23 and by hearing stories of how people in our Westside community are practicing sabbath.
In this week’s Sabbath meditation, we pause mid-week to slow ourselves down to the pace of God, come back home to his presence, and say yes to the invitation to enter into His rest.
In this special episode of the Westside: A Jesus Church Podcast, Crooksy guides a moment of saturation in the Story of God, focusing on Psalm 118.
Waiting is surely one of our species’ least favorite things to do, but the Story of God has more than its fair share of waiting.
In this special episode of the Westside: A Jesus Church Podcast, Crooksy guides a moment of saturation in the Story of God, focusing on the fall of humanity through Psalm 103.
Our shortcomings and failings are never our favorite subject to talk about. But sin is a reality of human existence. We respond to sin in a variety of ways, depending on our personality and how we process hurt, anger, disappointment, and shame. Psalm 103 reveals the exact God that we need, in this episode, Crooksy guides us through how God responds to sinful humanity and how we can relate to Him in light of who He is.
In this special episode of the Westside: A Jesus Church Podcast, Crooksy guides a moment of saturation in the Story of God, focusing on creation through Psalm 8.
By paying attention to how the Holy Spirit speaks to us as we read the Bible, we can see how God is guiding us and helping us to build out an accurate picture of who He is, what He is about, and how we fit into His story. Psalm 8 builds on the creation narrative in Genesis 1 and 2, but showing a human interaction with the story. In this episode, Crooksy guides an active reading of the Bible to help with meditation and investigation using the model David provides in Psalm 8.
Dom concludes our series where we've looked at seven virtues that help inform a called life.
Today he looks at arguably the most important virtue, the one that informs all others- love, and invites us to embrace our ultimate calling as disciples of Jesus, to love.
Dom continues our series on calling, this week focusing on taking steps of faith.
There is a point when the dreams and desires in our lives, the thing God is calling us into, is more important than the fears standing in its way. At some point, we have to jump out of the plane, go out into deeper waters, and see what goodness is there when we take that first step.
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Dom continues our series on calling, this week focusing on perseverance.
Oftentimes, the major reason callings die- why vision dies- is because we give up, we throw in the towel, we get discouraged, and walk away. In a passage that's all about calling, it's no surprise Peter talks about endurance.
In the sixth week of our series on calling, Dom steps into the tension that while we all long to flourish, to live whole, holy, integrated lives- the reality is, there is a side of us that wars against that. The good news, however, is that God’s intent is not to reject the shattered pieces of our hearts, but to reclaim them.
Today, Dom talks about how a vital component to determining our central calling is through cultivating goodness in the deep places of our hearts. But how do we do that? The key may surprise you.
Dom continues in our series "The Story You Were Made For." Today he focuses on our central call as disciples of Jesus.
Dom is back to continue in our series "The Story You Were Made For." Today he talks about how to discern calling, revealing that the secret to finding out is found in our flourishing.
Hear the Cry & Evangelism Pastor Weston Brock continues the theme Bryan Fowler shared last week on Jesus’ Kingship. Today he shares what Jesus enthroned means for us– that we are created and called to partner with Him in seizing the raw potential of the world to produce and cultivate shalom (peace), here on earth.
Bryan Fowler gives an encouraging message on what ought to motivate our worship- Jesus is seated glorious and victoriously on the throne.
Dom continues our new series by laying out a Theology of Calling centered around three Hebrew words; Shalom, Ashré and Tamim. As we surrender our lives to God He blesses us, making us whole and holy so we can reflect His character and bring His peace to the world.
Dom kicks off a new series focused on calling and discerning God’s will for your life. We are handed two scripts; one that says life has no meaning, it’s all an accident. Jesus’ script says life does have meaning; God has given us purpose and a hope for our future. He saved us by grace for good works so we can live out our purpose.
Executive Pastor, Tim McDonald, shares a message of hope from Romans 15 v13. We look to God as the source of our hoe and the anticipated object of our hope; a hope that is fixated on the reality that Jesus is coming back. Our prayer is that God fills us with hope, joy, and peace as we trust in Him so that we can be people who bring hope, joy, and peace to others.
