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theWELL is a community of believers who love Jesus and value people no matter what their background, and we desire to serve all those who are in need. We all come from different walks in life--some work, some go to school, some are married, and some are independent. The common thread which weaves us all together is a desire to worship the God who created us and to communicate just how much He loves each and every one of us.
theWELL is four years old! Pastor Josh takes some time to celebrate the anniversary of our church plant as well as explain the whys of our vision behind the whats of our ministry.
As we celebrate Father's Day, Josh Siders takes time to ask the questions, What does it mean to be a man? And how do you know when you are one? Are there rituals or learning experiences that help produce men? And we find out how the gospel informs on each of these answers
In this final message of the series, Josh Siders explains the importance of storytelling as we point people towards Jesus. And we consider how the narrative of Nicodemus from John 3 illustrates how Jesus Himself used creative elements to bring His listeners towards grace and truth.
Can serving others be missional or will it be manipulative and have strings attached if we want our helps to point towards Jesus? How did Jesus model serving others for us?
Jesus not only describes what he has come to accomplish, but also how he intended to do it by inviting outcasts to sit around His table. By this, we see that the kingdom of God advances one meal at a time.
How does our hurried and distracted lifestyle impact our participation on God's mission of helping people find their way back to God? What can be done to focus more and invite people into a space where we hear about their hopes and fears? This week, Josh Siders shares the second practice of a missional life and how the habit of listening is missional in nature.
This week we begin a new message series called #BLESS: Five Practices for a Missional Life. Josh Siders shares about orienting our lives towards reaching people with the love of Jesus and how we must begin with prayer for those around us.
What if you're missing out on half of God? Most of us know about the God who is protective and passionate and does not tolerate sin. But when we are broken and worn out, we need to experience the God who is comforting and nurturing. Sarah Siders shares about the kind heart of God and how to experience this if we never have before.
What does it look like to feel disconnected in worship? What are we called to do after our intimate times in communion with God? Jake Reeves answers these questions and finishes sharing his testimony and how worship played in.
How do we communicate with God? Why is it important to understand what "worship" is and how to do it in order for us to build a relationship with Him? Jake Reeves answers these questions and more as we continue our "WITH" series.
What if the worst thing that could happen to you was NOT pain, trauma, and death? Sarah Siders shares on what our deepest human need and fear are and God's promise in response.
A neglected aspect of doing life with God is the Holy Spirit's connection to us. How are we to relate to the Spirit? What can we expect as we walk with Him? And what steps can we take to strengthen our connection?
In this new series we explore what it means to do life with God and not just for Him. Josh Siders begins with this message sharing how God enjoys and delights in us.
Why is the resurrection of Jesus so emphasized in Christianity? Why do we celebrate it every year, and sometimes more often? Pastor Josh Siders looks at 1 Corinthians to answer these questions as we celebrate Easter.
Josh and Sarah Siders devote a night to answering more questions related to our Great Sexpectation series.
In our final message of our Great Sexpectations Series, Pastor Josh is joined by his wife, Sarah, to talk about how the Scripture describes the positive interactions husbands and wives should have when talking to and about each other.
To know something's proper function, you must first know the purpose and intent of its design. And the same can be said for sex. find out this week how and why God designed it during our latest message in the Great Sexpectations series.
What did God intend when He created marriage? Is there more to it than two people living together, having sex, and raising kids? Find out during this week's installment of Great Sexpectations.
Why are relationships so difficult? Why would God allow problems to exist if marriage was His idea? And what issues should we be aware of? Find out as we journey through the Song of Solomon, Genesis, and Ephesians during this week's message.
In the Song of Solomon God teaches us what a healthy and holy script for intimacy looks like. But what happens if we're overtaken with lust? What is the expected result? And what can we do to be restored?
God has created us with sexual desires but that's not enough to sustain a healthy and long-lasting relationship. What can Song of Solomon teach us about finding a spouse? What should we be looking for? And how do gender roles play into our search?
All of us have been broken spiritually, so all of us are broken sexually. so what does our culture have to say about the design and purpose for sex? And what has the church typically said about those things?
What is our responsibility towards people who are unlike us, and who we might not even feel comfortable around? How does the Parable of the Good Samaritan inform our actions?
What does biblical hospitality look like? And what is our responsibility when it comes to providing care for others? Pastor Josh challenges us to take the next step in thinking of ourselves a hosts and no longer guests in the places God has put us.
What can widows teach us about justice and equality? Why should we care about those who are discriminated against? What part do we play in all this? Pastor Josh looks at an event in Acts 6 that should shape our understanding and actions of even contemporary injustice.
