Wellspring Church Sermons

As physical and spiritual beings, we have the ability to tap into the power of the spiritual realm—both the spiritual realm of light and the spiritual realm of darkness. God's Word instructs us how to be influenced by the Holy Spirit and how to avoid being influenced by evil spirits, which will open us up to oppression and darkness. When we seek Jesus through the spiritual disciplines of the faith, we find freedom.

As we continue in Acts, we encounter a woman named Lydia. Through her leadership, generosity, and receptiveness to the Gospel, Lydia became a catalyst for spreading God's message. We'll see through her example and several others God's design for women to think and serve and lead in the Church.

As Christians, we may find ourselves disagreeing (sometimes sharply) with our brothers and sisters. Is someone right? Is the other party wrong? We'll look at a contentious situation between Paul and Barnabas and how God worked through it and received glory in spite of their differences.

What about those Old Testament laws? Do they still apply to us today? What about the new thing Jesus did? We will look at how Christ fulfilled the orders from those laws, and what applies to His people today.

The grace of God is an incredible thing. It frees us from a bunch of rituals and traditions that we may think we need to continue doing in order to maintain the salvation Christ gave us at the cross. So what's the harm in placing unnecessary rules and regulations and traditions on people, and how do we avoid it?

We've all encountered someone in our lives who impressed us with their talent, charm and charisma, making it easy to want to align ourselves with them. We'll see an incident in our text that Paul and Barnabas encountered that demonstrates how ill-advised it is to idolize a human person, and instead shows us the need to keep Christ on the throne of our hearts.

The Messiah was prophesied and promised long ago, and Paul’s speech in Acts 13 has one purpose: to demonstrate to the Jews how the promises of God to them were fulfilled in Jesus Christ. The ultimate proof? That Christ rose from the dead. We'll see that because Christ has risen, He is therefore worthy of honor and praise. Will you crown Him King today?

We live in a world that caters to our every desire, designed to make our lives easier. The calling God places on our lives is often anything but comfortable. We'll look at how God is glorified when we remain faithful to Him and how we can draw strength from Him to commit to that high calling He ordained for us.

Our God is a loving and gracious God, and one of the reasons we know this to be true is that He is adamantly protective of His glory. This Sunday, we'll see a couple scenarios in our text where people set themselves up against what God is doing, and how God intervenes. We'll see how the actions God takes are meant to protect His church and the true Gospel of Jesus Christ.

Ever pray for something so big that only God could accomplish it? Do we trust God enough to pray for the impossible? Maybe we call on God to work in a miraculous way. Maybe we need deliverance from something that imprisons us. Our first move as a believer must be prayer, and we'll talk about how and why this Sunday.

Ever wonder what it means to be "full of the Holy Spirit?" What power is available to the believers when they entrust their lives to Christ? There is a reason God gives this gift to Christians, and we'll see how we can put this fullness of the Holy Spirit to use in our lives for God's glory.

As the Gospel of Jesus spreads outside ethnic and social lines, God makes it clear that all are welcome and invited before the throne of grace. The table of fellowship has seats for both Jews and Gentiles. This has significant and far-reaching implications for the fledgling church.  

The second half of Acts 10 shows us the amazing grace of God as salvation through Jesus Christ crosses ethnic lines and the good news spreads from Judea and Samaria into the Gentile world. In this story, the Apostle Peter is given the privilege of preaching the good news of Jesus to Cornelius, a Roman Centurion whom God had been preparing to hear the message of salvation. Come this Sunday and see how this "Gentile Pentecost" unfolds.  

While God chose the nation of Israel to accomplish His will on Earth, it became easy for the people to fall into the trap of superiority, thinking they were simply better because of it. God reveals the sin of prejudice in the early church, showing them through Christ that the Gospel is for all people, regardless of ethnicity.

The phrase "God is sovereign" declares that God is in control over all the details of our lives. We may make plans that seem right to us, or think we know best, and then God has other ideas. When we are so used to being in control, how do we submit to God, trusting him to work things out according to His will?

We continue with the amazing story of Saul, whose miraculous conversion set off a spread of the Gospel of Jesus Christ that no one could have ever predicted. Ever wonder what purpose God has for you in the various details of your life that seem insignificant, but ultimately accomplish His purpose?

The Conversion of Saul demonstrates the great lengths to which God will go to save someone, and shows that there is no one beyond the reach of His saving power. But there's a lesson from Saul's life that we all must learn especially if we consider ourselves zealous for God.

Chances are good that the Holy Spirit has prompted us to do something that we're nervous about, especially in terms of sharing the Gospel of Jesus. Maybe we have limited knowledge. Maybe we lack confidence in our own abilities. But God is constantly preparing the way and the conversation. How do we step out in faith and trust that the Holy Spirit will empower us?

At times in our lives, we all face seasons of uncertainty, difficulty and even tragedy. During these times, will we rest into the power of God and His sovereignty, trusting Him to lead us through and make us more like Christ? We will take a look at how this Sunday as we look at Acts 8.

As the calendar flips to 2023, we may be making resolutions to make changes in our lives, maybe to eat better, read more, or take up a new hobby. While those are great ideas, the best thing we as Christians can do in the new year is to trust the Holy Spirit and walk in obedience to Him. We'll examine how this Sunday.