Westside Messages

Happy Mother's Day Moms! Today, in our celebration of mothers, Pastor LaRonna spoke about Samson's mom. She was obedient to the Word of the Lord as we are follow and learn from the Bible, saying, "Not my will, but Yours be done Lord." She was also a sensitive mother. Just as we are supposed to be sensitive to the Holy Spirit and what He is speaking to our hearts, she was sensitive to what God was speaking to her. Thirdly, she was a confident mother. She was not confident in her own strength, but in the strength that God gave her. Lastly, she was available for what God wanted in her life.

In this second week of discussing the creation story found in Genesis 1 and 2, Pastor Jonathan focuses on the main takeaways God desires for our lives. He discusses everything from being obedient to God, to eating your vegetables, so buckle in and get ready!

This Sunday, we had our child dedications. Naturally, we should take some time to truly understand what God is desiring for our children, and our parenting. Pastor Jonathan takes some time to unpack how seriously God takes our purity of heart and body in our dedication, both of our children and ourselves. One incredible example of this that we explore, is Samson's mother's dedication of him.

In this first week of discussing the creation story, Pastor Jonathan teaches the Biblical view of creation as described in Genesis 1. In view of this, we see the beauty of God, the order that He has called us to, and the image that we are to reflect as His creation.

In this second week of exploring the incredible comebacks on display in the Bible, we focus in on three characters: Noah, Jacob, and Joseph. Seeing how these characters overcame great setbacks by relying on God, and choosing to persevere in the midst of incredibly difficult circumstances, shows us how we can do the same in our modern day.

On this Easter Sunday, Pastor Jonathan walks us through the multiple comebacks of Jesus Christ, culminating in His final comeback when we will join Him forever. As we begin to comeback either in our personal lives, or as a community of Christ-followers, how can we learn from Jesus' coming back?

On this Palm Sunday, Pastor Jonathan displays who Jesus came as: a Prophet, a King, a Pastor and an Apostle. He is the Word of God to us, the King of our lives, our Shepherd and the One whom God has sent.

The Word of God is indispensable. In this message, Pastor LaRonna Rhodes encourages us to trust in the Written Word to Overcome, act with Radical Righteousness, and have a Defense to Defeat the enemy and his schemes.

Expounding upon Samson's life, Pastor Jonathan teaches how God can prepare us to do what he has stirred up on the inside. As Samson's mother is prepared, and Samson himself is ready, so we are to be in what God stirs up inside our hearts.

Often times, pleasures in life look incredibly appealing to us, yet we fail to recognize the death that surrounds them. Through the story of Samson, relishing in his old victories by eating honey found in the carcass of the lion he had killed, we see that there are beauties in life that are set in places God has told us to abstain from. Pastor Jonathan encourages us to trust God's definition of what is truly good for us.