Welcome to the inspiring book of Leviticus! Join us for this 16-part journey of discovery as we walk with the Israelites and learn the meaning of sacrifice and grace, purity and holiness, mercy and calling. The sermon today is titled "Dedication (Lev 2)." It is the fourth installment in our series " Pure & Holy. " The Scripture reading is from Leviticus 2:1-16 (ESV). Originally preached at the West Side Church of Christ (Searcy, AR) on May 12, 2024. All lessons fit under one of 5 broad categ...
Dec 01, 2024•26 min•Season 4Ep. 21
Welcome to the inspiring book of Leviticus! Join us for this 16-part journey of discovery as we walk with the Israelites and learn the meaning of sacrifice and grace, purity and holiness, mercy and calling. The sermon today is titled "Ascension (Lev 1)." It is the third installment in our series " Pure & Holy. " The Scripture reading is from Leviticus 1:1-17 (ESV). Originally preached at the West Side Church of Christ (Searcy, AR) on May 5, 2024. All lessons fit under one of 5 broad categori...
Nov 30, 2024•26 min•Season 4Ep. 20
Welcome to the inspiring book of Leviticus! Join us for this 16-part journey of discovery as we walk with the Israelites and learn the meaning of sacrifice and grace, purity and holiness, mercy and calling. The sermon today is titled "Overview of Leviticus." It is the second installment in our series " Pure & Holy. " The Scripture reading is from Exodus 40:33-38 & Leviticus 1:1 (ESV). Originally preached at the West Side Church of Christ (Searcy, AR) on April 21, 2024. All lessons fit un...
Nov 29, 2024•32 min•Season 4Ep. 19
Welcome to the inspiring book of Leviticus! Join us for this 16-part journey of discovery as we walk with the Israelites and learn the meaning of sacrifice and grace, purity and holiness, mercy and calling. The sermon today is titled "Introducing Leviticus." It is the first installment in our series " Pure & Holy. " The Scripture reading is from Leviticus 11:44 (ESV). Originally preached at the West Side Church of Christ (Searcy, AR) on April 14, 2024. All lessons fit under one of 5 broad ca...
Nov 27, 2024•30 min•Season 4Ep. 18
Nature praises God . But how? In this 3-part series, we delve into the role of creation, humanity, and new creation in giving praise to God. The sermon today is titled "Nature's Praise of God 3: Does Nature Have A Future?" It is the third installment in our series " Nature's Praise of God ." The Scripture reading is from Romans 8:19-23 (ESV). Originally preached at the West Side Church of Christ (Searcy, AR) on March 31, 2024. All lessons fit under one of 5 broad categories: Begin, Discover, Gro...
Nov 26, 2024•31 min•Season 4Ep. 17
Nature praises God . But how? In this 3-part series, we delve into the role of creation, humanity, and new creation in giving praise to God. The sermon today is titled "Nature's Praise of God 2: Humanity's Role." It is the second installment in our series " Nature's Praise of God ." The Scripture reading is from Psalm 8 & Psalm 104 (ESV). Originally preached at the West Side Church of Christ (Searcy, AR) on March 31, 2024. All lessons fit under one of 5 broad categories: Begin, Discover, Gro...
Nov 26, 2024•29 min•Season 4Ep. 16
Nature praises God . But how? In this 3-part series, we delve into the role of creation, humanity, and new creation in giving praise to God. The sermon today is titled "Nature's Praise of God 1: Creation's Role." It is the first installment in our series " Nature's Praise of God ." The Scripture reading is from Psalm 148 (ESV). Originally preached at the West Side Church of Christ (Searcy, AR) on March 24, 2024. All lessons fit under one of 5 broad categories: Begin, Discover, Grow, Learn, and S...
