New Bridge Community Church Sermons

Join us as we dive into the practices of the first Spirit-empowered church. As we explore how to move beyond simply studying Scripture to experiencing God’s Spirit in fresh, powerful ways, you can expect to be moved, challenged, and encouraged. Don’t miss it! Come ready to see God at work in and through His people!   Access upcoming events, get connected, download digital sermon notes, request pra...

This Sunday in our Empowered Living series, we’ll hear Peter’s bold sermon in Acts 2:14–41. Like a story with countless twists and subplots, the moments unfolding in Acts point us toward something much bigger—something that holds them all together. What Peter declares that day is not just a word for the crowd then, but a word that still has the power to confront, comfort, and transform us now. Com...

We’re continuing in our study through Acts: Empowered Living. We’ll see in our passage (Acts 2:1–21) the story of Pentecost when God’s Spirit filled ordinary people and launched an unstoppable movement. Not only will we see how the Holy Spirit empowers ordinary people to do extraordinary things, but we will also see the character and heart of God on display in the way that He sends the HolySpirit....

Waiting can feel so powerless...like wasted time—but what if it’s actually God’s preparation for what’s next? What if there is a way to wait that isn’t passive or helpless? This Sunday in Acts 1:12 –26, we’ll learn from the disciples how to handle the difficult seasons of waiting in ways that prepare us to receive what God has for us next.   Access upcoming events, get connected, download digital...

This Sunday we’re launching a brand-new series called Empowered Living in the book of Acts. We’ll see how a small group of ordinary people, filled with the Spirit of God, became the most world-changing movement in history—and how that same Spirit empowers us today to live with purpose, courage, and impact. Don’t miss this chance to step into the story God is still writing through us!   Access upco...

For the past six-weeks, we’ve explored what it means to become like Jesus in our everyday lives. This Sunday, we’ll bring it all together in Jesus’ simple yet profound invitation to the kind of transformation only He can bring. If you’ve missed any part of the series, this is the perfect week to catch up on this foundational teaching. And as we conclude, we’ll also look ahead—at the longer-term wa...

Have you ever found yourself wanting to be like someone else and mimicking what you see them doing in the parts of life that you want to be true of you? The rhythms and habits of our lives shape who we become. But what if who we are following or the patterns we are building our lives around are keeping us from living the full life Jesus invites us into? As we continue in our series exploring learn...

The invitation of Jesus isn’t about becoming more religious or simply trying harder to be a “good person.” It’s an invitation into a whole new way of living. This Sunday, wecontinue Becoming: Thinking, Loving, and Living Like Jesus in Our Everyday Lives. In week four, we’ll explore what it means to love like Jesus—learning how His love transforms us and reshapes the way we see and serve others.  A...

This Sunday, we continue our Becoming series: Thinking, Loving, & Living Like Jesus—focusing on what it means to think like Him. Jesus isn’t just concerned with what we do on the outside; He wants to transform our whole selves—shaping how we see, understand, and respond to life through His eyes. Join us as we explore this foundational part of discipleship at New Bridge: learning to think, love...

Last Sunday, we kicked off a new 6-week series called Becoming: Thinking, Loving, & Living like Jesus. After exploring the three essentials of discipleship last week, thisSunday, we’ll focus on holistic discipleship. It’s often easy and sometimes even encouraged to compartmentalize our lives. But what about when we are pursuing becoming more like Jesus? In two of the more formidable statements...

We are all in the process of becoming. Daily we are formed (or deformed) by our closest relationships and those who influence our thinking, our priorities and values, and how we live our daily lives. But what does it look like to pursue becoming more like Jesus in our everyday lives? Join us this Sunday as we begin a new six-week series, Becoming: Thinking, Loving, and Living Like Jesus..   Access...

14 weeks ago, we began studying Galatians in pursuit of making greater sense of faith in Jesus. This Sunday, we come to our final verses, which call us to live cross-centered lives. The picture Paul paints is both liberating and costly. Itcalls us to introspection and sacrificial mission. It calls us to much more than wearing a cross as a piece of jewelry around our necks. Don’t miss the closing o...

