The Bridge Church Sermons

When was the last time you felt connected to God through prayer? Are you satisfied by your prayer life? It is easy to feel guilty when we don't pray, and unsatisfied when we do.  Jesus gives his disciples a framework of how to pray in Luke 11, and this model for prayer can be helpful to us when we don’t know how to approach God. Jesus’ prayer demonstrates that it is not just about asking God...

Pride is a sneaky sin. It sneaks into our lives and faith in a way that other sins don't and it sets us up against everyone else. We, as Christians, need to learn to let go of pride and realize that we are a small part of a much bigger narrative. If we focus on ourselves, we open up the doorway to all the places in life we don't want to end up. Instead, we need to learn how to approach l...

What do you do when you find yourself in a period of waiting? Do you simply sit idly and resign yourself to being on the sidelines, waiting for events to unfold? Or do you choose to take courageous, faith-filled actions and persistently seek change? There are times when our waiting should resemble less of resignation and inactivity, and more closely align with the parable of the persistent widow (...

With over two-thirds of adults admitting to experiencing loneliness, it's understandable that isolation is considered normal. BUT, the Gospel teaches us in Acts 2 that having community is essential for your spiritual life and for the sake of the world. The world often judges us by the way that we treat and interact with those around us. So, ask yourself this, "What would people think whe...

God values the lost so much that every time someone repents, surrenders, or trusts in Him, the angels in the Heavens rejoice! We should too! God did not send down His only son to 'seek and destroy'. No, He sent His son to 'seek and save.' How do we 'seek and save' like Jesus? In order to find the lost, we need to go where the darkness is and have the courage to not st...

We learn in a parable in Luke 13 that even when a fig tree fails to produce good fruit, the gardener does not want to cut it down. Instead, he will dig around it, turn over the soil, add fertilizer, and prune it. Just like the gardener, Jesus will do the same for us. He will intercede for us when we are not producing fruit and say, 'Don't cut this one down just yet...' Through his p...

Do we own our stuff? Or do we let our stuff own us? In a world obsessed with accumulating material things, are you truly any happier with the more things that you have? The New Testament uses the word "blessed" 112 times. NOT ONCE is it connected to material wealth. We often attempt to fill the void in our hearts with material things, hoping they'll bring lasting joy. But, as time p...

Take a moment to answer this question... Who's opinion matters most in your life? Is it your boss? Your spouse? Your parents? ...or is it God's? It's easy to let the opinions that others have of you affect how you live your life, but by living like this, you are holding yourself back from becoming who we were created to be in Christ. It completely derails us from living out God&apos...

 🚫 The Possession Lie: I Am What I Have 🚫 Material things may present themselves as a quick fix for dissatisfaction, but they can't fulfill you. What CAN fulfill you is your identity in Christ and God's love. Break free from the trap of chasing possessions and shortcuts, and find true fulfillment in worshiping God. Your possessions do not define you, but your identity in Jesus and God...

We are often tempted to believe the lie that “we are what we do”. We tell ourselves; “I am a business owner, I am a mother/father, I am an addict, I am divorced, I am an orphan, I am a survivor of abuse”. Often times, the enemy will hit us hardest where we feel the weakest. But, you are FAR more than the best or worst thing you’ve ever done or has been done to you. In Luke 3:21-22, before Jesus ha...

In John 2, we witness Jesus kicking off his entire ministry by turning water into wine at a wedding. This miracle showcases his abundant love and his desire to bring joy to all those around him. His ministry started with fun! Even if you find yourself in a situation where it seems like God is not answering your prayers according to your timing, rest assured that Jesus wants to bring you joy! He ma...

As we finish up the last message in our Jonah series, take a moment to ask yourself a hard question... Am I Jonah? Jonah only prayed to God when he was upset or needed something. - Do you? Jonah was self-righteous and believed he was better than the people he was called to help. - Do you? Jonah lost sight of God's mission and only focused on his own comfort. - Do you? Maybe today, God has put...

