During the Q&A series, we asked for your questions, and you didn’t hold back from submitting them! There are so many questions that Randy and Troy have recorded a weekly podcast to hit more of them than we can on Sunday. WFC Podcast episode 126 tackles questions on God, Politics and Culture.توسط Westside Family Church

During the Q&A series, we asked for your questions, and you didn’t hold back from submitting them! There are so many questions that Randy and Troy have recorded a weekly podcast to hit more of them than we can on Sunday. WFC Podcast episode 125 tackles questions on The Problem of Evil.توسط Westside Family Church

During the Q&A series, we asked for your questions, and you didn’t hold back from submitting them! There are so many questions that Randy and Troy have recorded a weekly podcast to hit more of them than we can on Sunday. WFC Podcast episode 124 tackles questions on Violence in the Old Testament.توسط Westside Family Church

During the Q&A series, we asked for your questions, and you didn’t hold back from submitting them! There are so many questions that Randy and Troy have recorded a weekly podcast to hit more of them than we can on Sunday. WFC Podcast episode 123 tackles questions on Christian Sexuality.توسط Westside Family Church

During the Q&A series, we asked for your questions, and you didn’t hold back from submitting them! There are so many questions that Randy and Troy have recorded a weekly podcast to hit more of them than we can on Sunday. WFC Podcast episode 122 tackles questions on confidence in Christianity.توسط Westside Family Church

Listen to Pastor Randy and Pastor Troy have a chat about the Value Them Both amendment that Kansans can vote for or against on August 2. In this podcast we explore the facts and important implications of the upcoming Kansas 'Value Them Both' referendum, which will impact both right-to-life issues, and determine whether Kansans have the ability to s…

Pastor Troy Kennedy speaks with Pastor Pete Kirwan (New City Church) about prayer & fasting on today's episode of the Westside Podcast! Westside, as a church family, stepped into a 40 day prayer and fasting experience on January 17. Learn more and find resources at westsidefamily.church/40days! Send us your questions and topic suggestions for upcom…

Pastor Troy Kennedy speaks with Pastor Jason Morris about prayer & fasting on today's episode of the Westside Podcast! Westside, as a church family, stepped into a 40 day prayer and fasting experience on January 17. Learn more and find resources at westsidefamily.church/40days! Send us your questions and topic suggestions for upcoming seasons at we…

Pastor Troy Kennedy speaks with Pastor Dan Chaverin about prayer & fasting on today's episode of the Westside Podcast! Westside, as a church family, is stepping into a 40 day prayer and fasting experience starting January 17. Learn more and find resources at westsidefamily.church/40days! Send us your questions and topic suggestions for upcoming sea…

Topics Discussed: Should I date an unbeliever? Cain and Abel - What really happened there? I think most people have a hard time understanding is why didn't God look on Cain’s offering with favor? Is tithing a New Testament command? Is Anxiety a Sin? What the Bible Says about Anxiety Is suicide an unforgivable sin? What is the Christian view of suic…

Father, Son AND Holy Spirit? How do we understand the trinity? Consensus of belief: The undivided early Christian church set forth a unifying creed that was meant to serve as a definitive but not exhaustive statement. This is known as the Nicene Creed, more technically correctly called the Nicene-Constantinopolitan Creed. It was formulated in two u…

“If there is really a God, then why does he let all of these bad things happen in the world?” Why didn’t God stop the holocaust? Evil and suffering. Christianity teaches the existence of an all-powerful, all-good and loving God. But how can that belief be reconciled with the horrors that occur daily? If there is a God, he must be either all-powerfu…

Kenosis and the Christology Debate: what would Jesus do? How do I follow Jesus’ example if He is God and I am just a human? How do we reconcile the fact that Jesus was fully God with the fact that Jesus was fully human? How can we honestly follow Jesus’ example when he had infinite resources of deity at his disposal? Can we really say he was tempte…

Topics addressed: How do I make important decisions? How do you know if you are hearing from God? Are Catholics Christians? What about tattoos? How should a Christian handle relationships with non-believers? How do you talk with someone who is dug-in in their misconceptions of God? How would you summarize the Gospel in the simplest way? Cain and Ab…

What is Spiritual Warfare? For though we live in the world, we do not wage war as the world does. The weapons we fight with are not the weapons of the world. On the contrary, they have divine power to demolish strongholds. We demolish arguments and every pretension that sets itself up against the knowledge of God, and we take captive every thought …

So What's the Big Deal About Baptism? All Christians throughout history have agreed, on the basis of Scripture, that baptism is important. Historically, baptism has not been understood to be an optional practice. It is commanded by God. But there has often been disagreement about whom baptism is for, how it should be done, and why it is significant…

Are the Charismatic Gifts of the Spirit for today? What are the Charismatic Gifts? All evangelicals believe the Holy Spirit is at work in the world. All believe the Holy Spirit supernaturally works in human hearts to bring people to the point of faith in Christ. All believe the Holy Spirit gives certain gifts to people to carry out ministry, such a…

Eschatology - Study of last things 27% of the Bible is prophetic.1 out of 30 verses refers to the Second Coming of Jesus or the End Times.300 verses prophecy Jesus first coming.600 verse prophecy Jesus second coming. What will happen when Christ returns? Jesus tells us: “I will come again and will take you to myself, that where I am you may be also…

