Westside Church Podcast

From the series, "Order. Disorder. Reorder." Part 2 with Dave Stimers. One of the great enemies of growth is fear, but what if you weren’t afraid? How would you approach your life differently if you knew you were secure, valued, and cherished? Confidence comes by letting faith (not fear) frame your future!

From the series, "Order. Disorder. Reorder." Part 1 with Dave Stimers. Disorder will come into all of our lives. When it does, it can be easy to get stuck in a spiral of negativity, disillusionment, and cynicism. On the other hand, we have the opportunity to build stronger and more meaningful lives!

From the series, "Westside Stories." Part 6 with John Latta and Kevin Visser. Over the summer, we’ve been learning from voices from inside and outside of Westside. It’s very exciting to realize the potential of the next season of doing church together - as a Team. This is our final message as we wrap up our summer series hearing from some of the wonderful communicators in the Westside family,...

From the series, "Westside Stories." Part 5 with Cherylene Stimers. When it comes to your faith, what is really important? What would you say are the top values of your faith? What truths would you never waiver from? Where would we be today, if Christ-followers from centuries ago, didn't live and die for their core values? In this 6-week summer series, we'll hear from some of the wonderful communi...

From the series, "A City Connected." Part 4 with Marcio Silva. In this series, we have invited a few local pastors and leaders to join us and share their stories of ministry impact in Hamilton, ON. Today, Marcio Silva joins us from James North Baptist Church to talk about what God is doing in the lives of immigrants and refugees in the North End of Hamilton.

From the series, "A City Connected." Part 3 with Robin Wallar. In this series, we have invited a few local pastors and leaders to join us and share their stories of ministry impact in Hamilton, ON. Today, Robin Wallar joins us from LIFT Church to talk about what God is doing in the lives of students at McMaster University, and across other university and college campuses in Ontario.

From the series, "A City Connected." Part 2 with Dave Witt. In this series, we have invited a few local pastors and leaders to join us and share their stories of ministry impact in Hamilton, ON. Today, Dave Witt joins us from iTeams Canada to talk about the TrueCity network and what God is doing in Hamilton to unite churches to be together for the good of the city.

From the series, "A City Connected." Part 1 with Darin Martin. In this 4-week July series, we have invited a few local pastors and leaders to join us and share their stories of ministry impact in Hamilton, ON. Today, Darin Martin joins us to talk about church planting in Dundas, ON.

From the series, "Westside Stories." Part 4 with Dr. Isaac Odame. If God is the creator of the universe and the source of all power, knowledge, wisdom, and wealth... what can we do to earn his favour? What should be our attitude in serving Him? He owes us nothing, but we owe Him all our lives. In this 6-week summer series, we'll hear from some of the wonderful communicators in the Westside family,...

From the series, "Westside Stories." Part 3 with Matt Collins. Do we truly value being present with those around us? Or do we play the role of Martha, getting frustrated with the different Mary’s in our life? Jesus calls us to be present. In this 6-week summer series, we'll hear from some of the wonderful communicators in the Westside family, as they share what they’re currently passionate about.

From the series, "Westside Stories." Part 2 with Steve Cox. There are many voices in our world trying to tell us who we are. It's vital to our spiritual growth that we see ourselves as God sees us and listen to who God says we are. In scripture, God calls us "Temples of the Holy Spirit". Today we'll be delving into the meaning of this amazing statement for our lives. In this 6-week series, we'll h...

From the series, "Westside Stories." Part 1 with John Latta. Summer has arrived! After two tough pandemic summers, we can look forward to the season ahead and take time to slow down and recalibrate. Today we'll look at Jesus’ promise in Matthew 11:28-30, where we can find a deep, transforming, and lasting rest for our souls. In this 6-week series, we'll hear from some of the wonderful communicator...

From the series, "At Our Core." Part 6 with Zac Boot. Can you remember a time when someone believed in you? The people who have believed in us have given us a gift that set us up for a better future. Today we are going to talk about what it would look like to invest our belief into the next generation!

From the series, "At Our Core." Part 5 with John Latta. We are re-capping our "At Our Core" teaching series as a snapshot of what we are all about as a Westside Church family. Whether you’re visiting in-person, returning to church, or watching for the first time, we welcome you to join us on the journey - we are all about Jesus!

From the series, "At Our Core." Part 4 with Dave Stimers. God is working all around us, often in places that we wouldn’t expect. The good news of Jesus is a jolting invitation for us to join him in demonstrating that God is FOR us.

From the series, "At Our Core." Part 3 with Dave Stimers. Jesus was clear about what it looks like to follow him. If we’re serious about it, he will lead us to care for people who are in need. That isn’t in dispute. It might be challenging, but it isn’t complicated.

From the series, "At Our Core." Part 2 with Dave Stimers. There are a lot of reasons why people don’t attend church. You can probably identify with many of them. And yet we believe that there is an overwhelming reason to engage in the Church community!

From the series, "At Our Core." Part 1 with Dave Stimers. One of the most basic needs that we all have is to be accepted. We all long to find relationships where we can feel safe, valued and included, and yet we can easily find ourselves withholding acceptance. In a world where agreement seems so scarce, we want to offer acceptance.

From the series, "Upside Down Is Right Side Up." Part 4 with Dave Stimers. Easter is the celebration of the disruption of the chaos of sin and death. Even though we still experience the challenges of this life, we are given an invitation to come alive in a whole new way!

From the series, "Upside Down Is Right Side Up." Part 3 with Dave Stimers. On Good Friday we are presented with a picture of horrific violence and death. And yet the crucifixion of Jesus holds the key to a beautiful life of blessing that God provides.

From the series, "Upside Down Is Right Side Up". Part 2 with Dave Stimers. The story of Palm Sunday is a bold display of power. Jesus gives us an upside down picture of what it looks like to influence and shape the world. As we continue to see violence and dominance across the globe, this message is as relevant as ever.

From the series, "Upside Down Is Right Side Up". Part 1 with Dave Stimers. God wants us to experience a full life - the good life. That sounds great, but many of us don’t live in that reality. In fact, we might need to redefine what a good life is and reevaluate how we get there.

From the series, "Rise Above" in the book of Galatians. Part 8 with Dave Stimers. What do we do if we’re stuck? In this series, we’ve talked a lot about growing character, walking with the Spirit, and producing fruit - yet it doesn’t seem real to many of us. If you’re not sure why your spiritual or religious life seems stalled, this is a good place to start.

From the series, "Rise Above" - Part 7 with guest speaker, Dr. Isaac Odame. In these times of pandemic restrictions and war, freedom has become a hot issue. We have heard that true freedom is not liberty to do everything we want to do. Rather, freedom should be used to serve one another in love. What does that way of living look like? And how challenging is it to be a fruit-bearing follower of Chr...

From the series, "Rise Above" - Part 6 with guest speaker, Steve Cox. There’s so much going on in the world that can cause fear, deep disappointment, and confusion. So many grey areas. How do we navigate this? The Bible calls us to be rooted in a certain kind of wisdom. The wisdom available to us from heaven can move us from feeling like victims to a life that displays God’s beauty and transformin...