Wellspring Christian Ministries

As the gospel message began to spread to the Gentile world, some Judeans began to preach that the Gentiles must go through the ritual of circumcision, as required in the law of Moses, for them to be truly saved. We then see a debate arise within church as to whether or not this ritual was required for salvation. Paul brings the debate to the Jerusalem Council where Peter addresses the Council and gives four reasons what rituals have NO part in salvation. Salvation is only by grace through faith in Jesus' death and resurrection. If we try to add requirements to salvation, it ceases to be a free gift, as God intended. Adding rituals to the requirements for salvation makes salvation based on what I do, not on what Christ did for us. 

This episode is also available as a blog post: https://wellspringchristianministries.org/rituals-are-not-a-requirement-for-salvation/

We can't always understand the ways of God and sometimes, we can't see Him at work in our lives. In this episode, we will discover three Biblical truths for the moments in life when we can't understand why something bad happens in life.

This episode is also available as a blog post: https://wellspringchristianministries.org/can-we-understand-the-ways-of-god/

With growth, comes growing pains. As the early church was growing faster than the disciples could keep up with, complaints began to come in that the Hellenistic Jews were not receiving food from the charitable donations. The current leadership structure, was no longer effective and so it was time for a change. From this, the first seven deacons were appointed and a distinction was made between the role of pastor and the role of deacon. In this episode we will discover 9 qualifications that Paul listed for those who are to be appointed as a deacon.

 This episode is also available as a blog post: https://wellspringchristianministries.org/introducing-deacons/

Who is our enemy named Satan? He is our accuser and our accuser wants us to remember every sin and he wants us to know just how unworthy we are and that we do not deserve a place in God's family. He wants to sow doubts in our minds and make us forget Christ's love for us. Satan wants us to focus on our sin. God wants us to focus on Jesus who is the author and finisher of our faith (Hebrews 12:2).

This episode is also available as a blog post: https://wellspringchristianministries.org/an-enemy-named-satan/

Is there joy in God's discipline? Yes! Because it indicates we are His children who He loves and because His disciplines shapes us into His image as He teaches us to be holy. His discipline brings us to repentance which restores our fellowship with Him and grows our faith and it indicates that He is at work in our lives refocusing, realigning, re-motivating, renewing, reshaping, and reviving us.

This episode is also available as a blog post: https://wellspringchristianministries.org/joy-in-gods-discipline-6-biblical-truths/

In Acts 8:26-40, we have the story of the Ethiopian eunuch and Philip, the disciple. The Ethiopian eunuch had question about what he was reading from the prophet Isaiah, so the Holy Spirit sent Philip to him and Philip preached Jesus to the eunuch, which resulted in him believing in Jesus. When they came to a body of water, the eunuch asked Philip, "Here is some water. What prevents me from being baptized?" Philip responded with, "If you believe with all your heart, you may." The eunuch then said, "I believe that Jesus Christ is the Son of God." And Philip and the eunuch went down into the water and the eunuch was baptized. From this story there are 4 things we can learn about baptism.

This episode is also available as a blog post: https://wellspringchristianministries.org/baptism-of-the-ethiopian-and-4-things-we-can-learn/

Have you ever wondered what your purpose here on earth was for? God, in His divine knowledge had a specific plan for Esther. In Esther, we find a courageous young woman who recognized God had a plan for her and that her ordered steps had a divine purpose. There is not one day of our lives that takes God by surprise. He is always at work to bring about His plan for each one of us. The people that come and go from our lives are there for a reason. He has a specific plan for you and its for this exact moment in time.

This episode is also available as a blog post: https://wellspringchristianministries.org/ordered-steps/

Can you remember the last time when you messed up? Maybe you're right in the middle of a mess up right now. It's not hard to find yourself in the middle of sin. James 1:14 says, "But each person is tempted when he is lured and enticed by his own desire." Satan studies each one of us. He knows exactly what area to tempt you in. In this episode, we will look at the nation of Israel and their really big "mess up" that lasted for generations and five things we need to know about God for the times when we mess things up.

This episode is also available as a blog post: https://wellspringchristianministries.org/when-you-mess-up/

Ananias and Sapphira committed three sins when they lied to the apostles about how much they sold a possession for. The Holy Spirit revealed to Peter that the couple had lied and they found out that lying to the Holy Spirit is no small sin -- and it cost them everything. When Peter confronted each of them, they instantly died. Are we guilty of lying to the Holy Spirit today? Probably more than you think. Listen to this episode and allow the Holy Spirit to reveal any lying you've been doing.

This episode is also available as a blog post: https://wellspringchristianministries.org/the-cost-of-lying-to-the-holy-spirit/

After Nehemiah, led the people to rebuild the wall in Jerusalem, he returned to the King in Babylon. While he was away, the people relapsed into their old habitual sins and once again turned to idol worship, the priests became corrupt, the people ignored the Sabbath rest and they intermarried with foreigner who brought their pagan worship practices with them. In this episode, we'll see how Nehemiah set the relapse into sin straight once again.

This episode is also available as a blog post: https://wellspringchristianministries.org/nehemiah-setting-straight-the-relapse/