The Bridge Church Sermons

Community — it’s so much more than just one hour on a Sunday. It’s found when we invite someone over, no matter how the house looks. It’s found in the coffee shop as we open up to a friend. It’s found in the midnight phone call when we’re desperate for someone to listen. We were created to be in community by a communal God. We weren’t made to walk this life alone. We’re better together. Between tw...

At the end of Paul’s letter to the church of Ephesus, we find an important reminder – Our battle isn’t with flesh and blood. It’s a spiritual battle.  Whether it’s our children or spouses, or the co-worker who we don’t agree with, our enemy isn’t them. It’s Satan. How do we fight this spiritual battle if it’s beyond our physical abilities?  We put on the armor of God.  Putting on the belt of truth...

We all have one thing in common – we are all children.  The feelings we have around our parents will change from person to person—whether we felt they were present, absent, or anywhere in between. Regardless of our upbringing, we're all expected to honor those who have raised us, whether we want to or not. How do you do this when it seems impossible? The Gospel. It free us to be obedient and...

Anyone NOT a fan of the word "submit"? When we come across this word in Scripture, it can make us uncomfortable. Knowing who we are produces living how we should, and part of that means submitting to one another in reverence of Christ (Eph. 5:21). This flows into every area of our lives and relationships—with family, with friends, with coworkers, and yes, with our spouses. We belong to J...

As Christ followers, what are we called to do? Is there something we're supposed to be? In Ephesians 5:1, the Apostle Paul shares with us that as children of God, we are to be imitators of Him. We imitate our Father when we walk in love, walk in light, and walk in wisdom. However, we aren't able to do these things without the Holy Spirit's help. We can't do it on our own streng...

When's the last time you got angry?  Odds are, you have in the last 24 hours, over what someone else has said or done... or has not said or not done. Injustice, oppression, arguments... they all spur the human emotion we can't seem to escape: anger. In Ephesians 4:26-27, the Apostle Paul reminds us to not allow anger to have power over us. He says, “Be angry and do not sin. Do not let th...

When your alarm clock goes off in the morning, it signals a new day—time to get up and put on something new. The gospel works the same way. It's not just a book about things we can't do or a list of things we need to "put off"; more than that, it's a list of new things to "put on"—grace, love, forgiveness, and a new identity. In Ephesians 4:22-24 we are urged by...

As Christians we don’t just GO to church—we ARE the church. Ephesians 4:16 says, “From him the whole body, joined and held together by every supporting ligament, grows and builds itself up in love, as each part does its work.” We’ve all been give a specific gift and role to play in the redemptive work of God. Without unity and without coming together to work for His kingdom, we can ignore the call...

Because of Jesus, we all have received an amazing inheritance of His love.  However, many of us can live our entire lives never experiencing what has freely been given to us through Christ's sacrifice.  How do we make sure we don't miss out on this amazing gift that's ours?  We need to go after His truth's and wrestle with them because without Him, we will not be able to dwell...

There is a beautiful mystery found through the Cross.  A mystery of love, mercy, and kindness. A mystery of grace.  Ephesians 3:6 says, "This mystery is that through the gospel the Gentiles are heirs together with Israel, members together of one body, and sharers together in the promise in Christ Jesus." We have been adopted, made clean, and welcomed into God's family.  The curtain...

Because of Jesus, we all have access to the Father. No matter our status, race, or history, Jesus has reconciled us through the Cross. He has torn down the final barrier.  Why, then, do we  focus on our differences and forget about the reality that we are all the same: broken people in need of a Savior? It's not enough to not build barriers—as Christians, we're supposed to actively tear...

We all have one thing in common.  Before Christ, we all by nature were children of wrath – prone to sin and spiritually dead.  But God, being rich in mercy has freely rescued us from the grave and given us a new standing with Him through His son, Jesus.  Not because of what we've done, not because of our works, but all because of His love for us and His great mercy towards us.  You were doome...

