West Broad Church of Christ

West Broad Church of Christ We're a family of christian disciples following the simple pattern set by Christ Himself.

As we continue through our sermon series of Jesus' "Sermon on the Mount", tomorrow, Lord willing, we'll be examining Mat...
08/15/2026

As we continue through our sermon series of Jesus' "Sermon on the Mount", tomorrow, Lord willing, we'll be examining Matt. 6:19-24.

In Matthew 6, Jesus has already warned against practicing righteousness for the reward of being seen by men. Now He turns to another competitor for the heart: earthly treasure.

Jesus is not giving financial advice. In fact, unlike what many might think Jesus is teaching on, He is not even teaching here on what you possess. This is NOT a teaching about what YOU possess. He is asking: What possesses you? Who and what is in possession of your heart? What shapes the way you see life? And ultimately—whom do you serve?

Please join us at West Broad Church of Christ, 9:30 for bible study, 10:30 for worship. If you can't make it, feel free to listen online at https://www.westbroadchurch.com/media2/sermons

Do you *listen* to God’s silence from scripture? If you do, what do you hear on a particular subject? If we’re honest wi...
07/31/2026

Do you *listen* to God’s silence from scripture? If you do, what do you hear on a particular subject? If we’re honest with ourselves, the answer should only ever be: NOTHING. Now, how does that apply to listening to instrumental spiritual music? I’ve been asked lately to do a lesson on it, as well as worship as a whole. So this Sunday, Lord willing, we’ll be pausing our “Sermon on the Mount” series to consider this topic.

We may already be familiar with the simple and clear teachings to sing when we worship, but how does this apply (if at all) to listening to various forms of spiritual songs? God certainly is not silent in some regards on this subject, but He is in others. May we be wise and godly disciples to know the difference and make the necessary discernments.

Please join us this Sunday for worship, or listen to the sermon online at https://www.westbroadchurch.com/media2/sermons

Like much of this section of the sermon on the mount, Matt. 5:38-48 continues to spark debate and various interpretation...
07/02/2026

Like much of this section of the sermon on the mount, Matt. 5:38-48 continues to spark debate and various interpretations. This Sunday, Lord willing, at the West Broad Church of Christ, we'll resume our sermon series through Jesus' most iconic and expansive sermon.

Keeping v.38-48 of Matthew 5 coupled together as a comprehensive thought with the same basic point throughout that passage, potentially aids in giving the reader a more natural and period-correct understanding of exactly what Jesus means here, especially when one recalls which covenant they were to obey at the time and which law Jesus Himself is keeping perfectly and fully filling ("fulfilling").

We'll be considering the topics of pride vs. humility in the face of insults, resisting vs. tolerating evil people, generosity, love, and how all those things relate to God's perfect love and holiness, and how HIS people are to be like HIM, rather than the wicked world around them. To apply this, we'll consider Jesus' own question, "What more are you doing than others?"

If possible, please join us this Sunday, or listen online at https://www.westbroadchurch.com/media2/sermons

Have you ever considered the POSSIBILITY that there are some IMPOSSIBILITIES for God? Things that He just simply CANNOT ...
06/28/2026

Have you ever considered the POSSIBILITY that there are some IMPOSSIBILITIES for God? Things that He just simply CANNOT do?

Lord willing, tomorrow at the West Broad Church of Christ, we will be considering this odd concept, not merely for trivial musings of theological quandaries, but because of what it reveals about the God who limits Himself and speaks to our very creationary nature of faith and free will, and how that should inform how we love Him and how He loves us.

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Tomorrow, we'll be continuing our expository sermon series examining Jesus' "sermon on the mount" by looking at Matthew ...
06/21/2026

Tomorrow, we'll be continuing our expository sermon series examining Jesus' "sermon on the mount" by looking at Matthew 5:31-37.

What does Christ's kingdom look like when its citizens practice life-long commitments to their covenants before God? What does a covenant, oath, or vow even mean for the christian in that kingdom?

