Church at the Well Podcast

Fruit of the Spirit - Patience

When we are walking with Christ, we will increasingly be characterized by patience, a fruit of the Spirit. But how do we till the ground of our hearts and minds to cooperate with the Spirit? Today, Adam kicks off a new sermon series on the fruit of Spirit and shares how awareness of God's patience toward us can help us grow in this area of our lives.

Eastertide - What Will Our Resurrected Bodies Look Like?

When Jesus appeared to his disciples in the days following the resurrection, it was in his glorified body. What will our resurrected bodies be like? In this sermon, Adam explores the implications of Jesus’ resurrection for our future physical being, drawing on Paul’s imagery of the sun, moon, and stars.

Easter 2024

Doubting Thomas - 
This week, we revisit a post-resurrection conversation between Jesus and Thomas in John 20, and learn about a God who can handle doubt, despair, and disappointment. 

Christ in the Wilderness - Week Six

Anointing Oil
In the wilderness, God gave the Israelites detailed instructions for a tabernacle and its furnishings, and a recipe for a sacred anointed oil to be applied to the tabernacle, furnishings, and priests. In this sermon, Abby explores what this oil represented and how it pointed toward Christ, the Anointed One. 

Lenten Audio Reflection - A Misunderstood Gift

A Misunderstood Gift
Several days before Jesus’ arrest and crucifixion, a woman came uninvited into the room where Jesus was dining and poured costly perfumed oil on his head—an expression of her heart that those around her did not understand. But Jesus understood and was honored. What can we learn from this story about remaining faithful to who God is making us to be in the ways we honor him, even when those around us cannot fully understand?
Thank you to Ezra Kinlaw for reading the passage in this audio reflection.

Christ in the Wilderness - Week Five

During their wandering in the wilderness, God gave the Israelites detailed instructions for the building of a tabernacle. In the tabernacle, a curtain sectioned off the holy of holies—the place of atonement. In this sermon, Adam explores the curtain’s fascinating meanings and its fulfilment in Christ, who did what no priest could do, giving us access into God’s presence eternally.

Christ in the Wilderness - Week Four

When it comes to difficult passages of Scripture, we need an interpretive tool—a hermeneutic. In this sermon about Moses’ intercession for the people of Israel as they defeated the Amalekites who had attacked them, Adam teaches us both about the power of prayerful intercession, and also how we can grapple with difficult passages of Scripture in a way that does justice to both the text and to the heart of God. 

Lenten Audio Reflection - The Gift of Confession

For the one weary of confession...
Lent invites us to reflect on our shortcomings and our sin, but how do we do that in a way that doesn’t plunge us into shame, and how can we respond to the sins of those who have hurt us with both truth and grace? In this, our second Lenten audio reflection of the season, Annalee shares her own story of navigating these tricky waters and leads us in a prayer of examen that helps us to notice where God is graciously at work in our lives.
 
References / Resources:
https://www.christcity.life/prayer-of-examen - Prayer of Examen
https://amblesideocala.com/blog/2020/10/09/weekly-examen/ - Weekly Examen

Christ in the Wilderness - Week Three

Water from the Rock
Moses and the Israelites hit another roadblock in their wilderness journey when they struggle to find water to drink. Miraculously (and mercifully), God meets the people with a provision of water in the desert and a glimpse of his faithful character.
Listen this week as Jordan shares from Exodus 17 of the mercy of God and the provision of living water that God brings to us in Christ.

Christ in the Wilderness - Week Two

Bread from Heaven
In the wilderness, God provided the Israelites manna--bread from heaven--but he wasn't just interested in filling their stomachs. In this sermon, Abby explores how God used manna to teach his people about having a work ethic, receiving the gift of rest, and ultimately trusting in him.