Western Hills Church, Temple, TX

Scripture:  Matthew 6:9-13 Speaker:  Scott Meyer Summary:  Jesus taught prayer not as a formula for getting what we want, but a process of heart transformation and trust in God. Scott walks through the Lord’s Prayer, showing how each line teaches believers to relate to God as a loving Father, honor His holiness, surrender to His will, depend on Him daily, confess sin honestly, forgive others, and...

Scripture:  Matthew 6:1-8 & 16-18 ,Speaker:  Scott Meyer Summary:  Following Jesus is not just about outward religious behavior, but about developing a genuine relationship with God from the heart. Jesus’ warns in Matthew 6 that people can appear deeply spiritual through giving, praying, and fasting while still being disconnected from God because they are seeking the approval of others instead...

Scripture:  Matthew 5:38-48, Romans 5:8 Speaker:  Scott Meyer Summary:  The sermon begins by describing how early “playground rules” shape us to instinctively seek payback when we are wronged, replaying offenses in our minds and wanting revenge rather than simple justice. Jesus addresses this in the Sermon on the Mount by quoting “eye for an eye” as a limit on escalating retaliation, then pushing...

Scripture:  Matthew 5:33-37 Speaker:  Scott Meyer Summary:  The sermon is part of a series asking, “What would Jesus do if he were me?” and emphasizes that Jesus doesn’t just want to inspire us but to transform how we live by putting his teaching into practice. It builds on earlier themes where Jesus moves beyond external behavior like anger and lust to address the heart beneath them, now focusing...

Scripture:  Matthew 5:27-32, Proverbs 4:23 Speaker:  Scott Meyer Summary:  The sermon emphasizes that following Jesus means allowing Him to transform not just outward behavior but the inner condition of the heart, especially in difficult areas like lust. Jesus teaches that lust, like anger, begins internally and distorts how we see others by reducing, using, and consuming them rather than honoring...

Scripture:  Luke 7:11-15, Luke 24:1-8, Romans 8:11 Speaker:  Scott Meyer Summary:  This Easter sermon centers on the story in Luke 7 where Jesus raises a widow’s son, showing His compassion and power over death. The preacher reflects on personal grief and explains how death often feels like it has the “right of way,” shaping our lives with loss and hopelessness. However, when Jesus encounters deat...

Scripture:  Matthew 5:21-26 Speaker:  Scott Meyer Summary:  The sermon teaches that following Jesus as disciples means moving beyond outward behavior to examine the heart, especially regarding anger. In Gospel of Matthew chapter 5, Jesus connects anger with murder, showing that unresolved anger is the root that can lead to deeper harm. The message explains that anger causes us to dismiss, diminish...

This sermon explains that Jesus did not come to abolish God’s law but to fulfill it, calling people to a deeper kind of righteousness than mere rule-following. The speaker contrasts two extremes—legalism and careless reliance on grace—and shows that Jesus rejects both in favor of true heart transformation. Using teachings from the Sermon on the Mount, the message emphasizes that righteousness is n...

Scripture:  Matthew 5:13-16 Speaker:  Scott Meyer Summary:  Jesus teaches in Matthew 5:13–16 that his followers are already the salt of the earth and the light of the world, meaning their identity and purpose are to influence the world for God. Salt enhances and preserves, while light exposes and guides, so Christians are meant to positively affect the environments where they live, work, and relat...

Scripture: Matthew 5:3-12 Speaker:  Scott Meyer Summary The sermon explains that many people envy others because they appear farther ahead in the “parade of life,” possessing success, wealth, or influence that our culture labels as the blessed life. Jesus challenges this cultural definition in the Beatitudes, teaching that the truly blessed are not the powerful or successful but those who are humb...

Scripture:  Matthew 5-7 Speaker:  Scott Meyer Summary:  The message teaches that it is easy to admire someone’s abilities or character without committing to the discipline required to become like them, and the same can happen in our relationship with Jesus. The challenge is this: Don't simply admire Jesus but truly follow Him by putting His teachings into practice. Using the Sermon on the Mount, S...

Scripture:  John 14:15-17,Romans 8:16,Ephesians 1:13,John 16:14,Acts 1:8,Acts 4:13 Speaker:  Scott Meyer Summary: This sermon concludes a series on the Holy Spirit by emphasizing that it is impossible to fully follow Jesus without the Spirit’s presence actively connecting us to Him. Drawing from Gospel of John chapters 14–16, the message explains that the Holy Spirit shapes our obedience through l...

