Guarding the Well, A Bible Teaching Ministry

Guarding the Well, A Bible Teaching Ministry

Pastor James has been married for over 20 years. Has four kids. Loves spending time with his family and sports. Pastor James has also been pastoring the same church in northeast Pa for the last 18 years.

Episodes

June 11, 2025 50 mins

What are the foundational things in your life? Do you have any that are for rest? When it comes to the rest that we have in Christ and that we can have in Jesus daily, there are two foundational things that we must have in our lives. Without them, rest crumbles. 

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So, what are your limits? Do you know them? Do you stay within them? When it comes to rest, God has given us limits that if we don't stay within, then we are going to live from a place of unrest and hurry. 

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May 28, 2025 45 mins

If you had a whole day that you did not have to do anything, what would you do? For us to rest and find the rest in Jesus that He promises us if we follow Him, we need more than just a few minutes a day. We need to slow down and rest with Him for a whole day. But, how do we do this?

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May 20, 2025 49 mins

Where would you say rest is found at? Do you think that our culture is one of promoting rest, a rest from within? Jesus promises us a rest for you soul if you come and follow Him and pattern your life after His. But is it worth it? How do we find rest in Jesus? Join us as we continue our series on rest as we see where rest is fostered at.

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May 13, 2025 50 mins

What is the pattern or order of your life? The things you do everyday and the way in which you do them? Did you know that Jesus had a pattern to His daily life? Join us as we continue our series "Rest for your Souls" as we look at the pattern of Jesus' life so we can follow it.

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May 7, 2025 51 mins

Life is filled with choices. Every day we have to make hundreds if not thousands of choices. One of the daily choices we make is to abide with Jesus or not. This choice impacts the rest that we have or don't have. Join us as we start to see how we can rest in Jesus

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April 30, 2025 49 mins

How would you define rest? What does rest look like for you? Where do you look for rest? In this message we see the second part of Jesus' invitation to rest as we start to see what the rest is that He is inviting us to. Join us as we see that a restful soul is found in the Savior of our soul.

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April 23, 2025 48 mins

What goes through your mind when you receive an invitation to something? I think for many of us we have a few questions that go through our minds. Jesus is inviting you to find rest for your souls in Him, but what does His invitation mean? What does it include? Join us as we see part one of Jesus' Invitation.

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April 16, 2025 53 mins

How tired are you? I don't mean that you just need a nap or a good night's sleep. But that from deep with in, from life, from work, from stress that you are just tired? Did you know that, Weariness breaks us but Christ Mends us? Join us as we start our new series, "Rest for your Soul.

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April 10, 2025 47 mins

Have you ever noticed the world is filled with people telling you that you can't do something? Because of this we have this thinking in many areas of life. But did you know that part of your identity in Christ is that the world says you can't, Christ says you can.

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April 2, 2025 47 mins

How hard have you tried to be accepted by others? I believe at some point in life we have all tried pretty hard to be accepted by others. Did you know though, that in Christ you have been accepted because you are loved? Join us as we see that our identity in Christ is that we are accepted?

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March 26, 2025 49 mins

We tend to have dreams that we run after. Perhaps something we want to accomplish or win. Other times it is something within that no one else knows about. Join us as we see that in Christ we don't have to dream about forgiveness because it is already a reality in Christ. 

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March 19, 2025 46 mins

When it comes to our identity, we see ourselves far to often in light of who we were. In Christ we are a new creation, born again. But what does that mean? Join us as we see that in Christ, part of our identity is a new creation.

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March 12, 2025 47 mins

Have you ever done something and were disappointed about it but later found out that it had better results than you thought? In life we look at our disappointments and we see ourself in them but our identity in Christ is not them. Join us this morning as we see that your identity is masterpiece not disappointment.

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March 5, 2025 46 mins

Life throws a lot of things at us that make us ask the question of "What?" Our purpose for life is one of those things that cause us to ask this question. Your purpose flows from your identity, but a wrong identity brings about a wrong purpose. Join us in this message as we take a look at our purpose that makes up our identity.

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February 26, 2025 50 mins

You live in a world of people that struggle with knowing who they are. We base our identity off of what we do or what we have and so much more and this leads to frustration. The truth of the matter is this, a true identity brings satisfaction not frustration. Join us as we start our new series, "Who am I?"

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August 28, 2024 49 mins

Battles come in life. From physical battles to spiritual battles and everything in between. Why do they come? How do we fight them? Well, God's people fight battles God's way. We are going to see that in this mornings sermon as we see the first ever battle in the history of the nation of Israel.

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August 21, 2024 41 mins

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Thirsty? Physically, spiritually, or both? Grab yourself a glass of water, sit down, and join us this morning in Exodus.

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August 14, 2024 47 mins

Have you ever found yourself not prepared for something? It is not a good place to be at. The nation of Israel found themselves in a place like that. They stopped worshiping the Lord and well started to complain. Join us as we see that worship prepares us for the wilderness in life.

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August 7, 2024 45 mins

Ever been stuck between a rock and a hard place? How about stuck between a sea and an army? That is where we find Israel today in the book of Exodus but it is in this, we see that difficulties develop dependence upon the Lord. Join us as we unpack the crossing of the red sea.

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