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To us, a child is born. To us, a son is given. Dom shares from Isaiah 9 and reminds us of the Good News of Jesus, God himself breaking into the human story and light entering the darkness. We have hope in this God, who came into our world, to rescue, redeem, and heal.
Welcome to Tuesday morning worship and meditation where we open ourselves up to the love of God and the leading of His Holy Spirit.
Join us today as we remember the anticipation of Jesus’ birth and reflect on joy in Mary’s story as she chooses to trust God’s promise and rejoice. Our joy is not a feeling based on our present circumstances but a hopeful attitude, one that we choose because of our hope in God’s love and promises.
Hakeem and Bryan conclude our series on community, talking about healthy conflict. They unpack Acts 15 where the early church goes through two contrasting episodes of conflict.
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Welcome to Tuesday Worship & Meditations where we create space to pause and open ourselves up to the love of God and the leading of the Holy Spirit.
Join us today as we remember and rest in the reality that love is one of the fruits of the Holy Spirit. This means that it’s not our own strength or striving that empowers us to receive and give love, it’s living life aware of and dependent upon Him.
Keithen Schwahn continues our series in community, a place to belong. As a family of missionary disciples in community, we partner with God on His mission. God is on mission to redeem, heal, and restore the world. We want to be communities on mission, seeking to partner with God to love our neighbors, be a blessing to our city and invite others to know Jesus. Join us live every Sunday at 9 and 11am for our online gatherings by visiting westsideajc.org/online
Welcome to Tuesday Worship & Meditations where we create space to pause and open ourselves up to the love of God and the leading of the Holy Spirit.
In a world where chaos, destruction, and disorder are the norm, Jesus invites us to push back against the chaos and enter into His peace. This peace is not found merely in the absence of chaos but through the presence of the person of Jesus. As we continue on in our advent season, our invitation to you is to allow the peace of Christ to dwell in you richly, as you meditate on the person and work of our prince of peace.
Weston and Jenny Brock continue our series in community, a place to belong. Basing their discussion in Acts 2, they reflect on community in their own lives and in that of the early church who shared things in common, ate meals together, and were aware of the needs of others in their community. Then and now, Jesus centered community is a place to be treated as family and to treat others as family.
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Welcome to Tuesday Worship & Meditations where we create space to pause and open ourselves up to the love of God and the leading of the Holy Spirit.
Join us today as we meditate on the hope of Christ.
In a season where It’s easy for our to-do lists and full calendars to sit in the driver's seat of life, showing up to this space to worship+meditate is like our act of resistance where we slow down and turn down the noise of life so that we can encounter God.
Greg Wright continues our series in community. Greg points to the early church in Acts chapter 2 and highlights their core practices of teaching, prayer, communion, and fellowship. Using this example, he unpacks how being in a biblical community is vitally important to our growth as disciples as we need others to walk with us, work with us and watch out for us. Join us live every Sunday at 9 and 11 am for our online gatherings by visiting westsideajc.org/online
Bryan Fowler kicks off our new series, Community: A Place to Belong. Community was God’s idea from the beginning. We see God’s heart for community in the Trinity, creation, and in the early church. To follow Jesus is to balance a close personal relationship with Jesus and fellowship in community with other Jesus followers. A close-knit community is a place to know, be known, and participate. Join us live every Sunday at 9 and 11 am for our online gatherings by visiting westsideajc.org/online
Tim and Molly bring us the final teaching for our 21 Days of Prayer series. They lay a foundation of what it is to seek forgiveness from God, offer forgiveness to others, and call on God to ‘deliver us from evil.’ This week we continue in our 21 Days of Prayer as we seek forgiveness from God, extend forgiveness to others, and join with God in the battle against evil. You can find out more about 21 Days of Prayer, read the daily guided prayers and let us know you are participating at westsideajc.org/21days
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Tim and Molly continue our 21 Days of Prayer series. They continue to unpack the Lord’s prayer, where Jesus teaches us how to pray, for our daily needs, and for His Kingdom to come, on earth as it is in heaven. This week we continue in our 21 Days of Prayer as we present our prayers and petitions before God, asking him to move in our lives, our communities, and our land. You can find out more about 21 Days of Prayer, read the daily guided prayers and let us know you are participating at westsideajc.org/21days Join us live every Sunday at 9 and 11am for our online gatherings by visiting westsideajc.org/online
Tim and Molly start our 21 Days of Prayer, giving a biblical foundation and direction for our first week of 21 Days of Prayer. Using the first verse of the Lord’s prayer, they remind us that prayer is done in a relationship between a loving father and his beloved children. This week we begin our 21 Days of Prayer by listening to God. You can find out more about 21 Days of Prayer, read the daily guided prayers and let us know you are participating at westsideajc.org/21days Join us live every Sunday at 9 and 11am for our online gatherings by visiting westsideajc.org/online
Welcome to Tuesday Worship & Meditations where we create space to pause and open ourselves up to the love of God and the leading of the Holy Spirit.
