This is the third post in our series on Spiritual Formation. We invite you to join us for our Sunday morning message series "The Heart of the Matter" that explores these themes in more detail. A third fundamental truth of Spiritual Formation is that everyone’s heart is shaped by something, and we need to be aware of who or what is shaping our inner world. Our hearts begin to take shape from the mo...  Read More

This is the second post in our series on Spiritual Formation. We invite you to join us for our Sunday morning message series "The Heart of the Matter" that explores these themes in more detail. In our first post on Spiritual Formation, the main point was that what we do in a visible way flows from who we are on the inside. The second major principle (which we will explore in this post) is that the...  Read More

What comes to mind when you think about the day-to-day aspects of your Spiritual Life? When we pause to reflect on what a relationship with God or a commitment to church looks like in practice, we realize that our spiritual lives involve an inner world of being and an outer world of doing. On one side of the coin is what we do (concrete actions)—we go to church, read our Bibles, serve the needy, a...  Read More

Westside is transitioning to a new app and website for our church directory. The old version of the church directory (ACS / Church Life) will no longer be supported, so we are sharing all the information you need to get access to our new and improved church directory. Keep reading for information on how to access the church directory online through a web browser and how to download the church dire...  Read More

This week we are dwelling in the Word and exploring the seven “I Am” statements of Jesus. Today’s reading is John 15:1-8, where Jesus says that he is the true vine, we are the branches, and the Father is the gardener who prunes us so that we might bear fruit.Jesus uses an analogy that would have been very familiar to his original audience. There are a few key places in the Old Testament where God ...  Read More

This week we are dwelling in the Word and exploring the seven “I Am” statements of Jesus. Today’s reading is John 14:1-14, where Jesus tells his disciples that he is the way, the truth, and the life.At this point in the Gospel of John, Jesus knows that his time on earth is coming to an end. He is spending a few last moments with his disciples, sharing his final words with them before he goes to th...  Read More