We begin the New Year thinking about "The Mission of Jesus." As a traveling rabbi, Jesus gathered large crowds and he told them stories that they could identify with in order to point them to the truth about himself. We will look at a well known one, the parable of the sower. Our reading helps us understand Jesus' Method, Message and How the Message Would Spread. As we think about our future as a church heading into 2026, it is really helpful to focus on Jesus, what he was about. How does this translates into our mission and ministry as a local congregation? We will see.

On the final Sunday of each year, I like to take my teaching time to reflect on the life and ministry of our faith family. I am so grateful for each person who worships and serves at West Church. The ministry is a huge team effort, and you make it a joy. What are some of the high points of our year? What are some of the challenges we face and need to prepare for? As we ring in 2026, we pray for the grace and strength that our Savior gives to live into his mission and calling.

This Sunday will be the first of the 2025 Missions Conference. The order of service will be familiar, but we will have guests from the Gideons sharing during the sermon time and a Missions Flash from one of our other partners before we pray. In addition, there are a variety of fun events planned throughout the week.

This Sunday join us today as Patrick talks about Between Two Kingdom

This Sunday, join us as Joshua Rizzo shares with us on a focus on how internal attitudes and actions, mirroring the Pharisees' behavior in the Bible, can create barriers for others to embrace a true relationship with Jesus.

The theme of VBS has been about how we Magnify the Lord. This Sunday, the children and the VBS crew will share with the whole church and their parents all that we have experienced this week. It will be so amazing and so much fun. Then we will take a few minutes to look at what Psalm 19 says about how we magnify the Lord.