Woodside Bible Church White Lake

Renewal. How do we get it? Many think they are too far gone to find restoration; feeling stuck or even unworthy. Thankfully, God's word tells a different story. This week, we continue looking to Psalm 51 to finding renewal for our soul. When we are seeking renewal, we can ask for God’s restoration and respond to His grace with genuine worship. Listen as Pastor Rob Bentz shares our latest message, Seeking Renewal, as we seek the true, genuine, life-changing renewal.

When we were born into this world we entered into sin. Our need for forgiveness is great! Our loving and just God asks His people to humbly acknowledge our need for His forgiveness. The first step we take in the process of confession is realizing our sin, owning up to it, and taking responsibility for it.Join Pastor Rob Bentz as he shares the latest message from our Confessions sermon series, It’s On Me, to see how there is freedom in confession. 

Today, we see how the Lord is calling His people to confess, surrender, and release our grip on our self-serving desire to fix ourselves. We can’t do it without God! When we believe in God and turn to Him in humility, confessing our sin before Him, He is faithful and just to forgive us and to show us mercy. He can mend what we have broken. Listen as Pastor Kevin Pobursky shares our latest message, God’s Immeasurable Mercy, to experience how God meets with His people when we humble our hearts before a merciful God. 

Today, we begin our new sermon series, Confessions: Erasing Shame and Experiencing Renewal, by looking at 2 Samuel to better understand the important role confession plays in our lives. We'll begin considering this important topic by looking at the sin of King David when he gave into temptation with a woman named Bathsheba. A young man named Nathan is used by God to help David see that he had sinned against God. Listen as Pastor Rob Bentz shares the first message, When God Confronts Our Sin. May your heart be open to what the Lord may be confronting in your life.

As followers of Christ, believers are called to have a faith that stands strong against the patterns of the world. God calls us to be faithful and to stand firm upon Him. As we conclude our series, we'll learn four truths about faithfulness on the journey. In the final message of our series, Faith in the Face of Lions, Pastor Rob Bentz shares how faithfulness to God is so vital to our lives and to the lives of others.

Today, we see that God is sovereign over ungodly kings and kingdoms. We see that through their failures and mistakes, God is present and doing His sovereign work. Yet, when we see this activity, we strive to learn from these mistakes—and not do the same. This is why there is much to learn from pride and arrogance on display in Daniel 5. Join Pastor Rob Bentz as he shares our latest sermon in our series, Following Faulty Footsteps. May you see how Jesus is our hope in the face of judgement. 

Today, we continue our look at Daniel’s life and his courage to stay loyal to God amidst difficult circumstances. As we look at the fourth chapter of Daniel and see the pride of King Nebuchadnezzar, we see how easy it is to get caught up in personal success and accomplishment. God warns us of the evil that can infect our hearts when we indulge in such pride. But he does not leave us to figure it out on our own, instead he provides careful correction for our sinful ways. Join Pastor Rob Bentz as he shares our latest sermon, The Dangers of Pride.  

We continue our look at the Old Testament book of Daniel to see another courageous story of Daniel and his friends in Babylon. When faced with the direct command to bow down to a false image, Shadrach, Meshach, and Abednego refused to bend their knee to a false god. Through the bravery of these young men, we see how courageous faith rejects idolatrous worship. Listen as Pastor Kevin Pobursky shares how courageous faith helped these men stay loyal to God in our latest sermon, Faith in the Furnace.

Have there been moments in your life when you faced tremendous difficulties? Did you feel as though God was far away? It can be tempting to turn your back on Him when we go through these times. Today, we turn to the Daniel 2 to learn how God's wisdom, kingdom, and authority is greater than anything we face in life. Listen as Pastor Rob Bentz shares our latest sermon, A Kingdom Dream, and see how God's greatest matters for your faith journey. 

