The Bridge Church

The Bridge Church is a kingdom-centered, multi-ethnic, multigenerational church in the heart of Wilmington, North Carolina. We love our city, and we believe God is using us to see his kingdom come here and now.  For more information on The Bridge Church, please visit https://thebridgeilm.com/ Next Steps: https://thebridgeilm.churchcenter.com/people/forms/302918 If you feel led, give online by clic...

In our lifetimes, the role of the father has never been more critical. Fatherhood is not about having a good time; it’s about having a good legacy. Regardless of your past or failures, God invites fathers into a higher vision for fathering—becoming a generations father. In today’s special Father’s Day message, Pastor Ethan shares “How to be a Generations Father.” – The Bridge Church is a kingdom-c...

The Bridge Church is a kingdom-centered, multi-ethnic, multigenerational church in the heart of Wilmington, North Carolina. We love our city, and we believe God is using us to see his kingdom come here and now.  For more information on The Bridge Church, please visit https://thebridgeilm.com/ Next Steps: https://thebridgeilm.churchcenter.com/people/forms/302918 If you feel led, give online by clic...

Life is filled with anxiety. How we react and respond to the pressures, struggles and challenges we face will determine the quality of our lives. What happens to you is important, but what you do with what happens to you is more important. In the midst of paralyzing anxiety, it’s critical we recognize there is a path to peace. The path is not random. The peace is not obscure. In today’s message, P...

The Bridge Church is a kingdom-centered, multi-ethnic, multigenerational church in the heart of Wilmington, North Carolina. We love our city, and we believe God is using us to see his kingdom come here and now.  For more information on The Bridge Church, please visit https://thebridgeilm.com/ Next Steps: https://thebridgeilm.churchcenter.com/people/forms/302918 If you feel led, give online by clic...

The Bridge Church is a kingdom-centered, multi-ethnic, multigenerational church in the heart of Wilmington, North Carolina. We love our city, and we believe God is using us to see his kingdom come here and now.  For more information on The Bridge Church, please visit https://thebridgeilm.com/ Next Steps: https://thebridgeilm.churchcenter.com/people/forms/302918 If you feel led, give online by clic...

The Bridge Church is a kingdom-centered, multi-ethnic, multigenerational church in the heart of Wilmington, North Carolina. We love our city, and we believe God is using us to see his kingdom come here and now.  For more information on The Bridge Church, please visit https://thebridgeilm.com/ Next Steps: https://thebridgeilm.churchcenter.com/people/forms/302918 If you feel led, give online by clic...

Spirituality is not a one-stop shop. Rather, it’s an ongoing process of continual work that produces growth and development. Each person is responsible for their own growth, but the good news is we don’t produce spiritual growth on our own. Because we are in Christ, we know God is inside us helping us develop and mature. In today’s sermon, Pastor Ethan shares how “God is Working in You.” – The Bri...

The Bridge Church is a kingdom-centered, multi-ethnic, multigenerational church in the heart of Wilmington, North Carolina. We love our city, and we believe God is using us to see his kingdom come here and now. For more information on The Bridge Church, please visit https://thebridgeilm.com/ Next Steps: https://thebridgeilm.churchcenter.com/people/forms/302918 If you feel led, give online by click...

Most people have a problematic relationship with death. Even the thought brings significant fear and concern. However, there’s a kind of belief and living, found in the Bible, that can transform the way we view life and death. In today’s sermon, Pastor Ethan shares how “To Live is Christ, and to Die is Gain.” – The Bridge Church is a kingdom-centered, multi-ethnic, multigenerational church in the...

Life is filled with struggles and challenges. Following Jesus is hard. It’s in the hard seasons—when your back is against the wall and you feel like giving up—that you believe God is not done. We must remember he is working. He is moving. He is committed to you, and he will do it. In this teaching series from the book of Philippians, Pastor Ethan’s shares a message, “God Will Complete It.” – The B...

If you’ve ever attempted something challenging or dangerous, it helps to know you’re not the first to try it. If someone has gone before you, that brings a level of comfort to give you assurance that you can do it as well. In this special Easter sermon, Pastor Ethan shares a message, “Jesus Is Going Before You.” – The Bridge Church is a kingdom-centered, multi-ethnic, multigenerational church in t...

