First Woodway Sermons

Paul Sands, Senior Pastor 𝗦𝗰𝗿𝗶𝗽𝘁𝘂𝗿𝗲: ∙ Galatians 2:15-21 ∙ Matthew 26:26-28 Want to watch this week's sermon? Visit our website to view our full video archive: www.firstwoodway.org/930am/ Download our app to keep up to date with everything going on at First Woodway! www.firstwoodway.org/mobile-app

Paul Sands, Senior Pastor Want to watch this week's sermon? Visit our website to view our full video archive: www.firstwoodway.org/930am/ Download our app to keep up to date with everything going on at First Woodway! www.firstwoodway.org/mobile-app

Michael Carlson, Pastor of Congregational Care Want to watch this week's sermon? Visit our website to view our full video archive: www.firstwoodway.org/930am/ Download our app to keep up to date with everything going on at First Woodway! www.firstwoodway.org/mobile-app

Paul Sands, Senior Pastor Want to watch this week's sermon? Visit our website to view our full video archive: www.firstwoodway.org/930am/ Download our app to keep up to date with everything going on at First Woodway! www.firstwoodway.org/mobile-app

Paul Sands, Senior Pastor Want to watch this week's sermon? Visit our website to view our full video archive: www.firstwoodway.org/930am/ Download our app to keep up to date with everything going on at First Woodway! www.firstwoodway.org/mobile-app

Paul Sands, Senior Pastor Want to watch this week's sermon? Visit our website to view our full video archive: www.firstwoodway.org/930am/ Download our app to keep up to date with everything going on at First Woodway! www.firstwoodway.org/mobile-app

Michael Carlson, Pastor of Congregational Care Want to watch this week's sermon? Visit our website to view our full video archive: www.firstwoodway.org/930am/ Download our app to keep up to date with everything going on at First Woodway! www.firstwoodway.org/mobile-app

Paul Sands, Senior Pastor Want to watch this week's sermon? Visit our website to view our full video archive: www.firstwoodway.org/930am/ Download our app to keep up to date with everything going on at First Woodway! www.firstwoodway.org/mobile-app

If God blesses his people, should we expect everything to go our way? This week, we turn to the opening chapter of Luke to explore the unexpected ways God can bless us in our times of disappointment and waiting, and how God's ultimate redemptive purpose gives us the perspective to overcome self-pity. Paul Sands, Senior Pastor 𝗦𝗰𝗿𝗶𝗽𝘁𝘂𝗿𝗲: ∙ Luke 1:5-25 Want to watch this week's sermon? Visit our web...

How should our hope in God shape our lives? This week, we discuss Christian hope: how it differs from the hope sought after by the world, our opportunity and calling to share hope with others, and the power of the living hope found in Jesus Christ. René Maciel, Missions Pastor 𝗦𝗰𝗿𝗶𝗽𝘁𝘂𝗿𝗲: ∙ Psalm 39:7 ∙ 1 Peter 1:3 ∙ 1 Peter 1:13-14 ∙ 1 Peter 1:21 𝗥𝗲𝗳𝗲𝗿𝗲𝗻𝗰𝗲𝗱 𝗥𝗲𝘀𝗼𝘂𝗿𝗰𝗲𝘀: ∙ 𝘛𝘩𝘦𝘰𝘭𝘰𝘨𝘺 𝘰𝘧 𝘏𝘰𝘱𝘦: 𝘖𝘯 𝘵𝘩𝘦 𝘎𝘳...

When facing a challenge, how can we know what the right thing to do is? This week, we explore the difficulties in making complicated decisions and how, by seeking wisdom through prayer, scripture, and thoughtful guidance, we can have the confidence to act in faith, knowing and relying on the ultimate good God intends in our life. Paul Sands, Senior Pastor 𝗦𝗰𝗿𝗶𝗽𝘁𝘂𝗿𝗲: ∙ Ephesians 5:15-17 ∙ James 1:5...

How should we respond to God's grace? This week, we discuss the call to cooperate in the redemptive work of God's grace, the peace and well-being that comes with doing so, and how God's forgiveness should spur eagerness in doing the right thing. Paul Sands, Senior Pastor 𝗦𝗰𝗿𝗶𝗽𝘁𝘂𝗿𝗲: ∙ Deuteronomy 6:18 ∙ Ephesians 2:10 ∙ James 1:22 ∙ Psalm 51:3 ∙ Psalm 1 ∙ Psalm 15 ∙ Hebrews 10:22 Want to watch this...

How can we avoid being tepid in our relationship with Christ? This week, we look at the scathing words of Jesus' to the church in Laodicea: how the comforts of the world and self-satisfaction can make us numb to Christ's calling, how Jesus' longs for us to be alive and earnest in our faith and how, by being persistent in our pursuit of Him, God will answer with grace. Paul Sands, Senior Pastor 𝗦𝗰𝗿...

Where can we find the strength to stand against worldly opposition? This week, we look at Jesus' command to the church in Philadelphia, why difficulty and hostility should an expected part of the Christian faith, and how, in spite of that, we can stand with triumphant endurance by God's grace extended to us. Paul Sands, Senior Pastor 𝗦𝗰𝗿𝗶𝗽𝘁𝘂𝗿𝗲: ∙ Revelation 3:7-13 ∙ Psalm 139:11-12 ∙ 2 Timothy 2:1...