Pastor Josh Siders wraps up our series about understanding habits and setting goals for the new year by helping us understand what a SMART goal is, as well as the different areas we need to set goals.
As the new year begins, Pastor Josh helps us to understand that the habits we've developed can hinder our spiritual growth, as well as how to begin putting a plan in place to experience more of God in 2016.
During theWELL's Christmas Eve service, Pastor Josh looks at the song of Simeon and brings a message of hope and light.
Just after his son is born, Zechariah lets forth a song praising God's mercy and deliverance. But his circumstances are very different than many of our own, so how do we understand his words and apply them to our own lives?
This week, we look at the Song of Mary from Luke 1 and try to understand her context and point of view as she celebrates the coming of the Messiah.
How do you want to be remembered? Why is it important to our calling to look to the future? Josh Siders wraps up our Called To Come Alive series by looking at the end of Joseph's life to discover what it means to be legacy-minded.
How does our past affect our future? Can we trust God to heal us and use our past to bring us into our calling? We look at the next part of Joseph's story to find out.
This week, we find out why being emotionally healthy is so integral to our spiritual growth and overall stability.
In his rise to influence, Joseph demonstrates the ability to be a clutch player. How did he get to this place, and what can we learn from his example.
Joseph lived a life of excellence no matter the circumstances. It brought him for slavery to the second in command of Egypt. God calls us to live in excellency... but why? Find out why out our excellence (or lack thereof) is a matter of life and death as Jake Reeves brings us the next message in Called to Come Alive.
As Joseph is geared to receive his promotion out of the prison, we see that certain things have prepared him for this moment. But what if it turned out he wasn't ready? What if Pharaoh found his answers unsatisfactory? And what can we do to make sure we're prepared when our opportunity comes? Is there help we can receive leading up to that moment in our lives? Find out how to make that promotion stick in this next installment of Called to Come Alive.
In this next message of our series, we see Joseph’s time in the dungeon coming to a close as God orchestrates several events which propel him into Pharaoh’s presence. And as we prepare for our own dungeon experiences to come to a close, we must be sure to prepare in specific ways for how God is going to use us in our calling.
When no one sees us, what does God see? Joseph had more to teach us about our dungeon experienced and what we can do to serve God and others during those seasons of our life.
Have you ever had to work through the pain of being falsely accused? Of being slandered and gossiped about? Joseph can relate. In this message, we look at the effect it had on his life and how God still worked in him to bring growth and maturity.
We continue our latest message series by looking at Joseph's life in Potiphar's house and the temptations he endures on the way to fulfilling his calling. We also consider the importance of personal values in keeping us focused to fulfill our own calling.
Pastor Josh Siders shared about the importance of dreams and knowing your calling in the first of this new message series. And he challenges us to embrace the role of a coach to serve and encourage others as well as fight the temptation to be a critic and tear others down.
If we understand communitas as a community on mission, what is our mission? What is it that God has called us to accomplish? Join us as Josh Siders explains this, and as we celebrate several baptisms at theWELL.
What if God had created a way for us to get back on our feet after we had fallen down? What if there was a way to avoid falling altogether? Josh Siders continues our Communitas series by talking about God's design for small groups.
God means for us to find a place to grow and become mature. But so many of us either go it alone or choose to stop growing. Josh Siders explains what the dangers are in this, and how we can push through the plateaus we experience.
Why is finding community so difficult? What do we do when we're hurt in the midst of it? And why does God want us to be connected to others? Josh Siders explains the tension of being created for connection, but so often finding ourselves alone and isolated.
In the darkest storms of marriage and life, God calls us to trust in Him and praise Him throughout. It may be in our nature to doubt and fear, but God will remain faithful. Jake Reeves shares how he has felt lost and hopeless (even the previous night), but God always shows Himself to be faithful in His plan.
The gap between our expectations and the reality of marriage often leave us feeling robbed of what we thought was going to be a beautiful relationship. Where do these expectations come from? How can we prepare for or heal from this all too common marriage killer? Jake Reeves examines these questions and what God ultimately desires for our marriages.
Among the things competing for our attention, how should we prioritize life? What place should our family have in our schedule? Josh Siders answers these questions as we look at the movie Vacation and wrap up our God on Film message series.
In our quest for happiness and fulfillment, we often find ourselves disappointed and disillusioned. So how do we find satisfaction for the deep longing of happiness without losing ourselves in the process? Josh Siders tackles this question during our God On Film message series by looking at the movie Self/less
Where do we find help when we mess up? Does God look at us differently? How can we make things better? Josh Siders continues or God On Film series by looking at Jurassic World and explaining how to invite God into these messy moments.
People who are emotionally healthy make more money, have better relationships, and lead more satisfied lives. So how can we grow in our emotional intelligence? During this weeks message, we look at the movie Inside Out and talk about how to become emotionally healthy.