The story of the Bible is a story of unity. One could make the case that the great, central theme of all Christian Scripture is unity. Meaning, in the Scriptures, we find the story of God. And God—who at great cost to himself—choose to redeem and reunite a lost and broken humanity back to himself. And this is what the cross of Christ accomplishes. In today’s message, Pastor Ethan shares how “Jesus...

Life is filled with brokenness and pain. Regardless of one’s spiritual persuasion or economic class or political affiliation, it’s clear the world is not as it should be. And this brokenness exists, not only in the world, but also in us. We long to be made right and made whole and made well individually. The Scriptures calls this “justification.” In today’s sermon, Pastor Ethan shares a message ti...

The cross is the central image of Christianity. For centuries, followers of Jesus have used the cross as the defining image for their faith. In this new teaching series titled, “Why the Cross?,” we’re asking why the cross was necessary and how it impacts our lives. In today’s message, “Jesus Is My Propitiation,” Pastor Ethan shares how Jesus took the wrath of God so we could experience the love of...

There is a thin line between concern and worry. When do we cross that line? How do we know when things become first in our lives? What is God’s intention for us in a world where worrying is as easy as breathing! Join us as we unpack God’s desire for his children to have a Kingdom perspective first, over every area of our lives. – The Bridge Church is a kingdom-centered, multi-ethnic, multigenerati...

In Jesus’ final prayer with his disciples before going to the cross, He prays for unity among the disciples and among those who would come to believe after them, which means Jesus was also praying for the Church today, for you and for me. Unity isn’t something that we drift into. We must fight for it through love, humility, and self-sacrifice. Today, Reece Johnson, an elder at The Bridge Church, s...

There’s a natural tendency for us to practice a spirituality that is partial or incomplete. According to Scripture, spirituality that is whole and complete must be both vertical and horizontal. Vertical means how we relate to God. Horizontal means how we relate to the world. As we attempt to follow Jesus in our culture, it’s important that we pair our vertical spirituality with our horizontal spir...

In Jesus’ first sermon, he shared how there’s a blessing for those who hunger and thirst after righteousness. The blessing is the promise that they will be filled and satisfied. Jesus also instructed his followers to seek first the kingdom of God and his righteousness. The reward of pursuing God’s kingdom and his righteousness is that every need will be supplied. In today’s sermon, Pastor Ethan sh...

The Bridge Church is a kingdom-centered, multi-ethnic, multigenerational church in the heart of Wilmington, North Carolina. We love our city, and we believe God is using us to see his kingdom come here and now. For more information on The Bridge Church, please visit https://thebridgeilm.com/ Next Steps: https://thebridgeilm.churchcenter.com/people/forms/302918 If you feel led, give online by click...

Much of our lives will be spent in the public place. The public place is where we work; it’s where we play; it’s where we engage with family and friends and society. But our ability to function well in the public place is a direct expression of our ability to be filled in the secret place. In today’s sermon, “Stepping Away,” Pastor Ethan examines the life of Jesus and helps us model the practice o...

The Bridge Church is a kingdom-centered, multi-ethnic, multigenerational church in the heart of Wilmington, North Carolina. We love our city, and we believe God is using us to see his kingdom come here and now. For more information on The Bridge Church, please visit https://thebridgeilm.com/ Next Steps: https://thebridgeilm.churchcenter.com/people/forms/302918 If you feel led, give online by click...

So many things in life are outside our control. Many things can’t be solved by money or intellect or ambition. Most of the solutions to life’s problems can only be found in what the Scripture calls “The Secret Place.” As we begin a new year, Pastor Ethan shares the first message in a new teaching series on how to find the secret place in your life. – The Bridge Church is a kingdom-centered, multi-...

The Bridge Church is a kingdom-centered, multi-ethnic, multigenerational church in the heart of Wilmington, North Carolina. We love our city, and we believe God is using us to see his kingdom come here and now. For more information on The Bridge Church, please visit https://thebridgeilm.com/ Next Steps: https://thebridgeilm.churchcenter.com/people/forms/302918 If you feel led, give online by click...

The Bridge Church is a kingdom-centered, multi-ethnic, multigenerational church in the heart of Wilmington, North Carolina. We love our city, and we believe God is using us to see his kingdom come here and now. For more information on The Bridge Church, please visit https://thebridgeilm.com/ Next Steps: https://thebridgeilm.churchcenter.com/people/forms/302918 If you feel led, give online by click...