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The Well Community Church is about more than just teaching the Word; it's about breaking the Bible down into things that can be learned and internalized so that we can act more like reflections of a loving, compassionate Creator. Join us as we teach, learn, and act together as brothers and sisters in Christ.

  1. Sep 27

    Special Message: Answering the Call

    In this brief message, we will celebrate the ordination of elders who will serve our church family for the coming years.

  2. Sep 20

    Sermon: One Another (Turn & Trust)

    Christians have leaned on the value of catechism for centuries to summarize their core beliefs. Originally, catechisms and creeds helped those without formal instruction to understand the things of God. Over time these catechisms turn into compliance mechanisms leading many modern believers to overlook their true value. It's time to get back to that and re-explore the catechism of our beliefs. Prepare to be challenged as we undergo the daunting task of declaring what we believe. In this section we look at the importance of love. Love is treated like a virtue of the believer. "If you're a Christian, you should love others." What we see when we look at the scriptures is something very different from this casual "love as a virtue" model often projected. It actually makes sense that so many struggle with different elements of the Bible when you consider that many do not know the very love which is the chief indicator of our alignment with God's Will. God is love. If we claim to have a relationship with God, and to be imbued with the Holy Spirit, how can we justify the lack of love we feel towards all people? The scriptural case is simple: God is love and those claiming to live a life with God as their sovereign cannot justify a life wherein they hold contempt against others.

  3. Sep 13

    Sermon: The Local Church (Turn & Trust)

    Christians have leaned on the value of catechism for centuries to summarize their core beliefs. Originally, catechisms and creeds helped those without formal instruction to understand the things of God. Over time these catechisms turn into compliance mechanisms leading many modern believers to overlook their true value. It's time to get back to that and re-explore the catechism of our beliefs. Prepare to be challenged as we undergo the daunting task of declaring what we believe. This section discusses the relevance of the local church and the role it plays in our faith. Is the church a center for cultural exchange or maybe a social hub? For many, it is that and solely that! For others, it is a blend of cultural hub and religious gathering spot where we can consume Jesus-themed goods and services. However, our God is a jealous God (Deut 4:24) and He desires all of our hearts, minds, and souls. However, many have become accustomed to fashioning church in *their* own image, like a golden calf that they are comfortable bowing to. Change their church, and suddenly God becomes too foreign and uncomfortable. Maybe they forgot that the focus is the savior and not the throne *they* built for Him. Christ's church is unity (in Him), it is purpose (in Him), and it is intimacy (in Him). As Christians, our desire in the assembly should be to embrace what it means to be a part of Christ, not for how to make Christ a part of us.

  4. Sep 6

    Sermon: Doctrine and Orthodoxy (Turn & Trust)

    Christians have leaned on the value of catechism for centuries to summarize their core beliefs. Originally, catechisms and creeds helped those without formal instruction to understand the things of God. Over time these catechisms turn into compliance mechanisms leading many modern believers to overlook their true value. It's time to get back to that and re-explore the catechism of our beliefs. Prepare to be challenged as we undergo the daunting task of declaring what we believe. This section covers the subjects of the supernatural. This is often dismissed by some as mere superstition and then appropriated by others to support their charismatic, gnostic beliefs. However, the Bible paints a picture of the realm we can not physically perceive. Acknowledging what is occuring in that realm... even if not totally understood... is key to understand God's ultimate victory through the cross.

  5. Aug 30

    Sermon: Doctrine and Orthodoxy (Turn & Trust)

    Christians have leaned on the value of catechism for centuries to summarize their core beliefs. Originally, catechisms and creeds helped those without formal instruction to understand the things of God. Over time these catechisms turn into compliance mechanisms leading many modern believers to overlook their true value. It's time to get back to that and re-explore the catechism of our beliefs. Prepare to be challenged as we undergo the daunting task of declaring what we believe. This section covers the subjects of doctrine and orthodoxy. Many exert a great amount of stress debating and arguing their doctrines and orthodoxies with other believers, drawing firm lines in the sand on what is "right" and what is "wrong". The fundamental question that we should ask is whether those doctrines and orthodoxies are reflective of Christ or the image of Christ that they would like to define. Christ is unbounded by human understanding and transcends our academic knowledge. This means that adherence to a doctrine or orthodoxy alone can't possibly be what make one a stalwart disciple of Christ. It must be something more. We could say... something greater. What is the greatest commandment? To love God and to love one another. The focus of Christians should be to understand doctrine and orthodoxy for what it is... reflections of how we attempt to experience Christ... and avoid the arrogant tendency of many to equate compliance with doctrine and orthodoxy with alignment to God.

  6. Aug 23

    Sermon: Biblical Criticism (Turn & Trust)

    Christians have leaned on the value of catechism for centuries to summarize their core beliefs. Originally, catechisms and creeds helped those without formal instruction to understand the things of God. Over time these catechisms turn into compliance mechanisms leading many modern believers to overlook their true value. It's time to get back to that and re-explore the catechism of our beliefs. Prepare to be challenged as we undergo the daunting task of declaring what we believe. This section covers the subject of Biblical criticism. Criticism, in this context, doesn't mean being derogatory or disrespectful of the Bible; it means considering what it is we revere in the Word of God. Is it the binding and pages? Is it a publisher's translation? Or is there something more profound the written word points to that we should be seeking?

  7. Aug 16

    Sermon: Worldly Attachments (Turn & Trust)

    Christians have leaned on the value of catechism for centuries to summarize their core beliefs. Originally, catechisms and creeds helped those without formal instruction to understand the things of God. Over time these catechisms turn into compliance mechanisms leading many modern believers to overlook their true value. It's time to get back to that and re-explore the catechism of our beliefs. Prepare to be challenged as we undergo the daunting task of declaring what we believe. This section discusses our connection to the world. Every Christian must ask themselves sincerely if Jesus Christ is, in fact, their king. If so, is that proven in how they prioritize their time? Their activities? Their material possessions? We are a materialistic and self-focused culture; will that culture take priority over God's purpose in your life?

  8. Aug 9

    Sermon: A Godly Life (Turn & Trust)

    Christians have leaned on the value of catechism for centuries to summarize their core beliefs. Originally, catechisms and creeds helped those without formal instruction to understand the things of God. Over time these catechisms turn into compliance mechanisms leading many modern believers to overlook their true value. It's time to get back to that and re-explore the catechism of our beliefs. Prepare to be challenged as we undergo the daunting task of declaring what we believe. This section covers the idea of a Godly life. Does a Godly life simply mean not sinning? If that is the case, aren't we all doomed from the start? How, then, do we live a Godly life in a practical sense without simply giving ourselves over to sin? The answer is the pursuit of Christ; a living demonstration of how we turn from the world and pursue God's ways even when we know we are bound to fail.

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The Well Community Church is about more than just teaching the Word; it's about breaking the Bible down into things that can be learned and internalized so that we can act more like reflections of a loving, compassionate Creator. Join us as we teach, learn, and act together as brothers and sisters in Christ.

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