In Honor of Our Wives...

Here is a great parody, of a Carrie Underwood song, that is from the point of view of being a minister's wife. So to Erica, Qwynn, and Heidi...this is for you. Thanks for putting up with us.

Enjoy!

Scott

Welcome to Our Youth Intern

We are excited to welcome Joel Brown who arrived this past Sunday to begin his youth ministry internship. Joel is an entering senior at ACU majoring in Biblical Text and Philosophy.

Joel comes with a passion for teaching and mentoring our students as they follow Jesus.

Please keep Joel in your prayers as he joins the wonderful work that God is doing at Western Hills.

Feel free to leave Joel a word of blessing, encouragement, or prayer.

Thank you,

Brandon

2 Minute Replay

Here is the 2 minute replay from our message on the story of the Good Samaritan found in Luke 10:25-37. To learn more about the Samaritan Project click HERE.

Sunday Night Reflections

Well, if you missed it today here is what the Samaritan Project is all about. In the message we explored the parable of the Good Samaritan and discovered that what made the Samaritan good was that when he saw a need he simply met the need. He did not try to rationalize his way out of it. At the end of the message we distributed sealed envelopes and dared everyone to take the Samaritan Project challenge. In the envelopes was cash in varying amounts from $5-$20. The challenge is this...the next time we see a need in front of us we are going to meet the need. We are not going to talk ourselves out of it. We will use this money (after all it is God's money) and address the need. If we have to add more money to it we will. That's it. It is simple. See a need, meet a need.

The only other thing we ask is that you send us a note or email and share with us the story of how God used you to meet a need.

Have a Great Week!

Scott

On a personal note: I am so grateful to our elders for their leadership and courage to allow us to attempt ideas like this. They are a blessing to serve.

Samaritan Project

Once an expert in the law asked Jesus for the greatest commandment, Jesus responded with the Shema (Deuteronomy 6:4), an ancient Jewish doctrine that called Israel to love God with all their heart, soul, mind and strength. But what Jesus did next would change the course of history. Jesus actually added to the Shema. He gave his followers a new directive - to love God with all their heart, mind, soul and strength, but ALSO to love others as themselves. This Sunday we are going to discover some of what it means to live out this call from Jesus. We are calling it "Samaritan Project." Hope to see you on Sunday.

Sunday Night Reflections

As another Sunday comes to an end here is what is running through my mind.

• I loved seeing the babies and their families on our pulpit this morning
• We had a great crowd this morning
• Todd did a great job leading our worship...I thought the singing was great
• Thanks to Seela for bringing the message to us today
• It was a real treat to see many "old" faces like the Bundy family and the Ross family

Well that's all for now.

Scott

PS - Don't miss next week! Come and discover what the "Samaritan Project" is all about

Voices of Blessing

Yesterday was our Senior Sunday for the high school students graduating from our student ministry. To bless our students we gathered several people with the gift of wisdom to share their blessing on video. To hear the blessings in their own words watch the video above. After you watch the video leave your own word of blessing in the comment section.