Jacob's Well Church

In the face of hatred and the reckless evil in this world, what can the people of God do? Mordecai was a man who had a radical trust in God and the sovereignty of his plan for his people and for the whole world. He saw his life not as an end unto itself, but rather as a means to advancing God’s plan. Mordecai's willingness to be used by God is a powerful example of stewardship. Once he achieves power he is an incredible example of a servant to his people.

In this message, we show how God set up events for things to work out in just the right way, at just the right time. We see that all of this was part of the bigger picture of Christ's redemption.

In this message, we introduce the King who seems to be the most powerful man in the world but is weak. We see that he was actually a person crippled by insecurity, anxiety and was easily manipulated. We see that his central problem was that he considered his position, power, possessions, and privilege entitled him to be served. We are called back to stewardship in which life is viewed as a trust and a gift to be used for the common good.

In this message, we introduce the book of Esther with special attention to the One who is not mentioned; which is God. We show that the God who is the one who is behind the story of Esther is the one who is behind the greater story of human redemption through Jesus Christ.

Evangelism always means proclamation, and it always involves communicating the message of the gospel using language the lost can understand. Evangelism is proclamation of the gospel. In order to be biblical evangelism, the full message of the holiness and love of God, the sinfulness of every human being, the atoning sacrifice and victorious resurrection of Jesus for our sins, and the necessity of repentance and faith, must be presented. Evangelism is proclamation of the gospel in the power of the Holy Spirit. We present the gospel message, but only the Holy Spirit can turn a person’s heart and mind toward Christ. Evangelism has the aim of persuading people to repent and believe in Christ. Evangelism is more than mere presentation of the gospel; it is persuasion with the gospel. Evangelism includes a call for the hearer to repent of sin and believe in Christ.

Calling is the gracious act of God by which he directs disciples to make disciples in a certain way, at a certain time, among a certain people, in a certain location, or through a certain vocation. Calls to service may be fluid, operating at varying levels and open to varying assignments from God. What must be constant in a disciple’s life, however, is faithfulness to God’s call, no matter the cost, until God calls the disciple to different service. Calls to service are discerned and affirmed not just individually, but as a member of the church on mission in the world through Spirit-led, Word-driven, prayer-focused examination of a disciple’s desires, gifts, abilities, and opportunities.

The call to salvation includes a call to vision and mission. Every person who responds to God’s call as a disciple of Jesus receives Christ’s command to make disciples of Jesus. Disciple-making is the God-given, Christ-enabled, Spirit-empowered duty of every disciple, whatever his or her station, location, or vocation. In this way, every disciple plays a significant part in the eternal purpose of God to glorify his name and display his love through disciples of Jesus made in every nation.