Jacob's Well Church

When we worship together, our experience of the fullness of God's presence deepens, becomes exponentially more powerful than we could ever imagine. When we worship together, the depth of our knowledge, personally, of God's love and faithfulness in all seasons of our lives, becomes our shared knowledge, celebration of, response to, the overwhelming love of God. When we sing our pain, our love, our faith in God, together, Jesus is seen, heard, felt, turned to, and believed in; more and more people turn to God and enter the journey we're on--the journey of worship that touches every area of our lives.

When worship gets personal, when all other distractions are removed, and it's just you and God, what song do you sing? This message is all about the right-now, personal, intimate love of God for you, and what it looks like to respond to God's love in times of personal worship, and not just through music! This is about being mindful of God, focused on His saving love and power through Jesus Christ, in all that we do. Worship is about our whole lives, and it reaches the deepest, most closely-held places within us. God calls you by name...will you go to Him in worship?

This message introduces the idea of how we can better understand the words we are singing and overall meaning of a worship song by considering three questions: Who is singing? Who are we singing to? What is the origin and intent of the words we are singing?

We often ask ourselves, “did I get anything out of worship today"? The better questions we should ask are, “did God get anything out of my worship today?, was God pleased with my worship?, was He satisfied in my worship?, was my worship focused on my needs or God’s pleasure?, was I prepared to worship God or did I just show up and hope something good would happen?". Today we are going to consider how to prepare a true heart for worship by considering the hymn, Come Thou Fount. In this hymn we challenge people to discover the true purpose of worship, to see God as He reveals himself, so that we can respond to Him appropriately by aligning our lives with His will and purpose.

Dad’s often struggle to know how to relate with their kids. So they tell jokes. There are things we know we want to say but do not know how to say those things. In this message we will encourage dads to find a way to say the two things kids long to hear; I love you and I am proud you are my kid. We also encourage everyone to find a way to express honor to our fathers.

This message calls people into our shared identity as those who serve in Jesus' name. The commitment of Serve is a call to live a lifestyle of service for others and for God. It is a call to actively follow Jesus - to know him and becoming like him - by following his example of serving. When we do, not only are people seen, loved, and helped, but we also come alive more and more!

In this message we call people to the commitment of Grow, which is a process of learning to becoming a spiritual self-feeder. It is a call to actively master the art of spiritual formation through prayer and mastery of the scriptures.

The third episode in the series, "Tools".

We have been commissioned to go out and make disciples of every nation, and that begins with the boldness to share our story and God's story with the people around us.

"Belong" is one of our Five Commitments at Jacob's Well, and is one of the first tools we receive as God's people. We're handed identity, we belong. But we have a way of feeling like we don't belong, based on human stuff. Jesus says different. And it's important to focus on peace and who we are TOGETHER. It's a positive, not a negative, and the other Commitments need "Belong" to have substance.