The West Hills Church Pulpit Podcast

In the climactic fourth and final study in Psalm 110, we witness the conquest of David's Adonai — Jesus Christ — over four enemies: kings, nations, Satan, and death itself. Tracing threads from Genesis 3:15's first gospel promise through Balaam's oracle, Psalm 2, and Paul's letters, we discover that Christ's reign advances through both crushing judgment and gracious conversion. Along the way we un...

In this third installment on Psalm 110, we examine the royal army (v. 3) that accompanies David's Adonai—identified as the church itself: willing, holy, born again, and innumerable. We then turn to the priestly session (v. 4), unpacking the solemn oath God swears to His Son, the eternal covenant of redemption (pactum salutis), and the doctrine of divine immutability. Finally, we trace the mysterio...

Featured Teacher: Daniel Christensen In part 2 of our exposition of Psalm 110, we unpack the royal scepter of verse 2. David draws from Judah, Balaam, Adam, and Joel to reveal that Christ’s dominion extends over Israel, the nations, all creation, and will one day culminate in the treading of His enemies. Before the Lion could rule, the Lamb had to die. Christ’s humiliation on the cross was the nec...

Featured teacher: Daniel Christensen Psalm 110 is the most quoted Old Testament passage in the entire New Testament — and for good reason. In this rich expository sermon, we begin a verse-by-verse journey through the seven verses that form the foundation of New Testament Christology. We defend the Davidic authorship of Psalm 110 with historical, theological, and textual proof, including Jesus’ own...

Who Will Say Something? Scott Julian teaching.

Featured Teacher: Daniel Christensen In Galatians 2:1-10, Paul travels to Jerusalem to defend the freedom of the gospel against Judaizers who demanded circumcision as a prerequisite for salvation. Drawing from the historic Marrow Controversy, where Thomas Boston and the Marrow Men confronted legalism in the Scottish church, this message declares that the true gospel has no table stakes. No obedien...

Featured Teacher: Daniel Christensen In this exposition of Galatians 1:11-24, Paul confronts accusations that his gospel is fabricated or merely human in origin. He insists that his message did not come from men but through direct revelation from Jesus Christ. Paul appeals to his dramatic conversion from persecutor to preacher, his time in Arabia receiving revelation directly from God rather than...

Scott Julian teaching. This message explores the profound tension between seeking human approval and living for God's eternal verdict.  Discover how the craving for validation can hinder faith and compromise truth, drawing parallels to idolatry. Learn how true freedom is found in belonging wholly to Christ, liberated from the need for fleeting human acceptance.

Betrayal cuts deepest when it comes from those closest to us. In Psalm 109, David writes from the wreckage of Absalom's coup — and his words echo through history to Judas, to Christ, and to every Christian who has ever faced false accusation. Pastor Daniel walks through this raw, imprecatory psalm using a threefold framework: what it meant for David, how it was fulfilled in Christ, and what it mea...

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Galatians 1:1-5 Scott Julian teaching

Paul wrote Philippians from a Roman prison cell — and somehow it's the most joy-filled letter in the New Testament. In this concluding message of our Philippians series, Pastor Daniel draws together the whole letter into a single, urgent commission: walk worthy of the gospel. That means striving together as a team, standing firm on Christ rather than our credentials, and suffering well when the in...

Israel had every advantage — God's Word, a national identity, freedom, and a covenant relationship with the living God. And they squandered all of it. In Amos 3, God brings a covenant lawsuit against His people: privilege unaccompanied by responsibility is not innocence — it's indictment. Pastor Daniel works through Amos' vivid rhetorical questions, the public humiliation of Israel's coming judgme...

Psalm 107 opens the final book of the Psalter with a thunderous call: if you've been redeemed, say so. But who is the "adversary" the psalmist has in mind? Not merely Egypt, Assyria, or Babylon — a single, cosmic adversary stands behind them all. In this expository teaching from Psalm 107, Pastor Daniel Christensen traces six dimensions of God's redemption — provision, freedom, wisdom, rescue, cur...

These five verses give you one of the clearest pictures in all of Scripture of what Christian generosity is, what God thinks of it, and what God does in response to it. Philippians 4:14-20 Scott Julian is teaching.

Scott Julian teaching. Explore the profound secret to true contentment, contrasting modern dissatisfaction with the Apostle Paul's unshakeable peace found in Christ. This message reveals how Christian joy is a learned skill, rooted in divine strength and fellowship, offering a powerful alternative to worldly struggles. Discover how to draw upon God's power for lasting peace.

The West is in the middle of a mental health and education crisis — and the church has the answer. In this teaching from Philippians 4:8–9, Pastor Daniel Christensen walks through Paul's eight virtues for the Christian mind: true, dignified, right, pure, lovely, commendable, excellent, and worthy of praise. Recover your thinking. Renew your mind. Transform your life.   #BibleTeaching #ReformedTheo...

Philippians 4:4-7 Scott Julian teaching.  

What can the story of Joseph—betrayal, slavery, false accusation, prison—teach us about God? Everything. In Psalm 105, David shows us how to read history as theology: looking back at what God has done to build confidence in what he will do. God preserves his people, exalts them through suffering, judges their enemies, and remains faithful to every promise he has made.   #BibleTeaching #Psalms #Ref...

What do doomsday preppers and the prophet Joel have in common? They both know a reckoning is coming — but only one of them is ready for the real thing. In Joel 2:1–17, Pastor Daniel Christensen unpacks the Day of the Lord: a cosmic, final event in which Christ returns as commander of a heavenly army to judge his enemies and vindicate his people. Two trumpets sound — one of warning, one of worship....

Philippians 4:1-3 Scott Julian teaching

What can a walk in a pasture teach you about God? More than you might think. In Psalm 104, David traces four perfections of God through the created order — transcendence, creative power, provision, and sovereignty over time — and arrives at a single response: praise. From the physics of light to underwater waterfalls, from the Telluride valley to Jonathan Edwards singing in a thunderstorm, this te...

What does it actually look like to live as a citizen of heaven? In Philippians 3:17–21, the apostle Paul gives us four practical steps: find a good mentor, recognize bad examples, remember your home country, and eagerly await your King. This teaching explores the Pauline ethic of imitation, the difference between friends and enemies of the cross, and why your journey to paradise isn't a pilgrimage...

Psalm 103 is David's crash course in the art and science of knowing God. In this teaching, Pastor Daniel walks through four methods of theology that David models for us — experiential, historical, comparative, and natural — and shows how each one deepens our understanding of God's character, His mercy, and His eternal faithfulness to those who fear Him. A practical, encouraging call to pursue the...

Scott Julian teaching. This video explores Philippians 3:12-16, highlighting that pursuing Christ is an empowered expectation, not an unattainable ideal. It emphasizes God's calling as the foundation for spiritual transformation and encourages active pursuit of Christlikeness.  The message calls for surrendering to Christ for growth, focusing on the future, and persevering towards the "upward call...