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🎧 EPISODE: “Chasing Carrots – Money, Stuff, and the Illusion of ‘Enough’”

Do you ever feel like you’re doing fine… but still not quite fulfilled?

You’re not alone — and you’re not doing anything wrong. You might just be chasing the wrong carrot.

In this compelling episode of our Chasing Carrots series, Pastor Danny Cox teams up with financial advisor and Christ-follower John Dawson to take a hard, honest look at one of the most common (and quiet) spiritual traps: the endless pursuit of money, stuff, and status.

Together, they explore why “just a little more” never seems to satisfy, what Jesus actually said about wealth, and how your finances are deeply connected to your faith. This episode is packed with real-world wisdom, biblical truth, and practical next steps for anyone feeling overwhelmed, overcommitted, or quietly anxious about money.

If you’ve ever wondered:

• Am I trusting in my riches… or the One who richly provides?

• Is my stuff owning me more than I own it?

• How do I actually honor God with what I’ve been given?

…this is the message you can’t afford to miss.

🎧 Listen now on LifeWell Messages — available on Apple Podcasts and Spotify.
→ Find clarity. Find purpose. Take hold of the life that is truly life.

Are you chasing something that never quite satisfies? Maybe it’s success, approval, likes, or even fame — even if you wouldn’t call it that. In this kickoff to our brand-new series Chasing Carrots, Pastor Danny Cox dives into one of the most relatable and relevant struggles of our time: the pursuit of fame and the empty promise it often brings.

Whether you're a parent trying to lead your family well, a creative building a platform, or simply someone feeling the pressure of “keeping up” in a world of highlight reels — this episode will speak directly to your heart. With honesty, humor, scripture, and even a surprisingly deep quote from Jim Carrey, you'll walk away challenged and encouraged to trade applause for purpose, and fame for faithfulness.

If you’ve ever asked yourself, “Why doesn’t this feel like enough?” — this episode is for you.

Tap Play and hear the truth that could shift your focus and bring peace where striving used to live.

You Can Build a Life That Lasts — Here's How

What if you had three unshakable truths you could build your entire life on?

In this episode of LifeWell Messages, we go back to a childhood memory from a church basement in Garrett, Indiana—where simple moments left lasting impact. That same simplicity and clarity are brought forward today to help you recalibrate your own life.

This isn’t just for the super spiritual. It’s for every spouse who wants to love better. Every parent trying to set the right example. Every student asking, What’s next? Every business builder who doesn’t want to climb the wrong ladder. And yes—even for those who feel like it’s too late to change direction. (It’s not.)

In this message, you’ll be invited to reflect, reset, and realign with truths that can guide your decisions, restore your focus, and anchor your future.

Whether you’re at a crossroads or just craving clarity, this episode offers practical wisdom rooted in Scripture—and a call to live intentionally, while there’s still time.

Hit play, and start building a life you won’t regret.

Join us as we kick of our Core Value sermon series, our opening week centers on our Core VAlue of what it looks like to Love God.

We conclude our Philippians series looking at Philipiians 4:12-13, and dedicate our new space.

Philippians 4:1-9

This week we unpack Philippians 3:15-21.

This week we unpack Philippians 2:12-18.

This week we're in Philippians 2:1-11.

This week we unpack Philippians 1:3-11. Looking at postures of gratitude, humility, and what it means to be pure and blameless for the day of Christ.

We kick off our journey through Philippians with Paul's introduction.

Join us for a stand alone teaching centered around what it looks like to have a biblical approach to poor decision making.

We round out our Suffering series, with this weeks discussion on Depression.

For our conversation this week, we look to worry. We unpack some truths and untruths about worry, and discuss ways in which our worry informs and forms us.

Our focus this week is on trauma, we unpack healthy ways to deal with and address our traumas as well.

Join us this week as we unpack how to combat Negative Thoughts.

This week we unpack how our views on mental health, shapes those around us.

This week, elder Glenn Gritzon unpacks burnout. And how the things in which we give our focus, have a lot to say about our souls.

This week we unpack anxiety, and the triggers that commonly accompany anxious feelings.

Week 3 of "Finished" will deal with the triumphal entry and what this meant for Jews, and future christians.

Week 2 of "Finished" focuses on the washing of Jesus' feet by Martha. What does this passage say to us today?

This week we unpack Lazarus' story, and how through it we see Jesus as fully God, and fully man. We see, and learn of a God who is for us, and hurts with us.

