Little Footprints

Westside Family Church Made For Adventure Pastor Jonathan Hanson Notes:  Ernest Shackleton (1914) https://heartstonejourney.com/men-wanted-for-hazardous-journey/ Men wanted for hazardous journey. Bitter cold. Long months of complete darkness. Constant danger. Safe return doubtful. Honor and recognition in case of success. We do not want the safest option - we want the meaningful option . Men are not primarily created for safety. Created for battle for the world.  That desire for adventure, not a character flaw - we should cultivate "Deep in his heart, every man longs for a battle to fight, an adventure to live, and a beauty to rescue." - John Eldredge STAND FIRM Part 4: Made for Adventure Genesis 12 & 22  |  Matthew 25:14–30 Men wanted for hazardous journey. Small wages. Bitter cold. Long months of complete darkness. Constant danger. Safe return doubtful. Honor and recognition in case of success. John Eldredge says, “Deep in his heart, every man longs for a battl...

Westside Family Church What's Your Over/Under? Pastor: Dan Deeble Read Ephesians 6 Respecting your father (parents); offer an apology. Momma Deeble! It matters how Men show up in the world. Strong (toxic masculinity)---------------------------------Sensitive (Emasculated, weak) What is Looks-Maxxing, physique just right, spraying too much Axe Body Spray. Gym-maxxing Maxxing - Masking - Insecurity Question of Identity We need boys who are gentle at a dance and heroic in a shipwreck.  -- GK Chesterton Centurion: occupier, tax-taker, cheapter,  Luke 7:1-10 1 When Jesus had finished saying all this to the people who were listening, he entered Capernaum. 2  There a centurion’s servant, whom his master valued highly, was sick and about to die.  3  The centurion heard of Jesus and sent some elders of the Jews to him, asking him to come and heal his servant .  4  When they came to Jesus, they pleaded earnestly with him, “This man deserves to have you do this,...

Westside Family Church Seen and Strengthened: A Mother's Day Message For Every Season Pastor(s): Jonathan and Lindsey Hansen  Notes:  Capable - Strong - Praiseworthy High School Sweethearts, Atlanta, GA - met @ 17 years old. So many different stories represented on Mother's Day at Church. There are principles in God's Word.   God is with you - sees you and knows you. The Lord is close to the brokenhearted and saves those who are crushed in spirit. Psalm 34:18 But you, O Lord, are a shield around me; you are my glory, the one who holds my head high. Psalm 3:3 Jesus is here and he is with us! Billy Graham: "Suffering shouldn't make us bitter people - instead, it should make us better comforters for others." Do not call me Naomi; call me Mara, for the Almighty has dealt very bitterly with me . I went away full, and the Lord has brought me back empty. Ruth 1:20-21 Naomi feels like the road ahead is impassable.  Have we come to a season as this? navigating, a job c...

Westside Family Church Palm Sunday: What Kind of King Will You Follow?  Dr. Mark Moore (Church Christ of the Valley, Peoria, IL) Notes:    See, your king comes to you, gentle and riding on a donkey , and on a colt, the foal of a donkey. Matthew 21:5 Hosanna to the Son of David! Blessed is he who comes in the name of the Lord! Hosanna in the highest heaven! Matthew 21:9 When Jesus entered Jerusalem, the whole city was stirred and asked, 'Who is this?’ The crowds answered, ‘This is Jesus, the prophet from Nazareth in Galilee.’ Matthew 21:10-11 Jesus entered the temple courts and drove out all who were buying and selling there. He overturned the tables of the money changers and the benches of those selling doves. ‘It is written,’ he said to them, ‘My house will be called a house of prayer , but you are making it a den of robbers. ’ Matthew 21:12–13 My house shall be called a house of prayer for all nations . Isaiah 56:7  Let no foreigner who is bound to the Lord sa...

“Whoever wants to become great among you must be your servant, and whoever wants to be first must be your slave—just as the Son of Man did not come to be served, but to serve, and to give his life as a ransom for many” ( Matthew 20:26–28 ) I couldn't help but correlate this chapter to the Bible.  Jesus taught us in the New Testament that all  leadership should be servant leadership. I did not always grow up as a Christian.  I did not seek Jesus until I was 24.  I wasn't in a leadership role at all (work-wise).  My husband and I soon became in charge of a small youth group.  THAT is where I started serving.  I served not only my Savior but the kids I worked for.  This set the stage for how I would view leadership later in life. For the past year or so, I have struggled with getting back to church and be a servant there.  This week, it has been nagging on my heart to go back to church.  They are looking for volunteers in the nurser...