Episodes
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All In – Possessions
From the teaching series, "All In" with Mark Wall. Part 3: Possessions. What we own says a lot about what we value. But have you ever considered how our possessions, and what we do with them, can shape our hearts? As we continue our "All In" series, we'll explore what it means to hold our...
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All In – Participation
From the teaching series, "All In" with Mark Wall. Part 2: Participation. What does it mean to be ALL IN on community? Following Jesus was never meant to be a journey we take alone. God invites each of us to be part of something bigger than ourselves. This week, we'll explore how participating in...
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All In – People
From the teaching series, "All In" with Dave Stimers. What does it look like to really be all in? Following Jesus means more than showing up. It means joining in with what God is doing and discovering how our everyday lives can make a difference in the world around us. In this series, we’ll…
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The Suffering of Job
A standalone message, "The Suffering of Job" with guest speaker Dr. Cyril Guerette. Why do bad things happen to good people? In this message, we'll explore one of the Bible's oldest and hardest questions through the story of a righteous man stripped of everything he loved. Along the way we'll…
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Beyond Efficiency
From the series, "Being Human: Living the Good Life" with Dave Stimers. Part 3: Beyond Efficiency. We’ve never been better at getting things done and yet some of the most important things in life can’t be rushed, optimized, or measured. What if the things that make us human - love, wisdom, faith,...
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Beyond Contact
From the series, "Being Human: Living the Good Life" with Dave Stimers. Part 2: Beyond Contact. We can reach almost anyone, almost anywhere, almost instantly, and yet many of us are lonelier than we want to admit. We’ve never had more ways to talk to each other, but being reachable isn’t the same...
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Beyond Information
From the series, "Being Human: Living the Good Life" with Dave Stimers. We live in a world where we can know more, connect with more people, and get more done than ever before. And yet, somehow, many of us are struggling with decision-making, loneliness, distraction, and the feeling that life is...
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Who Are You Becoming?
From the series, "Mastered by Nothing: Freedom, Self-control, and Becoming the Person You Want to Be" with Dave Stimers. Part 3: Who Are You Becoming? What if the small choices you make every day are shaping your future more than you realize? As we step into a new season, we’re wrapping up this...
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How Are You Training?
From the series, "Mastered by Nothing: Freedom, Self-control, and Becoming the Person You Want to Be" with Dave Stimers. Part 2: How Are You Training? Freedom isn't just about knowing what you should do, it’s about training yourself to actually do it. In this message, we’ll discover why Paul...
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What Has You?
From the series, "Mastered by Nothing: Freedom, Self-control, and Becoming the Person You Want to Be" with Dave Stimers. Whatever repeatedly controls your choices eventually shapes your character. Spiritual freedom means learning to want what is good enough to say no to what masters you. Join us...
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Mighty Works
From the series, "Glory: Encountering the God Beyond Compare" with guest speaker, Isaac Odame. Part 4: Mighty Works. God’s mighty works and majestic splendour fill us with reverent awe. Though exalted beyond comprehension, He draws near in compassion to fragile humanity. The glorious King...
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Love Made Visible
From the series, "Glory: Encountering the God Beyond Compare." Part 3: Love Made Visible. God's glory is God's love, made visible. And Ephesians tells us where to look for it: in what God has done, in the ordinary life of his people, and in a power at work inside us that we did not generate. If...
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The Only God
From the series, "Glory: Encountering the God Beyond Compare" with Dave Stimers. Part 2: The Only God. What kind of God do we worship? What kind of God is worth worshipping? In this message, we explore some key aspects of the God who can transform the world.
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Worthy
From the series, "Glory: Encountering the God Beyond Compare" with Dave Stimers. There are moments when words simply aren't enough. The God who spoke galaxies into existence, whose wisdom has no limit, whose love reaches farther than we can imagine, and whose power sustains every breath is...
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The Story of Gideon
From the series, "Bible Stories For Adults" with guest speaker Claudia Collins. Part 11: The Story of Gideon. The story of Gideon is about a man who was called by God while hiding in fear. Through Gideon's journey, we discover that faith is not the absence of fear, but the decision to trust God...
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David & Goliath
From the series, "Bible Stories For Adults" with Zac Boot. Part 10: David & Goliath. We all know the story of David and Goliath, but what if the real surprise isn't that a young shepherd defeated a giant, but that he was the only one on the battlefield who still believed God could do the...
