Messages and teachings from Westside Exchange - the young adult ministry from Westside Church in Bend, Oregon.
Giving is a central theme of the Christmas season. In this episode we look at the concept of giving and how it pertains to evangelism.
Pastor Spencer discusses the importance of caring for people while pursuing our own personal relationship with God.
In this message Pastor Ben talks about the relationship between works and grace. We should care about what we do, but where does the motivation to live well come from?
Paul addresses things like grace, salvation and the sufficiency of Jesus in all of his letters while also taking time to speak about the community of believers. In this talk, Ben uses Colossians - chapter 3 to delve into what a healthy community looks and sounds like.
Ben talks about what the Bible means when it says "put on the new self" and how living a new life in Christ is possible.
The moment we give our lives to Christ is an incredibly poignant one. How does that change the way we live daily?
How to "Be a disciple of Jesus" can be a hard thing to put your finger on. Grant helps us figure it out by walking us through the life of one of Jesus' most powerful, inconsistent, emotional, maddening, faithful disciples - Peter.
The author of Colossians makes the statement that we are "transferred" or "transplanted" from where we were and into his kingdom. What does that look like in our walk with Jesus? How does that change how we look at others? Ben answers that and a little more in our second week in our series through Colossians.
In this edition of "Greater" we examine the story of the Good Samaritan to discover how to live a life worthy of the calling of God.
Behind the Message goes behind the scenes to talk about the importance of Easter at Westside Church with Casey Parnell - Creative Arts Pastor
Part of living a "Greater" life is having an understanding of how our enemy works. With that in mind, we examine how Satan uses fear to attempt to control our destiny.
We go behind Suzanne Mickel's message "A New Heaven and a New Earth" to talk about processing pain and how the hope of heaven is for today - not just "someday".
We all, in one way or another, want to live a greater life. The question is: how? What does a greater life look like? What does it mean to live out God's calling on our lives? Where do we start? We begin to answer those questions and more in week 1 of our "Greater" series
In this episode of Behind the Message we delve into Bo Stern's message on Ephesians 6 - War this Way. We talk about questions like: Why don't we talk more about Satan in the church? Why is "making war" important for the church?
In the final installment of The Big BAE Theory, we address the topic of forgiveness. Why is forgiveness important in our romantic relationships? Why is forgiveness key for the church moving forward?
What's your favorite worship song of all time? We answer that question, talk about the 10 most impactful modern worship songs in this episode of Behind the Message
In this episode we talk more about how important preparation is to the relationship process.
Topics include the origin of "Schaber", servant leadership, kingdom focused living and more.
In this message Pastor Ben Fleming "Love bears all things, believes all things, hopes all things and endures all things. Love never fails." What does that mean for our relationships?
In this sermon Pastor Ben Fleming jumps into the discussion of "gender roles" and how preparation is key when it comes to healthy relationships.
Ben Fleming, Evan Earwicker and Heather Morehouse take questions on sex, dating and relationships in this live episode of Behind the Message.
Why are relationships so important to God? How do we deal with the shame that is so often attached to our relationship history? We jump into those questions and more in the first week of The Big BAE Theory.
We launch Westside Church's young adult ministry into Westside Exchange