The Well Church of the Nazarene

Worship - Come Out of That Grave

On Easter, we celebrate the physical resurrection of Jesus. This changes everything, because Jesus invites us to come out of our graves and fully live. “I am the resurrection and the life; he who believes in Me will live even if he dies, and everyone who lives and believes in Me will never die.” (John 11:25-26)

Worship -Fuse Breaker, pt. 6 (The Good Life)

What if the object of life was not to get our own way, but to find ourselves in God's way? There is simplicity in this understanding, but simple does not mean easy. Even Jesus wrestled with the Father's will in the garden.

The resurrection was only realized through the obedience of Jesus--our resurrection will come through our own willingness to join Jesus in the garden saying, "Not my will, but your will."

Series Discussion - Fuse Breaker, pt. 4 & 5

Our podcast is back this week, as pastors Paul, Mara, and Josh discuss weeks 4 & 5 of our Fuse Breaker series. It is our hope that these conversations will inspire you to talk about our weekly teachings outside of Sunday morning services, because dialogue and study is an important part of being a Christ-centered community.

CHALLENGE: Using these discussions as a springboard, who can you reach out to this week for a bit of intentional conversation centered around the Lord's Prayer and the topics we've covered in this series of sermons? And if that's something you're already doing, how has your growth as a Christian been impacted by instigating further dialogue like this?

Worship - Fuse Breaker, pt. 5

It's easy for our religion to simply become phrases we use. But in the Lord's Prayer, God invites us to rely on Him for our daily bread. It's not an otherworldly practice--He is invading our day to day life! "Your Kingdom come" is the recognition that God not only offers life after death, but life before death. He wants to a part of every detail of our life--not just the holy things. He has come to make our ordinary extraordinary.

Series Discussion - Fuse Breaker, pt. 3

Many of us remember learning and memorizing The Lord's Prayer as a kid, but how has our understanding and/or application of the prayer changed as we've matured both in age and faith? This week, Pastors Josh, Mara, and Paul discuss the infamous prayer and how it pertains to forgiving the "debts" that might keep us from relational wholeness. 

Worship - Fuse Breaker, pt. 3 (Forgiveness)

The Lord's Prayer is an invitation to find ourselves within the will of the Father. We seek our own forgiveness, and at the same time realize that God is calling us to forgive others. Our reconciled relationship with God moves us toward reconciliation with others instead of being weighed down by the past.

Worship - Fuse Breaker, pt. 2 (Simplicity)

Busyness is the enemy of relationship with both God and others. Yet the entirety of The Lord's Prayer points to simplicity. It's simple in word, in length, and in trust. And it's in this simplicity that we not only find rest, but relationship. How then should we approach Lent? What can we unplug that will allow more space for relationship?

Series Discussion - Letting Go for Lent (Fuse Breaker, pt. 1)

We've begun a new series entitled Fuse Breaker, and the idea behind it is that God is inviting us to unplug, to let go of things in order to leave space for relationship with both God and others. As we're using the Lord's Prayer as our reference guide for Fuse Breaker, both this scripture and Lent are the basis of today's series discussion on the balance between busyness and boredom.

Worship - Fuse Breaker, pt. 1 (The Lord's Prayer)

Like Lent, the Lord's Prayer is an invitation to let go of what's weighing us down. It's an invitation to relationship, trust, and direction by way of self-realization--a fuse breaker to prevent an overloaded life.

Series Discussion - Better Together, pt. 6

It's important to recognize the distinction between unity and uniformity when we're talking about how we can be Better Together as the body of Christ. In 1 Corinthians 12:12-14, Paul addresses some major differences between the people of the early Church. We can say the same about our culture today, right? That there are some significant differences between us?

The power of unity (in the Holy Spirit) is that, in our differences, there are strengths. But, what does that mean for those who are struggling in their faith? HINT: It's not always black and white.

In today's discussion, Pastors Mara, Josh, and Paul dissect the content of Sunday's sermon and what practical applications we can take away from reading 1 Corinthians 12-13 through the lens of koinonia, unity in diversity, and how our unique giftings make us Better Together.