The final blog in our Aware to Apathetic blog series explores how we can use our gifts to glorify God ...
Consider how you can glorify God from your home by loving your community ...
The second instalment of Aware to Apathetic encourages believers to seek stillness with God as a remedy for the apathetic soul ...
The first article in Aware to Apathetic explores what spiritual apathy is and how it can affect believers. ...
Heal during this time of uncertainty by caring for yourself and your community...
Looking for gospel-centred resources to fight against racism? Read Pastor Matt's recommended resources to get you started. The goal with these resources below is not to agree with everything in every resource, but to begin listening and learning. We will be adding resources over time to make this list even better. ...
Fall 2017 Gospel Life Church is being sent out from The Well in the Broomfield Area. ...
“What does it look like to live for Jesus in the everyday stuff of life?” ...
What is the Gospel? It was the question that silenced everyone. No one at the table was able to comprehend the softball subject that was tossed out into the conversation. And still there it was: a term so simply accepted by Christians daily, and yet a word we stake everything we do on. But still no one responded. Many times we become so comfortable with our Christian voca...
Keep ReadingHere are some resources that we use for training leaders at The Well that we would like to share with you. We recommend that anyone desiring a deeper relationship with Christ read the following: A Praying Life Cousel for Christian Workers Humility...
Keep ReadingDuring our first night of Theology on Tap, an open night for people to ask questions about Christianity, we discussed the reason for God. I've reposted some of the notes here. These are highly adapted from a talk that Tim Keller gave at Google a few years ago. We discuss God first because we need to be able to prove his authority apart from Scripture. Meaning that Scriptu...
Keep ReadingA few weeks ago The Well church held its very first baptism gathering, and it was an amazing time for our new community here in Boulder. As a church plant, it is imperative that we celebrate when God moves and blesses us, and the celebration of God's glory was the goal of our baptism gathering. While celebrating, I saw 3 things that stood out to me. Honestly, what I saw b...
Keep ReadingChristians often speak "Christianeeze" and fail to explain what they mean by certain terms, which is a surefire way to create a self-focused community that doesn't seek to learn the language of their surrounding culture and communicate with the lost in an understandable way. The word "disciple" is one of many Christianeeze terms. The goal is not to abandon its use, but to ...
Keep ReadingThe other day I worked around the house all day. I got to go to Home Depot not once but twice, and yes, I consider that a good thing. I got to use a circular saw to cut wood and I cleaned my grill - my back porch is officially open for the summer. When I was done I was tired - and it was good. It seems to me that every conversation with every adult that I have usually sta...
Keep ReadingMissional communities are the primary way we connect with others, live our lives on mission and remind one another of the gospel. The idea stems from two obvious root concepts: "missional" and "community" both of which are as hot in the church world as the words "organic" and "enlightenment" are in Boulder. It would be helpful if we had a working definition of both of thes...
Keep ReadingIf marriage is to be a reflection of the relationship between Christ and the church (Ephesians 5:22-33), then it is of utmost importance that we represent this relationship well. To misrepresent this relationship is to preach a false gospel. When our marriages are not based on the relationship between Christ and the church, we don't just have a marriage problem, we have a ...
Keep ReadingIn part 1 of this post we examined the nature of analogy, freedom and equality. In this post we'll get into the text (Ephesians 5:22-33) and examine what it exactly means for wives to submit to their husbands and for husbands to love their wives as Christ loved the church. Christ loves the church. Do you believe that? The messy, broken and beautiful church. He died for th...
Keep ReadingWhat does it look like to worship God all the time? Do everything to draw attention to His greatness and goodness. It means loving our spouse and children, serving others, spending our money, helping the poor, driving our car, going to school, working our jobs, playing sports, and enjoying our hobbies in ways that bring glory to the Savior whose praise will never cease. W...
Keep ReadingFrom time to time I find it helpful to make an inventory of all the things that are calling for my affections. I do this to see what other than Jesus is getting my attention. Once I make the list I will look at how much time I am devoting to these things. If I am giving more time and energy to things on that list than Jesus I can usually identify it as an idol. The lis...
Keep ReadingThe book of Acts is one of my favorite books in the Bible because it gives the account of one of my favorite things to study, the early church. What I have found is that it has become trendy to look at the first three chapters or so of Acts and say, "Look at how awesome the early church was, how come my church isn't like this?" This is a valid question. Our churches should...
Keep ReadingMy wife wears glasses most days and most days they have smudges on them. My 2 year old is constantly needing his mom and it just so happens he also wants her glasses. He'll smudge them, get peanut butter on them, throw them, drool on them. This means that she has to constantly clean them. If she didn't, she wouldn't be able to see. Organizations need a clear vision of wha...
Keep ReadingDig groups are groups of 2-5 people (we recommend gender specific) who get together on a regular basis to disciple one another into Christ in their head, heart, and hands. Discipleship focuses on beliefs, affections, and life. It's helpful in Dig Groups to have some questions to drive the conversation. Sometimes we can be lost for words or confused as to what questions we...
Keep Reading"It is God's will through His wonderful grace, that the prayers of His saints should be one of the great principal means of carrying on the designs of Christ's kingdom in the world." Jonathan Edwards, Thoughts on the Revival in New England - 1740 There's quite a bit of talk amongst Christians about transforming cities with the gospel of Jesus. This excites me! I love tha...
Keep ReadingSitting at my computer this afternoon, tea steaming beside my keyboard while children nap soundly upstairs you could be deceived by the state of my heart just a few hours ago. Around 3 am I woke to a little voice beside my pillow, whispering a regretful and recently all too common phrase; "Mommy, I tinkled in my bed." With a sigh and reassuring pat, I pull the fox sleepin...
Keep ReadingEvery Sunday we have a quick intro class to life with The Well. The question we try answer is "what is The Well like? What are we trying to create?" It is important to recognize not only what we want to do but who we are to be. Followers of Jesus find their identity in him not hobbies, failures, or successes. We are his. As a church in Boulder, this means that we feel that...
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