CityBridge Community Church

We become like whatever we spend our time looking at. In Joshua 21, a chapter that reads like a list of forgotten towns, Josh Fortney shows how God scattered His people across every region so no one would ever be far from teaching, care, and a reminder to look at Him. It's an honest look at who God has already placed in your everyday life, and why God doesn't just rescue us once but chooses to liv...

In Joshua 20, God scattered six cities of refuge across the land so no one would ever be far from mercy. Brad Kirby walks through how those ancient cities point straight to Jesus, the One we run to when sin, shame, or suffering crushes us. It's a message about the legacy we leave: raising a generation whose first instinct is to run to Christ. Sermon notes and discussion questions available at: htt...

Most people skip Joshua 15–19. That might be a mistake.   Brad Kirby, Josh Fortney, and David Leventhal walk through five chapters that look like a county records office and turn out to be one of the most important moments in the entire Bible. A six-hundred-year-old promise finally comes true, a woman named Aksah models what bold prayer actually looks like, and a pattern of small compromises revea...

At eighty-five, Caleb asked for the one piece of land everybody else was afraid of. Forty-five years after God promised it to him, Caleb still wanted the hill country with the giants on it, and he was still strong enough to go take it. In this Father's Day message from Joshua 14, Josh Fortney digs into what it looks like to follow God with your whole heart over the long haul, and why finishing str...

The land got handed out before the war was even over. In Joshua 13 and 14, an old leader stands in front of an unfinished map, and God tells him to start giving the inheritance away anyway. David Leventhal walks through what it means to receive your whole life as a gift instead of a trophy, why the things you leave undone tend to get handed down, and how ordinary obedience becomes worship. It's a...

God doesn't make empty promises. But what happens when the battle is long and the opposition looks overwhelming? In Joshua 11–12, Brad Kirby walks through the final stages of Israel's conquest: an army gathered like sand on a seashore, a campaign that stretched on far longer than expected, and a list of thirty-one victories that doubles as a testimony of God's faithfulness. Whether you're fighting...

In Joshua 10, five defeated kings are hiding in a cave while Joshua tells his army to keep moving. In this message, Brad Kirby unpacks what God calls His people to do with a victory He's already secured: not coast, not strive, but move forward in courageous, full obedience — and then return to rest in the One who won it. Whether apathy or anxious striving has a grip on you, this message has someth...

Sometimes the most dangerous decision is the one that feels completely reasonable. Five armies are closing in, and God is about to do something the Bible says had never happened before and has never happened since. In Joshua 10:1-15, David Leventhal shows us that God does not wait for our circumstances to be clean before He shows up. He works in the middle of chaotic, compromised, trainwreck situa...

Sometimes the most dangerous decision is the one that feels completely reasonable. In Joshua 9, Israel gets deceived and not because they stopped caring about God. They asked questions. They looked at the evidence. They did their due diligence. They just never asked God. Brad Kirby unpacks this ancient story and shows how spiritual carelessness rarely looks like rebellion. It looks like a practica...

Right in the middle of a military campaign, Joshua stops everything for a worship ceremony. It sounds like terrible timing. It is actually the whole point. In Joshua 8:30–35, Brad Kirby unpacks one of the most unexpected moments in the book of Joshua and shows why Israel's pause between two mountains has everything to say about how any of us sustain real victory in life. This message traces three...

You can't undo a bad decision. But you can find out what God does with the people who make them. In Joshua 8, after a humiliating defeat and the painful exposure of sin in the camp, Israel gets another shot at the city of Ai. This time everything changes. Joshua seeks God's instruction, the whole army follows His plan, and the victory is total. Josh Fortney walks through what it looks like to move...

One man's hidden sin. An entire nation's defeat. And a God who says get up before the grief runs dry. Brad Kirby, Josh Fortney, and David Leventhal sit down around the table with Joshua 7 in a candid, unscripted conversation. They work through Achan's sin and its ripple effect on the whole community, the overconfidence that crept in after Jericho, Joshua's raw lament, and what it actually looks li...

