What did Jesus mean when he said, “Judge not”? How can we correct harmful behavior without condemning people? In this sermon on Matthew 7:1–12, Pastor Matt Ayars explores the difference between condemnation, correction, evaluation, and discernment...
What does Jesus teach about money, possessions, and worry? In this sermon on Matthew 6:19–34, Pastor Matt Ayars explores the spiritual discipline of simplicity—and the freedom that comes from seeking first the kingdom of God. Continuing Wellspring...
How do we grow spiritually and experience God’s transforming grace? In this sermon on Matthew 6:1–18, Pastor Matt Ayars explores Jesus’ teaching on prayer, fasting, and giving—and how practicing righteousness helps us live out the life of Christ...
What do you do when God feels distant? In this sermon on Matthew 6:1–18, Pastor Matt Ayars explores the means of grace—the spiritual practices through which we encounter God’s presence and grow in faith. Continuing our Sermon on the Mount series at...
What if following Jesus isn’t about trying harder to become a better person? In Matthew 5:17-48, Jesus goes beyond outward obedience and addresses the deeper places where anger, lust, bitterness, retaliation, and manipulation begin. The problem...
Jesus came not to abolish the Law and the Prophets, but to fulfill them. In Matthew 5:17-48, Jesus takes us beyond outward obedience and confronts the deeper problem: the condition of the human heart. Anger, lust, resentment, retaliation, and...
What does it mean to be the salt of the earth and the light of the world? In this sermon on Matthew 5:13–16, Pastor Matt explores Jesus’ call to serve others, live courageously, and make God’s goodness visible in everyday life. Continuing our Sermon...
What if the life Jesus offers begins with admitting, “I need help”? In this opening message of our Sermon on the Mount series, Pastor Matt Ayars explores the Beatitudes as a portrait of Jesus’ life lived through us. Focusing on “blessed are the poor...
If Jesus reigns, why does the world still feel so broken? The kingdom of God has begun—but the story isn’t finished. Jesus is coming back, and when he does, he will raise the dead, judge the world, defeat every enemy, and make all things right...
The kingdoms and powers of this world can seem overwhelming, but Daniel 7 reminds us that none of them will last forever. In this message from Daniel 7, we explore Daniel’s vision of the four beasts, the Ancient of Days, and the Son of Man...