Woodside Bible Church Detroit

We are all born with a desire to be loved. Many spend their entire life searching for it but still come up empty.  What if I told you that love was closer than you think. Text: John 4:4–29 Sermon Summary: Big Idea: You’re looking for love, and it’s closer than you think. 1.      We are looking for love. (vv. 4–14) 2.      We look for love in all the wrong places. (vv. 15–25) 3.      Jesus gives th...

When you wake up in the morning you have a purpose and a direction for the day and your life, or do you? What is drawing you along in this life? is it the need for money, or advancement, or recognition?  Many people search day in and day out for meaning and purpose and even work hard to achieve what God has already given freely. Text: Jeremiah 2:11–13 Sermon Summary:  Big Idea: Looking isn’t the p...

You're looking for Jesus. Can you see him? In this message Pastor Fikre Prince shares that we are all born blind to the truth of God, but the good news is that Jesus came looking for us to bring us into the light. Text: John 9:1–41 Sermon Summary: Big Idea: You’re looking for Jesus, and he is closer than you think. 1. Everyone is blind. (vv. 1–7) 2. Everyone is looking for Jesus, but not everyone...

Disappointments and what seem like delays in our plans may cause you to feel like God is not at work in our lives.  Those obstacles can leave you feeling alone, aimless, or unsuccessful.  In this message Pastor Fikre Prince shares that God's plans not only succeed, but they gift us with growth along the journey. Text: 2 Samuel 5:1-5 Sermon Summary: Big Idea: God finishes what he starts. Key Questi...

If God has a plan, what do I do with the opposition that I face? God's way of removing obsticles and struggle is different than our natural way of doing things.  God's way produces blessing on multiple levels, while our selfish desire for change and vendication will produce more struggle. Text: 1 Samuel 24 Sermon Summary: Big Idea: Trust God instead of taking control. Key Question: How do we keep...

Trusting God can be tough even when you can see the path forward.  What happens when you can't? Will you still have faith in God's love for you and his ability to guide you through struggles?  In this message we look at a time in David's life where things seem to be going from bad to worse, yet he still chose to trust God along the path. Text: 1 Samuel 22:1-5  Sermon Summary:   Big Idea: Our need...

Have you ever noticed that the plans we make for ourselves don't always turn out the way we planned them?  Often times we have limitiations on what we can see and know in making those plans, but God doesn't.  God has a plan for us and our lives and what he looks for in planning is deeper than what we can see and better than what we can plan for. Text: 1 Samuel 16:1-13 Sermon Summary: Big Idea: God...

What is Sin? Why is it so hard to overcome?  There is no greater battle for the christian than to irradicate sin from their life.   In this message Pastor Fikre Prince shares the challenges and costs of letting unrepentant sin run rampant in your life. Text: Judges 16:4–22 Sermon Summary: Big Idea: Unrepentant sin always costs more than it provides. Key Question: In what condition does unrepentant...

What has fear cost you? Has it held you back from doing the things that God has created you to do?  For many people fear of others opinions and judgements have kept them from living the way that God has intended.  In this message Pastor Fikre Prince shares how to move from fear to faith in God and see him carry you through your toughest moments. Text: Judges 6:1 – 35  Sermon Summary: Big Idea: Fea...

Our lives can be full of motion that make it feel as if we are doing things.  Things that exhaust us but never lead us toward God's will for our lives.  IN this message pastor Fikre Prince shares from the book of Judges an account of when passivity and indiference cost Israel dearly, and a personal story that could have ended the same way if not for the hand of God. Text: Judges 4 Sermon Summary:...

Who rules your life? There is only one right answer for the Christian and in this message Pastor Fikre Prince shares how we can know.   Text: Judges 2:6-23 Sermon Summary: Big Idea: Keep yourself from idols. Key Question: What are signs of a compromised faith? 1.   Compromised faith forgets God’s greatness. (2:6-10) 2.   Compromised faith forgets God’s ways. (2:11-19) 3.   Compromised faith faces...

Life often comes wth challenges that make it hard to have joy.  The bible gives us a solution to joyless life.  In this message Pastor Steve Zarrilli teaches from Philippians 4, to give a. foundation that ever believer can stand on and choose joy no matter the circumstances. 

