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Church at the Well PodcastSummer Sabbath - Week FiveFinding Rest in Jesus
In between commands against stealing, idolatry, and others, the Sabbath command might seem oddly out of place in the Ten Commandments. But what if it's there for a reason? This week, Adam continues our Summer Sabbath series by considering God's invitation to something deeper than a "day off" - an invitation to the true rest of Sabbath that we find in Jesus.
2025-08-0811 minChurch at the Well PodcastSummer Sabbath - Week OneWhen we practice Sabbath, we’re not just taking a break from work, we’re returning to the heart of God’s design for relationships and renewal. This week, Adam kicks off our Summer Sabbath series by offering three ways to look at Sabbath and reminding us that when we Sabbath, we’re rehearsing for the Kingdom of God.
2025-07-0914 min
Uncharted: Navigating Faith and LifeEscaping Christmas: Grief, Grace, and Finding Light in the Darkest SeasonSend us a textIn this heartfelt episode, I sit down with Becky Avery—author of Escaping Christmas, blogger, full-time professional, and full-time wife—who is on a powerful mission to help others navigate grief. After losing her mother to a long battle with cancer and her father suddenly just 17 months later, Becky and her brother found themselves dreading the holidays and wondering: Can you skip Christmas? That question became the seed for her moving book, written and published just one year after her father's death.We talk with Becky about three core themes from her...
2025-06-1946 min
Church at the Well PodcastYou've Heard It Said - Follow Your HeartFollow Your Heart
In movies, songs, and well-meaning conversations, we hear the phrase, “Follow your heart.” Is this advice in line with the Bible? In this sermon, Adam offers five helpful “runway lights” to keep us on track with God’s will as we discern the path forward in our lives. Hint—one of them involves our hearts.
2025-06-1831 min
Church at the Well PodcastEchoes of Easter - EutychusThe story of Eutychus is a powerful reminder that Jesus meets us in our exhaustion and offers true rest and renewal. This week, Adam continues our "Echoes of Easter" series with a look at Eutychus' story and an encouragement to welcome Jesus into our own weariness.
2025-05-1820 min
Church at the Well PodcastEaster Sunday (2025)In raising Lazarus from the dead, Jesus revealed important lessons about God’s timing, the nature of death, and the centrality of community in the life of the believer. This Easter, Adam explores Lazarus’s story as an instructive signpost pointing to Jesus’s ultimate victory over sin and the grave.
2025-04-2323 min
Church at the Well PodcastFebruary 23, 2025 - SeasonsIn 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.
2025-02-2422 min
Church at the Well PodcastEveryone Who Has Ears Let Them Hear - Week ThreeThis week, Adam continues our series, "Everyone Who Has Ears Let Them Hear," with a reflection on hearing the voice of God.
2025-01-2125 min
Church at the Well PodcastThe Bread and the Cup - Week TwoThis week, Adam continues our sermon series, "The Bread and the Cup," with a look at communion as The Lord's Supper.
2024-11-0619 min
Church at the Well PodcastGod, Politics, and the Church - Week FourHow 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.
2024-10-1628 minChurch at the Well PodcastGod, Politics, and the Church - Week ThreeResisting Politics of Fear
While our partisan politics often rely on paralyzing fear that casts out love, the Gospel truth we’re invited to live is perfect love that casts out fear. In this sermon, Adam explores how we can engage the political process while resisting the politics of fear.
2024-10-0828 minChurch at the Well PodcastGod, Politics, and the Church - Week Two"How do you know that you've developed a disordered attachment with politics?"
After looking at an example of disordered attachment in the book of Exodus, Adam invites us to consider this question and more in this week's sermon - the second in our "God, Politics, and the Church" series.
2024-10-0424 minChurch at the Well PodcastGod, Politics, and the Church - Week OneSeven Marks of Faithfulness to Jesus in a Politically Hostile World
As we approach the national election, many may be wondering, How can followers of Jesus navigate the raging political storms of our day? In the first sermon of a series called God, Politics, and the Church, Adam offers seven marks of faithfulness to Jesus in a politically hostile world, reminding us that, as an alternative community, the church does not fit tidily into a political party or ideology, but ultimately confounds the left, the right, and even the center, living from a different center - the cen...
