The Bridge Churches Podcast

Mistakes. We’ve all made them. One of the interesting things about the mistakes we’ve made in our lives is it’s almost impossible to see them as we’re making them. It’s not until after the fact that we can see what we did or didn’t do as a mistake. What we can see, and what we see clearly, is the mistakes other people are making. We can see in others what we can’t see in ourselves. Which leads us...

Everybody does it. Believers, unbelievers, church goers non church goers. Some do it a lot, some rarely but eventually we all have situations in life that cause us to do it. I am talking of course about prayer. Prayer is one of the most basic aspects of the Christian life, but does it really work or is it just a last ditch attempt on our part to assure ourselves we have done everything possible to...

To say, “life is challenging to navigate,” is an understatement to say the least. Not only do we constantly second guess ourselves but we often find ourselves asking questions that oftentimes there are no answers to. What do you do when life doesn’t go according to plan? Who do you turn to when you find yourself in a desperate situation Where do you look for hope when all hope seems lost? In part...

Life can be scary and the world can be a scary place. With news headlines making every day seem like doomsday, it's easy to get caught up in the chaos. But, guess what? The sun still rises every morning. Join us as we chat about sorting through our fears and finding that sweet spot between caution and calm. Because when we trust in God, we can face anything with courage and hope. See you Sunday!

Ever felt like you're just not measuring up? Whether it's feeling not attractive enough, not smart enough, or not funny enough, we've all been there. But guess what? Despite what the world and our inner voices might say, God's got a different message: you're more than enough. Despite the doubts and insecurities, God sees us for who we truly are, on the inside. Come find out how embracing this trut...

When you have a mess to confess and address, first options aren’t usually the best options. Getting back at the person who wronged you, lashing out, taking risky gambles—first options often make messes messier. Doing the right thing is more difficult. Doing the right thing doesn’t offer quick, simple fixes. But it results in a story worth telling, a story that glorifies God. That’s because doing t...

We’ve all made messes in our lives. In fact, we know a mess when we see one because we are messes. It’s something we all have in common. One misconception is that the Christian life is all about avoiding messes. But that’s not true. If you dumb Christianity down to being about avoiding trouble, then your faith will be all about you—the foundation of another mess. Following Christ isn’t about avoid...

We’ve all made messes in our lives. In fact, we know a mess when we see one because we are messes. It’s something we all have in common. Our messes may bring us together, but they also make us feel separated from God. When we can’t even live up to our own standards, how can we live up to God’s standards? We assume our messes must disappoint or anger our heavenly Father. But the truth is, the mess...

Whether you’re religious or not, we all have at least one thing in common: we’ve all made some messes in our lives. You’ve said things like, “I messed that up,” “I made a mess of that,” or, “My life is a mess.” We’ve all been in, are in, or are only one decision away from a mess. But there’s something you need to know: there’s a powerful connection between your messes and your relationship with Go...

This Palm Sunday, hear the story of Jesus' triumphant entry from a different perspective as Scott shares this famous story in the Gospel of Luke. Scott focuses in on the word "untied" as it is repeated over and over again in the story. What does it mean for the donkey in the story and what does it mean for you?

When dark clouds roll in, we know our time under the sun is going away for a few days. The thing that gets us through is the hope of the sun. What happens when those dark clouds aren’t in the sky, but in our hearts? What happens when the storm clouds of bitterness and discouragement begin to creep into our lives on a consistent basis? That important question is what we are going to talk about as w...

We all have a collection of relationships, and within that collection of relationships there’s a climate. Within every relationship, there is something that sweeps in and when it’s not dealt with, when it’s not resolved, the relationship flatlines. Conflict. If you’re going to participate in friendships, if you’re going to have work relationships, neighborhood relationships, family relationships,...

Each of us has a collection of relationships and each of those relationships has a climate. One of the most significant climate shapers in all of our relationships is: insecurity. What insecurity does to the climate of our relationships is it creates an unstable climate. Unfortunately, for many years, our culture has sold us on the idea that self-esteem is the cure for insecurity. This is simply n...

No matter how old you are, and regardless of what you do or don’t believe, one thing we all have in common is that we all have a collection of relationships. What’s true about you is that within that collection of relationships, there’s a climate associated to every single one of those relationships. In part one of this series, we’re going to discover a principle that is at play in our lives that...

While salvation is not attained through works, James emphasizes their significance. He claims, "Faith without works is dead." Is he contradicting Paul? How can we maintain a dynamic faith that doesn't rely on works for salvation yet actively incorporates them? This week we will discuss what it looks like to have a vibrant alive faith, full of good works.

We've all heard the old adages, "You can't get something for nothing," or the classic, "If it seems too good to be true, it probably is." These phrases have been ingrained in us since childhood, making us naturally skeptical because, let's face it, we've seen those warnings play out in real life. This scepticism wanders into our faith too. We ask question like, “Does the same principle apply to Go...

It’s likely that you’ve heard the phrase, “What goes around comes around.” It’s also likely that you’ve experienced this principle play out in various ways, in various arenas of your life and to varying degrees. Thankfully there is an exception to this rule, and as we conclude this series, we’re going to discover what that exception is, how we can experience it, and most importantly, why experienc...

It’s likely that you’ve heard the phrase, “What goes around comes around.” The interesting thing about this principle is, it doesn’t always happen right away. It can take days weeks, months, or even years for a split-second decision to “come around.” In part 3 of this series, we’re going to look at a famous story that took decades to unfold. It’s a sobering reminder that actions and decisions have...

No doubt you are familiar with the saying, “What goes around comes around.” What about, “What a tangled web we weave when first we try and deceive?” What goes around does come around. Deceit has a way of catching up to us and making our lives, relationships, finances, and futures complicated. When deceit catches up to us, it’s easy to be angry at the consequence and while being blind to where it a...

It’s likely that you’ve heard the phrase, “What goes around comes around.” It’s also likely that you’ve heard the phrase, “Things aren’t always what they seem.” Things truly aren’t always what they seem, nor are people. Often times it’s easy to hide our true emotions and motives under a contradicting façade. It’s often because of what people see on the outside that makes “what comes around” seem s...

We kicked off 2024 with a special service entitled “Best Year Ever,” where we also took communion. In this message, Pastor Scott shared Biblical advice for how to keep our busy lives in balance by keeping Jesus at the center of everything we do.

Christmas is the season of wonder, laughter, song, and celebration...it’s a time to be surrounded by the ones you love, but let’s face it: some people have a way of getting under our skin. Would we see them differently if we first took a look at ourselves? God’s grace to us is an invitation to be amazing. It’s our chance to extend to others what God has freely extended to us. But while most of us...

Have you ever put “limit” on how much you and other family members were going to spend on each other at Christmas? On one hand, we want to keep each other from unnecessary financial stress. One the other hand, deeper than that, there is sense in which we don’t want there to be in imbalance in what one gets over another. In part 2 of this series, we’re going to look at what to do when what we’ve go...

What do you want for Christmas? What we all want for Christmas is the very thing we hope no one asks us for. When we're on the receiving end of this gift, it is extraordinarily refreshing. When it's a gift we have to give to someone else, it is extraordinarily disturbing. In this 3-part Christmas series, we’re to unwrap the undeserved, unearned, unearnable favor that Jesus came to offer us.

Building trust can be a real challenge—especially when it comes to trusting a God we can't even see. It's a constant struggle of relinquishing control and allowing ourselves to "Let go and let God." We grapple with the idea that maybe, just maybe, God knows better than we do. While we might understand this concept intellectually, when life throws its curveballs, there's that lingering uncertainty...