We close out our FUEL series this week, looking at our lifestyle. And whether or not we lead a life that is in-sync with the Spirit.

Are we taking full advantage of our AMPs? This week we discuss three key AMPs to living a life in full, from the Spirit.

This week we take a look at an unhurried life, and postures of an unhurried spirit.

Pastor Daniel kicks off our new series FUEL, this week unpacking how we might follow Him better. A life lived to the full, is consistently being fueled by following the Spirit.

Join us as we "Refresh" what we are doing to expand both our ministry, our reach, and our mission. Join us for our "Next Steps"!

Join us as we "Refresh" what we are doing to expand both our ministry, our reach, and our mission. Join us for our "Next Steps"!

Join us as we "Refresh" what we are doing to expand both our ministry, our reach, and our mission. Join us for our "Next Steps"!

Join us as we "Refresh" what we are doing to expand both our ministry, our reach, and our mission. Join us for our "Next Steps"!

This week we unpack O Holy Night, and see how its richness in theology is crucial for our lives today.

Join us this week, as we unpack the theological richness of Joy to the World.

As we teach through four different popular hymns from Christmas we get to dive into the rich history of "Come Thou Long Expected Jesus", and how this song helps us to reach back through the millennia of promises that came to fruition through the sewing of the God Child, Jesus.

We conclude our Romans series looking at the Glory of God, and how that glory ought to dictate and call us to a higher life.

Being authentic in everything is what God desires for us, and what he deserves from us.

The kingdom of God is not a matter of eating and drinking, but of righteousness, peace and joy in the Holy Spirit.

Love reigns, even over rules and regulations.

This week we unpack what it looks like to give your all to God, and how we as followers ought to respond to injustice in the world.

A life offered to Jesus as a living sacrifice is a life of genuine love.

This week we take a look at gifts, and how each of us have been uniquely gifted. We also look at what it means to evaluate, dedicate, and activate your gift for the Kingdom.

This week Dr. Gary Johnson unpacks for us how we might be transformed to be more like Christ in our everyday lives.

This week we take a look at postures of faithfulness, and how Jesus saves those who put their hope, and faith in Him.

This week we focus on grace, and the significance of grace in our lives.

This week, one of our elders leads us through Romans 10:5-17. He left us with this takeaway... God is persistent, but he is only as close as you allow him to be.

This week's take-away... Salvation is not based on heredity, but surrender, not authenticity, but faith.

This week's main takeaway: God's love towards us is infinitely greater than anything the world can throw at us.

This week we unpack Romans 8:18-30, where we walk away with this main point... God's love for you is not measured by your circumstances, but by his sovereign grace towards you.

This week we unpack Romans 8:12-17, where we see what it means to be 'adopted' into Christ' family.

There is now no condemnation! I message we all need to hear. Pastor Danny reminds us that although we sin, we now have Jesus to give us forgiveness, hope, and a future.

This week we unpack Romans 7 where we focus on the need for Jesus in our lives. We learn we aren't mistakers that need to try harder, but we are sinners that need a savior.

This week we look at the things that have captured our allegiance, and how those things shape and form us.

In today's passage, we learn about the implications of sin in our lives. And how we as followers of Christ can either reign over sin, or let sin reign over us.

This week we unpack how sin can, and will have dire implications on your life. We then look at how we've been gifted a savior to bare that sin and shame, and how He daily invites us into communion with Him.

Sin is a disease that affects and infects every one of us. The good news of the gospel of Jesus Christ is that he is the cure of anyone who believes.

Week 11 starts part 2 of the book of Romans. While the first 4 chapters in Romans talk about "The Problem" part 2 is about "The Solution". One of our Elders, Glenn Gritzon, gives a message of hope and a solid reminder that there is a price and a prize in following Jesus.

This week we continue to focus on the message that salvation only comes through Christ alone. And the fact, that everyone of us, no matter how good we are need Jesus.

God's plan for salvation, from the opening pages of Genesis to the closing pages in Revelation, has always been Jesus. This week we dive into how God's faithfulness was delivered in the giving of his Son Jesus.

Our discussion this week centered on the Law and Faith, and how you can't live a truly rooted live without a healthy dose of either.

In this weeks teaching, Elder Jeff Pustelak unpacks the implications of rampant sin in our lives. We'll see that we all have a sin problem, but luckily for us, we have a great solution.

We close out part one (the problem) in Romans 3 where we see God's faithfulness is made evident through the life of Jesus Christ.

This week we dive into what it looks like, and what it means to make the decision to follow Jesus.