2024-09-2727 minChurch at the Well PodcastHaggaiWhen the Jewish people returned from exile to rebuild the temple, they hit a wall of discouragement and shifted their focus from God to themselves, neglecting the temple and focusing on their own houses. In this sermon, Adam invites us to consider our ways just as the prophet Haggai invited the Jewish people to do in their time, trusting that God is with us and strengthening us as we roll up our sleeves and focus on him.
2024-09-1729 minChurch at the Well PodcastFinding a Church HomeWelcome back! This week, Adam shares four questions to consider while searching for the right home church.
2024-08-2335 minChurch at the Well PodcastHow Sabbath Prevents Hurry SicknessIn a society that values excessive work and honors extreme productivity, the practice of Sabbath is quite counter-cultural. Yet, Sabbath remains a remarkable invitation from God to stop, rest, worship, and delight. This week, ahead of our Summer Sabbath series, Adam shares some of the dangers of living a "hurry-sick" life, and invites us to consider how God might be inviting us to engage Him in Sabbath.
2024-07-0529 min
Church at the Well PodcastFruit of the Spirit - JoyJoy does not depend on the elimination of suffering because it transcends suffering and can even co-exist with suffering. In this sermon, Adam offers a biblical definition of joy, shares a story about the co-existence of joy and pain in his own life, and offers a concrete practice that has helped him cultivate joy.
2024-06-2131 minChurch at the Well PodcastFruit of the Spirit - GentlenessWhen we think of gentleness, weakness or timidity may come to mind, but the biblical understanding of gentleness is quite different. In this sermon, Adam shares a biblical definition of gentleness, paints a picture of gentleness from the Old and New Testaments, shares a story of being the recipient of others’ gentleness, and offers two practical ways we can be cultivating gentleness in our lives with the help of the Holy Spirit.
2024-05-1528 minChurch at the Well PodcastFruit of the Spirit - Self ControlHow can self-control be a fruit of the Spirit if it’s called self-control? In this sermon, Adam defines self-control as aligning our will with God’s will, clarifies some common misconceptions around it, and offers five practical ways in which we can collaborate with the Spirit to cultivate self-control in our lives.
2024-05-1031 minChurch at the Well PodcastFruit of the Spirit - PeaceThe peace God grows in us as we learn to walk in the Spirit is actually three kinds of peace: peace with God, the peace of God, and peace with others. In this sermon, Adam names three common villains that steal our peace and shares two stories of his own recent encounters with these villains as well as some practical handles for when we face them ourselves.
2024-05-0217 minChurch at the Well PodcastFruit of the Spirit - PatienceWhen we are walking with Christ, we will increasingly be characterized by patience, a fruit of the Spirit. But how do we till the ground of our hearts and minds to cooperate with the Spirit? Today, Adam kicks off a new sermon series on the fruit of Spirit and shares how awareness of God's patience toward us can help us grow in this area of our lives.
2024-04-1726 minChurch at the Well PodcastEastertide - What Will Our Resurrected Bodies Look Like?When Jesus appeared to his disciples in the days following the resurrection, it was in his glorified body. What will our resurrected bodies be like? In this sermon, Adam explores the implications of Jesus’ resurrection for our future physical being, drawing on Paul’s imagery of the sun, moon, and stars.
2024-04-0924 min
Church at the Well PodcastChrist in the Wilderness - Week FiveDuring their wandering in the wilderness, God gave the Israelites detailed instructions for the building of a tabernacle. In the tabernacle, a curtain sectioned off the holy of holies—the place of atonement. In this sermon, Adam explores the curtain’s fascinating meanings and its fulfilment in Christ, who did what no priest could do, giving us access into God’s presence eternally.
