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God on the Big Screen: Lord Save Us From Your Followers by Ken Wetmore/Dan Merchant In this 2008 documentary, Hollywood producer and director, Dan Merchant, sets out to discover why Jesus is widely liked while many find His followers to be obnoxious. The documentary is a study on the Christian culture wars that were raging at the time the documentary was made and continue to rage to this day. Rati...

God on the Big Screen: Inside Out This week, Ken's message will be a reflection on the Disney movie: "Inside Out." God formed us and knows us from the inside out. Each one of us is a different and unique creation, and we are loved and accepted for who we were created to be. How should this truth affect our life? One of our #WholeLifeReflections this week asked:  Do you ever feel guilty for fe...

God on the Big Screen: Good Night and Good Luck This week begins Ken's Summer Blockbuster series. We will be considering how faith and spirituality are seen in several different films. This week’s movie is based on a true story that contemplates making difficult decisions to maintain personal integrity. One of our #WholeLifeReflections this week asked:  How do you balance love, grace, an...

Voices of WLC - Jordan Soliday: Arise to an Unhurried Life What if our society’s devotion to speed and efficiency—not only in pace, but in thinking and behavior—is the primary culprit for the crises of today? What if hurried leadership is the cause? In the words of psychologist Carl Jung, “Hurry is not of the devil; hurry is the devil.” What does the Bible and various modern industry leaders teach...

If you are from Central Florida and consider have a little 'foodie' in you, this bonus episode is for you! As often happens during the taping of our podcast we get caught in a tangent, off topic, which occasionally turn into a bonus episode...enjoy!

Voices of WLC - Tatiana Perez: Arise in the Darkness When we’re facing our darkest moments, instead of seeking to rise out of a difficulty, what might it mean when we are called to rise into a challenging situation? How do we find the courage to arise into the darkness? In the garden of Gethsemane as Jesus was about to face the darkest hours of his life, what did he do to rise to the challenge? An...

Voices of WLC - Michael Paradis: Arise to Making the Sabbath The Sabbath was created to be a time of joy, but it’s not always experienced that way. When human rules are added on top of rules on top of rules to “protect” the Sabbath, this day of blessing can be misinterpreted and its meaning lost. How can we ARISE to the realization that the Sabbath is the most powerful and meaningful spiritual dis...

Love At Work: Where the Grass is Greenest - Ken Wetmore We complete our series on the 10 Commandments with #10 - God wants us to have life to the full. We will never find true peace and happiness when we obsess on wishing that we had the things that others have. This was Satan’s original sin in heaven. One of our #WholeLifeReflections this week asked:  Are you happy with your life "as is...

Voices Of WLC - Gina Creek: Arise To Wait This week begins our annual summer series where voices from the WholeLife Church Community share a message from their life journey. This year, we have invited our speakers to discuss how they have experienced God's call to "Arise" and how they have responded. One of our #WholeLifeReflections this week asked:  What are you doing right now to grow menta...

Love At Work:  The Language Of Love - by Anderline Bredy The ninth commandment is a commitment to relational intimacy that is transparent in accountability, breaks the chokehold of condemnation, and releases the hurt into newness of life. The ninth commandment seeks to bring us into the same relational community that brought forth life. One of our #WholeLifeReflections this week asked us to p...

BONUS: It's The Summer Of Blockbuster's At Wholelife Church! We would love to hear your thoughts and comments! Reach out to us with your questions and comments using the information below: ■ Text/Voicemail:   407-965-1607 ■ Email:   podcast@wholelife.church Thank you for listening!  Our show is available on Apple Podcasts, Spotify, Stitcher, iHeart Radio, and any...

Love At Work: Stolen - by Ken Wetmore The eighth commandment teaches us to love others by not taking away or withholding things that would benefit them. Stealing goes beyond the law of our country and challenges us to live to the highest ideals. We can steal others' time, reputation, dignity, stuff, etc. Jesus challenges us to move from taking away toward giving love. One of our #WholeLifeReflecti...

Thanks for tuning in to a BONUS episode! We love it Ken shares personal stories from his journey as husband, dad, pastor, and Jesus follower! We would love to hear your thoughts and comments! Reach out to us with your questions and comments using the information below: ■ Text/Voicemail:   407-965-1607 ■ Email:   podcast@wholelife.church Thank you for listening!  Our s...