Nov 26, 2024•28 min•Season 4Ep. 15
In 1 Corinthians 11-14, Paul unpacks the seven ones of Ephesians in helping a church deal with a long list of potentially divisive issues . In this way, Paul shows us how to think and act as a church when issues threaten to cause friction in the body. The sermon today is titled "Worship Matters." It is the thirteenth and final installment in our series " City Lights: Bearing Witness To A Culture In Crisis ." The Scripture reading is from 1 Corinthians 14:9-12 (MSG). Originally preached at the We...
Nov 25, 2024•39 min•Season 4Ep. 14
In 1 Corinthians 7, Paul affirms both singleness and marriage as good options for Christians. But when he is asked about issues of separation and divorce, Paul applies the teaching of Jesus and the heart of God in a way that offers both grace and truth. There is hope for every marriage to stay together, there is hope for victims, and there is hope for life after divorce. The sermon today is titled "Body Matters." It is the twelfth installment in our series " City Lights: Bearing Witness To A Cul...
Nov 19, 2024•37 min•Season 4Ep. 13
In 1 Corinthians 5-7, Paul deals with a variety of situations that call for a healthy understanding of Christian sexual ethics . The heart of his response can be summarized as “honor God with your bodies.” How can Paul’s response to Corinth speak to our contemporary moment? One thing is certain: grace and truth belong together. The sermon today is titled "Body Matters." It is the eleventh installment in our series " City Lights: Bearing Witness To A Culture In Crisis ." The Scripture reading is ...
Nov 13, 2024•37 min•Season 4Ep. 12
I have the right to surrender to Christ. I have the freedom to become a slave of Christ. I have the liberty to become dependent on Him. And living out of a cross-shaped story, I can choose to give up and give in for the good of the body and for the joy of love. Re-imagine what freedom looks like in Christ. The sermon today is titled "When Rights Can Wrong." It is the tenth installment in our series " City Lights: Bearing Witness To A Culture In Crisis ." The Scripture reading is from 1 Corinthia...
Nov 01, 2024•38 min•Season 4Ep. 11
Won't you be my neighbor? The Christians in Corinth were called to be “city lights,” shining the light of Christ in a dark world. So how does your light shine in your neighborhood? This week, we unpack Paul’s seven lenses and ask how Christ would have us treat the people who live next door. The sermon today is titled "Neighbor Matters." It is the ninth installment in our series " City Lights: Bearing Witness To A Culture In Crisis ." The Scripture reading is from 1 Corinthians 10:24-25 (ESV) and...
Oct 23, 2024•31 min•Season 4Ep. 10
Who is God? Well, God is patient, and He is kind. He does not envy or boast. He is not arrogant or rude. He does not insist on his own way. He is not irritable or resentful. He does not rejoice at wrongdoing but rejoices with the truth. He bears all things, believes all things, hopes all things, and endures all things. God never ends and He will not fail. The sermon today is titled "One God, Whose Name Is Love." It is the eighth installment in our series " City Lights: Bearing Witness To A Cultu...
Oct 07, 2024•32 min•Season 4Ep. 9
Now these three abide – faith, hope, and love . If Christ be not raised, your faith is in vain, and you are dead in your sins. But since Christ is raised from the dead, He will also raise your body by the power of his spirit. He shall return to make all things right, and we shall live with him forever in glory. We live out of this hope…and we die with this hope. The sermon today is titled "One Hope: Living Out Of Our Inheritance." It is the seventh installment in our series " City Lights: Bearin...
Oct 01, 2024•35 min•Season 4Ep. 8
If you only have one Lord...why is that hard to tell during an election season? This week, Jimmy Shaw--a Shepherd at West Side--invites us to consider what it means to claim ultimate allegiance to Jesus Christ. The sermon today is titled "One Lord: The Supreme Allegiance Which Unites Us." It is the sixth installment in our series " City Lights: Bearing Witness To A Culture In Crisis ." The Scripture reading is from 1 Corinthians 1:2 (ESV). Originally preached by Jimmy Shaw at the West Side Churc...
