In our new series of Timeless Old Testament Stories of Flaws and Faith, this week we will consider Rahab the prostitute whose life had wide-reaching consequences and is a shining example to all of us today.

The Day of the Lord and our future with Jesus shape how we live in the present!

Continuing in chapter 4 of 1 Thessalonians, the Apostle Paul instructs us about what will happen to Christians who die before Christ returns. He wants us to be informed about death and the second coming of Jesus, reminding us that the destiny for the believer is to be with the Lord forever! woodsidechurch.ca

As followers of Jesus we live to please God, not to earn his love and be accepted, but in response to the reality that we are loved and accepted. This week we look at, in particular, the teaching that pleasing God means fighting for sexual purity.

Between your immediate destiny (you can expect suffering as a follower of Jesus) and your ultimate destiny (you will experience glory in the presence of Jesus forever), you need and are needed, by other Christians.

We believe the Bible is God's Word because Jesus did. When we accept it for what it actually is, it goes to work in us. Today, we look at seven heart postures for opening God's Word that allow the Holy Spirit to make us more like Jesus and the people God created us to be.

Paul defends his ministry of the gospel by distancing himself from the popular street philosophers of the day. Then, Paul uses moms as a model of his leadership. Today we learn how moms (and dads) can help their child grow to be all Jesus created them  to be. It takes lots of love, hard work and Jesus.

This week we began a new series in the book of 1 Thessalonians. Our faith, hope, and love are connected to a person. When you better understand your ultimate future with him you will endure in your faith despite, at times, deep disappointment in your immediate future.

This week Kirk Durston joined us to speak on twelve major milestones in experiencing God.   

 Kirk and his wife Patti live close to Glen Allen and attend Woodside. They work with Digital Strategies, an online ministry of Power to Change. Their motto is, “The world is online; we help them know Jesus”.

What is your story? Is it connected to Jesus and his story: the true story, the bigger story, the better story? This Easter (and every day) may you rehearse and celebrate the death and resurrection of Jesus and what it means for you!