West Church's Podcasts

Preached on Sunday the 11th of February, 2024. Intro Music by Julius H. from Pixabay Outro Music by PianoAmor from Pixabay

Preached on Sunday the 18th of February, 2024. Genesis 50:15-21 15 When Joseph's brothers saw that their father was dead, they said, “It may be that Joseph will hate us and pay us back for all the evil that we did to him.” 16 So they sent a message to Joseph, saying, “Your father gave this command before he died: 17 ‘Say to Joseph, “Please forgive the transgression of your brothers and their...

Preached on Sunday the 4th of February, 2024. Intro Music by Julius H. from Pixabay Outro Music by PianoAmor from Pixabay

Preached on Sunday the 28th of January, 2024. Psalm 87:1-7 87 On the holy mount stands the city he founded; 2     the Lord loves the gates of Zion     more than all the dwelling places of Jacob. 3 Glorious things of you are spoken,     O city of God. Selah 4 Among those who know me I mention Rahab and Babylon;     behold, Philistia and Tyre, with Cush—     “This one was born there,” they say. 5 An...

Preached on Sunday the 21st of January, 2024. James 2:14-26 14 What good is it, my brothers, if someone says he has faith but does not have works? Can that faith save him? 15 If a brother or sister is poorly clothed and lacking in daily food, 16 and one of you says to them, “Go in peace, be warmed and filled,” without giving them the things needed for the body, what good is that? 17 So also faith...

Preached on Sunday the 14th of January, 2024. Numbers 1:47-54 47 But the Levites were not listed along with them by their ancestral tribe. 48 For the Lord spoke to Moses, saying, 49 “Only the tribe of Levi you shall not list, and you shall not take a census of them among the people of Israel. 50 But appoint the Levites over the tabernacle of the testimony, and over all its furnishings, and over al...

Preached on Sunday the 7th of January, 2024. John 15: 1-17 15 “I am the true vine, and my Father is the vinedresser. 2 Every branch in me that does not bear fruit he takes away, and every branch that does bear fruit he prunes, that it may bear more fruit. 3 Already you are clean because of the word that I have spoken to you. 4 Abide in me, and I in you. As the branch cannot bear fruit by itself, u...

Preached on Sunday the 31st of December, New Year's Eve, 2023. Zephaniah 1 1 The word of the Lord that came to Zephaniah the son of Cushi, son of Gedaliah, son of Amariah, son of Hezekiah, in the days of Josiah the son of Amon, king of Judah. 2 “I will utterly sweep away everything     from the face of the earth,” declares the Lord. 3 “I will sweep away man and beast;     I will sweep away th...

Preached on Sunday the 25th of December, Christmas Day, 2023. 2 So if there is any encouragement in Christ, any comfort from love, any participation in the Spirit, any affection and sympathy, 2 complete my joy by being of the same mind, having the same love, being in full accord and of one mind. 3 Do nothing from selfish ambition or conceit, but in humility count others more significant than yours...

Preached on Sunday the 24th of December, Christmas Eve, 2023. Micah 5:2 2 But you, O Bethlehem Ephrathah,     who are too little to be among the clans of Judah, from you shall come forth for me     one who is to be ruler in Israel, whose coming forth is from of old,     from ancient days. Intro Music by Julius H. from Pixabay Outro Music by PianoAmor from Pixabay

Preached on Sunday the 17th of December, 2023. Zechariah 3 3 Then he showed me Joshua the high priest standing before the angel of the Lord, and Satan standing at his right hand to accuse him. 2 And the Lord said to Satan, “The Lord rebuke you, O Satan! The Lord who has chosen Jerusalem rebuke you! Is not this a brand plucked from the fire?” 3 Now Joshua was standing before the angel, clothed with...

Preached on Sunday the 10th of December, 2023. Zechariah 3 3 Then he showed me Joshua the high priest standing before the angel of the Lord, and Satan standing at his right hand to accuse him. 2 And the Lord said to Satan, “The Lord rebuke you, O Satan! The Lord who has chosen Jerusalem rebuke you! Is not this a brand plucked from the fire?” 3 Now Joshua was standing before the angel, clothed with...

Preached on Sunday the 3rd of December, 2023. Acts 8:4-24 4 Now those who were scattered went about preaching the word. 5 Philip went down to the city of Samaria and proclaimed to them the Christ. 6 And the crowds with one accord paid attention to what was being said by Philip, when they heard him and saw the signs that he did. 7 For unclean spirits, crying out with a loud voice, came out of many...

