The Bridge Church Sermons

There's few things that are more unfulfilling than a lack of response.  A message left on "read" or a joke ending without a laugh... without responses, we are left in awkward place.  Do we ever do that to the Lord? Do we ever not respond to God? James 1:22 says, "But be doers of the word, and not hearers only, deceiving yourselves." As living sacrifices for the Lord, every...

Are you tired of the striving? Are you tired of holding onto your burdens, worries, and control? Are you weak and tired? "You’re blessed when you’re at the end of your rope. With less of you there is more of God and his rule." Matthew 4:3 (MSG) In order to receive what God has for us, we must be empty-handed to Him. We must choose to let go of the rope and surrender to Him with open hand...

We are all prone to forget things. We forget people's names, we forget where we placed our car keys and phones, we even forget our own personal information at times. It's easy to forget when we don't take time to remember.  In 1 Samuel 7 we read how Samuel calls the house of Israel to repentance for forgetting who God is. They've stopped remembering who God is and what He'...

We all have a longing to be completely satisfied. We look for a true fulfillment that will penetrate the deepest parts of our soul and leave us feeling like we lack nothing. However, there are often times we run to the wrong source when there’s only one true place we find what we really need – Jesus. How do we realign our lives to run to the true living water, Jesus? Where do we even start? It beg...

“And as they were frightened and bowed their faces to the ground, the men said to them, “Why do you seek the living among the dead? He is not here, but has risen.” Luke 24:5-6  ESV How often do we get distracted by the small things in our lives that we miss the big picture? How often do we look for life in dead places? The story of Easter reminds us that Jesus isn't among the dead. Like the w...

As the church, it can be quite simple to lose sight of our goal and forget about our mission – to seek and search for the lost.     We can become caught up in our own desires and pleasures that we often let the lost go un-noticed. We can also forget about those in need of a savior and become distracted by only serving and caring for those already rescued and saved. However, we know that Jesus’ cal...

Our culture talks a lot more about the presence of God rather than the power of God. Maybe it’s because we’re afraid of being moved beyond our comfort zones. Or maybe it’s because we view ourselves as powerful enough without God, and we don’t have a desperate hunger for Him.  When we are functioning in our own power and strength, we quickly realize that things can be harder than they have to be. C...

Many of us feel like a house that’s in shambles. Everything feels broken, and what remains is fragile and hanging on by a thread. Yet for God, nothing is ever beyond repair. He’s an expert in taking the most destroyed things and seeing them for what they could be. While God loves you just you are, He loves you way too much to let you stay that way. He wants to transform you and lead you to walking...

In John 14:16-17, Jesus promises, “And I will ask the Father, and he will give you another Helper, to be with you forever, even the Spirit of truth, whom the world cannot receive, because it neither sees him nor knows him. You know him, for he dwells with you and will be in you.”  As Christians, we’ve been given an incredible gift that dwells in us – The Holy Spirit. However, often times we have d...

Many times our lives are wonderful and all is perfect. But there are moments when the hardships of life hit us unexpectedly with intensity. In moments like these it feels as if winter has come inside our souls to dwell within us.  Anxiety and depression is the pandemic that has been ravaging our communities long before we could remember, and its wrath is nowhere close to diminishing. As our world...

We’re living in a world where it looks like things are growing more chaotic day by day—some may say “apocalyptic.” Natural disasters, pandemics, and political disunity have defined the last year for many of us, and all of these things have led us to ask the question, “Are we living in the last days? Is the end upon us?” But maybe we’re asking the wrong question. The Bible tells us that we are livi...

Marriage is a complex gift. Whether you've been married or you're just hopeful for it one day, the question still comes to mind: "How do I have a thriving marriage?" What does that mean? Does it mean sticking it out for the long haul? Does it mean making sure that marriage is full of chemistry or happiness? So what does the Bible have to say about marriage—this complex, beautif...

