Church on the Move West Podcast

You're listening to Part 8 of our teaching series called Summer in the Psalms. Some verses in the Psalms are harder to understand than others. That's why we have to do the hard work of studying context. To imprecate means "to invoke evil upon or curse" one's enemies. Psalm 137 is a prayer of imprecation. It shows us that God wants us to bring the fullness of our emotions to Him, no matter how raw...

You're listening to part 7 of our summer teaching series called Summer in the Psalms.  Lead Pastor Seth Swindall teaches on Psalm 8 and understanding God, and learning who we are through that framing, and learning our true identity and purpose through Him.  

You're listening to part 6 of our teaching series called Summer in the Psalms. Pastor Shawn Thomas teaches on choosing to trust in God's strength even when life is difficult and changing.

You're listening to part 5 of our Summer in the Psalms series.  Pastor Casey Shirley teaches on Psalm 34 and the example of praise when you don't know what to do in life. 

You're listening to part 4 of our Summer In The Psalms Series!  Today Pastor Lee Martin takes us through Psalm 51 and talks about our response to sin in our life and what true repentance looks like.  

Psalm 23 reveals the character of God. You can't understand who you are until you understand whose you are. Though it doesn't mention the word father, the Psalm paints a picture of who God our Father is and what fatherhood looks like for us.  Pastor Seth Swindall shows us a picture in Psalm 23 of the comfort of relationship with God our Father.  

You're listening to part 2 of our Summer in the Psalms series. How do we respond when we are unjustly critiqued or unfairly criticized? Relationships can be hard to navigate. In Psalm 7, David shows us that we can bring our unfiltered feelings to God and ultimately trust that justice is in His hands. Pastor Jack Harris shows us what real trust in Jesus looks like even in the darkest circumstances....

This is the first week of our series Summer in the Psalms. Psalm 1 is only six verses, yet it reveals so much about God and ourselves. God's no often precedes His yes, and fruit comes seasonally. We live in a world obsessed with success. But we are not called to success; we are called to long and faithful obedience. We give everything we can within the limits of how God created us and trust Him wi...

You're listening to Church on the Move West message podcast. Pastor Ryne Isaac talks to us about finding true rest in Jesus by being intentional in seeking out not just disconnecting from our life but inviting weekly practices of sabbath into our lives.

You're listening to part 5 of our teaching series called Good Ground.  Lead Pastor Seth Swindall teaches on correction and how building close relationships with Godly people in a community help us to draw into Gods correction which brings freedom to our life. 

You're listening to youth takeover weekend at Church on the Move West!  Pastor Shayne New takes us through Rom 12:9 and a picture of our identity in Jesus and how when he is not what our focus is on that other things will fill the gap.  We are built to be a community in the image that Jesus teaches us built on solid ground.  

You're listening to part 3 of our teaching series "Good Ground." Pastor Seth Swindall talks about how powerful it is when you root yourself in a Christ Centered Community, and how it will draw you closer to Jesus when you surround yourself with people in that community.  We hope it will encourage you to root yourself in Jesus and in a community of believers. 

You're listening to Part 2 of our teaching series called Good Ground.  Today Pastor Seth Swindall shows us how we find joy in the presence of God, because our lives bring him joy when we find deep and meaningful connections with him.  

You're listening to part 1 of our series called Good Ground! Pastor Ryne Isaac takes us through the journey of next steps after making  a decision to follow Christ and what it looks like to grow in him daily.  

The Good News is still Good News! We are called to be a resurrection people. The resurrection should inform the way we live and love every single day. But there can be no resurrection without a death. Through Jesus, we're not offered new life someday—we're offered new life now. Our Lead Pastor Seth Swindall reminds us what it means to be resurrected. Don't miss it!

You're listening to part 4 of our teaching series on fasting called "Fast Forward." Lead Pastor Seth Swindall takes us through what happens when we don't waste the valley seasons and find purpose in pain.  

You are listening to part 3 of our Fast Forward series with Senior Pastor Seth Swindall.  Today we continue looking at the idea of fasting, and how bold an authentic prayer leads us to times where God removes things that don't serve us so we can receive all of what he has for us.  For more information please visit COTM.info

You are listening to part 2 of our Fast Forward series with this installment called "Painful Elimination." Here Pastor Seth dives deeper into the why and how of intentional fasting as a way to draw closer to Jesus. Fasting is a spiritual discipline that creates spiritual change. Check it out to learn more!  For more information, check out cotm.info! 

You are listening to part one of our brand new series "Fast Forward" with this installment called "What Are You Hungry For?" Fasting has been a spiritual discipline for religion for centuries, but what is it and why do we do it? Jump in and listen to Spiritual Formation Pastor, Casey Shirley as she answers these questions and invites us to take some intentional time this year to draw closer to Jes...

You are listening to the last past of our What's Next Series with this installment called "Kingdom of God". The book of Acts seems to end abruptly. There are several different ideas and studies on why, but could it possibly be that the story still goes on through us? Luke explained that Paul continued to speak on the Kingdom of God and then the book just ends. We see that our story is a continuati...

You are listening to Part 9 of our What's Next series with this installment called "Who We Are". Lead Pastor Whit George reflects on principles of the Acts church and the desire that we have to reflect a church like Jesus intended following 3 fundamentals: Authenticity, plurality, and staying focussed on Jesus being the center of who we are.  For more information about Church on the Move, visit co...

You are listening to part 8 of our " What's Next " series with this installment called " Heroes are Still Human. " As we study through Acts, we remember as important as Paul is in our Christian story, we have to remember he was a human who makes mistakes just like all of us! Paul walked out hardships as a result of possible errors, but God was faithful to His promises and used those moments to adv...

You are listening to part 7 of the What's Next series with this installment called "An Example to Follow." In Acts 20, Paul gives us an example of how to properly be responsible for the growth, health and development of other furthering the Kingdom of God. Who is your example and what type of example are you to others around you? Let's check it out! Visit COTM.info for more information about Churc...

You are listening to part 6 of our What's Next series with this installment, "Keep Going!" It's often easy to feel like a failure. Fear may make you question why you are doing what God has called you to do. It's easy to give our fear permission to determine our behavior. Power to overcome that fear only comes from an intimate relationship with God. Also, don't forget, we all need prayer and relati...

You are listening to part 5 of our series "What's Next" with this installment "A Thoughtful Response." This week Executive Pastor Ryne Isaac shared Paul's experience in Athens from Acts 17 and how grieved he was to see the use of idols. We may not have the same type f idols that they were dealing with then, but, what are we placing in front of God in our lives? Let's check it out!  For more inform...