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Moses & The Burning Bush
From the series, "Bible Stories For Adults" with Dave Stimers. Part 9: Moses & The Burning Bush. What if this strange encounter isn't just about a bush that burned without being consumed, but about a God who draws near, calls us by name, and reveals himself as the One who is always present and...
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Joseph Goes to Jail
From the series, "Bible Stories For Adults" with Dave Stimers. Part 8: Joseph Goes to Jail. When we’re young, we all have a vision of what we hope our life will look like: our careers, family, and lifestyle. Inevitably, we experience interruptions to these expectations. In this story of Joseph…
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Wrestling With God
From the series, "Bible Stories For Adults" with Dave Stimers. If you grew up in church you were taught Bible stories as a kid. As we grow up and read those stories again, sometimes we realize that there’s a lot more to them than we originally thought. Join us as we jump back into this series…
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The Religious
From the series, "Lost And Found: Loves Goes Looking" with Dave Stimers. Part 3: The Religious. Sometimes we assume that religion is about cleaning up our lives and doing all the right things. But what Jesus taught is that there’s much more to it than that, and if we don’t realize it, we’re going...
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The Rebel
From the series, "Lost And Found: Loves Goes Looking" with Dave Stimers. This week we start with an exciting update regarding our Making Space For Everyone Capital Campaign, followed by the next part in our current sermon series. Part 2: The Rebel. In this message, we take a look at one of Jesus’...
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The Risk
From the series, "Lost And Found: Loves Goes Looking" with Dave Stimers. The message of Jesus is the story of God who relentlessly pursues the people that He loves. The nature of love is to seek out the beloved, and that is the great mission that God invites us to join! Part 1: The Risk. Bored…
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From Death to Life
From the series, "From Here to There" with Mark Wall. Part 3: From Death to Life. This week, we heard a powerful testimony from someone in our church family. Rick shared his honest journey of living with ALS and learning to trust God in the midst of an uncertain future. Through grief, courage,...
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When God Is Silent
From the series, "From Here to There" with Mark Wall. Part 2: When God Is Silent. Have you ever prayed and heard nothing back? This week we’re diving into one of the most honest and difficult parts of faith. Through Scripture and real-life experience, we’ll explore how to keep going when God…
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The Road to Somewhere
From the series, "From Here to There" with Mark Wall. In this new series, we’ll take time to honestly reflect on where we are right now and discover how to recognize what God is doing in this stage of our lives. Together, we’ll learn how to slow down, pay attention, and respond to His presence....
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Radical
From the series, "The Way of Jesus" – a 5 week Easter teaching series. Part 5: Radical. In a world built on self-protection and payback, Jesus calls us to something radically different: love for our enemies. This message explores what it means to follow Jesus when love becomes costly!
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Raised
From the series, "The Way of Jesus" – a 5 week Easter teaching series. Part 4: Raised. If Jesus was raised to give us new life, what does that mean? What kind of life has he given to us? How does it work and why does it matter?
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Resurrection
From the series, "The Way of Jesus" – a new 4 week Easter teaching series. Part 3: Resurrection. The resurrection of Jesus is a declaration that death has been defeated! That is a message that ripples through the entire cosmos as we are invited to participate in the eternal life of God.
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Revolution
From the series, "The Way of Jesus" – a new 4 week Easter teaching series. Part 2: Revolution. On Good Friday, we dive into the significance of the crucifixion of Jesus. Why was it necessary? What does it mean? And what difference does it make for us today?
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Repentance
From the series, "The Way of Jesus" – a new 4 week Easter teaching series. In this series we'll explore the invitation of Jesus to repentance, revolution, resurrection, and the radical life that follows. Part 1: Repentance. We often think we’re ready for what God wants to do, but John the Baptist...
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The Story We Share
Guest Speaker – Ryan Terpstra & John Latta. We’re excited to welcome Camp Kahquah this Sunday! As part of the BIC family, they’ll share how their programs support all ages through camps, retreats, and year-round experiences. We’ll also pause to remember Jesus together through communion.
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Living Reasonably
A special guest speaker standalone message called, "Living Reasonably." As we watch the news and digest many of the things that happen in our world, it can be easy to feel like so much of it is troubling. In this message, we'll explore what it looks like to live reasonably in a world that can…
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Making Space For Everyone
We are excited to launch our fundraising campaign for a renovation project that is going to radically alter our building in Hamilton to help us increase its functionality and accessibility. Tune in to hear all about our, Making Space For Everyone Capital Campaign Launch!
