Everything comes from something. The earth is created by God. Plants come from a seed in the ground. Brewed coffee comes from hot water running over coffee grounds. How does that apply to our faith and what we do? The truth is, real faith produces real works and actions in the life of a believer. It’s not an act of our will power, it’s a result of our faith. Works flow from true faith.

Is God sovereign? Yes! Do we have the freedom to make choices in our lives? Yes! The tension between God’s sovereignty and our free will is one we see throughout scripture. It’s a tension that plays itself out in our lives every single day. What do we do with the tension? How should we react? It ultimately tells us about the power and goodness of God.

There are tensions in scripture. Things that don’t contradict each other, but live in tension to fully reveal who God truly is. Grace and truth are both necessary to a loving God. Without truth, we wouldn’t know grace. Without both, we wouldn’t know love. What does that mean for our everyday lives? Let's talk about it.

Hurts, habits, and hang-ups—we all have them. That’s why we’re so passionate about Celebrate Recovery, a faith-based program that’s changing lives every week. Celebrate Recovery Sunday is our chance to shine a light on this ministry, share powerful stories of transformation, and celebrate the hope and healing it helps bring.

God can do the unthinkable. He can heal the sick, raise the dead, and redeem time and people. There are countless stories of God's amazing work in the lives of people at Springwell. One of those stories is Katie Adamson. Our Founding Pastor's (Pastor Scott) daughter has experienced God's power to change people first hand. Let's hear her amazing "prodigal" story.

Satan will try to trick us by convincing us that everything we want is available outside of a relationship with God. He’ll attack our identity and tempt us with things he doesn’t even have the ability to really give us. How do we combat it? We do what Jesus did when he was tempted, we rely on the power of truth.

The Enemy wants to overwhelm you. He wants you to be so overwhelmed by the problems in your life that you go everywhere except God to solve them. He attacks at just the right time so that it feels unbearable and impossible for you. It’s just a trick. The truth? It’s not too much, not if we’ll seek refuge in God.

“I want what I want and I want it now!” So many of us live our lives with that mentality. So we sacrifice what’s best for what we can get right away. We sacrifice what God has for us for what seems easier to get. What if, though, that’s all a trick of Satan. What if you really don’t need it now? What you really need is to wait on your loving God to bring it instead.

Satan is a real enemy. He has his tricks. His tricks are sneaky and try to get us to exchange God’s best for much less. One of those tricks? He’ll tell us we’re missing something we should be enjoying. Even more so, he’ll try to tell us God is holding good things back from us. Let’s expose this trick of the Enemy so we won’t fall for it.

Holy Spirit is a person and dwells within every single believer. He wants to empower us and lead us in our everyday life. How do we tap into his power and leading, though? What does that look like practically? The truth is, we can all experience the joy of walking with Holy Spirit, we just have to plug it in.