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In Acts 13 we can discover 4 different missional practices the apostle Paul used when he was sent out on his first missionary journey. Let's see if we can apply them to our own lives as well. [youtube id="zr3dYhTJ4tk"] The post Missional Practices For The Church Today first appeared on The Bridge .

In this message we take a look at the missionary encounter on the island of Cyprus with a false prophet and the proconsul. God grants the victory! [youtube id="lR6iKgX9xy8"] The post The Gospel Comes To Cyprus! first appeared on The Bridge .

The church in Antioch was led by an amazing team – amazing in their diversity and in their devotion. [youtube id="rDfliCo37T4"] The post The Antioch Five first appeared on The Bridge .

At the beginning of Acts 12, James is dead, Peter is imprisoned, and Herod is growing in popularity. At the end of the chapter Peter is free, Herod is dead, and the word of God is multiplying. Let's make sure that we are fully submitted to God, because it is utter folly to fight against God. [youtube id="h4ESz3gr6eI"] The post The Folly Of Fighting God first appeared on The Bridge .

Biographical Sketch of Amy Carmichael [youtube id="CNsE5Gf71C8"] The post Biographical Sketch of Amy Carmichael first appeared on The Bridge .

For by grace you have been saved through faith; and that not of yourselves, it is the gift of God; not as a result of works, so that no one may boast. For we are His workmanship, created in Christ Jesus for good works, which God prepared beforehand so that we would walk in them. Ephesians 2:8-10 NASB [youtube id="FAB-g-auqgI"] The post God’s Masterpiece first appeared on The Bridge .

To me, the very least of all saints, this grace was given, to preach to the Gentiles the unfathomable riches of Christ, and to enlighten all people as to what the plan of the mystery is which for ages has been hidden in God, who created all things; Ephesians 3:8-9 https://youtu.be/hj-GtpRS5MU The post Paul’s Calling into the Mystery of Gospel first appeared on The Bridge .

In this study, we explore the amazing move of God in the City of Antioch, the first fully integrated church of Jew and Gentile in the history of the church. In this church, we see people serving according to their spiritual gift, and the result was amazing! May we go and do likewise. [youtube id="8PZPXRWvbLM"] The post The Amazing Grace of God in Antioch first appeared on The Bridge .

The conversion of Cornelius tells us that Religion Can't Save, that God Takes the Initiative, that We Must Invite All, and that Racism is Sin. [youtube id="W8LGbSDAzfw"] The post Gentiles Cleansed By Faith first appeared on The Bridge .

Today Don Fueling shares with us an exhortation to tell the Good News! https://youtu.be/U6Ex-GAWbAg The post Good News Reminders first appeared on The Bridge .

The dramatic conversion of Saul, gives us insight into what the Lord does when He converts anyone. The longsuffering, revealing, and subduing work of Christ are manifest in any person He saves.[youtube id="F9ADUEvcSJk"] The post Conquered By Christ: Part 1 first appeared on The Bridge .

We have the incredible privilege of partnering with God in reaching the lost. Phillip, the Evangelist, shows us how it's done in the story of his witness to the Ethiopian eunuch. [youtube id="RCIr57Yxt2g"] The post Partnering With God In Reaching The Lost first appeared on The Bridge .

There was a beautiful covenant between the Father and the Son. The Son promised to render Himself as a guilt offering. The Father promised He would raise Him from the dead, and bring about 5 benefits to the Son on behalf of His people. [youtube id="hfZ68fnxMbg"] The post The Fruits Of Christ’s Resurrection first appeared on The Bridge .

Simon the magician is a good example of a false convert. He believed Philip's message, was baptized, and continued on with Philip, but there were some things in his life that indicated he never became a true believer. This teaching urges all of us to test ourselves to see whether Jesus Christ is in us! [youtube id="Us8vRmrQcYc"] The post Marks Of A False Convert first appeared on The Bridge .

Evil men may rage at God and His Church, but the Lord is able to bring His good purposes to pass, in spite of their enmity. See how the Lord did this through the great persecution of Saul in Jerusalem. [youtube id="JdW5V3S_2dM"] The post The Triumph of God Over Evil first appeared on The Bridge .

Not only did Stephen look like Jesus in his life, but also in his death. All of us will die one day, unless the Lord returns. It is important not only that we live well, but that we die well. Stephen teaches us how to do that. [youtube id="gR3HOTSlRSg"] The post Stephen: Dying Like Jesus first appeared on The Bridge .

In this study of the life of Stephen we see a disciple who truly resembled Jesus Christ. Let us learn from him to go and do the same! [youtube id="ODks2YVtNtg"] The post Stephen: Living Like Jesus first appeared on The Bridge .

It is so important that we are serving God according to our calling and gifts. In this message, Pastor Brian explores Acts 6 in which the apostles delegated ministry to seven other men, so that they could focus on their calling: the Word of God and prayer. [youtube id="09loGt7DO80"] The post Committed To Your Calling first appeared on The Bridge .

One of the most admirable traits of the apostles in the early church is their dogged determination to obey Jesus, no matter the cost. [youtube id="qAROzYGc2ys"] The post Preaching That Can’t Be Silenced first appeared on The Bridge .

Luke, the author of Acts, gives us three marks of greatness of the early church. They possessed great grace, great fear, and great power. Of course all of this was because they had a Great God! [youtube id="Soj61EKYYkQ"] The post 3 Marks of Greatness in the Early Church first appeared on The Bridge .

What does the Bible teach about Christian giving? We can learn a lot about the giving of the Philippian church to support the ministry of the Apostle Paul. [youtube id="PtPykCBA6hk"] The post Giving That Glorifies God first appeared on The Bridge .

It is the will of God that we as Christians are content. But how can we be content? Paul lays out the secret of contentment here in Philippians 4:11-13. [youtube id="C9SU5qzL-Wk"] The post The Secret of Contentment first appeared on The Bridge .

“In the same way husbands should love their wives as their own bodies. He who loves his wife loves himself. For no one ever hated his own flesh, but nourishes and cherishes it, just as Christ does the church, because we are members of his body. “Therefore a man shall leave his father and mother and hold fast to his wife, and the two shall become one flesh.”” Ephesians 5:28-31 [youtube id="wJ8fSgws...

“submitting to one another out of reverence for Christ.” Ephesians 5:21 [youtube id="iqMy0rbCXJc"] The post Be Subject to One Another first appeared on The Bridge .

The last two imperatives Paul calls the church to embrace are Meditation and Obedience. May the Lord quicken us to pursue these two commands with all our might. [youtube id="GIEfKxiKRrc"] The post 6 Essential Marks of the Christian Life, part 2 first appeared on The Bridge .