The Well Church: Nashua NH

Christmas is upon us and we cannot WAIT for our Christmas Eve Eve celebration! It’s not lost on us that we get to remember the eternity-changing gift God gave us in Jesus’ birth; that God wasn’t expecting us to come to Him …He came to us! And, because of that we’ve been given the free gift of salvation through Jesus. Is there any better news than this?

We can be invited to a lot of things, particularly in the Christmas season. How we respond to the RSVP typically reveals what we value. If we respond “no,” it most often demonstrates that we found something more important than going.

Who do you spend time with? In our fast-paced world, we’re not often quick to slow down long enough to simply be with people. When we do, we often meet with people who will somehow enhance our life, or at least provide some reciprocal benefit.

Meals are not just opportunities to get fueled up. They say a lot about what we care about, and who we care about.

When we lack gratitude or are actively ungrateful it produces fear and anxiety - because we focus on things we don’t have; it produces a complaining spirit - always dissatisfied; it leaves us drained expecting the worst; and it pushes us away from other people and from God. Join us and discover how to praise God for the amazing gifts that He has made available to us and commit to living a life of...

As we conclude our series, we’re going to talk about the permanent space being “A Place for Training and Sending.” We tend to take the path of least resistance. But growth never happens without resistance. The key is committing to the right kind of resistance.

As we continue in our series, “Keys to the Kingdom,” we want to cast a vision for what multicultural, multi-ethnic partnership could look like. Martin Luther King Jr. once quipped that Sunday mornings at 11am were the most segregated hour of the week in America, and this segregation has turned many away from the faith over the decades.

If you’ve ever watched kids unwrap Christmas presents, it’s amazing to watch the raw, unfiltered joy they can display. But that joy can so quickly turn into a jealous “Mine! You can’t have it!” attitude towards any sibling who wants it. Though grumpy attitudes, entitlement, and isolation were never the intention of the gift giver, it can often be the result if the child is not coached.

We all long for a sense of home. A sense of rootedness, stability, belonging and permanence. It’s innate to the human condition.

We all want amazing things to happen in our lives, but they often don’t come without great sacrifice. We believe God wants to do amazing things through The Well in the years to come, but He’s inviting us first to great sacrifice to see it happen

Time to Step in... We all want to see amazing things happen in our lives. But are we prepared to take the plunge that will prepare us for those amazing things? Risk-taking is not something we naturally gravitate towards, but miracles don’t often come on the other side of safe.

What are you afraid of? Some of the top fears in our world today continue to be similar themes from years past: fear of failure, financial insecurity, disapproval, public speaking, loss of loved ones, and death. We could all relate to at least one of these.

You remember getting your first car? Might have been a total junker, but it was YOUR car. And the most empowering first moment? …when you were handed the keys. Taking hold of the keys meant it was now yours.

Have you heard of the Good Samaritan law? It's "a legal principle that protects people who offer reasonable assistance to those who are injured, ill, in peril, or incapacitated." Its purpose is to take away any hesitation to help based on fear of being sued or prosecuted for unintentional injury or wrongful death.

As a kid, one of the ways we grow up is trying new things. We try new steps as we learn to walk, try new food as we learn to expand our pallet, we interact with new people as we expand our social skills, and try new sports as we explore our passions, athletic ability and team building.

We love to highlight those who made it to the top quickly and seemingly with ease. Failure rarely appeals to us but could it be one of our greatest gifts?

Ever felt ignored? Unwanted?…not a fun feeling. That feeling alone can make us not ever want to go back to the environments or people who made us feel that way.

Phubbing. Heard of it? It’s defined as follows: “the practice of ignoring one's companion or companions in order to pay attention to one's phone or other mobile device.” Many identify it as the symptom behind ignored relationships, loneliness, anxiety, and even reckless driving and accidents.

In the Western world, we live with an inordinate amount of abundance and convenience, historically speaking. When asked “Do you need anything?” Many of us often respond, “I'm all set, thanks.” And it may be true of many of us when it comes to our physical needs.

Why do we tend to quit so easily? Or simply look for escape from our challenges instead of dealing with them? You were going strong in your budgeting, eating, or reading rhythms …until you weren’t. And as excited as you once were, now you’re not only discouraged but feeling defeated.

Are you alive or just going through the motions? Zombies have become popular in our culture since the show The Walking Dead became popular. Zombies walk around and eat. From a distance they can appear alive but they really are dead.

What’s the big deal? If it makes me happy and it’s not harming anyone, who cares? Why can’t we all just get along? These questions are some of the most central questions around our American culture today when it comes to faith and sexuality. Tolerance is considered by many to be the main virtue.

Compromise can be a good or bad thing. We teach our kids to make compromises with each other to help negotiate the best way to live together. Peace often involves compromise.

"Hey you are going to suffer because of your faith in Jesus" is not the most attractive message for those who are not part of the church and can be a bitter pill to swallow for those of us inside the church.

Why church? Why does the church exist? Why does it matter? Why should people be a part of a local church…. These are great questions that many people are asking in our post-Christian culture. Both Christians and non-Christians alike.