Is God sovereign? Yes! Do we have the freedom to make choices in our lives? Yes! The tension between God’s sovereignty and our free will is one we see throughout scripture. It’s a tension that plays itself out in our lives every single day. What do we do with the tension? How should we react? It ultimately tells us about the power and goodness of God.
There are tensions in scripture. Things that don’t contradict each other, but live in tension to fully reveal who God truly is. Grace and truth are both necessary to a loving God. Without truth, we wouldn’t know grace. Without both, we wouldn’t know love. What does that mean for our everyday lives? Let's talk about it.
Hurts, habits, and hang-ups—we all have them. That’s why we’re so passionate about Celebrate Recovery, a faith-based program that’s changing lives every week. Celebrate Recovery Sunday is our chance to shine a light on this ministry, share powerful stories of transformation, and celebrate the hope and healing it helps bring.
God can do the unthinkable. He can heal the sick, raise the dead, and redeem time and people. There are countless stories of God's amazing work in the lives of people at Springwell. One of those stories is Katie Adamson. Our Founding Pastor's (Pastor Scott) daughter has experienced God's power to change people first hand. Let's hear her amazing "prodigal" story.
Satan will try to trick us by convincing us that everything we want is available outside of a relationship with God. He’ll attack our identity and tempt us with things he doesn’t even have the ability to really give us. How do we combat it? We do what Jesus did when he was tempted, we rely on the power of truth.
The Enemy wants to overwhelm you. He wants you to be so overwhelmed by the problems in your life that you go everywhere except God to solve them. He attacks at just the right time so that it feels unbearable and impossible for you. It’s just a trick. The truth? It’s not too much, not if we’ll seek refuge in God.
“I want what I want and I want it now!” So many of us live our lives with that mentality. So we sacrifice what’s best for what we can get right away. We sacrifice what God has for us for what seems easier to get. What if, though, that’s all a trick of Satan. What if you really don’t need it now? What you really need is to wait on your loving God to bring it instead.
Satan is a real enemy. He has his tricks. His tricks are sneaky and try to get us to exchange God’s best for much less. One of those tricks? He’ll tell us we’re missing something we should be enjoying. Even more so, he’ll try to tell us God is holding good things back from us. Let’s expose this trick of the Enemy so we won’t fall for it.
Holy Spirit is a person and dwells within every single believer. He wants to empower us and lead us in our everyday life. How do we tap into his power and leading, though? What does that look like practically? The truth is, we can all experience the joy of walking with Holy Spirit, we just have to plug it in.
Holy Spirit lives inside of every believer. He’s personal and a friend. He is powerful and empowers us to do amazing things. What does his power look like? What does it look like in us? How do we tap into it?
Holy Spirit is the most misunderstood person of the trinity. He’s not a force or a vibe, He’s a person that lives within a believer. What does he do? How does he operate? What should we do in response? Let’s meet our Helper.
Scripture makes a clear parallel between Adam in the Garden and Jesus on the cross. What Adam in the garden did by introducing sin into the world, Jesus reversed by hanging on the cross and raising from the dead. It’s a beautiful picture that’s worth celebrating!
At some point or another, we all find ourselves in life’s caves… those places that are dark, scary, confusing, and tough. The good news is we don’t have to wait until we’re out of the cave to move forward. God can work in us right where we are. How do we do that? Let’s take a look at King David and the Psalm he wrote while in his cave.
Light shines brightest in the dark. It’s in the dark or cloudy times of our lives when God is often most felt. The fact is, he’s the same God in every situation and season of our lives. We can trust him, rain or shine.
The Psalms are filled with heartfelt, raw, and emotional songs and poems from real life experiences. In Psalm 3, David is going through something really major and offers a prayer. As it turns out, this prayer is perfect for us to preach to ourselves during the hardest parts of our life as well.
On Sunday, August 10th, we hosted a massive celebration. Not only did we celebrate 30 years since Springwell was founded, but we also celebrated Pastor Scott McAlister as he steps into retirement!
Pastor Scott shares his story - a journey of challenges and God’s amazing grace. You’ll be encouraged and reminded of the great love God has for all of us.
Have you ever been in a difficult situation where you just knew God could do something about it—but He didn’t—and that confused you? Then you’ll probably relate well to the story of Habakkuk.
The Great Commandment calls us to love God and love others, but Jesus adds a crucial modifier: “as you love yourself,” revealing that we can’t truly love others until we first see and love ourselves as God does. This message emphasizes a divine order—loving God first, which then shapes our identity and enables genuine love for others. When we secure our spiritual “oxygen mask” through a relationship with God, we gain the clarity and strength to love both ourselves and those around us well.
You can say all the right things, do amazing stuff, and even show off your faith—but if love isn’t behind it, it’s just noise. Let's dive into what 1 Corinthians 13:1–3 teaches us about the power of real love, and why it’s the one thing that gives everything else meaning.