Going beyond these clear teachings of Jesus in Matthew 5:31-37 indeed is "of evil origins" or more literally "of the evil one". But what do oaths, vows, and commitments have to do with divorce and adultery? The answer is obvious, yet how many times do we think the prohibition of divorce and the teachings on oaths are two separate teachings, rather than one fundamental principle guiding us in two different ways?

Are any and all oaths or vows now condemned by Jesus all of a sudden, where before in the OT (which Jesus is currently under in this sermon, BTW) they were not? If not, why not? Did an inspired writer of God's own Word take, as part of that Word, oaths and vows, or even charge an oath upon his readers?

Lord willing, we will be considering these and more tomorrow in our sermon at West Broad Church of Christ. Please visit us or listen online at https://www.westbroadchurch.com/media2/sermons

06/17/2026

“And let us consider how to stimulate one another to love and good deeds, not forsaking our own assembling together, as is the habit of some, but encouraging one another, and all the more as you see the day drawing near. For if we go on sinning willfully after receiving the knowledge of the truth, there no longer remains a sacrifice for sins, but a terrifying expectation of judgment and THE FURY OF A FIRE WHICH WILL CONSUME THE ADVERSARIES.

Anyone who has set aside the Law of Moses dies without mercy by the mouth of two or three witnesses. How much worse punishment do you think he will deserve who has trampled underfoot the Son of God, and has regarded as defiled the blood of the covenant by which he was sanctified, and has insulted the Spirit of grace? For we know Him who said, “VENGEANCE IS MINE, I WILL REPAY.” And again, “THE LORD WILL JUDGE HIS PEOPLE.”

It is a terrifying thing to fall into the hands of the living God.” (Hebrews 10:24–31 LSB)

Tomorrow at West Broad, we'll be starting a sermon series on some of Jesus' most iconic teaching, starting with His "ser...
05/23/2026

Tomorrow at West Broad, we'll be starting a sermon series on some of Jesus' most iconic teaching, starting with His "sermon on the mount" from Matthew 5-7, then moving on to various kingdom-related parables. This is an effort to call His people not only to KNOW things about God and His kingdom, but how to BE and ACT in that kingdom from Jesus' own mouth. And certainly, it is a call to JOIN that kingdom that will last beyond these trying times and world that these earthly kingdoms ceaselessly and inevitably rise and fall within.

Please join us tomorrow. If you cannot, please feel free to listen to these lessons online at https://www.westbroadchurch.com/media2/sermons

Our congregational theme this year is "Preaching the Kingdom: Proclaiming God's Excellencies Through Holy Living." The g...
05/02/2026

Our congregational theme this year is "Preaching the Kingdom: Proclaiming God's Excellencies Through Holy Living." The gospel we are to preach is the gospel of the KINGDOM. That implies a King and His subjects/citizens. Numbers 35:22–28 shows that King's sense of reasonable justice and compassion, as does ALL of God's laws, and how that applies to his subjects, who we are, should we be in the kingdom of His Son.

But what's hard to see at times is how all of these "old" laws point to and are fulfilled in Christ, our King and Savior. Even that title "King AND Savior" speaks to this sermon. Authoritative, just, and merciful Savior.

Tomorrow, Lord willing, we'll be examining how God's sense of justice and compassion are the same yesterday, today, and always, as He Himself is. God, in Christ, is the same just, avenging, merciful, loving, holy, and righteous Eternal One as He has always been, both in the old and new covenant. We'll do this by considering this passage from Numbers, along with other examples from scripture showing how God is SO consistent in all His ways and character.

