On Father’s Day, Pastor Ama preaches on mining pain for treasure.

What is your purpose? Do your heart and actions align? Does your passion have a direction? Is your work is part of a greater movement that includes you and transcends you? When that happens, you’re […]

Some of us had wonderful mothers whose love blessed and sustained us. Some of us had difficult mothers whose own shortcomings brought us difficulty or pain. Whether your mother gave you a taste of God’s […]

What is it costing you to have and hold resentments and judgements against others? Jesus calls us to a path of forgiveness. Why is forgivenessso important? And why can it be so hard? Listen for […]

Resurrection is at the heart of the Christian faith. But resurrection doesn’t fit within a scientific materialist worldview. What to do? Dismiss resurrection as a myth? Focus instead on Jesus’ teachings with a “don’t ask, don’t tell” approach […]

The Easter season goes from Easter Sunday until the church’s birthday on Pentecost. This year on May 20, we will celebrate Woodside Village Church’s 125th birthday! For the next five weeks, deepen your walk with the resurrected Christ as we look […]

“The Lord is my shepherd.” So begins the most beloved psalm in scripture. But what does it mean to have a shepherd? Jesus says of himself, “I am the good shepherd.” Listen to a message […]

What is a disciple of Christ? How can we “make” disciples if we don’t know what one is? We can strengthen our relationship with God, our church, and our community by becoming disciples of the Lord Jesus. Listen […]

No fooling: Easter this year was on April 1! We experienced the joy of Christ’s resurrection through uplifting arias, liturgical dance, songs of praise, and hip-hop angels. We heard the beautiful Psalm 139 that affirms […]

Children shout with joy, and the people sing and wave palm branches as Jesus rides in to Jerusalem on a donkey. This is Palm Sunday, the beginning of Holy Week. Have you wondered about the […]