The Bridge Church Podcast

On Sunday, August 25th, Pastor Dennis encourages us with the latest message in the “Fools For You”  series called Praise For The Battle: Gideon’s 300. What does the number 300 mean to you?  If you’re thinking about Gideon and his army then you’re thinking right! God chose Gideon and his 300 because they would be fools for him.  God chose 300 households who would follow him and honor him and obey h...

On Sunday, August 18th, Pastor Dennis shares the next message in the “Fools For You”  series called Praise For The Battle. Is praising God about how we feel?  Is praising God about our circumstances?  Or is praising God about trust? To praise is say to God I trust in your nature and I know who you are!   Praise comes out of a deep rooted trust in God that even though I may look like a fool I still...

On Sunday, August 11th, Pastor Dennis delivers the next message in the “Fools For You”  series and talks to us about the importance of Partnerships of Praise. The Bible often speaks to us about the power of agreement and the power of coming together to accomplish the will of God in our lives.  The Bible also tells us to praise God even in our most difficult circumstances like we see with Paul and...

On Sunday, August 4th, Pastor Dennis shares  the next message in the “Fools For You”  series and introduces us to the 7-Day Praise Challenge. Did you know that our God is a jealous God?  What does it even mean that our God is a jealous God?  God is going to great lengths to reclaim his people from the world.  His acts of love and kindness and mercy prove His jealousy for us!  So why can’t we be fo...

On Sunday, July 28th, Pastor Dennis starts a new message series called "Fools For You." What does it look like to be a "fool" for the Lord. God is inviting us into a deeper relationship with Him. And God is all about using the "foolish" things of this world to confound the wise. So we cannot discount the foolish, the small, and the unassuming things that God chooses t...

On Sunday, July 21st, we have the second bonus week of the “Oxygen” series called “Fellowship Or Communion With The Holy Spirit” by Ajay Samuel. Prophecy is not just an office, but a calling of people to Jesus.  It’s a spiritual skill that we need to get equipped in and practice in order to do well.  And if we’re truly hungry for God he will give us the courage to use the gift of prophecy where we...

On Sunday, July 14th, we have a bonus week of the “Oxygen” series called “Sharing Encouragement From The Word” by Ajay Samuel. The church needs to prophecy by encouraging people in God’s affections.  God chooses to partner with us as believers to carry out His desire for the church to prophecy and enjoys that relationship with us.  He actually enjoys it!  And the more you speak to the Holy Spirit,...

On Sunday, July 7th, we conclude the “Oxygen” series with the 7th message called “Wind In The Sails” by Pastor Dennis Lamar. To move in the kingdom of God we have to rely on the Holy Spirit.  The Holy Spirit now abides in us and helps to fulfill the will of God in the earth.  He helps us to proclaim, to speak, or to declare the word of God to others.  He is the wind in our sails that propels us an...

On Sunday, June 30th, Pastor Dennis tells us “Here’s What Maturity Looks Like” in the sixth message of the “Oxygen” series. Will it always be like this?  Well, do you have a growth mindset or a fixed mindset?  A growth mindset says, "we can figure this out!"   The things that we  go through in life can be opportunities to learn.  So what questions do we need to ask where we live, work, l...

On Sunday, June 23rd, Pastor Dennis picks up with the fifth installment of the “Oxygen” series with a message called “Speak in Tongues to Enjoy Jesus and Excel and Love.” God has given us the gift of the Holy Spirit.  And with the filling of the Holy Spirit comes the ability to speak in tongues.  We as believers must have a DESIRE to partner with the Holy Spirit and allow Him to speak through us....

On Sunday, June 16th, Pastor Dennis gives a message for all the current and aspiring fathers on Father's Day called "Remarkable Dads." Remarkable Dads are the spiritual leaders of their households. They are fathers who pray "FOR" their children like Job. They are fathers who pray "WITH" their children like Moses and Aaron. And they are fathers who pray "ABOUT...

On Sunday, June 9th, Pastor Dennis gives the fourth installment of the Oxygen series titled “He Helps Me.” Jesus left us a gift to be with us and to live on the inside of us.  He is our Helper and the Spirit of truth.  He is the Holy Spirit!  What does it look like for us to manifest the Holy Spirit where we live, work, learn, and play?  Are we letting the Holy Spirit teach us?  Are we letting the...