Love At Work: The Promise - by Ken Wetmore The fifth commandment transitions us from how to love God well to how to love our fellow human beings well. In this commandment, We can see both our earthly parents as well as our heavenly Parent. This is the only commandment that has a promise attached because of its difficulty and its importance.  One of our #WholeLifeReflections this week asked:&n...

Love At Work: The Scarlett Letter - by Ken Wetmore Of all the commandments that can be broken, arguably this one has the most stigma, is applied the least fairly, and is the least understood. The tendency is for Christians to espouse sexual purity but to never clearly and understandably define it and why it matters so much to God. In this sermon we’ll discover why love avoids adultery in any of it...

Love At Work: Four Ways To Kill - by Ken Wetmore Life is God’s most precious gift. Anything that takes away life from another person is an act of murder. We are most like Jesus when preserve, restore, and give life to others…in short, when we love people. Two of our #WholeLifeReflections this week asked:  What do you think is the most common “killer?" And how can you help others live abundant...

Love At Work: The Rest Of The Resurrection - by Ken Wetmore At the end of creation week, Jesus rested on Sabbath. After accomplishing our salvation on the cross, Jesus rested on Sabbath. Jesus invites us to join Him in Sabbath rest, a time for the renewal of our relationship with Him and the world around us. We rest knowing Jesus has perfectly accomplished everything that needs to be done. One of...

Love At Work: What Are You Saying? By Ken Wetmore Many take the third commandment to mean we shouldn’t swear. However, that’s just the tip of the iceberg. Taking God’s name in vain is any time we disrespect God or misrepresent God. One of our #WholeLifeReflections this week asked:  Is there a time you have seen someone act in a way that kept someone else from liking God? We would love to hear...

Love At Work:  Boxing God by Ken Wetmore We use boxes to contain and hold things. Idols are a form of a box. They are used to create limits for what they represent. God asks us not to worship idols because false idols lead us away from God, and even idols that represent God lead us to place limits on who God is. One of our #WholeLifeReflections this week asked:  Is your understanding of...

Arise to Doubt and Discover Trust (Church Retreat 2022) - Dr. Peter Enns Our speaker for this year, Dr. Peter Enns, shared a message of “Arising to Doubt and Discovering Trust.” Peter teaches Biblical Studies at Eastern University, loves the Bible, and enjoys telling stories about everyday normal people and their struggles with the ancient, weird, and sometimes bizarre stories found there. BIO Pet...

Love At Work:  Only One Savior - Ken Wetmore God is not being selfish by asking us to have only one God in our life. It is for our own protection. Anything else we make a god will only let us down and leave us unfulfilled. There is only one Savior and his name is Jesus.  One of our #WholeLifeReflections this week asked:  How have other gods let you down? We would love to hear your t...

The Law Is Love At Work - Ken Wetmore God prefaces the 10 commandments by reminding God’s people of who rescued them from slavery. The 10 commandments are meant as a pathway to freedom and true love. They are what pure love looks like in action. The law is Love At Work. One of our #WholeLifeReflections this week asked:  Do you believe God has forgiven you for ALL your sins? Are there any sins...

No Barriers - Special Guests Carla Monnier & Heather Magray The WholeLife Church is a group of people committed to being a "church without walls, fully engaged in serving the people of our community." This is our Vision. In our Mission to "love people into a lifelong friendship with God," it is important to understand what this means and how WLC most authentically provides equal access in all...

God Knows What He’s Doing - Special Guest Dana Edmond Considering the resurrection of Lazarus, even on those days when it is completely unclear and indecipherable what God is doing in our lives and in our world, HE knows what He is doing. God has a plan, and our job is to simply trust Him and His plan. We did not have #WholeLifeReflections this week. We would love to hear your story!  Reach o...

ARISE to Old Testament Societal Justice Both the Old and New Testaments share a message that call for God’s people to care for the most vulnerable in our world. However, in some Christian circles today, the message of social justice is considered harmful. As those created in the image of God, how do we best ARISE as reflectors of our Creator when it comes to the issue of societal justice?  Ou...