The Bride Church

Walking wisely, or wise living comes from knowing who you are in Christ. Right living flows from right understanding. Our salvation is no guarantee you will walk wisely and avoid landmines, hurtful decisions with terrible consequences. We are called to walk carefully. God is eternal Community: Father, Son, Holy Spirit. We are made in His image and need community. We are susceptible to counterfeit...

A 7th “C” regarding wisdom from God: Contends for the faith The 6 wise practices from Jude for contending for the faith: Keep watch for perversions of the true Gospel Remember the teachings and predictions of the Apostles. Build up your faith Pray in the Spirit Keep in the love of God Have mercy on those who doubt and share your faith. There are no neutral relationships.

The 6 C’s regarding wisdom from God: Comes from the Spirit Consistent with God's Word Conflicts with man’s ways Clashes with our sinful nature Challenges our faith Calls us to courage

2020 Vision for The Bride Church: That we would love well and grow into the likeness of Christ. Wisdom is relational. Wisdom from us produces disorder. Wisdom from God produces righteousness and peace. Harvests can’t happen without planting. Sew peace. Harvest righteousness.

Stop. Slow down and reflect on the way you walk. Do not be unwise, but wise. Make the best use of your time. Redeem the time. Greek: kairos – decisive moment in time; season. This is a crossroads moment in time, separating our past and propelling us into the future; a walk that brings us into a new frontier and a new future, Wisdom separates us from the world, the flesh, and the devil. The days ar...

God is not torn between love and justice. To be truly loved, one must be truly known. God truly knows us. Love does not exist in the absence of judgement, only in the presence of it. We must see justice and love as coming together. Moralizing is making a judgement and not acting upon it. Compassion conveys a sense of passing a moral judgement but acting on it. Whenever you extend mercy, you always...

Mystery: any truth that is unknowable except by divine revelation. We are created. We are made. And therefore, we are owned. We are not our own, we are bought and paid for by the blood of Jesus! Jesus said: I know longer call you servants, but I call you friends! A price was paid for the bride. The groom goes to his father’s house to prepare a place. The bride prepares for her groom’s return. When...

As Jesus has warns of the difficulty to come in the end, He prepares us with divine understanding. Parables give insight into the mysteries of His Kingdom. The parable of the sewer and of the wheat and tares give warning of false conversions versus true conversions which produce fruit. The mystery of lawlessness gives insight into the attempts of fallen humankind to solve problems. The mystery of...

Though we would like things to return to normal, what if they get worse? Our Lord states they will in Matthew 24? Will we be ready? The picture of increasing trouble isn’t pretty: being misled, increased lawlessness, tribulation, persecution, natural love of hearts growing cold in most people, professing believers falling away. True believers who endure to the end will continue proclaiming the gos...

2 Peter 3 There are 1,845 mentions in scripture concerning the second coming of Christ. For each verse that speaks about the birth of Christ, there are 8 that speak about the second coming. 21 times, Jesus said “I’m coming back.” 50 times, we are told to be ready. We are to expect Christ’s coming and believe that He is coming back. We are to be aware of false teachers twisting the scriptures to su...

Dwell in the Word of God. Breathe it in. We need to be saved. Salvation is through Jesus Christ. Salvation brings freedom. Freedom from the wrath of God. Freedom from sin. Freedom from the law. Freedom from death. “We dwell on this side of glory—we carry about, as Paul elsewhere writes, our “outward man” which is wasting away even though our “inward man is being renewed day by day.” – J. V. Fesko...

We are to grow into the image of Jesus. Four things that will keep us wandering in the wilderness: Grumbling / Complaining Not submitting to God's Word and leaders Not applying faith to God's promises Lack of gratitude God places His Son and His Spirit in us to glorify Him. If we are found to be wandering, we must confess and turn. Obedience, trust, and serving all are ways to Glorify God.

We are void of life and darkened without Jesus. We are completely dependent on Jesus. No eternal perspective or eternal purpose without Jesus. Prayer is a declaration of dependence. Living in and through Christ allows us to forgive and love. Love is a sacrifice.

Putting on the armor is for the express purpose of protecting the believer from the evil day. Believers are called to stand firm and withstand. Our battle is not against each other (but it sure seems that way when watching the news or reading social media). We need to stand together... a house divided cannot stand. When we put up the shield of faith, there is more protection when linked together....

Before we put on the armor, we must put off our old manner of life. The belt of truth…Jesus. The shoes of the Gospel... peace. The breastplate of righteousness... new heart. The shield of faith… protection. The helmet of salvation… victory over death. The sword of the Spirit... the Word of God. The armor protects us from our own self-righteous nature. The Word of God should be wielded in our own h...

Stand in The Gospel. Stand in His Grace. Stand Firm in Faith. Stand in Freedom. Stand in Unity. Stand Firm in The Lord.

Jesus died to redeem men back to God, creating one Body. We are now identified as Brothers and Sisters. Christ is the head of the body and God is Father. The Scriptures use the word 'nations,' which means ethnos, people, groups. The blood of Christ reconciles all ethnos who believe to God and their fellow brothers and sisters. When we put off the old man we should put off partiality, prejudice, an...

The Significance of Celebrating Pentecost (literally means 50) Sunday is to remember our calling to spread the Gospel. The Power of The Spirit is available to all believers. Luke 24:49 - "And behold, I am sending the promise of my Father upon you. But stay in the city until you are clothed with power from on high." When the Holy Spirit descends on a believer it usually a "suddenly" and often times...

The story of Onesimus is also our story — the story of Jesus transforming us from useless to useful, from wandering runaways to beloved brothers and sisters. When Onesimus becomes born again Paul regards him no longer as a slave but a brother. Paul's letter to Philemon is the only epistle he writes that does not include the death burial and resurrection, but it is the application of the Gospel. We...

The Gospel is the revealed power of God. The Gospel was preached to believers over and over by Paul and Peter in their letters. The Gospel preached to yourself produces life. The healing of the Paralytic contains the Death Burial and resurrection. We stand in the message of the Gospel and find Grace for the day.

God commands us to honor our Parents. Honor is given and is not earned. Honor ascribes value to a person and glorifies God in the process. Honoring others is the only place in scripture where we are given permission to compete with others (see Romans 12:10). Four ways to honor your Mother: - Forgiveness: Forgive them of any and all wrongdoing. - Spending time together. Ask them to tell you their s...

Jesus wanted His followers to have rock solid certainty to face whatever the future held There is the certainty of His risen Life; by 10 appearances and many convincing proofs over 40 days. There is the Certainty of who He is; the promised Messiah, the very Son of God and only Savior, the Good Shepherd who lays His life down for His sheep. There is the Certainty of the Provision; the forgiveness o...

God is speaking to you. He wants you to know that you are loved. It’s not just some kind of superficial love that is here today and gone tomorrow. He loves you with the deepest love that endures through everything.

We all have in our DNA to want, to pursue that which will satisfy, This is a universal time throughout the World a defining moment if you will. To Pause, to reflect, to re-calibrate, to rest to refocus. When we hit a crisis and we begin to seek God let us seek him for who he is and not just what we want. Let us ask him what are you doing in me more than change the circumstances around me. Don’t mi...

Hopelessness can lead to a troubled heart (uncertain is the translation from Greek) laziness, depression and even premature death. The Believers hope is not based on wishful thinking but our hope is resting on the Resurrection of Jesus. Hope is an Anchor for our Soul to keep us steady in troubled waters. When Jesus rose he made good on his prophetic promises. The resurrection solidifies our Salvat...