After watching Jesus die for the sins of the world and then miraculously rise from the dead, the disciples were given a mission from Jesus: “But you will receive power when the Holy Spirit has come upon you, and you will be my witnesses in Jerusalem and in all Judea and Samaria, and to the end of the earth” (Acts…
At The Well, we are doing a two-part series on the letter of Jude. In this short book, Jude reminds Christians of the seriousness of sin, the mercy of God, and the need to contend for the faith by believing and preaching the gospel. A few verses in, Jude hammers on the ungodliness of sexual immorality, and how it should…
Nearly all of this information was taken from Dr. Dan Wallace’s book Reinventing Jesus, which was written largely as a response to Dr. Bart Ehrman’s work attempting to discredit the Bible’s reliability. You can also find Dr. Wallace at the Dallas Theological website: dts.edu.
We are continuing through Paul’s letter to the Philippians at The Well, and have arrived on the topic of anxiety this Tuesday. In chapter four, Paul says this to the Philippian church, “do not be anxious about anything” (v.6). WHAT IS ANXIETY? Anxiety is when we freak out and stress out over our lives. Many times it sinks in over…
This morning, thousands of students in countries all over the world gathered at their school flagpoles to pray for their schools, teachers, cities, and each other. It was See You At The Pole (or SYATP). Growing up in Houston, SYATP was always something I looked forward to. It was a chance to take a step back and know that I…
What are you worth as a human being? I remember growing up always hearing about guys like Bill Gates and Warren Buffet, how they were “worth” billions of dollars. Just this year, in fact, Forbes magazine put old Billy’s net worth at 67 billion dollars. BILLION What’s funny about the idea of net worth is that it really makes…
In a culture that is constantly working to convince us that our joy is found in clothes, gadgets, parties, sex, or achievement, the book of Philippians is a refreshing dose of reality for us. At The Well we have been working through this letter as Paul points us again and again toward rejoicing in Jesus, and not the fleeting pleasures…
Does God Value Numbers? In his sermon on Sunday, Chris said that God values numbers, because numbers represent people. When I first heard it, I wasn’t sure he was right. As an Executive Pastor I look at numbers and spreadsheets and systems and processes a lot to try and find where we are doing well, and how we can be…
At our young adult gathering, The Well, we have been studying Paul’s letter to the Philippians, and arrived this week at a very theologically deep and rich section of scripture on the person and work of Christ, and the magnitude of his humility in coming to redeem us. This post is to give some added clarity about this passage and…
Hey family, James Myer, his wife Ndidi, Holland, and I are at a pastor’s house in Chalinze, Tanzania using his email. I have many pictures to share with all of you and can’t wait to do it next Sunday. So here is the latest thing that is going on. Yesterday we visited several churches in the Chalinze Baptist Association. Very…