God loves everyone, even his enemies. We are called as the body of Christ to represent Him, so we need to learn to love like Him. Maybe we are most like God when we love our enemies.  We are taught in Jonah 3:1-10 that God's love is forgiving, patient, and compassionate. There are no exceptions.  To support this ministry and help us continue our God given mission, click here: http://bit.ly/2N...

When Jonah was in the belly of the fish, he was in the in-between, a frustrating spot called restlessness. Restlessness is the unsettled, irritated seasons where we are stuck in the present tense. These times are hard to be in, but often, they are where we are transformed! It is in the belly where we become the people God made us to be.  If you are in the belly right now, don’t run, but instead as...

There is NO ONE beyond the bounds of God's grace.  In the book of Jonah, we see that Jonah believed the people of Nineveh did not deserve God's grace. He let the hope for sinners to be punished surpass the joy over the sinners redeemed. This is NOT the heart of God.  Sometimes the path away from God is often the path into a storm. Jonah is the story in which we all find ourselves: we are...

Do you ever fall into the trap of gazing at Heaven so long that you forget that you’ve been called to bring Heaven to Earth? Or looking to wherever you “saw Jesus” last but not seeing where he is leading you next?  In Matthew 28, Jesus calls us to go and make disciples of all nations and baptize them in the name of the Father and the Holy Spirit.  Take a moment to reflect on how the wind of the Ho...

Is desire for comfort getting in the way of your calling? Comfort can be good, but it can become dangerous when gets in the way of the mission.  “Whoever wants to be my disciple must deny themselves and take up their cross and follow me.” - Matthew 16:24  What would your life look like if you decided to step out of your comfort and into your calling?  Support the show

“As the Father has sent me, I am sending you.” – John 20:21 We’ve been sent to love the people in the places we inhabit, and we all long for connection and belonging—two needs that we, as Christ followers, are uniquely wired to meet. We are made in the image of a God of community; therefore, we’re designed for community built on the foundation of His love.  What would change in our world if we did...

Is it truly better to give than to receive? Consumerism is at the very core of our nature as human beings. Many of us approach the church as consumers as well, when God intends for us to be contributors. We can all grow our capacity to contribute by looking for opportunities to “do good” every day. What if we began to view our cities, neighborhoods, and communities not just as places to live, but...

If you put your hand over your heart, you feel your heart beating, and that means something powerful. It means that God still has a purpose for your life.  But that doesn't mean we won't experience the darkness of our world in ways that affect us physically, spiritually, and mentally. The statistics around Americans struggling with suicidal thoughts are staggering, and they're more...

Feeling depressed doesn’t mean you lack faith any more than being happy means you have it. Mental illness is not a sin, it’s an illness. It’s time we started talking about it as such. The Apostle Paul tells us that we are a body, and that “when one part suffers, every part suffers with it” (1 Corinthians 12:26). If you broke your arm, you would never cut it off just because it was broken or say, “...

Our minds are as much a part of our spiritual life as much as anything, but if there's one conversation we find confusing or overwhelming, it's the one about mental health.  Let's talk about anxiety. If we struggle with it, we often don't know how to talk about it; if we don't struggle with it, we often don't know how to help those who do.  First, we must understand t...

Apart from the resurrection, our faith in Jesus is meaningless. If the tomb had not been found empty on that first Easter morning, the hope of Jesus conquering sin and death would be dashed.  But the empty tomb means something life-changing: we don't have to live an empty life. And if you've ever looked for life in dead places, remember the question asked to the women who showed up to th...

Jesus didn't come as the king anyone expected, but he did come as the king we needed—humble, holy, and holding hope for the world.  As we enter into Holy Week, leading into the events of Good Friday and Easter, we take a look at who Jesus is and how that changes the way we can look forward and live in a broken world that's desperate for hope.  Support the show

We can’t evade pain. All of us, if we’re not right now, will walk through trouble and difficulty in this life—Scripture tells us so.  What we can evade is joy. We can allow the circumstances around us to dictate what is happening inside of us, and we’re especially susceptible to this when we don’t root our greatest joy in Jesus. Then, when trouble comes, we won’t know where to look to be content. ...