The West Hills Church Pulpit Podcast

What does it actually look like to live as a citizen of heaven? In Philippians 3:17–21, the apostle Paul gives us four practical steps: find a good mentor, recognize bad examples, remember your home country, and eagerly await your King. This teaching explores the Pauline ethic of imitation, the difference between friends and enemies of the cross, and why your journey to paradise isn't a pilgrimage—it's a homecoming.

📖 Scripture: Philippians 3:17–21
🎙️ Pastor Daniel Christensen | West Hills Church

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Psalm 103 is David's crash course in the art and science of knowing God. In this teaching, Pastor Daniel walks through four methods of theology that David models for us — experiential, historical, comparative, and natural — and shows how each one deepens our understanding of God's character, His mercy, and His eternal faithfulness to those who fear Him. A practical, encouraging call to pursue the knowledge of God with everything you have.
 
📖 Scripture: Psalm 103
🎙️ West Hills Church
 
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Scott Julian teaching.

This video explores Philippians 3:12-16, highlighting that pursuing Christ is an empowered expectation, not an unattainable ideal. It emphasizes God's calling as the foundation for spiritual transformation and encourages active pursuit of Christlikeness.  The message calls for surrendering to Christ for growth, focusing on the future, and persevering towards the "upward call of God.

Philippians 3:7-11

Scott Julian teaching.

 

Featured Teacher: Daniel Christensen

In Hosea 11, God reveals Himself as a father who raised Israel from infancy, freed them from slavery, and led them with bonds of love—only to be met with relentless rejection. Yet where human fathers would say "good riddance," God declares, "I am God and not man." His compassion prevails. Through the lens of the Prodigal Son and Matthew's portrait of Jesus as the Second Son, we discover how Christ retraced Israel's steps to fulfill what the first son never could—and why the Father still runs to meet the repentant.

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Featured Teacher: Daniel Christensen

Where does the Christian find assurance? Not in heritage, good works, or religious performance — but in Christ alone. In this sermon from Philippians 3:1–6, we trace Paul's devastating critique of misplaced confidence and learn from the 18th-century Marrow Men who fought the same battle. If your joy is in something other than the Lord, your confidence will be too.

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Philippians 2:25-30

Scott Julian teaching.

This sermon explores the profound example of Epaphroditus, a devoted servant who exemplified sacrificial love and commitment to Christ. Learn how his near-death experience for the gospel highlights the preciousness of sacrifice and God's sustaining power through suffering. Discover the importance of valuing all church servants, especially those whose faithfulness is often unseen.

Featured Teacher: Daniel Christensen

What does it take to be a truly effective Christian? Psalm 100 gives us seven practical habits drawn straight from the text: making a joyful noise, serving the Lord in all your work, coming before God in private communion, knowing Him deeply, gathering with His people, giving thanks, and blessing His name. These aren't complicated—but they require consistent, daily choices. In this sermon, we walk through each habit with practical counsel for building them into your life today.

Philippians 2:19-24

Scott Julian teaching.

 

Featured Teacher: Daniel Christensen

Hosea 9 tells the tragic story of Israel's complete reversal. Every blessing God gave them is systematically stripped away. Their Exodus is undone as they return to captivity in Assyria. Their prophets are mocked, abused, and silenced. Their God-given mandate to be fruitful and multiply is overturned as they sacrifice their own children to Baal. And the covenant itself is reversed — Gilgal, once a place of remembrance, becomes a place of God's hatred. This chapter is a sober warning against apostasy and a call to guard the faith we have received.