2024-03-2125 minChurch at the Well PodcastChrist in the Wilderness - Week FourWhen it comes to difficult passages of Scripture, we need an interpretive tool—a hermeneutic. In this sermon about Moses’ intercession for the people of Israel as they defeated the Amalekites who had attacked them, Adam teaches us both about the power of prayerful intercession, and also how we can grapple with difficult passages of Scripture in a way that does justice to both the text and to the heart of God.
2024-03-1326 minChurch at the Well PodcastChrist in the Wilderness - Week OneDuring the Lenten season, we will be spending time in the book of Exodus, noticing ways that Christ shows up in Moses and the Hebrew people's wilderness journey.
This week, Adam begins our new series, "Christ in the Wilderness," in Exodus 15.
2024-02-2328 minChurch at the Well PodcastLet The Children Come - Week FiveA Different Kind of Storm
Jesus took time to rest—he even napped—and we stand to learn from his example. But what do you do when Jesus seems to be sleeping through your storm? In this sermon, Adam explores what the disciples learned about Jesus when caught in a boat in a storm with him, and what we can learn about him and about navigating our own storms, too.
2024-02-1122 minChurch at the Well PodcastLet The Children Come - Week FourOur Relationship with Worry
Worry is a natural part of life; even Jesus worried. But worry can easily malfunction in our lives, leading to chronic anxiety. How do we cultivate a healthy relationship with worry? In this sermon, Adam explores Jesus’ teaching on worry using the Jesus Storybook Bible, and offers four strategies for keeping our worry right-sized.
2024-02-0226 minChurch at the Well PodcastLet the Children Come - Week OneThis week, Adam kicks off the new year with our new series, “Let the Children Come,” using the Jesus Storybook Bible as a tool and a guide to help us behold Jesus through the eyes of a child.
2024-01-0728 minChurch at the Well PodcastChristmastide – Simeon’s SongLuke 2:25-35 This week, Adam shares how Simeon’s song in Luke 2 teaches us of the hope we have in […]
2024-01-0515 minChurch at the Well PodcastAdvent 2023 – Week TwoWhat if following God doesn’t mean our lives will necessarily become easier, but perhaps more complex? In this sermon, Adam […]
2023-12-1427 minChurch at the Well PodcastTables – Week Seven – Luke 14This week, Adam shares a teaching and reflection on Luke 14 in continuation of our “Tables” series.
2023-10-2625 minChurch at the Well PodcastFinding a Church HomeThis week, Adam shares four questions to consider when looking for a church to call home.
2023-09-0522 minChurch at the Well PodcastPsalm 131This week, Adam guides us through a look at what Charles Spurgeon calls, “one of the shortest Psalms to read, […]
2023-08-1726 minChurch at the Well PodcastThree Reasons to Consider BaptismWhat is baptism, and why do we practice it? In anticipation of our baptism gathering on August 6th, Adam lays […]
2023-06-2823 minChurch at the Well PodcastResisting False NarrativesAdam leads us in a conversation around three common false narratives concerning our identity; And how Scripture helps us to […]
2023-06-0728 minChurch at the Well PodcastDavid – A Broken and Contrite Heart – Week SixWhat does David taking a census have to do with Lent? Adam leads us in a conversation through 1 Chronicles […]
2023-04-0224 min
Church at the Well PodcastDavid – Formed in Waiting – Week SevenThis week, Adam looks at the ways David received wise counsel (1 Samuel 25) and how God might shape our stories through […]
2023-02-2227 minChurch at the Well PodcastDavid – Formed in Waiting – Week SixThis week, Adam shares how David was formed and shaped by those on the margins, and how God might shape […]
2023-02-1826 minChurch at the Well PodcastDavid – Formed In Waiting – Week FourDavid – Formed in Waiting Formed through Disappointment and Sadness This week, Adam continues our series through the life of […]
2023-02-0426 min
Church at the Well PodcastAdvent 2022 – Week TwoGod is not in a hurry, but so often we are–to the point of becoming hurry-sick. In this sermon, Adam […]
2022-12-0935 minChurch at the Well PodcastAdvent 2022 – Week OneGod’s promise to be with us doesn’t mean we won’t experience disruption. Today, Adam kicks off Advent by exploring the […]
2022-11-2926 minChurch at the Well PodcastJohn 17 – Benevolent DetachmentWhat can we learn from Jesus’ prayer in John 17? This week, Adam takes a look back at John 16 […]
2022-11-0226 minChurch at the Well PodcastBeing with Jesus – Week FourHow do we be with Jesus when Jesus is not physically present? In this week’s sermon, Adam takes a look […]
2022-10-1131 minChurch at the Well PodcastBeing With JesusThis week, Adam kicks off our new series, “Being with Jesus,” by exploring how we might practice doing just that […]
2022-09-1331 minChurch at the Well PodcastThe Sacred Ambition of Enjoying Your Life – Part TwoThis week, Adam continues teaching about “The Sacred Ambition of Enjoying Your Life.”