What Happens After You Die: A Biblical Guide to Paradise, Hell, and Life After Death by Randy Frazee How can you be sure that you go to heaven/ be reconciled with God? “if you confess with your mouth that Jesus is Lord and believe in your heart that God raised him from the dead, you will be saved. For with the heart one believes and is justified, a…

Questions from some listeners: “Loving the new podcasts. I think it would be super helpful if you gave some ideas on how to discuss these issues with your kids. As a mom of 4 teenagers my kids are co scantly faced with issues related to transgender, sex before marriage, socialism, other religions. I think preparing them to be able to defend their f…

Concern for the poor is woven throughout the entirety of the biblical narrative. It is absolutely unavoidable from the Old testament to the New. OTLev 19:10 And you shall not strip your vineyard bare, neither shall you gather the fallen grapes of your vineyard. You shall leave them for the poor and for the sojourner: I am the Lord your God. Deutero…

Marriage is woven throughout the entirety of scripture. It’s always more than a man and wife. It’s a picture of God’s covenant love for His people: Christ and the Church. A picture of the gospel. God’s original design for human flourishing: Genesis 1:27-28: "So God created man in his own image, in the image of God he created him; male and female he…

The problem: Racism is real. People have real experiences with it in 2020. Two foundational truths: 1. That we are all made in the image of God. 2. That the church should reflect the reality that all nations will be gathered together in heaven. SOLUTION for the Christ Follower: It’s about having the unity of Spirit in the name of Jesus. Unity is Go…

Sanctity of Life There are four major issues facing the church today. Two of them are owned by the political left, and two of them are typically owned by the political right. The sanctity of life The sanctity of marriage Justice for the poor Racial justice As Christ followers, we are called to own all of them. It’s not about partisanship or any pol…

Allie Beth Stuckey interview with Neil Shenvi on Critical Theory. Neil Shenvi - from a Christian perspective. James Lindsay - secular academic. Christopher Rufo - secular cultural researcher whose research prompted the federal ban on teaching critical theory in government institutions and organizations contracted by the government. Book - secular p…

There has been some controversy stirring around the practices of a few highly influential churches in contemporary worship. What are the issues? Are there truly some biblical conflicts with them? And if so, should other churches continue to utilize their music in corporate worship services? So what are the issues with these churches and how much sh…

Rena Silva recently 'ranted' on facebook about Americans and their dogs. It made me think of a recording I did when our oldest son was 5.توسط Jeff Frazee

Phrases Our Kids Asked to Learn Get off the wall. Jigi koko kan. Literally: Jigi koko kan. Decend wall on. Do you have a bike? I be negeso bolo Literally: I be negeso bolo? You are bike arm? (Maybe like, "Have you got a bike on you? Possession is strongly emphasized over ownership.) Pet a chicken. Shaé momo. Literally: Shaé momo. Chicken pet. It is…

A common conversation that can be used to learn many things in Bambara. What's your name? I togo be di? My name is Jacob. Ne togo ye Yacouba. What's this (that)? Ni yé mun yé? A chair. Sigilan. A chair? Sigilan wa? Yes. Awo. What's a chair? Sigilan ye mun yé? People sit on it. Mogo be sigi a kan. What's he doing? A bé mun kera? He's planting corn. …

Typical morning greetings Good morning. I ni sogoma. Hey, did you have a peaceful night? M'ba (male response to a greeting.) Here sira wa? Peace only. Here doron. How's your family? Somogo dun? No trouble. Torro té. Is your wife healthy? Muso ka kené? She's healthy. A ka kené. How are your children? Denmiewsen don? U be di. They're good. Good. God …

I am from the United States. Ne bora États Unis. Now, I live in Kadiolo Koko. Sisan, ne be Kadiolo Koko. I want to learn your language and your culture. Ne b'a fe ka aw ka kan ani aw ka ladalako kalan. I left here in the year 2000. Ne bora ya san ba fila. I really like Malians, so I decided to spend some time here. Mali mogow djiara ne ye, o koson …

I want to learn Bambara. Ne b'a fe ka Bamanakan kalan. I don't understand Bambara yet. Ne te Bamanakan men folo. Give me the road. (Meaning: I would like to go now.) Sira di. I want to be going. Ne be fe ka taga. See you later. K'an ben kofé. (kofé also means behind) God give you a peaceful day. Ala ka tilé heré I agree. (Response to a blessing) Am…

At the end of 2010 I received the letter that the president of our sending agency sent to all the donors because we also support some missionaries at WorldVenture. I felt a little bit of a connection with my supporters as I read the letter because I knew they were reading the same letter. I decided, then and there, to write a letter on the same sub…

This podcast was done almost as a stream of consciousness recording. So I know it might be confusing. But listen anyway, this is the beginning. We are trying to lay a foundation, and slowly but surely each of these scattered seeds will grow and bear fruit.توسط Jeff Frazee

Looking up from her peanut-butter and jelly sandwich, Harley said, "Dad... I can run and kick my butt." It made me happy because I could tell she was recovering from the fever she had been having for the last 24 hours. Harley is like a slow-blooming flower. You have to have a lot of patience to get a look inside her beautiful exterior. Recently, I …