Bridgeway Church

Our desire is to cultivate a sacred space for you to connect with God and give voice to your emotions through the Psalms of the Old Testament. God is inviting you to be real, raw, and honest with Him, so open up your hearts and minds to these ancient songs and prayers today. PSALM 100 Shout triumphantly to the Lord, all the earth. Serve the Lord with gladness; come before Him with joyful songs. Ac...

It may be easy to praise God when we’re joyful, but it's hard to practice that and we forget to go to God when everything is going well. When you intentionally focus on joy and gratitude, you become a happier person. We should be using that joy to praise God and thank him for everything good in our lives.

Our desire is to cultivate a sacred space for you to connect with God and give voice to your emotions through the Psalms of the Old Testament. God is inviting you to be real, raw, and honest with Him, so open up your hearts and minds to these ancient songs and prayers today. Psalm 139 You have searched me, LORD, and you know me. You know when I sit and when I rise; you perceive my thoughts from af...

Our desire is to cultivate a sacred space for you to connect with God and give voice to your emotions through the Psalms of the Old Testament. God is inviting you to be real, raw, and honest with Him, so open up your hearts and minds to these ancient songs and prayers today. PSALM 83 O God, do not remain silent; do not turn a deaf ear, do not stand aloof, O God. See how your enemies growl, how you...

Our desire is to cultivate a sacred space for you to connect with God and give voice to your emotions through the Psalms of the Old Testament. God is inviting you to be real, raw, and honest with Him, so open up your hearts and minds to these ancient songs and prayers today. PSALM 52 Why do you boast of evil, you mighty hero? Why do you boast all day long, you who are a disgrace in the eyes of God...

Our desire is to cultivate a sacred space for you to connect with God and give voice to your emotions through the Psalms of the Old Testament. God is inviting you to be real, raw, and honest with Him, so open up your hearts and minds to these ancient songs and prayers today. PSALM 35 Contend, LORD, with those who contend with me; fight against those who fight against me. Take up shield and armor;...

Our desire is to cultivate a sacred space for you to connect with God and give voice to your emotions through the Psalms of the Old Testament. God is inviting you to be real, raw, and honest with Him, so open up your hearts and minds to these ancient songs and prayers today. PSALM 12 Help, LORD, for no one is faithful anymore; those who are loyal have vanished from the human race. Everyone lies to...

There is such a thing as good, holy anger, but we often gravitate towards unhealthy, broken anger. We need to bring our anger to God to get clarity in our emotions and to honor God in the midst of our anger.

Our desire is to cultivate a sacred space for you to connect with God and give voice to your emotions through the Psalms of the Old Testament. God is inviting you to be real, raw, and honest with Him, so open up your hearts and minds to these ancient songs and prayers today. PSALM 6 Please, LORD, don't punish me when you are angry; don't discipline me when you are furious. Have mercy on me...

Our desire is to cultivate a sacred space for you to connect with God and give voice to your emotions through the Psalms of the Old Testament. God is inviting you to be real, raw, and honest with Him, so open up your hearts and minds to these ancient songs and prayers today. PSALM 88 LORD, God of my salvation, by day I cry out, even at night, before you—let my prayer reach you! Turn your ear to my...

Our desire is to cultivate a sacred space for you to connect with God and give voice to your emotions through the Psalms of the Old Testament. God is inviting you to be real, raw, and honest with Him, so open up your hearts and minds to these ancient songs and prayers today. PSALM 12 Help, LORD, because the godly are all gone; the faithful have completely disappeared from the human race! Everyone...

Our desire is to cultivate a sacred space for you to connect with God and give voice to your emotions through the Psalms of the Old Testament. God is inviting you to be real, raw, and honest with Him, so open up your hearts and minds to these ancient songs and prayers today. PSALM 77 I cry out loud to God— out loud to God so that he can hear me! During the day when I'm in trouble I look for my...

Our desire is to cultivate a sacred space for you to connect with God and give voice to your emotions through the Psalms of the Old Testament. God is inviting you to be real, raw, and honest with Him, so open up your hearts and minds to these ancient songs and prayers today. PSALM 13 How long, LORD? Will you forget me forever? How long will you hide your face from me? How long must I wrestle with...

Many people view emotions as either good or bad. Often we view sadness as a bad emotion. But in the Psalms, sadness was an emotion that David explored often. We should be giving space to ALL of our emotions even ones like sadness that can be difficult to process. 

Our desire is to cultivate a sacred space for you to connect with God and give voice to your emotions through the Psalms of the Old Testament. God is inviting you to be real, raw, and honest with Him, so open up your hearts and minds to these ancient songs and prayers today. PSALM 91 Whoever dwells in the shelter of the Most High will rest in the shadow of the Almighty. I will say of the LORD, “He...

Our desire is to cultivate a sacred space for you to connect with God and give voice to your emotions through the Psalms of the Old Testament. God is inviting you to be real, raw, and honest with Him, so open up your hearts and minds to these ancient songs and prayers today. PSALM 73 Surely God is good to Israel, to those who are pure in heart. But as for me, my feet had almost slipped; I had near...

Our desire is to cultivate a sacred space for you to connect with God and give voice to your emotions through the Psalms of the Old Testament. God is inviting you to be real, raw, and honest with Him, so open up your hearts and minds to these ancient songs and prayers today. PSALM 19 The heavens declare the glory of God; the skies proclaim the work of his hands. Day after day they pour forth speec...

Our desire is to cultivate a sacred space for you to connect with God and give voice to your emotions through the Psalms of the Old Testament. God is inviting you to be real, raw, and honest with Him, so open up your hearts and minds to these ancient songs and prayers today. PSALM 14 The fool says in his heart, “There is no God.” They are corrupt, their deeds are vile; there is no one who does goo...

Our desire is to cultivate a sacred space for you to connect with God and give voice to your emotions through the Psalms of the Old Testament. God is inviting you to be real, raw, and honest with Him, so open up your hearts and minds to these ancient songs and prayers today. PSALM 143 LORD, hear my prayer, listen to my cry for mercy; in your faithfulness and righteousness come to my relief. Do not...

In our confusion, we should go to God, but so often we push him away when we’re confused. God promises to shape us from the inside out. Our job is to open ourselves to him and be vulnerable with our emotions. 

As Christ followers, we aren’t called to defend God but to represent him. When we remember that, it’s easier to love those who disagree with our beliefs. Jesus was someone who asked questions and was curious. We should be the same and asking questions and get to know people who we don’t agree with instead of trying to preach at them.

It’s sadly very common to be angry at other Christians who have different views and opinions than you. Everyone has opinions of what a Christian should look like. We’re not called to look uniform, but instead we’re called to have unity as Christians. 

Anger is something everyone has experienced. But we often don't stop to think about things we get mad at ourselves about. God can use you in your shame and guilt. It's just a matter of bringing it to him.

Forgiving is a process. As much as we want to say we can just "forgive and forget", it's not that easy. Joel talks this week on how to forgive and answers some difficult questions about forgiving people that seem unforgivable.

Joel describes Christian forgiveness in this message as "a conscious decision to release the desire for repayment and feelings of resentment towards someone who caused you harm." Forgiveness isn't just saying "I forgive you" and secretly resenting that person still. It's a difficult process to make peace with others and let go.