This week we take an internal look at our motives and heart, and how they guide the way we judge and criticize others.

This week, our discipleship pastor Andrew Wooldridge leads us through the conclusion of Romans 1. In today's passage we see what happens when we give ourselves over to our idols, our sins, and turn from God.

Our prayer posture matters, and what we pray about and whom we prayer for matters. This week, Pastor Danny leads us through our next passage in Romans, where we learn about Paul's heart for fellow believers and his dedication to prayer for them.

Join us as we embark on a 35-week journey through the Book of Romans. In week 1, we discuss what the gospel is, why grace is so significant, and what Paul was really all about.

It's Easter Sunday! This week, we dive into the resurrection and Jesus' 7 I AM statements found in the book of John. We learn how each of these seven statements ought to effect our lives.

In our final week over the Sermon on the Mount series, Pastor Danny leads us through Matthew 7:24-29. Where we learn about the wisdom in building our future upon Christ.

This week, guest preacher Matt Chandler leads us through Matthew 7:12-23, where we learn what a live lived on the path of life looks like.

This week we unpack Matthew 7:7-11, and how our asks in prayer ought to be grand and audacious. We also discuss how a life intertwined with the father will naturally lead us to asking for things that concern Him.

Week 11 of our Series on the sermon on the Mount. Pastor Danny teaches us what it means to judge as a Christian, and more importantly.. WHO to judge.

This week we are in Matthew 6:25-34. Our attention this week is focused on our response to worry and anxiety, and how we might better manage them as they arise in our lives.


We want to let you know as well that your church at LifeWell loves, and values you. If you or someone you know are struggling with anxiety, worry, or depression please reach out to one of your pastors or elders and we'd love to get you the help and resources you might need.


You can reach out by going to the contact page on our website. We are here for you and want to help you!

This week we are reading through Matthew 6:19-24. Our teaching this week focuses on our postures of discipleship, and how we often times get caught up or concerned with things that steal our attention from Christ.

This week we unpack the spiritual discipline of fasting, and unpack some common myths you may have come to attribute to fasting. Join us in Matthew 6:16-18.

Join us as guest preacher Lance Hurley leads us through Matthew 6:5-15. Jesus' teaching on prayer, and how a regular prayer life can prove to be beneficial.

This week, week 6, we start what Pastor Danny calls Act 2 in the Sermon on the Mount series. We find ourselves in the opening verses of Matthew 6, where Jesus speaks to our intentions and motives behind our generosity.

As we move into our 5th week on the Sermon on the Mount series, we learn of Jesus' call for us to live our lives radically different from societies standard. Join us as Pastor Danny leads us through Matthew 5:33-48.

Week 4 of “The Sermon on the Mount”. Pastor Danny teaches on Lust and Divorce, and how Jesus' commands in these Matthew passage as usual point towards a deeper issue in our hearts.

Week 3 of “The Sermon on the Mount”. Pastor Danny teaches on what it means to be angry, and how there's a stark difference between 'anger' and 'righteous anger'. He also leads us through how our anger might be impacting and effecting our worship.

Week 2 of “The Sermon on the Mount”. Pastor Danny teaches on what it means to be ‘the salt of the Earth’. He brings the meaning and importance of salt from the 1st century, and helps us understand what it looks like in the 21 century.

Join us as we kick off the year diving into Jesus' most famous teaching, the Sermon on the Mount. In our series open, Pastor Danny leads us through Matthew 5:1-12.

Christmas is a wonderful time of the year. All year long we grind, but this is a day to reflect on the blessings that surround us. But most importantly it is a day to remember Jesus. Let's join together as a community online this Christmas Day.

We want to tell the story of Jesus, and there is no better time to do this than Christmas! This week, Christmas Eve, Pastor Danny teaches on Galatians 4:4-5, Ephesians 1:3-14, and 1 Corinthians 13:1-13.

We want to tell the story of Jesus, and there is no better time to do this than Christmas! This week Pastor Danny teaches on John 1:14, Romans 5:8, and 1 John 4:9 telling us how Jesus brings Joy this Christmas season.

We want to tell the story of Jesus, and there is no better time to do this than Christmas! This week Pastor Danny teaches on Luke 2:8-14 telling us why we can find all of our Peace, with Jesus.

We want to tell the story of Jesus, and there is no better time to do this than Christmas! This week Pastor Danny teaches on Isaiah 9:2-7 telling us why we can find all of our Hope, with Jesus.