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PAPARAZZI - Part 6: See How They Love Each Other, Aaron Rosland
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2024-08-18: Across social media and in our own lives we see varying attitudes to wealth, power and suffering. What does James have to say about the attitudes we should have to wealth, power and suffering? We'll explore how godly attitudes give people a different way forward and help us fulfill our mission as a Church.…
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PAPARAZZI - Part 5: Who Are You Friends With?, Willy Reimer
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2024-08-11: What’s your worldview? Did you know that your worldview serves as the lens through which you perceive reality, shaping your understanding of God, humanity, and your purpose in life? IN this message, we examine how our worldview influences our values, decisions, and actions -- often in ways we may not even realize.…
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2024-08-04 God was never intended just to be something to "believe in". A relationship with God is something we can experience. Throughout our community God is transforming lives. Join us this week and be encouraged and inspired as we hear impactful stories of life change.By SunWest Church
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PAPARAZZI - Part 4: Taming The Tongue, Brad Huebert
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2024-07-28: We continue our Paparazzi series by diving into James chapter three, where we’ll learn how to live out our faith when the world is not only watching… but listening. The Apostle James doesn’t pull any punches when he describes the destructive power of our words. Many of our regrets stem from things we’ve said or failed to say. But if you…
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PAPARAZZI - Part 3: The Wrong Way on a One-Way Street, Pastor Matt Dyck
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2024-07-21: Have you ever gone the wrong way on a one-way street? It can be disastrous. What is dangerous in a vehicle is also hazardous in religion. This week we look at a simple little nuance that has an exponential life-changing effect. And if we miss it we may end up going the wrong way! Are you going the right way? Join us this week and find o…
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PAPARAZZI - Part 2: Sticks And Stones May Break My Bones..., Pastor Kendall Feenstra
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Sticks and stones may break my bones... but words will never hurt me. An age-old saying that carries little truth. Words can break trust, hurt relationships, and lose jobs. They can hurt for a lifetime. The book of James has a lot to say about how we conduct ourselves in the things we say and how we practice our faith. Join us this week as we chall…
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PAPARAZZI - Part 1: The Answer You Need, But Don't Want to Hear, Pastor Matt Dyck
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2024-06-30: There are cameras everywhere. iPhones, computers, traffic lights, surveillance cameras... not to mention the reality that the phone you're carrying tracks where you are going and listens to what you are saying. This is not a series about conspiracy theories. This is a series about the truth that it is increasingly difficult to live a do…
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LOST And The Kingdom Invitation, Bruce Enns
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2024-06-23: Bruce and his wife Lisa live in Saskatoon, have been married 35 years, and have four adult daughters. Bruce pastored at Forest Grove Community Church for 21 years and has been the General Director of Multiply for the past two years. He loves to help connect the church locally and globally, and this week's message will focus on different…
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What if Jesus was Serious - Part 6: The Family Servants, Pastor Matt Dyck
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2024-06-16: As we look back on this series, we have talked about why the church exists and what the church is all about, but we haven’t yet talked about how the church should be. Jesus set an example for the church to emulate. He showed us how to use whatever influence and power we might have in this world. Unfortunately, sometimes this is not the …
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What if Jesus was Serious - Part 5: The Family Business, Pastor Matt Dyck
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2024-06-09: Through history, more so than today, families often had a business. A business that would be passed on through the generations. Perhaps a farm, perhaps a service company, or a trade that was learned from the older generation. If one of the primary metaphors for the church is family, what would be the family business? What is the work th…
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What if Jesus was Serious - Part 4: The Family Gathering, Pastor Matt Dyck
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2024-06-02: People in church often talk about "living a full and meaningful life". But do you ever feel for all that talk your life just doesn't seem to match up? It feels too fast. Too mundane. Too much work. Not enough joy and peace. But what if Jesus was serious about this fulness of life and peace stuff? What if there was a gift waiting for you…
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What if Jesus was Serious - Part 3: The Family DNA: How Kids Flourish, James Penner
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2024-05-26 We live in an undercurrent of aloneness, not enough-ness, and anxiousness both in our culture and the present paradigm of church. And yet the church was never supposed to be an event, building, or an institution. It was meant to be a family with a DNA of secure attachment. Interesting! When kids are seen, soothed, safe and secure they fl…
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What if Jesus was Serious About the Church - Part 2: The Family Meal, Pastor Dave Chow