Today we are invited to open our eyes to see God. He is here. Moving, working, creating, making all things new. As we see him, we are transformed, and our hearts are moved to worship with everything we are.
Dom wraps up our series in Philippians, calling us to be a people who choose generosity. We serve a generous God who loves us and, in His generosity, gave us His son. As we grow closer to Him, we are called to grow in generosity with our whole lives as mission, sacrifice, and worship.
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Welcome to Tuesday Worship & Meditations where we create space to pause and open ourselves up to the love of God and the leading of the Holy Spirit. Today, we examine our hearts and ask God the question “What is Your heart for justice?”
As we welcome in the truth of God’s word, we see that He desires something entirely holistic from us as a worshipping community. For a Jesus follower, our act of worship accounts for our whole life, both publicly and privately. As we search the scriptures, we see that God repeatedly calls His people to worship with more than just a song or a melody, but with a life of justice, mercy, and righteousness. Tune in for Worship & Meditation every Tuesday via the Westside: AJC Podcast, YouTube, Facebook, or here on Instagram.
Dom continues our series in Philippians. In suffering and hard times, Paul learns the secret of being content; he finds that Jesus is enough. We live in a culture that fuels discontentment and tells us lies that contentment is found in our experiences, and our possessions. But in this passage, Paul talks about contentment rooted in Jesus and radical dependence on Him. So how do we learn the secret of being content? We practice gratitude, find God in the hard times, and fix our eyes on Jesus, the source of our contentment.
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We’re excited to share with you our newly refreshed Tuesday Worship & Meditations where we create space to pause and open ourselves up to the love of God and the leading of the Holy Spirit.
Join us today as we create space to be with the kind of strength that can only be found in Jesus. Weakness and limitation are often hard realities for us to accept, but scripture tells the story of the possibilities and the unique opportunities that weakness holds out in front of us when we are willing to turn toward Jesus.
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Hakeem Bradley, our Young Adults Director, continues our series in Philippians chapter four, where Paul encourages the Philippians to replace worry and anxiety with prayer and thanksgiving. Rather than letting anxiety take over, Hakeem encourages us to use it as a prompt to pray - to lay it all down at the feet of Jesus, the prince of peace. The Lord is near. He wants to guard our hearts and minds and liberate us from the rulership of anxiety because it doesn’t have lordship in our lives; He does.
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Dom continues our series in Philippians as Paul urges, “Let your gentleness be evident to all.’ Gentleness is strength under control, as we harness our strength for the good of others with grace and compassion. Jesus is the ultimate example of this as the good shepherd who gently leads His people in power and gentleness. Dom encourages us to pursue gentleness with our minds, our words, and our actions. We are the bride of Christ, called to clothe ourselves in gentleness to show Jesus to a broken world.
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Dom returns to our series in Philippians, where Paul addresses a very tense situation in the church and demonstrates how we can pursue peace and reconciliation. From a posture of love, Paul is able to embrace the mess, step in to have an awkward conversation, and be a peacemaker. Taking the lead from Paul's example, Dom walks us through how we can be peacemakers as we respond to conflict in relationships.
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Dom walks us through our recent departmental reorganization, emphasizing a refined vision and focus for our church, and encourages us that whatever season of life we find ourselves in, whatever change may come, God is still at work.
