Westheights Teaching Podcast

Message by Josh Mutter – October 13, 2024 BIG IDEA:  Christianity gives us meaning amidst the hardships of life.   1. Our sense of meaning is fragile when it comes from within ourselves. 2. Where we find our meaning will determine our response to suffering and hardships.   John 11:17-26 (NIV)  On his arrival,… Read more...

Message by Josh Mutter – October 6, 2024 BIG IDEA:  Following Jesus is not about affirming a system of beliefs.   1. The need for us to be certain is a bigger threat to our faith than doubts and questions are. Matthew 10:37-39 NIV  “Anyone who loves their father or mother more than me is not worthy of me; anyone who loves… Read more...

Message by Karmyn Bokma – September 29, 2024 SOUL: the spiritual part of a person believed to give life to the body, and in many religions, thought to live forever. NEPHESH: soul, self, life, creature, person, appetite, mind, living being, desire, emotion, passion. That which breathes, the breathing substance or … Read more...

Message by Josh Mutter – September 22, 2024 Our Mission: To help people find and follow Jesus Our Vision: A vibrant community of followers of Jesus that serves our neighbours by meeting needs and showing love BIG IDEA:  We want to be making a positive impact on our neighbours. 1. The love that we have for our neighbours… Read more...

Message by Josh Mutter – September 15, 2024 Our Mission: To help people find and follow Jesus Our Vision: A vibrant community of followers of Jesus that serves our neighbours by meeting needs and showing love BIG IDEA:  We want to be in growing relationships with one another. John 15:12-17 NIV  My command is this: Love… Read more...

Message by Josh Mutter – September 8, 2024 Our Mission: To help people find and follow Jesus Our Vision: A vibrant community of followers of Jesus that serves our neighbours by meeting needs and showing love BIG IDEA:  We want to be in a growing relationship with Jesus. John 15:5-11 (NIV)  “I am the vine; you are… Read more...

Message by Josh Mutter – September 1, 2024 BIG IDEA:  God is at work in the transitions of life. 1 Kings 19:19-21 (NIV)  So Elijah went from there and found Elisha son of Shaphat. He was plowing with twelve yoke of oxen, and he himself was driving the twelfth pair. Elijah went up to him and threw his cloak around him. Elisha… Read more...

Elijah: Perspective is Everything! (1 Kings 19) Message by Dave Patterson – August 25, 2024 In critical times, are you prepared, equipped, capable? Have you mined: The Gold Within? Background – What’s in a name? – Jezebel vs. Elijah – Crises of conflict: drought, dualling deities, death threat Managing… Read more...

Message by Charmaine Stulp – August 18, 2024 Genesis 2:7 (NIV)  Then the Lord God formed a man from the dust of the ground and breathed into his nostrils the breath of life, and the man became a living being. Isaiah 53:3  (NIV)  He was despised and rejected by mankind, a man of suffering, and familiar with pain. Benefits … Read more...

Message by Josh Mutter – August 11, 2024 BIG IDEA:  God is part of our story even when we are experiencing a crisis in our beliefs. Acts 8:26-39 (NIV)  Now an angel of the Lord said to Philip, “Go south to the road—the desert road—that goes down from Jerusalem to Gaza.” So he started out, and on his way he met an Ethiopian eunuch,… Read more...

Message by Josh Mutter – August 4, 2024 BIG IDEA:  Jesus is God’s presence with us in the crisis of loss. John 20:11-18 (NIV)  Now Mary stood outside the tomb crying. As she wept, she bent over to look into the tomb and saw two angels in white, seated where Jesus’ body had been, one at the head and the other at the foot.… Read more...

Message by Josh Mutter – July 28, 2024 BIG IDEA: Our relationship with God equips us to navigate the crisis of expectations that we may face. Daniel 6:1-9 (NIV)  It pleased Darius to appoint 120 satraps to rule throughout the kingdom, with three administrators over them, one of whom was Daniel. The satraps were made accountable… Read more...