Westheights Teaching Podcast

Message by Josh Mutter – August 10, 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: Goodness helps us become the kind of people we’re proud to be.   The Holy Spirit is God’s presence… Read more...

Message by Josh Mutter – August 3, 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 kindness we skip is the regret we carry. Kindness is seeking the good of others, especially when it is inconvenient… Read more...

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 everything around us is pushing for a reaction. … Read more...

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 come, he said to them, ‘Let us go across… Read more...

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, faithfulness, gentleness and self-control.    Looking… Read more...

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, faithfulness, gentleness and self-control. Agape… Read more...

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 the role of women?   THE RESURRECTION Romans 16:1-2… Read more...

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 assembled and came and set up camp at Shunem, while Saul gathered… Read more...

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 such as Asaph, the sons of Korah, Moses, and others are… Read more...

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. 3. THE CROSS-CENTERED APPROACH: Jesus’ death … Read more...

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 people. 2. The Bible is not perfect but the Bible… Read more...

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 — and you won’t be able to see the entire stage.” RECAP… Read more...

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 people has been shaped by the tragedy of the exile.… Read more...

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 discernment over certainty… Read more...

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): John 21:1-14… Read more...

Message by Josh Mutter – April 20, 2025 BIG IDEA:  Jesus meets us where we are and changes what we believe is possible. John 20:19-23 (NIV)  On the evening of that first day of the week, when the disciples were together, with the doors locked for fear of the Jewish leaders, Jesus came and stood among them and said, “Peace … Read more...

Message by Josh Mutter – April 13, 2025 BIG IDEA:  Jesus invites us to be honest with ourselves.   Matthew 23:29-36 (NIV)  “Woe to you, teachers of the law and Pharisees, you hypocrites! You build tombs for the prophets and decorate the graves of the righteous. And you say, ‘If we had lived in the days of our … Read more...

Message by Josh Mutter – March 30, 2025 BIG IDEA:  What’s inside matters more than how we look on the outside. Matthew 23:25-28 (NIV)  Woe to you, teachers of the law and Pharisees, you hypocrites! You clean the outside of the cup and dish, but inside they are full of greed and self-indulgence. Blind Pharisee! First… Read more...

Message by Christin Taylor – March 23, 2025 BIG IDEA:  Jesus gives us the power (and love) to give and serve.   Matthew 23:23-24 (NIV) “Woe to you, teachers of the law and Pharisees, you hypocrites! You give a tenth of your spices—mint, dill and cumin. But you have neglected the more important matters of the law—justice,… Read more...

Message by Josh Mutter – March 16, 2025 BIG IDEA:  Jesus calls us to integrity over self-interest. Matthew 23:16-22 (NIV)  Woe to you, blind guides! You say, ‘If anyone swears by the temple, it means nothing; but anyone who swears by the gold of the temple is bound by that oath.’ You blind fools! Which is greater: the gold,… Read more...