Life on the West Side
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 along the way. Each episode will offer a recent sermon or interview with inspiring guests intended to encourage you in your faith formation as disciples of Jesus Christ. In addition, I will link to further resources such as a discussion guide, points to ponder, and recommended resources. You can watch these sermons and find more resources at nathanguy.com, follow me @nathanpguy and subscribe to my weekly e-mail at nathanguy.substack.com.
Life on the West Side
Meet My Friend Jesus
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Nathan Guy
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Season 5
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Episode 52
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There's not a friend like Jesus. I hope you will come to know him for yourself.
The sermon today is titled "Meet My Friend Jesus." This is a stand-alone sermon. The Scripture reading is from Matthew 12:15-21 (ESV). Originally preached at the West Side Church of Christ (Searcy, AR) during our "Family and Friends Day" on October 19, 2025. All lessons fit under 6 broad categories: Begin, Instill, Discover, Grow, Learn, and Serve. This sermon is filed under BEGIN: A Loving Christ.
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Podcast Notes (resources used or referenced):
- The introduction about no friend like Jesus is inspired by a 1978 sermon by Jim McGuiggan. I do not know the title or location.
- The "bruised reed and smoldering wick" prose is borrowed, adapted, and extended from Max Lucado, He Still Moves Stones (Dallas: Word Publishing, 1993).
- Elton Trueblood, Confronting Christ (Waco, TX: Word Books, 1960).
- Philip Yancey, The Jesus I Never Knew (Grand Rapids: Zondervan, 1995).
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