The West Hills Church Pulpit Podcast

Philippians 3:7-11 Scott Julian teaching.  

Featured Teacher: Daniel Christensen In Hosea 11, God reveals Himself as a father who raised Israel from infancy, freed them from slavery, and led them with bonds of love—only to be met with relentless rejection. Yet where human fathers would say "good riddance," God declares, "I am God and not man." His compassion prevails. Through the lens of the Prodigal Son and Matthew's portrait of Jesus as t...

Featured Teacher: Daniel Christensen Where does the Christian find assurance? Not in heritage, good works, or religious performance — but in Christ alone. In this sermon from Philippians 3:1–6, we trace Paul's devastating critique of misplaced confidence and learn from the 18th-century Marrow Men who fought the same battle. If your joy is in something other than the Lord, your confidence will be t...

Philippians 2:25-30 Scott Julian teaching. This sermon explores the profound example of Epaphroditus, a devoted servant who exemplified sacrificial love and commitment to Christ. Learn how his near-death experience for the gospel highlights the preciousness of sacrifice and God's sustaining power through suffering. Discover the importance of valuing all church servants, especially those whose fait...

Featured Teacher: Daniel Christensen What does it take to be a truly effective Christian? Psalm 100 gives us seven practical habits drawn straight from the text: making a joyful noise, serving the Lord in all your work, coming before God in private communion, knowing Him deeply, gathering with His people, giving thanks, and blessing His name. These aren't complicated—but they require consistent, d...

Philippians 2:19-24 Scott Julian teaching.  

Featured Teacher: Daniel Christensen Hosea 9 tells the tragic story of Israel's complete reversal. Every blessing God gave them is systematically stripped away. Their Exodus is undone as they return to captivity in Assyria. Their prophets are mocked, abused, and silenced. Their God-given mandate to be fruitful and multiply is overturned as they sacrifice their own children to Baal. And the covenan...

Featured Teacher: Daniel Christensen Psalm 99 completes the trilogy begun in Psalms 96 and 98, connecting the Great Commission not only to salvation but to the lordship of Christ. The psalmist reveals that the theological center of the universe is the mercy seat—the footstool where heaven meets earth. Through three declarations of "Holy," we see that God's reign is universal, His justice is unwave...

Featured Teacher: Daniel Christensen Did you know Acts 1:8 — "Jerusalem, Judea, Samaria, to the ends of the earth" — isn't a new idea Jesus invented? It's the geographic blueprint of Psalm 98, written centuries before. In this message, we trace the gospel's movement from Israel to the nations to all creation, discover why God's "right hand and holy arm" is a title for Jesus, explore the Year of Ju...

Feb. 22nd Sermon Daniel Christensen teaching

Philippians 2:1-4. Scott Julian teaching. The significance of biblical teachings on unity is emphasized, along with stories of churches facing legal issues that challenge transparency. The message encourages believers to adopt humility, focus on others' needs, and practice selflessness, concluding with a call for unity in the church.

Featured Teacher: Daniel Christensen Psalm 96 issues a triple command: sing, sing, sing the gospel to all nations. This isn't optional—it's our daily calling. Why sing? Because God is great, fearsome, and the Creator who puts all pretender gods to shame. The content of our song is eschatological: "Yahweh reigns!" Our evangelism must be theologically robust, personally experienced, and a summons to...

Featured Teacher: Daniel Christensen This psalm rings like church bells—first with joyful invitation, then with funeral solemnity. We're summoned to exuberant worship of our Creator-King and tender reverence before our Shepherd-Maker. But then the music shifts to warning: "Today, if you hear His voice, do not harden your hearts." The wilderness generation sang and bowed yet perished in unbelief. T...

Featured Teacher: Daniel Christensen Why do the wicked prosper while God's people suffer? Psalm 94 confronts this age-old question with stunning honesty and surprising comfort. The psalmist cries out to the "God of vengeances" while corrupt rulers crush widows, murder orphans, and mock divine justice. Yet this isn't a psalm of despair—it's a declaration of certainty. God sees everything, knows eve...

Featured Teacher: Daniel Christensen Why do the wicked seem to prosper while the righteous struggle? Psalm 92—the only psalm designated for the Sabbath—reveals what "brutish" people cannot grasp: the wicked flourish like grass, but only as a prelude to eternal destruction. Meanwhile, those planted in God's house grow like palm trees, bearing fruit even in old age. In this message, we discover why...

Featured Teacher: Scott Julian The sermon explores themes of spiritual grants, suffering for Christ, and living a life worthy of the gospel. It highlights the dual nature of faith, emphasizing belief and the privilege of suffering. Unity among believers and courage in sharing the gospel are essential.

Philippians 1:18-26. Scott Julian teaching.   The first part of the sermon did not record. 

Featured Teacher: Daniel Christensen What happens when the church's greatest missionary gets locked up? The gospel advances anyway. In this message, we explore how Paul's Roman imprisonment became an unexpected platform—reaching the elite Praetorian Guard, emboldening fearful believers, and demonstrating that faithful suffering speaks louder than comfortable freedom. From the Chinese church under...

Featured Teacher: Daniel Christensen Satan quoted Psalm 91 to Jesus in the wilderness—making it the only Scripture the devil directly cites in all of the Bible. So whose psalm is it? In this message, we discover that Psalm 91 belongs first to Christ, and then by faith to all who are in Him. From Spurgeon's experience during the London cholera epidemic to Corrie ten Boom's miraculous provision in a...

Featured Teacher: Daniel Christensen Seventy years is all you get—eighty if you're strong. That's the sobering message of Psalm 90, the oldest psalm in the Bible, written by Moses himself. But this meditation on mortality isn't meant to crush us with despair. Instead, Moses lifts our eyes from the dust of death to the dwelling place of the Most High. In this teaching, we explore how God's eternali...

Featured Teacher: Daniel Christensen What do you do when God's promises look like lies? Psalm 89 tackles this question head-on. Written by Ethan the Ezraite during Israel's darkest hour—after Solomon's kingdom split in two—this psalm moves from soaring praise to devastating accusation before resolving in unexpected worship. Ethan teaches us the posture of biblical lament: approaching God first as...

Featured Teacher: Daniel Christensen Psalm 88 is the darkest psalm in Scripture—ending not in praise but in a single word: "darkness." Why would God include such a hopeless text in His Word? Because it reveals what Christ endured for us. This Good Friday psalm shows us Gethsemane before Golgotha—the cup Jesus dreaded yet drank to the dregs. He absorbed infinite wrath so we would never taste it. He...

Featured Teacher: Scott Julian Spiritual growth in Christ is essential, focusing on love, wisdom, and discernment. Paul's prayer for the Philippians highlights the need for growth in love and knowledge. Personal experiences and biblical teachings encourage believers to deepen their connections with God and one another. The message concludes with a call to reflect on spiritual lives and pursue exce...

Featured Teacher: Daniel Christensen

Featured Teacher: Scott Julian Gratitude plays a vital role in the Christian life, shaping perspectives and relationships. The message highlights the deep bond of fellowship among believers, emphasizing shared missions and community support. It encourages trust in God's ongoing work and active engagement in gospel partnership, fostering unity and hope. Additionally, it invites those yet to accept...