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2024-05-19 Dinner time is when we can come together as a family and get caught up. We feel welcomed, we share experiences, and enjoy a common meal. It's a place where we feel like we actually belong, we are valued, and we find identity. The Lord's Table is one such meal. It is a time and a place where all arewelcomed to remember what our Lord Jesus…
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What if Jesus was Serious About the Church - Part 1: The Family Reunion, Pastor Matt Dyck
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2024-05-12 When we look around we can see that the distrust of institutions is at an all-time high. Many people are deciding that church as they know it "is not for them". We also live in an epidemic of loneliness, isolation, and anxiety. What if what people are looking for is the very thing the church was intended to provide? The church was never …
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SunWest has, for many years, strategically partnered with Compassion Canada to help release children from poverty in Jesus’ name. We are joined this week by a Compassion alumni. Come and hear the story of life change that can happen when we do for the one what we wish we could do for the many. You may not be able to change the world, but you can he…
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2024-04-28 Cancel Culture - Part 4: The Power Of Suffering, Pastor Matt Dyck
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We’ve spent a few weeks looking at Cancel Culture and how the death and resurrection of Jesus should impact our postures as followers of Jesus. Last week we talked about confronting other followers of Jesus in a redemptive way. This week we will address the topic of how the church should impact and respond to other people, groups, and authorities i…
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2024-04-21 Cancel Culture - Part 3: Drawing Circles, Pastor Matt Dyck
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Last week we considered how condemning, shaming, and calling out is a reflection of cancel culture’s attempt to control others. This does not reflect the kingdom culture of Jesus. But the question remains, when someone is acting and living in ways contrary to God’s Kingdom how should we respond? This Sunday we begin a two-week response to that ques…
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2024-04-14 Cancel Culture - Part 2: Planks, Pigs, and Flowers, Pastor Matt Dyck
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You can see what’s wrong with them. You know what people should have done and what they shouldn’t have done. You’ve been hurt and offended. At that point, you're at a crossroads. You can choose to walk in Kingdom Culture (the way of Jesus) or Cancel Culture (the way of the world). This week we look at one of the most well-known but least implemente…
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2024-04-07 Cancel Culture - Part 1: Crowded Out, Pastor Matt Dyck
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For the last five years, this word (or at least what it represents) has dominated the cultural, religious, political, and personal landscape. Individuals, businesses, and people groups can get canceled in a moment. The result is a culture of fear-mongering, threats, power games, and crowd-pleasing. The playground where this bullying plays out is so…
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2024-03-31 Easter Sunday, Pastor Matt Dyck
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Celebrate with us as we see the culmination of God's plan for eternal life for us all through the resurrection of Jesus and listen how this too was a sign of things to come foretold through the events in Bethany. He is risen indeed!By SunWest Church
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2024-03-29 The Gospel BC - Part 6: Good Friday, Willy Reimer
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God's plan for the redemption of all people has been in place far longer than we at times imagine. Listen as we see how God foretold centuries before the events of Good Friday, through the Passover meal, the enduring sacrifice of Jesus as we reflect, celebrate, and discover more of what Easter means for us today.…
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2024-03-24 The Gospel BC - Part 5: Be Careful What You Wish For, Pastor Dave Chow
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Have you ever made a wish? Did it come true, and was it everything you hoped it would be? A celebrity once said, "God punishes us by giving us everything we want." The children of Israel experienced this as they asked God for a king. God gave them their wish, but it didn't quite turn out the way they were thinking. Why was that? Are we any differen…
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2024-03-17 The Gospel BC - Part 4: The God Forsaken God, Pastor Matt Dyck
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Where was God on Good Friday? Was he standing at a distance punishing Jesus? Was he turning his back on Jesus at his weakest moment? When Jesus spoke his last words, "My God, my God why have you forsaken me?", what was happening? Perhaps the key to understanding this world-altering mystery is found 1000 years before Jesus spoke those last words.…
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2024-03-10 The Gospel BC - Part 3: The Weight Of It All, Pastor Matt Dyck
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The word gospel means good news. The good news that the Bible talks about was revealed through the life, death, and resurrection of Jesus. But Jesus revealed something profound after his resurrection…this good news was being revealed, foreshadowed, and talked about since the beginning of time. People just couldn’t see it until after the resurrectio…
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2024-03-03 The Gospel BC - Part 2: Cutting A Deal, Pastor Matt Dyck
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The word gospel means good news. The good news that the Bible talks about was revealed through the life, death, and resurrection of Jesus. But Jesus revealed something profound after his resurrection…this good news was being revealed, foreshadowed, and talked about since the beginning of time. People just couldn’t see it until after the resurrectio…
