Woodside Bible Church Detroit

When Paul says to walk in the spirit, what does he mean? And how do we do it?  This is a great question to have an answer to and in this message Pastor Fikre Prince shares how we are to grow in our faith by walking in the spirit. Text: Galatians 5:25 – 6:18 Sermon Summary: Big Idea: Keep in step with God’s Spirit. Key Question: How do we stay in step with the Spirit? 1.   Walk in Christ-centered c...

Does it feel like there is a war or struggle going on inside of you to live like Christ?  If you feel this tension, it's because there is a real battle going on each day between your flesh and your spirit.  In this message Pastor Fikre Prince shares the litmus test to determine if you are living according to the flesh or according to the spirit. Text : Galatians 5:16-26 Big Idea: Walk with the Spi...

Does the Christian life feel overwhelming with rules and unfruitful religion? That's not the way it is supposed to be.  In this sermon, Pastor Fikre shares that Christ came to deliver us from the weight of rituals and bring us into the freedom of relationship with the father. BI: Experience the Freedom that Christ has come to Give. How do I experience this freedom? Pt.1- Value the freedom that com...

What does the story of our past say about the calling of God on our lives?  Our origin stories have an effect of how we view and interpret our lives and God's influence on it.  In this message Pastor Nick Bogardus, shares that you don't have to work your story to make something of yourself, but that God has already done the work through your life and made you something valuable. Text : Galatians 4...

Have you ever felt like there were competing thoughts on your spiritual growth and knowing God?  You're not alone.  The Apostle Paul warns the church at Galatia that there are people who are trying to convince them to turn away from the truth of Jesus Christ, and submit themselves to empty religion.  In this message Pastor Fikre Prince looks at this passage of scripture to urge believers not to be...

What comes to mind when you are asked about your identity?  Is it your occupation? Ethnicity? In this message Pastor Fikre Prince shares that the Gospel has far reaching effects to change our Identity and it should revolutionize how you see yourself.  The effect of gospel on who we are supersedes ethnicity, and occupation and provides change at the heart. Text: Galatians 3:15-4:7 Big Idea: We are...

There is a blessing that is in the Good News of Jesus Christ. It is not restrictive, but freeing.  In this message from the series Good News, Pastor Ryan Russell shares the blessing that comes with believing and following Jesus. Text: Galatians 3:1-14 Sermon Summary: Big Idea: God’s blessing comes by faith alone in Christ alone. Key Question: How do we experience the blessings of God? 1.     Do th...

There is a simplicity to faith in Christ that often times gets lost in man-made qualifications.  Have you ever considered that Salvation is through faith in Christ alone? and not through works also?  This sermon series, Good News, will help you to understand the gospel of Jesus Christ and how it is freedom from the bondage of sin. Text: Galatians 2:1-21 Big Idea: Nothing but the gospel is needed....

Have you ever seen the power of God? I think you have.  Often times, Christians overlook the evidence of God's power working to transform their lives day by day, but it is that testament that can help others know that God can change them too.  In this message Pastor Fikre Prince shares the story of the apostle Paul's conversion and reminds us that the Gospel of Christ can change anyone, even a for...

With so much information available to us at any moment, how do we discern what is good?  How do we truly know good news and the message that will change lives? In this opening sermon from the letter to the Galatians Pastor Fikre Prince shares that there is a uniqueness about what is called the Good News in scripture that should make it stand head and shoulders over everything else. Text: Galatians...

How much is enough for you?  With all the things that we accumulate in this life, when do you get to a place of contentment?  What could provide you with contentment? In this final message of the metamorphosis series, Pastor Fikre Prince shares from Hebrews 13 that we can keep ourselves free from the love of money by keeping our love and dependency of God as a priority. Text: Hebrews 13:5,6 Big Id...

What good can come from struggle? If trouble, problems and adversity are a naturally occurring part of life how can we deal with it without falling into despair?  In this message Pastor Fikre Prince posits that with the right mindset we can see the good that God is doing even in the midst of trials. Text: Philippians 1:12 - 21 Big Idea: See adversity as opportunity for gospel advancement. Key Ques...

