Awaken Westchester Church

"Then their eyes were opened"

The resurrection offered a new story for the disciples of Jesus to live. This week, as we look at Jesus's resurrection, we'll learn how to trade the old, confining stories for ones that birth new life and new beginnings into our lives.

Our Wilderness Wanderings

The wilderness is an inhospitable landscape many of us would choose to avoid. Yet, no one is exempt from journeying in the wilderness and experiencing its barrenness. Listen this week as we look at the Israelites' forty year journey through the wilderness to discover how our wilderness wanderings can bring purpose and value to our lives.

"You'll Shoot Your Eye Out, Kid"

How do we triumph over the giants in our lives? How do we move beyond the obstacles in our path? Join us this week as we explore the timeless story of David and Goliath; a story about hope, faith, and courage despite the overwhelming challenges we all face in life.

Floods that Form Us

This week, Sam Castro looks at the story of Noah to uncover how the storms in our lives, while painful, can be a powerful catalyst for transformation. Just as it was with Noah, God uses storms to re-create our lives in a way that is more true to the version of ourselves God has always dreamed for us.

Everything Starts Where It Ends

Life is seasonal. Seasons end. Seasons begin. Join us this week as we explore how to be fully present to the season of life we find ourselves in and how to recognize the invitations God is offering to us in our current season of life.

The Gift of the Broom Bush

After a moment of great triumph, the prophet Elijah, afraid for his life, fled into the wilderness to die. Instead of dying, he found himself sustained and filled by God to continue carrying on his purpose of speaking for God and leading Israel in their relationship with God. This week, we look at Elijah's story to see how we can find new hope and strength in moments of defeat, fatigue, and depression.

The Temptation of Being Human

As we begin our journey through Lent, we look at the story of Jesus in the wilderness as a way to explore the inner messaging we're allowing to serve as the foundation of our lives. By replacing faulty narratives with true, life giving messages, our hope is to experience the transformation and resurrection power of Christ.

The Invitation of Prayer

Why do we pray? Join us this week as we look at some of the reasons why we pray, and what we're hoping to see happen when we pray.

Then, we'll offer some ways you can be more intentional about prayer during this upcoming Lent season, both individually and communally.

The Lost Art of Remembrance - Sammy Castro

In order to remember where we've come from and how God has been at work in our lives, we need an intentional practice of remembering. Join Sammy Castro as he looks at how God instructed the Israelites to continually be reminded of God's provisions as they entered the Promised Land and how we can create practices that do the same for us today. 

The Bible

We begin our series on spiritual practices by looking at the Bible. Why do we read it? And how do we read it in a way that is authentic, life giving, and transformative?