Christ Presbyterian Church | Preachers Kyle Wells

A Gracious Greeting

Bible Text: Jude 1-2 | Preacher: Kyle Wells | Series: Jude: Exhortations for Tenuous Times

Full gyms on January 2 are vacated by the end of February. Whether it is cleaning out your closet, starting a new exercise routine, or reading through Leviticus, it is hard to keep going, especially in the face of adversity. How can we persevere? It is an important question, especially when we are talking about following Jesus. This week we are starting a new series on the book of Jude, who reminds us that it is the love of Jesus that keeps us going. We hope you will join us.

Absolum’s Story

Bible Text: 2 Samuel 15:1-12 | Preacher: Kyle Wells | Series: The Stories We Live By

Betrayal always hurts, but the pain of betrayal is directly related to the measure of love. The greater the love, the greater the pain of betrayal. How can we love those who have betrayed us? Can trust ever be restored? What about when we are the betrayers? How can we be at peace? Join us this Sunday as we conclude our series on the stories of First and Second Samuel.

Tamar’s Story

Bible Text: 2 Samuel 13 | Preacher: Kyle Wells | Series: The Stories We Live By

Since the fall, every family experiences enmity and strife. Instead of belonging and safety, some people experience great violence in their families. The Bible is not silent on the depths of family dysfunction. This Sunday we continue our series in 2 Samuel and hear the story of a young woman named Tamar who came from a royal, but deeply harmful family.

Nathan’s Story

Bible Text: 2 Samuel 12 | Preacher: Kyle Wells | Series: The Stories We Live By

If you were deceived would you even know it? One of the first things sin does is to deceive us and distort our view of the world. Today with Christians around the world we celebrate the outpouring of the Holy Spirit on the day of Pentecost. This is good news for those deceived by sin because the Spirit was given to lead us into all truth, especially the truth about our true condition and the truth about God’s amazing grace.

Bathsheba’s Story

Bible Text: 2 Samuel 11 | Preacher: Kyle Wells | Series: The Stories We Live By

This Sunday we celebrate the Ascension of Jesus—the reality that God became a man, who now rules and reigns over the universe. As we will see this week: this is good news, especially where our sin is concerned. Because the Ascension reminds us that there is no sin that can ultimately thwart the purposes of God’s grace.

Story of the Ark (Part 2)

Bible Text: 2 Samuel 6 | Preacher: Kyle Wells | Series: The Stories We Live By

Is there a right and wrong way to worship God? If God looks at the heart, shouldn’t good intentions be enough?

The Mighty Men’s Story

Bible Text: 2 Samuel 23:13–17 | Preacher: Kyle Wells | Series: The Stories We Live By

Introverted or extroverted, we all crave community–a group of people who will never let us down and always let us in. This Sunday we continue our sermon series on First and Second Samuel.

Hope against Hope

Bible Text: Romans 4:16–25 | Preacher: Kyle Wells | Series: Easter Sunday

Bad news. The more we look around the world, the more there is reason to doubt that anything good will happen. Yet, the resurrection of Jesus tells us that hope is rooted not in what we see around us, but in the God who sees us, and who brings salvation through his miraculous power.

Jonathan’s Story

Bible Text: 1 Samuel 18:1-5, 19:4-6, 20:40-42 | Preacher: Kyle Wells | Series: The Stories We Live By

We’ve all seen the headlines: loneliness is on the rise; communities are fragmented; adult friendship is harder than ever. Most of us have felt those headlines personally and deeply. We know the pain of isolation and the unrequited desire for companionship. Many of us give up on friendships and pour ourselves into work and busyness instead. Is there a better way?

The Story of Goliath

Bible Text: 1 Samuel 17 | Preacher: Kyle Wells | Series: The Stories We Live By

Many of the problems we face are simply beyond us. I suppose this is the reason we love hero stories. It is also why we live in fear. We relate to the need to have someone who can fight our battles and rescue us from danger. But, unfortunately, in the real world such heroes do not exist. Even when we initially think we have found a savior, we are often left dissolution when they turn out to have clay feet. But the Bible tells us that God’s people don’t have to live in fear.