Life on the West Side

What if the story of Jesus emptying himself became the model for our lives? What if the way up is down, the way forward is back, and the way to have, experience, and enjoy more of life...is to practice the habit of less?

The sermon today is titled "The Habit of Less." It is the eighteenth installment in our series "Follow Me", and the fifth in the sub-series "Spiritual Habits." The Scripture reading is ...

We heard Jesus and Paul rightly tell us the problem with legalistic prescriptions that made Sabbath day anything but honoring to God. But we failed to see the assumption lying behind Jesus (Matt 11:28-30), Paul (Acts 13, 17, 18), and Hebrews (4:9-11), that God-honoring people would value resting from work, to remember and honor God as the sole creator and sustainer of our lives.

The sermon today is titled "The Habit of Sabbath....

These are the 10 words. What culture has improved by dismissing them? What family is not blessed by embracing them? What church is not impoverished by relegating them to a forgotten era?

The sermon today is titled "Don't Covet." This sermon is the tenth installment in our series "10 Commandments." The Scripture reading is from Exodus 20:17 (ESV). Originally preached at West Side Church of Christ (Searcy, AR)...

These are the 10 words. What culture has improved by dismissing them? What family is not blessed by embracing them? What church is not impoverished by relegating them to a forgotten era?

The sermon today is titled "Don't Bear False Witness." This sermon is the tenth installment in our series "10 Commandments." The Scripture reading is from Exodus 20:16 (ESV). Originally preached at West Side Church of Christ...

These are the 10 words. What culture has improved by dismissing them? What family is not blessed by embracing them? What church is not impoverished by relegating them to a forgotten era?

The sermon today is titled "Don't Steal." This sermon is the ninth installment in our series "10 Commandments." The Scripture reading is from Exodus 20:15 (ESV). Originally preached at West Side Church of Christ (Searcy, AR)...

These are the 10 words. What culture has improved by dismissing them? What family is not blessed by embracing them? What church is not impoverished by relegating them to a forgotten era?

The sermon today is titled "Don't Commit Adultery." This sermon is the eighth installment in our series "10 Commandments." The Scripture reading is from Exodus 20:14 (ESV). Originally preached at West Side Church of Christ (...

These are the 10 words. What culture has improved by dismissing them? What family is not blessed by embracing them? What church is not impoverished by relegating them to a forgotten era?

The sermon today is titled "Don't Kill." This sermon is the seventh installment in our series "10 Commandments." The Scripture reading is from Exodus 20:13 (ESV). Originally preached at West Side Church of Christ (Searcy, AR...

These are the 10 words. What culture has improved by dismissing them? What family is not blessed by embracing them? What church is not impoverished by relegating them to a forgotten era?

The sermon today is titled "Honor Father and Mother." This sermon is the sixth installment in our series "10 Commandments." The Scripture reading is from Exodus 20:12 (ESV). Originally preached at West Side Church of Christ (Sear...

These are the 10 words. What culture has improved by dismissing them? What family is not blessed by embracing them? What church is not impoverished by relegating them to a forgotten era?

The sermon today is titled "Remember the Sabbath Day." This sermon is the fifth installment in our series "10 Commandments." The Scripture reading is from Exodus 20:8-11 (ESV). Originally preached at West Side Church of Christ (S...

These are the 10 words. What culture has improved by dismissing them? What family is not blessed by embracing them? What church is not impoverished by relegating them to a forgotten era?

The sermon today is titled "No Name In Vain." This sermon is the fourth installment in our series "10 Commandments." The Scripture reading is from Exodus 20:7 (ESV). Originally preached at West Side Church of Christ (Searcy, AR) ...

These are the 10 words. What culture has improved by dismissing them? What family is not blessed by embracing them? What church is not impoverished by relegating them to a forgotten era?

The sermon today is titled "No Graven Images." This sermon is the third installment in our series "10 Commandments." The Scripture reading is from Exodus 20:4-6 (ESV). Originally preached at West Side Church of Christ (Searcy, AR...

These are the 10 words. What culture has improved by dismissing them? What family is not blessed by embracing them? What church is not impoverished by relegating them to a forgotten era?

The sermon today is titled "No Other Gods." This sermon is the second installment in our series "10 Commandments." The Scripture reading is from Exodus 20:1-3 (ESV). Originally preached at West Side Church of Christ (Searcy, AR) ...

These are the 10 words. What culture has improved by dismissing them? What family is not blessed by embracing them? What church is not impoverished by relegating them to a forgotten era?

The sermon today is titled "I Am The Lord." This sermon is the first installment in our series "10 Commandments." The Scripture reading is from Exodus 20:1-2 (ESV). Originally preached at West Side Church of Christ (Searcy, AR) o...

We feel the need to be behind the wheel. To choose our future. To control our lives. But very little turns out the way we designed. Haven’t we learned by now…We are not masters and commanders of the universe. But we follow the one who is.

The sermon today is titled "You Are Not In Control." This sermon is the sixteenth installment in our series "Follow Me," and is the fifth in the sub-series "More Like Jesus...

It took decades to form you into the person you are. The stories you’ve come to believe and the ones you tell yourself over and over. The habits and routines you’ve come to rely on that define virtually every morning and every night of your life. The circle that you have chosen (or that has chosen you) for influence and connection. These have shaped you.

What if you began to believe good, true, and healthy stories about God and your...

"Information alone does not produce transformation." John Mark Comer cannot be more right. Whether it's our willpower, our knowledge, or counting on a sudden zap from God, we need something more, something better, something of heaven.

The sermon today is titled "Three Losing Strategies." This sermon is the fourteenth installment in our series "Follow Me," and is the third in the sub-series "Mo...

"There are no accidental saints. You can't just slip your hand up at the end of a sermon. It's a high bar of entry: It will require you to reorder your entire life around following Jesus as your undisputed top priority, over your job, your money, your reputation - over everything. Yet all these things will find their rightful place once integrated into a life of apprenticeship.” -- John Mark Comer, Practicing The Way

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"A disciple is not above his teacher," said our master; "but everyone when he is fully trained will be LIKE his teacher" (Luke 6:40). In the past, we were predestined to be conformed to the image of Christ (Rom 8:29). In the present, we are being changed into His likeness by the Spirit (2 Cor 3:18). In the future, we know that when He appears, we shall be like Him in a fullness we can only dream of (1 John 3:2)....

In the book of Genesis, there are few things more powerful than the spoken blessing handed down from fathers to their sons. Offering a blessing became integral to life in Israel, and it continues to play an important role in equipping the next generation. Through giving our blessing, we confirm our commitment to raise our children in Christ, and clarify their own relationship to the Lord.

The sermon today is titled "Blessing Do...