“Hey God! I’m getting a rotten deal here!”
I Have Two Moms
The Boy Who “Stayed” While Obeying Jesus’ Command To “Go”
Pretty Much The Best Advice Ever!
December 2015
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Christmas Sermon Series Begins Tonight
Audio from the World Equip can be downloaded here! (download free songs from the Equip here) Monthly Photo Contest
Congrats Liz Miller! Win ?2 movie tickets! Entries need to be received by the last day of the month. Photos must actually be taken by you. Do not submit someone else’s picture. Please submit photos with at least 200k resolution. (Of course Steve wins once in a while when everyone forgets to enter! The winner will be announced in the first newsletter of the next month. You must send your entries with “photo contest” in the subject line to steve@westsideinfo.com in order to be considered. |
Regular Meetings:
Weekend Services: Thursday @ 7pm Sunday @ 9:00am Sunday @ 11:00am All Church Prayer:
1st Wednesday
of every month at
4657 Missouri Flat Rd
6:30pm.
and:
Each Wednesday at
669 Bee Street
6:30 am.
The 1st Wednesday
evening of each month is set aside for all leaders and potential leaders for training, equipping, and fellowship. 7:30pm
Westside Kids There is ministry to children at every Westside service. Children will be taught God’s Word in a clean and safe environment by loving and qualified teachers.
High School Youth
Thursdays at 7pm
Jr High
Sundays at 11am
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Am I an Authentic Christian or a Great Big Fake?
Have you ever tried to sit on a three-legged stool with only two legs? How about starting a fire without one of the three necessary ingredients for success – fuel, oxygen, and a heat source? Doesn’t work – does it? Well, I think a lot of folks might be in deep peril by “assuming” that they are a Christian when they are missing key components of being a true Believer. Read more…
Don’t Give Up!
I remember the first time I drove a vehicle by myself on public streets – and yes, I was ten years old. I didn’t exactly plan it beforehand. It just sort of . . . Read more…
What Comes Out When You’re Shaken?
If I shook a bottle of water, what would happen? If I asked someone why water came out of the bottle they might say “because you shook it.” But actually there is a better answer. I would say that water came out of the bottle because water was in the bottle.
What comes out of you when you’re shaken? When it seems like you’re being squeezed on every side, what is your response? You see . . .
Steady
There’s something to be said about being steady. You know . . . purpose, resolve, persistence, determination, grit, resolution, tenacity. I remember when Teri went to law school and and she discovered how difficult it was. Early on, one of her professors told the class that only a third of them would graduate. He said it wasn’t the smartest ones that would finish – it would be the ones with tenacity that would succeed. She told herself:
“Okaaaay . . . I’m tenacious . . . I can DO this!”