The Bridge Churches Podcast

What’s the secret to being happy no matter your circumstances? Rather than simply enduring difficult seasons in our lives, it is possible to see these seasons as opportunities to experience God’s power in new ways. In part 2 of this series, we’re going to discover a promise that can be found in the most difficult of circumstances, even if and when they don’t change.

Life often presents challenges that have no easy fix, or worse yet, no fix at all. Whether it’s a health issue, financial struggle, or broken relationship, we often find ourselves in a situation where there’s nothing we can do. What do you do in those moments when there’s nothing you can do? In part 1 of this series, we’re going to look at the life of a man who held on to hope as he was stuck in t...

Our anxious culture is quick to argue, and it can spill over into our relationships. Every family has its share of fights—some are icy and distant, while others are fiery and intense. Conflict is inevitable in any relationship, and disagreements happen at all ages. Things can get heated in the moment. But the real question is, how do we fight with the end in mind? How do we fight for each other in...

Current studies have identified that the younger you are, the greater your chances of experiencing loneliness and a lack of meaning in our anxious culture. How do we grow spiritually resilient kids in the face of these deep challenges? What if the answer is found in teaching our kids the power of spiritually influential adults and a caring community of people who point them to the Father who loves...

In recent years, the evidence has become clear - screens aren’t just linked to our kids’ struggles; they’re a driving factor. Our gut reaction is often to clamp down with strict rules around screen time – rules we just keep fighting over. But what if there’s a better way? Instead of just managing screen time, what if you discovered the wider rhythm for your family life that God calls you to? In th...

We get it—kids today are carrying around a lot of anxiety, and let’s be honest, parenting isn’t exactly a breeze either. In fact, sometimes the adults are just as anxious as their kids. What if a reason many of us are anxious is an ancient and timeless one? What would it mean to look at the experience of the kids around us through a Biblical lens? In this message, we’ll dive into one of the bigges...

Religion highlights our inability to live up to a divine standard, thus creating a gap. But we don’t need religion to tell us that we really aren’t all that good. We fall short of our own expectations. We’ve all had to say, “I’m sorry” or “I was wrong.” Once we fail, there’s something in us that prompts us to try and make up for all our failures with better behaviour, generosity, or promises. The...

Grace is like a coin. It has two sides. It is both something to be received, and something to be extended. The two are connected, but one is generally easier than the other. The challenge with grace is that God wants to so overwhelm you with the reality of his grace toward you that you find it almost impossible not to extend that same grace to the graceless relationships in your life.

Grace is like a coin. It has two sides. It is both something to be received, and something to be extended. The two are connected, but one is generally easier than the other. The challenge with grace is that God wants to so overwhelm you with the reality of his grace toward you that you find it almost impossible not to extend that same grace to the graceless relationships in your life.

Grace is the most uncomfortable and explainable of verbs. Over and over, we find Jesus mixing it up with people who were, by their own admission, far from God. Yet there they are, face-to-face with righteousness personified. If that wasn't strange enough, on occasion Jesus would issue these non-law-abiding citizens an invitation. But not the invitation we may expect. His invitation was simple: “Fo...

Many people sum up prayer as, “It’s just talking to God.” Is it?

When you think about your prayers over the last few months, or the last year, if you’re like most people who believe there’s a God, your prayers are likely consumed with the minutia of life. Have you ever stopped to consider how much you care about your prayer? A famous evangelist once said: “Prayer is almost the greatest human privilege that we have.” We’ve all been given this privilege and oppor...

There was a time in the ministry of Jesus where his disciples saw him praying, and apparently, the way he prayed and the way they prayed was different. These were young Jewish boys who had grown up praying. They knew the scriptures and had heard and lots of prayers, but when they saw and heard Jesus pray, they felt compelled to say, “Jesus, would you teach us how to pray?” What an odd request. Few...

We’ve all been given this privilege and opportunity to connect with our Heavenly Father in prayer, and yet for many of us, there’s a frustration that comes with prayer. We’ve told God what we want, what we need, but it rarely, if ever works out the way we want. What if none of that was the point of prayer to begin with? What if we were to discover that the point of prayer really had very little or...

Your time is one of your most valuable resources. When you invest it in the right places, it creates incredible returns—not just for others, but for you. The generations before you invested in the local church and spread the message of God's love. Now, it's our opportunity to pour into the next generation. Join us this Sunday as we talk about the future of the Bridge, and how you can play a pivota...

We’ve all been given this privilege and opportunity to connect with our Heavenly Father in prayer, and yet for many of us, there’s a frustration that comes with prayer. We’ve told God what we want, what we need, but it rarely, if ever works out the way we want. What if none of that was the point of prayer to begin with? What if we were to discover that the point of prayer really had very little or...

The vast majority of us started 2025 with really good intentions, but we haven't followed through. The sad news is that so many of us had our goals, but by the end of this year, we'll still weigh more than we wanted to weigh, or we'll still spend more money than we actually make, or we'll still want to read the Bible daily…but we won't. As frustrated and hopeless as you may feel, it’s possible to...

Nobody plans to mess up their lives. But people mess up their lives all the time. When they do mess up their lives, a lot of times, other people look on and will summarize what could be months, years or decades of unwise decisions in one sentence. How do people mess up their lives? They do it one bad decision, they do it one wrong step, and they do it one harmful habit at a time. One unwise decisi...

Do you have something specific in your life that you are hoping to change? Hope is good. But hope alone won't change your life. Habits will. Transformation doesn’t happen because of hope, intention, or even prayer. Transformation happens when we focus on what we want most instead of what we want now. Spiritual discipline, paired with dependence on the Holy Spirit, empowers us to break free from sh...

Have you have ever stopped to ask yourself, “why do you do what you do?” Maybe you wanted to make a change in your life but just couldn’t stick to it. You’re not alone. The problem many face is, not only do we not experience the change we long for, but we begin to believe things about ourselves that aren’t true as a result. Identifying and rejecting the lies we tell ourselves and believe about our...

The vast majority of us started 2025 with really good intentions, but we haven't followed through. The sad news is that so many of us had our goals, but by the end of this year, we'll still weigh more than we wanted to weigh, or we'll still spend more money than we actually make, or we'll still want to read the Bible daily…but we won't. As frustrated and hopeless as you may feel, it’s possible to...

As we begin 2025 Scott shares a message that has been on his heart for many months and challenges us to become more than just textbook Christians. He challenges us to look within us to see if we're taking up our crosses and to what extent as we learn to become true followers of Jesus.

At Christmas we sing, “God and sinner reconciled,” because that’s what Christmas did. Christmas represents reconciliation between God and people. But what about between person and person? Christmas is the time we’re reconnected with our family, and reminded of unresolved issues within our family. Christmas is the time where for an hour or two, or maybe day or two, you have to pretend that everythi...

At a time where family create spending caps for Christmas gifts, we’re reminded that is the only thing fair about Christmas. Christmas is the time where for an hour or two, or maybe day or two, you have to pretend that everything is fine. Pretending that what actually happened didn’t happen. Pretending that your family is the perfect family everybody thinks you are, not the dysfunctional family yo...

Christmas is stressful because of the people. The ones you love. The ones you’re supposed to love. The ones that are difficult to love. The ones who would make Christmas more merry if you didn’t have to see them. Christmas is the time we’re reconnected with our family, and reminded of unresolved issues within our family. Christmas is the time where for an hour or two, or maybe day or two, you have...