If our cisterns are full, and we're sustained by the well, then maybe it's time to go on a quest for a spring!

Cisterns are a great way to store water, but a well is a way to access LIVING WATER! Let's talk about how.

Cisterns were essential infrastructure in ancient Israel. Turns our they're essential for us, too.

In the Old Testament the command is to love the Lord with all your heart, soul and strength. When Jesus repeated it he said: Love the Lord with all your heart, MIND, soul and strength. Why did he change it?

Christmas is all about God giving us the greatest gift of all - the GIFT of His love. But like all gifts, this gift has to be received. However, rather than receiving His love, we often run from it which is why we often wonder why we still haven't found what we are looking for.

Joy isn't a puzzle to solve or a hill to conquer, it's an anointing to seek.

We often think of peace as an absence of trouble…but Jesus showed us that true peace is His presence with us in the midst of our troubles. "God is our refuge and strength, an ever-present help in trouble."

For Christians, biblical hope isn't just an optimistic longing for the future...it is a person. We are not left to fend for ourselves in this life.

Q&R (Question and Response): Responding to questions submitted in our study of 1 Thessalonians with Joey Bruno and Anna Kitko.

Our text forbids us to (1) scoff at prophecies or (2) fail to test them. We MUST embrace and test. But how? It's tricky. We're going to talk about it directly, and just say the quiet part out loud!