Westside Church Podcast

From our series, "A City Connected" with John Latta. We had a great conversation with a special guest panel on Sunday with Jeffery Ng and Ted Van Egdom about the impact Gore Park Outreach and Hamilton Alliance for Tiny Shelters (HATS) have on Hamilton.

This week on the podcast, we have a stand-alone Sunday message with Dave Stimers. The world has changed a lot over the last few years, and along with so many other things, many people have been rethinking their relationship with church and faith. That can be scary, but maybe there’s an opportunity for reconstructing what is good. In light of everything that’s different, what should stay the same?

From our summer series, "Here's What I'm Thinking" with Melanie Wigg. This week we’re excited to have guest speaker, Melanie Wigg share with us. Melanie is the Director of Next Generation Engagement and Special Projects with Be In Christ Church of Canada.

From the series, "Making Moments Famous" with Dave Stimers. Part 3: Celebrating! Celebration is close to God’s heart, He loves a good party. Why? Because when we celebrate, we are reminded of the most important things in life.

From the series, "Making Moments Famous" with Dave Stimers. Part 2: Drinking. Many people talk about going through ‘dry’ periods in their faith. Maybe you can relate to that. You start to feel aimless or joyless and there doesn’t seem to be a lot of vitality to your spiritual life. For those who are thirsty, Jesus has an invitation to come and drink.

From our summer series, "Here's What I'm Thinking" with John Latta. Some Christians struggle with the concept of doubt when it comes to their faith journey. Is doubting a sin? Do doubt and faith mix? How does God handle our doubts? Too many of us find ‘doubting’ debilitating to our faith. We are going to discuss a few Bible passages to be challenged in our preconceived views, and...

From the series, "Making Moments Famous" with Dave Stimers. Our celebrations help us to remember the most important things in life. So much of our lives can seem mundane or dull. But the kind of life that Jesus offered to people was anything but boring. And that’s why, if we’re going to follow Jesus, every once in a while, we need to stop and throw a party! Part 1: Eating. Food is an ess...

Investing in the next generation at Westside is so important to us. We want our youth to know they can always use what they have to serve God and serve others. This week on the podcast, we have 2 sets of interviews with our youth. The first one focuses on our Monday Night Youth program and the second focuses on our Sunday Morning Transit program. Then we have a short bible reflection on John 15 wi...

This week on the podcast, we have an interview with 3 Westside Dads about their faith and fatherhood, as well as a special Father's Day reflection with John Latta. The final 7min includes a church financial update from our Treasurer, Todd Hoare.

From the series, "Judge Not" Part 4 with Dave Stimers. Who are we to judge? Well that depends. Actually, the relationships that we have with one another are key to understanding who and how we should judge.

From the series, "Judge Not" Part 3 with Dave Stimers. In our quest to become less judgmental and more compassionate, inevitably there will be times when we have to make decisions about what is right and wrong. We’ll have times of conflict and need to struggle with what to do. When that happens, we might ask ourselves, how can we make good judgments without being judgmental? The final 10...

From the series, "Judge Not" Part 2 with Dave Stimers. One of the reasons that Jesus taught his followers not to judge is because religion is so often packed full of judgment. How did Jesus deal with it when he encountered it? What can we do to avoid it?

From the series, "Judge Not" Part 1 with Dave Stimers. Jesus taught his followers not to judge, and yet Christians don’t exactly have a great reputation for being non-judgmental. Why is that so? Why is it so hard to change? And are there times when it is appropriate to judge? We’ll explore those questions as we try to follow Jesus and Judge Not.

This week on the podcast, we have an interview with Cherylene Stimers about her life and faith, as well as a special Mother’s Day reflection with Christie Latta.

From the series, "Now What?" Part 4 with guest speaker, Steve Cox. Being a Christian is not just a matter of ‘getting saved and going to heaven’. It is partnering with Jesus in the power of the Spirit to advance the Kingdom now, bringing heaven’s reality to earth in terms of forgiveness, justice, holiness, and healing.

From the series, "Now What?" Part 3 with guest speaker, Matt Collins. When we say the great commission many panic. The thought of getting up and sharing the gospel is terrifying. Today we want to look at several approaches that make it more attainable and removes the fear from making disciples.

From the series, "Now What?" Part 2 with Dave Stimers. We all have failures in our past. That’s just part of being human, but there is a real danger that our past failures could hold us back from the future that God is calling us to. Don't let your failure steal your future!

From the series, "Now What?" Part 1 with Dave Stimers. This 2-week series will focus on the events following the resurrection of Jesus. Religion can get scary. It can be misused to spark fear that shrinks people’s faith, rather than grows it. But in the days following his resurrection, Jesus offered a new way, a better way.

Easter Sunday message with Dave Stimers. On Easter Sunday we celebrate the resurrection of Jesus and remind ourselves that what God has done for Jesus, He is going in all of creation.

Good Friday message with Dave Stimers. On Good Friday we remember the cross of Jesus Christ and reflect on the power of God that is greater than our greatest struggles.

From the series, "Tried and True: Real Faith for Real Life" Part 3 with Dave Stimers. Jesus calls us to be a people of love. That’s a beautiful thing but it isn’t easy. And when we struggle to see the power of love, one of the greatest temptations is to try to control.

From the series, "Tried and True: Real Faith for Real Life" Part 2 with Dave Stimers. There are a lot of voices in our lives that tell us who they think we should be. It’s so tempting to try to be impressive, successful, and popular and to appease those voices. And yet, living that way puts us on an exhausting journey for approval. We think we want to be liked, but what we really need is...

From the series, "Tried and True: Real Faith for Real Life" Part 1 with Dave Stimers. Most of us have been conditioned to expect life to be fast, efficient, and convenient. We want fast food, next-day delivery, and on-demand programming. But real life and real faith isn’t built quickly. It’s found in the slow and silent moments.

From the series, "Forgive and Forget?" Part 3 with Dave Stimers. Forgiveness isn’t fair, and sometimes the most painful part of a broken relationship is when the other person isn’t willing to admit their fault. In that case, how do we deal with that hurt and how can we move forward?

From the series, "Forgive and Forget?" Part 2 with Dave Stimers. Forgiveness isn’t fair and it can even seem like forgiving someone allows them to get away with bad behaviour or even abuse. Does that make forgiveness unjust? Maybe we need to adjust how we approach forgiveness in order to pursue true justice and reconciliation.