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HIS GLORY YOUR STORY  WEEK 2 Sunday, April 2nd 2023 John 12:12-19 (NKJV) The next day a great multitude that had come to the feast, when they heard that Jesus was coming to Jerusalem, 13 took branches of palm trees and went out to meet Him, and cried out: “Hosanna!‘Blessed is He who comes in the name of the Lord!’The King of Israel!” 14 Then Jesus, when He had found a young donkey, sat on it; as i...

HIS GLORY, YOUR STORY (BETRAYED) Sunday, March 26th 2023 Zechariah 11:12-13 I told them, “If you think it best, give me my pay; but if not, keep it.” So they paid me thirty pieces of silver. 13 And the Lord said to me, “Throw it to the potter”—the handsome price at which they valued me! So I took the thirty pieces of silver and threw them to the potter at the house of the Lord. Matthew 26:14-16 Th...

John 6: 25-35 (NIV) 1. STUFF LEAVES US EMPTY Philippians 3:18 For, as I have often told you before and now tell you again even with tears, many live as enemies of the cross of Christ. 19 Their destiny is destruction, their god is their stomach, and their glory is in their shame. Their mind is set on earthly things. You can’t be hungry for Jesus if you’re full on the world. Are you hungry? John 6:3...

 Be Strong and Courageous 2 Timothy 4:2-4 (NLT) "Preach the word of God. Be prepared, whether the time is favorable or not. Patiently correct, rebuke and encourage your people with good teaching. For a time is coming when people will no longer listen to sound and wholesome teaching. They will follow their own desires and will look for teachers who will tell them whatever their itching ears wa...

RELATIONSHIP STATUS: Dating/Engaged Sunday, MARCH 5th 2023 Genesis 2:18-23 (NLT) Then the Lord God said, “It is not good for the man to be alone. I will make a helper who is just right for him.” Genesis 2:19 God made the animals and the birds of the sky. Genesis 2:20 But still there was no helper just right for Adam. Genesis 2:23 “At last!” the man exclaimed. “This one is bone...

RELATIONSHIP STATUS: It’s Complicated Sunday, February 26th 2023 John 13:34-35 “A new command I give you: Love one another . As I have loved you, so you must love one another . 35 By this everyone will know that you are my disciples , if you love one another .” Matt 5:44 But I say to you, love your enemies, bless those who curse you, do good to those who hate you, and pray for those who spite...

February 19th, 2023 Guest speaker, Dr. Grant Jones, speaks on "Regret" at The Bridge Maryville.  Find Dr. Jones' PowerPoint here: https://drive.google.com/drive/folders/1iH8bmVH5cw6HoQOptLSwSgReJrR1hkbm?usp=sharing

RELATIONSHIP STATUS: MARRIED Sunday, February 12th 2023 James 1:19-20 … Everyone should be quick to listen, slow to speak and slow to become angry, 20 for man's anger does not bring about the righteous life that God desires. GOD’S RULES FOR FIGHTING FAIR HEAR WHAT IS BEING SAID, NOT WHAT YOU WANT TO HEAR. James 1:19 …Everyone should be quick to listen … Proverbs 18:2 A fool finds no pleasure in un...

RELATIONSHIP STATUS: SINGLE Sunday, February 5th 2023 Matthew 6:31-33 (NLT) 4 THINGS GOD GAVE ADAM WHILE HE WAS SINGLE. PLACE Genesis 2:8 (NLT) Then the Lord God planted a garden in Eden in the east, and there he placed the man he had made. Hebrews 12:1 (TLB) “…Let us run with patience the particular race that God has set before us.” PURPOSE Genesis 2:15 (NLT) The Lor...

JUST SAY IT (DIY PRAYER) Sunday, January 29th 2023 Habakkuk 1:1-4 The prophecy that Habakkuk the prophet received. 2 How long, Lord, must I call for help, but you do not listen? Or cry out to you, “Violence!” but you do not save? 3 Why do you make me look at injustice? Why do you tolerate wrongdoing? Destruction and violence are before me; there is strife, a...

PRAYING FOR OTHERS (DIY PRAYER) Sunday, January 22nd 2023 Proverbs 3:5-8 (NIV) Colossians 1:9-14 9 For this reason, since the day we heard about you, we have not stopped praying for you. We continually ask God to fill you with the knowledge of his will through all the wisdom and understanding that the Spirit gives, 10 so that you may live a life worthy of the Lord and plea...

