Church At The Bridge Sermon Podcasts

This week we explored what success means as a child of God. We tend to judge success based on the outside; all the things our human minds and hands can do. But, have you considered that success is not of our own doing? Success is work of God’s hand; in every situation, place, and moment. He has declared you successful. When we push and fight to reach the highest place in life and what we define as...

Why do some of us still pursue sinful things that don't work, keep people around that we're better off without, and try to build a new life in places where we can grow? When we try to experience life among dead things we aren’t able to reap the benefits God wants to give us. Some of us are robbing God and ourselves by wasting the miracle-working power of the forgiveness of Christ because we grow l...

Happiness has nothing to do with what's happening and has everything to do with God! You don't have to be stressed out or worked up. Evil is all around us but it does not have to overtake us! When you let God handle it, you'll remain happy.

Is the weight of unforgiveness worth carrying for the rest of your life? One of the heaviest pieces of luggage that some of us tend to lug around in life is unforgiveness. Have you considered how quickly we are offended? What about considering that we get to choose peace? A sobering piece of wisdom is realizing your offender is not the person that did you wrong, your offender is the plank you keep...

Faith becomes complicated when we live in past moments experienced with God. Some people are busy trying to relive revivals experienced in the past. Those were good; special, but if you’re trying to relive yesterday’s experiences with God, you can’t experience the growth that faith affords us day by day. Faith is not as complicated as we understand it and make it out to be. It is living with compl...

Do you panic? Do you make decisions based on feelings? What drives you daily? These are just a few questions to ask yourself as you dive into this week’s message about traveling light. God has made it clear, to all of His children - do not take on the mentality of burden. You are planted in His goodness and grace. You are equipped with wisdom to help you each day. What you allow to work on the ins...

Flip flops may currently be in season, but they are never in season for you! We make it hard at times because we flip-flop! We say yes to following Jesus, but then we flop by going back to unhealthy habits, destructive mindsets, selfish plans, and unscriptural beliefs. Flip-flopping is exhausting because the more we do it the harder life becomes. We learn through the life of the Samaritan Woman ho...

We can live life uncomplicated, free, and with deep and true joy. For many of us, this almost sounds like a fantasy or a far-fetched dream. When we live for ourselves, carry our past, give up, and get religious about relationship with God - Life gets heavy because we overcomplicate relationship with Christ. A key to living free of the burdens we create is found in the words of Jesus, "Take my yoke...

We live in a world where integrity is a moving target with no clear definition or concrete standards and the results we're seeing confirm it. When we forsake our integrity, it is eventually found out. Mistakes don't happen when we make them, they happen when we break our integrity. The scriptures say that God will not allow you to endure more than you can handle. You have got this and when you don...

There are three points of pressure that tend to converge upon our lives whenever a mistake is in the making. Whenever we give in to any one of these pressure points, it will lead us to a misperception of truth, neglecting actual facts, and forsaking the right course of action. Lust of the flesh, the eye, and pride, all lead to a place of consequences. It can take time to materialize; it can start...

Endurance is not about bearing the weight of external and internal pressures. It's about pressing through life's pressures so that you can come out better, stronger, and achieve greater results over the course of life. You may be enduring some difficulties presently, but God hears you. Your enemies may be reveling in your apparent fall, but you will rise again. Do not allow what people tell you an...

Mistakes. We have all made them and more than likely, we will make one again. Some of the mistakes we explore this week are in Genesis 3 and 1 Samuel 15. These scriptures emphasize that when one doesn’t take responsibility, that is the mistake. When mistakes happen don’t look inward and believe it is a failure. God wants to help you turn around and use it as opportunities for growth.

God is always present and His voice is always speaking according to His wisdom and direction, but to restore our connection with Him, we must mute everything that pulls us away from Him and unmute His voice by tuning into what He is saying.

In this series, we have discussed what it means to honor God. This week we continue on the topic and dive into how the church honors God and one another. The honoring church is made up of people whose love for God is evidenced through their actions in life, not where they sit on Sundays. We don't just honor God for the sake of being seen, we honor God and people in the unseen. The church that hono...

People among us are those that operate in our current sphere of influence and life. They are people that we routinely cross paths with, rub shoulders with, and share similar experiences and commonalities with. We come across them routinely, but we don't take interest in them beyond what's necessary, or we do take interest in them at some point because of what they add to us. If honor unto those am...

What does honor look like as a child of God? Honor is a reflection of your relationship with God, it doesn’t require a high esteemed position or money. We honor Him by being obedient to our God-given assignment. There is a maturity being exercised when we exercise genuine demonstrations of honor unto others. When you are in a position of humility, you are in a position to give and receive blessing...

What was God’s master plan? Family. The family is like a branch that when attached to the supporting structure of the tree which is our God, grows, bears fruit, and extends the tree's reach even further. When you establish that your home exists to honor God and do not bend on that decision, God will honor you and chart a path into your tomorrow.

A map is a powerful tool because it can show us our destination and the route to get there all at once. If you solely focus on the destination point without mapping out the route, you'll never get to your desired end. You can live in the miracle working power of God, but you must be determined to face your fears with faith in God so you can arrive at the destination that God has in store for you!

Honor is to the Kingdom of God what air is to the life of every person. Without it we cannot go on with our existence as followers of Christ. The way we treat people entrusted to our care either honors God or dishonors Him. We learn in this message how to honor those in our care and how to build them up.

What does honor mean in the Kingdom of God? In general, we think of it as holding high regard, respect, and esteem. This is believed for many things in our daily lives. However, when we think of God and go about our daily lives, are we stopping to consider how we are putting forth honor? Honor aligns itself with a humility that is submissive to the wisdom of God because we reverence God above all....

This weekend we celebrated Christ’s resurrection! Too often we forget that His resurrection is also ours. It is more than an event to celebrate, it is a power to be experienced. In order for us to fully experience His power, we have to tackle what we believe. At times, this means questioning when we turn to God. Is it in times of trouble only? Is it when we want something? He wants us to break fre...

At times “today” may feel heavy, hard, or pointless. Today might appear meaningless or difficult, but it isn't. Your life holds promise right now and what you do with it matters. We can easily miss the promises of God by paying more attention to the past or worrying about tomorrow. But when we turn to God, we get to see the promises in today. Don't miss this moment, there is a promise at work toda...

If someone came to you with a blank check and asked you, “what do you want,” how would you respond? What would you write on the check? There are some who believe it wrong to think that God would ask you what you want, but they are wrong because God cares about our desires more than some of us care to ask.

Your invitation and your story are the pathways that God uses to bring hope, help, peace, and purpose into the lives of people. The scriptures record a time when a man named Simon accepted an invitation that changed his life. Jesus asked him to cast out his nets which weren’t solely for the purpose of catching fish. His direction was an invitation for Simon to dive deeper and open his eyes to the...

This week we looked at characteristics of a superhero. Superheroes are willing to meet people where they are; they’re intentional; and they always go for contact. Sharing Jesus can be intimidating and uncomfortable. It requires us to put aside our comforts and doubts and step forward in faith. People matter to God and He has given you everything you need to love others. We encourage you to be inte...