Oct 01, 2024•40 min•Season 4Ep. 7
Show me your way of life…and I’ll show you what you believe. This week we reflect on our “way of life in Christ” (1 Cor 4:17). We tell of our shared faith story as we welcome 4 new shepherds to lead one flock under Jesus Christ, the Chief Shepherd. The sermon today is titled "One Faith: Our Way Of Life." It is the fifth installment in our series " City Lights: Bearing Witness To A Culture In Crisis ." The Scripture reading is from 1 Corinthians 4:15-17 (NIV). Originally preached at the West Side...
Sep 16, 2024•30 min•Season 4Ep. 6
Where the Spirit of the Lord is, there is power…freedom…transformation…unity…glory. The wisdom of the world can’t hold a candle to the mind of the Spirit. And we, people of the Spirit, sharing in one Spirit, walking by one Spirit, empowered by one Spirit, shine like lights in the world, radiating with power and glory that comes from the crucified Lord. The sermon today is titled "One Spirit: Power & Wisdom." It is the fourth installment in our series " City Lights: Bearing Witness To A Cultu...
Sep 09, 2024•38 min•Season 4Ep. 5
Paul's answer to the divisive factions in Corinth is a call to unity : one body, centered on one Lord, sharing one baptism. Paul asks them to consider three profound questions (1 Cor 1:13): Can Christ be divided? Who was crucified for you? Into whose name were you baptized? Experience a call to dive deeper into your baptism. The more we die to ourselves, the clearer stands the cross before our eyes, and the greater our hunger for brotherhood rooted in the finished work of Christ. If we have beco...
Sep 03, 2024•31 min•Season 4Ep. 4
Unity. It is a central feature of the 7 ones in Ephesians 4. It was Jesus' final wish in his garden prayer. And it is the plea of Paul to the church of God at Corinth. Avoid division and pursue unity for you are one body in Christ. The sermon today is titled "One Body: Called To Unity." It is the second installment in our series " City Lights: Bearing Witness To A Culture In Crisis ." The Scripture reading is from 1 Corinthians 1:1-13 (ESV). Originally preached at the West Side Church of Christ ...
Aug 26, 2024•37 min•Season 4Ep. 3
Could Jesus live in Corinth? In our opening lesson exploring First Corinthians, we are going to put on a set of lenses to see the church and the world anew. These 7 lenses show how a Christian can navigate their way in a dark world and yet see others (and themselves) in the light of hope. Yes, Jesus could live in Corinth. The pressing question then is whether Corinth will see Jesus in us. The sermon today is titled "7 Lenses For Christians In Corinth." It is the first installment in our series "...
Aug 23, 2024•40 min•Season 4Ep. 2
Everyone I know longs for genuine happiness, lasting peace, real beauty, ultimate purpose, and honest, sincere and overwhelming love. I want you to know that Jesus came so that you can experience rich, abundant life and overwhelming love! Join me, Nathan Guy, preaching minister for the West Side Church of Christ in Searcy, Arkansas, as I share my passion for Jesus Christ in weekly teachings, conduct exciting interviews with other ministers, authors and church leaders, and discuss things learned ...
Aug 23, 2024•1 min•Season 4Ep. 1
Read the Bible with Gospel Lenses. When God says he will bless the entire world through one man. When all cry out for deliverance from Egypt, or Assyria, or Babylon…and God comes to their rescue. When outsiders beg for mercy, and dare to touch the face of God, and they find overwhelming grace and acceptance. The gospel was preached to Abraham. Every section of Scripture—Law, Prophets, Psalms, Gospels, Letters, and Apocalypse—tells of God’s relentless rescue mission, reconciling the world in and ...
Aug 23, 2024•25 min•Season 3Ep. 72
Read the Bible with Gospel Lenses. When God says he will bless the entire world through one man. When all cry out for deliverance from Egypt, or Assyria, or Babylon…and God comes to their rescue. When outsiders beg for mercy, and dare to touch the face of God, and they find overwhelming grace and acceptance. The gospel was preached to Abraham. Every section of Scripture—Law, Prophets, Psalms, Gospels, Letters, and Apocalypse—tells of God’s relentless rescue mission, reconciling the world in and ...
