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Westside Family Church It's For The People Of God Notes:  Fill in the blank: Disrupting Generational Poverty. It's for the Children. It's for the People of God. When we bring blessings to others , God’s blessings surround us as well.  And if you give yourself to the hungry And satisfy the desire of the afflicted, Then your light will rise in darkness And your gloom will become like midday. And the Lord will continually guide you, And satisfy your desire in scorched places, And give strength to your bones; And you will be like a watered garden, And like a spring of water whose waters do not fail.  Isaiah 58:10-11 Notes:  Fill in the blank:  Make your light rise in darkness. Make your night like the noonday . Continuous guidance from God himself. Satisfy your desire in scorched places. Strengthen your bones . Research strongly suggests people who serve others are generally healthier, experiencing better mood, lower stress, stronger social ties, and even increa...

I watched this on June 26, 2026 as I was out of town for Bailey's wedding Westside Family Church It's For The Children Pastor Dan Deeble vul·ner·a·ble /ˈvəlnər(ə)bəl/ adjective ●      Definition: susceptible to physical or emotional attack or harm ●      Synonyms: at risk, endangered, unsafe, unprotected, ill-protected, unguarded, open to attack, undefended, unshielded, unfortified, defenseless, easily hurt/wounded/damaged, powerless, helpless, exposed to, prey to, in danger of, at risk of, at the mercy of, an easy target for, easily affected by, in the firing line, … Notes:  Learn to do right; seek justice .     Defend the oppressed. Take up the cause of the fatherless;     plead the case of the widow. Isaiah 1:17 “Cursed is anyone who withholds justice from the foreigner, the fatherless or the widow.” Then all the people shall say, “Amen!” Deuteronomy 27:19 Righteousness and justice are the foundation of your throne;   ...

 What Does God Want? “What is God’s will for my life?” “What is my purpose and calling?” “What can I do to please God?” In the New Testament, Jesus provides the answer to those questions by telling His followers to love God and love people. In the Old Testament, the prophet Micah—empowered by the Holy Spirit—summarized God’s will for Israel by saying:  “He has told you, O man, what is good; and what does the Lord require of you but to do justice, and to love kindness, and to walk humbly with your God?” ‭‭Micah‬ ‭6:8‬ ‭ESV‬‬  These words were penned during a time when God’s people were trying to please Him with sacrifices, offerings, and going through religious motions—while living lives of deception, violence, and pride. But as the prophet Hosea writes, “I [God] desire mercy, not sacrifice, and acknowledgment of God rather than burnt offerings.” (Hosea‬ ‭6:6‬ ‭NIV‬‬) God is after our heart motives, not our outward religious activity or begrudging obedience.  Let’s br...

Westside Family Church Disrupting Generational Poverty Pastor Randy Frazee Notes:  What is generational poverty? Generational poverty means a family has been poor for at least two generations, experiencing a self-perpetuating cycle where lack of resources, education, stable jobs, and social support traps them, making it incredibly difficult to improve their economic status due to systemic barriers, psychological stress, and limited opportunities, not just individual failings. Notes:  Fill in the blank: In the Old Testament, God provides a solution to generational poverty. (Leviticus 25) God establishes the Year of Jubilee to provide relief from the chains of poverty. Count off seven sabbath years—seven times seven years—so that the seven sabbath years amount to a period of forty-nine years. Then have the trumpet sounded everywhere on the tenth day of the seventh month; on the Day of Atonement sound the trumpet throughout your land. Consecrate the fiftieth year and proclaim li...

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 Building Bonfires: Cultivating A Life Lived For God Pastor: Jonathan Hansen Notes:  Building a life with God, takes work! I. CLEARING THE LAND Let us throw off everything that hinders and the sin that so easily entangles , and let us run with perseverance the race marked out for us. Hebrews 12:1 Sin entangles our lives and drags us down.  There are things we have to cut away. The Lord will cut some things from our lives! Every branch that bears fruit, he prunes so that it will be even more fruitful . John 15:2 This reframes the pain of clearing. It's not punishment, it's preparation. God cuts things away that need to be thrown into a burn pile. This is part of his work in our lives. "Midway along the journey of life (midlife crisis) , I woke to find myself in a dark wood, for I had wandered off from the straight path. How hard it is to tell what it was like—this wood of wilderness, savage and stubborn. A bitter place. Death could scarce be worse.” ~D...