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Jesus + _________ = Everything. What goes in the blank for you? Is it money? Is it your ability to live a good life? As we continue our journey through the book of Colossians, we come to a portion of Paul's letter that is full of warnings against false teachers within the church. Many of these false teachings were content with teaching Jesus but were not content with Jesus being the ONLY thing nec...

This week on The Rest of the Sermon we discuss in depth the marks of ministry Paul outlines in Colossians 1:24 - 2:5. It's all about Jesus!

What are the marks of a Godly ministry? Many of us may think of 'ministry' as something that is reserved for those who are on staff at our local church. However, Paul tells the church in Ephesus, (Ephesians 4:11-12) tells us that the job of the (apostles, prophets, evangelists, shepherds and teachers,) is to equip YOU, the saints, for the work of the ministry! So what are the marks of living my li...

What is Jesus like? How does my view of Jesus impact my life?  In this week's text Paul offers the church in Collosae (and us in 2021) a MASSIVE, COLOSSAL, COSMIC view of Jesus Christ. Join us in Colossians 1:15-23, some of the most profound verses regarding the supremacy of Jesus Christ in all of the New Testament, as we learn how following Jesus faithfully requires that we see Jesus clearly...

This week on The Rest Of The Sermon we talk about our priorities, specifically in the context of our prayers. Join us in Colossians 1:9-14 as we talk about how our priorities can be helped by knowing God's will and living God's way. Please feel free to send us any questions about Sunday's sermon or this podcast to info@westsidepb.org and we will address them on The Rest of the Sermon podcast! It's...

This week we learn from the Bible about our priorities. Paul writes to the church in Colossae and says 'from the day we heard, we have not ceased to pray for you...' What and who should we pray for? What are our priorities in our prayer lives? And what are Tom Hanks, QAnon, Wokeness, the apostle Paul and Jesus all doing in the same sermon?!  Join us in Colossians 1:9-14 and see how our priori...

This week on The Rest Of The Sermon we dive into depth with our points from Sunday's text from Colossians 1:3-8. What does it mean to have love for Jesus? What does it look like to have faith in Jesus and a hope in heaven? What is our trusted source when we journey through life as believers? Grab your bible and hang out with us as we talk about these things and more! It's all about Jesus!

Charles Wesley once said after attending a church gathering and partaking in communion, "I received the sacrament today, but not Christ." In other words, 'I went to church, I sang, I participated in communion and listened to faithful preaching, but I do not have a personal relationship with Jesus Christ.' Can you identify with this? Join us as we dive deeper into the book of Colossians  and s...

What do I expect my relationships to look like? Is Christianity solely personal and private? How do we view God? What is our place in the world when things are thriving or when things are crumbling? This week on The Rest of the Sermon, pastor Jason and pastor Tyler talk about the views we, as Christians, have of different relationships throughout life and how those views affect both ourselves and...

We hall have expectations. From what our plans are for the day to how we think our future will look, we all view life through a lens of expectation. This week in our Colossians series, we see that our expectations deeply affect our experiences with ourselves, others and with God. Join us as we look into these opening verses of this book and see how, as Christians, we need to have a correct view of...

At West Side we always strive to point people to the person and work of Jesus Christ because we truly believe that the Bible, the world and your life is all about Jesus! The goal of our series in the book of Colossians is to paint a clear picture of how the Bible portrays Jesus and what that means for us today. We really believe that a clear view of Jesus Christ can really change your life! Join u...

What is the opposite of 'faith?' Many of us would reply that the opposite of faith is fdoubt: but we would be wrong. The opposite of faith is control. Many of us realized just how little we were in control of in the 2020 year and we  feel paralyzed and frozen in fear from the pains and losses we experienced in 2020.  Do things have to stay that way? What would it look like to live this n...

The only thing we can be sure of in the coming year is that everything is uncertain. How we choose to handle that uncertainty, however, is something we can control. Join us as we go through Habakkuk 3:16-19 to see how in any circumstance we can choose to wait for the Lord, rejoice in the Lord, and rely on the Lord in 2021.

Why did Jesus, God in the flesh, come to the earth? Throughout this series we've been asking the question, 'Why would anyone want to come here?' and we've seen that God came to the earth to reveal His glory and to restore His creation, but what does that have to do with us? Join us as we see the core of the Christmas Story and how Jesus came to the hearth to rescue his people from their sins. It's...

Our lives are like artwork. All of our sins and failures are scribbled on the surface and we feel as though nothing can ever happen to change that fact.  God's love for us makes our lives a bit more like an Etch-A-Sketch; where in Christ he comes along and shakes the story of our lives to write a new one, His story.  Join us in Matthew 1:1-17 as we see how God came down to the earth to R...

After a grueling year, many of us are ready for 2020 to be over. With all of the disease, death, division and distance, we can look around and see that we need help: but why would anyone want to come here to help? The good news of the Christmas story is that God came down to us in Jesus Christ... but why? Why would GOD want to come here? Join us in Isaiah 6:1-13 as we start our 2020 Advent Series:...

Join us in Mark 14:32-42 as we conclude our series in The Prayers of Jesus and find why it is so important to run to the Father in prayer during difficult times.

Can you remember a time where someone told you they were praying for you?  It's a wonderful privilege to have others pray for us, but did you know that JESUS prays for you?  Join us in John 17:20-26 and find out what exactly Jesus prayed for you as we continue our journey through our series, The Prayers of Jesus. It's all about Jesus!

This week we continue through Jesus' High Priestly Prayer and find him praying for his disciples. Are you a disciple of Jesus? Good news, Jesus prayed for you! What exactly did he pray for you and how does that change the way you pray? Join us in John 17:6-19 to find out! | It's all about Jesus.

There are two primary ways of communication between God and us as believers. God speaks to us, (the Bible,)  and we speak to God, (in prayer.) Why is prayer so important? What should we say when we pray? How long is does a good prayer last? Am I doing prayer correctly? Jesus Christ was the greatest life ever lived, and thereby the greatest person to ever pray. So to answer these questions we...

Last week we learned our penultimate axiom, 'THE GOAL OF DISCIPLESHIP IS DIVINE UNION.' Jelly on the bottom shelf: the goal of our relationship with Jesus is to be in unity with God and with one another, and this union is supernatural and motivated by God's love.  If this goal is motivated by love, we must LEARN how to love this way as we live our lives to the glory of God and the good of our...

If our aim as believers is to become more fully formed followers of Jesus Christ, (disciples,) then what is the actual goal of discipleship? What was God's plan for us as humans on earth who love and follow Jesus? Join us as we continue our journey through AXIOMS and discover how the goal of discipleship is actually to be divinely unified with God and one another! John 17:20-26

"I want God to use me." This is a phrase many of us are undoubtedly familiar with, but what does this really mean? "I want God to use me" sounds like a good prayer, and God will often answer this prayer, but there is an important step we often miss that should take place before we say or pray "God, use me." Long before God uses you to impact a person, place or community, He will first do that same...

What are you afraid of? Many of us have default answers that we would fire back at this question; things like 'spiders' or 'heights.' In today's text, Jesus spends time addressing fear and anxiety and shows us how the things we really fear, the things...

God's mission for the world has always been the local church! Join us as we honor and send Parker and Lindsey Williams on their new journey to Holy Cross in Poplar Bluff, Missouri!