Community Church of West Garden Grove

Jesus asking his disciples if they are dull must be one of the humbling moments ever.  Why did Jesus ask them this and what is the context and controversey that caused this?   Text: Mark 7.18 Teacher: Eric Williams

A close friend shares about those from the Persecuted Church around the world.  

Brace Yourself: The Questions Jesus Asks. "Who is the Messiah" Jesus asks the religious leaders to explain who the Messiah is and whose son he will be.  We are faced with the same questions regarding Jesus' Lordship in our lives and in our world.   Teacher: Eric Williams

Brace Yourself: The Questions Jesus Asks. Why are You Afraid? When Jesus calms the storm, he asks a deep and examining question - "Why are you afraid?"  How do we live in a world of fear as a follower of Jesus? Teacher: Eric Williams

Brace Yourself: The Questions Jesus Asks. "Do you believe in the resurrection?" What is the resurrection?  What does it mean for us as followers of Jesus?  How can a clear understanding of the resurrection free us from bad funeral theology and pop-mythology? This week we examine the story of Lazarus being raised from the grave. Teacher: Eric Williams

This Sunday, we started a new series on the questions Jesus asked his followers.  The particular question we looked at this week was when Jesus asked "What is the Kingdom of God like?" in Luke 13.18--21. How would you answer that question?  And how did Jesus answer that question? Teacher: Eric Williams

A little bit of everything from the Series on Judges!   If you want to watch the Judges review video see below for a link https://jointhebibleproject.com/product/read-scripture-judges-video/ Teacher: Eric Williams

Judges:  Now we encounter the most famous of all Judges: Samson.  This two sided character was exactly what God needed to break Israel free from the Philistines and prevent their potential assimilation and extinction. Teacher: Eric Williams

Jephthah - Standing on the shoulders of some past failures and mistakes gives us an insightful perspective on sin and repentance.  The Judges cycle fires up once again with Jephthah and we examine some fresh perspectives on sin and the differences between regret and repentance. Teacher: Eric Williams  

Judges 9 Shechem is the crossroads of many of the great OT characters - Abram, Moses, Joshua.  Yet in Judges, in Shechem there is no mention of YHWH in this narrative.   Isn’t it interesting, that the intersection of the Greats of the OT, here at this point in the story, YHWH has removed himself.  Perhaps the point is when YHWH is absent, there really isn’t much of a point, is there—the plot is go...

Judges: Gideon - Through out the book of Judges we have focused on the characters, details, geography etc.  But this week we will turn our attention to the God who is in all and through all.  The God who Reveals--Reassures--Rescues--Rules. Teacher: Eric Williams

Judges: This week we look at the geographical implications behind the Barak/Deborah narrative.  God is always ahead of us if we just move into and trust that reality!! Teacher: Eric Williams

The Second Judge in our Series on Judges recounts the bizarre, fascinating, detail-centric story of a "left-handed" deliverer Ehud who led the Israelites from oppression to rest and peace. Teacher: Eric Williams Text: Judges 3.12-30

This summer we will be looking into the book of Judges.   "The book of Judges is not an easy read, but living in the times we do, it is an essential one." Tim Keller One part Judges intro. One part Othniel break down.   Teacher: Eric Williams

The Power of the Holy Spirit lives in us!!!  Exclamation point.  My friend and young preacher Scott Orel leads us through Romans 8.9 to give us a great reminder of the power and the presence of the Holy Spirit living in us.   Teacher: Scott Orel

Matt Ford the owner of Rock N' Road bikes is interviewed for a special section for the Over the Hump website.

The Parable of the 10 Minas - Luke 19.11-27 The Three Fs - Follow, Faithful, Fruitful.  Looking the the Parable of the 10 Minas through these words.   Teacher: Eric Williams

The Parable of the 10 Minas - Luke 19.11-27 The Scriptures are full of people protesting, objecting, saying 'wait a minute' or 'hold on a second' to God and Jesus.  The bystanders in Luke 19.24 are doing just that... What do we do with our protests, objections, wait a minute and hold on a second? Teacher: Eric Williams

The Parable of the 10 Minas - Luke 19.11-27 What do our perceptions of God say about us?  What do we think of when we think about God?  These are some of the most important and probing questions in a life with Christ. Teacher: Eric Williams

The 4 Parable Series continues and the month of April has us diving into the Prodigal Son. When you zoom out a bit, you see three parables - A lost sheep, a lost coin and a lost son.  In the first two parables someone goes searching for the object, but the father doesnt search or chase anyone... or does he? Teacher: Eric Williams

At the heart of the Parable of the Good Samaritan are incredible acts of compassion.  What are the ingredients of compassion - action, sacrifice and time.   Teacher: Eric Williams     Special Guest: Jessica Kwon

Was the man beaten up on the Jericho road a blessing (not a burden) that was passed up by the Priest and Levite?  How do we encounter serving and sacrifice with a different lens to see it as a blessing put there by God? Teacher: Leo Arancibia

Who are the Samaritans, where did they come from and what is the base note of this parable.  Probably not what you would expect.   Teacher: Eric Williams