Archive for June, 2009

The Glorious ‘BUTS’ of the Gospel

Posted by Westside Church | Filed under Services

The basic story line of the Bible is this: Here’s the BAD news.. BUT here’s GOOD news. In this week’s sermon, Linc Ashby explores various passages of Scripture that highlight this truth. Linc used the following two paintings from 20th-century French Catholic painter Georges Rouault to illustrate his point:

Read more | Comments (0) | Jun 30, 2009

Charge it to Me

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Paul’s shortest letter to his good friend, Philemon, is really about someone else, a former slave, Onesimus.  Paul pleads with Philemon to receive Onesimus back into his family and to restore him completely.  Now that Onesimus has become a follower of Jesus, Paul tells Philemon to charge whatever sin Onesimus committed against him to his [...]

Read more | Comments (0) | Jun 23, 2009

The End of the Matter

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While nothing stays the same, some things don’t change as quickly as we would like.  The preacher in Ecclesiastes takes a head-on look at one area of change we can’t escape- aging and death. Universal wisdom says to live life well, we must be mindful of death.  The Christian view also notes that all wisdom [...]

Read more | Comments (0) | Jun 14, 2009

What Do We Really Know?

Posted by Walter | Filed under Services

This sermon from Ecclesiastes 8:14-17 and 9:11-12a puts forward the Preacher’s bleak observation about the unattainability of human knowledge. Jumping forward to the New Testament, in 1 Corinthians 1, we see that the message of the Gospel, of “Christ crucified,” does bring us true, humble knowledge of what really matters. Partly due to this preacher’s [...]

Read more | Comments (0) | Jun 10, 2009

What Money Answers

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With nearly everyone’s attention turned to the economy these days, people are wondering how to handle the money they have left. Conventional wisdom might say we would all be better off with just a little more money.  Ancient wisdom from the Preacher of Ecclesiastes, however, says a little more money – or even  a lot [...]

Read more | Comments (0) | Jun 3, 2009