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2024-02-25 The Gospel BC - Part 1: The Road Back, Pastor Matt Dyck
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The word gospel means good news. This good news was revealed through the life, death, and resurrection of Jesus. But Jesus revealed something profound after his resurrection…this good news was being revealed, foreshadowed, and talked about since the beginning of time. People just couldn’t see it until after the resurrection. As we head towards East…
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2024-02-18 You Don't Complete Me - Part 3: My Kids Don't Complete Me, Kelvin Block
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Look at any movie, book, or painting and you are bound to encounter the human need for connection with other human beings. We are wired for relationships (friendships, romantic relationships, family relationships). This can lead to the assumption that our deepest longings are realized only when we complete the puzzle by finding that missing piece. …
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2024-02-11 You Don't Complete Me - Part 2: Fixing Your Friendship Code, Brad Huebert
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Everyone has an invisible 'friendship code' that shapes, hurts, or helps our friendships. God wants to fix our friendship code and fasten it to Jesus...but how?By SunWest Church
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2024-02-04 You Don't Complete Me - Part 1: The Missing Piece, Pastor Matt Dyck
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Look at any movie, book, or painting and you are bound to encounter the human need for connection with other human beings. We are wired for relationships (friendships, romantic relationships, family relationships). This can lead to the assumption that our deepest longings are realized only when we complete the puzzle by finding that missing piece. …
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2024-01-28 Reconstruction - Part 4: Tending The Heart In A Time Of Tinder, Pastor Matt Dyck
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In our world today we can have same-day delivery, fast food, instant entertainment, instant communication with whomever we want, and a search engine or chat GPT to give us answers to any of our questions. We have all been shaped by this culture of speed, and because we want it, we assume it's good. But how has this shaped our faith? How has this sh…
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2024-01-21 Reconstruction - Part 3: Holding The Faith When You Don't Have Faith, Pastor Matt Dyck
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Over the last couple of weeks, we have talked about Deconstruction, what it is, and why we get there. When Deconstruction is done well with the right motive it can be a source of tremendous growth in our lives. But how do we go about that “reconstruction” process? Join us this week and next as we look at how to reconstruct our faith well.…
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2024-01-14 Reconstruction - Part 2: Let's Be Honest, Pastor Matt Dyck
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Over the last decade the word Deconstruction has been used, claimed, and tossed around quite a bit. It is a word that is intended to describe someone's journey away from faith. But did you know that questions and doubts are a part of faith not an enemy of faith? Perhaps it’s our understanding of faith that needs to be deconstructed. Deconstruction …
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2024-01-07 Reconstruction - Part 1: Losing Jesus, Pastor Matt Dyck
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Over the last decade the word Deconstruction has been used, claimed, and tossed around quite a bit. It is a word that is intended to describe someone's journey away from faith. But did you know that questions and doubts are a part of faith not an enemy of faith? Perhaps it’s our understanding of faith that needs to be deconstructed. Deconstruction …
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2023-12-24 Upside Down Christmas, Pastor Matt Dyck
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It’s the time of year we’ve all been waiting for. In fact, the word Advent means waiting. Beyond the cultural parts of this season that we all wait for, there is a universal longing in every human heart that awaits the presence of God, purpose, eternity, rescue, and deliverance. Christmas is the story of God’s response to every longing heart. Come …
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2023-12-10 Wishlist - Part 2: I'll Be Home For Christmas, But I Wish I Wasn't, Pastor Colton Willms
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A wishlist at Christmas can tell you a lot about the person who wrote it. It can tell you about their dreams, goals and aspirations. It can also tell a lot about someone when they don’t get what’s on their list. But maybe when we don’t get what we want we’ll be more open to considering what’s on God’s Wishlist.…
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2023-12-03 Wishlist - Part 1: Undeck The Halls, Pastor Dan Bergen
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2023-12-03 Wishlist - Part 1: Undeck The Halls, Pastor Dan Bergen byBy SunWest Church
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2023-11-26 Jonah - Part 3: A Whale, a Plant, a Worm, and the Wind, Pastor Matt Dyck
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Jonah is a story that has captured the imagination of children and adults alike throughout history. It’s the story of someone who ran from the call of God. It’s the story of a God who cared too much about a city to let that person run away from their call. The fact that Jonah wasn’t perfect didn’t stop God from using Jonah. We are Jonah.…
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2023-11-19 Jonah - Part 2: From the Belly Of The Fish, Pastor Matt Dyck