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Weston Brock, our Pastor of Hear the Cry Global, shares the biblical origin of the name 'Hear the Cry' and highlights God's heart for compassion and justice in the scriptures. Leading us through Exodus 3 v7-10, Weston points to a God who sees, hears, cares, saves, and gives good gifts. These are characteristics of God that we, as followers of Jesus, can put our hope and trust in. But more than that, God wants to use us to be part of carrying out His compassion and justice in this world. As the church, we are to move and mobilize, step in to be the hands and feet of Jesus in our communities. Join us live every Sunday for our online gatherings by visiting westsideajc.org/online 9AM | 11AM
Tim shares with us from 2 Peter 1, where Peter encourages us that Jesus has given us absolutely everything we need to walk the life He has called us to. As we saturate ourselves in the scriptures, we grow in knowledge and intimacy with Him. The scriptures are filled with promises that we can stand on, promises and truths about who God is and who He has made us to be. Through them, we can partner with God and participate in His nature. Our call is to make every effort to add to our faith and nurture it to grow and bear much fruit. Tim leads us in a prayer time, reflecting on how we love Jesus, learn the way of Jesus, and live the way of Jesus.
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Hakeem continues our series in Philippians as Paul encourages the Philippians to stand firm in the Lord. Like soldiers who remain at their station, refusing to budge no matter what, we are encouraged to put our feet in the right place and stand firm in the Lord. We are to stand firm as citizens of heaven, God's soldiers, positioned for God in our spaces in our city.
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We all have a story of citizenship, but first and foremost, as followers of Jesus, we are a citizen of heaven. Continuing our series in Philippians, Dom outlines what it means to be a citizen of heaven; to have a new identity, a new calling, and a new politic. We are a new humanity, fellow citizens, being built together as the church to embody the vision, values, and culture of heaven. Being a citizen of the kingdom means our primary allegiance is to the King, and we strive to reflect the heart of the King, the heart of Jesus that beats for the whole world, not just one political party. We are a colony of heaven on earth, called to represent Jesus and be His hands and feet in our communities.
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Dom continues our series in Philippians, encouraging us to be people who desire more of God and pursue Jesus. Paul considered worldly success and accomplishment pale in comparison to knowing and becoming more like Jesus. Paul’s vision was to know and reflect Jesus’ heart and beauty back to the world.
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Continuing our series in Philippians, Dom looks at how Paul cultivated friendship. Authentic, raw, vulnerable friendship requires commitment, love, availability, and grace. We were made for relationship, for friendship, both with the people in our lives and with God. Have you personally developed a friendship with God? As followers of Jesus, we are invited into this close and intimate relationship with God. So now we can rejoice in our wonderful new relationship with God because our Lord Jesus Christ has made us friends with God Romans 5 v11 Join us live every Sunday for our online gatherings by visiting westsideajc.org/online 8AM | 10AM | 12PM | 6PM
Dom continues our series in Philippians. As cynicism and bitterness are on the rise in our culture, how do we, as followers of Jesus, write a different story? How do we practice love in a time when many are tearing each other apart? We choose to be an encourager. We choose to use words to speak life, build each other up, and bring healing.
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Hakeem Bradley continues our series in Philippians. As the church, we are family, committed and connected to each other, and we are made holy as a family. Becoming like Jesus does not happen in isolation; it happens in community. We all affect each other’s paths and help each other become more like Jesus. Through differences and disagreements, we are united in a family by Jesus. We are to be sanctified together, working this out through prayer, humility and love for one another.
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Executive Pastor Tim McDonald shares the importance of knowing the truth of the gospel; the good news that not only saves us but also shapes us to be who Gods has made us to be. Jesus - His salvation, His hope, His power - defines our identity, both individually and as a church. Tim invites us to look to Romans 12 for what it means to live this out as people who are passionate about demonstrating God's goodness to those around us.
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Bryan Fowler, our men’s pastor, continues our series in Philippians, asking the question; In this historical moment, how are we going to stay united? As we strive to maintain unity amid adversity when we don’t always agree with each other, we learn from the example of Jesus. We need a Jesus mind that lays aside our position of power, steps into the pain of others, and serves others. Reconciliation will be costly and uncomfortable, but Bryan encourages us to step into this historical moment with the Jesus mind and obey the call to unity.
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Dom continues our series in Philippians, inviting us to practice radical humility and other-centered love. Paul points to the example of Jesus, who emptied himself, experienced what it means to be fully human, and showed us what humility and other-centered love looked like. Dom encourages us to be quick to listen and have a kingdom perspective as we seek to grow in humility and love like Jesus.
