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This week we look at Chapter 21 as we continue our series reading through The Story. This week we discuss Nehemiah, the opposition he faced in rebuilding the wall, and the character of Nehemiah and Ezra. The post Podcast – The Story: Rebuilding the Walls appeared first on West Seattle Christian Church.

This week we look at Chapter 20 as we continue our series reading through The Story. We tell the story of Esther, discuss the context of the book, and leave room for some possible implications for our daily lives. The post Podcast – The Story: The Queen of Beauty & Courage appeared first on West Seattle Christian Church.

This week we look at Chapter 19 as we continue our series reading through The Story. We discuss the return of the Israelites to the promised land, the context of the rebuilding of the temple, and some possible applications to our daily lives. The post Podcast – The Story: The Return Home appeared first on West Seattle Christian Church.

This week we look at Chapter 15 as we continue our series reading through The Story. We discuss King Ahab, Elijah, and some practical applications from their overlapping stories that apply to our everyday lives. The post Podcast – The Story: God’s Messengers appeared first on West Seattle Christian Church.

This week we look at Chapter 14 as we continue our series reading through The Story. We discuss the kings who came after Solomon, what they were like, the stories they told with their lives, and how these stories apply to our own lives. The post Podcast – The Story: A Kingdom Torn in Two appeared first on West Seattle Christian Church.

Experience the wonder and mystery of Christmas through the incredible story of Jesus. The true meaning of Christmas carries astounding significance for our lives today. The question each of us must answer is, “Do I believe it?” The Christmas, step inside the world where the impossible is possible and what seems to good to be true – really is true. … Read More → The post Podcast – Christmas Eve Service appeared first on West Seattle Christian Church.

This week we look at Chapter 13 as we continue our series reading through The Story. We discuss the life of Solomon, his legacy, the themes of his life, and some applications to our daily lives. Read Chapter 13 (pages 175 – 192) of The Story this week to get more out the teaching. The post Podcast – The Story: The King Who Had it All appeared first on West Seattle Christian Church.

This week we look at Chapter 12 as we continue our series reading through The Story. We discuss the latter half of David’s life, the story of Bathsheba, and why David wanted to build the temple. Read Chapter 12 (pages 161 – 173) of The Story this week to get more out the teaching. The post Podcast – The Story: The Trials of a King appeared first on West Seattle Christian Church.

This week we look at Chapter 11 as we continue our series reading through The Story. We discuss the story of David as he faces Goliath, what it means to interact with those outside your community, and some possible implications for our daily lives. Read Chapter 11 (pages 145 – 160) of The Story this week to get more out … Read More → The post Podcast – The Story: From Shepherd to King appeared first on West Seattle Christian Church.

This week we look at Chapter 10 as we continue our series reading through The Story. We discuss Israel’s past before Samuel, Israel during Samuel’s time, and what the future looked like with Samuel coming after Eli. Read Chapter 10 (pages 129 – 143) of The Story this week to get more out the teaching. The post Podcast – The Story: Standing Tall, Falling Hard appeared first on West Seattle Christian Church.

This week we look at Chapter 8 as we continue our series reading through The Story. We will discuss the Judges of Israel, why they were important, what role they played, and some lessons from the tribe of Dan. Read Chapter 8 (pages 103 – 119) of The Story this week to get more out the teaching. The post Podcast – The Story: A Few Good Women & Men appeared first on West Seattle Christian Church.

We’re jumping into the book of Joshua this week! Can you even believe that we’ve already blown through Genesis, Exodus, Leviticus, Numbers and Deuteronomy already and covered so much of God’s grand narrative together!? If you haven’t read Chapter 7 (pages 89 – 102 in The Story) of the story this week, there’s still time before we gather together. You … Read More → The post Podcast – The Story: The Battle Begins appeared first on West Seattle Christian Church.

Chapter 6 in our STORY series is called Wandering. Join us this Sunday, October 30th for an engaging teaching and discussion about the wilderness, why God took the Israelites into the wilderness, and some possible applications to our daily lives. As always, you will get the more out of this week’s teaching and table discussions if you read Chapter 6 … Read More → The post Podcast – The Story: Wandering appeared first on West Seattle Christian Church.

Chapter 5 in our new series called THE STORY is a pivotal part of the overall narrative that should be considered carefully within the ancient context of covenantal marriage. Wait, isn’t this about the Law and the 10 Commandments? Yep. Find out what’s really going down in this next section of THE STORY – this Sunday, October 23rd. As always, … Read More → The post Podcast – The Story: New Commands and a New Covenant appeared first on West Seattle Christian Church.

Welcome to Chapter 4 in our new series called THE STORY. This Sunday, October 16th we will be learning about deliverance and what that means, through the story the Passover in Exodus 12. You will get the more out of this week’s teaching and table discussions if you read Chapter 4 in The Story (pages 34-57). Reading or skimming through … Read More → The post Podcast – The Story: Deliverance appeared first on West Seattle Christian Church.

Welcome to the third week in our new series called THE STORY. This time we look at Chapter 3 as we dive deeper into Joseph’s backstory, his life, and how his life looks as the b’hor – the firstborn son of Jacob (even though he’s really the eleventh). The post Podcast – The Story: From Slave to Deputy Pharaoh appeared first on West Seattle Christian Church.

Welcome to Chapter 2 in our new series called THE STORY. There are 30 weeks left as we read through the Bible, dive into the major stories, and unpack important implications God wants to reveal to us through his grand narrative. This week we look at the life of Abraham.  The post Podcast – The Story: God Builds a Nation appeared first on West Seattle Christian Church.

We are excited to launch our new series called THE STORY! Over 31 weeks we’ll read through the Bible, dive into the major stories, and unpack important implications God wants to reveal to us through his grand narrative. We begin by looking at the story arc God tells through creation, which sets the stage for the rest of the series as we journey together chronologically through … Read More → The post Podcast – The Story: Beginning of Life appeared first on West Seattle Christian Church.

We wrap up our Revelation series with a hard teaching from Jesus through his letter to the church at Laodicea. Jesus calls out lukewarm believers who are wearing the name Christian but who are really pretending to be his followers. He says the proof of a faithful and true life – successfully living the lifestyle of a real Christian – … Read More → The post Podcast – Revelation: Lukewarm appeared first on West Seattle Christian Church.

As we near the end of our Revelation series we take a look at Jesus’ letter to the city of Philadelphia. Jesus has no shortage of good things to say about this church yet he reminds them of their contextual history by reiterating the new name and identity they have in Christ so that they can battle discouragement, and by renewing … Read More → The post Podcast – Revelation: Open Doors appeared first on West Seattle Christian Church.