WoodsEdge Sermons

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 reveals about the heart of God. David gave billions of dollars worth of gold and silver — not reluctantly, not under compulsion, but as an act of worship. And when the...

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 earthquake or the fire. He came in a gentle whisper.

This message explores what it looks like when fear distorts our perspective, why God often restores be...

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 die anyway. Her journey from despair to obedience to dependence to confusion to accusation to revelation mirrors what many of us have lived. And what she did in her dark...

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 toward the battle. Two things set him apart: a burning zeal for the glory of God and a childlike trust in the faithfulness of God. He had seen God be...

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 couple who held hands for 72 years and never let go, the suffering of the apostle Paul, and the identity of a theologian who cared for his paralyzed wife for 40 years with...

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 else would say hello. He simply saw her — and moved toward her.

This message explores what it means to be a church that reflects the hear...

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 through what it means that God has justified us completely — and why that changes everything. Because of four unshakable truths about Jesus — he died, he was raised, he is se...

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 brought a grown man to tears — this message is a reminder that ordinary, faithful investment in the people right in front of us is how...

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 of that changes the posture of God toward us. He has set his love upon us and he will not remove it.

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 sorry" — this message is honest, practical, and full of grace for every parent in the room. Whether you feel like you're doing well or falling short, this is a reminder that the goal isn't perfection. It's love — and God give...

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. Every person he predestined, he called. Every person he called, he justified. And every person he justified, he glorified. No one falls out of the chain. The same God who chose you is the God who keeps you — and all the credit goes to him

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 for words, translating our feeble requests into the perfect will of God.

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. Whatever you have been searching for, whatever you are carrying into this service today — Jesus made you, died for you, rose for you, and loves you. He is risen.

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: when you are lost, Jesus is with you. When guilt and shame weigh you down, Jesus is with you. And when your problems feel bigger than you are — take...

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 the glory to come. This message explores why that's true, what that glory actually looks like, and what it means that all of creation itself is groaning — standing on tiptoe — waiting for that...

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 means, how to walk in it, and why it changes everything.

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 man recognized Him as the Messiah.

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 examine what is truly governing our lives. Are we relying on our own strength, or are we learning to depend on the Spirit of God who lives within us? Be...

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’s love. This passage not only lifts the weight of guilt and shame but also points us to the daily reality of life in the Spirit. The Christian life is not sustained by our effort or perfo...

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 and how obedience begins with a simple posture of humility: “Speak, Lord, for your servant hears.” This message challenges us to remove the distractions that dull our...

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 heart of the gospel: Jesus did not simply suffer as an example—He died in our place. Through His sacrifice, many are counted righteous, and through His resurrection, the victory of the cross is secured forever. This m...

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, but as a place where God forms us, shapes us into the likeness of Christ, and prepares us to become a blessing to others. As we learn to seek God, cling to wha...

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 personally with those who have been forgotten or overlooked.

In this message from Isaiah 64:1–4, Pastor Jeff Wells invites us into a passionate prayer for revival, a cry for God to rend the heavens and come down. Isaiah’s words express a deep longing for the felt presence of God, for His glory to be revealed, and for hearts and nations to be shaken by who He is. Revival, we are reminded, is not human effort or strategy, but God Himself drawing near to His people.

In this message, Rob Renfroe invites us to discover that joy is not something that happens to us—it is something we learn. Drawing from Paul’s letter to the Philippians, we are reminded that lasting joy is possible in every circumstance, even when life is hard, unfair, and full of struggle.

In this message, Pastor Tim Johnson teaches from Isaiah 42, pointing us to the Servant promised by God—one who is delighted in by the Father, empowered by the Holy Spirit, and sent to bring justice, light, and freedom to a broken world. Through this passage, we see both the first and second coming of Jesus, the Servant who came humbly and will return to establish perfect justice.

This message reminds us that God is faithful to His promises, that Jesus finishes what He starts, and that we can walk with Him in hope and trust—even when the...