Wellspring Church Sermon Podcast

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. Continuing our Sermon on the Mount series at Wellspring Church, this message describes spiritual disciplines as “spiritual therapy”: practices through wh...

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 Wellspring Church, this message explains how prayer, fasting, Bible study, communion, and serving others open our lives to God’s transforming grace. Sp...

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 isn’t simply our behavior. Jesus wants to bring healing and transformation to the heart. In this message from The Jesus Way series, we discover that Jesus...

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 manipulation are not simply behaviors we need to control. They reveal places within us that need to be transformed. In this message from The Jesus Way series...

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 on the Mount series at Wellspring Church, this message challenges us to move beyond comfort and embrace our God-given purpose. Through the examples of...

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 in spirit” and “blessed are those who mourn,” we discover a kingdom open to ordinary people—regardless of religious background—and a hope that holds e...

If Jesus reigns, why is there still so much suffering, injustice, and evil in the world? In this message from Daniel 12, Pastor Matt explains why the return of Christ is not a secondary issue but an essential part of the gospel. The kingdom of God has begun, but Christ’s work will be brought to completion when he returns, raises the dead, judges the world, defeats every enemy, and makes all things...

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. Behind the chaos of earthly kingdoms and human power is a greater reality: God is still on the throne. Leaders come and go, governments rise and fall, but...

When the world is panicking, God’s people can live with peace. In Daniel 2, King Nebuchadnezzar is troubled by a mysterious dream and threatens Babylon’s wise men with death if they cannot reveal and interpret it. While everyone else panics, Daniel responds with prayer, worship, and confidence in the God who reveals mysteries, appoints rulers, and governs history. This sermon explores three powerf...

How should Christians live faithfully in a culture that does not share their beliefs? In this timely sermon from Jeremiah 29, Stan Key explains what it means to be a citizen of Jerusalem while living in Babylon. Christians are strangers, pilgrims, and exiles whose true citizenship is in the City of God—but God has strategically placed us in the world to represent Jesus and love our neighbors. Jere...

What happens when the gospel of Jesus Christ enters an upside-down world? It turns that world right side up. Preaching from Acts 17 and Psalm 2, Stan Key explains why the early Christians were accused of turning the world upside down. Their message was both simple and revolutionary: Jesus came, died, rose, reigns, and is coming again. Jesus—not Caesar or any earthly ruler—is Lord. This sermon expl...

If Jesus is Lord, how should we respond? Drawing from Acts 2 and Mark 1, this sermon explores four biblical commands given in response to the gospel:- Repent—turn around and release what keeps you from Christ.- Believe—place your trust, loyalty, and faith in Jesus.- Be baptized—publicly declare that you belong to him.- Follow—walk with Jesus and learn to live as he lived. The gospel is the good ne...

What is the gospel? After more than four decades of ministry, the speaker realized that even many faithful Christians struggle to give a clear, biblical answer. In this sermon from Acts 2, he challenges several “muddled” versions of the gospel and returns to the good news proclaimed by the early Church:Jesus came. Jesus died. Jesus rose. Jesus reigns. Jesus is coming again. The gospel is not merel...

What does it take to remain faithful when the world pressures you to bow? In this sermon from Daniel 3, we revisit the story of Shadrach, Meshach, and Abednego—three men who refused to worship Nebuchadnezzar’s golden image, even when their faithfulness led them into a fiery furnace. Discover why the world’s idols can be so attractive, how misplaced priorities create spiritual instability, and what...

Launching a new series on holiness through Daniel 1, this sermon explores what it means to remain faithful to God in a culture that pressures us to compromise. Daniel’s resolve not to defile himself becomes a call to wholehearted consecration, a tender heart that responds quickly to God’s correction, and a life of practical compassion for those in need. Listeners are challenged to identify where t...

In this sermon companion, Pastor Matt explains the order of salvation from a Wesleyan perspective and shows how every part of the Holy Spirit’s work points us to Jesus. From the grace that first softens our hearts to the future resurrection of our bodies, salvation is God’s work from beginning to end. Topics include:• Prevenient grace and the softening of the heart • Conviction and repentance • Ju...

Why doesn’t God simply take away our pain, weakness, or struggle? In this final message on the Holy Spirit’s work in redemption, we turn to Romans 8:18–30 and the promise of glorification. Although creation groans, our bodies groan, and we sometimes cannot even find the words to pray, God’s work is not finished. The Holy Spirit meets us in our weakness, intercedes for us, and assures us that prese...

What does Paul mean when he says that creation is “groaning” and waiting for the children of God to be revealed? In Part 2 of this sermon companion, Pastor Matt takes a closer look at Romans 8:18–30 and fills in two important gaps from Sunday’s message. First, he explains how creation’s suffering points forward—like the pains of childbirth—to the restoration God has promised. The world is broken b...

Can God truly transform even the most broken life? In this powerful message, Pastor Jeremy Myers shares his personal testimony of how Jesus rescued him from addiction, hopelessness, shame, and suicidal despair through the life-changing power of the Holy Spirit. Centered on Galatians 5:16–25, this sermon explores the biblical doctrine of sanctification, the ongoing work of the Holy Spirit that shap...

What does it really mean to be born again? In John 3, Jesus tells Nicodemus that no one can enter the Kingdom of God unless they are “born of water and the Spirit.” This message explores the biblical meaning of the new birth, Holy Spirit baptism, and the transforming work of God’s Spirit in the life of every believer. Salvation is more than forgiveness of sins. Through the Holy Spirit, God gives u...

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. We’ll unpack the biblical meaning of justification, explore the rich language of atonement, and explain key theological concepts such as propitiation,...

What does it mean to be justified by faith? Is faith something we produce, or is it a gift from God? In this message from Romans 5:1–5, we explore the biblical doctrine of justification and the often-overlooked role of the Holy Spirit in our salvation. Scripture teaches that we are saved by grace through faith, but that faith itself is God’s gracious gift. The Holy Spirit unites us to Christ, give...

What does true repentance really look like? In this message, we explore how the Holy Spirit leads us from conviction to repentance—not through guilt or condemnation, but through God’s grace and love. Discover how repentance is an invitation to freedom, healing, and restored relationship with the Father. We also examine culturally accepted sins that often go unnoticed and consider what it truly mea...

What does it mean when Jesus says the Holy Spirit will “convict the world concerning sin, righteousness, and judgment” (John 16:8–11)? Is the Holy Spirit’s role simply to make us feel guilty, or is there something much deeper happening? In this message, Pastor Matt Ayars explores the convicting work of the Holy Spirit through the lens of John 16, showing that biblical conviction is ultimately abou...

What’s hardening your heart? Most of us assume the first step of following Jesus is faith. It’s not. Before faith comes a softened heart. In this week’s message, we explore one of the Holy Spirit’s first works in our lives: preparing our hearts to receive God’s grace. You’ll discover two surprising things that harden our hearts—and how the Holy Spirit points us to Jesus to restore trust, forgivene...