WoodsEdge Sermons

What does it look like to stay close to Jesus when life gets heavy? In this message from John 15, Jeff Wells unpacks Jesus’ picture of the vine and the branches, showing why apart from Him we can do nothing and how abiding in His Word and love leads to a life of lasting fruit and full joy.

Love for Jesus and obedience to Jesus aren’t two separate things — they’re inseparable. In this message, Jeff Wells unpacks how the two run both directions in John 14, names the commands our culture finds hardest to obey, and points to the five promises Jesus gives to those who love Him enough to obey Him.

Jesus promised His followers wouldn't be left alone — He'd send "another Helper" to be with them forever. In this message from John 14, Jeff Wells unpacks who the Holy Spirit is, why His titles "Helper" and "Spirit of truth" matter, and what it means to live every day with Him already living in you.

Marriage doesn't have to be a fairy tale to be good — it just has to be real. In this message from Mark 10:6-9, Rob Renfroe shares four practical principles for a healthy marriage: accepting the awesome responsibility marriage carries, adopting realistic expectations instead of fairy-tale ones, making the most of your differences, and learning to dream your spouse's dream.

Jesus doesn't say He'll teach you the way, show you the truth, or point you toward life — He says He is them. In this Upper Room message, Jeff Wells unpacks John 14:6, one of Jesus's boldest and most contested claims, to show why Christ alone can be the only way to the Father — and why that exclusivity is actually an act of love.

Let not your hearts be troubled. In this message from the Upper Room series, Jeff Wells unpacks Jesus's command to trust rather than worry, paired with Proverbs 3:5-6 and Philippians 4:6-7, to show that the peace Christ gives isn't the absence of storms — it's stillness underneath them.

Jeff Wells preached from John 13:34-35, where Jesus gives a new commandment: love one another as He has loved us. He walked through six marks of real love — love cares, love does something, love listens, love sacrifices, love forgives, and love goes to people who are hard to love. Love, not knowledge or gifting or church attendance, is the true mark of a disciple.

Why would the Lord of the universe kneel down to wash dirty feet? In this opening message of the Upper Room series, Jeff Wells walks through John 13:1-20 to show how Jesus's act of foot washing points to His unending love, the forgiveness of sin, and His call for every believer to become a humble servant.

What do you do when you're facing an impossible battle?

In this message, Pastor Jeff Wells unpacks King Jehoshaphat's prayer in 2 Chronicles 20 — a masterclass in crisis prayer that begins with the greatness of God, moves through desperate honesty, and ends in worship before the victory ever comes.

A mighty good life knows it's lived in God's sight. In this message from 2 Chronicles 27, John Lodwick looks at King Jotham's reign to show what it means to do right even when the culture doesn't, to point others toward God, and to live every day under the reality that God sees everything — Coram Deo