How can we find peace? Why does it seem so illusive? And why are we so tempted to shortcut the journey and find our own way to happiness? Josh Siders looking at peace through the lens of Avengers 2 and talks about God's plan that allows us to live in peace.
During this 4th of July weekend, Pastor Josh Siders looks at the values of freedom and justice, which are foundational to our country, and explains why and how the church can work to further these ideals.
Josh Siders takes some time to look back on the past 3 years of theWELL being a church plant, and also casts vision for where we are heading as we transition into established church status.
Happy Father's Day! Josh Siders talks about the legacy that father's have the privilege of molding, and some practical insight on how to raise our kids.
How do we sustain a life of joyful service to God and others? Josh Siders talks from Matthew 25 and explains what should fuel our hearts.
Why do we serve? What are the benefits, and what inspires us to continue putting others before ourselves? Pastor Josh Siders answers these questions during the first part of our new series on serving.
Some people find it easy to share about how God has impacted their lives, while others find it difficult. In this final message of our series, we find one incredibly easy and authentic way of sharing our lives with people.
How do we share God's grand narrative? Who is it that God wants us to focus on? This week, we see God's heart for the disconnected, as well as how we interact with them through their own stories.
This week we begin a new message series about being tellers of better stories. We look at God's grand narrative and learn that to change the future, we must change the story.
As we celebrate Mother's Day, we look at why moms play such an important role in our lives. We also consider how God heals us from Hurt we've experienced through His tender and compassionate love.
What keeps us from experiencing the Father's love? How can we know if we're fully present to the dynamics of the Father's heart? This week, Josh Siders closes the series Daddy Issues by talking about spiritual orphanhood and how to transition to sonship.
This week we look at the parable of the prodigal from Luke 15 and consider how extravagant our Father's love is for us.
We continue our message series on the Father's love by talking about living a life of performance. Instead, we learn that God wants to inhabit every area of our lives and focus on the strength of our connection with Him.
Our new series focuses on understanding the Father's heart for us and how He provides healing and freedom from our wounds.
Though we all struggle with issues such as anxiety, apathy, insecurity, and addiction, most of us have one overriding fear: rejection. To celebrate Jesus' resurrection, we look this week at God's message through the cross.
On Sunday, we talked about why work matters to God as well finished our message series through the book Proverbs.
Our last message at theWELL was about debt and how we are to view it through the lens of God’s wisdom. Is it wise? What considerations should we make before we incur it? What should we do if we already have it? We answer these questions, among others, from the book of Proverbs.
This week during our Proverbs series, we touched on the subject of stewardship, answering the questions, What is it? and How can we practice it well?
We continued our Proverbs messages series this week by talking about generosity by asking, How much is generous? We also discussed how tithing and generosity coincide, as well as the effects of a lifestyle of being generous.
This week, we began a new series through the book of Proverbs focusing on God’s wisdom for wealth. We kicked off with a talk on tithing from chapter 3.
Sunday we concluded our Get Connected series by talking about how to bring healing to hurt relationships by doing four things: Prepare, Appeal, Repent, and Worship.
On Sunday, we continued our Get Connected message series by talking about communication and vulnerability. Two important practices were mentioned, which could change the way we interact with other people and result in stronger and healthier relationships.
On Sunday, Josh Siders continued our Get Connected series by talking about boundaries and conflict
We start a new series this week called Get Connected, and Josh Siders explains the difference between powerful and powerless people during the first message.
This week, we continue to cast theWELL's vision to see transformed people transform cities. We talk specifically about getting involved in God's redemptive work in the Manhattan area and to role that each of us play in seeing it happen.
Where is theWELL going and how does that impact our day-to-day lives? Josh Siders takes some time to answer these questions by sharing the vision our church is striving to achieve, which is to see transformed people transform cities.
How can we overcome helplessness in the face of the many problems we see around us? What answer do we have for the difficult questions people are asking? The Apostle Paul gives us two clear answers: God's love and God's community. Listen in and find out how you can be a part of the solution.
What kind of life do you want to have? One full of love, joy, and peace? Josh Siders finishes up our I AM message series by talking about our connection to Jesus and how we can produce the fruit He intended for us.
Josh Siders talks from John 14, explaining how Jesus provides for us Himself when we've lost our way.
We would expect God's family history to be free from controversy or incident, but we would be wrong. Josh Siders explains how the grace of the gospel begins before Jesus is even born by exploring His lineage.
During this tense time of racial unrest in our country, it's important to acknowledge the injustices of the past while paving a way for the future. Josh and Sarah Siders share about observing #BlackLivesMatter Sunday and how Jesus has provided a way for us to reach unity in the midst of our differing racial backgrounds, experiences, and stories.