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Dom continues our series in Philippians, encouraging us that we do not need to remain in habits or behaviors of our past. It is for freedom that Christ has set us free; freedom to adapt, change, and grow more into the beauty and likeness of Jesus. God’s heart for us is that we progress, mature, and step into the new things He has for us; new perspective, new growth, new habits.
As followers of Jesus, we are free of our past to step forward into the new that God has for us.
What is the new thing that He’s calling you to step into today?
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In this Father’s Day teaching, Phil Comer outlines how God, the perfect father, fathers us. As a loving, wise, good, faithful father, God adopts us, molds us, blesses us, and will never leave us. And as the perfect father, He gave us the greatest gift, Jesus. Join us live every Sunday for our online gatherings by visiting westsideajc.org/online 8AM | 10AM | 12PM | 6PM
Dom continues our series in Philippians. Paul wasn’t seeking a more comfortable life, but one that looked more and more like Jesus. Paul rejoices because, in the midst of His pain and suffering, the Kingdom of God is expanding. God’s primary concern is to make us more like Jesus, and sometimes God does His deepest work in the dry, difficult, painful places because when we seek Him, we find Him. Join us live every Sunday for our online gatherings by visiting westsideajc.org/online 8AM | 10AM | 12PM | 6PM
Executive Pastor, Tim McDonald, continues our series in Philippians, Paul's letter of encouragement that points to the reality and power of prayer. Tim encourages us to be people of active love who call upon God and pray. Guided by 2 Chronicles 7 v14, Tim leads us in a time of prayer to repent, seek God's face, and cry out to Him to heal our land.
'If my people, who are called by my name, will humble themselves and pray and seek my face and turn from their wicked ways, then I will hear from heaven, and I will forgive their sin and will heal their land.'
2 Chronicles 7 v14
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Dom continues our series in Philippians, encouraging us that ‘He who began a good work in you will carry it on to completion.’ God’s dream and vision for your life is to make you more like Jesus Christ. He does this through disruption, by inviting us to take the next step and through intimacy with Him. Be with Jesus, love Jesus, and He will carry you home.
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Continuing our series in Philippians, Dom unpacks Paul's secret to truly authentic, lasting joy. In the context of pain, isolation, and suffering, Paul chose to shift his attention from himself, to focus on Jesus and the wellbeing and flourishing of others. Philippians invites us to wage war against narcissism and instead be a people of the word, worship, prayer, and serving others.
Who is God calling you to love and serve today?
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In this introduction to our new series in Philippians, Dom gives us a background to the book and its writer, Paul. In the face of despair and pain, Paul stood his ground and chose to worship. What does it look like for us to be people who worship and wage war against despair? Dom encourages us to choose joy, a joy that is deeper than circumstances and reorientates our perspective around God.
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Wrapping up our series looking at 1 Peter, Executive Pastor Tim McDonald shares how we can focus our hearts on action and throw ourselves into loving others deeply. We participate in transformation and purification through loving obedience. As we move towards Jesus, who shows us what relentless love looks like, consider these two questions: Who is God calling you to love? How is God calling you to love?
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Continuing in our series through 1 Peter and in our eighth week of doing church online, Dom shares this vital message on the war that rages for our minds.
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Continuing in our series through 1 Peter and in our seventh week of doing church online, Dom shares on times of hardship the Church endured and its resilience throughout history.
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Continuing in our series through 1 Peter, and in our sixth week of doing church online, Dom navigates the age-old, but now particularly relevant question, if God... why suffering? Why COVID-19??
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Special Guest Luis Palau joins us and shares this special Easter message.
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Continuing in our series through 1 Peter, and in our fourth week of doing church online, Dom gives this important message on peace.
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In light of the Coronavirus (COVID-19) pandemic, we suspended our usual Sunday gatherings, starting on March 15, gathering together online instead.
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In our third week of doing church online, Dom kicks of a short series based in the book of 1 Peter, giving this essential encouragement on hope.
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In light of the Coronavirus (COVID-19) pandemic, we suspended our usual Sunday gatherings, starting on March 15, gathering together online instead.