2022-08-3021 minChurch at the Well PodcastJoseph’s Journey – Week 7Adam wraps up our series, Joseph’s Journey, looking at Genesis 48-50. Adam talks about the importance of Jacob’s staff and […]
2022-06-0528 minChurch at the Well PodcastJoseph’s Journey – Week FiveThis week, Adam continues our series, “Joseph’s Journey,” with a sermon from Genesis 46.
2022-05-2330 minChurch at the Well PodcastJoseph’s Journey – Week Three“Sometimes, living a life of faith is all about holding on.” This week, Adam continues our series, “Joseph’s Journey,” by […]
2022-05-1233 minChurch at the Well PodcastJoseph’s Journey – Week OneThis week, Adam starts off our new series, “Joseph’s Journey,” with an overview of Joseph’s family of origin and the […]
2022-04-2629 minChurch at the Well PodcastEaster 2022 – That’s What the Risen Jesus DoesHappy Easter! Jesus appears to his friends after the resurrection, choosing personal interactions over public exhibitions. This week, Adam discusses three of […]
2022-04-2128 minChurch at the Well PodcastLent 2022 – Week ThreeIn this dialogical sermon, Adam invites the congregation to explore some of the invitations found in Isaiah 55:1-9 and offers […]
2022-03-2328 minChurch at the Well Podcast1 and 2 Thessalonians: Week SevenHave you ever jumped in the middle of a conversation that was happening before you got there? Adam shares this […]
2022-02-2225 minChurch at the Well Podcast1 and 2 Thessalonians: Week SixIn this week’s sermon, Adam reminds us that our God is a God who sees and knows us in our […]
2022-02-1628 minChurch at the Well Podcast1 and 2 Thessalonians: Week ThreeThis week, Adam leads us through 1 Thessalonians 4:1-10 and unpacks Paul’s encouragement to the Thessalonian church towards holiness and […]
2022-01-2329 min
Church at the Well PodcastMary Consoles EveThis week, Adam reflects on Genesis 3:1-5 and leads us in a discussion about Sister Grace Remington’s drawing, “Mary Consoles […]
2021-12-1031 minChurch at the Well PodcastFinding Home – Week Four – Finding a Home ChurchAdam shared with us this weekend: “Every local church that preaches the good news of Jesus has a unique kingdom […]
2021-10-2628 minChurch at the Well PodcastFinding Home – Week ThreeThis week, Adam continues our “Finding Home” series and teaches about Heaven, our forever home. Adam shares a few stereotypes […]
2021-10-2122 minChurch at the Well PodcastFinding Home – Week OneAdam begins our new series “Finding Home” and shares about where our longing for home comes from. Luke 15:11-24 […]
2021-10-0424 minChurch at the Well PodcastChurch & CrayonsThis week, Adam reflects on what God has done in Church at the Well over the last eighteen months, and […]
2021-09-2720 minChurch at the Well PodcastRooted in ChristIn this sermon, Adam shares three reasons for being rooted in Christ, and teaches how to go about putting down […]
2021-09-0715 minChurch at the Well PodcastThree Reasons To Get BaptizedIn this sermon, Adam shares three reasons why you should get baptized as a follower of Jesus. 1. Jesus told […]
2021-08-0316 minChurch at the Well PodcastPhilip and the Ethiopian Eunuch – Acts 8In this sermon, Adam unpacks the story of Philip and the Ethiopian Eunuch from Acts 8 and shares what we […]
2021-07-2717 min
