Real Good Courage - The Westwood Podcast

Leadership in a Culture of Grace, Shared Leadership, Week 5

This message is brought to us by Pastor Jason. The New Testament lesson is from Romans 12:verses 3-8, and the Old Testament Lesson is from Exodus Chapter 18, verses 13-23.

Leadership in a Culture of Grace, Who Defines You, Week 4

Pastor Sarah brings us this message. The Gospel lesson is from John 14, verses 27, 30-31.

Leadership in a Culture of Grace, You Can Do It, Week 3

Joseph is the Old Testament character (and leader) of the week…someone whose life included being thrown into a pit, being sold into slavery, being thrown into jail for a misunderstanding…and yet out of his life experiences and his pain/betrayal/hurt, God stayed with him and used him for good.  Out of your “pits” and pain, God still sees incredible potential in you, and chooses you and uses you to bring about good in our world.

This message is brought to us from Pastor Tania. The scripture reading is from Genesis, Chapter 45 verses 1-12.

Leadership in a Culture of Grace: Humble Courage, Week 2

In today’s sermon we further describe our understanding of leadership as a result of God’s gracious activity in Christ.  The story of Jacob and Esau’s reconciliation is the launching pad for wondering what leadership defined by humble courage might look like.

This message is presented by Pastor Jason. Our Scripture comes from the book of Genesis, 32:22 - 33:4

Leadership in a Culture of Grace: Leadership Mythbusting Week 1

Here are some myths about leadership: 1) Leaders took a direct path 2) Leaders are perfect 3) Leadership is limited to only a few spaces and places 4) Other people are leaders, but not you.

The story of God calling Moses busts these myths and shows us that the grace of God calls all people to lead where they are and from who they are. 

Pastor Sarah brings us this message. The scripture reading is from I Phillipians Chapter 1. verses 3 - 11.

Leadership in a Culture of Grace: Jesus' Leadership Example

Leadership is a term that has lots of definitions.  In today’s sermon, we seek to define what that means based on the words of Jesus in his farewell discourse in the Gospel of John.

Pastor Jason presents this message. The Gospel comes from John Chapter 15.

Leadership in a Culture of Grace: Introduction

A culture of perfection says that you must always strive to get everything right. A culture of fear says that you must always be protective and defensive. Jesus created a different kind of culture: a culture of grace. In a culture of grace, there’s roominess and permission to keep the main thing the main thing. This sermon features a story about a peace-maker in Northern Ireland who had to set some ideals aside in order to work toward peace.

This message is presented by Pastor Sarah. The Gospel lesson is from the book of Mark, Chapter 7, verses 1 - 7.

You Shall Not Covet: What Does This Mean?

Too often we are caught up in the comparing our selves with others. Unlike stealing, if we can work within the existing legal constructs to use our position to gain over others, that is all well and good, right? Unfortunately Commandments 9 & 10 tell us that desiring other’s possessions is wrong, and Martin Luther explains that using societal, political or legal power to disadvantage others is just as wrong as stealing as prohibited in the 7th Commandment.

This message is brought to us by Pastor Jason. The scripture reading is from 1 Kings, Chapter 21 and the Gospel is from Matthew Chapter 6.