Scripture:  John 16,  1 Corinthians 2:10-16, Romans 12:2 Speaker:  Scott Meyer Summary: This sermon teaches that following Jesus in a world filled with confusion and deception requires the guidance of the Holy Spirit, whom Jesus promises in John 16 as the Spirit of truth. Using the image of a smoke-filled room, the Scott explains how lies—rooted in Satan’s deception—distort our understanding of si...

Scripture:  John 14, John 15, Galatians 5:22-23 Speaker:  Scott Meyer Summary: This sermon teaches that when life pressures and “cracks” us, what spills out reveals what is truly inside, and behavior modification alone cannot produce the character of Jesus. Jesus promises in John 14 that the Holy Spirit is our Helper—an Advocate who dwells within believers to make possible what is otherwise imposs...

Scripture:  John 14:15-17, John 16:7, Luke 11:11-13 Speaker: Scott Meyer Summary: This sermon begins a yearlong focus on following Jesus as disciples who seek to be with Him, become like Him, and do what He did. Scott's emphasis is that fully following Jesus is impossible in our own strength as he introduces a new series on the Holy Spirit as essential to living the disciple’s life. Drawing from G...

Scripture:  Luke 4:14-21, Mark1:14-15, Mark 10:41-45, John 13:14, Colossians 2:15, Acts 16:2526 Speaker:  Scott Meyer Summary: This sermon concludes a four-part series on following Jesus as our rabbi, emphasizing that true discipleship means spending time with Him (habitation), becoming like Him (formation), and ultimately doing what He did (imitation). Centering Luke 4, the message highlights tha...

Scripture:  Romans 8:29, Luke 6:39-40,Galatians 3:3, Matthew 11:28-30 Speaker:  Scott Meyer Summary: The sermon teaches that the goal of the Christian life is not merely to get to heaven, but to become more and more like Jesus each day. Everyone is always being formed by something.  It may be stories, habits, relationships, experiences, and environments.  Disciples of Jesus must intentionally choo...

Scripture:  John 15:4-8 Speaker:  Scott Meyer Summary: The second in a four-part series exploring what it means and looks like to Follow Jesus. The sermon teaches that the goal of the Christian life is not merely to get to heaven, but to become more and more like Jesus each day. Everyone is always being formed by something.  It may be stories, habits, relationships, experiences, and environments. ...

Scripture:  Mark 8:34, Mark 1:16-20, Mark 2:13-14, Mark 10:21 Speaker:  Scott Meyer Summary: This message introduces 2026  as a year focused on rediscovering what it truly means to follow Jesus.  Everyone is constantly being formed by something, and the church must move beyond attendance and information toward genuine spiritual formation. Using Jesus’ invitation to “follow me,” a call to disciples...

Scripture:  John 1:1-18 Speaker:  Scott Meyer Summary:   The apostle, John’s “Christmas card” in John 1, shows us that Christmas is the miracle of God stepping into the world through the incarnation of Jesus, the Word made flesh. It highlights three gifts Jesus brings: He is the Light that overcomes darkness and reveals truth, He gives believers a new identity as children of God, and He offers ine...

Scripture: Luke 2:1-20 Speaker:  Scott Meyer Summary: Luke’s Christmas story is written for those who feel overlooked, excluded, or left out, showing that God intentionally enters ordinary, difficult, and uncomfortable realities. Jesus is born not in glitter or comfort, but amid bureaucracy, travel, poverty, and a manger, revealing that God meets people right where they are. The first announcement...

Scripture:  Mark 1:1 Speaker:  Scott Meyer Summary: The sermon presents Mark’s Gospel as a Christmas “card” that proclaims not a sentimental birth story but a bold headline: “The beginning of the good news about Jesus, the Messiah, the Son of God.” Mark’s nativity is framed as a decisive announcement that something world-changing has happened—God has acted in history, not merely offered an idea or...

Scripture:  Matthew 1:18-25, Matthew 2:1-12 Speaker:  Scott Meyer Summary:  Scott introduces the Advent series by comparing each Gospel’s account of Jesus’ birth to a unique Christmas card, beginning with Matthew’s perspective. Matthew highlights Jesus as the long-promised King by tracing His genealogy and openly presenting the difficult, even dark, realities surrounding His birth—especially Josep...

Scott Meyer, Lead Minister, bring the 5th message in the series.

Scott Seela, Community Impact Minister, brings the 4th message in the series.