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The Apostle John continues to answer the question, 'Who is Jesus?' by pointing to a brand new kind of life and light. Series: Zeal - The Gospel of John Speaker: Matt Menzel Date: August 16, 2020 Text: John 1:4-8 To connect with us or find more resources visit us at www.wchurch.ca.

As the Apostle John sets out to answer the question, 'Who is Jesus?' he takes us back, before the beginning, to reveal the essential nature of the God of love. Series: Zeal - The Gospel of John Speaker: Matt Menzel Date: August 9, 2020 Text: John 1:1-5 To connect with us or find more resources visit us at www.wchurch.ca.

We'll look at Matthew 5:13-16 and see what Jesus says about the identity, mission, and cost of being his disciples today. Speaker: Josh Dool Date: August 2, 2020 Text: Matthew 5:13-16 To connect with us or find more resources visit us at www.wchurch.ca.

In this sermon we will unpack Paul's call for the women in Corinth to wear head coverings as they prayed and prophesied in the church gathering. We'll unpack what was behind that call and what it means for us today. Series: True Power - 1 Corinthians Speaker: Matt Menzel Date: July 26, 2020 Text: 1 Corinthians 11:2-16 To connect with us or find more resources visit us at www.wchurch.ca.

As we consider Paul's challenge to the Corinthian church to imitate him as he imitates Chris, we ask ourselves, "Who do I imitate?" and "Who is imitating me?". Series: True Power - 1 Corinthians Speaker: Cliff Ursel Date: July 19, 2020 Text: 1 Corinthians 11:1 To connect with us or find more resources visit us at www.wchurch.ca.

This week we will examine three principles that govern our freedom in Christ, and discuss how we live out Paul's command to 'glorify God in everything we do'. Series: True Power - 1 Corinthians Speaker: Josh Dool Date: July 12, 2020 Text: 1 Corinthians 10:23-33 To connect with us or find more resources visit us at www.wchurch.ca.

The first part of 1 Corinthians 10 the Apostle Paul makes a big observation that could lead to catastrophe if not addressed. Today's text is the prescription and the motivation to make the changes. Series: True Power - 1 Corinthians Speaker: Cliff Ursel Date: July 5, 2020 Text: 1 Corinthians 10:14-22 To connect with us or find more resources visit us at www.wchurch.ca.

There are obstacles as we train to live as Jesus' Kingdom people. Obstacles that are highlighted by Paul in three spiritual realities: our spiritual heritage, our propensity to rebellion, the fact that we're not strong but we are protected. Series: True Power - 1 Corinthians Speaker: Matt Menzel Date: June 28, 2020 Text: 1 Corinthians 10:1-13 To connect with us or find more resources vis...

After helping the Corinthians understand the priority of love over knowledge, Paul now moves to use his own life as an example of laying down our rights. In this sermon we'll see three ways the gospel of Jesus transforms our lives: drudgery to joy, stewardship to reward, and self-interest to love. Series: True Power - 1 Corinthians Speaker: Matt Menzel Date: June 21, 2020 Text: 1 Corinthians...

Why is love at the centre of life in Jesus' Kingdom? And how can we, as a church, embody His love for the world the way He embodied His love for us? Series: True Power - 1 Corinthians Speaker: Matt Menzel Date: June 14, 2020 Text: 1 Corinthians 8:1-6 To connect with us or find more resources visit us at www.wchurch.ca.

The Lord's Supper is an integral part of life in community as Jesus' Kingdom people. It's a gift, a celebration, and a proclamation of Jesus' death until He comes again. Far more than merely symbolic, the bread and the wine become a unique place of Jesus' presence with us. In this episode Matt and Josh take some time to discuss the meaning of the meal and answer a few ques...

Welcome to the podcast of Westside Church in Vancouver BC. We exist to know Jesus and make Him known. To learn more visit our website at www.wchurch.ca Host: Matt Menzel Guests: Jonathan Bryden, Kyla Gillespie

The heading in your Bible might make you think we are going to be talking about 'food offered to idols' though we will talk about that we will see that this text uses 'food offered to idols' as a springboard to talk about today's sensitive issues while at the same time providing perspective, hope and a solution. Series: True Power - 1 Corinthians Speaker: Cliff Ursel Date:...

