The Well: Sermon Video

The Book of Esther is the only book of the Bible that does not mention God by name, yet His hand is all over it. God uses unlikely characters in unlikely ways to bring about His purposes to preserve His people. God's silence does not mean his absence, and this story invites us to trust in God's providence through unlikely favor.

The Book of Esther is the only book of the Bible that does not mention God by name, yet His hand is all over it. God uses unlikely characters in unlikely ways to bring about His purposes to preserve His people. God's silence does not mean his absence, and this story invites us to trust in God's providence even in an ungodly culture. 

The Book of Esther is the only book of the Bible that does not mention God by name, yet His hand is all over it. God uses unlikely characters in unlikely ways to bring about His purposes to preserve His people. God's silence does not mean his absence, and this story invites us to trust in God's providence even when we can't see it working. Before we begin, we must look at the historical context of the Book of Esther.

One Sunday a year, we pause and reflect on all that the Lord has done, and look forward to what is to come. We are excited to share all that is to come with our Kids, Students, Young Adults, and the launch of Valley College. 

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?