Westside Church of Redding Sermons
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249 episodes
Galatians-27: The Spiritual Long-Game (Galatians 6:6-10)
BIG IDEA: A Spirit-led life is responsible toward other believers and accountable before God.*Four Five responsibilities of the Spirit-led life in Christian community:1) Gently picking up. (v.1)2) Lovingly bearing up. (v....
Galatians-26: Responsibilities of a Spirit-Led Life (Galatians 6:1-5)
BIG IDEA: A Spirit-led life is responsible toward other believers and accountable before God.*Four responsibilities of the Spirit-led life in Christian community:1) Gently picking up. (v.1)2) Lovingly bearing up. (v.2)...
Why Membership?
BIG IDEA: Become a formal member of a local church. Hebrews 10:24-25 *6 New Testament instructions that only make sense in light of formal churchmembership:1) For believers to be accountable to elders of a c...
Galatians-25: Walk By the Spirit, Part #3 (Galatians 5:22-26)
MAIN IDEA: Walk by the Spirit.1) To walk by the Spirit is a command. (v.16a)2) To walk by the Spirit is a promise. (v.16b)3) To walk by the Spirit is a conflict. (v.17)4) To walk by the Spirit is a liberation. (v.18)5...
Galatians-24: Walk By the Spirit, Part #2 (Galatians 5:19-26)
MAIN IDEA: Walk by the Spirit.1) To walk by the Spirit is a command. (v.16a)2) To walk by the Spirit is a promise. (v.16b)3) To walk by the Spirit is a conflict. (v.17)4) To walk by...
Galatians-23: Walk By the Spirit, Part #1 (Galatians 5:16-18)
MAIN IDEA: Walk by the Spirit! 1) To walk by the Spirit is a command. (v.16a) 2) To walk by the Spirit is a promise. (v.16b) 3) To walk by the Spirit is a conflict. (v.17) 4) To walk by ...
Galatians-22: How To Use Your Freedom (Galatians 5:13-16)
BIG IDEA: The ruling principle of Christian freedom is always love.1) What you’ve been called to (Gospel freedom; a freedom that comesthrough the gospel). (v.13a)2) Why you’ve been called to it (to serve one a...
Galatians-21: Obeying The Truth (Galatians 5:7-12)
BIG IDEA: Counterfeit teachers of counterfeit truth will always plague Christ’sChurch.* Seven characteristics of the Judaizers (and all false teachers generally):1) They hinder obedience to the truth. (v.7)2) They...
Galatians-20: The Freedom to Live Rightly (Galatians 5:1-6)
BIG IDEA: For freedom Christ has set us free.*Three features of freedom:1) The conferring of freedom. (v.1a)2) The commitment to freedom. (v.1b-4)3) The conclusion of freedom. (v.5,6)
Galatians-19: Spiritual Isaacs (Galatians 4:21-31)
BIG IDEA: You are spiritual Isaacs!*Three distinctions the law illustrates about spiritual Isaacs:1) The Reality: Those of the Covenant of promise are born into freedom (notslavery). (v.21-26)2) The Reason: Those of the Co...
Galatians-18: From Angel to Enemy (Galatians 4:12-20)
BIG IDEA: A right relationship between God’s Apostles and God’s people will go hand in hand with a right relationship to the Truth. *Two relational contrasts: 1) How the Galatians related to Paul in the past vs. now. (v....
Galatians-17: The Crowning Blessing of Adoption (Galatians 4:6-11)
BIG IDEA: All who believe in Christ are part of the same unfolding plan, regardlessof nation, gender, or social status.All of you were slaves under the Law. (v.1-3)All of you are sons in Christ. (v.4-7)God not o...
Galatians-16: Coming of Age (Galatians 4:1-7)
BIG IDEA: All who believe in Christ are part of the same unfolding plan, regardless of nation, gender, or social status. 1) All of you were slaves under the Law. (v.1-3) 2) All of you are sons in Christ. (v.4-7)&nb...
Galatians-15: What Gives us Life & Unity (Galatians 3:21-29)
BIG IDEA: The Law is good if used lawfully, and destructive if misused.1) The Law can’t provide life. (v.21)2) The Law can put everything under sin. (v.22-23)3) The Law can prepare you for Christ. (v.24-26)4) The Law can’t plung...
The First to Rise from the Dead - Easter Sunday
EASTER SUNDAY, 2026 Acts 26:19-29 BIG IDEA: A risen Jesus is a message worth sharing. *7 reasons it’s worth sharing: 1) Because it’s a message that’s divine. (v.19) 2) Because it’s a m...
Galatians-14: The God Who Never Forgets Past Promises, Part 2 (Galatians 3:17-20)
BIG IDEA: The Law is given to AMPLIFY God’s promise.*Four ways the Law amplifies God’s promise:1) By bringing up a difference. (v.16)2) By showing up late. (v.17,18)3) By turning up the volume of sin. (v.19a)4) B...
Galatians-13: Your Place in Sacred History (Galatians 3:15-20)
BIG IDEA: The Law is given to amplify God’s promise. *Four ways the Law amplifies God’s promise: 1) By bringing up a difference. (v.16) 2) By showing up late. (v.17,18) 3) By turning up the volume...
Galatians-12: Your Place in Sacred History (Galatians 3:6-14)
BIG IDEA: You belong to sacred history.* Four reasons your story fits into sacred history:1) You’re justified the same way as Abraham. (v.6,7)2) You’re blessed the same way as Abraham. (v.8,9)3) You’re cursed the same way as ...
Galatians-11: The Basis of Benefits (Galatians 2:21-3:6)
BIG IDEA: Both salvation (justification) and all its promised benefits belong to Jews and Gentiles alike through faith alone in Christ.* Three proofs that justification and its benefits are ours on the basis of faith:1) A proo...
Galatians-10: What it Means to be A Christian (Galatians 2:17-21)
BIG IDEA: To trust in Jesus Christ, and so to become united to Him by faith, is to begin a whole new life.*Two things true faith in Christ involves:1) A death.2) A new life.
Galatians-9: Justified By Faith Alone (Galatians 2:15-16)
BIG IDEA: No one is justified by their own works.1) Justification is either a declaration of your righteousness based on yourperfect works…*(“Justification by works”— Right standing with God earned bydemonstrating your perfec...
Galatians-8: When Paul Protests Peter (Galatians 2:11-14)
BIG IDEA: The gospel is a message from God.*Eight proofs that this news Paul proclaims is from God:1) It was something Paul violently opposed. (v.13)2) It was something that went against Paul’s best interests profess...
Galatians-7: A Partner with the Pillars (Galatians 2:7-10)
BIG IDEA: The gospel is a message from God.*Eight proofs that this news Paul proclaims is from God:1) It was something Paul violently opposed. (v.13)2) It was something that went against Paul’s best interests professionally. (...
Galatians-6: You Shall Not Add to it or Take From it (Galatians 2:1-10)
BIG IDEA: The gospel is a message from God.*Eight proofs that this news Paul proclaims is from God:1) It was something Paul violently opposed. (v.13)2) It was something that went against Paul’s best interests professionally. (v.1...
Galatians-5: God Said It, That Settles It (Galatians 1:15-24)
BIG IDEA: The gospel is a message from God.*Eight proofs that this news Paul proclaims is from God:1)It was something he once violently opposed. (v.13)2)It was something he says went against his best interests professionally. (v...