Matthew 6:9-13 “Our Father in heaven, hallowed be your name, 10 your kingdom come, your will be done, on earth as it is in heaven. 11 Give us today our daily bread. 12 And forgive us our debts, as we also have forgiven our debtors. 13 And lead us not into temptation, but deliver us from the evil one. The Lord’s Prayer can be divided into two parts, each with...

NEW YEAR, FRESH START (PRAY FIRST) Sunday, January 8th 2022 Matthew 11:28-30 “Come to me, all you who are weary and burdened, and I will give you rest. 29 Take my yoke upon you and learn from me, for I am gentle and humble in heart, and you will find rest for your souls. 30 For my yoke is easy and my burden is light.” Genesis 1:1-5 In the beginning God created the hea...

First Mention The Law of First Mention Genesis 3:1-9 Now the serpent was more crafty than any of the wild animals the Lord God had made. He said to the woman, “Did God really say, ‘You must not eat from any tree in the garden’?” The woman said to the serpent, “We may eat fruit from the trees in the garden, but God did say, ‘You must not eat fruit from the tree that is in the middle of the garden,...

Isaiah 9:6 For to us a child is born, to us a son is given and the government will be on his shoulders and he will be called, wonderful counselor, the mighty God, the everlasting father, and he will be called the prince of peace. John 14:5-11 Thomas said to Him, “Lord, we do not know where You are going, and how can we know the way?” 6 Jesus said to him, “I am the way, the...

Romans 1:18 For the wrath of God is revealed from heaven against all ungodliness and unrighteousness of men, who by their unrighteousness suppress the truth. Matthew 1:21 She will give birth to a son, and you are to give him the name Jesus, because he will save his people from their sins. Isaiah 9:6 For to us a child is born, to us a son is given and the government will be on his sh...

Wonderful Counselor Sunday, November 27th 2022 Matthew 1:18-21  This is how the birth of Jesus the Messiah came about: His mother Mary was pledged to be married to Joseph, but before they came together, she was found to be pregnant through the Holy Spirit. 19 Because Joseph her husband was faithful to the law, and yet did not want to expose her to public disgrace, he had in min...

A BETTER THANKSGIVING Sunday, November 20th 2022 Ecclesiastes 4:6 Better is one handful with tranquility than two handfuls with toil, a chasing after the wind. Psalm 84:1-2 How lovely is your dwelling place, Lord Almighty! My soul yearns, even faints, for the courts of the Lord; my heart and my flesh cry out for the living God. Psalm 84:10 Better is one day in your courts than a thousand elsewhere...

Patience and Suffering - James 5 November 12th, 2022 Message James 5:7-9 Be patient , then, brothers and sisters, until the Lord’s coming. See how the farmer waits for the land to yield its valuable crop, patiently waiting for the autumn and spring rains. 8 You too, be patient and stand firm, because the Lord’s coming is near. 9 Don’t grumble against one another, brothers and sisters, or you will...

ADULTERERS AND MURDERS (BETWEEN SUNDAYS PT 7) Sunday, November 6th 2022 James 4:1-10 What causes fights and quarrels among you? Don’t they come from your desires that battle within you?2 You desire but do not have, so you kill. You covet but you cannot get what you want, so you quarrel and fight. You do not have because you do not ask God. 3 When you ask, you do not receiv...

Genesis 1:26   Genesis 1:28 God blessed them and said to them, “Be fruitful and increase in number;  "If  you want to change the life you have, you need to change the words you speak."    James 1:18, James 1:19, James 1:26   James 3:1-12 Not many of you should become teachers, my fellow believers, because you know that we who teach will be judged more s...

October 23rd message from The Bridge

THE WHAT: James 2:1 THE WHY: James 2:4-5 THE CONSEQUENCES: James 2:9-11 THE GOOD NEWS: James 2:13 James 2:1-13 My brothers and sisters, believers in our glorious Lord Jesus Christ must not show favoritism. 2 Suppose a man comes into your meeting wearing a gold ring and fine clothes, and a poor man in filthy old clothes also comes in. 3 If you show special attention to...

2 timothy 3:16-17 All Scripture is God-breathed and is useful for teaching, rebuking, correcting and training in righteousness, 17 so that the servant of God may be thoroughly equipped for every good work. James 1:19-27 My dear brothers and sisters, take note of this: Everyone should be quick to listen, slow to speak and slow to become angry, 20 be...

James 1:1-18  James, a servant of God and of the Lord Jesus Christ, To the twelve tribes scattered among the nations: Greetings 2 Consider it pure joy, my brothers and sisters, whenever you face trials of many kinds, 2 Consider it pure joy, my brothers and sisters, whenever you face trials of many kinds, 3 because you know that the testin...