You in five years—who will that be? As we get older, it’s easier to stop asking ourselves that question. We can say our time is past, our choices have been made, and there’s a “next generation” whose turn it is to be challenged with that question. Could it be, though, that it’s a question for us all? In Luke 9:57-62, we are reminded of the cost of discipleship through the words of Jesus. Following...

You in five years—who will that be? As we get older, it’s easier to stop asking ourselves that question. We can say our time is past, our choices have been made, and there’s a “next generation” whose turn it is to be challenged with that question. Could it be, though, that it’s a question for us all? In Luke 9:57-62, we are reminded of the cost of discipleship through the words of Jesus. Following...

What do you think when you hear the word "justice"? Superheroes? Politics? Or maybe oppression? Justice is a weighty word that entails so much more than this. It’s when we love beyond limits and seek the best for others, despite who they might be or come from. In Luke 10, Jesus shares the parable of the Good Samaritan and gives us a clear image of what true justice looks like. True justi...

Living in a virtual world of social isolation, we've become distant to the idea of community. We're okay with doing life by ourselves. Sometimes it just feels easier. However, scripture tells us that we were made to live in community with others. Ephesians 4:15-16 says, "Rather, speaking the truth in love, we are to grow up in every way into Him who is the head, into Christ,   from...

Do you believe in the power of prayer? Is it something that you do once a day, a few times a day, or is it something you only do on a rare occasion?  In Luke 11:9-10, Jesus says, “And I tell you, ask, and it will be given to you; seek, and you will find; knock, and it will be opened to you. For everyone who asks receives, and the one who seeks finds, and to the one who knocks it will be opened.” B...

2 Timothy 3:16-17 says, "All Scripture is breathed out by God and profitable for teaching, for reproof, for correction, and for training in righteousness, that the man of God may be complete, equipped for every good work." The Bible is God's very own words to us. It's supernatural, transformational, and purposeful for every part of life. But if we're honest with ourselves,...

Did you miss the news? In case you missed it, yesterday, we got to share the FINAL lead pastor update! Join us for a family gathering as our Leadership Team give us an update on our Lead Pastor search and as we welcome our new Lead Teaching Pastor, Ian Simkins!  Support the show

When looking at the story of Jesus' birth, we often times only think of the good and miss When we look at the story of Jesus' birth, we often only think of the good and we miss seeing how dark, broken, and scary it truly was for Mary and Joseph. Imagine the unknown and the uncertainty. Imagine how it could weigh them down and bind them in fear and worry. However, in Luke 1:46-55 we see M...

"She will bear a son, and you shall call his name Jesus, for he will save his people from their sins.” All this took place to fulfill what the Lord had spoken by the prophet: “Behold, the virgin shall conceive and bear a son, and they shall call his name Immanuel” (which means, God with us)." Matthew 1:21-23  God with us.  Many times we are faced with unexpected situations in life we nev...

1 Peter 2:9 says, "But you are a chosen race, a royal priesthood, a holy nation, a people for his own possession, that you may proclaim the excellencies of him who called you out of darkness into his marvelous light."  Most times, when we think of the word "priesthood", the last thing that comes to mind is ourselves. However, the Word of God teaches us that as followers of Chri...

2 Corinthians 5:17-18 says, "Therefore, if anyone is in Christ, he is a new creation. The old has passed away; behold, the new has come." It's hard to imagine ourselves as "new" when we have so many things we hold onto from our past.  But if Jesus came to make all things "new"—including us—what does that say about who we are and how we should live?  Support the s...

Are you set free?  It sounds like a simple question, but the funny thing about freedom is that it’s something we chase and chase from one degree to the next. It’s exhausting. And somehow, it always feels like we can look to something else and say, “That would give me more freedom.”  Christians, freedom is part of our identity. The fight for our truest freedom has been won.  So why are we still fig...

It's no question that, as humans, we like to find our identity in things we were never meant to identify with. This year especially, as our lives as we knew them were shaken up, we realized how much we found ourselves in our jobs, our relationships, our finances, our political parties... and the list can go on.  But the Bible has something else to say. "Adopted" is one of our truest...