WRC Young Adults
WRC Young Adults exists to encourage and equip college students and young professionals to grow in their walk with Jesus Christ and live out their faith in every arena of their lives. Whether it's talks from previous gatherings or conversations around current hot topics, we hope to provide biblically-rooted, culturally-relevant content to help you live with clarity and navigate the complexities of this season of your life. For more information on WRC Young Adults or to reach out to our team, go to westridge.com/ya !
Episodes
124 episodes
September Gathering: "Jesus & MISSION" - Todd Hampton
In our September gathering, we discuss the question, "What is the mission of your life?" What does Jesus say about that and how can we live that out?
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August Gathering: "Jesus & COMMUNITY" - Todd Hampton
This semester, we are looking at what Jesus said about important matters of life and faith. For our August Gathering, we looked at the purpose of community and what Jesus had to say about it.
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February Gathering: "Rest from Busyness" - Nate Galloway
A message on the importance of rest.
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January Gathering: "Are You Missing It?" - Todd Hampton
A message from Matthew 13 about the Kingdom of God.
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What is my calling? (pt. 1)
One of the core questions of humanity (and your life) is "What is my purpose?" or to ask it another way "What is my calling?" In today's episode, we want to give you a biblical worldview for calling. Maybe you're anxious because you feel...
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Living on Mission pt 2 (ft. Tyler & Kayla)
What if you don't sense a call to "full-time vocational ministry"? How can we live on mission here and now in our everyday lives? In this episode, we are joined by Tyler Godfrey and Kayla McDonald who not only lead YA Groups here but also led o...
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Living on Mission (ft. guest international missionary)
All throughout Scripture and human history, we see God's heart for the world. He desires for His glory to be seen and known among the nations (Ps. 46:10) and that none would perish but all would come to the knowledge of the Truth (1 Tim. 2:3-6)...
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How do we leave a lasting legacy?
We all have a desire to see our lives count. None of us woke up today and thought: "I'd love to waste my life on things that don't matter." Yet, we hear story after story of people getting to then and being filled with regret. How can we ensure...
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What should you look for in a Church?
In this series, we are diving into how we are meant to relate to and connect with church as followers of Jesus. In today's episode we're asking the question of "what should we be looking for in a church?" As a young adult, this wil...
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What's up with the Church?
In episode one of our three-part series on the church, we discuss the basic question: "What's up with the Church?" We not only want to talk about what the Church is meant to be but we also want to address the common misconceptions (sometimes ri...
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Subject Change... Revival
We decided to cancel episode three of "The Bible never said..." to talk about a compelling and potentially controversial topic: Revival. This has been a trendy topic of late and we've seen the word "revival" tossed around quite a bit. Wh...
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The Bible never said... (Pt. 2)
This is the second of three episodes discussing things we often hear (or say) that are actually never seen in Scripture. Today's topic is: "The Bible never said that we must live an extraordinary life." Far too often, we see cultural pressures ...
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The Bible never said... (Pt. 1)
This is the first of three episodes discussing things we often hear (or say) that are actually never seen in Scripture. Today's topic is: "The Bible never said that we are all God's children." We believe everyone has inher...
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Who will you become in 2023?
The beginning of 2023 is here. We have a fresh start—a blank canvas—calling for us to pick up the brush and paint something beautiful. That’s the power and hope of The New Year. But the fact of the matter is... we’ve been here; we’ve done this....
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Redeeming Mental Health (feat. Hannah Brencher)
At this month's gathering, we were joined by author, speaker, and mental health advocate Hannah Brencher who preached a powerful message from God's Word and gave us practical applications or "ba...
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Why do we give? The biblical call to grace-driven generosity.
In this week's episode, we continue in our series on the spiritual disciplines by discussing the Christian's call to give (specifically financially). The relationship between humanity and money is a difficult one. In today's market-driven and m...
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The Discipline of Service... Cultivating a Heart of Humility.
When you serve the Lord or others, do you feel a sense of duty or joy? Have you felt that inner shame of entitlement (desiring to do literally ANYTHING else) while serving and thought, "What is wrong with me?" Do you even really serve at all? W...
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"Lord, teach us to pray..." Why and how do we pray?
Maybe you're like us and often feel as if your prayers are hitting the ceiling. Maybe you struggle to even start praying at all. We know that God calls us to pray but why? If He's God and He's just going to do His will anyway, then why does pra...
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What is forming you? An invitation to a different way and pace of life.
You have no choice: we are all being formed by something. However, you can choose who/what you are formed by. We are all becoming someone. Jesus invites us to become someone healthy and whole but this doesn't happen by accident. There is a kind...
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Why should we obey & what exactly is legalism?
One of the common fears amongst the followers of Jesus in our generation is legalism. We believe a lot of this derives from a misunderstanding of what biblical obedience is and the role it should play in our lives. In this episode, we want to t...
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What is sanctification?
Continuing in our theological series of topics, it's time to talk about sanctification. Maybe you've heard it said that people can't change... Is that true? Can people change? If so, how do we change? That's what this episode is all about. God'...
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What is regeneration?
Last month we discussed the fact that by grace through faith in Jesus we have been justified (declared innocent) by God and made righteous in His sight. That changes our position but it doesn't change us... In this episode, we continue our disc...
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Redeeming: Jesus reversing the curse of the enemy
Did you know you were made and called to glory? That you were made to image God—the most glorious and beautiful being. You were made to rule, to reign, to have dominion—to be a conduit of glory and beauty. But maybe you've noticed -- our lives ...
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