What do we do when we find ourselves stagnant in our faith? This week, we look at Jesus' message to the church in Sardis, the ways in which believers can "fall asleep" in their faith, and the remedy given by Christ: to remember the truth we have been given and to respond by turning to Him. Michael Carlson, Congregational Care Pastor 𝗦𝗰𝗿𝗶𝗽𝘁𝘂𝗿𝗲: ∙ Revelation 3:1-6 ∙ Luke 15:11–32 𝗥𝗲𝗳𝗲𝗿𝗲𝗻𝗰𝗲𝗱 𝗥𝗲𝘀𝗼𝘂𝗿𝗰𝗲...

What does it mean to "repent" and why do we need to do it? This week, we look at Jesus' words to the church in Thyatira and how it should spur us to repentance, what that term means (and, crucially, what it does not), and how repentance is a gift which affords us strength and self-respect through the grace of God. Paul Sands, Senior Pastor 𝗦𝗰𝗿𝗶𝗽𝘁𝘂𝗿𝗲: ∙ Revelation 2:18-29 ∙ Romans 13:14 Want to wat...

How should the church respond to the world's tolerance of sin? This week, we heed Jesus' warning to the church in Pergamum as we explore the danger in negotiating with a worldly desire to ignore sin, the blessing found in God's commands, and the hope given by the gospel, which both affirms the reality of sin but assures us of life through Jesus Christ. Paul Sands, Senior Pastor 𝗦𝗰𝗿𝗶𝗽𝘁𝘂𝗿𝗲: ∙ Revela...

How are Christians to respond to persecution? This week, we look at Jesus' encouragement to the church in Smyrna and how, in the face of persecution, we are called to keep our vow to God, to remind ourselves of his blessing and care for us, and to stand unashamed and without fear through our faith in Jesus Christ. Paul Sands, Senior Pastor 𝗦𝗰𝗿𝗶𝗽𝘁𝘂𝗿𝗲: ∙ Revelation 2:8-11 Want to watch this week's s...

Can the church stand on convictions alone? This week, we begin a new series with Jesus' instruction to the church in Ephesus, and how our Christian desire to "take a stand" and hold to our convictions fall hollow if it compromises our love for God and for people. Paul Sands, Senior Pastor 𝗦𝗰𝗿𝗶𝗽𝘁𝘂𝗿𝗲: ∙ Revelation 2:1-7 ∙ 1 Corinthians 13 Want to watch this week's sermon? Visit our website to view o...

How do we find contentment in a world full of comparisons and a "more-is-more" philosophy? This week, we draw on Psalm 16 to discuss the ways in which envy and our obsession with "happiness" ultimately lead to unhappiness—and how they keep us from the true contentment we find by leaning into and relying upon God. Paul Sands, Senior Pastor 𝗦𝗰𝗿𝗶𝗽𝘁𝘂𝗿𝗲: ∙ Psalm 16:5-6 𝗥𝗲𝗳𝗲𝗿𝗲𝗻𝗰𝗲𝗱 𝗥𝗲𝘀𝗼𝘂𝗿𝗰𝗲𝘀: ∙ 𝘛𝘩𝘦 𝘊𝘰𝘮𝘱𝘢...

How do we become dependent on God and the Holy Spirit? This week we are joined by Blake Sherman, one of our missions partners, who draws on his time overseas and the writings in 2 Timothy to discuss the resources given to us in the Holy Spirit and how we can fan into flame these gifts by putting ourselves in situations that force us to be reliant on God. Blake Sherman, Missions Partner 𝗦𝗰𝗿𝗶𝗽𝘁𝘂𝗿𝗲:...

How do we deal with the burden of feeling responsible for everything and everyone around us? This week, we look at how Jesus, in his human nature, had to make decisions in light of his earthly limitations, the difference between control and concern, and the freedom we can experience by relinquishing things outside of our control to God. Paul Sands, Senior Pastor 𝗦𝗰𝗿𝗶𝗽𝘁𝘂𝗿𝗲: ∙ Genesis 1:27 ∙ Mark 1:...

As followers of Jesus, how do we make sense of pain and suffering? This week, we explore biblical precedent of suffering through the Apostle Paul, discuss what Jesus has to say about our suffering, and look to contextualize painful experiences in light of God's ultimate desire to do good in and through us. Michael Carlson, Pastor of Congregational Care 𝗦𝗰𝗿𝗶𝗽𝘁𝘂𝗿𝗲: ∙ 2 Corinthians 12:7-9 Want to wat...

Jesus calls us to forgive others, but what do we do when when we have been deeply hurt and it is difficult to forgive? This week, we look at how carrying the weight of resentment can burden us, discuss the nuances and fruits of forgiving those who have wronged us, and put the act into perspective by considering own forgiveness from God. Paul Sands, Senior Pastor 𝗦𝗰𝗿𝗶𝗽𝘁𝘂𝗿𝗲: ∙ Matthew 6:12 ∙ Matthew...

Why can our walk with Christ so often heighten our sense of guilt when we fall short of His teachings? This week, we explore the story of the woman washing Jesus' feet, its relevance to our struggles with sin in light of our salvation, and the ultimate peace Christ desires for us when we fully devote ourselves to Him. 𝗦𝗰𝗿𝗶𝗽𝘁𝘂𝗿𝗲: ∙ Luke 7:36-50 Want to watch this week's sermon? Visit our website to...