Church at the Well PodcastAn Easter People in a Good Friday WorldWhat does it look like to be an Easter people in a Good Friday world? In this sermon, Adam takes […]
2021-04-0424 min
Church at the Well PodcastThe Way of the WildernessJust as Jesus spent time in the wilderness, so will we, as his followers. In this sermon, Adam explores the […]
2021-02-2823 min
Church at the Well PodcastSeven Letters to the Church: Revelation 3:14-22Adam completes our series “7 Letters to the Church” from the book of Revelation. What happens when we depend on […]
2021-02-1418 minChurch at the Well PodcastSeven Letters to the Church: Revelation 3:1-5Adam continues our series “7 Letters to the Church” from the book of Revelation. The Church at Sardis had a reputation […]
2021-01-3121 minChurch at the Well PodcastSeven Letters to the Church: Revelation 2:18 – 25Adam continues our series “7 Letters to the Church” from the book of Revelation. It’s common for churches to lean […]
2021-01-2422 minChurch at the Well PodcastSeven Letters to the Church: Revelation 2:8-11What can we learn from Jesus’s words to a people facing poverty and persecution? In this sermon, Adam gives us […]
2021-01-1026 min
Church at the Well PodcastSeven Letters to the Church: Revelation 1-3Adam starts our new series, “7 Letters to the Church” with a teaching from Revelation 2. Jesus loves his church […]
2021-01-0326 minChurch at the Well PodcastWalking With God Through The RubbleAdam shares from Nehemiah to encourage us to walk with God through challenging times.
2020-12-2722 min
Church at the Well PodcastAdvent: The In-Breaking – Week Four SermonAdam finishes up our Advent series on this final Sunday of Advent. It’s often in the disruptive moments where we […]
2020-12-2017 min
Church at the Well PodcastAdvent: The In-Breaking – Sermon Week TwoAdam continues our 4-week Advent sermon series, The In-Breaking. Not every invitation from God in our lives is easy, as Mary […]
2020-12-0616 min
Church at the Well PodcastThe Book of James: A Living Faith – Chapter 4Adam continues the series – The Book of James: A Living Faith and teaches from James chapter 4.
2020-11-1525 minChurch at the Well PodcastThe Book of James: A Living Faith – Chapter 3Adam continue our new series – The Book of James: A Living Faith and teaches from James chapter 3
2020-11-0828 minChurch at the Well PodcastThe Book of James: A Living Faith – Chapter 1Adam begins our new five week series The Book of James: A Living Faith starting in chapter 1.
2020-10-2523 min
Church at the Well PodcastConfession – RhythmsAdam leads us in a conversations centered on the rhythm of confession. In the conclusion of Adam’s sermon, Sheila Mercon […]
2020-07-0725 minChurch at the Well PodcastRecognizing, Repenting, and Responding – RhythmsAdam continues our series Rhythms whilst addressing the current movement addressing systemic racism in our country. Adam shares three rhythms […]
2020-06-1023 minChurch at the Well PodcastWhen Resurrection Finds You – Easter 2020Adam looks at three resurrection stories all found in the Gospel of John. These three stories have one thing in […]
2020-04-1216 min
Church at the Well PodcastThe Unshakable Kingdom – Lamentations 5Adam wraps up our series in Lamentations with an encouragement about The Unshakable Kingdom of God in such uncertain times.
