by Westside Christian Fellowship | Mar 12, 2015 | Articles
A parable is a simple story conveying a moral or spiritual lesson. We often don’t like direct confrontation, thus God uses parables to open our eyes. Self examination is very healthy. I recently heard a contemporary parable that is also a true story. A young...
by Westside Christian Fellowship | Mar 6, 2015 | Articles
In the years preceding my decision to commit my life to Christ, I was restless and unhappy. I thought that a move would help; therefore, I would often spend time in the mountains or at the beach, but the void never left. It would be years later before I would...
by Westside Christian Fellowship | Feb 28, 2015 | Articles
Matthew 12:43-45 “When an unclean spirit goes out of a man, he goes through dry places, seeking rest, and finds none. Then he says, ‘I will return to my house from which I came.’ And when he comes, he finds it empty, swept, and put in order. Then he goes and...
by Westside Christian Fellowship | Feb 19, 2015 | Articles
The unavoidable truth is that many are becoming desensitized. When the Holy Spirit no longer fills hearts and minds with a passion for purity and holiness, there is a general lack of conviction. Compromise in this area can be well illustrated through a story that I...
by Westside Christian Fellowship | Feb 13, 2015 | Articles
GotQuestions.org defines hyper grace as “a new wave of teaching that emphasizes the grace of God to the exclusion of other vital teachings such as repentance and confession of sin. Hyper-grace teachers maintain that all sin, past, present, and future, has...
by Westside Christian Fellowship | Feb 6, 2015 | Articles
As believers, we are to discern truth from err, light from darkness, and right from wrong…but how? Jeremiah 23:17 offers one answer, “They continually say to those who despise Me, ‘The LORD has said, You shall have peace;’ And to everyone who walks according to...