The Westside Podcast—featuring Jonathan Hansen

The Bible isn’t just meant to be read—it’s meant to be experienced. In this episode, we explore Lectio Divina, a prayerful way of reading Scripture that helps us slow down, listen, and encounter God’s presence. Learn how Scripture can shape your heart, renew your mind, and draw you closer to the living God who speaks through His Word. At Westside Family Church, our mission is loving Jesus, becomin...

Reading the Bible isn’t just about gaining knowledge—it’s about knowing God. In this episode, we discuss how Scripture invites us into a growing relationship with God through the Holy Spirit. Using the Discovery Bible Method, we explore how to read relationally and apply God’s truth in community. At Westside Family Church, our mission is loving Jesus, becoming like Jesus, and sharing Jesus. Readin...

The Bible isn’t just a collection of ancient writings—it’s one unified story revealing God’s heart for humanity. In this episode, we explore why we read the Bible, how Jesus is the central figure of Scripture, and how to read it with the “big story” in mind. Discover how every page points to the Living Word, Jesus. At Westside Family Church, our mission is loving Jesus, becoming like Jesus, and sh...

We were once dead in our sins, but God’s grace made us alive through Christ. Salvation isn’t earned—it’s received through faith—so we can live out the good works God prepared for us with eternal purpose.

Feeling overwhelmed by life’s challenges? Whether you’re facing illness, broken relationships, or loss, true strength comes from more than self-reliance—it comes from God’s power. In this episode, we explore how an ongoing relationship with Him and living in community with other believers can transform how you face every struggle.

Are your prayers stuck on repeat? Discover how to move from routine to relationship in this powerful message on the life-changing power of prayer. Drawing from Paul’s prayer in Ephesians 1:15-23, learn practical steps to deepen your connection with God, shift your prayer focus, and embrace a kingdom mindset. We’ll unpack three key characteristics of Paul’s prayer model—consistency, gratitude, and...

Are you anchoring your identity in things that don’t last—career, relationships, achievements, or possessions? In this message from Ephesians, we explore how Paul reveals the life-changing truth of who we are in Christ: blessed, chosen, adopted, redeemed, and heirs to God’s inheritance. Many struggle with identity in today’s culture of “my truth” and “self-definition,” but real freedom comes from...

What is your screen time costing you—mentally, emotionally, and spiritually? In this powerful conversation, Pastor Randy Frazee talks with Pastor Darren Whitehead, author of The Digital Fast, about the toll our digital habits take and how intentional disconnection can lead to renewed life in Christ. This episode kicks off Westside’s new teaching series and invites you into a 28-day journey to rese...

Join Pastor Randy Frazee for an intimate and powerful conversation with Lindsey Roy, author of "The Gift of Perspective." In this inspiring episode, Lindsey shares her extraordinary journey through not one, but two life-altering health crises that reshaped her understanding of faith, purpose, and perspective. Lindsey opens up about the devastating 2013 boating accident that resulted in the amputat...

Struggling with anxiety, distraction, or shame? In Week 3 of our Mindset series, discover the Five Daily Battles for Your Mind—and how to win them through God’s power, not your own. Learn the difference between comfort and joy, self-reliance and surrender, and how to guard your thoughts with biblical truth. Featuring powerful scriptures like Romans 8:11 and Ephesians 2:4, this message offers hope,...

In this Sunday's message, we explored the concept of strongholds—destructive patterns of thinking or behavior that are built on lies and heart-level attachments. These strongholds can trap us in cycles of dysfunction, comfort, and isolation, preventing us from experiencing the true freedom and joy that God intends for us. By understanding how these strongholds form and recognizing their impact on...

Ever feel like you're losing the war in your head? In this raw and honest conversation, Jonathan and Lindsey share their personal stories of burnout, anxiety, and spiritual exhaustion—and how real transformation is possible. Healing takes time, but you're not alone in the journey. This is Episode 1 of our new podcast series, The Battle of the Mind. 🎧 Let’s talk about: Why grace is instant, but he...