2020-04-0819 minChurch at the Well PodcastHope is the Chorus – Lamentations 3Adam looks at the “chorus” of the Book of Lamentations in chapter 3. The chorus offers hope in the midst […]
2020-03-1827 minChurch at the Well PodcastLament in Light of God’s Love and Justice – Lamentations 2“Lament isn’t an admission of weak faith; it’s an admission that we need God.” In this sermon, Adam leads us […]
2020-03-1134 min
Church at the Well PodcastJoy is Slow – Advent (Week 4)Joy is at the heart of Advent and Christmas, but hurry is incompatible with joy. In this sermon, Adam explores […]
2019-12-2636 min
Church at the Well PodcastSeeds – The Kingdom of GodWhat can we learn about the Kingdom of God from a seed? In this sermon, Adam investigates the nature of […]
2019-10-1525 min
Church at the Well PodcastNo 2nd Class Citizens – Matthew 20:1-16 – The Kingdom of GodAdam continues our series, The Kingdom of God, looking at Jesus’ parable in Matthew 20:1-16 about the generous landowner. The […]
2019-09-1829 minChurch at the Well PodcastAlready Here, But Not Yet – Luke 19:11-28 – The Kingdom of GodAdam kicks off our new series, The Kingdom of God, by looking at the “already here, but not yet” nature […]
2019-09-1029 min
Church at the Well PodcastTikvah – RootedBiblical hope is not wishful thinking, but a sturdy assurance in the promises of God. In this sermon, Adam explores […]
2019-08-2723 minChurch at the Well PodcastPassover – Rooted (With a bonus exhortation from Isaiah Cory after the sermon)Adam shares the story and meaning of the Hebrew and Greek words for Passover. After the sermon, we get to […]
2019-07-0337 min
Church at the Well PodcastBuilding a Life on Jesus – The Sermon on the MountIn this final sermon of our series on the Sermon on the Mount, Adam invites us to consider what it […]
2019-04-1730 minChurch at the Well PodcastFastingFood is an important part of life, and how we relate to it matters to God. In this sermon, Adam […]
2019-03-0629 min
Church at the Well PodcastDaniel Chapter 1As we kick off a series on the Book of Daniel, Adam walks us through the precarious circumstances Daniel and […]
2018-09-2835 min
Church at the Well PodcastThree Questions in Genesis – Questions God Asks UsIn this sermon, Adam explores how God uses questions to draw us out of hiding, expose the false narratives we […]
2018-08-2838 min
Church at the Well PodcastNature WalkAdam wraps up our series on nature metaphors in Scripture looking at how creation reveals the Creator.
2018-08-0717 min
Church at the Well PodcastI Was Blind, But Now I See – The Book of Acts Chapter 9On Easter Sunday, we arrived at Acts chapter 9. Adam detailed the story of a man named Saul who blind […]
2018-04-0329 minChurch at the Well PodcastStephen’s Sermon – The Book of Acts 7:1-60In Acts 7, Stephen gives the longest sermon/speech of the book. Adam takes us through two of the main points: […]
2018-03-2235 minChurch at the Well PodcastPersecution and Promise – The Book of Acts 5:12-42Adam looks at Acts 5:12-42 which records the persecution of the early followers of Jesus faced; including imprisonment and flogging. […]
2018-03-0436 minChurch at the Well PodcastOpposition in the Early Church – The Book of Acts 4:1-31Adam looks at Acts 4:1-31 and how the early followers of Jesus handled opposition. What can we learn from their […]
2018-02-2231 minChurch at the Well PodcastWhen You Ask For Alms, But God Gives You Legs – Acts 3:1-16Adam looks at the healing of a lame man in Acts chapter 3. Looking at how we are like the […]
2018-02-1235 minChurch at the Well PodcastCut to the Heart – The Book of Acts 2:14-39Adam looks at Peter’s first proper sermon at Pentecost in Jerusalem. And how we might engage what the Spirit of […]
2018-01-3037 minChurch at the Well PodcastWhat Now – The Book of Acts 1:12-26Adam wraps up chapter 1 of Acts and why decision making is a profoundly spiritual act. Sermon Discussion Questions Acts […]
2018-01-1529 minChurch at the Well PodcastThe Ascension – The Book of Acts 1:1-11Adam launches our new series going through the Book of Acts. Adam introduces the book and goes through the first […]
2018-01-0826 min