God's love for us is a costly brand of love that we see reflected in the story of Ruth. In this sermon, Kayla helps us recognize this "hesed" love in surprising places, invites us to consider the puzzle pieces of scripture in light of the big picture, and shares a story from her own life of being taken under the wings of others' care.

Lead Us Not Into Testing

When God tests us, it is for our good, revealing where we are placing our trust and giving us an opportunity to experience God's faithfulness. In this sermon, Abby explores the difference between testing and temptation, shares about a wilderness experience in her life, and offers three pieces of good news for those being tested.

This week, we continue our journey through the Lord's Prayer with a closer look at Jesus' invitation to pray, "Forgive us our debts, as we also have forgiven our debtors." 

Give Us This Day, Our Daily Bread

In a consumer society, we’re groomed to “grab it before it’s gone,” but in the Kingdom of God, we receive what God has for us as a gift. In this sermon, Abby unpacks three words from this line and shares a story about how God has been teaching her the difference between grabbing and receiving.

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Discussion Questions

1. To pray, "Give" us this day our daily bread" is to refuse to grab but rather, to receive with open hands what God has for us as a gift. When are you most tempted to grab, and how do you know you are in "grab" mode?

2. To pray, "Give us this day our daily bread" is to be willing to share, acknowledging that God meets your needs through his provision for others and that he meets others' needs through his provision for you. How has God answered a prayer of yours through another person? 

3. To pray, "Give us this day, our daily bread" is to ask God for what we need and trust him for it. What need(s) do you find it hard to trust him for? 

4. Jesus said, "People do not live on bread alone, but on every word that comes from the mouth of God." (Matthew 4:4) What is true about bread that is also true about God's word? 

Prayer Prompt

When we pray, "Give us this day, our daily bread," we are never praying for bread just for ourselves, but for others too. Take a moment to pray for what you need and for what others around you need, thanking God for meeting your needs and answering your prayer through others and inviting God to meet others' needs and answer their prayers through you. 

This week, we continue our journey through the Lord's Prayer with a closer look at the petition, "Your will be done on earth as it is in heaven." 

This week, Jordan continues our journey through The Lord's Prayer with a deeper look at what we're really praying and hoping for when we pray, "Your Kingdom Come."

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Discussion Questions

God’s name: what is it, and how do we “hallow” it? In this sermon, Abby explores the mystery and gift of God’s name as first revealed to Moses and then, more fully, through Jesus. She offers practical ways we can be hallowing his name in our lives and points us to a time when his name will be more fully revealed.

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Discussion Questions

Read Matthew 6:9 – 13

Prayer Prompt: Pray aloud the Lord’s Prayer. Then, in your own words, thank God for revealing himself as Father and pray that his name would be hallowed in various areas of your life and the world as you feel led.

This week, Jordan shares three things we can learn about God from the Lord's Prayer in Matthew 6. 

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Discussion Questions:

Read Matthew 6:7-13

As we mark Adam’s last Sunday as Church at the Well’s lead pastor and welcome Jordan and Abby into their new roles as co-lead pastors, Adam explores an instructive picture from the Book of Numbers: Aaron’s budding staff, a reminder that leadership in God’s kingdom is not grasped for but received, and that flourishing and new life ultimately come from God.

What does prayer have to do with creation? In this sermon, Abby explores three ways we can pray in light of creation, drawing from examples in Scripture and sharing stories of how God has met and ministered to her in and through nature.