Welcome to the podcast of Westside Church in Vancouver BC. We exist to know Jesus and make Him known. To learn more visit our website at www.wchurch.ca Host: Matt Menzel Guests: Jonathan Bryden, Kyla Gillespie

The role that single people are invited to play in Jesus' Kingdom signals a shift in how we experience God's favour, live out our purpose, and respond to divine love. Series: True Power - 1 Corinthians Speaker: Matt Menzel Date: May 31, 2020 Text: 1 Corinthians 7:25-40 To connect with us or find more resources visit us at www.wchurch.ca.

Welcome to the podcast of Westside Church in Vancouver BC. We exist to know Jesus and make Him known. To learn more visit our website at www.wchurch.ca Host: Matt Menzel Guests: Jonathan Bryden, Kyla Gillespie

The gospel changes us radically. And yet, even when undergoing that radical change for most of us much of who we are and what we do remains the same. In this message we will look at three aspects of the gospel - the good news story of Jesus - and see how it changes everything while it calls us to remain where we are all for the sake of Jesus. Series: True Power - 1 Corinthians Speaker: Norm Funk D...

After seeing the ways in which our bodies and our sexuality are intended to worship Jesus, we move to the interpersonal implications in marriage, divorce, and singleness. Series: True Power - 1 Corinthians Speaker: Matt Menzel Date: May 17, 2020 Text: 1 Corinthians 7:1-16 To connect with us or find more resources visit us at www.wchurch.ca.

The Bible places an extreme level of importance on the human body and infuses it with all kinds of divine purpose. In this sermon we'll see what those purposes are. Series: True Power - 1 Corinthians Speaker: Matt Menzel Date: May 10, 2020 Text: 1 Corinthians 6:12-20 To connect with us or find more resources visit us at www.wchurch.ca.

Today, like never before, we acknowledge a serious sense of discord between our authentic selves and our physical bodies. What does a christian theology of the body mean for us as followers of Jesus and the world we live in? Series: True Power - 1 Corinthians Speaker: Matt Menzel Date: May 3, 2020 Text: 1 Corinthians 6:9-13 To connect with us or find more resources visit us at www.wchurch.ca.

In todays sermon we examine an interpersonal grievance that erupted in the Corinthian church and consider how Paul's instruction applies to us. Series: True Power - 1 Corinthians Speaker: Josh Dool Date: April 26, 2020 Text: 1 Corinthians 6:1-11 To connect with us or find more resources visit us at www.wchurch.ca.

A church's loving and redemptive responsive when sexual immorality leaks into the church. Series: True Power - 1 Corinthians Speaker: Cliff Ursel Date: April 19, 2020 Text: 1 Corinthians 5:9-13 To connect with us or find more resources visit us at www.wchurch.ca.

Speaker: Matt Menzel Date: April 12, 2020 Text: Ezekiel 37:1-14 In this sermon we will drop into the middle of a vision that the Old Testament prophet Ezekiel recorded. We'll explore what a valley full of dry bones has to do with resurrection and God's plan for the renewal of His people and the restoration of all things.

In this sermon we'll begin to explore both a cultural and a biblical view of human sexuality while unpacking how Jesus' people are meant to respond to sexual brokenness inside the church. Series: True Power - 1 Corinthians Speaker: Matt Menzel Date: April 5, 2020 Text: 1 Corinthians 5:1-5 To connect with us or find more resources visit us at www.wchurch.ca.

In this text we're going to see Paul address three strategies that threaten to diminish and defile the image of Christ in the corporate church, and distract us personally from faithful service to Jesus. Series: True Power - 1 Corinthians Speaker: Josh Dool Date: March 29, 2020 Text: 1 Corinthians 4:8-20 To connect with us or find more resources visit us at www.wchurch.ca.