Wellspring's Podcast

There are so many people who serve and work hard for the gospel week after week at our church, and just so you know, we take note. Here is Romans 16, Paul takes note of the people of Rome that he met along the way and he acknowledges not only their hard work, but also their deep friendship and family relationships as well as there hospitality. We are also grateful for those of you who just simply come and worship with us. We take note- and God does too.

As a church, we have a mission to preach to the lost, to provide for the poor and also to pray for the mission and the ministry. Sometimes we, even though we know prayer is powerful, we can act as though prayer is less important or secondary than the others. But what we learn from this passage along with the backdrop in Acts, is that this mission is war against the kingdom of darkness and we need to pray. A fruitful ministry is the spoils of prayer.

Our God is a God who throws a party and invites the world. God cares about all people of the world and He wants the church to have a heart for the un-reached and un-discipled people groups of the world as well. Join us this week as we talk about Paul's life and also interview a few of our own people from Wellspring Church who have a heart for worldwide missions!

Has your progress in Sanctification halted? Sanctification is the process by which the Holy Spirit makes us righteous. But what are some keys tools that the Holy Spirit uses in order to change us? Join us as we talk about God's pure grace.

What if we made every effort to do what leads to peace and mutual edification? Think about how our marriages would change, our churches would change, our families, and the workplace would change. What if we chose love above our own personal freedoms? What if we made our choices based on the wellbeing of others and for the glory of God? Join us this week as we finish our discussion on disputable matters

Are there some Liberties that you enjoy as a Christian that may stumble another person to fall? How do we decide when and what to partake in? God longs for our Churches to have deep unity. As we look at this section of Scripture this week, we will see that the Kingdom of God is righteousness, peace and joy in the Holy Spirit. That is the key to it all, the Holy Spirit having sway in our lives individually and corporately as the Spirit of God triumphs over sin, chaos, and despair.

How do we treat our brothers and sisters in Christ who have different convictions then us when it comes to disputable matters like, dress, music, food, drink, movies, child-rearing, etc. Do we try and change each others opinions, do we fight for our own rights? Here in Romans 14, Paul makes a theological mountain out of an ethical molehill and he tells us how God treats people of all different cultures and backgrounds, and we are taught here that in light of God- this is how we are to treat each other.

Are there any gray areas in the Bible? How do we act toward each other as Christians when we have different convictions on non-essentials?Do we make legalistic rules across the board, or do we let everyone do whatever they feel like, or do we yield in love? Join us in our study.

Satan wants us all ineffective for the Kingdom of God and there are many ways the enemy tries to pick us off and if he can’t get you lethargic, he’ll do everything in his power to get you pathetic. Satan wants to destroy your life, your witness, your testimony, and your love, but there are some practical things that we can do to be sure that doesn't happen. Here in Romans 13 we are told 3 specific categories of sin to rid from our lives. In light of the present time that we live in, these things have no place in our lives. God want's to use us and we need to wake up!

Spiritual lethargy is the norm for many believers today. As we get sidetracked and busy with our everyday lives, we often find ourselves far from where we want to be. Satan wants us to be sleeping and ineffective when it comes to the Kingdom of God, but the alarm clock is going off today! God wants us to love people and shine the light of Jesus to a lost world! We can't settle with casual Christian lukewarmness! We need a revival and that revival starts with me, it starts with you.

What is the one thing that God really wants for us to do? If he was to pick one thing, what would it be? Jesus was asked, "of all the commandments, which is the greatest?" Jesus answered.....LOVE! LOVE GOD, LOVE OTHERS! As we will see in our study today, all of God's commands are summed up under this one heading: LOVE

With all the rioting in Baltimore along with so much other unrest in our Country it's not hard to make the Bible relevant - When it comes to arguments about the police and the governmental authorities how are we as Christians supposed to act and react? Well, the Bible is clear that we are supposed to submit, honor, and respect all those in authority over us. But what does that look like? Does that mean we are supposed to always just swallow and follow? Is there ever a time when it is okay to disobey the Authorities? Join us this week for a Biblical perspective on authority.

When people harm us, it can be hard to not want to get them back. How do you react when someone mistreats you? Do you respond in anger and revenge or do you respond in love? For most of us, our default mode is anger or revenge or getting even- but God wants us to respond differently. If we want to be a church that loves like Jesus, we need to set our default reaction mechanism to Love.

The Bible teaches us that love is supposed to be the main characteristic of the Church. Jesus said by this all people will know that we belong to Him, by the love we have one for another- not by the programs we have, not by the attendance we have, or the cool worship music- but by our love. Well, if this is THE main way that the world will know that we belong to Jesus, what do you think Satan will work hard at keeping us from doing? Love really matters!

Was there a time in your life when you were more on fire for God? Have you lost your passion for God? Have you drifted into a season of complacency or despair? Let today be the day that you fan the flame! If we are going to love others well, the greatest gift that I can give to anyone else is to Love God with all my heart!

Do you ever wonder why the resurrection of Jesus such a big deal to Christians? What difference would it make if Jesus didn't really rise from the dead? And if Jesus really did rise from the grave- is there proof of this? Join us for this Easter message from 1 Corinthians 15!

There are so many things in this world that are vying for our attention including our own selves. But at the end of the day, who is that we are living for? This is a vital question to ask and how we answer this question will determine how we handle suffering and hardships that come our way. Join us this week as our good friend Chuck Thornley shares from God's Word from 2 Corinthians 4.

The greatest characteristic of the Christian life ought to be love, but when the world looks at the church, what do they see? Do they see the love of Jesus or do they see hypocrisy and hate and sin? What does it look like to be a church that loves? Join us for this in depth study through Romans 12 & 13

Do you ever wonder where you fit in? What gift might God have given you that you are not yet using? What if only 20% of you body was working? Would you be able to get a lot done? As we continue our study in Romans 12 we come to the subject of spiritual gifts. We discover that we are all part of one body and we all have a part to play.

What is God's definition of the church? Was church really meant to be a business where the Pastor is the C.E.O. and the congregation are the labor workforce. Is the Pastor the "holy and anointed One" and the congregation the "lowly laity"? Or is the church something far different then what we in America have made it? How does God define it? Is it primarily an organization or is it primarily a living organism? These are all important questions to ask and in order to discover God's will for our lives, we need to have a right understanding of the church.