Gray Art Panel : The Anatomy of a Disciple
Intentional Blessing / Sacrificially Generous (Gray) This panel references the miracle of Jesus blessing the crowd of 5000 with food. The panel shows two of St. Peter's fish, a popular Tilapia fish...
View ArticleGreen Art Panel : The Anatomy of a Disciple
Relationally Healthy / Inclusive Community (Green) This panel references Jesus washing the disciples feet in regards to being relationally healthy. Our faith is practical. The panel focus is on the...
View ArticleWhat is our calling or vocation?
For one of my masters classes we watched a video that I thought was worth sharing. As we talked a couple of weeks ago about understanding what it means to be Sacrifically Generous and an Intentional...
View ArticleFinishing What You Started
I'm really good at starting things. I get excited, I buy all the necessary supplies, I get the gear I need, feel completely pumped up and then, in 2 weeks, my excitement and motivation slowly starts...
View ArticleBlue Art Panel : The Anatomy of a Disciple
Morally Discerning / Culturally Engaged (Blue) This panel references Jesus loving the Samaritan woman. A woman who was a cultural outcast & judged by the Jews; drawing her water from the...
View ArticleSpiritual Growth Self Assessment
What does it mean "...to be like Christ?" "...to be a disciple?" "...to be a mature Christian?" Simple questions; challenging to answer. We're often told, "just read your Bible and pray." The...
View ArticleMission Christmas Guide
As we enter the Christmas season we wanted to give your Life Group a guide that would help you deal with the season. This guide will walk through how materialism holds us back from Jesus and being...
View ArticleWhere is our Identity?
The Spiritual Formation team has the privilege every Tuesday of speaking to the Residency class. We have slowly been walking through The Anatomy of a Disciple and the past couple weeks we have been...
View ArticleAdvent Devotionals
As Christmas time is now upon us, we thought it might be helpful to give you a couple of options of how to celebrate and remember Christ this Christmas season. Attached you will see two different...
View ArticleCluttered
Clutter: to fill or litter with things in a disorderly manner. Last week I had many things on my to-do list: finish Academy homework, finish my book, work on my paintings, craft, study, pray, rest,...
View ArticleThe New Poor of Fresno
Time Magazine just released a short video called The New Poor of Fresno. Much of the footage was taken from around the Susan B. Anthony community where The Well has been doing ministry for years. As we...
View ArticleThe Journey To Jesus
I love to go on journeys. The very idea of heading on an adventurous trip to a far away place and all the unique and amazing experiences that come with it gets my juices flowing. If its somewhere I’ve...
View ArticleNew Year's Reflections
Each year we are faced with the same inescapable reality…the New Year. For some it is just another day, another season and making a big deal out of is unwarranted. However, for many this season brings...
View ArticleWhy Most New Years Resolutions Crash and Burn Before Easter
Like a dog that returns to his vomit is a fool who repeats his folly. - Pr 26:11 Have you ever noticed our tendency to do the same thing over and over again and yet never truly accomplish different...
View ArticleThoughts from the Study
Here is a brief behind-the-scenes look at teaching and preaching. In many ways, the process of message prep and sermon creation is a mess filled with stumbling blocks and surprises. A communicator has...
View ArticleWhere is God?!
I'll never forget the phone call. It was late one night and I was getting ready for bed. The phone rang, which was strange at this hour, but I answered. On the other end was my friend in tears. He...
View ArticleYou Will Find Me Bigger
I love the Chronicles of Narnia. As a child I immersed myself in the C.S. Lewis’ series; I was captivated by the tales of the Pevensie children as they entered a magical world full of talking beavers,...
View ArticleThoughts From the Study - 1Cor 5:1-2
Parental Guidance Suggested? Is that really necessary? I mean, really, I thought The Well was committed to teaching the Bible. Well, unfortunately, there are times where the content of the passage...
View ArticleSupplemental Resources
We wanted to offer a supplemental list of resources for this week's sermon. Brad's sermon this week deals with sexual immorality and the destruction it causes. Typically sexual sin starts small and...
View ArticleBook Review: "Real Marriage: The Truth About Sex, Friendship, and Life Together"
During my years at Dallas Theological Seminary (DTS) I was privileged to be around some of the finest theological minds of our era. The Faculty and Staff at DTS set the bar for Biblical Exposition and...
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