Life on the West Side

Everyone I know longs for genuine happiness, lasting peace, real beauty, ultimate purpose, and honest, sincere and overwhelming love. I want you to know that Jesus came so that you can experience rich, abundant life and overwhelming love! Join me, Nathan Guy, preaching minister for the West Side Church of Christ in Searcy, Arkansas, as I share my passion for Jesus Christ in weekly teachings, conduct exciting interviews with other ministers, authors and church leaders, and discuss things learned along the way. Each episode will offer a recent sermon or interview with inspiring guests intended to encourage you in your faith formation as disciples of Jesus Christ. In addition, I will link to further resources such as a discussion guide, points to ponder, and recommended resources. You can watch these sermons and find more resources at nathanguy.com, follow me @nathanpguy and subscribe to my weekly e-mail at nathanguy.substack.com.

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Making Little Christs

March 11, 2025 • Nathan Guy • Season 4 • Episode 52

Recognize what God has done through Christ--the only source of power. Respond with love to become all that he called us to become through His power. And seek to imitate, so that we might bring up "little Christs."

The sermon today is titled "Making Little Christs." It is the third installment in our series "Follow Me." The Scripture reading is from Deuteronomy 6:20-25 (ESV). Originally preached at the West Side Church of Christ (Searcy, AR) on February 16, 2025. All lessons fit under one of 6 broad categories: Begin, Instill, Discover, Grow, Learn, and Serve. This sermon is filed under GROW: Spiritual Formation.

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Podcast Notes (resources used or referenced):

Tournament of Roses Parade story: Steve Blankenship, quoted in Max Lucado, God Came Near.
Missionary story about the car: Ernest B. Beevers, from sermonillustrations.com on "power."
For the Georgia Bulldogs "between the hedges" story, see here.
John Mark Comer, Practicing the Way.
Dallas Willard, The Great Omission.
Dietrich Bonhoeffer, The Cost of Discipleship.
Jonathan Storment, "Making Little Christs" (notes from this sermon preached at Pleasant Valley Church of Christ; generously provided by Jonathan; used with permission)

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