Church At The Well Podcast

In this audio meditation, we approach the table as Jesus and the disciples share their last meal together before his arrest. What might it have been like for the disciples witnessing the Lord prophesy his imminent betrayal, then break bread and share it as a picture of his body about to be broken? What gift of encouragement might this scene hold for you? ----more---- This Lent, join us as we bear witness to Jesus's Passion through the eyes of those who were there. Each week, we'll slow down with a story from the last days and hours in Jesus’s life, engaging our imaginations as tools to help us notice details and pay attention to where God wants to meet us in the text. 

At Jesus’s arrest, Peter swings his sword to defend his rabbi, but Jesus rebukes him. What has gone wrong? This week, Abby draws us in to Peter’s story, explores the theme of discernment, and invites us to consider where God’s grace is waiting for us at the intersection of Peter’s story and our own.

In this audio meditation, we consider Jesus's entry to Jerusalem and the behind-the-scenes work of acquiring a donkey. What were these moments like for the disciples? What about for the crowds? What do you notice about Jesus as you slow down with the details and enter the story? ----more---- This Lent, join us as we bear witness to Jesus's Passion through the eyes of those who were there. Each week, we'll slow down with a story from the last days and hours in Jesus’s life, engaging our imaginations as tools to help us notice details and pay attention to where God wants to meet us in the text. 

In this week's podcast, Adam reflects on the many seasons of life (from the book of Ecclesiastes). Then, Adam shares about the exciting season ahead in his life and in the life of Church at the Well. 

Listening in Community We know of the listening relationship Jesus has with the Father. We know that Jesus exists in listening community. But what does that mean for us, and for our community? This week, Jordan continues our series, "Everyone Who Has Ears Let Them Hear," with a few ways Jesus uses community to shape our hearing. 

Listening is Giving When Jesus healed the woman who had bled for twelve years, he stopped to listen to her story. As we seek to become more like Jesus, what role does listening play in living a Kingdom life? What can we draw from this story about how to listen well to others as a sign of God’s love?

What does a "listening life" look like in a world that seems determined to minimize margin in our lives? This week, Jordan continues our series, "Everyone Who Has Ears, Let Them Hear," with a look at three marks of a listening life from the book of Matthew.

This week, Adam continues our series, "Everyone Who Has Ears Let Them Hear," with a reflection on hearing the voice of God. 

Jesus's Listening Relationship with the Father Listening is key to our relationship with God, but how do we listen well? In this sermon, Abby looks at three snapshots from Jesus’s life and explores his listening relationship with the Father, inviting us to follow Jesus's example.

How has God provided for you in the past year? What do you long for in the coming year? In this New Year's meditation, Abby leads us in a guided prayer of examen, where we reflect on the past year and prepare our hearts for what the year ahead holds, all the while seeking to notice God's grace in our lives.

The Christmas story teaches us that making room in our lives for Jesus doesn’t guarantee a comfortable journey, but the hope we have in Jesus can carry us through any hardship that comes our way. This week, we look at the stories of Simeon and Anna in Luke 2 - two people who modeled this truth. 

Merry Christmas! Hear the good news - God is with you, and is nearer than you know! 

Hospitality is at the heart of who God is, and it's on full display in the Christmas story. In this sermon, Abby explores three moments of God's hospitality in John's account of the incarnation and invites us to receive his hospitality this Christmas with the heart of a child.

When God invites Mary to live a miraculous story of faith, he does not invite her to live it alone. What might that say about God? On this third week of Advent, Jordan explores this question and more with a reflection on Mary and Elizabeth's interaction in Luke 1:35-45.

When Mary said “yes” to the angel Gabriel, she was saying “yes” to making room in her life for God. In this sermon, Abby explores a biblical understanding of hospitality, shares some stories of hospitality, and invites us to discern where and how God might be asking us to make room for him and others.

After a brief hiatus (due to Table Church Sunday and some other technical difficulties), we're back! This week, Jordan re-introduces us to the Advent season with a look at John the Baptist's life from Luke chapter 3. 

When Jesus gave thanks at the last supper, he set an example for us. This week, we explore communion as Eucharist--the Thanksgiving table--by looking back to Old Testament thanksgiving practices that can help us better understand the significance of the Last supper and more fully enter into the celebration of communion.

This week, Adam continues our sermon series, "The Bread and the Cup," with a look at communion as The Lord's Supper.

Communion - The Family Meal For the next four weeks, we will explore four different approaches to the communion table. This week, we begin our sermon series, "The Bread and the Cup," with a look at the elements as the family meal.

How do we seek first the Kingdom of God while also faithfully engaging in politics? In this wrap-up to the series, God, Politics, and the Church, Adam highlights several biblical and historical figures who grappled with this question in their times, closing with Jesus’ invitation to his disciples and to us today as revealed in a parable and a prayer.