Bridges Community Church Los Altos

This summer, we’re hearing from our elders and various staff about how God has worked in their lives in similar ways to how He worked in the lives of people throughout biblical history. This week, we'll hear from Elder Chair Todd Kjos about how various Christian communities and studying God's Word helped to develop his faith.

Many people could quickly identify any number of urgent physical and spiritual needs that plague so many around the world today, including in our own community. And we would likely have a lot of agreement as believers that something absolutely needs to change in order to address these matters. But this week’s message will also argue that something needs to change in our own hearts as well about th...

This summer, we’re hearing from our elders and various staff about how God has worked in their lives in similar ways to how He worked in the lives of people throughout biblical history. This week, we'll hear from Brad Cole about how the life of Caleb inspired him through various seasons of stepping out in faith and trusting God.

This summer, we’re hearing from our elders and various staff about how God has worked in their lives in similar ways to how He worked in the lives of people throughout biblical history. This week, we'll hear from Laura Perez, our Associate Director of Worship and Young Adults, about how she has experienced the goodness of the Lord during various (and sometimes uncertain) seasons of her life.

This summer, we’re hearing from our elders and various staff about how God has worked in their lives in similar ways to how He worked in the lives of people throughout biblical history. This week, we'll hear how the faith story of Dave Kellejian, our Director of Student Ministries, intersects with that of a man in Mark 5 who had a life-changing encounter with Jesus, and whose story has far greater...

This summer, we’re hearing from our elders and various staff about how God has worked in their lives in similar ways to how He worked in the lives of people throughout biblical history. This week, we'll hear from Austin Ward, one of our elders, about how God weaved the concept of trusting in Him through many different seasons of Austin's life.

This summer, we’re hearing from our elders and various staff about how God has worked in their lives in similar ways to how He worked in the lives of people throughout biblical history. This week, we'll hear from Danny Oh, one of our church elders, about how God moved him from a bargaining faith to a surrendered faith.

This summer, we’re hearing from our elders and various staff about how God has worked in their lives in similar ways to how He worked in the lives of people throughout biblical history. This week, we'll hear from Mark Liu, one of our church elders, about how God used the powerful stories of Jesus' time on earth among his people to teach Mark how to be a servant in his community.

This summer, we’re hearing from our elders and various staff about how God has worked in their lives in similar ways to how He worked in the lives of people throughout biblical history. This week, we'll hear from Al Kruger, one of our church elders, about how God used pivotal circumstances and providential relationships throughout his life to bring Al to the point of faith in Jesus.

This summer, we’re hearing from our elders and various staff about how God has worked in their lives in similar ways to how He worked in the lives of people throughout biblical history. This week, we'll hear how the faith story of Alba Kellejian, our Director of Family & Children’s Ministries, intersects with that of a frequently overlooked character from the book of Genesis who learned firsthand...

This summer, we’re hearing from our elders and various staff about how God has worked in their lives in similar ways to how He worked in the lives of people throughout biblical history. This week, we'll hear how Pastor Dan’s story intersects with Jonah’s story. It is one of God’s faithfulness in the midst of rebellion, and how we often don’t surrender until we are in the depths.

The Bible is filled with unexpected and dramatic accounts of reversal—stories in which a situation of despair, failure, or judgment is somehow miraculously transformed by God (often at the last moment) into one of hope, victory, and redemption. We enjoy hearing those types of stories in Scripture, but we sometimes struggle to believe that God is really able and interested in reversing seemingly ho...

God isn’t only interested in restoring some of the brokenness in the world, He’s restoring all of it. This week as we study Esther chapter 8, we will see God reverse more of the terrible effects of evil and learn that His plan of redemption is far beyond what we could ever ask or imagine.

Up to this point in the book of Esther, not much has seemed to go right. King Xerxes is often drunk and impulsive; the villain, Haman, has run unopposed; Mordecai was overlooked and unappreciated; and the Israelites are facing extermination. The situation has looked rather bleak. However, in these chapters, we begin to see how God ties all those negatives into something positive—and how He will do...

All of us will face times of difficulty, stress, and disappointment. Some of those will be quite extreme (like Esther’s), while others will be more routine (like Haman’s). But not all of us will handle those situations with the same poise, grace, and rootedness. What makes the difference? How can we become people who remain steady, even when everything around us is crashing down? This week, we’ll...

Every one of us faces defining moments in our own lives. And some of these defining moments come unexpectedly and pass quickly, yet can have far-reaching consequences. Queen Esther found herself at just such a crossroads in Esther 4. And the fate of her own people, as well as her own life, was riding on how she would handle that defining moment. Join us for this week’s sermon as we discover not on...

No doubt that we will all experience problems in our lives. Some of those will feel rather small and others will feel so large that we worry the world might end. However, no matter how small or large a problem may seem, God already anticipated it and has a solution in the works. This week, we’ll find that even the biggest problems are no problem for God. Victory is certain before the battle ever b...

We might believe that God only works with perfect people living perfect lives–or at least pretty good people, living pretty good lives. But the God of the Bible shows us time and time again He is willing to begin a journey with us starting wherever we are. This week, we encounter the woman who becomes Queen and see that she, like us, doesn’t begin her journey with God fully formed.

Esther, chapter one. We can often make the mistake when we see corruption, when we see abuse of power, when we see greed, when we see systems and structures of sin, when we look at situations where there is so much wrong, so much broken, we think this will never be right. This sin seems to be part of the institution. It's too entrenched. Even if there is some kind of accountability structure....

The resurrection of Jesus Christ from the dead is the most unique event in the history of the world. It was witnessed by many, passed along through generations, and has stirred hope in the hearts of people for 2000 years. This Easter, we will dive into its uniqueness, significance, and necessity.

Our entire lives are, in a sense, spent either working or resting. Sadly, though, we don’t often think of our working or our resting in light of God and His Word. We either overvalue our work or we undervalue it; the same is true with our rest. In this week’s message, we will consider our work and our rest in light of God’s good character and actions. The God who finished His work of creation and...

When God looked at man and saw he was alone, God said it was “not good.” He responded by creating woman and therefore, fellowship, community, and connection. In the ages since creation, humans have changed little. We are still hardwired with a need for others. This week we’ll see the various ways our need can be met and how God continues to work for our social well-being.

Most of us probably understand that rules are a necessary part of life—if only because we’ve seen the mess created anytime there aren’t rules. But likely, very few of us would say we enjoy rules, especially when they seem to get in the way of what we want to do. This week, we’ll study God’s rules, why He gave them, and why they are exceedingly good. Perhaps surprisingly, we’ll find they are the pa...

Christianity has tremendous resources to assign inherent worth and dignity to every human. Regardless of ability or background, Scripture teaches that every human life is equally precious. This week, we’ll see how this belief originates all the way back to creation, has altered the history of the world, and still has more to accomplish in our modern day.

A. W. Tozer once said that what comes to our minds when we think about God is the most important thing about us. And if you want to cultivate better thinking about God, there’s arguably no better place to start than the creation account in the book of Genesis. So join us this week for our continuing sermon series in Genesis 1 and 2, as we take a closer look at the specific order of creation and co...