Here at the Well, our mission is to help you connect to God and to each other in every neighborhood. We stay on mission with the five values of Biblical, Authentic, Restorative, Generous, and Engaged.

Here at the Well, we are all about life change. Our mission is to help you connect to God and to each other in every neighborhood. We do that by equipping you with gospel truth so that you can be transformed, and, in turn, help transform those around you. This week, we discuss spiritual formation and what it looks like to walk out this messy process of life with God.

When he first called Matthew, Jesus had recently healed a man with leprosy and commanded a paralyzed man to walk. At Matthew's celebratory feast, Jesus reminded the Pharisees that it is not the healthy who need a physician but the sick. We are all dead in our sins and need a saving that only Jesus provides. 

Theologically, meals are significant. The Bible begins and ends with a meal, starting with the tragic eating of fruit and ending with the redeeming marriage supper of the lamb. This summer, we are exploring people's various encounters with Jesus over food in a sacred meal known as Convivium.

Jesus takes ordinary moments like meals to teach extraordinary truths. How we do anything is how we do everything, and Jesus uses a meal with the Pharisees to reveal mindsets contrary to the kingdom of God. Are you serving your kingdom or the Kingdom of God? 

The wedding at Cana was never about the wedding but always about the wine. Jesus begins his ministry by transforming water into wine, demonstrating his focus on the cross and replacing Old Testament purification processes with the sufficiency of the blood of Christ. 

On the road to Emmaus, two disciples unknowingly encounter Jesus while discussing his recent death and disappearance. Instead of immediately revealing himself to them as resurrection evidence, Jesus discusses scripture. This highlights the importance of having faith based on God's word, not based on experiences. Experiences change and don't always reveal the whole truth but God's word is what lasts.  

When Simon the Pharisee questions Jesus, Jesus tells a parable of debts and then forgives the sinful woman. We need to remind ourselves regularly of who Jesus is and respond accordingly. 

When Jesus comes through town, Zacheus famously climbs a tree just to get a glimpse. Jesus invites himself to Zacheu's house, showing us that Jesus came to seek and save the lost.