The Westside King's Church Podcast

David concludes our Advent series exploring the themes of performance culture during Christmas, the anxiety it generates, and the silent gods that demand our attention. David highlights the story of Mary as an archetype of faith and acceptance, emphasizing the importance of saying yes to God amidst societal pressures. Advent is a message of humility, trust, and the transformative power of prayer....

Christin Woods continues our Advent series. Christin unpacks themes of Advent, focusing on the tension between anticipation and dread as Christmas approaches. The message emphasizes the divine gift of joy, even in dark times, and the unexpected nature of God's kingdom as illustrated by John the Baptist's call to repentance. Christin discusses the importance of justice in God's kingdom and how true...

David continues our series on Advent, exploring the themes consumer culture, and the importance of focusing on the future rather than just the present. It discusses how society encourages a 'buy now' mentality, which can detract from our ability to think about the future. The speaker emphasizes the significance of the prophetic tradition in the Bible, which consistently points towards a hopeful fu...

Its is our first Advent Sunday. David explores the themes of Advent, self-care, and redemption, emphasizing that true spirituality is not about self-improvement but about recognizing the coming of Jesus and the redemption He offers. The David challenges the notion that individuals are the problem and instead highlights the importance of looking up and embracing the hope that Advent brings. 00:00Ad...

It is Christ the King Sunday. David Harvey explores the themes of identity, the nature of modern life, and the significance of Christ as King. David discusses the implications of being the center of one's own story and contrasts this with the narrative of Christ the King, emphasizing that Jesus is not just a king but the King. The dialogue also delves into Pilate's role in the story of Jesus, ques...

David Harvey finishes off our our series, "(Not) Listening to Shame," preaching from Hebrews 10:23-25,

David Harvey continues our series unpacking Mark 12:38-44 and Hebrews 9:24-28.

Christin Woods continues our series from Mark 12:28-34.

David Harvey continues our series preaching from Mark 10:46-52 and Hebrews 7:23-28.

Christin Woods continues our series, unpacking Mark 10:35-45 and Hebrews 7:23-28. How does Jesus totally usurp our understanding of heroes and leadership?

David continues our series on (Not) listening to shame, unpacking Hebrews 4:12-16 and Mark 10:17-31.

We begin our new series exploring the book of Hebrews using insights from Richard Beck's book "The Shape of Joy." David begins the series discussing how the shape of our Salvation is through Jesus and the Church.

David Harvey finishes off our "How to be a Church" series. Church on a Sunday mornings matters in as much as it impacts our lives throughout the week. The liturgy after the liturgy is how we pursue wholeness for the world.

We continue our series on, "How to be a Church" where we unpack Psalm 1 together as a community.

We are continuing our series on, "How to be a Church". David preaches from Mark 8:27-38 discussing how Liturgy forms our language and how we speak to on another.

David Harvey continues our series on "How to be a Church" preaching from the book of James.

We begin our new series "How to be a Church" in which David Harvey unpacks Mark 7:1-8,14-15, 21-23.

David Harvey finishes up our series on the letter to the Ephesians. David talks on the armor of God and what it means to stand firm.

Tory Hovdestad continues our series on the letter to the Ephesians. Tory unpacks Eph. 5:16-20 showing what it means to live wisely in Christ.

David Harvey continues our series preaching from, Ephesians 4:25-5:2.

We are blessed to have our Grade 4/5 leader, Shannon preach for us. Shannon unpacks Ephesians 4:1-16 discussing what it, means to be the whole body of Christ. Shannon then further unpacks disability theology and how the Church those with disabilities have a special place in the body of Christ.

Christin Woods preaches from Ephesians 3:14-21. Christin unpacks Paul's beautiful prayer for the Ephesians.

(Sermon from July 17th) Christin Woods preaches from Ephesians 2:11-22, unpacking what it looks like to live in the peace of Christ.

David Harvey launches us into a new series, Exceedingly, Abundantly, More, rooted in the text of Ephesians. If you think of Paul as dense, complex and preachy, then perhaps Ephesians will change your mind...

David Harvey unpacks Mark 6:1-13. Jesus loved talking with people. It is an aspect of his personality on display in so many spaces of the Gospels. It shouldnt then suprsie us that from their earliest gatherings, prayer was something Christians always wanted to do. Christians talk to Jesus so Christians pray. Sadly most of us don't really know if we know how. Because we want to be the type of c...