Please join us in worship and encouragement tomorrow at West Broad Church of Christ or listen online at https://westbroadchurch.com/media2/sermons

"...I will remove the heart of stone from your flesh and give you a heart of flesh." (Ezekiel 36:26)"...The sacrifices o...
04/19/2026

"...I will remove the heart of stone from your flesh and give you a heart of flesh." (Ezekiel 36:26)

"...The sacrifices of God are a broken spirit; A broken and a contrite heart..." (Psalm 51:17)

"...in much wisdom there is much vexation, and whoever increases knowledge increases pain." (Ecclesiastes 1:18)

"Blessed are the poor in spirit, for theirs is the kingdom of heaven. Blessed are those who mourn, for they shall be comforted." (Matthew 5:3-4)

The longer I'm a christian, the more surprised I am of how often I'm asked after a preacher camp, conference, or really any lengthy, planned, and coordinated kingdom effort "Well...did you have fun?!"

In fact, it's quite jarring. I have to think for a minute every time. Did I have fun? I never thought of it. That was never the goal. Fun? Really? That's the first thing on your mind to ask someone about a time COMPLETELY dedicated to growing closer to God in fellowship with His saints by intense study, prayer, and sober worship?...Fun?

With as much as we talk about "fun" virtually all the time as christians, you'd think there'd be something biblical to that idea maybe. Turns out, with ALL that God has spoken on in scripture, the idea of "fun" (at least the way the english translators would put it) profits us SO very little in the realm of spirituality that God desired to mention it a total of ZERO times.

Rather, what He DOES want us to know MANY times throughout scripture is caution, carefulness, soberness, and even fear. And even a heart that is broken...broken by things that OUGHT to break our heart, by this earthly divide, the weight of this life, while we groan for the redemption of our bodies (Romans 8:23).

Do a word search in scripture to find "careful" or "take care" or "be careful" or "give heed to yourself" or "on guard" or "on alert" or "fear God/Yahweh/Lord".

There is certainly nothing wrong with having fun and the occasional silliness. However, we should be cautious to be scriptural in our lives. And the truth is, God in scripture calls us to a much different life than one that is filled with and revolving around and always talking about fun, happiness, and levity. Yes, there is much joy in God. Yet that is not the same as frivolity.
Wisdom and godliness is to have a soft, tender, and broken heart.

This life is heavy. The things of this life can and SHOULD hurt. Obviously, not to despair, as the world does, but it should affect us. God doesn't call us to deny the reality of that. He calls us to embrace the truth of that. He simply calls us to cast that weight on Him and His Son through His Spirit. But softly broken, consciously contrite, abundantly cautious, careful, on guard, honorable, dignified, and God-fearing...these are what God has called us to be in scripture, that is IF we are a people that are led by His authoritative word, and not our own whimsical desires.

Scripture speaks often and plainly: take care. Be careful. Be watchful. Be sober. Be vigilant. These are not occasional suggestions—they form a steady drumbeat across both Testaments. The people of God are not called to whimsy, but to walk deliberately before Him.

We live in a world that celebrates carelessness—“go with the flow,” “follow your heart,” “don’t overthink it.” But the Word of God cuts against that grain. It calls us to a life of thoughtful obedience, of intentional holiness, of sober-minded vigilance before a holy God. Let us consider what the Lord says.

Please join us in worship and encouragement tomorrow at West Broad Church of Christ or listen online at https://westbroadchurch.com/media2/sermons

"Spirit and Truth"...that's what Jesus said we will worship the Father in. On a strictly practical level, what does that...
04/10/2026

"Spirit and Truth"...that's what Jesus said we will worship the Father in. On a strictly practical level, what does that even mean for us today? Well, we certainly won't have time to discuss ALL the ways we can do that in our assemblies, but we will be discussing one way we can do that, and it hinges on whether or not we are unified in intention, seeking to edify one another in the spirit of 1st Corinthians 14:15-17,40, Romans 15:5-6, Ephesians 5:19, Colossians 3:16, Philippians 2:1–4, and perhaps the most convicting of all, Matthew 25:14–30.

Please join us this Sunday at West Broad Church of Christ or listen online at https://www.westbroadchurch.com/media2/sermons

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