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All believers have been given spiritual gifts. Paul describes them and urges us to put them to use to serve His church. [youtube id="Ic3OV3a_7rs"] The post Exercising Your Spiritual Gifts in The Body first appeared on The Bridge .

The coronavirus has quickly filled people the world over with fear and anxiety. However, this crisis has also provided Christians with unique opportunities to do good and to glorify God. [youtube id="8T-AowUCiMY"] The post The Opportunities God Is Giving Us Through The Coronavirus first appeared on The Bridge .

For as we share abundantly in Christ's sufferings, so through Christ we share abundantly in comfort too. If we are afflicted, it is for your comfort and salvation; and if we are comforted, it is for your comfort, which you experience when you patiently endure the same sufferings that we suffer. 2 Corinthians 1:5-6 [youtube id="3y0XginTY78"] The post Encouragement to not be Fearful During the Pande...

In him we have obtained an inheritance, having been predestined according to the purpose of him who works all things according to the counsel of his will, so that we who were the first to hope in Christ might be to the praise of his glory. In him you also, when you heard the word of truth, the gospel of your salvation, and believed in him, were sealed with the promised Holy Spirit, who is the guar...

What is the gift of prophecy? Is it still available today? If so, how should it be exercised? These are the questions Pastor Brian seeks to answer in this message. [youtube id="jyUKNEcykZw"] The post The Gift Of Prophecy first appeared on The Bridge .

How does the Christian with a renewed mind put pride to death? Pastor Brian seeks to answer that question as he expounds Romans 12:3 at The Bridge. [youtube id="aP_zVa5RQ_c"] The post How the Renewed Mind Kills Pride first appeared on The Bridge .

In him we have redemption through his blood, the forgiveness of our trespasses, according to the riches of his grace, which he lavished upon us, in all wisdom and insight making known to us the mystery of his will, according to his purpose, which he set forth in Christ as a plan for the fullness of time, to unite all things in him, things in heaven and things on earth. Ephesians 1:7-10 [youtube id...

In him we have redemption through his blood, the forgiveness of our trespasses, according to the riches of his grace, Ephesians 1:7 [youtube id="iH2mAnbkKeo"] The post Redemption first appeared on The Bridge .

We all want to experience spiritual transformation, but how does it take place? Join us as we meditate on Romans 12:2 and see the crucial role that renewing our minds plays in this transformation. [youtube id="VUFyeK27asc"] The post How To Experience Spiritual Transformation first appeared on The Bridge .

In light of God's incredible mercies, how should the believer respond? Paul tells us in Romans 12:1, it is by presenting our bodies to Him to be used to do His will and bring Him glory! [youtube id="EBlx2sUqoeM"] The post Dedicate Yourselves to God! first appeared on The Bridge .

He predestined us to adoption as sons through Jesus Christ to Himself, according to the kind intention of His will, to the praise of the glory of His grace, which He freely bestowed on us in the Beloved. Ephesians 1:5-6 [youtube id="XmUGHlFirP8"] The post Predestined for Adoption first appeared on The Bridge .

The apostle Paul winds up his doctrinal section of Romans by extolling God's riches, and wisdom and knowledge. Here we see logic on fire, truth and passion united in a God-centered vision of all things. [youtube id="DyGEbgpLYPk"] The post The Greatness Of God first appeared on The Bridge .

Pastor Brian shows how a Christian should use their time wisely. [youtube id="ad0K3FKR7zU"] The post The Christian’s Use of Time first appeared on The Bridge .

Blessed be the God and Father of our Lord Jesus Christ, who has blessed us with every spiritual blessing in the heavenly places in Christ, just as He chose us in Him before the foundation of the world, that we would be holy and blameless before Him. Ephesians 1:3-4 We apologize, the beginning of the sermon wasn’t recorded. [youtube id="sFJtA43lIus"] The post Holy and Blameless Before The Father fi...

even as he chose us in him before the foundation of the world, that we should be holy and blameless before him. Ephesians 1:4 [youtube id="qzS42dRSzIA"] The post The Spiritual Blessing Of Sanctification first appeared on The Bridge .

What does Paul mean when he says, "so all Israel will be saved?" There is a great deal of disagreement and controversy over the correct interpretation of that statement in Romans 11:26. In order to understand Paul's teaching in Romans 11, we need to answer 2 questions: 1) who is "all Israel"?; and 2) when will "all Israel" be saved? [youtube id="StYgCqH77TI"] The post All Israel Will be Saved firs...

Because the Jewish people by and large rejected Christ and the gospel in the first century, has God rejected them? No, God has a remnant according to the election of grace. [youtube id="CM3ilzKl2xs"] The post The Chosen Jewish Remnant first appeared on The Bridge .

Blessed be the God and Father of our Lord Jesus Christ, who has blessed us with every spiritual blessing in the heavenly places in Christ Ephesians 1:3 [youtube id="4kB8DhHXIQs"] The post Spiritual Richness In Christ first appeared on The Bridge .

"To the saints who are in Ephesus, and are faithful in Christ Jesus" Ephesians 1:1 [youtube id="csDSXzhAuYU"] The post The Christian’s Identity first appeared on The Bridge .

Join us as Dave Wagner goes through what makes a false prophet and what are the markings of a true prophet of the Lord! [youtube id="sjSo1vvOvbI"] The post The Portrait of a True Prophet first appeared on The Bridge .

Why is Israel lost? Is she to blame? The apostle Paul declares that she heard the gospel, understood the gospel, but refused the gospel, so she is culpable in the matter. [youtube id="CuccD8gA-4Y"] The post Israel Has No Excuse first appeared on The Bridge .

What must a person do to be saved? Paul, with Israel in mind, answers that question. Israel was pursuing righteousness by works, and would not subject themselves to God's righteousness. Paul teaches that people must abandon that approach, and instead pursue it by faith: faith in what Christ has accomplished, faith in the risen Lord, faith from the heart, and faith that expresses itself in confessi...

What isn't Israel saved? That was the question people were asking in Paul's day. Paul's first answer is in Romans 9:6-29 - God has not included all physical descendants of Abraham in the True Israel. Rather, He has sovereignly chose some, but not all. His next answer, is because of Israel's failure. Israel sought righteousness by works, stumbled over Jesus Christ, had a zeal for God that was not a...

How does God go about forming the True Israel? By calling Gentiles, and preserving a Jewish remnant. The implications for God's people are staggering: We are the People of God! We are Beloved! We are sons of the Living God! God is saving a remnant and preserving a posterity! All glory to His Name![youtube id="b3aDX93i51w"] The post God’s Way of Forming His True Israel first appeared on The Bridge...

And they devoted themselves to the apostles' teaching and the fellowship, to the breaking of bread and the prayers. And awe came upon every soul, and many wonders and signs were being done through the apostles. And all who believed were together and had all things in common. And they were selling their possessions and belongings and distributing the proceeds to all, as any had need. And day by day...