Washington Avenue Christian Church

We have gotten so good at separating our work and our worship that what happens to us on Sundays may seem pretty far-removed from what happens to us on Mondays. But this was not God’s design. Work is intended to be a blessing, a means by which God allows us to provide for ourselves and our families and even His work. We often spend more hours and years working than in any other single pursuit. In...

On this weekend that we are celebrating a holiday about remembering, today we will spend some time considering both remembering and forgetting and why they matter, and what the Bible has to say about both. Find more messages from WACC here: https://wacconline.org/media Do you have prayer requests? Get in touch directly with the team at WACC using this link: https://wacconline.org/connectcard . We...

Parenting is hard; so is growing up. When children (of all ages) honor their parents, and dads and moms bring up their children teaching and showing them God; this pleases the Lord. Find more messages from WACC here: https://wacconline.org/media Do you have prayer requests? Get in touch directly with the team at WACC using this link: https://wacconline.org/connectcard . We look forward to hearing...

In today’s message we continue our look at “The Toughest Dance of All” as Paul turns his attention, and directions to men and how they are to act toward their wives. If you thought he was expecting a lot from the wives, well, just wait to see how high he sets the bar for men! We need to remember that humanly speaking this dance is pretty impossible, for both men and women. It is only possible by t...

Dr. Bob Mink kicks off our new series with teaching on the Holy Spirit, participles, and God's will. It was a Sunday to remember!

Light is an interesting thing. On a dark night or in a shadowy alleyway, we can’t have enough of it. But when the alarm goes off and we are fighting the bed sheets, the last thing we want is for someone to turn on the bright light overhead. The symbolism of light and darkness is everywhere, the warfare well-documented. As believers, we are called to be soldiers of the light. In our message today,...

On the first Easter Sunday a group of women went to the tomb of Jesus to finish the job preparing His body for burial. What they found in there and also what the disciples found there—is the fulcrum of the entire Christian faith. What did they find? They found nothing. That’s because He was not there. That’s because He had risen, just as He said He would. Today in our message, on this Easter Sunda...

Our focus today is on that Sunday when Jesus entered Jerusalem as the triumphant Messiah. What a contrast from the events that would take place the following Friday! But that Sunday, He would ride into Jerusalem like a king, and for the ride He would need something He didn’t have—a donkey. In a similar way, there are things we have been given, things we “own”—that could be used in the service of o...

"You are the Light of the World” Jesus said, " . . . let your lights shine so that others may see your good works and glorify your Father in heaven". I was reminded that if we are going to say we follow Jesus, then what we say and how we act should represent that. We should be different. We are called to be light. What should we look like? What would we be doing or saying if we were to imitate God...

As Paul turns the page into chapter 5 of Ephesians, he challenges us with the very tall order of “Being imitators of God." What does this look like? And how is this even possible? Holiness in scripture describes “God’s pure and powerful presence.” This means that the Church is also supposed to be pure, and having a powerful influence on the broken, corrupt society around us. We do this, Paul says,...

Through our identity in Christ and the power of the Holy Spirit, we have been enabled to live lives with qualities that distinguish us from the pagan world. As we “take off“ our natural habits and “put on“ better ones that reflect Christ, the world takes notice and is impacted by our influence. The contrast will bring light into the darkness. Sadly, even those who are in Christ still wear the chai...

We often pick out our clothes based on what we are doing or who we are with. Daniel Tiger suggests we should choose what to wear based on what we are going to do, but what if we choose clothes based on what has been done for us? This is what Paul invites us to in Ephesians 4.17-24 – to put off the old self and put on the new. Just like Eustace Scrubb, we can be freed from our former self and walk...

Today we’ll spend a little time looking backward over the first section of Ephesians chapter 4, the part we have tagged “We Are One”. Today, not one, but three teachers will focus our attention toward practical insights that hopefully will help us see what it means and what it looks like to be ONE. Do you have prayer requests? Get in touch directly with the team at WACC using this link: https://wa...

Jesus has given His Church everything we need to THRIVE and function at our best, to grow in strength and impact. In Today's lesson Paul will show us that we are well-equipped and built to withstand and keep standing, even when we are attacked by storms, lies, and the Devil's best tricks. Do you have prayer requests? Get in touch directly with the team at WACC using this link: https://wacconline.o...

No story can top God’s coming down as Jesus, God “in the flesh.” But after Jesus left, He gave us something He considered even better than His physical presence: The Holy Spirit. After Jesus conquered sin and death, this victorious king returned to heaven. But the conquering king did not leave us empty-handed. He gave us “the spoils of His victory”—the gifts of the Holy Spirit. Out of our oneness,...

When we come to chapter 4 in our study of Ephesians, Paul has finished describing the mountainous landscape of God’s grace, mercy, and goodness to us. He then turns his attention to helping us see the “so what” part of this letter. The opening verses of chapter 4 give us direction in four simple but extraordinarily important virtues that will keep us traveling on the road together, in the same dir...

God has made it clear that we are to tell the next generation about Him and His salvation. Are you living your life in such a way that leaves a legacy for those coming after you? Do you have prayer requests? Get in touch directly with the team at WACC using this link: https://wacconline.org/prayer-request We look forward to hearing from you! Want to take the next step in getting involved at Washin...

One of the hallmarks of Christians is supposed to be found in the way that we treat others, both those who are a part of our family as well as those who are complete strangers. Today, we take a closer look at one of the primary ministries of WACC, as we also consider what Jesus had to say about showing compassion on the Sabbath, and what God had to say about true devotion. Do you have prayer reque...

We live in a “can-do, try-harder, put-everything-you’ve-got-into-it” society. And we are highly influenced by it, so we spend a whole lot of our effort trying harder in the hopes of changing the way things are or changing ourselves. The problem is that trying harder rarely works. What would happen if instead of carrying that whole load on our own shoulders, we trusted God and surrendered to the wo...

Because so much of life consists of doing a lot of the same things day after day, it is fairly easy to find that we have fallen into a deep rut; sometimes it is so deep we can’t even see over the edges of this early grave. If anything can be said about God, scripture would tell us that God loves new things. He especially loves leading us into greener pastures as His “new creations.” Maybe a brand...

Christmas may “numb our pain” as we focus more (as we should) on the peace Christ brought and brings into our lives and world. But we are living in denial if we fail to acknowledge that evil is and will continue to be a powerful force until Satan is once and finally brought down. Our text shows us today that evil and evil ones like Herod may have their day, but they will not win the day. God is co...

"When I was a child, I talked like a child, I thought like a child, I reasoned like a child. When I became a man, I put the ways of childhood behind me. For now we see only a reflection as in a mirror; then we shall see face to face. Now I know in part; then I shall know fully, even as I am fully known. And now these three remain: faith, hope and love. But the greatest of these is love." 1 Corinth...

If you ever wondered if God has a sense of humor, just look in the mirror :-) All through the pages of scripture, if only you will look, you can't help but see God smiling, maybe even bending over in a belly laugh, as he works to accomplish His purpose in the strangest--and sometimes the most comical--of ways. We see this nowhere better than when we are wondering why we would find God lying in a f...