Bridge Church Virginia Beach

September 27 2026 The Audience of One: Living for God's Approval Alone In this message from the series "The Counterculture Christ," Pastor Scott continues an exploration of the Sermon on the Mount, focusing on Matthew 6:1-18. The sermon centers on the concept of the "audience of one," challenging believers to examine the motives behind their spiritual disciplines. Drawing a sharp contrast between...

September 20, 2026 Seeing Him Clearly: Vision, Faith, and the Counterculture of Christ Drawing from the book of Habakkuk, Pastor Rusty Nelson challenges believers to pursue a genuine revelation of God as the foundation for living faithfully in a chaotic and morally shifting culture. He argues that before a person can have a dream for God, they must first have a dream of God -- a clear, personal vi...

September 13, 2026 Upside Down Blessed: The Counterculture Christ In this opening message of a new series called "The Counterculture Christ," Pastor Archie examines the Beatitudes from Matthew 5 to challenge conventional definitions of happiness and success. Drawing on the contrast between the Greco-Roman cultural values of Jesus' day and the kingdom values Jesus introduced, the sermon argues that...

September 6, 2026 Coming Out of the Tomb: Finding Freedom Through an Encounter with Jesus Drawing from the account of the Gerasene demoniac in Mark chapter 5, this sermon explores the reality of spiritual and emotional "tombs" that people inhabit — addiction, shame, depression, trauma, and secret sin — and the transforming power of Jesus to bring freedom from those places of bondage. Pastor Archie...

August 30, 2026 Clip 1: One Person Can Make A Difference Clip 2: Feel The Need...Meet The Need Clip 3: The Call To Awakening Clip 4: You Must Be Born Again Wake Up, Sleeper: A Call to Spiritual Awakening Drawing from Ephesians 5:14-16, this sermon issues an urgent call for both believers and unbelievers to awaken from spiritual slumber. Using the film "A Great Awakening" as a lens, Pastor Archie c...

August 23, 2026 Clip 1: You Are The Product Clip 2: Predicting Our Actions Clip 3: Mental Health Conformed or Transformed: Reclaiming Your Mind in the Age of Social Media Drawing from Romans 12:1-2, this sermon examines how social media and smartphone technology are quietly reshaping the thoughts, attitudes, and behaviors of believers. Pastor Archie uses the Netflix documentary "The Social Dilemma...

August 16, 2026 Clip 1: Rapunzel's Tower Clip 2: I See The Light Clip 3: Restored Truth Clip 4: Reunited Restored by Truth: Reclaiming Your Identity in Christ This sermon explores how the enemy works to steal, distort, and conceal the God-given identity of believers through lies, manipulation, and fear. Drawing on the story of Rapunzel from the film Tangled as an extended illustration, Pastor Arch...

August 9, 2026 https:// Marcus and Maximus Talk Rome and Home https:// My Name is Maximus https:// Now We Are Free What's Done in Time Echoes in Eternity Drawing from the film Gladiator, Pastor Archie Callahan challenges believers to shift their focus from present-day living to an eternal perspective. Using the character of Maximus as a parallel, the sermon explores three interconnected themes: th...

August 2, 2026 In a world more digitally connected than ever, genuine human relationships are increasingly rare. Drawing from Ephesians 4:11-16, the Pastor Archie Callahan challenges the congregation to move beyond the illusion of social media connectivity and into authentic, life-giving community within the body of Christ. Using the metaphor of a physical body held together by ligaments and joint...

July 26, 2026 Title: Advance Through Prayer Sermon Summary: In this closing message of the "Armed" series from Ephesians 6, Pastor Tangie builds on the foundation of the full armor of God by focusing on prayer as the gateway through which all other pieces of armor become effective. Drawing from Ephesians 6:17-20, she establishes that the Christian life is not a playground but a battleground, and t...

July 19, 2026 Series: Armed Fully Armed “In addition to all this, take up the shield of faith, with which you can extinguish all the flaming arrows of the evil one. Take the helmet of salvation and the sword of the Spirit, which is the word of God.” - ‭‭Ephesians‬ ‭6‬:‭16‬-‭17‬ ‭NIV‬‬ To ‘stand firm’ is not an option but a command for the Christ follower. How do I stand firm? Put On: The Shield of...

July 12, 2026 Armed Part 2 Stand Firm “Stand firm then, with the belt of truth buckled around your waist, with the breastplate of righteousness in place, and with your feet fitted with the readiness that comes from the gospel of peace.” - Ephesians‬ ‭6‬:‭14‬-‭15‬ ‭NIV To ‘stand firm’ is not an option but a command for the Christ follower. How do I stand firm? Put On: The Belt of truth… Jesus is “t...

July 5, 2026 Series: Armed Be Strong Finally, be strong in the Lord and in his mighty power. Put on the full armor of God, so that you can take your stand against the devil’s schemes. For our struggle is not against flesh and blood, but against the rulers, against the authorities, against the powers of this dark world and against the spiritual forces of evil in the heavenly realms. Therefore put o...

