Woodside Bible Church Algonac

Today we are continuing our message series, Thy Kingdom Come: His Reign in Our Lives. We will discover how the Lord asks for our full allegiance and commitment to His kingdom. Letting go and giving up control is a difficult task. In our walks with Christ, this is what He asks of us, to allow Him to have full control of our lives as He guides us in the way He has paved. Jesus asks some thought-prov...

We are beginning our new series, Thy Kingdom Come: His Reign in Our Lives , today we will see how Jesus’ reign brings heaven to earth. Arrivals are exciting. We wait with great expectation for what we are anticipating, rather the arrival of a loved one or the visit of an influential person. This week we are starting in Mark chapter 3, where we will learn about the distinguishing marks that the dis...

Today, we continue in our series, Elijah, reminding us how the same God Elijah served can use us to live a life of impact for His Kingdom. When we face times of self-pity or defeat, we can look to God to give us strength. Even Elijah, who was a man of great faith faced times of hopelessness. In times when we find ourselves full of sorrow, we can be encouraged that the same God that worked through...

When you pray do you ever feel like God doesn’t hear you? Have you ever wondered how you can pray in an effective way? God's word says that a righteous person's prayer is powerful. In Christ, your prayers are heard and received by God. They are filled with power, as we are His and filled with His righteousness. Today, we continue our new series, Elijah , reminding us how the same God Elijah served...

Have you ever been tricked into believing something that was untrue? Or maybe have paid for a duped item? It can be common among all the stories on social media and cheap items sold online. But what is the cost of getting fooled by a fake god? What is the impact on our lives if we devote ourselves to a cheap, imitation, false god? Well, as you can imagine, the stakes are much higher. We continue o...

Sometimes it is a struggle trusting God, taking Him at His word, and believing that what God wants is best for me. This comes from wanting to be in control. Because in control of life, one can be confident everything will happen how they want it to. We have just launched a new series, Elijah; A Man Just Like Us , reminding us how the same God Elijah served can use us to live a life of impact for H...

Is anxiety or being anxious, a sin? Anxiety is an issue of giving weight to the things we care about. If we give the proper weight to the proper things, then our anxiety over them is not sin. But if we give improper weight to things, our anxiety could be the kind that Jesus instructs us against. Each of us needs to ask ourselves this question considering scripture, how do I address my anxious hear...

In our series, Asking for a Friend series, we’ll answer tough questions and provide you with gospel-centered answers that you can share with a friend. We all have questions, but sometimes, navigating the answers to cultural issues through the lens of the Gospel can be challenging. We encounter parts of the Old Testament that make us cringe and question if God is really loving, while comparing it t...

Today we concluded our message series! In Revelation: All Things New , we’ll discover a glorious description of the end of all things and the great kingdom to come. We concluded our study by examining the final defeat of sin and death, culminating with the New Heaven and New Earth where God dwells with his people forever. In paradise. If this is truly the destiny for all those who believe in Jesus...

Today we continue our message series! In Revelation: All Things New , we’ll discover a glorious description of the end of all things and the great kingdom to come. Do you think often about heaven? In today's scripture, we’re not given a “they lived happily ever after” fairytale description of heaven. Rather, we are introduced to a glorious picture that will create a deep longing within us for our...

We all love a good story! Maybe even more specifically, one with a hero and a happy ending! It’s the classic adventure we sometimes relate and reflect within our own lives—we face antagonists, weakness, trial or even death—and then we come out of the abyss victorious, resurrected, changed. It’s the hopeful outcome of the human soul! We love stories that illustrate this because we all are asking th...

If someone were to ask you what the word “father” means to you, your answer may be vastly different than the person next to you. In fact, everyone may have a slightly different view based on your relationship with your father or if you are a father. Our world has deeply impacted our view, but has that somehow impacted our view of our Heavenly Father? In a special message for Father’s Day, we unpac...