What is the difference between religion and relationship? The stories that are told between us.  Religion focuses on rules and adherence to those rules. Relationship with God is about knowing him through the stories he tells about himself and his people.  In this message Elder Phil DeAngelis shares how we can know these stories for ourselves and pass them on to the next generation of believers. Te...

How do you pass on the relationship you have to Christ to those who are closest to you?  The most vivid display of your faith is seen in how you live day after day.  IN this message Pastor Fikre Prince illustrates how layalty and devotion to Christ will guard both you and the next generation for deviating from what you believe. Text: Deuteronomy 6:13 – 19  Sermon Summary: Big Idea: Loyalty to the...

Do you have trouble forgetting things? You're not alone.  It has troubled humanity for ages and is consistently seen in scripture where we are told to "not forget", or to " remember" the Lord and his works.  No matter how great the miracle God performs to deliver us, somehow his people forget what he has done.  In this message Pastor Fikre Prince shares a few ways taht we cand guaard against forge...

Jesus is the central figure of our faith.  He walked and lived with disciples who were entrusted with the gospel and his teachings. Who were his disciples? How did they do they support the mnistry of Christ on earth.   In this message Pastor Fikre Prince shares the sides of discipleship that that we don't often highlight. Text: Luke 8:1-3 Sermon Summary: Big Idea: Following Jesus is for everyone....

What can we learn from the story of the three little pigs? What can we learn from Jesus metaphore of the man who built his house on the rock?  In these cases God is teaching us how to live our lives in the best way possible to produce life, joy and peace.  (Pastor Fikre Prince) Text: Luke 6:43-49 Sermon Summary: Big Idea: Live like Jesus by trusting and obeying him. Key Question: What produces a l...

Christians are people who follow Christ.  We should be striving in our living to handle things in a way that Jesus would.  As Jesus taught his disciples, he challenged them to live differently than those who did not follow him by leading with mercy and letting the word of God be judge.   Text: Luke 6:36-42 Sermon Summary:  Big Idea: Live like Jesus by extending mercy before judgement. Key Question...

What is the greatest hallmark of being a follower of Jesus? When we look at the life of Jesus, what we see of him and what he expects of us is that we would love one another.  In this message Pastor Fikre Prince shares that the model that Jesus gives is that we are not only to love the lovable, but that we are to love our enemies as well. Text: Luke 6:27-36 Sermon Summary: Big Idea: Live like Jesu...

Having the right perspective for life is important.  Having the right priorities is also important.  This is easy to see when life becomes chaotic, but what about when life feels good, and you think everything is already right? In this message Pastor Jacob Ley shares that a life without Christ will leave you unfulfilled and holding what you thought would make you happy, only to see what true happi...

Have you ever been in a season where it seemed like you were being hit with wave after wave of grief, pain, sorrow, loss and darkness? Have you ever felt like giving up because things weren't going your way? In this message Pastor Fikre Prince shares that in the midst of what looked like the worst possible situation, God was actually working everything out for the good of HIs people and for his ow...

It's one thing to know Jesus is God, but it's another to know him as fully human.  His humanity is as important as his divinity.  In this message Pastor Fikre Prince shares the other side of our Lord and Savior, as we look at Jesus' words on the cross, "I Thirst" and what this theological revelation brings to our faith and salvation. Text: John 19:28–29; Hebrews 2:17–18 Sermon Summary: Big Idea: B...

What do you do when you are overwhelmed with emotion? Where do you turn when life feels unbearable? In this continuation of the series, The Last Words of Jesus, Elder Phil DeAngelis shares that Jesus models for us what we should do in the moments where we have no response to the emotions and situations we are feeling and experiencing. Text: Matthew 27:46; Psalm 22:1–31 Sermon Summary: Big Idea: We...

Who is a part of the church? What is the significance of the body of believrs? These are important questions that need to be understood, especially to those who are apart of a local church.  In this message Pastor Fikre Prince shares that there is a charge and responsibility that each person holds as the body of Christ. Text: John 19:26–27 Sermon Title: “Woman, Behold, Your Son… Behold, Your Mothe...

How desensitized are you to suffering? Have you seen too many images of pain on your devices that you no longer respond to them with appropriate emotion? In this message Pastor Fikre Prince shares that, it is not a new phenomenon but we need to check our heart as we consider the suffering savior on the cross. Text: Luke 23:35-43 Sermon Summary: Big Idea: Jesus suffered to save sinners. Key Questio...