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In our second week of doing church online, Dom gives this important message about how to redeem this time.
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In light of the increasing restrictions on public gatherings in light of the Coronavirus (COVID-19) pandemic, we suspended our usual Sunday gatherings, starting on March 15, gathering together online instead.
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Dom gives this special message in light of the current Coronavirus pandemic, to BE the Church, pressing into LOVE which is greater than fear.
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In light of the recent statewide restriction on public gatherings over 250 people in light of the Coronavirus (COVID-19) pandemic, we decided to suspend our usual Sunday gatherings this weekend.
Even though we didn't meet at Westside today… we still had church!
We encouraged the people of Westside to join us from the comfort of their living rooms, studies, kitchens, and more... to collectively lift our voices to the Father, be encouraged by scripture, and take communion together. We were so amazed that over 2,000 of you tuned in for this moment!
While we continue to watch the present situation in our nation and around the globe unfold, we are making plans for our next online gathering, and hope you'll join us again!
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Special Guest Wesley Towne shares an important message on Fear. In our current climate and in light of recent global events, it is more important than ever for us to a baseline for what is healthy vs. unhealthy fear, and more importantly how to overcome fear by knowing and trusting God's voice.
Guest Wesley Towne gives us walks us through John 18 v28 – 40, bringing insight into the Kingdom that Jesus was pronouncing.
Dom walks us through the denial of Peter and encourages us that even when we fall short, Jesus never gives up, condemns, or walks out on us. Grace always has the last word.
Dominic kicks off John chapter 18 looking at Judas' betrayal of Jesus in Gethsemane and the implications of Jesus' response when he is arrested.
Bryan Fowler leads us gives an important encouragement rooted in John 17 to be unified in Christ.
Entering into chapter 17, Dom shares with us the significance of Jesus's prayers and the invitation on offer for us when we step into praying like him.
Dom reminds us to take heart, for Jesus has overcome the world. Joy isn't denying life's pains, it's recognizing God in the midst of life's pains.
The work of the Spirit will characterize this age of the Kingdom of God, one that Jesus himself said is better than when he was with us. Executive Pastor Tim McDonald takes us through John 16, encouraging us that when the world comes against us on all sides, there is comfort and strength to be found in our advocate, the Holy Spirit.
Pastor Dominic Done revisits chapter 15 to answer the question, "What do WE do when the world hates us?"
Pastor Dominic Done shares the good news that salvation is not found in our own strivings, but in the fact that God came down to us through Jesus.
Pastor Bryan Fowler leads us through the Christmas narrative in Luke 2 and explains the Great Joy we find in Jesus.
Pastor Dominic Done continues on in chapter 15 of our series through the Gospel of John. We see in this passage that Jesus warns his disciples about the persecution ahead of them, and are forced to face the question, "What do WE do when the world hates us?"
Pastor Dominic Done leads us through Jesus's encouragement in John 15 to abide in him as the true vine from which life flows. He raises the question, how do we abide in him and become people who bear good fruit?
Pastor Keithen Schwahn leads us through the end of chapter 14 shedding light on who the Holy Spirit is.
John 14 v1 – 11
Pastor Dominic Done leads us through the countercultural and often controversial statement that Jesus is way, the truth, and the life.
Pastor Dominic Done resumes our series on The Gospel of John, picking up in John 14. He raises the question, "What is faith?" and extends the invitation from Jesus in John 14 to find rest and peace in Him– the author and perfector of our faith.
Pastor Dominic Done, concludes our Foundations series with this teaching on Generosity. Why should we give? Even more so, why should we cheerfully, and generously give?
Special Guest, Pastor Wesley Towne, continues our Foundations series with this teaching on Prayer. Why is it important for us to be a people who pray? Is prayer just a laundry list of requests for God? How does prayer happen?
Pastor Dominic Done continues our Foundations series with this teaching on Worship. Why do we spend so much time singing in our gatherings? What is worship really? Does worship only happen through singing and music?
Pastor Bryan Fowler continues our Foundations series with this teaching on Communion. What is it? Why do we do it? What does it mean for us?
Pastor Dominic Done continues our Foundations series with this teaching on Scripture. Why is it important for us to read the bible and why do we study it in our gatherings?
