West Ridge Students

After witnessing the Lord answer our prayers of renewal, our student team is committing to training ourselves for godliness and accountability as we walk toward Jesus together in 2025. 

Charlie is joined by Junior Tate Ford, and Freshman Jacob Barnes to discuss what it looks like to get off the throne of our own lives through the act of repentance. In response to Ken's message, the students discuss things like the culture and lack of reverence in it, what it looks like to genuinely fear God as a student, and what God's discipline looks like in our lives. Don't miss this episode!

As we continue in our Renew series, Ken Buwalda shares five key truths with us to reveal God's character as it relates to sin, justice and His holiness. The question now is: "How do we respond to this?" Our answer to this question determines the course of our lives. 

In this episode, Charlie is joined by Ethan Davis and Brennan Rice. The three guys talk about trying to "clean yourself up" before talking to God, and how He is the one who truly cleans us through Jesus. They further the conversation by also discussing seeking closeness to God, and what it looks like to consecrate ourselves as we seek closeness and intimacy with Him as a student. 

In week two of our Renew series, we take a deep dive in what it looks like for the Lord to renew the way that we approach Him. As we look at Scripture, we find that because of the hope that we have in Jesus, we can approach God with confidence. This hope is “a strong and trustworthy anchor for our souls. It leads us through the curtain into God’s inner sanctuary.” – Hebrews 6:19". We also find what happens when you approach God and remain in his presence: You become a friend of His. If we are to seek renewal, this is what we strive for: intimacy with the King of the Universe. 

In this episode, Charlie is joined by guests Chloe Trottier and Cole Hancock as they breakdown the sermon and go deeper into student-led discussion on what it means to be in awe of God. The students discuss things like: where they have personally experienced being in awe of Him, what it practically looks like to offer our lives to Him as students, and good places to read in Scripture so that we may meditate on how great our God is. 

In the episode as we kick off 2025, Reckless starts a new series called "Renew". Together, we are seeking a renewal of our hearts toward Jesus so that we may be prepared for whatever He has in store for us in the new year. In this sermon specifically, we look at God's interactions with Moses and the Israelites in the book of Exodus to get a better look at how great, how holy, and how awe-inspiring He truly is. God, renew the way that we view you. 

This week, as we continue in our Christmas series called "Joyful" based on Romans 15:13, we look at the Joy of Serving. Diving into Jesus' first public miracle in John 2 from the perspective of the servants, we find that serving sets the stage for the miracle. Yet, we also find the true miracle of Christmas, that is completely underserved by us, comes from the life and sacrifice of the one true servant, Jesus.

In this episode, Charlie is joined by guests Tate Ford and Judd Estes. The guys talk about subjects like: how they have experienced the Holy Spirit's power in their own life, aligning your life with the will of God, and overcoming sin with a band of brothers by your side. Life isn't easy, but the Holy Spirit has equipped us to live a life of joy. Praise God!

This week, we hear from our Senior Pastor Brian Bloye as we continue in our Christmas series called "Joyful" based on Romans 15:13. As believers in Christ, we are supposed to have what Psalms 51:12 calls the "joy of our salvation," yet many of us aren't experiencing joy. Pastor Brian discusses how we are called to remain close to Jesus, and the role of the Holy Spirit when it comes to joy in our lives.