The church was made to go, not just to gather. On Inside Out Weekend, CityBridge met outside as one church before heading into the city to serve. Brad Kirby took the message back to the first Easter and to two words from Mark 16:7 that are easy to read right past: "and Peter." Those two words are a pep talk for anyone who has ever felt like they've blown it, and a rallying cry for a church ready t...

Most of us want to see results before we trust. God asks for trust before we see results. In Joshua 6, Israel faces the walls of Jericho, and God's strategy is to march in silence for seven days. Brad Kirby opens CityBridge's new Joshua: Mission series by tracing the three-part pattern at the heart of this chapter: God speaks His promises before anything visibly changes, His people walk in faithfu...

You've probably asked God to be on your side. Joshua did too. It was the wrong question. In Joshua 5:13–15, Joshua steps out toward the walls of Jericho and comes face to face with a stranger who has a sword already drawn. The question he asks reveals something most of us do without noticing: we approach God expecting Him to get behind our plans and endorse what we've already decided. In this mess...

Most people know Easter happened. Not everyone knows what it means for them. In this Easter Sunday message, Brad Kirby opens Ephesians 1 to unpack six extraordinary gifts that belong to every person who trusts Jesus: chosen before time began, adopted as family, accepted by grace, fully forgiven, heir to an eternal inheritance, and sealed by the Spirit of God himself. This isn't a message about wha...

He prayed it three times. He knew exactly what was coming. And He went anyway. In this Good Friday message from Matthew 26, Brad Kirby walks through the moments leading up to the cross: the last meal, the betrayal, the garden. He lands on the truth at the center of it all — Jesus went instead of us. Before you get to Sunday, sit with this one. Sermon notes and discussion questions available at: ht...

You can't reach a city you look exactly like. In Joshua 5, Israel stands one step from the Promised Land, and instead of launching into battle, God stops everything. Before there can be mission, there must be identity. Brad Kirby walks through one of Scripture's most unexpected pauses to show why the difference Christ makes in us is not a barrier to engaging the world, but the whole point of it. S...

You're wired to forget. And God knows it. In Joshua 4, Israel has just walked through the Jordan River on dry ground, and God tells them to stop and stack twelve stones before they take another step. Josh Fortney walks through why God commands His people to remember, how visible reminders spark the conversations that pass faith forward, and what it looks like when a community is shaped by what God...

After forty years in the wilderness, Israel finally arrives at the edge of the Promised Land. But standing between them and God's promise is the Jordan River at flood stage. Joshua 3 shows us how God leads His people when the future feels uncertain. Before the river stops, the priests must step into the water. Before the miracle appears, obedience comes first. This message explores what happens wh...

Joshua 2 tells a surprising story about faith. While Israel prepares to enter the Promised Land, Joshua sends two spies into Jericho. Instead of focusing on military strategy, the chapter centers on a woman named Rahab who recognizes the power of Israel's God and risks everything to identify herself with Him. Through Joshua's leadership and Rahab's response, we see what real faith looks like. Fait...

In Joshua 1:10–18 , we see Joshua's first recorded act of leadership after the death of Moses. God had commanded him to arise and cross the Jordan. Joshua responds immediately, organizing the nation and preparing them for movement. Israel stood between promise and possession. We stand between commission and completion. Christ has spoken. The Spirit has been given. The mission is clear. The questio...

Joshua is stepping into impossible leadership. Moses is gone. The Promised Land stands ahead. And the command is clear: Be strong and courageous. In Joshua 1:6–9, we see that courage isn't self-generated. It's grounded in promise, obedience, and presence. God doesn't motivate Joshua with hype. He anchors him in covenant faithfulness and calls him to meditate on the Word day and night. This message...

The book of Joshua is not merely military history. It is theological history. It records real events in real places, but it tells them through the lens of covenant faithfulness and divine purpose. Joshua picks up immediately after the death of Moses. Israel stands on the edge of the Promised Land. The Exodus generation has passed. A new leader rises. The promise given to Abraham centuries earlier...

Questions matter. Curiosity matters. And doubts don't disqualify anyone from the conversation. Ask Me Anything is a space created for people with real questions about faith, God, Scripture, and the world we live in. Instead of quick answers or polished speeches, this ministry invites honest dialogue, thoughtful listening, and patient responses rooted in the truth of the gospel. In this panel-style...