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We are all prone to distraction.  We are easily distracted in trivial & even the most serious of matters.  The Apostles had been entrusted with the message of the gospel to take to the ends of the world – but by the end of Acts 5, they seem to have been distracted & stayed in […] The post The word of God spreads appeared first on The Bridge Church .

What will it mean to ‘conduct yourselves in a manner worthy of the gospel’? In this sermon, we unpack 2 big ideas: Harmony and Humility. How do we stand together for the gospel and how do we best the needs of others before ourselves? Of course, the Lord Jesus is both our model and motivation. The post Living a life worthy of the gospel appeared first on The Bridge Church .

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How would you answer this question: “For me, to live is…”? “To live is Christ, to die is gain”. This was the statement of the Apostle Paul in Philippians 1:21 – a man ‘intoxicated by Christ’. What you think about Jesus, will shape every square inch of your life – it will even shape how […] The post The Gospel First appeared first on The Bridge Church .

It is said that ‘no good deed goes unpunished’. Is it any different when it comes to good works & words for Christ? What response might we expect if we inundated our community with goodness in the name of Jesus? Acts 3-4 is dominated by a miraculously good deed to a cripple, which leads to the […] The post Doing good in the name of Jesus appeared first on The Bridge Church .

Luke’s second volume opens with the excitement of the Risen Christ. A fact that overturned the world & overturns our lives. From the outset, we see that Jesus is alive & well. Jesus has ascended & is seated on his throne. Jesus is Lord. And the Lord Jesus must be testified to. As he commissioned […] The post Testifying to the Risen Lord appeared first on The Bridge Churc...

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In this Bible talk, Paul quotes from a blog entry by Matt Chandler. You can read this blog post here. The post Trust in God alone appeared first on The Bridge Church .

‘I will praise you, O LORD, with all my heart’… so the Psalmist starts singing.  He knows God is worthy of thanks.  He knows God loves loyally.  He knows God regards the lowly.  He knows God deals personally.  So he wants God thanked.  But he wants it known everywhere.  This refreshing Psalm encourages us to […] The post ‘I will praise you’ appeared first on The Bridge Church .

Boxing Day has become a chance to work out which gifts we’ll hang on to, & which will be boxed for exchange.  For those of us who know that the great gift of Christmas is Christ, we certainly wouldn’t return Him!  But what does it mean to receive Christ?  What should we do with the […] The post Faithful to Death (St Stephen’s Day) appeared first on The Bridge Church .

‘The cross alone is our theology’.  But in the face of floods, droughts & a world in chaos, what does the cross have to say?  What do these disasters teach us about God, as we examine them through the cross?  Do we have a picture of the cross big enough to deal with anything beyond […] The post Transformation of the World appeared first on The Bridge Church .

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‘Our great God and Saviour, Jesus Christ gave Himself for us to redeem us’ (Titus 2). One of the wonders of the cross is not just how it changes our future, but also the present. At the cross, Jesus bought us at great cost – we are now his. And as his treasured possession, we live differently. We are […] The post Redemption for Good appeared first on The Bridge Church .

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Most of us live peacefully – content in the knowledge we don’t have any real enemies.  Problems at the office don’t lead to lifelong nemesis.  Even our nation at war doesn’t affect our daily life.   But the reality is we do have enemies.  Luther called sin, death & the devil the ‘unholy trinity’.  Each […] The post Victory over sin, death and the devil appeared f...

Love is an (over) used word in our culture.  It covers everything from our feelings about a second serve of dessert to the deep affection we have for family. Surveying the cross in all its wonders, we are forced to ask: ‘What word describes our love?’  The cross gives shape to love – but is […] The post Example of Love appeared first on The Bridge Church .

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While there is a respectability about Christianity in our culture, the heart of the gospel remains a scandal.  For the message of the cross, the guilty walk free as the innocent bears the punishment.  The scandal is that God both recognises our offence – & bears his own wrath.    Grasping this scandal is transforming: […] The post Salvation from Wrath appeared first on The Bridge...

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What has God got to say to a hurting world?  For many people, it would seem he has nothing to say.  Even for Christians talking to their friends about suffering, it feels tempting to be silent about God. To ‘excuse him’ with our silence, as though he doesn’t exist. But surveying the cross, we see […] The post The Rupture of God appeared first on The Bridge Church .

‘Sorry’ is one of the hardest words to say.  Even harder is being sorry.  Sorry in the way 2 Corinthians 7 talks about it: ‘godly sorrow brings repentance that leads to salvation and leaves no regret, but worldly sorrow brings death. Sorry is hard, but good.  Ezra 9 & 10 has the final piece of […] The post Trembling at God’s Word appeared first on The Bridge Church .

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