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Good Religion Q&A
From the series, "Good Religion." A 5-week teaching series that confronts harmful religion and invites us into the freeing way of Jesus. Part 5: Q&A Sunday. We finish up our series, "Good Religion" by answering some of your questions. We'll dig into your real questions about understanding...
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Good Hearts
From the series, "Good Religion." A 5-week teaching series that confronts harmful religion and invites us into the freeing way of Jesus. Part 4: Good Hearts. Bad religion doesn’t start with bad behaviour. What we do is the product of who we are. And so if we want to overcome all that is wrong, we...
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Good Priorities
From the series, "Good Religion." A 5-week teaching series that confronts harmful religion and invites us into the freeing way of Jesus. Part 3: Good Priorities. Jesus made it very clear what God’s priorities are. He left no question that caring for those in need is a top priority and if that’s...
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Good Grace
From the series, "Good Religion." A 4-week teaching series that confronts harmful religion and invites us into the freeing way of Jesus. Part 2: Good Grace. Jesus has some harsh and confronting words for religious people who learned how to game the system. By creating pious-sounding loopholes…
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Good Judgment
From the series, "Good Religion" – a new 4-week teaching series. Religion often carries a bad reputation, and for good reason. In its name, real harm has been done. Bad religion leaves people feeling judged, condemned, and stuck. That’s not what Jesus intended, and it’s not what we want to offer...
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Connecting and Disconnecting
From the series, "Connected: Thriving in a Digital World" – a 4 week teaching series. Part 4 – Connecting and Disconnecting with Dave Stimers. We all have information, but what we need is wisdom. This week, we reset the clock and explore the difference between knowing what’s true and actually...
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AI, Connection, & the Art of Being Human
From the series, "Connected: Thriving in a Digital World" – a 4 week teaching series. Part 3 – AI, Connection, & the Art of Being Human with Mark Wall & Leona Banfield. What does faith look like in our age of Artificial Intelligence? Sunday’s conversation explores what AI is (and isn’t), how it’s...
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Media: Navigating Everything
From the series, "Connected: Thriving in a Digital World" – a 4 week teaching series. Part 2 – Media: Navigating Everything with Brett Ullman. The average person spends 7 hours a day on screens, with kids spending 2–3 hours on social media. Many issues like anxiety, depression, cyberbullying,...
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Harnessing Our Intention and Attention
From the series, "Connected: Thriving in a Digital World" – a new 4-week teaching series. In a world full of screens, notifications, and constant connection, it can feel impossible to keep up without losing yourself. This series explores how to use technology in ways that actually enhance your...
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Happy New Year 2026!
Happy New Year Westside Church family! Join Steve and Ruth Cox for a short encouraging message as we begin 2026.
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A Small Baby, A Big God
Christmas Eve message with Dave Stimers. Christmas can be like a magnifying glass for whatever we are experiencing in life. That’s true for the good parts of life as well as the difficult aspects. But, the story of Christmas helps us to put everything in perspective as this small baby points us…
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The Magi
From the series, "The Cast of Christmas" with Dave Stimers. Part 4: The Magi. The Magi bring Jesus gifts because they recognize who he really is. This Christmas, as we refocus on Jesus, we have the opportunity to think about what kind of gift we might bring him.
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Mary
From the series, "The Cast of Christmas" with Kerala Wall. Part 3: Mary. The Christmas story invites us to see how God works in unexpected ways through unexpected people. Together we'll reflect on what Mary’s example teaches us about God’s love.
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Angels and Shepherds
From the series, "The Cast of Christmas" with Dave Stimers. Part 2: Angels and Shepherds. Christmas is a great celebration of a wonderful event that changed history, although not everyone in the Christmas story was happy about it. So, who is Christmas good news for? The angels and the shepherds...
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Joseph
From the series, "The Cast of Christmas" – a new 4 week Christmas series. Christmas isn’t just about a manger, it’s about the people who gathered around it and how they point us to Jesus, God with us. Join us for "The Cast of Christmas", a 4-week journey into the surprising men and women whose...
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Making Space
From the series, "For the Good of the City" with Dave Stimers. Part 2: Making Space. This week we look at what it means to make space so people can meet Jesus and experience His transforming power. In a story from the gospel of Mark, four friends overcame every barrier to bring someone they loved...
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Salt and Light
From the series, "For the Good of the City" – a 2 week series with Dave Stimers. We’re launching our new series, For the Good of the City by exploring Jesus’ declaration that His people are the salt of the earth and the light of the world. When our identity and our actions align, our good deeds...
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