Woodstock City Church

The church is God's agent of transformation for the world, and the church is your opportunity to take part in that transformation. Take the step from being just a consumer at the local church to being involved.See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

In order to maximize our potential and fulfill our mission as a church, everyone should serve somewhere.See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

Even when our words are accidental, they can still hurt someone.See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

If we’re not careful, what should be secondary can easily become primary.See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

The source of words determines the weight of them. Remember who you are and what you represent to the person on the other side of you.See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

We’ve all heard the adage that actions speak louder than words. But the words we’ve heard have shaped us and the words we speak have the power to shape others. And some words weigh more than others.See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

What’s more important than your obedience? The heart behind it.See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

When people get lost, it’s often the result of our own decisions—we wander, drift, or even run away from God. In the parable of the lost son, Jesus sheds light on how God views us when our choices lead us away—and how he responds when we’re ready to come home.See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

Those the religious looked down upon, Jesus looked for. If Jesus came to seek and save the lost, so should we.See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

We should fear the consequences of closing our hands more than the consequences of losing what’s in them.See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

Our behavior will eventually reflect the condition of our hearts.See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

Selfishness is a terrible master that does nothing for you. The more you choose to surrender to God, the more he will lead you to peace with yourself.See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

Religion was and in some ways still is used and perceived as a system of exclusion. But Jesus used relationship as a pathway to inclusion into the family of God.See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

The movement of Jesus is always to and toward people. Christmas reminds us of the staggering lengths Jesus went to be with us.See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

One reason for the season is to remove our excuses for moving away from people unlike us.See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

A big reason Jesus came was to demonstrate what God is like.See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

God blessed the world with a different kind of King who came to establish a different kind of kingdom.See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

The friends we travel closest with are the ones we talk the most with. Our challenge is learning which friends to keep close and which ones to part ways with. In this message, we’ll learn how to choose our traveling companions wisely. Warning: These companions aren’t necessarily around you.See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

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Struggling to find the right words to pray can keep us from praying at all. But the key to having dialogue with God isn't the words you choose.See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.