Woodside Bible Church Royal Oak

All our lives are witnesses to something and someone every single day. Our passions and priorities are evident to those that get to know us. As Christians, there is nothing greater, more glorious calling than being used and empowered through the Holy Spirit to make disciples for the glory of God! This week we continue our series, Unshakeable: Steadfast Hope in an Unpredictable World, we discuss ho...

Whether you are a Christian or not, we have times where we question who God is and who we are. Many are searching for their place and purpose in life and end up feeling lost and shook with doubt. This week we continue our series, Unshakeable: Steadfast Hope in an Unpredictable World, where our examination of 1 Peter 2 reminds us who we are, why we are here, and what God has done for us! In God's W...

Unshakeable - Part 4 - This Is God's House - Pastor Jon Morales

Sometimes we hear the word "love" and imagine that deep feeling of affection or romance with red hearts and warm hugs. But love shouldn't just be a feeling. God intends for it to be so much more! Love is active, ongoing, and a daily choice. This week we continue our series, Unshakeable: Steadfast Hope in an Unpredictable World, by analyzing how the source to great love is truly knowing God and gro...

This is a repost of a sermon preached from January 8, 2017. In this sermon, Pastor Jon makes an argument to fast in order to taste the goodness of God.

Unshakeable - Part 2 - What Do You Hope For - Pastor Jon Morales

This week we are starting a brand new series, Unshakeable: Steadfast Hope in an Unpredictable World! Hope seems to be a word thrown around when our circumstances seem, well, hopeless. In this series, searching for hope, we look to 1 Peter. Here, we read of the unshakeable hope of a scattered group of Christians facing exile and persecution from the culture around them. We see that hope is active a...

Join us as we look at John 15:12-19, and how love is laying down your life for your friends.

In this special message, we looked at Great Faith Honors A Great God. Discover with us in our newest message, Great Faith Honors A Great God.

Built For More – Part 3 – Blessed For The Nations

If we asked people what they have been most fearful of during this time, we may get many different answers; from COVID-19, social injustices, the unknown future, or maybe the safety of their family. But we have good news, THE good news! God is the greatest and most powerful. Period. And guess what? He’s on our side! Discover with us in our newest message, Imagined Disaster, how when God is with us...

Built For More – Part 1 – The Goodness of Unity

 When one testifies in a courtroom, it’s usually to present evidence or because they witnessed something important. When we witness God’s goodness and power even during trials of life, we cannot help but testify!! We invite you to discover more on this message, Collective Testimony.

Has worship ever seemed like just a tradition you are supposed to do before a Sunday service? And now, worship seems less inspiring over a TV or computer screen? In Part 3 of our message series, Assembly Required, we are discussing the importance of praising God in every season. Worship is the key to unlocking blessings that we may have never realized. So what does happen when we praise God? Disco...

Have you ever had to forgive someone who wasn’t really sorry? Not the easiest thing to do and ultimately that relationship will never be the same. Without repentance there is rarely a restored relationship. It's the same with God (and it’s not His fault). God wants nothing more than to have a relationship with us, with YOU! If our sin earns us God’s displeasure and separation from us, how is it po...

Through the Parable of the Great Reversal, Jesus points our focus inward, inviting us to reflect on our own posture toward the Word of God. At the same time, he guides our attention to what's to come, revealing to each one of us how our posture today determines our position in eternity. 

How do you know what your priorities really are? That’s not a trick question, and in many ways the trials and afflictions of this last year have revealed where our priorities are truly found, but I wonder if we’re quick to say something is priority when in fact it doesn’t show up in our lives as a priority.  This weekend, we are pausing our series in the Parables of Luke to begin our summer series...

Parable of the Qualified Sinner Luke 18:9-14 Pastor Jon Morales Preached at Woodside Bible Church - Royal Oak on July 5, 2020 Today we’re looking at a powerful story that distinguishes two very different ways of approaching God. Before I read the story, however, I want to give you a little context for the two main characters. The first character Jesus refers to as a Pharisee. If you’ve read the Go...

We’ve been looking at some of the parables of Jesus in the Gospel of Luke, and today we come to another parable that Jesus gives to the religious leaders of his day. We are in Luke 14:12-24.  This passage opens with a conversation that Jesus has with the host of a dinner party he was invited to. Luke 14:1 puts us in the setting. It is a Sabbath day meal, and these meals were usually the “after chu...

Revealed Part 1: Parable of the Soils.