“Wanna be like Mike? Think Again!”

by Westside Christian Fellowship | Apr 3, 2013 | Articles

In celebration of Michael Jordan’s 50th birthday, ESPN senior writer Wright Thompson spent some time with M.J. Thompson gives the sense that Jordan isn’t happy. “I would give up everything now to go back and play the game of basketball,” Jordan...

Have We Lost The Fear of the Lord? Yes!

by Westside Christian Fellowship | Mar 2, 2013 | Articles

J.C. Ryle (1816-1900) once said that true Christians must stand guard as soldiers on enemy ground. The problem is that many love the world and do not fear God. They believe in heaven but they don’t truly long for it. They “say” that they fear God but they don’t live...

Genuine worship—don’t run from it, run to it!

by Westside Christian Fellowship | Feb 13, 2013 | Articles

As mentioned last week, most who attend church are not truly worshipping God—they are simply going through the motions. Those who have truly experienced God worship Him…it’s a byproduct of genuine faith. Our lifestyle should reflect a heart of worship. This is...

Altar calls—are they a biblical approach?

by Westside Christian Fellowship | Jan 30, 2013 | Articles

The altar call is an appeal where the speaker invites attendees to come forward as a way of acknowledging their decision to follow Christ. Many consider Charles Finney (1792-1875) to be the founder of the altar call even though early Methodist used a similar approach...

Marriage & Divorce—the walls built to protect may imprison

by Westside Christian Fellowship | Jan 4, 2013 | Articles

Part four in a series … As stated last week: A Focus on the Family newsletter stated that when a research team studied 5,232 married adults who were interviewed in the late 1980s, they discovered that 645 of them were unhappily married. Five years later, these...