WoodsEdge Sermons

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...

In this message, guest preacher Rob Renfroe walks through four things everyone needs to hear: God loves you and wants the best for you. We are all sinners separated from the God who loves us. God has made a way for us to become right with him. And that gift is received through faith — not through your good works, not through generosity, not through being better than the people around you.

In this message from Romans 8, Pastor Jeff Wells walks through the final two of three groanings Paul describes in the middle of this great chapter. Believers groan inwardly, waiting eagerly and patiently for the return of Christ and the redemption of everything broken in this world. And in that same waiting, the Holy Spirit himself groans on our behalf — interceding for us with prayers too deep fo...

In this Easter message from Mark 15–16, Pastor Jeff Wells walks through the death and resurrection of Jesus and what those two events mean for every person alive today. The cross was not an interruption in the story. It was the purpose of it. And the empty tomb is not just a historical claim — it is an offer. The world gives promises full of emptiness. Easter gives emptiness full of promise. Whate...

In this Easter sunrise message, guest speaker Pastor Rob Renfroe preaches from the road to Emmaus and brings a word for anyone who feels lost, burdened by guilt, or overwhelmed by problems too big to carry. Whether you are walking through darkness, shame, or a season that has stripped away every hope you once had — Jesus Christ is alive, and he is with you. Three reminders for every season of life...

Suffering is real. But it doesn't have the final word. In Romans 8:18–22, Pastor Jeff Wells opens one of the most hope-filled passages in all of Scripture — a passage that puts our present pain in the light of an eternal glory that is incomparably greater. Paul doesn't minimize suffering. He lived it. But he could still write that the sufferings of this present time are not worth comparing with th...

What does it mean to be adopted by God? In Romans 8:12–17, Pastor Jeff Wells unpacks two powerful works of the Holy Spirit — mortification and adoption — and what they mean for everyday life as a follower of Christ. Through the Spirit, we are no longer slaves to sin or fear. We have been adopted by God as his own children, and we can call him Abba — Father. This message explores what that identity...

In this message from Pastor David Hill, we look at the story of the blind man who cried out to Jesus as He passed by on the road to Jericho. While the crowd tried to silence him, he refused to stay quiet because he knew Jesus was his only hope. In this powerful moment, we see a striking contrast: those who believed they could see clearly often failed to recognize who Jesus truly was, while a blind...

In this message from Romans 8:5–11, Pastor Jeff Wells reminds us that the Christian life is lived by the power of the Holy Spirit, not by human effort alone. Scripture contrasts two ways of living: life according to the flesh, centered on self, and life according to the Spirit, centered on Christ. When our minds are set on the Spirit, the result is life and peace. This passage challenges us to exa...

In this message from Romans 8:1–4, Pastor Jeff Wells begins a powerful journey through one of the most hope-filled chapters in all of Scripture. These opening verses declare a life-changing truth for every believer: “There is therefore now no condemnation for those who are in Christ Jesus.” Through the finished work of Christ, we are fully forgiven, completely set free, and eternally secure in God...

In this message from 1 Samuel 3, Kevin Phillips walks through the calling of Samuel and asks a searching question for every believer: are you truly listening for the voice of God? In a time when the word of the Lord was rare, God was still speaking—and He is still speaking today to hearts that are attentive and surrendered. Through Samuel’s story, we see why we often struggle to hear God clearly a...

In this message from Isaiah 53:7–12, Pastor Jeff Wells finishes our look at one of the most powerful and gospel-rich passages in the Old Testament. Written centuries before the cross, Isaiah paints a vivid portrait of the Suffering Servant—silent before His accusers, innocent yet condemned, and willingly offering Himself as a substitute for sinners. This passage brings us face to face with the hea...

In this message, Rob Renfroe teaches from Isaiah 43:18–21, reminding us that God often does His deepest work in the wilderness seasons of life. When God’s people felt forgotten, displaced, and weary, He spoke words of hope—declaring that He was doing something new, even in places that felt dry, barren, and devastating. This passage invites us to see the wilderness not only as a season to endure, b...

In this message, Pastor Jeff Wells teaches on the most profound and gospel-rich passages in the Old Testament—Isaiah 52:13–53:6. Often called the Mount Everest of Scripture, this passage presents a vivid portrait of the Suffering Servant, written centuries before the cross, yet describing with stunning clarity the death, rejection, and triumph of Jesus Christ.

In this message, Pastor Phill Kwon teaches from Ephesians 2:11–22, reminding us that we were never meant to follow Jesus alone. Scripture reveals that apart from Christ we were separated from God and from one another—but through the cross, Jesus has reconciled us and made us one. He is our peace, breaking down walls of hostility and forming a new people united by grace.

In this message, Pastor Jeff Wells reminds us that God has a deep and compassionate heart for the orphan and the foster child. Drawing from Scripture across the Old and New Testaments, we see that care for the vulnerable is not a side issue in the Bible—it flows directly from the character of God Himself. He is the Father to the fatherless, the defender of the weak, and the One who identifies pers...