Westtown Church

Pursuing love in worship and in life means pursuing self-denial out of selfless consideration for what is good for building up, respecting, and honoring others who are around us. We see this most supremely in the selflessness of the Lord Jesus Christ on the Cross, as He died for our sins and for our salvation. Support the show

Christian worship is spiritually rich and personal, but the Apostle Paul reminds us that Christians can sometimes be self-centered and unloving, even in Christian worship. What does it mean to "pursue love" (1 Cori. 14:1) in Christian worship and what difference does that make in our lives? Sunday we will explore that together. Support the show

Christian faith and Christian hope need love to work properly in the Christian life. Love keeps our faith and hope from being insensitive to others and abusing people, as we hold to the truth of God by faith and promote the cause of Christ in hope. John says, "God is love" (1 John 4:8) and so our faith and hope must be infused and exercised in love, for that is how the world will know we truly are Jesus' disciples. Support the show

If you don't exercise, your muscles atrophy and become weak. It is the same in the Christian life. We often think about exericising our faith, but we also need to exericise our hope in Christ. Fyodor Dostoevsky once said, "Totally without hope one cannot live. To live without hope is to cease to live. Hell is [filled with] hopelessness." This Sunday we will consider together the vital importance of the Christian hope we have as a gift of God's grace in Chri...

Faith is the essential foundation of Christian life, serving as both a gracious gift from God and our personal responsibility. Just as the roots of an oak tree receive nourishment, our faith receives salvation, providing us with a shield in spiritual warfare against life's challenges. As we actively exercise our faith, it cleanses our understanding of God’s love, frees our conscience from guilt, and transforms our identity from sinner to child of God. Trusting in Christ with whatever you are ...