How does Jesus affect the cycle of birth and death? And how does the concept of resurrection impact our daily lives as we follow Jesus? We'll take a look at these questions in our latest I AM message.
We are looking for people we can trust and who will help us and care for us. But who can we turn to? In light of this, Josh Siders discusses Jesus as our good shepherd from John 10.
How do we relate to our past now when we live in God's kingdom? How does Jesus relate to our past? We answer these questions this week during our I AM series, as well as how to not let our past control us.
Josh Siders continues the I AM series by talking about how Jesus referred to Himself as light, and how we must shine His light to bring impact to the world around us.
We begin a new message series through the Gospel of John focusing on the seven I AM statements Jesus makes about Himself. This week, the topic is the bread of life and how Jesus has come to be the satisfaction to our innate desires, plus one hurdle to growing spiritually.
Geo Ammerman talks about the challenges and blessings we face when we put all our trust in God.
As we wind down our Back To Basics series, Josh Siders answers the questions: What happens to us when Jesus returns? and, What will happen to me? Listen in as these honest questions are set in context to the study of end-times.
Josh Siders continues our Back To Basics series why seeking to answer two important questions. What is the church? And who is the church for? The answers to these two questions inform the way we see church and who we welcome in to participate.
The Hangover is an alternative gathering meant for those who have difficulties with the idea of church but who still want to ask meaningful spiritual questions. In this talk, Josh Siders shares the purpose of The Hangover by telling a bit about his story and how it has shaped him.
What if we were know by our love and action? What if we got out their and cared for our community? Who would miss us if we closed our doors, and what are we doing to change that answer?
Who is Jesus? Why is he so important? What can he teach us about ourselves? During this installment of our Back to Basics series, Josh Siders seeks to answer these questions and help us to apply the teaching of Jesus to our lives.
Who are we? Where did we come from? What does it all mean? These questions relate to this week's message in the second installment of our series Back to Basics.
Why is theology important? Why should we talk about doctrine? In this new message series, Josh Siders explains some key concepts of who God is and what He is like.
Josh Siders brings it back to the basics and biblical mission behind what theWELL is. Love Jesus. Learn As Disciples. Live the Restoration
What happens when we begin to hope for something better, step out in faith, and...are let down? Where is God and all His promises? What are we supposed to do? Josh Siders addresses these questions in this messages and encourages us all to press forward into the grace of Jesus.
We all have moments where we fail or fall short, but how does God describe the journey? What does it mean to turn towards God? Josh Siders shares from lives of Naaman and the prodigal son to illustrate turning and how we can apply it to our lives.
What does it mean to be humble? How do we define it and how can we know if we are? Josh Siders uses the framework of 2 Chronicles 7:14 to explain God's perspective on this important topic.
Josh Siders discusses what it means to fast, and the importance of why we should be fasting as believers.
What should prayer look like? How do we know if we're doing it right? In this message, Josh Siders looks at the parable of the unjust judge and the story of Jacob wrestling with the angel to answer these questions.
Imagine the most interesting people you can think of. What would a conversation with them be like? Now imagine if your interactions with God were that riveting! That's what He intends our prayer life to be like. Listen as Josh Siders describes God as the One who loves to fascinate us.
What if we knew God really listened and cared when we pray? What if we didn't need to use the "right" words and we could just talk to God? Using the Jesus Storybook Bible, Josh Siders talks about having the faith of a child as we approach our Father in prayer.
Why is prayer so difficult? Or boring? What does God expect of us concerning prayer? Josh Siders talks this week about approaching prayer differently during our What If? series.
What if God brought Revival to the church? in your life? in your community? in this nation?
What if God freed you from debt, enabled you to rise above cycles of poverty, and helped you sort out your finances? What impact could you have on those around you? This week, Josh Siders talks about personal money management from 2 Corinthians 9, as well as the financial state of the church.
Josh Siders continues our summer What If? series by looking at various troubles which afflict our families. We hear about genograms and consider Exodus 20 as we dream, What if God healed our family?
Josh Siders begins a new message series at theWELL by asking us to dream God's dream for our families, lives, and situations. He takes us through 2 Chronicles 7:14 and explains the avenue to see God's plan become reality.
Jesus is King over all the earth and yet the way in which He leads informs even the way we lead others.
Josh gives a call to mission, to take Manhattan for Christ, while being very transparent and sharing his heart.
Brandon shares on the importance of small group fellowship and the purpose behind why we do Satellite groups. He also has some group leaders share about their groups.
Brandon Gunn preaches on the importance of the resurrection and how it effects our faith.