New Bridge Community Church Sermons

This week we pick up with Joseph’s story as he languishes in prison. We will see how God is not only still in control but is able to incorporate what was intended for evil into His plan for redemption. Plus we’ll look at Joseph’s ability to forgive and explore how we can do likewise in our own lives.   Download the program and sermon notes for this week: https://www.nbccoly.org/downloads   We woul...

Life is anything but predictable, and the Bible is full of characters who experience challenges and hard decisions, some of whom respond well and others…not so much (I’m looking at you, Jonah). This week, we’ll be looking at Joseph and his struggles as a model for resiliency. While the Bible presents a great theological base for why we should trust God, we’ll also examine some of the psychological...

In Paul’s final verses of this letter, he points us to what it means to be a rich community. As I think about our church family, I see so much of us in what Paul writes, and at the same time the desire for us to continue to grow in the riches that go far deeper and beyond what any bank account could reflect. What opportunities do we have to be an expression of God’s generous love to one another an...

Sometimes, it seems as though the Old Testament presents one picture of God, and the New Testament presents another. Is this true? Is the God of the Old Testament angry and mean, and the God of the New Testament loving, gracious, and merciful? Is the Gospel in the New Testament only, or do we see it in the Old Testament also? Join us this Sunday as we explore the answer to this difficult question...

Does YouTube really have all the answers? YouTube seems to have all the answers for life these days. If you want to know how to build something, fix something, learn something, or even build your own brand, YouTube seems to be the place to go. We live in a time that prizes the ability to “Do It Yourself” (DIY) and promoting yourself for the digital world to see. This Sunday, as we study Genesis 11...

What of the more pervasive and tempting ideas is that we should be left to live however we want. Our decisions are about us, right? Sin is a personal thing, and if someone else doesn’t like it, it’s their issue, right? But what if a whole society lived that way? As we look at the narrative flow from Cain and Abel through the flood (Genesis 4-9), we see sin spreading from within a person’s heart to...

If, as the Bible says, God owns the cattle on a thousand hills (Psalms 50:10-12), then why does He want my money? What if God is after something much more valuable and eternal than our money? What do the early chapters of Genesis have to teach us about why God asks us to give the first and best of our money to Him? And what might we be missing by tuning God out when it comes to talk of money? Join...

Do you remember those moments when you ask yourself, “How did I end up in this mess?” Sometimes, it is a direct result of decisions we’ve made; other times, it is the result of hurtful things others have done to us. When we look around at the world, it is clear that things are not as they should be. But what about what we experience within ourselves? What about our relationship with God, others, a...

Even if you don't say it out loud, do you ever wonder if God is really just a killjoy? What are the purposes of His commands? Are they restrictive and meant to keep us from experiencing what life could be like if we just followed our own desires? This Sunday, we turn from the opening scene of Genesis to the conflict introduced by God's enemy, Satan. Join us as we study how Satan's stra...

For many, work is a necessary evil. We dread Mondays and live for Fridays. But how does knowing that work was part of God’s design for humanity before sin even entered the world influence how we should approach work? Wouldn’t it be great to know how to approach this part of life that consumes most of our waking hours? Join us this Sunday for the last of our studies on God’s design for humanity bef...

There may be no greater issue that demands our attention these days than that of human sexuality and marriage. At the very core of what it means to be human is to be sexual being created for wholeness. Nearly everything we do can be traced back to some aspect of our sexuality. In Genesis 1 and 2, we find the origin of God’s design for sexuality and marriage. Join us this Sunday as we continue our...

One of the accusations that people in our society often make against Christians is that the Bible encourages oppressing women. But is that true? What does the Bible teach about how God sees women? The doctrine of the image of God is the foundation upon which the rest of the Bible builds to answer this important question. Join us Sunday as we continue our study through the early chapters of Genesis...

Is there a Biblical basis for pursuing human rights and social justice? Like so many other important issues, the early pages of Genesis provide the origin to how we approach answering this question. Join us this Sunday as we continue to explore how the doctrine of the image of God provides the motivation and model for how we approach Biblical justice.   Download the program and sermon notes for th...

July 23, 2023 From the very beginning, God has shared the holy blessing of rest. Continue to learn about who God is, how to grow closer to Him, and His intentions for us as we explore the meaning of the Sabbath. Download the program and sermon notes for this week: https://www.nbccoly.org/downloads . Sign up to join the database and stay up-to-date with all things New Bridge: https://newbridgechurc...