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West Church Podcast | Mooresville, Lake Norman, NC | Relevant messages for today — 596 episodes
The Concert in Your Head
Running on Empty?
Getting Out Of The Boat - Rev. Charles DiRico
Embrace Your True Color
No Huddles Day
Easter 2026
I Thirst
Feeling Forgotten?
Showing Up!
Forgiveness & Inclusion
Can I forgive?
23 Psalm
Reckless Love
Are You Stuck?
Unscripted: The Beauty in Stillness
Unscripted: Know Your True Self
The Power of Interruption
Online Message 12/28/25
Christmas Eve
Grinch Therapy
Shattered Expectations: Joy in the Face of Cheer
Shattered Expectations: Boundaries Matter
Shattered Expectations: This is NOT What I Signed Up For
Two Words
Gratitude: Behavior is a Language
Gratitude in a Dumpster Fire
Don't Be a Zombie
Breathe
Don't Have Enough?
Shalom
The Parable of the Good Samaritan - Charles DiRico
Being Agents of Peace in a Broken World
Hesed = Love
God doesn’t speak King James
Am I A One Hit Wonder?
When You Have a Bad Day
What will $50k do?
Sacrifice - No Huddles Sunday
We had hoped!
One Hit Wonder - Jethro
Grace and Mistakes
One Yes Can Change Everything!
When Compassion Interrupts Your Comfort
Energy Shift: When Science Meets the Sacred
Let Me Be Real
The Comparison Trap
Would You Be My Buddy?
Let Them Have Scary Perspectives
Let Them Think You're Double Creepy
Let Them and Let Me
Kindness - The Boy, The Mole, The Fox and the Horse
Easter - You Can't Always Get What You Want
A Different Kind of Hero
Unique Rebirth
Finding Grace
Qualified
Finding Patience Through Faith
Finding Faith Through "The Chosen" Series
Life Lessons from Super Bowl Commercials
The Mosaic of Our Grief
The Things We Don't Say In Times of Grief
It's OK to Not Be OK
Reaching the Top
Reclaiming Your Power
The Art of Emotional Healing
I Am Thirsty
What's Your Mountain?
A Message from Richard Rohr
Life Lessons from the Grinch - Christmas Eve
Life Lessons from Scrooged
Life Lessons from Home Alone
Life Lessons from Elf
Life Lessons From Rudolph
God and Family
State of the Church
What's Your Attention Span?
Finding Happiness
God is For Us
God Showed Up?!?!?!?!!???
When God Leaves Us Speechless
The Science of God
Listening - Rev. Luke Edwards
God Works on Both Sides of the World
God Still Speaks Today
Oppenheimer
The Long Game
Leading During Tough Times
Love Thy Neighbor
Resilience
Vulnerability
BASH 2024 - The Loaves and Fishes
BASH No Huddles Day
What's Your More?
Finding Peace and Unity in a Divided World, Part 3: Making Unity Work
Finding Peace and Unity in a Divided World, Part 2: The Impossibility of Unity
Finding Peace and Unity in a Divided World, Part 1: What Unity Isn't
Humble Unity
The Kingdom, The Power, & The Glory Forever.
Finding Freedom in Forgiveness
Quantum Spirituality
Thy Kingdom Come
Thy Will
Meditation
The Lord's Prayer
Prayer: Ever Felt Left Unread?
Easter
Palm Sunday: Last Soundbites
Bring on the Trolls
Brand Ambassador
The Influencer’s Reach
Viral Content
Grief 101 and the Kingdom of God
Relationships Matter
Real Conversations: A Psychologist, a Doctor, and a Pastor Talk About Anxiety.
Anxiety
Overcoming Negative Thinking
Keeping Our Emotions In Check
Own Your Chimp
All the Light We Cannot See
Christmas Eve Service
Don't Back Down From the Sharks
Facing Fears Amidst Promises
Punching Holes in Darkness - God’s light is within
Why God’s Promises Matter
The Purpose of Thank You
2023 State of the Church
Be Rich in Good Deeds
The Power of Kindness
Lean into Gratitude
Different Interpretations
Deconstructing Religion Worship Series: Different Perspectives
Deconstructing Religion Worship Series: Is “Myth” Necessarily a Bad Thing?
Deconstructing Religion: Why We Need to Reconstruct
Asking Questions
Good Vibes!
