Westwoods Community Church

This is the first week of our Advent series, talking about Hope, Faith, Joy and Peace. Advent is the season of preparation and waiting for the celebration of Christmas. Hope is the confident expectation that tomorrow can be better than today. Hope happens in between our recognition of need and the answer to that need. Isaiah 9 Rick Schmitz teaching

This is the conclusion of our series, God Is. This week we are talking about Jesus.  We can respond to the Father's love because of the power of the Holy Spirit and the birth, life, death and resurrection of the Son. Jesus makes the love of the Father known to us and makes a way for us to connect to it. Hosea 1 Rick Schmitz teaching

This is week 2 of our God Is series. This week, we're talking about the Holy Spirit. We can respond to the Father's love because of the power of the Holy Spirit and the birth, life, death and resurrection of the Son. Ezekiel 37 Alison Cotter teaching 

This is the kick-off of our God Is series, looking at the Trinity. This week, we're talking about God, the Father. We can respond to the Father's love because of the power of the Spirit and the birth, life, death, and resurrection of the Son. Let's say goodbye to the small God we have created for ourselves. God wants you to know him as a powerful Father that loves you extravagantly. Luke 15 Rick Schmitz Teaching  

This is the conclusion of our series I Love My Church.  I love my church because it's not a building or a program, it is people who are called to be a city on a hill, the hope of the world.  Hopeless - I have a problem that I cannot solve. Hope - confident assurance that we can find Real Life. The work of Jesus is to bring hope to and through us. Isaiah 59 Rick Schmitz teaching

This is week 3 of our series I Love My Church.  I love my church because it's not a building or a program, it is people who are called to be a city on a hill, the hope of the world.  The church is called to be the light of the world, a city on a hill. Matthew 5 Kallie Terrana teaching  

This is week 2 of our series I Love My Church.  I love my church because it's not a building or a program, it is people who are called to be a city on a hill, the hope of the world.  You are the church. We are the church.  We are invited to be a significant part in the infinitely powerful, ever expanding work of Jesus in this world.  Ephesians 2 Rick Schmitz teaching  

This is the kick off of our series I Love My Church.  I love my church because it's not a building or a program, it is people who are called to be a city on a hill, the hope of the world.  Let's stop asking if we have a role and instead ask what our role is.  Matthew 16:16 Rick Schmitz teaching

This is the conclusion of our series Contrarian Christianity. The Bible reveals the beautiful nature and character of God and His beautiful vision for our lives. James 1 Rick Schmitz teaching 

This is week 3 of our series Contrarian Christianity - You don't need to try harder. Jesus doesn't help us turn over a new leaf, he gives us a new life.  2 Corinthians 5 Rick Schmitz teaching

This is week 3 of our Contrarian Christianity Series - You really can be yourself.  The biggest thing that keeps us from being the men and women that God created us to be is that we think we are supposed to be someone else. Own your story. Live from your story.  Ephesians 2 / John 4 Drew Cole teaching

This is our Fall Launch and the kick-off of our series, Contrarian Christianity. Our hope is that all of us would question what has become for us the status quo of what it looks like to follow Jesus. Religion is us trying to get to God. Let's lose our religion and step into relationship. John 3 Rick Schmitz teaching

This is the final week of our Making Change Series. This week we're discussing how Tomorrow Matters. Tomorrow Matters is really just a simple message of investment.  I Timothy 6 Kelsey Bradley teaching

This is week 3 of our Making Change series. This week, our topic is Giving is Good. Giving is good and we can decide to get better at it. Make a plan to move your generosity needle.  2 Corinthians 9 Rick Schmitz teaching

This is week 2 of our Making Change series. This week, we talked about the topic Stress is Bad. Conspire with us to overthrow the stress quo of debt Proverbs 22  Rick Schmitz teaching

This is the kick-off for our new series, Making Change. Today, we talked about the topic Less is More.  We think whatever we don't have is what we need - that's not true Your life is too important to waste it chasing things that don't matter Ecclesiates 4 Rick Schmitz teaching

This is the conclusion of our series, Uncomfortable. We are wrapping up the series talking about counter-cultural comfort.  All growth occurs as a result of discomfort Ultimate comfort is found as we live as a connected conduit of comfort Romans 8 Rick Schmitz teaching

 This is week 10 of our series Uncomfortable. This week, we talked about Unity.   John 14 / John 17 Josh Brink teaching    Here is a link to the artwork by Scott Erickson that Josh references: The Trinity - Scott Erickson Here are some links to the two books that Josh talks about in the message: The Divine Dance: The Trinity and Your Transformation - Richard Rohr The Sacred Enneagram: Finding Your Unique Path to Spiritual Growth - Christopher Heuertz

This is week 9 of our Uncomfortable series. This week, we're talking about uncomfortable authority.  The key to living in your gift of authority is to stay plugged in to the power source of Christ. Ephesians 1:21-23 Alison Cotter teaching

This is week 8 of our Uncomfortable series. This week, we're talking about uncomfortable anger.  Anger is love in action defending what we love most Proverbs 14:30, 15:18, 14:29, 19:19, 16:32 Rick Schmitz teaching