During the Q&A series, we asked for your questions, and you didn’t hold back from submitting them! There are so many questions that Randy and Troy have recorded a weekly podcast to hit more of them than we can on Sunday.    WFC Podcast episode 126 tackles questions on God, Politics and Culture. 

During the Q&A series, we asked for your questions, and you didn’t hold back from submitting them! There are so many questions that Randy and Troy have recorded a weekly podcast to hit more of them than we can on Sunday.    WFC Podcast episode 125 tackles questions on The Problem of Evil. 

During the Q&A series, we asked for your questions, and you didn’t hold back from submitting them! There are so many questions that Randy and Troy have recorded a weekly podcast to hit more of them than we can on Sunday.    WFC Podcast episode 124 tackles questions on Violence in the Old Testament. 

During the Q&A series, we asked for your questions, and you didn’t hold back from submitting them! There are so many questions that Randy and Troy have recorded a weekly podcast to hit more of them than we can on Sunday.    WFC Podcast episode 123 tackles questions on Christian Sexuality. 

During the Q&A series, we asked for your questions, and you didn’t hold back from submitting them! There are so many questions that Randy and Troy have recorded a weekly podcast to hit more of them than we can on Sunday.    WFC Podcast episode 122 tackles questions on confidence in Christianity. 

Listen to Pastor Randy and Pastor Troy have a chat about the Value Them Both amendment that Kansans can vote for or against on August 2. In this podcast we explore the facts and important implications of the upcoming Kansas 'Value Them Both' referendum, which will impact both right-to-life issues, and determine whether Kansans have the ability to shape these policies through their elected represen...

Pastor Troy Kennedy speaks with Pastor Pete Kirwan ( New City Church ) about prayer & fasting on today's episode of the Westside Podcast! Westside, as a church family, stepped into a 40 day prayer and fasting experience on January 17. Learn more and find resources at westsidefamily.church/40days !   Send us your questions and topic suggestions for upcoming seasons at westsidefamily.church/wp-feedb...

Pastor Troy Kennedy speaks with Pastor Jason Morris about prayer & fasting on today's episode of the Westside Podcast! Westside, as a church family, stepped into a 40 day prayer and fasting experience on January 17. Learn more and find resources at westsidefamily.church/40days !   Send us your questions and topic suggestions for upcoming seasons at westsidefamily.church/wp-feedback ! Find the West...

Pastor Troy Kennedy speaks with Pastor Dan Chaverin about prayer & fasting on today's episode of the Westside Podcast! Westside, as a church family, is stepping into a 40 day prayer and fasting experience starting January 17. Learn more and find resources at westsidefamily.church/40days !   Send us your questions and topic suggestions for upcoming seasons at westsidefamily.church/wp-feedback !

Topics Discussed:   Should I date an unbeliever? Cain and Abel - What really happened there? I think most people have a hard time understanding is why didn't God look on Cain’s offering with favor?  Is tithing a New Testament command? Is Anxiety a Sin? What the Bible Says about Anxiety Is suicide an unforgivable sin? What is the Christian view of suicide? Questions or feedback? Submit here!  

Father, Son AND Holy Spirit? How do we understand the trinity?   Consensus of belief: The undivided early Christian church set forth a unifying creed that was meant to serve as a definitive but not exhaustive statement. This is known as the Nicene Creed, more technically correctly called the Nicene-Constantinopolitan Creed. It was formulated in two universal councils of the Christian churches’ lea...

“If there is really a God, then why does he let all of these bad things happen in the world?”   Why didn’t God stop the holocaust?   Evil and suffering. Christianity teaches the existence of an all-powerful, all-good and loving God. But how can that belief be reconciled with the horrors that occur daily? If there is a God, he must be either all-powerful but not good enough to want an end to evil a...

Kenosis and the Christology Debate: what would Jesus do? How do I follow Jesus’ example if He is God and I am just a human? How do we reconcile the fact that Jesus was fully God with the fact that Jesus was fully human? How can we honestly follow Jesus’ example when he had infinite resources of deity at his disposal? Can we really say he was tempted just like us and was without sin? It’s an issue...