As Christians in a modern world, we can feel like foreigners under pressure to blindly accept values that are in direct opposition with the gospel. Today, we're beginning a new series called Daniel: Clash of Cultures. As we step into the world of Daniel, we find ourselves in a land known for its excess, sin, and violence. This is also true of the current culture we find ourselves in today. The key to Daniel's survival, and ours, is to recognize cultural influences, remain dependent on God, and receive the Lord's divine favor. Listen as Pastor Rob Bentz shares how to remain loyal to God in a hostile culture — by holding fast to the truth of God's sovereignty over all circumstances.

As we begin a new year, Pastor Rob Bentz offers the White Lake church family a vision for spiritual growth in 2024. But it's not what many might expect; to read more, pray more, or serve more. Instead, we look to the words of Jesus in Matthew 11:25-30 to know and understand the significance of Jesus' gracious invitation to come to him and find rest. 

On Christmas Eve, we conclude our sermon series, Emmanuel: God with Us, looking at the significance of the incarnation of Jesus. Through God sending His Son, who was born of a virgin, in human flesh, Believers are called to embrace redemption through repentance and belief in Jesus. True freedom is found only in Christ—and through the redemption He offers to all believers. Pastor Rob Bentz shares our latest sermon, The Incarnation of Redemption, to close out our Advent series. Merry Christmas, Woodside White Lake family!

In a world that is very self-centered, the body of Christ is called to something completely different—humility. As we strive to deny ourselves and put others before our own desires, we should look to the example of Jesus. To embody humility in our own lives we can consider our position, consider our mindset, and consider our example. Listen as Pastor Kevin Pobursky shares our latest message in our series, The Incarnation of Humility, and we discover how we can follow Jesus’ example toward a life of humility.

We all know that words have power! God gave us a book, the Bible, that is filled with words for His people. Yet, we also know that God speaks to us in many ways. Yet no way is more significant than through the incarnation of Jesus, as He brought the Word to life. Join Pastor Rob Bentz for our latest message, The Incarnation of the Word.

We begin our Christmas sermon series, Emmanuel: God with Us, by looking at the person and the work of of Jesus--the Word who became flesh. We turn to John's gospel account to see how it is that man can see the glory of God? We can see the glory of God by beholding who Jesus is and by beholding all that He accomplished. Join Pastor Rob Bentz as he kicks off our series with the sermon, The Incarnation of Glory.

Today, we conclude our series, Conflict[ed]: Pursuing Peace in a Cancel Culture, as we look at forgiveness and how vital it is in the body of Christ. Throughout Scripture, Jesus gives us several examples of forgiving those who hurt us. We should forgive because we have been forgiven much and because it is the way of the kingdom. Listen as Pastor Kevin Pobursky shares our latest message, The Absurdity of the Unforgiving Christian, where we will see the importance of forgiving those who hurt us.

Part four of our sermon series, Conflict[ed]: Pursuing Peace in a Cancel Culture, invites us to learn of the importance of handling bouts of conflict in a God-honoring manner. God calls His people one that honors and pursues peace within the body of Christ. He has given us a way to go about reconciling these issues in Matthew 18:15-20. Pastor Rob Bentz shares the latest message of the series, Making Up Instead of Breaking Up.

We continue our series, Conflicted, looking at the body of Christ and how we impact the lives of others. We should have a motive of not hindering others, but rather being a help to our brothers and sisters in faith. We should also look to be vigilant against our own sin, repenting of it and believing the gospel afresh. Listen as Pastor Rob Bentz shares our latest message, Hindrance or Helpful.

Today, we begin a new sermon series, Conflict[ed]: Pursuing Peace in a Cancel Culture, tackling the controversial topic of conflict. We will look at Matthew's gospel account as Jesus talks about the community of Christ and how to handle conflict in a Christ-like manner. Join Pastor Rob Bentz as he shares the first message in our series, Embracing Inability, on this culturally significant issue.

As we conclude our series, Thy Kingdom Come, we'll examine how Jesus reigns over disease and death. Many times, in the New Testament Jesus is seen healing people. Thus, displaying His acts of healing. That same power is alive and active today! Join Pastor Rob Bentz as he teaches from two powerful stories in Mark 5:21-43 in the sermon, Healing for the Hurting.