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Your Whole Life - Herdley Paolini Mental health isn’t about pretending we’re okay—it begins when we name our pain and allow ourselves to feel it. Jesus models a faith that doesn’t avoid grief but enters it, reminding us that healing happens through honesty, grace, and community. Let us know your thoughts by reaching out and joining the conversation with your questions and comments using the inform...

God Has Heard - Nehemie Verdier In her deepest anguish, Hannah pours out her heart to God and discovers she is not unseen or unheard. This message reminds us that even in waiting, our tears are a powerful act of worship and surrender. Because the God we serve still hears and He is already at work, even before the answer comes. Let us know your thoughts by reaching out and joining the conversation...

Growing Healthy Spiritually - Ken Wetmore Healthy faith centers on God, grows people through love (not shame), and produces compassion, humility, and freedom. It welcomes questions, values people over power, and engages the world with openness rather than isolation. At its core, it leads to love, deepens faith in Jesus, and gives lasting hope for both today and the future. Let us know your thought...

No Walls. You’re Welcome - Randy Magray You don’t have to have it all together to belong. Jesus meets us right where we are and invites us in. WholeLife Communication Director Randy Magray challenges us to move from judgment to love, becoming a church that truly welcomes and walks alongside everyone. Because at the end of the day, it’s simple: we belong, you belong, everyone belongs, because Jesus...

Game Changers - Easter 2026 - Ken Wetmore This Easter, we’re stepping into a story that changed everything—where ordinary elements reveal extraordinary truth. A moment of breaking, pouring, and giving… that points to a love greater than we ever imagined. Experience the hope, the victory, and the invitation to something new. Let us know your thoughts by reaching out and joining the conversation wit...

Finding Comfort in Lament - Ken Wetmore Lament is the honest, faithful bridge between pain and praise—inviting us to bring our grief to God instead of rushing past it. Throughout Scripture, and even in Jesus’ life, lament shows us how to process suffering in ways that lead to deeper trust and healing. Let us know your thoughts by reaching out and joining the conversation with your questions and co...

Voices of WholeLife 2026: The Seemingly Elusive Fruit - Javier Diaz In a chaotic world, true peace often feels frustratingly out of reach—like a fruit we can’t quite grasp through our own efforts. Yet as a fruit of the Spirit, this deep, unshakable peace grows supernaturally in us when we abide in Christ, surrender our striving, and trust the Holy Spirit to cultivate it. Let us know your thoughts...

BONUS - Stay Tuned! This bonus episode has a little bit of everything except Ken, Melanie, and our special guest, Javier Diaz (who we hope to catch up with later this week for a usual episode where we cover his message from this past week…’stay tuned’). We share a voicemail, an epic and hopefully upcoming ‘small community’ led by Ken called ‘KenRate’ - Conflict resolution, but faster! Our events p...

End Game - by Ken Wetmore Jesus said to always be ready—but readiness isn’t about predicting the end. After all, the real test is how we live while we wait. Let us know your thoughts by reaching out and joining the conversation with your questions and comments using the information below: 🚨Get inside and behind-the-scenes access to the WholeLife Podcasts each week on #Slack. Send an email to podc...

The Greatest of These: Agape - by Ken Wetmore Agape is the greatest kind of love because it is self-sacrificing. It is not ruled by emotion but instead is a choice. Let us know your thoughts by reaching out and joining the conversation with your questions and comments using the information below: 🚨Get inside and behind-the-scenes access to the WholeLife Podcasts each week on #Slack. Send an email...

The Greatest of These: Storge - by Ken Wetmore This sermon examines storge, the natural, instinctive affection shared between family members, emphasizing how God’s design for kinship provides a foundational sense of belonging and security. Let us know your thoughts by reaching out and joining the conversation with your questions and comments using the information below: 🚨Get inside and behind-the...

The Greatest of These: Philia - by Ken Wetmore This message explores phileo, the warm, affectionate bond of brotherly love, and illustrates how believers are called to cultivate deep, emotional, and reciprocal friendships within the community of faith. Let us know your thoughts by reaching out and joining the conversation with your questions and comments using the information below: 🚨Get inside a...