Online Message (2023-09-03)
Summer at the Movies(2023-08-20)
Summer at the Movies(2023-08-13)
Summer at the Movies(2023-08-6)
Summer at the Movies(2023-07-30)
Summer at the Movies(2023-07-23)
Summer at the Movies(2023-07-16)
Summer at the Movies (2023-07-09)
I spy.......Finding God Everywhere In Life (7-2-2023)
I spy.......Finding God Everywhere In Life (6-25-2023)
I Spy...Finding God Everywhere In Life
Connecting in Divine Love
I Spy...(Finding God Everywhere In Life)
No Huddles Day
Greed: The Art of Letting Go
Selfless Love | Loving the People
Judging is all about the comma
Cancel Culture: Guilt Part 2
Cancel Culture: Guilt ... Learn how to be free from it!
Hurry Sickness
Canceling Out Shame
Easter 2023
Stopping to Stare
Drawing the Line
Healer
Demons -- What is keeping you from living life to its fullest?
Love Gives It All
The Twists and Turns of Temptation
Real and Fake: which wOuld yOu chOOse?
A Date with Myself
Dating Yourself
What Does Your Real Face Look Like?
Recalculating
Do I really need to move my pin again?
Drop A Pin
2023 - Peace
The OG: Christmas Day
Christmas Eve - Biographies Come From Autobiographies
12 Days of Christmas OG Style (Cringeworthy Yet True)
Run Rudolph Run and be the OG (original gospel of love)
How Jesus Defined Love
If It Isn't Good It's Probably Not Real
Commitment to Gratitude
State of the Union
Fear of Commitment
Frozen: Let it Go!
Ursula: This is not all that it's cracked up to be
Gaston: Having our motives misunderstood
Presence in the Present
Balance
Sometimes we have to stay in the wilderness
Exploring Burnout: Quiet Quitting
The Power Of... Listening
The Power of... Time
The Power Of... Sharing Love
The Power Of... Being Loved - When's the last time you had goosebumps?
The Power Of... Forgiveness
The Power Of... Spiritual Discipline
The Power Of... Breaking the Habit
The Power of... People
The Power of... Habits
The Power of positivity... making it happen
Baggage vs Luggage: Positivity
The Power Of... Defining Moments
If I'd known then what I know now...
Rob Hutchinson
Eagle Eye Vision
Evil Doesn't Win (the Antichrist isn't real)
Living to Die or Dying to Live?
It's The End of The World As You Know It?????
Seeing is Believing . . . or . . . Believing is Seeing!
The Misinformation Effect
Sixth Sense... Do You Feel That?
Maze Runner
Oh Lord
What Does Salvation Mean?
Lent/Easter Message Series: Wax On Wax Off
Lent/Easter Message Series: Friend or Foe?
Don't Look Up: What's Your Asteroid?
Yellowstone: What's Your Brand?
Lessons Learned From Ted Lasso About Life and Faith
Unforgivable
These Shoes Are Made For Walking... Away
There is No Traffic on the High Road
Kill Them With Kindness... Then Fart
The Karens and Chads: I Want To Speak To the Manager! Dealing With Mean People
Impact: West Church 2021
It's the Gift That Keeps On Giving
Christmas Eve: Wake Up
Obedience
Forgiveness
Relentless Love
Don't Be Afraid
The Best Way to See and Be Seen: Grace
Money Is Not the Root of All Evil
Why: Why do our Prayers Not Get Answered?
Please: Would You Rather Have Front Row Seats or Be On The Field?
Help: Vending Machine God
Thanks: The Dog Ate My Gratitude Journal
Here: Mindfulness & Contemplation
You Need to Get In The Kayak
Growth Co.
Next Steps
Seeking to Be Transformed
Infinitely Changing
Relevant for Today
All Means All
Following the Jesus Model
Mission & Vision
Stars Penetrate the Darkness
Light of the World
Mac and Cheese
Heaven & Hell
Dying Well - Insight from Hospice Chaplains
Soul Searching: Seeking to Understand the Soul
Beyond Death - Heaven is Now
No Huddles - What does that mean?
Good Vibes - Panel Discussion
Go Big or Go Home!
Blind Spots Challenge Assumptions
The Impeccable Word
Summer Celebration Concert
Tomorrow is a New Day
“In and Through” the Pain
Who Are You When the Smoke Clears?
