In this episode, Tory and Mary continue their conversation on lament. How do we move from sorrow to laughter? How do we receive good in the midst of loss, disappointment, anger, etc.? Can you hold sorrow and joy? How do we learn to trust Him? How do we see suffering as a good gift from our loving Lord? For truly, “the heart of the wise is in the house of mourning (Ecc. 7:4).” Visit our website for show notes and more information: https://thewellaustin.com/podcast/lament/ Hosted on Ausha. See ausha.co/privacy-policy for more information.

We begin a new series in the book of Titus, focused on the topic of discipleship! Discipleship, for many of us, has become confusing and convoluted. It is often very narrow. However, Biblical discipleship is much more expansive. As we begin the series Paul clearly has a personal discipleship relationship with Titus. He begins to inform him how to corporately disciple his church (because discipleship is both personal and corporate!). As we see their relationship unfolding in this book there's a lot that we glean from it and apply to our discipleship. Discipleship is likely a lot higher than we tend to think, but also not as unattainable as many of us think! Join us as we find out why and dive into this book together. Hosted on Ausha. See ausha.co/privacy-policy for more information.

Wait what?! How is sorrow better than laughter? What is grief? Is it different than lament? What makes lament inherently Christian? Why should we lament and what do we even lament in the first place? Join us as Tory and Mary dive into the gift of sorrow and how God invites us to turn to to him and confront the brokenness in and around us. Visit our website for show notes and more information: https://thewellaustin.com/podcast/sorrow/ Hosted on Ausha. See ausha.co/privacy-policy for more information.

Join us as we continue in our short "Invisible Leaders" sermon series. Today we will focus on Philip and the Ethiopian Eunuch. This duo meet in the most uncommon way, on a road, in the desert. Its apparent that God has a plan for the Eunuch's life and he invites Philip to be a part of it. Philip's obedience is the response to God's invitation and he gets to witness the fruit of God's plan because of it. Do we think about obedience in this way? That God's commands might be an invitation to participate in his plan for the world and for others? Join us as we study these scriptures together. Hosted on Ausha. See ausha.co/privacy-policy for more information.

Join us this Sunday as we continue in our short "Invisible Leaders" sermon series. Today we focus on Rufus, who thought he was relatively unknown, had a major impact, mainly because of the sovereignty of God and the decision of his father. We see how every little decision that we make can have major implications in the Kingdom of God. Do we think about these decisions often, and align our lives to this? Join us as we study these small but powerful passages together. Hosted on Ausha. See ausha.co/privacy-policy for more information.

As shepherds and overseers of a local church, elders are entrusted with protecting, leading, equipping and caring for the corporate church body and her individual members. In this episode, Daniel, a current elder, and his wife Marina Lentz join Tory and Mary to discuss eldering and share their wisdom and experiences from their last 4 years of faithful service. Visit our website for show notes and more information: https://thewellaustin.com/podcast/eldering/ Hosted on Ausha. See ausha.co/privacy-policy for more information.

Join us as we begin a new short series, looking at some of the "invisible leaders" in the Bible. Often in Scripture we try to emulate the giants oft he faith, but what about he lesser known people? Could they even be more of an encouragement to our faith? Today we study Epaphroditus, and meditate on how his sacrificial service is still impacting us today. Do we believe that our sacrificial service will impact others in the future as well? Join us as we study this passage together. Hosted on Ausha. See ausha.co/privacy-policy for more information.

Join us as we conclude this series and this book we see this really… strange ending! It seems that Ezra has a right heart, but very likely took the wrong action (see contemporary prophet Malachi 2). It is clear God cares about our hearts, both individually and corporately. So in this sermon we'll thoroughly explore what it will take to have hearts revived & submitted to God's word. Hosted on Ausha. See ausha.co/privacy-policy for more information.

You asked and we answered! In this episode of Well Said, Mary and Tory answer listeners' submitted questions on spiritual warfare. Can believers be possessed? Why does spiritual warfare seem more “obvious” in other countries compared to America? We walk through passages such as Saul raising Samuel from the dead and discuss why the disciples couldn’t drive out the demon in Mark 9. Listen in for these and many more. We hope you enjoy our first Q&A episode! Visit our website for show notes and more information: https://thewellaustin.com/podcast/spiritual-qa/ Hosted on Ausha. See ausha.co/privacy-policy for more information.

Join us as we continue in our series on Ezra, focusing community, and we personally play a role in building the temple through the gifts and talents God has gifted each one of us with. Ezra is getting ready to leave and lead a 2nd group back to Jerusalem to continue restoring the temple. He notices people are missing! Ezra sees the importance of their role in God's mission and pursues them. Community can be messy but is also very sacred, making it worth going after. Join us as we continue learning about rebuilding together. IG: https://www.instagram.com/thewellaustin FB: https://www.facebook.com/thewellaustin Website: https://www.thewellaustin.com #thewellaustin Hosted on Ausha. See ausha.co/privacy-policy for more information.