We live in a difficult tension of prizing individualism while often recognizing our need for community. We often approach faith as personal and individual. But how does faith shape the way we relate to others in community? The picture that Paul paints for us in our passage this Sunday is both messy and powerfully transformative. For those wanting to experience more of Jesus’ restorative power in a...

We’re surrounded by products and apps promising to unlock our potential and lead us into the personal growth we often desire. We’re often aware of where we fall short of the desires we have for ourselves, but feel limited to what we can produce by our own willpower or self-discipline. In our passage this week, we’ll get a better understanding of what lies beneath our destructive living and the pow...

Celebrating July 4th and the freedom we have in our country puts us in the frame of mind to reflect on the freedom that Jesus provides on a deeper and grander scale. But just as freedom for our nation does not mean that there are no boundaries or that lawlessness should reign, our passage this Sunday will guide us through the continued dynamics of living in the freedom of Jesus while resisting the...

This week, Kevin Mondau will walk us through Galatians 5, where a heated debate unfolds over a hot-button issue in the early church. The confusion for new Christians in Galatia continues as the pressure mounts to take on Jewish rituals and customs. What does it look like for them to express their newfound faith in Jesus? The battle for their religious freedom is coming to a head. Of course, it’s n...

This week we are excited to have Jon Graciano with us who will be continuing our series, Making Sense of Faith. We all experience ups and downs in life, but do we need to put up with setbacks in our faith? Paul is very concerned for theGalatians. It was a lot of work to get them set free, and now they seem to be tempted by new and different forms of bondage. As we look to make sense of the way fai...

In many ways, Paul’s letter to the Galatians has been full of heady theological arguments to this point. This week, Paul begins laying out how these theological attributes of God apply to our lives in more personal and relational ways. Not to be misunderstood as a distant or absent deity, this week we’ll see how God’s sovereignty brings comfort and confidence in seasons of waiting, how His redempt...

As we continue our series, Making Sense of Faith, we come to the question of, “What is the purpose of the law?” What was the purpose of the law for the people Paul is writing to, and what is the purpose of the law for us today? For those who lean toward legalism and for those who love to live free from the law, this section of Paul’s letter both grounds us and sets us free. Access upcoming events,...

As we continue our series, “Making Sense of Faith,” we find the apostle Paul making a brash argument against the “curse of the law.” While putting our faith in Jesus is the right and obvious answer for our salvation, we have to wonder - why is Paul having to argue and defend the Gospel in the first place? What implications does Paul’s argument to the church of Galatia have for us today? What role...

Sometimes the Gospel can feel abstract—something we affirm on Sunday but struggle to apply on Monday. But in Galatians 2:11–21, we see a surprising moment: a tense confrontation between Paul and Peter over a dinner table seating chart. At first, it looks like a personal conflict followed by some heavy theology, but Paul shows us these are deeply connected. Our understanding of the Gospel shapes ho...

It’s often heartbreaking to see division among churches, ministries, and leaders. In our passage this week, Paul shows us what it looks like to pursue gospel unity. Unity does not mean uniformity, and we’ll see how Paul and others find common ground in the belief and practice of the gospel entrusted to them by God. If you’re exploring Jesus, this message will give you an important look at the esse...

From a young age, we’re encouraged to be confident—confident in ourselves, confident in our accomplishments. But along life’s journey, that confidence can easily lead to pride when we succeed or insecurity when we don’t. In our passage this week, Paul shows us how the Gospel protects us from both pride and insecurity and produces humble confidence. It’s this humble confidence that helps us makesen...

Being surrounded by all kinds of “gospel messages,” it can be hard to know what is true and what is not. More than a matter of personal preference or opinion, the Gospel message must be clear and distinguished from distortions of it. The apostle Paul unabashedly teaches the true Gospel of Christ in his letter to the Galatians. His words confronting the early church not only remind them about the t...

Sometimes, matters of faith just don’t make sense to us. Sometimes it’s a concept that doesn’t make sense, and other times it’s figuring out how that concept intersects with your daily life. Join us this Sunday as we kick off a new series, Making Sense of Faith: A Study through Galatians, intended to address both of these challenges. Whether you are brand new to exploring Jesus or have been follow...