Church at the Well Podcast

When God invites Mary to live a miraculous story of faith, he does not invite her to live it alone. What might that say about God? On this third week of Advent, Jordan explores this question and more with a reflection on Mary and Elizabeth's interaction in Luke 1:35-45.

When Mary said “yes” to the angel Gabriel, she was saying “yes” to making room in her life for God. In this sermon, Abby explores a biblical understanding of hospitality, shares some stories of hospitality, and invites us to discern where and how God might be asking us to make room for him and others.

After a brief hiatus (due to Table Church Sunday and some other technical difficulties), we're back! This week, Jordan re-introduces us to the Advent season with a look at John the Baptist's life from Luke chapter 3. 

When Jesus gave thanks at the last supper, he set an example for us. This week, we explore communion as Eucharist--the Thanksgiving table--by looking back to Old Testament thanksgiving practices that can help us better understand the significance of the Last supper and more fully enter into the celebration of communion.

This week, Adam continues our sermon series, "The Bread and the Cup," with a look at communion as The Lord's Supper.

Communion - The Family Meal
For the next four weeks, we will explore four different approaches to the communion table. This week, we begin our sermon series, "The Bread and the Cup," with a look at the elements as the family meal.

How do we seek first the Kingdom of God while also faithfully engaging in politics? In this wrap-up to the series, God, Politics, and the Church, Adam highlights several biblical and historical figures who grappled with this question in their times, closing with Jesus’ invitation to his disciples and to us today as revealed in a parable and a prayer.

Resisting Politics of Fear
While our partisan politics often rely on paralyzing fear that casts out love, the Gospel truth we’re invited to live is perfect love that casts out fear. In this sermon, Adam explores how we can engage the political process while resisting the politics of fear. 

"How do you know that you've developed a disordered attachment with politics?"
After looking at an example of disordered attachment in the book of Exodus, Adam invites us to consider this question and more in this week's sermon - the second in our "God, Politics, and the Church" series. 

Seven Marks of Faithfulness to Jesus in a Politically Hostile World
As we approach the national election, many may be wondering, How can followers of Jesus navigate the raging political storms of our day? In the first sermon of a series called God, Politics, and the Church, Adam offers seven marks of faithfulness to Jesus in a politically hostile world, reminding us that, as an alternative community, the church does not fit tidily into a political party or ideology, but ultimately confounds the left, the right, and even the center, living from a different center - the center of God's life through Jesus.