Aug 22, 2024•30 min•Season 3Ep. 71
Read the Bible with Gospel Lenses. When God says he will bless the entire world through one man. When all cry out for deliverance from Egypt, or Assyria, or Babylon…and God comes to their rescue. When outsiders beg for mercy, and dare to touch the face of God, and they find overwhelming grace and acceptance. The gospel was preached to Abraham. Every section of Scripture—Law, Prophets, Psalms, Gospels, Letters, and Apocalypse—tells of God’s relentless rescue mission, reconciling the world in and ...
Aug 22, 2024•28 min•Season 3Ep. 70
Read the Bible with Gospel Lenses. When God says he will bless the entire world through one man. When all cry out for deliverance from Egypt, or Assyria, or Babylon…and God comes to their rescue. When outsiders beg for mercy, and dare to touch the face of God, and they find overwhelming grace and acceptance. The gospel was preached to Abraham. Every section of Scripture—Law, Prophets, Psalms, Gospels, Letters, and Apocalypse—tells of God’s relentless rescue mission, reconciling the world in and ...
Aug 22, 2024•27 min•Season 3Ep. 69
Read the Bible with Gospel Lenses. When God says he will bless the entire world through one man. When all cry out for deliverance from Egypt, or Assyria, or Babylon…and God comes to their rescue. When outsiders beg for mercy, and dare to touch the face of God, and they find overwhelming grace and acceptance. The gospel was preached to Abraham. Every section of Scripture—Law, Prophets, Psalms, Gospels, Letters, and Apocalypse—tells of God’s relentless rescue mission, reconciling the world in and ...
Aug 20, 2024•30 min•Season 3Ep. 68
Read the Bible with Gospel Lenses. When God says he will bless the entire world through one man. When all cry out for deliverance from Egypt, or Assyria, or Babylon…and God comes to their rescue. When outsiders beg for mercy, and dare to touch the face of God, and they find overwhelming grace and acceptance. The gospel was preached to Abraham. Every section of Scripture—Law, Prophets, Psalms, Gospels, Letters, and Apocalypse—tells of God’s relentless rescue mission, reconciling the world in and ...
Aug 20, 2024•25 min•Season 3Ep. 67
Read the Bible with Gospel Lenses. When God says he will bless the entire world through one man. When all cry out for deliverance from Egypt, or Assyria, or Babylon…and God comes to their rescue. When outsiders beg for mercy, and dare to touch the face of God, and they find overwhelming grace and acceptance. The gospel was preached to Abraham. Every section of Scripture—Law, Prophets, Psalms, Gospels, Letters, and Apocalypse—tells of God’s relentless rescue mission, reconciling the world in and ...
Aug 19, 2024•28 min•Season 3Ep. 66
Read the Bible with Gospel Lenses. When God says he will bless the entire world through one man. When all cry out for deliverance from Egypt, or Assyria, or Babylon…and God comes to their rescue. When outsiders beg for mercy, and dare to touch the face of God, and they find overwhelming grace and acceptance. The gospel was preached to Abraham. Every section of Scripture—Law, Prophets, Psalms, Gospels, Letters, and Apocalypse—tells of God’s relentless rescue mission, reconciling the world in and ...
Aug 19, 2024•27 min•Season 3Ep. 65
Find any powerful story in Scripture—then look closely. Past the obvious. Behind the headliners. You will likely read about a woman or man, perhaps a servant or onlooker, who contributes a line, a word, or a gesture. The servant girl who offers a word of advice to a king. A face in the crowd that sparks a ministry. Those secondary stories that represent the minor key in the symphony. Every one of them important. In this series, we will consider the unsung, unnoticed, often unnamed characters in ...
Aug 16, 2024•28 min•Season 3Ep. 64
