If you are struggling or ever have struggled with depression, check out Eddie’s message and know this: you are not alone and you are not forgotten -- by us, or by God. There’s no need to sugarcoat your struggles or feel like you need to wear rose-colored glasses either. You can be brutally honest with God and he’ll love you just as much as he ever did.

When life doesn’t unfold as we expect, strong feelings of disappointment, disillusion, and frustration sometimes follow. But what if there’s a better approach? Check out Sunday’s message and learn to trade expectation for expectancy. Instead of trying to control God for the outcome, try trusting him instead.

Eddie recently had the opportunity to sit down with Mindy Caliguire, CEO of Soul Care, to talk about the health and well-being of our souls. If you’re worn out and weary and hope to discover what true rest and peace look like, check out this interview. It’s time to rebel against distraction. It’s time to trade interruption for stillness. It’s time to pay attention to our souls so that they can find rest in Jesus.

We believe that EVERY human being is loved profoundly by a God of grace, who’s inviting them and welcoming them into fellowship with Himself. It is time for us to live this out and put this into practice by developing the habit of hospitality. Join our Next Steps team as they talk about the power of practicing hospitality in the midst of a divisive culture.

Waiting is hard, no doubt. But, when we choose to trust God while we wait, our waiting turns to anticipation and good things happen. Check out Eddie’s Christmas message and learn to wait well. After all, sometimes God takes a long time to deliver on his promises, but he always does. So – wait for it.

When God chose to send his son to earth, he chose the most unassuming location for him to be born: Bethlehem. It was the opposite of impressive Rome, but the perfect place for God to introduce the kind of kingdom he was bringing to earth. Most people missed it that first Christmas, but it was here to stay. Check out Eddie’s message from our Christmas Turntable teaching series.

Happiness has no staying power, but JOY is different. Joy defies circumstances. It can swim upstream and break in or break out when situations don’t favor it. Joy comes from knowing Jesus, and it’s always available. Check out Sunday’s message and sing it out: “Joy to the world, the Lord is come!”

Whenever someone who is lost comes to know the saving grace of Jesus, there’s a massive party in heaven. We might have a new building, but we haven’t changed. Our mission hasn’t changed. We exist to connect EVERYONE to Jesus and his mission, and we’re in the business of pointing people to Jesus. When one of them comes to know that saving grace? Well, you’d better believe we’ll be throwing a party, too. Thanks for joining us for our grand opening. Now go and spread the word – there’s room for EVERYONE in God’s kingdom.

We never just want to be a crowd. We never just want to be a big church. As we celebrate all that God has done over the last 120 years at West Side, we move forward into a new season more committed than ever to be a genuine, biblical community. Check out Sunday’s message and help us double down on being a church that lives authentic community.

It’s been our mission for years: We exist to connect EVERYONE to Jesus. This week Chip unpacked this statement of conviction for us and challenged us to double down on it. Why? Because we deeply believe that Jesus is the hope of the world and the answer to all life’s problems. Church, as we move forward, let’s connect people to the only One who brings true hope, peace, and rescue.