by Westside Christian Fellowship | Jul 18, 2012 | Articles
BY SHANE IDLEMAN “And when the devil had ended every temptation, he departed from him until an opportune time” (Luke 4:13). One simple story illustrates an example of an opportune time, “Alexander was trying to save all the pennies that he could in order to buy a...
by Westside Christian Fellowship | Jul 11, 2012 | Articles
“With the Lord one day is as a thousand years, and a thousand years as one day” (II Peter 3:8). Although this Scripture may not apply directly to God’s will, the principle still applies: His will is revealed in His time. Granted, there are times when the Holy Spirit...
by Westside Christian Fellowship | Jul 5, 2012 | Articles
One group believes that the church should be used as a political platform, the other advocates passivity. So, what’s the answer? First, we cannot deny our primary responsibility: To preach the gospel. This is how America will “truly” change from the inside out. The...
by Westside Christian Fellowship | Jun 30, 2012 | Articles
“We have forgotten God, and we have vainly imagined, in the deceitfulness of our hearts, that all these blessings were produced by some superior wisdom and virtue of our own” (Abraham Lincoln). Over the last few decades, Americans have seen the destruction of...
by Westside Christian Fellowship | Jun 23, 2012 | Articles
By Shane Idleman (watch the video here) A common question for many is, “Can I lose my salvation?” I’ve heard both sides of the argument, and only God truly knows a person’s heart, but I can share a few thoughts. One thing is for certain, salvation is a...
by Westside Christian Fellowship | Jun 16, 2012 | Articles
“Fathers, do not exasperate your children; instead, bring them up in the training and instruction of the Lord” (Ephesians 6:4). As a child, I was captured by the stories that my grandfather told about life on the farm in Oklahoma in the early 1900s. The images I’ve...