June 28, 2026 Title: BORN TO WIN All Scriptures are the New Living Translation (NLT) version 1 Samuel 17:48 As Goliath moved closer to attack, David quickly ran out to meet him. 1 Samuel 17:49 Reaching into his shepherd’s bag and taking out a stone, he hurled it with his sling and hit the Philistine in the forehead. The stone sank in, and Goliath stumbled and fell face down on the ground. 1 Samuel...

June 21, 2026 Series: Chiseled: Built by Jesus... Series Scripture: Ephesians 2:10 “For we are God’s handiwork, created in Christ Jesus to do good works, which God prepared in advance for us to do.” Sermon: Chiseled by the Spirit Scripture: Acts 1:8; Acts 2:4; Acts 2:14  “But you will receive power when the Holy Spirit comes on you; and you will be my witnesses in Jerusalem, and in all Judea and S...

June 14, 2026 Series: Chiseled Series Scripture: Ephesians 2:10 “For we are God’s handiwork, created in Christ Jesus to do good works, which God prepared in advance for us to do.” Sermon: Chiseled by Failure Scripture: Luke 22:54-62; John 21:15 “Then seizing him, they led him away and took him into the house of the high priest. Peter followed at a distance. And when some there had kindled a fire i...

June 7, 2026 Series: Chiseled: Built by Jesus... Series Scripture: Ephesians 2:10 "For we are God's handiwork, created in Christ Jesus to do good works, which God prepared in advance for us to do." Sermon: Chiseled by Correction INTRODUCTION: God's correction is a blessing that leads to abundant life.  "Whoever loves discipline loves knowledge, but whoever hates correction is stupid." ‭‭        -P...

May 31, 2026 Series: Chiseled: Built by Jesus... Series Scripture: Ephesians 2:10 “For we are God’s handiwork, created in Christ Jesus to do good works, which God prepared in advance for us to do.” ‭‭Sermon: Chiseled by the Call Scripture: Matthew 4:18-22 INTRODUCTION: Don't despise the day of small beginnings. (Zacheriah 4:10) “As Jesus was walking beside the Sea of Galilee, he saw two brothers,...

May 24, 2026 Series: Overload Resilient Routines “Have nothing to do with godless myths and old wives’ tales; rather, train yourself to be godly. For physical training is of some value, but godliness has value for all things, holding promise for both the present life and the life to come.” - ‭‭1 Timothy‬ ‭4‬:‭7‬-‭8‬ ‭NIV‬‬ It’s impossible to be spiritual without Godly rituals that we routinely pra...

May 17, 2026 Series: Overload Sermon: Reframe Your Thoughts Sermon Text: Philippians 4:4-9 “Rejoice in the Lord always. I will say it again: Rejoice! Let your gentleness be evident to all. The Lord is near. Do not be anxious about anything, but in every situation, by prayer and petition, with thanksgiving, present your requests to God. And the peace of God, which transcends all understanding, will...

May 10, 2026 Recognize Your Reality Sermon Text: Matthew 11:28-30  28 “Come to me, all you who are weary and burdened, and I will give you rest. 29 Take my yoke upon you and learn from me, for I am gentle and humble in heart, and you will find rest for your souls. 30 For my yoke is easy and my burden is light.” Introduction: "In a world where everything feels like too much, let’s discover how to l...

May 3, 2026 The Secret to Persistent Prayer Luke 11:5-10 (NIV) 5 Then Jesus said to them, “Suppose you have a friend, and you go to him at midnight and say, ‘Friend, lend me three loaves of bread; 6 a friend of mine on a journey has come to me, and I have no food to offer him.’ 7 And suppose the one inside answers, ‘Don’t bother me. The door is already locked, and my children and I are in bed. I c...

April 26, 2026 Series: Family Ties Sermon: Covenant Love: Strengthen the Marriage Bond Scripture: Matthew 19:4-6 NIV ““Haven’t you read,” he replied, “that at the beginning the Creator ‘made them male and female,’ and said, ‘For this reason a man will leave his father and mother and be united to his wife, and the two will become one flesh’? So they are no longer two, but one flesh. Therefore what...

April 19, 2026 Series: Family Ties Sermon: Covenant Love: Strengthening the Marriage Bond Scripture: Genesis 2:24-25; Matthew 19:4-6 “That is why a man leaves his father and mother and is united to his wife, and they become one flesh. Adam and his wife were both naked, and they felt no shame.” ‭‭Genesis‬ ‭2‬:‭24‬-‭25‬ ‭NIV‬‬ ““Haven’t you read,” he replied, “that at the beginning the Creator ‘made...

April 12, 2026 Series: Family Ties Sermon: Built to Last Text: Genesis 2:18; 21-25 NIV; Deuteronomy 6:5–9 NIV “The Lord God said, “It is not good for the man to be alone. I will make a helper suitable for him.” So the Lord God caused the man to fall into a deep sleep; and while he was sleeping, he took one of the man’s ribs and then closed up the place with flesh. Then the Lord God made a woman fr...