Westside Church of Redding Sermons
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239 episodes
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...
Galatians-4: A Message From God (Galatians 1:11-17)
BIG IDEA: The gospel is a message from God. *Four 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 interes...
Christmas Eve: The Night He Came (Luke 2:1-20)
Christmas Eve Service
Isaiah-3: He Will Come To Be With You (Isaiah 7:1-16)
BIG IDEA: God will be with you.1)God will be with you in your fears— He sends His people and His promises.2)God will be with you in your faithlessness— He sends His pledges.3)God will be with you in your frailty— He send...
Isaiah-2: He Will Come and Save You (Isaiah 35:1-10)
BIG IDEA: Don’t be afraid— your God will come and save you.*3 reasons God’s people don’t have to be afraid:1) The promise of salvation. (v.1-4)2) The power of salvation. (v.5-7)3) The procession of salvation. (v.8-10)
Isaiah-1: He Will Come Forth (Isaiah 11:1-9)
BIG IDEA: The Christ is coming forth.*The Christ who is coming forth…1) …will be miraculous from the start. (v.1)2) …will be moved by the Spirit of the LORD. (v.2)3) …will be marked in His rule by:a. Righteous judgment (v.3-...
Galatians-3: When Thanksgiving Turns to Cursing (Galatians 1:6-10)
BIG IDEA: It makes no sense to trade the grace of Christ for a different gospel.*Four reasons it doesn’t make sense:1)It represents a desertion of the God who called them. (v.6)2)It entertains a perversion of the ...
Galatians-2: The News We Proclaim (Galatians 1:3-5)
BIG IDEA: The news we proclaim is the grace of God to you, that brings peace with God to you, through faith.*Three reasons we have peace with God:1) The gracious payment at the cross.2) The gracious purpose of the cross.3)...
Galatians-1: Greetings, From an Aggravated Apostle (Galatians 1:1-2)
BIG IDEA: Paul speaks for God to the churches.*Five questions we’re going to answer about this letter:1) Who is writing?Paul, on behalf of the Christian community, but his words ultimately come from God.2) To whom is he...
Special Sermon: To Call Them ‘Brothers’ (2 Thess. 2:13-15)
BIG IDEA: To call lost people ‘Brothers’ requires conditions to be met.*Six conditions that must be met:1) To call them ‘brothers’ they must be chosen by God.2) To call them ‘brothers’ they must be saved through sanctification by th...
Ruth-15: The LORD Who Has Not Left You (Ruth 4:13-22)
BIG IDEA: Everyone has a place in God’s bigger purpose.*Five places in God’s bigger purpose:1) Boaz became a kinsman-redeemer. (v.13)2) Ruth became a wife & mother. (v.13,14)3) The witnesses & well-wishers becam...