Pastor Dominic Done kicks off our new short series with this teaching on Baptism. What is baptism? Who is it for? Why is it important?
Pastor Dominic Done wraps up our Vision series talking about vision for the world, and the amazing things God has done through our partnership with Hear the Cry.
HTC announced its 2020 serve trips, inviting us to come work alongside global partners, learn what it’s like to live in a different culture and create incredible friendships along the way.
Titus 2v 11 – 14
What does it look like for us to be a people that love Jesus and then love our city well? How do we step into that, bringing not just the hands and feet of Jesus but the actual message and gospel of Jesus to a city that needs Him, His transformative power, and His life? Executive Pastor Tim McDonald helps to answer that question by walking us through Titus 2 v11 – 14. Joined by our Community Life Pastor, Peter Holmes, and our Youth Pastor, Keithen Schwahn, they talk about Alpha, a practical tool that has quickly become a beautiful way to bring the good news of Jesus to those that need to hear it.
Ephesians 2 v5 – 22
Pastor Dominic Done recasts the vision for our church, defining what Church even is, and inviting us to take ownership of it through participation. "Church isn't just a container for Christians... it's a conduit for grace to the world. It's not just about showing up to a building now and then... it's linking arms with family. With brothers and sisters. The Church is a new humanity."
John 13 v18 – 38
Pastor Dominic Done looks at one of Jesus' most notorious disciples, Judas Iscariot. He highlights the reality that despite his betrayal, Jesus still called Judas "friend," and washed his feet. He reminds us that we too are accepted and loved by being in Christ Jesus.
Pastor Dominic Done brings us through chapter 13 and the implications of Jesus washing the feet of his disciples.
Our youth Director, Keithen Schwahn, leads us through the turning point of John's gospel in chapter 12. We see that even though Jesus had performed numerous signs demonstrating he is the long-awaited Messiah, "they still would not believe in him." The people's response to Jesus was either one of hard-heartedness or slavery to the perception of others. What is our response to Jesus today?
John 12 v12 – 36
Executive Pastor Tim McDonald walks us through the triumphant entry of Jesus in John 12, and the challenge he issues to us... die to self and follow him, or live for ourselves and follow the enemy. What will we choose?
Pastor Weston Brock draws a comparison between two figures in John 12 v1 – 11, one shameless, the other skeptic. Whether you identify with either of the two, our call is the same: Walk towards Jesus.
John 11 v45– 55
Special guest Wesley Towne III shares how God can take any situation and redeem it for His good.
John 11 v45– 55
Pastor Bryan Fowler examines a commonly overlooked figure in the story of Jesus, the High Priest Caiaphas. He challenges the tension of simply knowing about Jesus, and actually surrendering to Him as Lord.
John 11 v1 – 44
Pastor Dominic Done leads us through the significance of Jesus raising Lazarus from the dead and the implications it has for us as Jesus followers. Because of Jesus, death is defeated.
John 10 v22 – 42
Pastor Dominic Done walks us through John 10 v22 – 42, encouraging us that no matter what the season of life we find ourselves in, God is asking us to "keep our feet in the basin, don't give up and don't walk away." He is doing good work in us and will see it through to completion.
Special guest Tony Clark, lead pastor of Calvary Chapel in Newport News, Virginia, leads us through Matthew 5 v6 – 7.
John 10 v1 – 21
Pastor Dominic Done unpacks Jesus' statement, "I am the good shepherd" found in John 10. He reminds us that while other shepherds don't have our best interests in mind, Jesus gives his life for us, never leaves us, and redeems our failures by his grace.
John 9v 1 – 41
Pastor Tim McDonald leads us through John 9, expounding upon the account of a blind man's sight restored by Jesus, and the volley of interrogations that followed. He issues this challenge... Who are you in this narrative? The spectators– comfortable maintaining the status quo? The Pharisees– inflexible and unwilling to be challenged? The man's parents– only willing to give partial allegiance? Or the man– ready to say "Any time. Any place. Any Cost. I will follow."
Who am I really? What is this life all about? How shall I live?
These are life’s biggest questions. And everyone is asking them in their own way, even if not out loud. The Bible gives us time-tested insights on the human condition. And Jesus invites us to follow him on a journey of discovering the art of living.
