FYI Wednesdays – August 3, 2021
Good Morning Westheights, We are very excited to ask you to save the date for a classic Westheights event. We are planning to resume our annual Corn Roast on Saturday September 18 at the Jantzi’s farm Stay tuned for details! Camp Kahquah Retreats Camp Kahquah...
Real People in God’s Story #6: Naaman
Pastor Josh continues our series on Real People in God's Story by focusing on commander Naaman, who had leprosy. Seeking healing, he goes to Elisha in Israel, his enemy, in hopes for healing from God. Josh explores topics of privilege, transformational love,...
Real People in God’s Story #5: Rahab
Continue with us during our Real People in God's Story series as Pastor Josh talks about Rahab, sharing the role she has within the Israelites' ability to conquer Jericho, and how she saved herself and her family because she recognized God's hand within the events...
FYI Wednesdays – July 21, 2021
Happy Wednesday Westheights, We know that many of us have been enjoying opportunities to do some different things this summer and thought that it might be fun for the staff to share something that they have found refreshing this summer. “A recent...
Real People in God’s Story #4: Jethro
In this stimulating sermon as part of our Real People in God's series, Pastor Josh shares the story of Jethro, Moses' father-in-law, a man who heard the great miracles of how the Lord saved the Israelites, and declared God greater than any other Gods. Jethro also...
FYI Wednesdays – July 14, 2021
Happy Wednesday Westheights, This week we are experimenting with moving our weekly email communication to Wednesdays. This will allow us to send one less mass-email a week (we care about your bloated inbox too), so you can register for Westheights@82 if you would...
Real People in God’s Story #3: Puah & Shiphrah
In this week's sermon, Pastor Josh breaks down the first chapter of Exodus, and highlights the true heroes of the chapter - Puah and Shiphrah - the midwives who save countless children by refusing to follow the demands of a king abusing his authority. Even in times of...
FYI Friday- July 9, 2021
Happy Friday Westheights! I hope that you have had a good week and that you are planning on participating in our Sunday service either online via Westheights@Home or in-person at Westheights@82. Keep reading for more details. - Josh Westheights@Home For those...
Real People in God’s Story #2: Nicodemus
Journey with Christina Main through the conversation Nicodemus has with Jesus in the dark. Just like Nicodemus we can find ourselves holding on to unhelpful ideas and things and can be prone to keep them in the dark. Jesus invites us to bring these struggles to him,...
FYI Friday – July 2, 2021
Happy Friday Westheights! We hope that you and your family are enjoying this LONG WEEKEND. Please note that starting next week (July 11), we will be adding an in-person Sunday gathering called Westheights@82 in addition to Westheights@home. In case you missed the...
Real People in God’s Story #1: Hagar
We are starting with a new sermon series this week. Pastor Josh speaks on the story of Hagar, the servant of Sarai and Abram (later known as Sarah and Abraham). Through Hagar's story we look at how messy situations can affect us and how hard it is to understand...
FYI Fridays – June 25, 2021
Happy Friday Westheights! Last Sunday we talked about our plans to add an in-person Sunday gathering called Westheights@82 starting on July 11. In case you missed the announcement, you can watch it here or read about it here. As we prepare to add Westheights@82, we...
Sermon on the Mount #8: Kingdom Decisions
In the final sermon of our Sermon on the Mount Series, Josh leads us in examining how we make decisions, and what to consider in how our beliefs and values can change the thinking process and final outcome. When we follow Jesus, our eyes on Him, and how in our daily...
FYI Fridays – June 18, 2021
Happy Friday Westheights! Did you happen to notice the news we posted on our blog this week? Starting on July 11, we will have two ways that you may participate in our Sunday gathering. The first is Westheights@Home and this refers to those of us who will continue...
Sunday Service Update: Two Expressions of One Church
Over 15 months ago, the pandemic forced our church family to get creative in how we expressed who we are as a local church. In those early days it didn’t take long for us to switch our Sunday service and other ministries to being exclusively online. Since then we have...