BECOMING: PATIENCE
Message by Josh Mutter - July 27, 2025 Galatians 5:22-23a (NIV) But the fruit of the Spirit is love, joy, peace, forbearance, kindness, goodness, faithfulness, gentleness and self-control. BIG IDEA: The Holy Spirit wants to grow in us the courage to hold steady when...
BECOMING: PEACE
Message by Steve Drudge - July 20, 2025 BIG IDEA: Shalom - A comprehensive wholeness, wellbeing and completeness in relationship with God, others, oneself and all of creation... in whatever the circumstance. Mark 4:35-41 (NSRV) On that day, when evening had...
BECOMING: JOY
Message by Josh Mutter - July 13, 2025 BIG IDEA: Joy is an antidote to regret because it shifts our focus from what was lost to what remains true. Galatians 5:22-23a (NIV) But the fruit of the Spirit is love, joy, peace, forbearance, kindness, goodness,...
BECOMING: LOVE
Message by Josh Mutter - July 6, 2025 BIG IDEA: The Holy Spirit grows Jesus' love in us, transforming our choices, relationships, and even our regrets. Galatians 5:22-23a (NIV) But the fruit of the Spirit is love, joy, peace, forbearance, kindness, goodness,...
IT’S COMPLICATED: IS IT A MAN’S WORLD?
Message by Josh Mutter - June 29, 2025 TWO THINGS 1. We should be committed to giving one another the benefit of the doubt. 2. We should expect charity from one another, not uniformity. QUESTION: How should we understand the passages in the New Testament that address...
IT’S COMPLICATED: TWO CASE STUDIES FROM THE OLD TESTAMENT
Message by Josh Mutter - June 22, 2025 SAUL AND THE MEDIUM AT ENDOR 1 Samuel 28:3-25 (NIV) Now Samuel was dead, and all Israel had mourned for him and buried him in his own town of Ramah. Saul had expelled the mediums and spiritists from the land. The Philistines...
IT’S COMPLICATED: THE PSALMS
Message by Chris Chase - June 15, 2025 ABOUT THE PSALMS The Psalms are a collection of 150 ancient Hebrew poems, prayers, and songs found in the Bible, specifically in the Old Testament. They are traditionally attributed largely to King David, though other authors...
IT’S COMPLICATED: THE “WORD”
Message by Josh Mutter - June 8, 2025 FOUR APPROACHES TO THE BIBLE... 1. THE FLAT APPROACH: All parts of the Bible carry equal weight and authority. 2. THE DISPENSATIONAL APPROACH: God works in different ways during different historical eras....
IT’S COMPLICATED: IS THE BIBLE PERFECT?
Message by Josh Mutter - June 1, 2025 TERMINOLOGY ... Infallible = the Bible does not deceive Inerrant = the Bible is without error The Bible can handle our questions. THREE IDEAS THAT CAN HELP US READ THE BIBLE 1. It's good news that God uses fallible...
IT’S COMPLICATED: TRYING TO MAKE SENSE OF THE NEW TESTAMENT
IT'S COMPLICATED: TRYING TO MAKE SENSE OF THE NEW TESTAMENT Message by Josh Mutter - May 25, 2025 “It means you’ll have either an incomplete view or something will be in your line of sight because of the position of the seats — like a pole, speakers or the sound board...
IT’S COMPLICATED: TRYING TO MAKE SENSE OF THE OLD TESTAMENT
IT'S COMPLICATED: TRYING TO MAKE SENSE OF THE OLD TESTAMENT Message by Josh Mutter - May 18, 2025 The Old Testament is the defining story of the Jewish people. Isaiah 1:18 NIV Though your sins are like scarlet, they shall be as white as snow. The story of the Jewish...
Watch Party: MCC’s Intro to Pow Wows
Join Pastor Char and Sarah at Westheights Church, Wednesday June 4th from 6:45pm - 9pm to watch MCC’s Introduction to Pow Wows Online Webinar, and have a discussion time together afterwards. This is a great opportunity for us to learn how to connect authentically with...
IT’S COMPLICATED: AN INTRODUCTION TO A SERIES ABOUT THE BIBLE
Message by Josh Mutter - May 11, 2025 BIG IDEA: It's complicated. THREE CHARACTERISTICS OF THE BIBLE 1. The Bible is ancient - understanding it takes work because its world is not our world 2. The Bible is ambiguous - it rarely gives us clear answers, inviting...
THE CALL TO FOLLOW, AGAIN
Message by Lisa Goetze - May 4, 2025 "There are four sentences that lead to wisdom ... "I don't know. I need help, I'm sorry. I was wrong.” Character of Armand Gamache, Louise Penny, Still Life (St. Martin's Paperbacks) Scriptures used (click for link to passage):...
Church Picnic 2025
Ready for picnic season? Want to celebrate with a great group of people? Come to the Westheights’ annual summer picnic on Sunday June 8 after church! Who? You! Your family! Your friends! What? A summer picnic. Westheights will provide a lunch of hamburgers and...