Special guest Daniel Fusco explores Jesus’ greatest commandment and explains what it looks like to live and love upward, inward, and outward.
Matt Heverly, of Edgewater Christian Fellowship, shares four things he loves about Psalm 88. A Psalm that says sometimes you can have the God of salvation and still walk through season of darkness. But He's still listening, and still loves you.
Summer in the Psalms explores topics ranging from despair to joy and everything in-between and how no matter what season we're in, hope can always be found in Jesus.
Keithen Schwahn takes us through Psalm 1 – an examination of the "blessed life," in which we're rooted in God's word, and we take refuge in the Messiah.
Summer in the Psalms explores topics ranging from despair to joy and everything in-between and how no matter what season we're in, hope can always be found in Jesus.
Guest speaker Ben Courson starts in Psalm 37 and shares about Jesus's perspective about how to love our enemies.
Psalm 37 asks the question 'why should I remain faithful?' If broken people are getting ahead living life contrary to God, why not I? David says God is faithful, and when we're faithful, we look like Him. We show to a broken world around us who our Father really is, because the world around us has forgotten.
Summer in the Psalms explores topics ranging from despair to joy and everything in-between and how no matter what season we're in, hope can always be found in Jesus.
Psalms 95 challenges us to come together, to worship, even when we feel alone in a dessert.
Summer in the Psalms explores topics ranging from despair to joy and everything in-between and how no matter what season we're in, hope can always be found in Jesus.
Guest speaker Ben Courson taught on recognizing the unique way God has made you and how that fuels finding your larger calling as a part of His kingdom.
This past Sunday Dom wrapped up our Restore series by sharing three important aspects to move into growth and healing for our souls.
Restore series dives deeper into Psalm 23 and what it means to restore our souls through God's presence and finding rest in Him.
This Sunday Dom taught about how we are created in God's image which means being in consistent and intentional community is vital for our soul's healing and growth.
Restore series dives deeper into Psalm 23 and what it means to restore our souls through God's presence and finding rest in Him.
"There was something in this deafness that I craved even more than hearing. When God spoke to me so clearly, something changed. Shifted like tectonic plates in an earthquake. He changed me at my very core. He opened my ears to hear his voice." Diane Comer taught about learning to hear God's voice and how He is the only thing that can truly satisfy our souls. Restore series dives deeper into Psalm 23 and what it means to restore our souls through God's presence and finding rest in Him.
Josh from RE:Hope Church Belfast spoke today about how to bring our hearts to God for healing, rest, and ultimaly release from what is burdening us.
Restore series dives deeper into Psalm 23 and what it means to restore our souls through God's presence and finding rest in Him.
In part 3 of Restore we talk about our soul’s need for gratitude and how healing can happen through being thankful for what God has given us even in the midst of a storm.
Restore series dives deeper into Psalm 23 and what it means to restore our souls through God's presence and finding rest in Him.
Book Recommendations: One Thousand Gifts – Anne Voskamp
In part 2 of Restore we talk about our soul’s need for rest and what it means to take a sabbath in our frenetic, digitally-addicted world today.
Restore series dives deeper into Psalm 23 and what it means to restore our souls through God's presence and finding rest in Him.
Book Recommendations: Sabbath as Resistance – Walter Brueggemann The Rest of God – Mark Buchanan
In part 1 of Restore we talk about our soul’s need for intimacy with God and that it can begin today, this moment, as we recognize the holy ground we are already standing on.
Restore series dives deeper into Psalm 23 and what it means to restore our souls through God's presence and finding rest in Him.
Book Recommendations: Practice of the Presence of God – Brother Lawrence Celebration of Discipline – Richard Foster
Restore series dives deeper into Psalm 23 and what it means to restore our souls through God's presence and finding rest in Him.
Book Recommendations: Soul Keeping – John Ortberg Renovation Of The Heart – Dallas Willard
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Life Lessons: Book of James - Max Lucado The Message of James - Alec Motyer
Book Recommendations
Can I still believe the Bible? – Craig Blomberg The Bible Jesus Read – Philip Yancey Skeletons in Gods closet – Joshua Butler
Ephesians 4v28-32
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