Look Up
Finding Life In All Things
Redefining the Meaning of Ransom
What Do We Do With Our Pain?
The Old Way vs The New Way
Missing the Mark Allows Us To See Things In a New Way
Living Through Life's Tests
Time to Look In the Mirror/Finding Out Who You Really Are
Love
Learning How to Love
Manipulation at It's Finest - What happens when we don't get what we need.
Ways to Heal Broken Relationships
Strengths and Weaknesses of the Temperaments
Our Words Create Worlds | The Power Of Our Words
Our Mouths: Tools That Help or Hurt. We Can Choose.
Personal Testimony of God at Work in Life's Most Challenging Times | Divorce, Death of a Loved One
Christmas Eve
Strategic and Extravagant Love
Confidence Amidst the Uncertainty = Joy!
Peace is Not the Absence of Personal Conflict
Hope is Found in the Waiting
A Lifestyle of Gratefulness | Thanksgiving 2020 | West Church online worship with Pastor Andrea Smith
Accountability in Place of Disregard
Collaboration in place of consumption
Wisdom in Place of Progress | West Church Podcast
The New Ripple Effect: Self-giving love in place of self-centered fear
The New Ripple Effect: Vision in Place of Convenience | Faith & Science
State of the Church
In it for the long haul
Dream of the Impossibilities
Don't take the whole army. Do you trust me?
Courageous Even In Covid
Healthy practices matter more than we expect - Rev. Angela Burris
Projects Happiness - Attitude of Grattitude
Project Happiness: "Being present in the moment/wealthy in time not money"
Project Happiness: Minds lie and circumstances don't matter
Voices In My Head: Joy
Voices In My Head: Sadness
Voices In My Head: Disgust
Voices In My Head: Harnessing Our Fears
Voices In My Head: Anger
Liberty and Justice for All
Is the Bible Reliable?
How do we support our police?
Why are we so divided over racism?
Questions Alexa Can't Answer: The Problem of Evil in Our World
Graduation Sunday 2020
Cribs: Focus
Cribs: I'm Sorry
Cribs: The Journey
Cribs: Liminal Spaces
Cribs: Approachability
Cribs: Mindfulness
Easter 2020
Resuscitation Or Resurrection
Under Stress We Regress
COVID-19 Coronavirus Q&A With Dr. John & LuAnne Gatlin
Simon, of Cyrene
Calming the Storm
Pilate's Wife
iQuit: Living in the Past
iQuit: Complaining / Making Excuses
iQuit: Comparing
Sexuality and the United Methodist Church
West Response
Sex Trafficking
Opioid Crisis
"Things That Keep Us Up At Night": Gun Violence
Christmas Eve
The Perfect Christmas Portrait
The Greatest Grinch
Oh Come All Ye Faithful
"Jingle All The Way"
"Five Feet Apart"
"Rocketman"
State of the Union 2019
The Heart of the Matter
Toxic people bad : Uplifting people good
The People We Meet
Direct & Protect
Dare To Be Extravagantly Generous
Dare To Share
Dare To Make A Difference
Dare To Be Brave
Answering God's Call
The Perfect Parts of God
Inadequacy of Earthly Attainment
The Force is Real
God Moves
Summer Playlist: Grace
Summer Playlist: Ascension
Summer Playlist: Surrender
Summet Playlist: You Can't Always Get What You Want
Summer Playlist: Knee Deep in a Peaceful Easy Feeling
Superheros: Don't Blend In
Superheros: The Power to Define the Moment
Superheros: Graduation Sunday
Back to Life: Change
Lectio Divina
Community
Persistence
Pivot
Shake It Like A Polaroid Picture: Costly Extravagance
Shake It Like A Polaroid Picture: Laughter!
Shake It Like A Polaroid Picture: Tattoos!
Shake It Like A Polaroid Picture: Moronic!
Shake It Like A Polaroid Picture: Surprise!