Today we continue our message series! In Revelation: All Things New , we’ll discover a glorious description of the end of all things and the great kingdom to come. In order for God to renew the world, he must rid the world of what’s ruined it. The forces of evil have wrought tragedy after tragedy after tragedy throughout our history. We may wonder, how does God deal with the forces of evil? Listen...

Today we continue our message series! In Revelation: All Things New , we’ll discover a glorious description of the end of all things and the great kingdom to come. The Apostle John shares a revelation he received while a prisoner to encourage churches facing increasing pressure and persecution from their surrounding Roman culture. John writes to encourage them to overcome by providing them a visio...

What will it be like when Jesus returns at his second coming? Have you ever thought about that? What’s the impact of his return, and what should our response be? Today we continue our message series! In Revelation: All Things New , we’ll discover a glorious description of the end of all things and the great kingdom to come. There is debate surrounding this section of Revelation about certain detai...

Today we begin our newest message series! In Revelation: All Things New , we’ll discover a glorious description of the end of all things and the great kingdom to come. As truth floods our hearts and magnificent images fill our imaginations, it is here that we find motivation for our present challenges. So, how can Christians find the motivation necessary to overcome the challenges of our modern cu...

This Sunday, we celebrate Mother’s Day and all the women that have sacrifice their time and energy to care for each and every one of us. These relationships are so important. Whether you had a mom in your life or feel the pain of that absence, we understand life is better with people around us. When we walk through life together—we are better equipped to accomplish all that God has purposed for us...

What happens after we die? This is one of the biggest mysterious and curiosities spanning all humankind. There is so little knowledge about what happens to us after we die, there is all sorts of cultural intrigue around this question. We all want to know, because we’re all unsure, and we’re all going to die. Today we conclude our series called The Essentials: Why Truth Matters . In this series we...

Isn’t it interesting how we naturally want mercy and forgiveness for ourselves when we mess up but want swift justice for anyone that harms us? This is the tension that we live in daily and it’s a tension that we navigate unfairly every day. The only person that perfectly balances forgiveness and justice is Jesus. Today we continue our series called The Essentials: Why Truth Matters . In this seri...

Why do you do the things that you do? Think about it. Is it because someone you respect taught you? Are you wearing something you thought looked good on someone else? Have you started taking on hobbies your friends have? It’s pretty common, we become the people we surround ourselves with regularly. The same thing happens within the church! We don’t stay stagnant individuals. But what is actually h...

What do you believe about the Holy Spirit? Of the Trinity, the Holy Spirit seems to be the least talked about, most mysterious, and the most misunderstood. There are many significant and unbiblical teachings about the Holy Spirit. So, when we confess that we believe in the Holy Spirit we have to ask, what do we mean by that? What do we believe about the Spirit? How do I know I have the Holy Spirit...

Unfortunately when Bible stories become so main stream and casual, we lose the beautiful and power of those moment! Jesus’ death and resurrection is not just a story in a kids book. His victory has dramatic and amazing impact and consequences for all of our lives. But you might wonder what that really means? How does the so-called resurrection from the dead of a man who lived over two-thousand yea...

Today we continue our series called The Essentials: Why Truth Matters . In this series we are going to seek to lay down and identify the essential truths, the basic doctrines of the Christian faith growing through together one of the oldest affirmed creeds of the Christian church, The Apostles’ Creed. Looking further into the book of John, we take a hard look at verses that support our belief that...

What is your view of Jesus? Who is he to you? Do you believe what the bible says about Jesus? The answer to these questions matter, and they will impact your life and eternity. Sadly, I believe that most people’s view of Jesus, inside the church and outside the church, is lacking. We need a much bigger vision of who He is and what’s He’s done. So the question you need to asking yourself is, how do...

“What is Truth?” With everyone having their own truth, and the world full of information, misinformation, and disinformation it can seem nearly impossible to tell fact from fiction. How do we know what is true? Does it matter? And how do we live in light of the truth itself? Today we are starting a new teaching series called The Essentials: Why Truth Matters . In this series we are going to seek t...