Wellspring Church Sermon Podcast

What if the Lord’s Prayer isn’t just something we recite… but something that reshapes our entire lives? This Sunday, we’re slowing down and walking line by line through the Our Father—discovering how Jesus teaches us to pray, reorder our priorities, forgive deeply, trust daily, and live for God’s kingdom instead of our own. It’s the gospel in a nutshell. It’s a template for real prayer. And it’s a...

Discover why prayer isn’t about performance or persuasion, but about inner transformation. In this message from Matthew 6:5–8, learn how meeting God in secret reshapes our hearts, reorders our loves, and draws us into His presence.

A sermon from Jonah 4 on God’s mercy, Jonah’s anger, and the hard question of what we value most. Learn why sharing your faith is essential, how comfort can become an idol, and why compassion for the lost is a mark of spiritual maturity.

A sermon on Jonah 3 exploring how God’s Word carries power even through reluctant obedience, calling sinners to repentance, transforming communities, and revealing a mercy generous enough to offend the religious and save the lost.

What do you do when life feels too dark, too messy, and too far gone to fix? In this sermon from the book of Jonah, we journey into one of Scripture’s most powerful images: Jonah crying out to God from the belly of the fish—the darkest, messiest place imaginable. From that depth, Jonah prays… and God hears him. This message explores two profound truths. First, there is no situation too broken, no...

What if the book of Jonah isn’t a children’s story—but a mirror for the church? This message kicks off Wellspring’s 2026 focus on evangelism with a bold call to wake up, stop running, and start sharing our faith. Listen now and ask yourself: where is God calling you to go?

As we look back on one year and step into another, it’s natural to think about resolutions—health, finances, habits, and goals. But in this message, we’re invited to consider something deeper: the intentional nature of the Christian life and the call to renew our covenant with God. Using everyday experiences—from crowded gyms in January to stalled Bible-reading plans—this sermon explores why spiri...

A Christmas Eve reflection on the Incarnation, exploring how the light of Christ shines through sacrifice, love, and self-giving, drawn from John 1 and celebrated in candlelight and communion.

Advent sermon on John 3:16–17 proclaiming God’s repeated message, “I love you,” and inviting us to look to Jesus, trust His saving love, and live as people formed by what’s worth repeating.

In this message from the Gospel of Luke, we explore the meaning of new birth, faith, and joy through the stories of Mary, Zechariah, and the promise of regeneration by the Holy Spirit. Drawing connections between Advent, Jesus’ conversation with Nicodemus, and the church’s celebration of baptism, this sermon reflects on what it truly means to be “born again.” At the heart of the message is Mary’s...

In this sermon from Matthew 2, Pastor Matt explores how the star that guided the wise men reveals a powerful truth: God wants to be near to us, and nothing can stop Him. This message invites us to look both backward to Christ’s first coming and forward to His return, discovering how hope reshapes the way we live right now. You’ll hear: • Why hope changes human behavior • What the star teaches us a...

What if the heaviest thing in your life isn’t what happened to you—but your refusal to let it go? In this Christ the King / Thanksgiving message from Isaiah 65, Pastor Matt Ayars explores God’s promise of “new heavens and a new earth” and what that means for our past, our pain, and our future. Starting with a lighthearted Thanksgiving reflection (yes, including Adam and Eve, Louisiana, and a cast...

When we think about the cross, most of us picture Jesus taking on the penalty of our sin so we don’t have to—our guilt wiped away, the debt paid in full. That’s gloriously true. But in Isaiah 52–53, we see something even deeper: Jesus doesn’t just carry the penalty of sin, he enters into the consequences of sin—our shame, humiliation, betrayal, estrangement, and relational wreckage—and absorbs it...

A sermon on Isaiah 9:2-8.

A sermon on Isaiah 6, the holiness of God, and the hope for change.

Pastor Matt shares powerful stories from the persecuted church in Nigeria, teaching at West Africa Theological Seminary, and discovering the secret of contentment from Philippians 4—showing how obedience, Scripture, and God’s provision sustain believers through persecution and hardship.

Scott Stogner preaches on the Joy of Pressing on!

True joy isn’t found in pride, comfort, or control—it’s found in humility. In this message from Philippians 2:1–11, Pastor Matt Ayars unpacks how humility is the key to restoring joy in our lives. Joy flows from reconciled relationships, and reconciliation requires humility. Joy grows as we serve others, and service demands humility. Joy deepens as we obey God’s call, and obedience, too, begins wi...

Hungry people don’t always know they’re hungry—until they catch a whiff. In this message, Pastor Matt shows how the Spirit is stirring a hunger for Jesus in our culture and how the church must steward the gospel well. We unpack what that looks like: knowing the gospel clearly, living it with integrity, sharing it wisely, guarding it from distortion, and investing it in people. Just like the aroma...

We live in a world of endless hurry—overflowing calendars, constant distractions, and an addiction to busyness. Yet the irony is clear: despite more time-saving devices than ever before, we feel like we have less time. In this message, Pastor Matt Ayars explores what it means to give our time back to God, to set healthy boundaries, and to resist the storm of boundaryless chaos. Drawing from Haitia...

In this message from 2 Corinthians 9:6–11, Pastor Matt unpacks what it means to be a cheerful giver and why our approach to money reveals the true condition of our hearts. While Jesus didn’t talk about money more than any other subject, he did speak about it often—because money is never just about money. How we think about, spend, and manage our resources points to where our trust lies and what we...

Discover how Exodus 15:22–27 shows that the way out of life’s struggles is often the long road of love. Learn how God transforms bitterness into blessing through the cross and teaches us to trust Him in the wilderness.

Discover why God chose a tent for his dwelling in Exodus and what the Tabernacle teaches us today about accessibility, holiness, evangelism, and trusting God in life’s deserts.

Discover how the Ten Commandments reveal more than rules—they point us to a living relationship with God. This sermon explores the heart of the law, its fulfillment in Christ, and the transforming work of the Holy Spirit at Pentecost, showing that salvation is not just forgiveness but a new heart that truly loves God and others.

Discover how the Ten Commandments reveal that God’s boundaries are not restrictions but pathways to true freedom. This message explores the holiness of God, the danger of idolatry, and the call to love God and others as the foundation of life with Him.