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In this episode of The Well podcast, Pastor Toshaun and Pastor Nick join host Les Norman to talk about the heroes of the faith in Hebrews 11.

Faith is not a feeling; it’s more than an emotion. Your emotions aren’t meant to govern you but to guide you. Many people lead a feelings-based life, but that isn’t the type of life God wants us to live.

In Christ, our feelings are transformed into righteous feelings. Because we are under the curse of sin, our feelings often come out in sinful ways. But through Christ, our feelings and emotions can be controlled. We have peace in Him that surpasses our feelings or circumstances.

God sees us in our emotions. He meets us in the midst of them and wants them to draw us closer to Him. The heroes of the faith listed in Hebrews 11 point us back to Jesus and give us examples of faith to follow.

Every human being has faith in something. It’s impossible to live without faith. You can understand that Jesus is real because there is evidence pointing to Him in all creation. Belief in Him requires faith, but we have plenty of physical evidence in creation to support that faith (Romans 1:20).

God desires our obedience. The mark of faith is being obedient to Him without striving to strive and do things in our own power. Christ cannot accept our works until we first come to Him through His work—the Cross.

Dive into these stories to learn from the examples of the heroes of the faith!

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In this episode of The Well podcast, Pastor Chad and Pastor Kyle discuss how to grow in your faith and provide practical tools for reading the Bible, praying, and finding community.

Hebrews 10:22-25 calls Christians to do 3 things to continue growing in their faith:

Draw near to God.

Hold fast to the confession of hope without wavering.

Consider one another.

Knowing how to grow in your faith and do these things can sometimes be overwhelming. Here are 2 things to reflect on to help you grow:

Recall past trials and God’s faithfulness within them.

Look forward to the return of Christ and the fulfillment of His promises.

Pastor Chad and Pastor Kyle also give two formulas for praying and reading the Bible:

ACTS Method for Prayer:

Adoration

Confession

Thanksgiving

Supplication

SOAP Method for Reading the Bible:

Scripture

Observation

Application

Prayer

Living in a biblical community is another essential part of growing in your faith. We must draw near to the Lord and each other so that we aren’t a weak church. Join Pastor Chad and Pastor Kyle as they share why praying, reading the Bible, and community are important for learning how to grow in your faith.

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In this episode of The Well podcast, Pastor Phil and host Les Norman talk about overcoming temptation.

We will struggle with sin and temptation, even as born-again believers. The question is, when your flesh cries out for you to give it something that does not honor God, what will you believe?

When you struggle with temptation, you must believe that what God says is true, no matter what you see. God says your flesh is dead, and you’ve been set free from the power of sin. You can overcome temptation by depending on Christ’s power. To overcome temptation, you must submit to God's Word rather than suppressing your desires.

The Bible is more than a self-help book. It is living, powerful, and active. We must dive deep into it to renew our minds and bring our flesh under submission to the Spirit.

When God forgives us, and we are found in Jesus, He no longer holds our sins to our account. He washes our sins as white as snow.

Because of Adam’s sin, the kingdoms of the world belong to Satan. But one day, Satan will bow before God’s throne and confess that Jesus is the King of kings. That should give us hope in a world where it looks like evil is constantly winning.

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In this episode of The Well podcast, Pastor Phil, Pastor Chad, and host Les Norman dive deeper into Hebrews 9 and the shadows of the New Covenant.

You cannot understand the New Covenant (New Testament) if you don’t know anything about the Old Covenant (Old Testament). The Old Testament is the picture book of the New Testament. The author of Hebrews said the Old Testament contained prophetic foreshadows of things to come in the New Testament.

In the Old Covenant, the Israelites had to sacrifice animals to atone for their sins. There was no forgiveness without the shedding of blood. However, in the New Covenant, our freedom from sin’s penalty and Satan’s captivity was sealed permanently through Christ’s sacrifice on the cross.

The author of Hebrews is trying to drive home the fact that our entire faith is based on Jesus’ blood. Because of His sacrifice, we have hope, forgiveness, and salvation.

You will pay the eternal penalty for your sin if you don't know Christ. Choose to place your faith in Him to experience the freedom He offers under the New Covenant!

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In this episode of The Well podcast, Pastor Phil, Pastor Chad, and host Les Norman answer questions about resources for studying the Bible.

The Bible is a self-interpreting book. It is meant to be studied by comparing Scripture with Scripture. You don’t have to be smart to know and understand the Bible, but it’s helpful to have resources. When you read a commentary or other resource for studying the Bible, you must remember that it’s written by a man, so it’s an opinion.

A good Bible commentary will accelerate where you’re trying to go. It can cut your study time in half because people have already been where you’re going as you’re studying.

Recommended resources for studying the Bible:

John Phillips Commentary

Ray Stedman

Tim Keller

J.D. Greer

Hebrews For You

John McArthur

Gotquestions.org

As you seek out resources for studying the Bible, it’s important to understand the difference between word-for-word Bible translations and thought-for-thought translations. Every word in the Word of God matters, so it’s important to be able to recognize which sources and translations are most credible.

Follow along as the pastors give us helpful tips to find resources for studying the Bible!