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Jonah is a story that has captured the imagination of children and adults alike throughout history. It’s the story of someone who ran from the call of God. It’s the story of a God who cared too much about a city to let that person run away from their call. The fact that Jonah wasn’t perfect didn’t stop God from using Jonah. We are Jonah.…
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2023-11-12 Jonah - Part 1: You Can Run But You Can't Hide, Willy Reimer
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Jonah is a story that has captured the imagination of children and adults alike throughout history. It’s the story of someone who ran from the call of God. It’s the story of a God who cared too much about a city to let that person run away from their call. The fact that Jonah wasn’t perfect didn’t stop God from using Jonah. We are Jonah.…
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2023-11-05 Words to Live By - Part 7: Pray First, Pastor Matt Dyck
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Many of us use prayer as a last resort when life goes sideways or things don’t go according to plan. But Jesus taught a different posture. He taught that prayer is the first option. In fact, Jesus taught that we (that includes you!) could personally hear God’s voice and that this personal connection would be the source of living life in all its ful…
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2023-10-29 Words to Live By - Part 6: We Choose Courage Over Comfort, Pastor Matt Dyck
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When the first followers of Jesus chose to follow him they knew intuitively they were embracing a life of risk. When hardship and challenges came their way they weren't seen to back down, they chose to buckle down. They chose courage over comfort. Many today see Jesus as the key to a comfortable life. Let’s not confuse the peace that Jesus brings w…
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2023-10-22 Words to Live By - Part 5: Change Starts In Me, Pastor Matt Dyck
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There’s probably one thing that everyone in the world can agree on…there are a lot of problems in the world. But most people assume the “real” problem is out there. Consequently our hope for change often is out there somewhere too. But what if we take the Bible seriously and believe the real problem is in the human heart. If that’s true, then real …
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2023-10-15 Words to Live By - Part 4: We Won't Keep This To Ourselves, Pastor Matt Dyck
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Have you ever been so excited about something that you weren’t able to keep it to yourself? Why is it that many Jesus followers say that Jesus is the most important thing in their life, yet they are very reluctant to even talk about him? Jesus was all about breaking barriers and encountering people that were far from him. When his followers "got it…
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2023-10-08 Words to Live By - Part 3: We Don't Maintain, We Multiply, Pastor Matt Dyck
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Sometimes maintenance is good. Staying on top of your dental cleanings, doctor check-ups, and oil changes is important. We do maintenance when we want something to stay the same as long as possible. But God doesn’t want everything to stay the same. God wants us to experience growth and transformation and for others to experience that too! Jesus inv…
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2023-10-01 Words to Live By - Part 2: No Perfect People Allowed, Pastor Matt Dyck
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Jesus had some very strong words for some people. That’s not surprising. The surprising thing is that his strongest words were reserved for the religious community. They lacked an awareness of their own condition while they were quick to judge the condition of others. This prevented them from receiving the gift God had for them, and it prevented ot…
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2023-09-24 Words to Live By - Part 1: Don't Do Life Alone, Pastor Matt Dyck
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Words create. In the beginning God spoke creation into existence. Today when we speak we can bring things into existence. We can build up and tear down, and we can create cultures and environments through our words. The words we choose will shape us over time. Join us for this six week series as we look at the values of SunWest… the words that we h…
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2023-09-17 Kick-Off Sunday, Pastor Matt Dyck
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It’s a wonderful time of the year! The SunWest ministry year begins again. Invite your family and friends for a celebratory Kick-Off service, with a free hot dog bbq lunch and family activities provided after.By SunWest Church
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2023-09-10 Stewards of Grace, Brad Hubert
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In a world of judgment and outrage, Jesus calls us to adopt a different posture—one that enlists us in his kingdom-come mission.By SunWest Church
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2023-09-03 God and the Underdogs - Part 5: Matthew - The Last Will Be First, Pastor Colton Willms
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When we feel like the odds are against us, just remember that God is for us and we too can be people of faith. The bottom line is: God has called us, he equips us, and then he sends us out to accomplish his mission in the world. All we need to do is make ourselves available, remain faithful to his call, and to obey!…
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2023-08-27 God and the Underdogs - Part 4: Joseph, Kelvin Block
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This week we continue our God and the Underdogs series. If you have ever felt unqualified, unsure, or unseen… you’re in good company! God delights in using people like you to make a difference. Kelvin Block is joining us to bring the message this Sunday. We are excited to hear what God has put on Kelvin’s heart to share with us!…
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