The Greatest of These: Eros - by Ken Wetmore Romantic love is in the air today, but is it in the Bible? Let's talk about what the Bible has to say about romance. Let us know your thoughts by reaching out and joining the conversation with your questions and comments using the information below: 🚨Get inside and behind-the-scenes access to the WholeLife Podcasts each week on #Slack. Send an email to...

Black History Month Celebration 2026 - Jessica Brazier Join us as we honor Black History Month through worship, storytelling, and reflection. Together, we’ll celebrate faith, resilience, and the powerful legacy that continues to shape our community today. Don’t miss our very special guest speaker, Jessica Brazier, as she brings us a message you’ve likely never heard quite the same way! Let us know...

It’s time again for the WholeLife Church Annual Staff Retreat and this year it has thrown our podcast plans into disarray. Every year WLC staff spends 3 days to set goals, outline the year, and team build in the process. So, Tuesday began our 3 days which made taping the podcast with our special guest from our Black History Month Celebration last Saturday an impossibility. Luckily, Jennifer Brazie...

Greater Things: Vision - Ken Wetmore This message invites us to see Greater Things as God’s call to grow with purpose—rooted in mission, values, and a life of wholeness. Through Scripture and vision, we’re reminded that faith isn’t meant to stay contained, but to multiply through connection, service, and love. Discover how WholeLife is living out a church without walls—and how you’re invited to be...

Greater Things: Growth - Ken Wetmore When the church can’t be contained by walls, greater things begin to happen. Following Jesus is more than belief—it’s a way of life that shapes how we worship, connect, serve, invite, and grow. Discover a clear, intentional pathway for spiritual growth and the markers that help you see where God is transforming you. Lean in and explore what it truly means to li...

Greater Things: Values - Ken Wetmore When the church can’t be contained by walls, greater things begin to happen. Discover how God uses clear values—like spiritual bumpers—to keep your faith from drifting into the gutter. Explore what it means to be Inspired, Inclusive, Intentional, Innovative, and involved in a church that’s all-in on transformation. This message will challenge you to listen, act...

Greater Things: Mission - Ken Wetmore When the church can’t be contained by walls, greater things begin to happen. From John Wesley’s bold stand to real stories of lives changed today, discover how WholeLife is loving people into a whole life with God. This message will challenge you to see faith not as a place, but as a way of living. Let us know your thoughts by reaching out and joining the conv...

Greater Things - Ken Wetmore Step into Jesus’ promise that “you will do even greater things” — not just in miracles, but in the life-changing work of the gospel. This message weaves WholeLife’s powerful 100-year story with our present impact as a church without walls. Discover how God is calling all of us together into a bold, global future of wholeness, inclusion, and greater things ahead. Let us...

Reflections: A Year of Overflow - Ken Wetmore What happens when faith, generosity, and community come together over an entire year? This message looks back at the moments that shaped us, the lives changed, and the blessings we never saw coming. Celebrate the story God is writing at WholeLife — and catch a glimpse of what’s still ahead. Let us know your thoughts by reaching out and joining the conv...

Overflowing Gifts: Praise - Ken Wetmore Praise isn’t background noise of Christmas — it’s the heartbeat of a world being changed. From Zechariah to Mary, angels to shepherds, this message shows how praise remembers God’s promises, challenges broken systems, and brings real peace. Discover why seeing Jesus transforms fear into hope — and why praise still has the power to reshape our lives today. Le...

Overflowing Gifts: Presence - Ken Wetmore Discover how the birth of Jesus wasn’t random — it was promised long before the manger. This Christmas, Overflowing Gifts: Presence invites us to wrestle with loneliness, faith, and the deep question: do we want more presents—or more presence? Through Scripture and the powerful story behind Handel’s Messiah, discover how God is not just with humanity, but...

Overflowing Gifts: Prophecy - Ken Wetmore Discover how the birth of Jesus wasn’t random — it was promised long before the manger. Explore the prophecies that point to a Savior who strengthens, encourages, and comforts us today. Join us as we celebrate a Christmas story overflowing with gifts God spoke into existence. Let us know your thoughts by reaching out and joining the conversation with your...

The Voices of WholeLife 2025: The Family Table - Julie and Bradley Cassell The family table is more than a place to eat — it’s a sacred space where connection, gratitude, and faith are built one moment at a time. From sitting and savoring to sharing and serving, discover how ordinary meals can become holy encounters. Join us as we explore the power of the table to restore relationships, strengthen...