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In this episode of The Well podcast, Pastor Phil, Pastor Chad, and host Les Norman discuss the New Covenant.

A covenant is binding, unbreakable, and irrevocable. In God’s covenant, we are saved by grace through faith. We don’t have to do anything. We are declared righteous before God if we believe in Him and surrender our lives to Him.

In Hebrews 8, the author clarifies the main point of his letter. He wants people to understand why Jesus is a better High Priest and the freedom of the New Covenant. Jesus’ sacrifice atoned for all our sins. His grace is greater than anything we could ever imagine.

Under the Old Covenant, God’s Spirit dwelt in the Tabernacle. Under the New Covenant, believers are the dwelling place of the Holy Spirit. When you believe in Jesus and make Him Lord of your life, your body becomes a dwelling place of the Holy Spirit. You have peace, joy, and freedom like never before, but you also have a responsibility to represent Him and steward the gift of your body well.

Learn how the elements of the Old Covenant foreshadow the New Covenant established by Christ.

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In this episode of The Well podcast, Pastor Phil, Pastor Chad, and host Les Norman discuss how Jesus is our anchor, giving us the certainty of salvation.

In Hebrews 6:9-20, the author reminds the Hebrews of the things that give them confidence that their salvation in Christ is permanent. He reminds them that they do not gain salvation through works but that their works are a reflection of their salvation.

If we had to earn our salvation, we could never do enough. If it was up to us to keep, we never could. However, we can have certainty in our salvation when we build it on the finished work Jesus did on the cross.

Some false teachers are still trying to convince Christians that we live under the old covenant. But Jesus freed us from the law through His death and resurrection. He didn’t come to destroy the law but to fulfill it since we couldn’t.

We can have hope and security of salvation because God cannot lie. His Word promises that we will be saved if we confess that Jesus is Lord and believe that God has raised Him from the dead. This promise is the anchor for our souls.

God’s Word has given us plenty of evidence that He is a trustworthy and strong anchor to tether our lives to. Join us as we learn how God’s character and promises give us confidence and certainty of our salvation in Him.

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In this episode of The Well podcast, Pastor Phil and Pastor Chad are joined by Rob and Olivia Poettgen for a special Father’s Day episode.

When a religion distorts the genuine Gospel, it diminishes the power of Jesus's finished work. The evidence of being born again is that Jesus has changed us, and the mark of maturity is living in obedience to Jesus. A father’s role is to be the spiritual leader for his family by modeling a life of obedience.

Rob shares his testimony of being born and raised Catholic and how that religion impacted his view of God. When he and his wife married, they planned to continue practicing that religion. However, when they moved to Texas, they attended a Baptist church where they heard the Gospel, and each of them started a personal relationship with Jesus.

Rob’s life was radically changed again when he had a daughter. He realized that his life was not his own, and parenthood has grown and changed him in many ways over the last 20 years. He shares some practical ways fathers can be spiritual leaders in their homes and reminds them that you can only give away what God has given you.

Join Pastor Phil and Pastor Chad as they celebrate a father’s role in the family and discuss how salvation is a gift we receive, not a reward we have to earn.

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In this episode of The Well Podcast, Pastor Phil, Pastor Chad, and host Les Norman discuss how believers can grow in spiritual maturity.

Many Christians are still in infancy spiritually, even after walking with and following Jesus for years. Often, believers think that because they know a lot, they’ve grown a lot. However, a disciple is someone who walks obediently to God, not somebody who’s simply studying deeper theology.

To stay on the path of godliness and spiritual maturity, you must clothe yourself with God’s Word. You cannot grow up to look more like the Son of God if you’re not deeply rooted in the Word of God.

Many people think they need to attend another sermon, listen to another podcast, or read another book of the Bible to grow in spiritual maturity. However, you grow in spiritual maturity by living in obedience to Jesus. Spiritual maturity is when you die to yourself, deny your desires, and give yourself up to Jesus.

God’s love language is obedience. We show Him love when we are obedient to His commandments. Maturity is marked by the distance between God telling you to do something and you being obedient to do it. You’re never beyond closing this gap.

Learn about the identifying marks of spiritual maturity in a believer’s life and follow along as Pastor Chad shares a prayer format for believers who want to grow in spiritual maturity.

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In this episode of The Well podcast, Pastor Phil, Pastor Chad, and host Les Norman talk about how the Word of God is living and powerful in believers’ lives.

Hebrews 4:12 tells us that the Word of God is living and powerful, sharper than any two-edged sword. His Word is true, trustworthy, and eternal.

The enemy doesn’t want us to use God’s Word to fight temptation. He wants us to depend on others for revelations from God so that we never discover its power in our lives. But God has given us the Bible, the sword of the spirit and one of our defenses against the enemy.

The Bible is meant to be studied. God gave us the Bible to be understood. He wants us to dig in, ask questions, seek Him, and be curious about His Word and ways. That’s why He chose to reveal Himself to us through His Word.

When you read the Word of God, ask yourself these 3 questions:

What happened?

What is God teaching?

What does it mean for my life today?

Join us as we learn how the Word of God is a living and powerful tool for believers to study, understand, and apply to their lives!

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