WoodsEdge Sermons

Scripture never promises an exemption from pain, but it does promise something better: God will be with you in it, and it will not last forever. In this message from Psalm 143, Scot Pollok walks through the sources of suffering, why pain makes God feel distant, and five things to carry through hard seasons: faith, community, honesty, purpose, and hope.

What does it look like to stay close to Jesus when life gets heavy? In this message from John 15, Jeff Wells unpacks Jesus’ picture of the vine and the branches, showing why apart from Him we can do nothing and how abiding in His Word and love leads to a life of lasting fruit and full joy.

Love for Jesus and obedience to Jesus aren’t two separate things — they’re inseparable. In this message, Jeff Wells unpacks how the two run both directions in John 14, names the commands our culture finds hardest to obey, and points to the five promises Jesus gives to those who love Him enough to obey Him.

Jesus promised His followers wouldn't be left alone — He'd send "another Helper" to be with them forever. In this message from John 14, Jeff Wells unpacks who the Holy Spirit is, why His titles "Helper" and "Spirit of truth" matter, and what it means to live every day with Him already living in you.

Marriage doesn't have to be a fairy tale to be good — it just has to be real. In this message from Mark 10:6-9, Rob Renfroe shares four practical principles for a healthy marriage: accepting the awesome responsibility marriage carries, adopting realistic expectations instead of fairy-tale ones, making the most of your differences, and learning to dream your spouse's dream.

Jesus doesn't say He'll teach you the way, show you the truth, or point you toward life — He says He is them. In this Upper Room message, Jeff Wells unpacks John 14:6, one of Jesus's boldest and most contested claims, to show why Christ alone can be the only way to the Father — and why that exclusivity is actually an act of love.

Let not your hearts be troubled. In this message from the Upper Room series, Jeff Wells unpacks Jesus's command to trust rather than worry, paired with Proverbs 3:5-6 and Philippians 4:6-7, to show that the peace Christ gives isn't the absence of storms — it's stillness underneath them.

Jeff Wells preached from John 13:34-35, where Jesus gives a new commandment: love one another as He has loved us. He walked through six marks of real love — love cares, love does something, love listens, love sacrifices, love forgives, and love goes to people who are hard to love. Love, not knowledge or gifting or church attendance, is the true mark of a disciple.

Why would the Lord of the universe kneel down to wash dirty feet? In this opening message of the Upper Room series, Jeff Wells walks through John 13:1-20 to show how Jesus's act of foot washing points to His unending love, the forgiveness of sin, and His call for every believer to become a humble servant.

What do you do when you're facing an impossible battle? In this message, Pastor Jeff Wells unpacks King Jehoshaphat's prayer in 2 Chronicles 20 — a masterclass in crisis prayer that begins with the greatness of God, moves through desperate honesty, and ends in worship before the victory ever comes.

A mighty good life knows it's lived in God's sight. In this message from 2 Chronicles 27, John Lodwick looks at King Jotham's reign to show what it means to do right even when the culture doesn't, to point others toward God, and to live every day under the reality that God sees everything — Coram Deo

From the Garden of Eden to Solomon's Temple to the cross, Scripture tells one continuous story: God has always wanted to dwell with His people. In this message from 1 Kings 6, Scot Pollok traces that story through the Tabernacle, the Temple, and ultimately Jesus — our great high priest and the one who makes a way for us to draw near to God.

The kingdom of God rarely looks the way we expect. In this message from 2 Kings 6, Tim Johnson unpacks how Elisha's servant saw an army of horses and chariots of fire before he ever saw the enemy — and how God's power, mercy, and heart for all nations often show up upside down from what we'd predict.

You can start strong in your faith and still fail to finish well. In this message from 2 Chronicles 26, Rob Renfroe traces how King Uzziah's pride cost him God's blessing after decades of faithfulness — and what it takes to guard against the same trap today.

Our world runs on not enough. Most of us live life in the gap — believing God has called us to something bigger, but feeling like we just can't make it. In 1 Chronicles 29, David shows us a surprising way out of that gap: not by accumulating more, but by giving generously. In this message, Pastor Phill Kwon walks through David's extraordinary act of generosity toward the temple project and what it...

In this message from 1 Kings 19, guest preacher David Hill walks through God's restoration of Elijah after fear, fatigue, and deep discouragement. What follows is one of the most tender passages in all of Scripture — not a lecture, but a meal. Not a rebuke, but rest. God met Elijah where he was before he asked him to go anywhere. And when he finally spoke, he didn't come in the wind or the earthqu...

What do we do when we know the lyrics and we know the Word — but we are so overwhelmed that the tears saturate our song? In this message from 1 Kings 17, guest preacher and WoodsEdge elder DeLeon Bennett walks through the story of Elijah and the widow of Zarephath — a woman who had accepted death as her outcome, obeyed God with her last, experienced miraculous provision, and then watched her son d...

In this Father's Day message from 1 Samuel 17, Pastor Jeff Wells walks through one of the most well-known and inspiring passages in the Bible — not just as a lesson about courage, but as a window into the heart of God and the story of the gospel. David was a teenager with no armor, no sword, and no military experience. Yet when the entire Israelite army stood paralyzed before Goliath, David ran to...

Romans 8 begins with no condemnation and ends with no separation. Everything in between is God making the case that once we have trusted Christ, nothing — not suffering, not failure, not death, not the forces of hell itself — can pull us out of his love. In this message, Pastor Jeff Wells closes out Romans 8 with one of the most sweeping declarations in all of Scripture. Through the story of a cou...

In this message from Ruth 2, guest preacher Phill Kwon walks through one of the most quietly powerful stories in all of Scripture — not a story of miracles or fire from the sky, but of a man who knew God's heart well enough to see a newcomer, welcome her into his community, and show her radical, extravagant generosity. Boaz didn't wait for a program to take care of Ruth. He didn't assume someone e...

Many of us carry guilt that Christ has already paid for. We hear the accusing voices — from our own conscience, from past failures, from an enemy who wants to keep us chained to what God has already forgiven. But Romans 8:33–34 asks two of the most liberating questions in all of Scripture: Who shall bring any charge against God's elect? Who is to condemn? In this message, Pastor Jeff Wells walks t...

Most of us will never do something the world calls great. But every one of us can do small things — with great love. In this message from 2 Timothy 1, Pastor Justin Kessler unpacks one of the most underestimated truths in the church today: we need each other more than we realize. From Paul writing his final letter to a young, fearful Timothy in prison, to a Post-it note on a gas station pump that...

Four words hold more weight than we often realize: God is for us. Not against us. Not indifferent. For us. In this message from Romans 8:31–32, Pastor Jeff Wells walks through what John Piper called the most inspiring verse in all the Bible — and what it means that the God who did not spare his own Son will freely give us everything we truly need. We do have enemies. We do face hardship. But none...

Most parents deeply love their children — but love isn't just a feeling. It's a practice. In this Mother's Day message from Matthew 22:36–40, Pastor Jeff Wells unpacks ten practical ways parents express love to their kids, drawn from Scripture, research, and decades of pastoral wisdom. From tender affection and firm discipline, to focused listening, being present, and knowing when to say "I'm sorr...

From eternity past to eternity future, God's plan for your salvation has never been in jeopardy. In Romans 8:29–30, Pastor Jeff Wells walks through what theologians have called the Golden Chain of Salvation — five unbreakable links that stretch from God's foreknowledge all the way to glorification. Foreknew. Predestined. Called. Justified. Glorified. Every person God foreknew, he predestined. Ever...