What does the Bible teach about life after death? In this Wellspring Church Bible study, Pastor Matt Ayars explores the distinctions between Sheol, Hades, Gehenna, and the lake of fire—and explains how heaven relates to the future resurrection and...
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...
A Note to Our Study Group Thank you to everyone who participated in our discussion about the return of Christ, the Antichrist, Israel, the mark of the beast, and the mission of the church. These are important subjects, but they can easily become...
In this verse-by-verse Bible study of Acts 19:1–7, we explore one of the New Testament’s most important passages on the work of the Holy Spirit. Along the way, we’ll examine: The relationship between John’s baptism and Christian baptism. The...
What does it really mean to be justified by faith? What is atonement, and why did Jesus have to die on the cross? In this companion Bible study to Sunday’s sermon, we take a deeper look at some of the most important doctrines in the Christian faith...
In this week’s Wednesday night Bible study, we begin Acts 2—the church’s “birthday”—and take time to tie up important loose ends from last week’s discussion. We walk through a handout designed to help you build a chapter-by-chapter binder for Acts...
In this Bible study on Acts 1, we begin by reviewing the big themes of Acts: what it means to be the church (the ecclesia, the “called-out ones”), the mission of witnessing to Jesus “to the ends of the earth,” and the movement of the gospel from...
Welcome to Wellspring’s first Wednesday Night Bible Study of the year. This week is an orientation to the book of Acts—why we’re studying it, how the study will work, and what Acts teaches about the church. We introduce the weekly handout system...
On Christmas Eve, we are reminded that the coming of Jesus was anything but quiet, convenient, or comfortable. In this reflection from Wellspring Church, Pastor Matt explores the deep meaning of the Incarnation through the sounds of children in...
In this Advent message, Pastor Matt reflects on the gospel's core message of God's love, based on John 3:16–17. He emphasizes the importance of keeping Scripture in our lives and contrasts Jesus's mission of salvation with common misconceptions. The...