BridgePoint Church Podcast

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What happens in one generation, often repeats itself in the next. It has incredible influence. However, we can view our past as a gift. When we examine our past to learn from it and have a willingness to take those painful things to God, we can break free from past generations and move forward to the life God has for us. This series was supported with a small group study on Emotionally Healthy Spi...

If someone asked you, “How do you grow in the knowledge of God?”, you could probably answer them pretty easily. Read the bible. Pray. Go to church. But what if someone asked you, “How do you grow in the knowledge of self?” Not so easy to answer. In today’s message, Chad teaches three truths that will help answer that question and why it’s so important. This series was supported with a small group...

The tip of the iceberg is a saying that typically means we can only see a small part of a much larger situation or problem. That most of the problem remains hidden and most of us only show or deal with that portion that is above the surface. In this message, Tyler shares 10 signs that can help us reevaluate and begin our Deep Water, Emotionally Healthy faith journey. This series was supported with...

We put so much pressure on ourselves to be perfect before we can follow Jesus but the truth is Jesus chose us as we are. We will never get it 100% right, but if we follow Jesus, he promises to make us into the fullest person we can be. Questions for Reflection: • Are you living in the reality that you were chosen by God? • Are you following Jesus or just believing in Jesus? • What one step can you...

God doesn't call us just to watch something, He calls us to step in to what He is doing. Often to step IN to God requires us to step OUT of our comfort zone, but it is those steps that our faith and trust in God grows the most. Today's message comes from Steve Spear of World Vision USA, we pray his story of stepping out of his comfort zone to do the hardest thing he's ever done inspires you to tak...

When you think about someone being called to ministry, do you think about pastors, church workers, or missionaries? While they are called, so are all of us. In today’s message Travis teaches that the mission- the work that was started by Jesus- was passed to all of us who follow Him. Questions for Reflection: • How well are you doing at loving others? • How well are you doing at serving others joy...

Today we wrapped up our Satisfaction Guaranteed series by hearing from a panel of ladies about their experiences dealing with idols. Through their testimonies we can learn what it means to keep God number one in our hearts in any season.

Our world would tell us we should look to riches and status to be satisfied. We follow the lives of celebrities wishing we had their lifestyle, we play the lottery saying "if only". However, how often do we really ever see anyone without something to complain about? So what’s the hope if we can’t be satisfied even with fame and fortune? In today’s message, Tyler teaches that we are desperately lov...

A marketing agency’s job is to convince us that enough is on the other side of whatever they are selling. But in reality, enough isn’t a thing, an amount, or a like on social media. Enough can only be found in Jesus. Questions for Reflection: • What do you sacrifice you time and money for? • These three indicators can give us perspective about where our heart is. • Do we see people as a means to o...

When we think of idols we imagine someone bowing down to a golden calf and worshiping it. In today’s society we may not bow down to something but how may times have we done it figuratively? Regardless of what our idols are, they all act as pacifiers - a temporary replacement for the satisfaction that only God can provide. Questions for Reflection: • Do you have a longing in your heart that you hav...

We live in a culture that promises so much, -satisfaction guaranteed- yet many are still empty. Why? Because what we are searching for can’t be found in x, y, or z. The satisfaction we are longing for can only be found in Jesus. Questions for Reflection: • What has left you feeling the most disappointed? • What do you sacrifice your time and money for? • What do you worry about? • Where do you go...

Easter isn’t about rules, a religion, a bunny, pastel colors, or even peeps. Easter is about a love that led to a death that produces life. Easter begins at the cross and ends with the folded grave clothes. Questions for Reflection: • What comes to mind when you think about Easter? • Does the death and resurrection of Jesus leave you shook? • Are you still wearing your grave clothes?

In today’s message, Tyler asks the question, “Who do you think God is?”. Do you think He was just a great teacher? Or is He God? How you answer that question is critical. One answer leads to dismissal and one leads to life. Questions for Reflection: • Who is God to you? • If you are a christian, how often do you look at your relationship with God in terms of what He can do for you? • If you have w...

Ever seen a miracle? Maybe it was a pet that found its way home after being lost for weeks. Or perhaps it was an accident that you missed because you forgot your coffee and had to go back to get it. Whatever it was, we’ve all heard about them. At some point in our lives, we all seek a miracle of some kind. It could be in our finances, our marriage, our jobs, or any of the countless stressful situa...

If we stop to look at Jesus’ life- he often offended people with his statements. But why would a loving God offend people? What if He offended them (or shook them) because he loved them too much to let an earthly kingdom be the end of the story? What if He had a deeper purpose? Questions for Reflection: • Is there any part of my life that I need to examine? • How can I spend this time leading up t...

We position ourselves for many things. We position ourselves in our career by being in the right place at the right time for a conversation with our supervisor. We position ourselves in athletics to make the shot, the goal, or the score. We position ourselves in our personal lives to get the event tickets, the parking spot, or the tv remote. But when it comes to God, are we positioned to receive H...

Every day we make little decisions that could possibly derail us. We pick up weight upon weight until we are carrying so much that we might just crush ourselves or others. But what if love meant we didn’t have to carry that weight? What if it meant we could lay it down and not pick it up again? Questions for Reflection: • Have you trusted in Jesus? If not what is holding you back? • If you have ta...

Oftentimes we forget how much God loves us. We keep running- looking for security and confidence. But what if we remembered because of how much God loves us, we can have absolute confidence in our relationship with Him? Questions for Reflection: • Do you know and rely on God’s love for you? • Do you love with words or with actions? • When people see you do they see Cain or Christ?

We love chocolate chip cookies, puppies, and our spouse but each one is a different kind of love. So what exactly is love? So often we measure it by performance, boiling it down to a transaction. Am I funny enough? Did I get the right flowers? Am I doing enough? But love is so much more than that. This Valentines day Tyler talks about what real love looks like. Questions for Reflection: • Do you l...

Love is… What does that mean exactly? To each of us it means something different. In this first message of the series, Tyler starts at the end of 1 John to begin to answer that question. Questions for Reflection: • Do God's commandments feel burdensome to you? • Are you confident that you are living from victory, not for it? • What could be idols in your life?

What does a better than normal life look like? We won’t find it in being secluded, getting rich, being famous, or having power. In fact, having a better than normal life is not easily found in what the world expects. We all are uniquely made so the long answer to that question is as unique as each one of us. However there is something that all of us can practice. We can experience a better than no...

All relationships are hard but the one with your spouse can be especially difficult when going through daily life. In John 13:34, Jesus tells us to love one another as He has loved us. In this fourth message of the series Better than Normal, Pastor Chad and his wife Nikki sit down for a raw and humorous interview with Licensed Clinical Social Worker, Haley Erickson to talk about how to have that b...

Ever since the first family in Genesis 4, there has been brokenness in families. There are far more dysfunctional families in the Bible than those who get it right. We all are broken because we exist in a broken world. But that doesn’t mean that we can’t have a better than normal family. How do we get there? It starts with us. Questions for Reflection: • Are you gathering for worship? Finding a fa...

We are all working hard- searching for something. Often though while searching we settle for a story that is at best normal and sometimes less than normal. But God wants more for us even in our finances. When we handle our finances appropriately, it can lead us to a better than normal life! Questions for Reflection: • How can I have a better than normal life with my finances? • Do you believe in J...