BridgePointe Sermons

The toy room represents how we interact with our kids. Family matters greatly to God and people who follow Jesus should have a different approach to parenting than the rest of the world. The Gospel influence of parents should show up in the culture the create, the vision the have for their kids, and the priorities they establish. The next generation is essential to the ongoing advance of the Gospe...

The bedroom represents the place of intimacy and sexuality. Whether a person is single or married, purity should be protected here (Hebrews 13:4). This message should define God-honoring sex and urge people to let Jesus enter to forgive, heal, purify and satisfy. Sex was God’s idea. And it was a good one. But like with everything good, the Devil— the ruler of this world—seeks to distort and destro...

The living room represents relaxation, leisure, and entertainment. This is often a part of our lives where we too easily tolerate sin. Phil. 4:8-9 urge us to think about things that are pure and excellent. Ephesians 5:3 prohibits even a hint of sexual immorality.

The kitchen represents what we consume--food and beverage. What we consume has a way of consuming us. Phil. 3 refers to people who's "God is their stomach" and 1 Corinthians 6:12 Says we shouldn't be mastered by anything.

Jesus wants to come into our lives, to live with us, to rearrange everything so that it is better for us and more pleasing to Him. This series starts with the question, "Will you let Jesus come in?" This happens through the work of the Holy Spirit.

On Easter, we will look at Jesus' resurrection through the latter part of Joseph's story of redemption. Both Joseph and Jesus chose to save those who betrayed them. As we celebrate the resurrection, our focus will be on the way Jesus uses what was intended as evil for good.

For this Palm Sunday, we will use the righteous suffering of Joseph to look creatively at the suffering and death of Jesus, who was righteous and innocent. Jesus came to earth to be God with us. His entire life was devoted to living a perfect life so that His suffering could be for our sins rather than His. On this Sunday before Easter, we reflect on Jesus' suffering that saves us from sin.

God's covenant relationship with His people was established by grace and it continues by grace. He gives birthright inheritance to a son who deceives and He blesses the one who was most unloved. As God completes His work in Jesus, the reversal continues as sinners are saved, the lost and lonely are loved, and the rebels are raised to new life.

God establishes a relationship with people on the basis of faith. With other ancient religions and cultures, sacrifices were made by people for their gods. This story reverses that, showing that the sacrifice is made by God for His people! This story powerfully points to God establishing His covenant through the sacrifice of Jesus.

Before this story , people are estranged from God. They don't know Him or how to relate to Him. (See ch.11 for their best attempt.) So, with Abraham, God begins to show people who He is and how we can relate to Him. This is a critical story to our faith because what is true for Abraham is true for all people--we are made right with God by grace through faith.

Apart from God, we will always try to make a name for ourselves and find reasons to think we can be great on our own. The more we let pride fester in our lives, the further we'll find ourselves from God. Closeness with God is not achieved by us becoming great. It is experienced by God becoming weak, in the person of Jesus.

The human heart is sinful. We will always be inclined to do what is right in our own eyes and rebel against God. That deserves judgment and wrath from God. However, the story of the flood ends with a promise that God will deal differently with our sin--He intends to rescue not destroy, to save rather than condemn.

Sin separates people from the God who created us. It creates problems at every level of our lives. There is no way we can fix this problem on our own. God promised long ago to cleanse us of sin and cover our shame. That work was completed through Christ's death on the cross.

God created. This is the foundation of our faith. God is sovereign and He is good. The crown jewel of His creation was mankind, made in His image. As His image-bearer in this world, we are to live in relationship with Him and carry out His purpose.

Vision Sunday 2021

The best Gospel message and mission come from a heart like God's. His love never gives up and His grace never runs out. Like with Jonah, God patiently and persistently pleads with us to have a heart like His, especially for those who are still running away from God and who He is still running after. We have received God's grace and He, therefore, wants us to run after others with Him.

People are saved whenever they respond to the Good News of God. But people can only repsond to the message of God when they hear it from someone else. (Romans 10:14-15) God sends us with His message of judgment and salvation so that people will stop running from Him and turn toward Him through repentance.

Jonah is saved by God in the depths of his rebellion. This story shows Jonah's personal experience of God's grace. It is the turning point in Jonah's story, when he chooses to honor God and take God's message to the people of Ninevah. Likewise, we are most motivated to share God's grace when we know how much we need it, too.

God pursues those who are running from Him, whether it's people who know Him well (Jonah) or not at all (Ninevah). This intro to the book and series, will set up the theme that God wants us to have His heart for people who are far from Him, and that means running after them to bring them back to God!

Simeon (and Anna) had waited so long for God's Promised One. Simeon had been promised that he wouldn't die without seeing the Messiah. When Mary and Joseph brought Jesus to the temple, the Spirit affirmed that Jesus was God's Chosen One. Simeon believed and rejoiced because God keeps all of His promises, from least (the personal one) to the greatest (for all people). We have a reason to rejoice be...

The shepherds had been told all their lives they didn't belong, especially in the presence of God. The angels had an invitation to the shepherds that a savior had been born to them and they were welcome to meet him. This is why the angels burst into song and its the reason the shepherds went home praising God. God welcomes us, despite who we are or what we've done. He wants us to come close to Him...

Elizabeth and Zechariah have felt the weight of unmet expectations and unfulfilled hopes on many levels. God promises to give them a son in their old age. This son will prepare the way for the Messiah. After John is born, Zechariah praises God for his redemption and rescue, specifically from sin, which is our reason to rejoice in Christ, too.

After Mary receives news of what God is going to do, and when she's greeted by Elizabeth, Mary rejoices over how God has been mindful of her in her humble state. For her, Israel, and all people, God cares deeply about our needs and came to meet them all in Jesus.

God invites us to look at ourselves through His lens and not ours. We are chosen, royal priests, holy, and God's special possession. Once we understand how God see us and who we are in Christ, it gives us a clear identity and purpose: We are people who belong to Jesus and bring others to Him.

James 2:14-26; giving examples or faith in action from throughout the book. If we truly believe in Jesus and are filled by the Spirit, our lives should be radically transformed. It should affect the way we treat the poor, think about wealth, use our words, respond to suffering, deal with temptation, and so much more.