Western Hills Church, Temple, TX

A Beginner’s Guide to Church#14 ”Communion”

Scripture:  1 Corinthians 11:17-34

Speaker:  Scott Meyer

Summary:  In discussing the issues presented by Paul in 1 Corinthians 11, Scott talks about the problem, the practice, and the participation in Communion (sometimes called the Lord's Supper, the Eucharist, and the Breaking of the Bread.) 

Scott ends this message with an emphatic statement about whose supper it really is.

A Beginner’s Guide to Church #13 ”

Scripture:  I Corinthians 10:13-11:1

Speaker:  Scott Meyer

Summary:  What does it mean to "Do all to the glory of God?"  In this text, the writer of 1 Corinthians, Paul the apostle, writes to the church in the city of Corinth and addresses the issue of the believer's care and concern for one another.  For us, an appropriate question after considering what Paul says to the Corinthians is this:  What does love require?

A Beginner’s Guide to Church#12 ”Freedom”

Scripture:  1 Corinthians 9:19-23, Matthew 9:9-13

Speaker:  Scott Meyer

Summary:  What will you do with the freedoms you have in Christ?   Scott discusses this freedom in this twelfth message in the series from First Corinthians.  What is our challenge as we bring others to Christ? 

A Beginner’s Guide to Church #11 ”Sexuality #2”

Scripture:  1 Corinthians 6:12-20

Speaker:  Scott Meyer

Summary:  In this passage, Scott brings Paul's message to the Corinthian church regarding sexual immorality that is all around them in their culture and threatening Corinth's church.  Paul clearly lays out the way of life those who follow Christ must pursue in the attitude toward sex and sexual behavior.

A Beginner’s Guide to Church #10 ”Sexuality #1”

Scripture:  1 Corinthians 6:9-11

Speaker:  Scott Meyer

Summary:  Washed, sanctified, and justified are the words Paul uses in this passage to describe those who have become followers of Jesus Christ and made Him Lord of their lives.  They are new people not bear the burden of the labels of their past lives.

A Beginner’s Guide to Church #9 ”Reboot”

Scripture: Review of 1 Corinthians

Speaker:  Scott Meyer

Summary:  Scott resumes his series discussing the themes of 1 Corinthians.  This summary message is a re-introduction to the themes covered so far in his previous messages.

Vision 5 #6 ”Church Plant”

Scripture:  Acts 1:6-8, Acts 28:30-31

Speaker:  Scott Meyer

Summary:  Scott presents the final sermon of the "Vision 5"  series.  The fifth of the commitments the Elders are calling the Western Hills congregation to make over the next five years is to seek an opportunity to plant a church somewhere in North America.  In the context of Acts, Scott brings the text of Acts as it applies to us today in seeking to tell the world about Jesus.

Vision 5 #5 Extra Mile

Scripture:  Luke 10:25-37, Matthew 5:41

Speaker:  Scott Meyer

Summary:  In this fifth of the Vision 5 series, Scott challenges the church to the Elders vision of Western Hills going the extra mile, a two mile area around the location to serve in whatever ways we can those within that circle and most certainly beyond.

Vision 5 #4 ”Diverse Church”

Scripture:  Acts 10

Speaker:  Scott Meyer

Summary:  In this message, Scott explores the challenges of becoming a diverse church.  He approaches that with a story about Peter, one chosen by Jesus to take the story of Jesus everywhere, who is sent to take that story to someone Peter probably doesn't think worthy of hearing it.  Scott asks the question of each believer, What keeps you from accepting everyone as worthy of Jesus' story?

Vision 5 #3 Harvest of Baptisms

Scripture:  Romans 6:1-11

Speaker:  Scott Meyer

Summary:  What is it?  Why is it?  Who can participate?  What difference does it make?  These are the points Scott unpacks about baptism as he guides listeners through Romans 6:1-11.