Preached on Sunday the 26th of November, 2023. Habakkuk 1:1-22 1 The oracle that Habakkuk the prophet saw. 2 O Lord, how long shall I cry for help,     and you will not hear? Or cry to you “Violence!”     and you will not save? 3 Why do you make me see iniquity,     and why do you idly look at wrong? Destruction and violence are before me;     strife and contention arise. 4 So the law is paralyzed...

Preached on Sunday the 19th of November, 2023. Isaiah 30:8-18 8 And now, go, write it before them on a tablet     and inscribe it in a book, that it may be for the time to come     as a witness forever. 9 For they are a rebellious people,     lying children, children unwilling to hear     the instruction of the Lord; 10 who say to the seers, “Do not see,”     and to the prophets, “Do not prophesy...

Preached on Sunday the 12th of November, 2023. Exodus 20:18-21 18 Now when all the people saw the thunder and the flashes of lightning and the sound of the trumpet and the mountain smoking, the people were afraid and trembled, and they stood far off 19 and said to Moses, “You speak to us, and we will listen; but do not let God speak to us, lest we die.” 20 Moses said to the people, “Do not fear, f...

Welcome to Ministering the Word! This is a podcast where we (Hanli and Dwayne) get to chat with Stephen Turner about all manner of topics to do with Christian living - with a special focus on the high but difficult calling of Ministering the Word of God. We plan to make regular fortnightly uploads, Lord willing.   We hope you enjoy listening in to our conversations and that it will be a blessing t...

Preached on Sunday the 5th of November, 2023. Isaiah 48:8-11 8 You have never heard, you have never known,     from of old your ear has not been opened. For I knew that you would surely deal treacherously,     and that from before birth you were called a rebel. 9 “For my name's sake I defer my anger;     for the sake of my praise I restrain it for you,     that I may not cut you off. 10 Behol...

Preached on Sunday the 29th of October, 2023. Hebrews 4:11-13 11 Let us therefore strive to enter that rest, so that no one may fall by the same sort of disobedience. 12 For the word of God is living and active, sharper than any two-edged sword, piercing to the division of soul and of spirit, of joints and of marrow, and discerning the thoughts and intentions of the heart. 13 And no creature is hi...

Preached on Sunday the 15th of October, 2023. Hebrews 4:14-16 14 Since then we have a great high priest who has passed through the heavens, Jesus, the Son of God, let us hold fast our confession. 15 For we do not have a high priest who is unable to sympathize with our weaknesses, but one who in every respect has been tempted as we are, yet without sin. 16 Let us then with confidence draw near to t...

Preached on Sunday the 22nd of October, 2023. 1 Corinthians 6:8-11 8 But you yourselves wrong and defraud—even your own brothers! 9 Or do you not know that the unrighteous will not inherit the kingdom of God? Do not be deceived: neither the sexually immoral, nor idolaters, nor adulterers, nor men who practice homosexuality, 10 nor thieves, nor the greedy, nor drunkards, nor revilers, nor swindlers...

Preached on Sunday the 8th of October, 2023. Hebrews 12:1-2 12 Therefore, since we are surrounded by so great a cloud of witnesses, let us also lay aside every weight, and sin which clings so closely, and let us run with endurance the race that is set before us, 2 looking to Jesus, the founder and perfecter of our faith, who for the joy that was set before him endured the cross, despising the sham...

Welcome to Ministering the Word! This is a podcast where we (Hanli and Dwayne) get to chat with Stephen Turner about all manner of topics to do with Christian living - with a special focus on the high but difficult calling of Ministering the Word of God. We plan to make regular fortnightly uploads, Lord willing.   We hope you enjoy listening in to our conversations and that it will be a blessing t...

Preached on Sunday the 1st of October, 2023. Joel 2:28-32 28 “And it shall come to pass afterward,     that I will pour out my Spirit on all flesh; your sons and your daughters shall prophesy,     your old men shall dream dreams,     and your young men shall see visions. 29 Even on the male and female servants     in those days I will pour out my Spirit. 30 “And I will show wonders in the heavens...

Preached on Sunday the 24th of September, 2023. Matthew 25:31-46 31 “When the Son of Man comes in his glory, and all the angels with him, then he will sit on his glorious throne. 32 Before him will be gathered all the nations, and he will separate people one from another as a shepherd separates the sheep from the goats. 33 And he will place the sheep on his right, but the goats on the left. 34 The...