Shake It Like A Polaroid Picture: Shaking the Powers
What's Love Got To Do With It? - Rev. Mark King
What's Love Got To Do With It: Risky Christians - Annalee Allen
What's Love Got To Do With It? - Brad Ronnow
What's Love Got To Do With It? - Rev. Amy Coles
Coexsist: Christianity
Coexist: Islam
Coexist: Judiasm
A Way Forward: Sexuality and the United Methodist Church
Coexist - Hinduism
New Year's Online Message
#basicchristmas Week #3
#basicchristmas week 1
West at the Movies: "The Greatest Showman"
Faith at the Movies: "Hidden Numbers" (State of the Union)
Faith at the Movies: "Wonder"
A Personal Story
Fear of Failure
Fear of the Past
Fear of Being The Only One
The Abyss: Shark Cage
Afraid To Go Under
Life In The Waves
The Wind Runs Out Of Breath - Special Hurricane Message
Come and See/Life on the Shoreline
Rule Breakers: No Huddles Day
Rule-Breakers "Between the Rubber & the Road"
Rule Breakers: "Bulldozing Boundaries"
Rule-Breakers: "An Unbiased Learner"
Rule-Breakers: "Break the Rules"
Comparsion Trap: BASH No Huddles Day
Comparison Trap: The Scarcity Effect
Comparison Trap: FOMO (Fear of Missing Out)
Whose are You?
"While You Still Can"
Vending Machine God: Unanswered Prayers
Vending Machine God: No Clue How!
This is Us: Find the People that will Help You Breathe
This is Us: "See the Miraculous in Everyday Moments"
This is Us: Knock on the Door, Take the Risk!
This is Us: "It's Never Too Late To Do The Right Thing"
This is Us: "Loyal Love"
Fight Club - Sexism
Fight Club - Ageism
Fight Club - Bullying
Fight Club: The Battle of Doubt
Fight Club - Easter 2018
Going Viral: #ZeroDarkHour
Going Viral: #Redemption
Going Viral: #AcceptanceOfAll
Going Viral: #Perseverance
Going Viral: #LovesTheUnlovables
Going Viral: #reconciliation
Popcorn Theology: Super Bowl Commercials
Popcorn Theology: "Stronger"
Popcorn Theology: "Dunkirk"
Fixer Upper: Finishing Touches
Fixer Upper: Remodel, Rebuild
Fixer Upper: Demolition
Fixer Upper: New Year's Eve Message
Christmas Eve 2017
The Gift We Give Away
Back to the Future - Everyone Matters
"Stranger Things" - Miracle Encounters
"Stranger Things" - Generosity
"Stranger Things" - Raising of Lazarus
"Stranger Things" - Healing
Energy Vampires - Debbie Downer & Negative Nancy
Energy Vampires - Stuck in a Rut
Energy Vampires = Worry
Energy Vampires - Approval Addiction
The 7 Year Itch: State of the Union
The 7 Year Itch: Hopefully Changing the World
The 7 Year Itch: Serving Others
The 7 Year Itch: Loving God
Play To Your Strengths - Relationship Building
Play To Your Strengths - Strategic Thinking
Play To Your Strengths - Influencing
Play To Your Strengths - Executing
Play To Your Strengths - Get Off The Bench
The Race of Life: Checkered Flag
The Race of Life: White Flag
The Race of Life: Blue Flag
The Race of Life: Yellow Flag
The Race of Life: Green Flag
Testify 2017
Father's Day Message
What To Do When You Don't Know What To Do
Adulting (2017 Graduates' Sunday)
#loveWins - Thoughts on Heaven & Eternal Life
#loveWins - Thoughts on Hell
A Mother's Day Message
Everyone Hurts. A Conversation with Dr. Mastor, Dr. Saap, and Dr. Thompson
Everyone Hurts. Faith & Suicide
No Huddles Day
The Love Shack - What Happens When We Leave The Shack?
The Love Shack - Palm Sunday 2017
The Love Shack- "So They Just Get To Get Away With It?"
The Love Shack - The Judgment Game
The Love Shack- Keep Your Eyes on God
The Love Shack- "How Does God See Me?"
The Love Shack: "Where is God When I Need Him Most?"
Lent Devotion: 3-2-17
10,000 Steps: The Walks of Life
JOY: Suffering in the Circumstances
10,000 Steps - Seeing Things Differently
JOY: Fear of Missing Out
10000 Steps- Women at the Well.mp3
JOY: In Hot Pursuit
JOY: The Difference Between Worry and Wonder
Faith at the Movies: American Sniper
JOY: Writing Our Own Narratives
JOY: Remembering the Wilderness and Our Current Day
Faith at the Movies: "Fences"
Faith at the Movies: Zootopia
Faith at the Movies: Sully
JOY: Not everything has to be "perfect"
Faith at the Movies: Frozen
JOY: Free, Focus, Follow
Happy New Year Hangover Cure
JOY: So - today is New Year's Day!
