Westside Christian Church - Sunday Messages

This sermon explores the profound significance of Jesus' "I AM" statements in the Gospel of John, emphasizing how these declarations reveal Christ's divinity and completeness. Pastor Matt highlights how understanding Jesus as the Great I AM can transform our own identity, moving us from negative self-perceptions to embracing our status as children of God. The message encourages listeners to find t...

In this sermon, Cassidy Covell, explores the story of Lazarus' death and resurrection, emphasizing Jesus' power over death and the importance of trusting God's timing. It delves into the themes of faith, disappointment with God, and the transformative power of belief. The speaker highlights how Jesus' deliberate delay in coming to Lazarus demonstrates God's greater purpose and glory, even in the f...

This sermon explores the concept of Jesus as the long-awaited Messiah, focusing on His perfection in power, purity, and love. Pastor Matt emphasizes John's purpose in writing his gospel: to convince readers that Jesus is indeed the Messiah, the Son of God. The sermon highlights the fulfillment of Old Testament prophecies in Jesus, His sinless nature, and the ultimate demonstration of God's love th...

This sermon explores the significance of Jesus as the Lamb of God, focusing on how He fulfills and completes the Old Testament Passover traditions. It emphasizes the importance of numbers in Scripture, particularly the seven festivals and three Passovers mentioned in the Gospel of John. The sermon illustrates how Jesus transforms the temple, provides abundantly for His followers, and ultimately be...

In this powerful exploration of John 1:14, we're challenged to embrace the fullness of truth and grace embodied by Jesus Christ. The scripture reveals that Jesus was 'full of grace and truth,' inviting us to consider how we can reflect this divine balance in our own lives. We often lean towards one extreme - either harsh truth without compassion, or permissive grace without accountability. But Jes...

The opening words to John's gospel stir with imagery and power. With three words John speaks to the everlastingness of God and significance of the word with God.

The Bible is an intricate interwoven love story of God and his people. Jesus is at the center of God's plan to return his kingdom and people. The interconnectedness of the scripture can only point to a supernatural design by our God, the creator. In this design, God calls us out of the bondage of our own personal chains and into the freedom only found in Jesus Christ.

As the shepherds approach the manger, they see the baby Jesus. This inspires them to share with Mary and Jospeh what the angels shared with them. As we experience our Lord, it should leave us changed, just like the Shepherds.

The shepherds in the fields are told to goto Bethlehem and see the newborn Jesus. They respond with "let us go." These words are a call to action, obedience, and freedom. They receive good news and are driven to action to experience the Joy of the coming of the Messiah.

The First Noel tells the story just after Jesus is born. God first shares with a shepherds that a Messiah has been born in the town of Bethlehem. This happens of hundreds of years of silence by God to his people. The silence is broken with a series of what Pastor Matt calls "whispers". Learn more about the whispers God speaks into the silence in this message.

Russ Duket shares a unique perspective on the joy of the season. Joy to the World is based on the prophecy of Micah 5:2. A promise that the Messiah would come to this little town of Bethlehem.

The conclusion of the series, surrounds a beautiful poem found in the middle of chapter two of Philippians. Paul shares the attributes of Jesus and reminds us that we are to find out identity in only Jesus. He is our King and we are citizens of the Kingdom of God

"I can do all things through Christ who gives me strength" has become a popular rally cry. But, do we understand the context by which Paul shared this famous verse? This week Pastor Matt explores the context of this verse in seeking its true meaning.

Paul's instruction to the community of believers is to seek unity with a purpose. He wants the church to live a mission focused life and discard all that creates disunity. It is because of Jesus that we are called to seek unity at all costs. God sought unity with us through Jesus and in the Holy Spirit.

Prayer is a gift from God that allows us to communicate with our heavenly Father. Paul encourages the church to pray always and let the products of prayer show. In this message we pray through through the model prayer that Jesus gave to his disciples.

Paul shares words of wisdom in chapter 3 of his letter to Philipi. He urges the church to be weary of those who insist the work of Jesus is incomplete and the old covenant must be maintained. He urges us to truly know Jesus and exactly what it means to be alone in Jesus.

As Paul prays for the church in Philippi, he does so from a position of joy. He longs for the church to grow and the believers to carry the attitude of Jesus in their development.

In the conclusion of this series, we explore John 8 and the freedom it promises. Freedom that is only found in Jesus. It is the hope of all experiencing this freedom that has driven the upcoming launch of Celebrate Recovery. They people may experience the truth that sets each of us free.

Pastor Mark Alt, Legacy Pastor at The Bridge Church, shared a message about forgiveness. He shared five things that are not forgiveness and three steps to pursue forgiveness in your life.

Our peace of mind is constantly under attack. Anger threatens to disrupt and hijack our peace. It seeks to make us slaves to sin and take us captive. God's design is one of calm and peace. Jesus challenges us clear all anger (among other things) out of this new creation He has made us. In this message we look at the first act of anger which came shortly after the fall.

Elijah is commonly considered one of the most important prophets of the Bible. Through God he experienced some amazing displays of God's love and provision. He, also, faced some of the darkest days documented in scripture. While the diagnosis of depression didn't exist in Elijah's day, we can see many symptoms of a depressive mood. In this moment we see the love of God and his mighty provision.

In the first message of the Peace of Mind series, we explore the story of Martha and Mary with Jesus in Luke 10:38-42. In the story we see Martha distracted by what she needed to do to prepare of Jesus. However, Jesus was already at her home. Anxiety distracts our attention from Jesus who is there for us. We need to break the chains of anxiety.

In this message Pastor Matt Ennis looks at Psalm 23, one of the most well known Psalms. The psalmist challenges us to embrace his declaration "The Lord is my shepherd, I shall not want." This seems simple, but as we find out is indeed complex. Join us as this message invites you to embrace this truth and seek your shepherd.

Pastor Aaron Johnson took the pulpit to share about loving God, loving people, and making disciples in the context of Ephesians 2:1-10. Pastor Aaron, also, provided an update of the progress at Renaissance Church, a church plant in Lakewood Ranch. In this message he will invite us to share in the ministry of the church.

Psalm 46 is a message of God's immense power. He is the creator and has all power over his creation. He has won the victory over the enemy. Fear is a tool of the enemy to try to make more noise than the soft, sure voice of God. Fear creates lies that try to deceive us. In this Psalm we are reminded that God in control and he calls us to experience spiritual stillness.