Prayer is something we all are familiar with, but have you stopped to reflect recently on what you're praying for? In Ephesians 1:15-23, we are given a look into what the Apostle Paul prays for those in the church of Ephesus. He prays not for them to have a comfortable life, but for them to know God better.  Our prayers are often quite different than his. We pray for God to bless us, for Him...

It’s bad to get someone else’s identity wrong, but many of us are getting our own wrong. And you will live out what you believe about yourself, whether or not it’s not true. Ephesians acts like the "bio section" of the Bible, and in the first chapter, we are reminded that nothing is able to define us except for the one who made us... but what does God actually say?  When we know who we a...

There's few things that are more unfulfilling than a lack of response.  A message left on "read" or a joke ending without a laugh... without responses, we are left in awkward place.  Do we ever do that to the Lord? Do we ever not respond to God? James 1:22 says, "But be doers of the word, and not hearers only, deceiving yourselves." As living sacrifices for the Lord, every...

Are you tired of the striving? Are you tired of holding onto your burdens, worries, and control? Are you weak and tired? "You’re blessed when you’re at the end of your rope. With less of you there is more of God and his rule." Matthew 4:3 (MSG) In order to receive what God has for us, we must be empty-handed to Him. We must choose to let go of the rope and surrender to Him with open hand...

We are all prone to forget things. We forget people's names, we forget where we placed our car keys and phones, we even forget our own personal information at times. It's easy to forget when we don't take time to remember.  In 1 Samuel 7 we read how Samuel calls the house of Israel to repentance for forgetting who God is. They've stopped remembering who God is and what He'...

We all have a longing to be completely satisfied. We look for a true fulfillment that will penetrate the deepest parts of our soul and leave us feeling like we lack nothing. However, there are often times we run to the wrong source when there’s only one true place we find what we really need – Jesus. How do we realign our lives to run to the true living water, Jesus? Where do we even start? It beg...

“And as they were frightened and bowed their faces to the ground, the men said to them, “Why do you seek the living among the dead? He is not here, but has risen.” Luke 24:5-6  ESV How often do we get distracted by the small things in our lives that we miss the big picture? How often do we look for life in dead places? The story of Easter reminds us that Jesus isn't among the dead. Like the w...

As the church, it can be quite simple to lose sight of our goal and forget about our mission – to seek and search for the lost.     We can become caught up in our own desires and pleasures that we often let the lost go un-noticed. We can also forget about those in need of a savior and become distracted by only serving and caring for those already rescued and saved. However, we know that Jesus’ cal...

Our culture talks a lot more about the presence of God rather than the power of God. Maybe it’s because we’re afraid of being moved beyond our comfort zones. Or maybe it’s because we view ourselves as powerful enough without God, and we don’t have a desperate hunger for Him.  When we are functioning in our own power and strength, we quickly realize that things can be harder than they have to be. C...

Many of us feel like a house that’s in shambles. Everything feels broken, and what remains is fragile and hanging on by a thread. Yet for God, nothing is ever beyond repair. He’s an expert in taking the most destroyed things and seeing them for what they could be. While God loves you just you are, He loves you way too much to let you stay that way. He wants to transform you and lead you to walking...

In John 14:16-17, Jesus promises, “And I will ask the Father, and he will give you another Helper, to be with you forever, even the Spirit of truth, whom the world cannot receive, because it neither sees him nor knows him. You know him, for he dwells with you and will be in you.”  As Christians, we’ve been given an incredible gift that dwells in us – The Holy Spirit. However, often times we have d...

Many times our lives are wonderful and all is perfect. But there are moments when the hardships of life hit us unexpectedly with intensity. In moments like these it feels as if winter has come inside our souls to dwell within us.  Anxiety and depression is the pandemic that has been ravaging our communities long before we could remember, and its wrath is nowhere close to diminishing. As our world...

We’re living in a world where it looks like things are growing more chaotic day by day—some may say “apocalyptic.” Natural disasters, pandemics, and political disunity have defined the last year for many of us, and all of these things have led us to ask the question, “Are we living in the last days? Is the end upon us?” But maybe we’re asking the wrong question. The Bible tells us that we are livi...