Does your life feel dry and disconnected from true friendships? Do you feel emotionless, and are unable to feel joy?  You may be expereinceing apathy.  Apathy can infiltrate every area of our lives if it goes unchecked, but God has a remedy for this inability to feel.  Pastor Fikre continues the series, Metamorphosis, with a message that looks at the thoughts and actions that will rouse believers...

What drives you? What makes you pursue a particular career or education?  Our Ambitions drive us down particular paths before we ever really know what ambition is.  In this message Pastor Fikre Prince shares from Colossians 3, that after we have begun a journey with Christ our ambitions and desires should be conformed to His ambitions and desires.  And this Ambition will be a source of peace and n...

Our emotions are gifts from God to help us to understand and respond to our world around us, but what happens when those emotions get out of hand and begin to trample over our lives?  In this special sermon and interview Pastor Fikre Prince invites Lakeisha Prince to share wisdom from a Christian clinical therapist perspective on how to deal with uncontrolled anxiety.  The message continues throug...

When someone says something about Jesus that you know or feel is incorrect, what do you do?  Do you just nod your head and let them continue to talk or do you challenge erroneous ideas of God?  Jude helps is to understand the dangers of letting false ideologies about Jesus fester within the congregation and gives us an understand of how we can combat them and contend for the faith. Text: Jude 17-2...

Do you ever feel like you're not sure what you should be doing as a follower of Jesus?  We can become preoccupied with calling and mission discovery and overlook one of the most fundamental parts of being a Christian.  In this message, Micah Williams shares 3 key practices of the mature believer to help give us guidance to what spiritual maturity looks like. Big Idea: God is pleased with those who...

How do we live out the Gospel in an increasingly hostile society?  Have Christians ever faced opposition, yet still found a way to flourish in their faith? The answer to those questions can be found in the little letter of 2 John.  In this message from the series Big Ideas from Little Books, Pastor Nick Bogardus shares that in the midst of struggles and persecution we should love each other in the...

Is there a limit to the application of the gospel in our lives?  The gospel should inform every area of our lives including how we develop and care for relationships.  In this series we look to some of the shorter texts of scripture to reveal the bigger picture of the power of the Gospel.  In this message from the Apostle Paul's letter to Philemon, Pastor Fikre Prince shares that we should be able...

People of faith have always worked in some way to help end human suffering in this life, but what about working to prevent an eternal suffering?  In this message Pastor Fikre Prince urges believers to commit to working to share their faith in Christ and be discipled until all have heard. Text: Romans 15:14-21  Big Idea: Reach until all have heard. Key Question: How do we reach the world with the G...

Have you ever considered the magnitude of the gospel?  If God has loved us enough to send Jesus to die for us, so that we could be returned to His presence, how should we live? What should we say? In this message, Pastor Victor Nuwamanya shares the power that resides in the Gospel and how it changes everything for everyone, but especially in the life of the believer. Text: Romans 1:8-17 Big Idea:...

What are the characteristics of a godly woman? Where do we draw our references for what a woman should aspire to be like? These are questions that have profound impact if our sources are incorrect but can do immeasurable good if we have the right one.  God gives us a glimpse into the character, and habits of a woman of noble character.  Pastor Fikre Prince engages the text of Proverbs 31 to contin...

Do you love the work that you do?  What is the proper understanding we should have about work from a biblical perspective?  From the begining of biblical history we read of work and labor, but not in the same way that it is talked about today.  God establishes work in Eden and it is good and a blessing.  In this message, Pastor Victor Nuwamanya shares that work has purpose and it matters not only...

Where did you first learn about sex? Have you ever considered that the creator of humanity would have a plan for sex?  The bible has a directive for what is right and what is wrong pertaining to sex.  In this message Pastor Fikre Prince shares some Proverbial wisdom to help us know that sex is good if expressed in godly ways. Text: Proverbs 5:15-19, 6:25-28, 7:21-27 Big Idea: Sex is a good gift fr...

It has been said that you are the average of the top 5 people, or friends, you spend time with.  If that is the case, what type of person are you? In this message Pastor Fikre Prince challenges us with the characteristics of friendships that we should seek out as well as the type of friend that we should aspire to be. Sermon Summary:  Big Idea: Who we walk with influences where we go. Key Question...