West Church Podcast | Mooresville, Lake Norman, NC | Relevant messages for today

Watch this message as we finish up our series "The Karens and Chads". We don't deserve to be treated poorly by anyone. We will never be able to control others' actions. We CAN control our own. Thank you for watching! Please subscribe to our YouTube channel for notifications when we post content. We are Real People. Doing Real Life. Sharing God’s Love in Real Ways. Learn more ab...

Watch this message as we continue our series "The Karens and Chads". Resolving conflict always costs us something. How hard is it for you to take the high road? "Don't sacrifice your peace trying to point out someone's true colors. Lack of character always reveals itself in the end." -Mandy Hale Thank you for watching! Please subscribe to our YouTube channel for notif...

Watch this week's message in our series about mean people "The Karens and Chads". Kill them with kindness...then fart. It's in our moments of pain that we seek revenge. The meaner someone is to us, the brighter our lights have to shine. "When all this is done and it is nothing but a story to tell, what do you want your story to be?" -Andy Stanley West Church | Mooresv...

Join West Church LKN for our message series “The Karens and Chads”! We all encounter mean people in our lives. They have no regard for your feelings, they target your areas of vulnerability, and they use their influence to persuade others to be against you. If we aren’t careful, mean people will consume us. The first aid for “bad blood” is empathy! Walk in their shoes to try to see their perspecti...

Thank YOU for making an impact at West Church LKN in 2021! We've done a lot of amazing things throughout the year from missions to children's ministry to online worship and more! Celebrate with us by watching the message above. We look forward to 2022 with you! West Church | Mooresville, Lake Norman, North Carolina Pastor Andrea Smith

Merry Christmas Eve! Wake up! Watch the video above to experience a meaningful Christmas message from West Church LKN.

Surviving the Dog Days of Christmas: Obedience What can dogs teach us about obedience? Watch as Axel the German Shepherd is obedient to his owner! Sunday was a No Huddles Day at West. Check out all the ways you can spread love this holiday season virtually! Pay It Forward Calendar: https://www.headingwest.org/event/cal... Amazon Shopping List: https://a.co/6RTlzDe West Church | Mooresville, Lake N...

Surviving the Dog Days of Christmas Forgiveness Why is it so hard to forgive those who have done us wrong? How do you forgive someone? "If we want to survive the dog days of Christmas, we'll learn from our K9 friends that don't harbor anger." "As followers of Jesus, we should be the least offended people." West Church | Mooresville, Lake Norman, North Carolina Pastor...

"Surviving the Dog Days of Christmas" Relentless Love Have there been promises in your life that have been broken that cause you to wrestle with trusting? When is a time that you felt forgotten by God? What brings you hope? West Church | Mooresville, Lake Norman, North Carolina Pastor Andrea Smith

Join us in our new Christmas series "Surviving the Dog Days of Christmas" Don't Be Afraid When have you found yourself fearing the unknown? Can you identify situations in your life that trigger your fear of the unknown? West Church | Mooresville, Lake Norman, North Carolina Pastor Andrea Smith

Watch this message in our series "Chasing Contentment", based on the Netflix hit series "Squid Game". How to give grace to people who don't deserve it. Does everyone deserve to be given grace? What are ways I can show grace to others? West Church | Mooresville, Lake Norman, North Carolina Pastor Andrea Smith

Join West Church LKN for our new message series "Chasing Contentment" based on the Netflix series "Squid Game". Do you love money so much that it takes away from your faith? At what point does money become "evil"? Is it bad to have a lot of money? Watch this message as we wrestle with these questions about money and how it relates to faith. West Church | Mooresville,...

Why doesn't God answer our prayers? Does God make bad things happen to punish us? Why do bad things happen to good people? Wrapping up the series "Hocus Pocus" by talking about "why?" West Church | Mooresville, Lake Norman, North Carolina Pastor Andrea Smith

Please help those who are helpless. Please give strength to those who are weary. Please give love to those who feel that they are unloveable. The word “Please” opens us up and allows us to think of situations that are much bigger than us. West Church | Mooresville, Lake Norman, North Carolina Pastor Andrea Smith

Continuing our message series on prayer, this week we focus on asking God for help in prayer. Prayer is a powerful opportunity we each have to give thanks, ask for help, and to connect to the Love that holds all the chaos, the joy, AND the difficulties together. Prayer is as close for us as the very breaths we take . . . It simply involves our actually being mindful of those breaths. As soon as we...

Gratitude  journal My dog ate my homework Saying "thank you" and genuinely meaning it How can you be thankful during hard times? What can you give thanks for when going through a traumatic situation? Why is it so hard to be thankful sometimes? West Church | Mooresville, Lake Norman, North Carolina Pastor Andrea Smith

Prayer: Does it work or just Hocus Pocus? Does prayer work? Mindfulness and contemplation  Being present in the moment Do you struggle with prayer? The here and now West Church | Mooresville, Lake Norman, North Carolina Pastor Andrea Smith

No Huddles Day Missions for our local community: My Sister's House - October is Domestic Violence Awareness Month. Help provide kits for the women there that will give them confidence and show them love. College Care Packages - We send 31 students in college a care package 3 times per semester. Help provide content for them while they are away at school. Third Creek Middle School - This year...

Faith-infused experience for 20's and 30's Safe space to explore spirituality Building meaningful and lasting relationships Fresh approach to faith development New way of ministry for millennials & Gen-Z It's ok to question faith and your beliefs. Let's explore together. Follow us on Instagram and Facebook @thegrowthcolife West Church | Mooresville, Lake Norman, North Carol...

Where do your shoes take you? Do you have different shoes that are used for different purposes? Do you take each step with a purpose? How can we take the next steps in our faith journey? Guest Speaker Rev. Rob Hutchinson West Church | Mooresville, Lake Norman, North Carolina Pastor Andrea Smith

What does transformation mean to you? What are the steps to being transformed spiritually? Do I have to be already transformed to be a Christian? What parts of us are affected by transformation? West Church | Mooresville, Lake Norman, North Carolina Pastor Andrea Smith

Are you afraid of change? How can change be good? Take a look as we explore our 4th core value: Infinitely Changing. It isn’t just about the church, it’s more about what we hope is happening and will happen in us. The “changing” of our minds. West Church | Mooresville, Lake Norman, North Carolina Pastor Andrea Smith

Is church relevant for today's society? Does the Bible apply to us today? How is the church relevant in this society? Check out West Church's core value: Relevant for Today! West Church | Mooresville, Lake Norman, North Carolina Pastor Andrea Smith

West Church's second core value: All Means All "The church gets it wrong when we think it is our job to come into this sacred space to try to figure out how everyone else is missing their mark when we aren't even hitting our own. We need to worry about our marks and being in love, of love, and giving love. That's our job as a church." -Andrea Smith West Church | Mooresvill...