Westside Church of Christ

It is unfortunate that the word “edification” is a term that’s fallen into disuse. Every thoughtful Christian should recognize that God’s people should strengthen each other spiritually and build up one another in the faith (Ephesians 4:16). That’s what biblical edification is. For one thing, it’s a natural outgrowth of evangelism – when people come to Jesus ...

In this well-known psalm of repentance, David comes clean before God concerning his sin with Bathsheba and having Uriah killed (read 2 Samuel 11 & 12). The words of David are especially appropriate from another occasion: “The Lord is near to the broken-hearted and saves the crushed in spirit” (Psalm 34:18). Few passages in the Bible resonate with such truth and emotion re...

While introducing children to God and to His worship is an incredible privilege, it can also be quite a challenge. One young Christian couple jokingly referred to their life as Christians as “Worship B.C. and A.D.” — Before Children and After Diapers! It can be really hard for parents to properly focus on God during worship when little ones are fus...

After the sermon was preached, about 3,000 people responded to the invitation in faith, repentance, and baptism. They are said to have been added by the Lord to His church (Acts 2:38-47).

Please pause to consider that the crowd that day was told of a man who had died, been buried, and raised from the dead three days later. Instead of laughing, Peter and the apostles...