The Good Samaritan: What's Stopping Us From Serving?
What keeps us from loving and serving the people right in front of us? Through the Parable of the Good Samaritan in Luke 10:25–37, Jesus challenges our assumptions, confronts prejudice, and reveals that genuine compassion requires more than good intentions. Discover four attitudes that may be preventing us from demonstrating Christlike love.
Love Serves! What Real Christian Love Looks Like
Real love requires more than words. It calls us to serve others with humility, compassion, and sacrifice. Through Paul’s unexpected experience on the island of Malta in Acts 28, we discover three ways genuine Christian love moves beyond what we say and becomes something we demonstrate.
Now THAT’S Scary! When Hearing God’s Word Doesn’t Change How We Live
We have more access to God’s Word than ever before, but are we actually living what we learn? In week two of Spooky Season, we explore James 1:19–27 and the danger of hearing God’s Word without putting it into practice. Discover why genuine faith produces obedience, compassion, and holiness.
Spooky Season: The Danger of Costume Christianity
What happens when someone looks like a Christian but isn’t being transformed by Christ? Discover three areas of spiritual inspection from 2 Timothy 3:1–9: appetite, obedience, and fruit.
Making Sense of Forgiveness: When Someone Has Really Hurt You
We all want forgiveness when we’re the ones who need it, but extending forgiveness after we’ve been hurt can be much harder. Discover what Scripture teaches about forgiveness, healing, revenge, and reconciliation.
Making Sense of Making It Make Sense: How to Study the Bible and Get Understanding
It’s possible to quote the Bible accurately and still understand it inaccurately. Learn how observation, interpretation, and application can help you slow down, study Scripture faithfully, and get understanding.
Making Sense of Faith: Trusting GOD When It Doesn’t Make Sense
What does faith look like when what GOD says and what you can see don’t seem to agree? Discover how biblical faith trusts, plans, obeys, and holds onto GOD’s character even when the outcome is unclear.
Making Sense of Mercy: Seeing People Through God’s Lens
Mercy makes sense when we need it—but what about when someone else does? Through the Good Samaritan, discover three ways biblical mercy shows up: Mercy Sees, Mercy Stoops, and Mercy Saves.
Making Sense of Pain: Where Is God in Our Suffering?
Pain raises some of life’s hardest questions. Why does God allow suffering? Does our pain have a purpose? And will it ever end? This message looks at what Scripture teaches us about suffering, healing, redemption, and the hope we have in Jesus.
You Mean to Say That It’s All Good?
What does Romans 8:28 really mean when life doesn’t feel good? Elder Wes walks through God’s promise to work through every circumstance, helping us understand suffering, trust, prayer, and God’s purpose through the lens of His Word.
Realigning the Church for the 21st Century
During Westside Church’s 38th Anniversary, Elder Vincent Calloway challenges the Church to examine where we may have gotten out of alignment and return to God’s Word, biblical discipleship, strong relationships, and the mission Jesus gave His Church.
Making Sense of Doing Life Together
What does it actually mean to do life together? Make It Make Sense Part 7 unpacks Psalm 133 and shows why dwelling together in unity produces goodness, pleasantness, and supernatural refreshment.
Making Sense of Direction
How can you know what GOD wants you to do? Make It Make Sense Part 6 gives practical biblical tools for making wise decisions, from understanding GOD's will to navigating gray areas.
Making Sense of Tempation
What are you drinking from when life gets hard? Make It Make Sense Part 5 unpacks Proverbs 5 and shows that temptation is rarely about lust — it's about the holes we're trying to fill.
Making Sense of the Purpose of Life
Tom Brady had it all and still felt empty. Solomon did too. So what is the actual purpose of life? Make It Make Sense Part 4 answers the question underneath every question.
Making Sense of Pride & Humility
The first sin wasn't murder or theft — it was pride. Make It Make Sense Part 3 unpacks why pride is the most underestimated sin and how intercession is our greatest weapon against it.
Making Sense of Relationships
Why do our relationships shape us more than we realize? Make It Make Sense Part 2 asks three questions from Proverbs that could transform how you do life with the people around you.
Life Starts to Make Sense When You See It Through GOD's Lens
Life starts to make sense when you see it through GOD's lens. Part 1 of Make It Make Sense looks at what Proverbs says about money, work, and financial wisdom.
Four Pillars of Grace-Led Giving
What does grace-led giving actually look like? Four biblical pillars — faith-filled, sacrificial, consistent, and cheerful. Keep It 100 Part 4, Westside Church NJ.
Keep It 100! Pt. 3What YOU Really Want From Me?
What does God really want from His people? In Part 3 of Keep It 100, Pastor Med explores biblical generosity, stewardship, grace, and surrender through 2 Corinthians 8–9. Discover why God is after more than a percentage—He’s after transformed hearts.