Devotion: The Gift Paradox
Devotion: It is the ultimate "Toxic Charity"
Devotion: Just Let It Be
A Happy Crap-Filled Christmas: "I Still Believe"
Devotion: Are you hungry at Christmas?
Devotion: The Most Random Gifts Ever
Devotion: The Confusing Gift
A Happy Crap-Filled Christmas: Scandalous Love
A Happy Crap-Filled Christmas: Tough Miracles
2016 Confirmand's Sunday
The Ultimate Tailgate - Invite the Unexpected
The Ultimate Tailgate - What Can You Bring?
Ultimate Tailgate - Knock Knock...
Good vs. Evil: Evil
Good vs. Evil: Making Sense of the Devil
Good vs. Evil: The Struggle is Real
Find Your Beach - Making a Splash!
Joint Worship with Faith & St. Paul
Find Your Beach: Intrigued?
Find Your Beach: Beach or Bust!
Labor Day Message w/ Rev. Amy Coles
A New World: Diversity
A New World: Unity (w/ Rev. Amy Coles)
A New World: Transformation
A New World: Celebrate BASH16
Finding Faith: "God Helps Those Who Help Themselves"
Finding Faith: God Helps Those Who Help Themselves
Finding Faith: "Money is the Root of All Evil"
Finding Faith: "I am NOT a Label"
Finding Faith: "Love the Sinner, Hate the Sin"
Finding Faith: "Everything Happens for a Reason
Finding Faith: Online Message 6-19-16
"How to Avoice a House of Cards" - Religion & Politics
Oh, the Places You'll Go! 1.mp3
The Music of Testify
Relation Tips - Preventing Hearing Loss
Relation Tips - Drain the Dysfunction
Relation-Tips: Ear Wax Removal
"How to Get Away with Murder" - NO HUDDLES
"How to Get Away with Murder" - Betrayal
"How to Get Away with Murder" - Doubting Thomas
"How to Get Away with Murder" - Closing Credits
"How to Get Away with Murder" - The Centurion
Get Naked - "See" (Easter Message 2016)
Getting Naked: Why
Get Naked: No
Get Naked: When
Get Naked: Help
Get Naked: I'm Sorry
Life Size: Measuring Life with No Huddles
Life Size: Measuring Life with Spirituality
Life Size: Measuring Life with What You Have
Life Size: Measuring Life with Love
I Still Believe
Star Wars - Feel the Force
Monsters in the Dark: Envy
Monsters in the Dark: Sloth and Greed
Monsters in the Dark: Lust
West Playbook: “Leaving it All on the Field”
West Playbook: "The 12th Man"
Cinema Sunday: Little Boy
Cinema Sunday: Birdman
Cinema Sunday: Unbroken
Sweet Emotions: Joy
Sweet Emotions: Sadness
Sweet Emotions: Guilt
Sweet Emotions: Disgust
Sweet Emotions: Fear
Sweet Emotions: Anger
Sweet Emotions: The Voices In Our Head
No Ordinary Life: #3 - Graduation Sunday
No Ordinary Life: #2
No Ordinary Life: #1
Confirmation Sunday
Tough Topics: Are we supposed to love ISIS?
Tough Topics: What is the Devil?
Tough Topics: Are you saved?
Identity: “I am… The Resurrection & the Life” (Easter Sunday)
Identity: I Am... the Vine
Identity: I am…the way, the truth, & the life
Identity: I Am... the Good Shepherd
Identity: I Am... The Light
Identity: I Am...the Bread
Puppy Love
Moving Beyond True or False #5
Ed Kilbourne
Moving Beyond True or False #4
Moving Beyond True or False #3
Moving Beyond True or False #2
Moving Beyond True or False
7 Billion People in the World and I Only Know a Few…
Christmas Eve Eve
The Giver: No Light Without Darkness
The Giver: Sand Art
The Giver: Unexpected Gifts
The Giver: Memories of Family
FULL! Grateful Thanks
Full! Unwanted Fillings
FULL! Telling Your Story
FULL! Full of...
State of the Union 2014
The Stories of Our Lives
What is West? Infinitely Changing!
What is West? Fun!
What is West? All Means ALL!
What is West? Relevant for Today!
What is West? Follows the Jesus Model!
West UMC - 4th Birthday