On Sunday, June 2nd, Pastor Dennis Lamar shares the 3rd message in the new Oxygen series. Do you know that you have help in reaching people where you live, work, learn, and play?  We again see how the believers in Acts 2 were filled with the Holy Spirit and able to tell others the works of God in a language they could understand.  And even though the people who heard them didn’t fully understand w...

On Sunday, May 26th, Pastor Dennis takes us into week 2 of the Oxygen: Life In The Spirit series. We pickup from the end of last week where all the apostles and followers of Christ were gathered together in one accord, in one place to receive the gift of the Holy Spirit. And now the Holy Spirit has given them the ability to speak to other people in their own language and in a way they can understa...

On Sunday, May 19th, Pastor Dennis gives a Pentecost Sunday message about the importance of the Holy Spirit and his power in our daily lives. Just like oxygen is essential in order to breathe, so is a relationship with the Holy Spirit. When Jesus left the disciples after he finished his work on the earth, he told them to wait until they received the power of the Holy Spirit. And 10 days after Chri...

On Sunday, May 12th, Pastor Jeanette de las Alas gives a special message for all the mothers in the church on Mother's Day. What are all the things that mothers do daily in their homes to bring glory to God and love their families? And how can the mothers find peace in Christ as they come to him with their burdens and follow his unforced rhythms of grace? We can all take a moment to reflect on...

On Sunday, April 28th, Pastor Dennis gives a powerful message called "Be Like The 2 Not The 10." As we look at the story of the 12 Israelite spies going into the Promised Land in Numbers 13, we see how the negative report of 10 spies overshadowed the positive report of the 2 (Caleb and Joshua). What report are we choosing to partner with where we live, work, learn, and play? Are we belie...

On Sunday, April 21st, Pastor Dennis Lamar gives a brand new message entitled "Small Hinges Move Big Doors." As we look at the life and calling of Gideon in the book of Judges we can see how God purposed him to be a leader and deliverer of his fellow Israelites--even when he felt unqualified to do the job. We can also be encouraged that no matter how small or insignificant we may view ou...

On Sunday, April 14th, Pastor Dennis gives us a message on truly being the "Children of God." The Apostle John lets us know that the children of God no longer make a practice of living a life of sin. God can not only help us find the areas where sin needs to be exposed, but he can also help us highlight the areas in our lives where we are practicing good habits. What good habits are you...

On Sunday, April 7th, Pastor Dennis gives a message entitled "What Time Is It?" The wisdom of scripture reminds us that there's a time for everything under the sun. If we don't identify the right time for a season that we're in, we can find ourselves in a whole lot of trouble. King David's story serves as an urgent reminder for us to assess and prayerfully consider, '...

On Sunday, March 31st, Pastor Dennis delivers a powerful message on Resurrection Sunday. We rehearse conversations, fights, situations, and so many ordinary things in our lives. Over and over again. What would it look like for our minds to be renewed by rehearsing the Resurrection of Christ? What good is a resurrection that we don't think about or do anything with? How would the hope level in...

On Sunday, March 24th, Pastor Dennis delivers the seventh installment of the Sacrificial Love series on Palm Sunday. Jesus goes into town knowing that His death is coming. And as he rides in on a donkey, the town — for all their different agendas — is shouting "Hosanna!" "Glory in the highest!" These would be the same people who would shout "Crucify Him!" in just a fe...

On Sunday, March 17th, listen to Week 6 of Sacrificial Love by Pastor Dennis as the ultimate resurrection season is upon us! We find a powerful story in John 11, where Jesus gets word that "the one he loves [Lazarus] is sick." Lazarus goes on to die & Jesus uses his sickness, death, and resurrection as a profound teaching moment for his disciples & friends. Where is Jesus resurre...

On Sunday, March 3rd, Pastor Dennis uses Mark 2 to highlight Jesus' reaction to how the temple of the Lord, under poor stewardship, was turned into a market for money and goods exchange, and what we can learn from that for our own lives. The plans you have and the things you're after show where your zeal is. How do we direct our zeal towards Jesus and the things that he has for us? It all...

On Sunday, February 28th, Pastor Dennis uses Mark 8:31-38 to illustrate how we can talk ourselves out of the good things God has for us and encourages us to look for and embrace God's highest and best in week 4 of the Sacrificial Love series. Though a gift from God, human reasoning can often drive us away from what God has for us. This is what Jesus' disciples struggled with as he taught t...