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What do we make of the human spirit – with all its triumphs & tragedies?  Zechariah has a word from the maker of our spirits (12v1) promising a day when the problems of the human spirit will be resolved.  He will pour out His Spirit of grace (12v9) – that we might truly mourn our […] The post A Day is coming when the human spirit will be transformed appeared first on The Bridge Church .

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How do you feel about the coming of King Jesus?  Do you even feel anything? Zechariah encouraged the people of his day to be excited that God was bringing something greater than of their current entertainments & concerns – the Day of His King.  The King who would come riding a donkey, gentle & righteous.  […] The post Zechariah 9 appeared first on The Bridge Church .

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Do you believe the goodness of God’s word? One sure way to tell is by looking at what impact His promises have had on your plans and priorities. In Zechariah 6, God’s Word comes again to His people, containing a promise of a great priest-king to re-build His temple. For those who heard the promise, […] The post Promises, plans and purposes appeared first on The Bridge Church .

What do you expect life to be like as you await the coming of the King? Revelation 8-11 tells us to expect chaos in God’s world. But in the midst of that chaos we can have confidence in God’s word: to allow it to nourish us and to preach it to others. The post Chaos appeared first on The Bridge Church .

We all long for the perfect community – and it is a right longing to have. We judge our leaders on their ability to create one and invest effort in making our own. In Zechariah’s time, God gave a vision of the perfect community that we could never create. With surreal images, he lifts our […] The post Visions of the perfect community appeared first on The Bridge Church .

What is wrong with our world? War, famine, death, disease – just to name a few. We are all aware that this world is not paradise. This next section of Revelation reveals that comfort is not the norm for most Christians – in fact, suffering and persecution is a common experience. The cry goes out […] The post All is not well with the world appeared first on The Bridge Church .

After returning his people from 70 years of exile in Babylon, God addresses his people through the prophet Zechariah.  Though they were back in the promised land, his message is a clear call to come back: ‘Return to me’, declares the LORD Almighty, ‘and I will return to you’ (Zech 1:3). They were a people […] The post Return to me appeared first on The Bridge Church .

Each year we set aside time to remember the resurrection of our Lord – but how do you celebrate it?  For the disciples, it was by basking in Christ’s conquest: ‘they worshipped him and returned to Jerusalem with great joy. And they stayed continually at the temple, praising God.’ (Luke 24:53-52) The key to celebrating […] The post Easter Sunday 2010 appeared first on The Bridge C...

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Our prayers are often revealing.  Pouring out our hearts to God, our passions are revealed.  In the garden of Gethsemene, under the most intense pressure, Jesus pours out his heart in prayer: ‘Father, if you are willing, take this cup from me; yet not my will, but yours be done’.  What it reveals is a […] The post The Faithful One appeared first on The Bridge Church .

Where do you ‘spend’ the glory, honour and power you have to give away?  There are many competing claims on us – many are unworthy. In Revelation 4 and 5, a door is opened to the heavenly reality.  God is revealed as the maker and ruler of all.   Christ is seen as the Victorious Saviour.  […] The post Worthy of all appeared first on The Bridge Church .

When life gets difficult, we can ask ourselves – “why bother with following Jesus?”. Jesus makes three great promises to those who overcome: Promise 1. they will know Jesus. Promise 2. they will reign with Jesus. Promise 3. they will have eternal life in Jesus. The post Jesus promises His church appeared first on The Bridge Church .

Memory is a powerful tool.  To remember is not just recalling how you felt – but to feel it all over again.  Remembrance makes a past experience a present reality. Jesus, in his final meal calls his followers to ‘Do this in remembrance of me’ – looking forward to the suffering he was about to […] The post Remembering rightly appeared first on The Bridge Church .

Jesus sees everything. And as He looks at His churches He sees not only what is praiseworthy, but also the things that aren’t pleasing to Him. Jesus rebukes these churches for three things: 1. A lack of love 2. A compromise on conduct 3. A reliance on reputation Jesus urges the churches to remember and […] The post Jesus rebukes His church appeared first on The Bridge Church .

In a world of insecurity, Jesus makes this controversial promise: ‘Heaven & earth will pass away, but my words will never pass away’ (Luke 21.33). In Luke 21, Jesus shakes the confidence of the spiritually secure – for even God’s temple was to be judged.  Christ calls for us to look carefully at the ongoing […] The post Security that can’t be shaken appeared first on The Bri...

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In the fifth and final Bible talk in the ‘We Are’ series, Paul Dale asks the question ‘what are you passionate about’? God is passionate about saving souls and maturing disciples of Christ – do we share the same passion? Paul issues a three-fold exhortation: 1. to be convinced about the power of the gospel, […] The post Mission and money – Part 2 appeared first on The...

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