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There's no question that leadership has great impact on our society. So we ought to pray for every leader who is in authority over us. Because the decisions they make affect our everyday lives. Whether they are godly, ungodly, righteous, unrighteous, fair, unfair, strong, or week; we pray. We never look to them as our hope or savior, but we pray for them. Today, Pastor Ryan reminds us through scri...

James 3:1-12 Have you ever felt crushed by someone's words? Or maybe you've done the crushing. Perhaps someone has encouraged you on to greatness with their words? Pastor Matt continues our series on the Indivisible Church as he looks at the power of our words. And make no mistake, words really do have power. So who guides the things that you say? Is your speech from hurt and pain within your hear...

James 3:12-18 How do people experience you when they don't agree with you? According to James' letter to the Early Church, it should be as a gentle servant, slow to speak and quick to listen. Is that you? It certainly is not the way of most people. Pastor Ryan takes us through what it means to live a life of Gentleness in a Hostile Environment as we learn to trust in God above being right or winni...

Matthew 5:14–16 Have you ever felt like the world is becoming a darker and darker place? Have you ever wondered what you can do about it? Pastor Ryan caps off our incredible week of Mega Skills Camp by helping us see how we all can shine the light of Jesus into the darkest places. In fact, it's in those dark places that the light of Jesus often has the greatest impact!

There are three ways to go through life: Seeing God as less than you, equal to you, or greater than you. Two of those don't lead to the abundant life that Jesus promised, but living a life of humble submission to God? That leads to life and to a full life! How we are and the life God has for us are not often the same, but through a life patiently following the Way of Jesus day in and day out, we c...

Genesis 9:20-27 Don't you hate it when someone talks about you behind your back? Too often, that is the culture that surrounds us. We love to gossip and find fault with others. This is NOT the culture of the Kingdom of Heaven though. The Kingdom of Heaven looks past an offense and yet, manages to restore the wounded to health and wholeness. The Kingdom of Heaven corrects with gentleness to lead us...

Matthew 18:21-35 Have you heard the expression about someone living "rent free" in another's head? This is the reality of walking in unforgiveness. It binds us, holds us captive, keeps us from moving into the fulness of the Kingdom of Heaven in our lives. But Jesus has a better Way. Pastor Cami examines how we can be Indivisible as a Church by learning to forgive as we have been forgiven and recog...

Romans 5:6-11, Matthew 9:9-13, Romans 14:1-4, Romans 14:10-12 Everywhere around us, people are judged and discarded at a moment. Say the wrong thing? We're done with you. Not know the best way to say something or have the wrong words to communicate what you mean do say? It's over! But this is not the Way of the Kingdom of Heaven! The Way of Jesus is profoundly counter cultural in that it leads us...

Philippians 3:17-19 Has it ever felt like the world was swirling around you? Or that it was moving way too fast to keep up? The world can feel chaotic, and in fact, it is one of the Enemy's greatest weapons that he uses to divide and conquer. If he can use chaos to divide a church, marriage, friendship and then destroy that community, he will. And yet we have a God who gives peace. He even IS our...

1 Samuel 1:1–21 Happy Mother's Day! Pastor Ryan takes a break from our series on the Indivisible Church to honor and celebrate motherhood and the profound role mothers play in the world. He looks at the story of Hannah in 1 Samuel 1 and how her prayer and heart would shape the ancient nation of Israel in powerful ways.

1 Corinthians 1:10-17 In many ways the Way of Jesus is counter cultural. One of those ways is the drive towards unity. While division and strife rule our day to day lives and newsfeeds, the Way of Jesus fights for unity, even in the face of disagreement and embraces the differences amongst us to create a community working together for the common good of man in the Kingdom of Heaven. Do you know th...

Ephesians 2:10 Would you live differently if you believed you were intentionally made by someone? Would it change the way you interacted with others if you believed they were intentionally made by someone? Some see our existence as a matter of happenstance. They believe the right factors lined up by chance and resulted in the world we see. The Bible tells another story though. It tells the story o...

Ephesians 2:4-10 What does righteousness actually mean? And what do I have to do to be "righteous"? If you've ever wondered these things, you might have encountered worldviews that have given you a list of things to do or ways to go about life that can make you a righteous person. The radical thing about Christianity is this: righteousness is not a thing you do, but a Person you know. It is a rela...

Ephesians 2:1-3 What do you believe you deserve for your life? What is the truth about the condition of your life? Pastor Taylor examines three critical questions when it comes to addressing this foundational issue in our Christian journey. Who has the wisdom to diagnose our condition?; What do they say about our condition?; and What can be done about our condition? It's not a great starting point...

Ephesians 1:3-23 Who do you say that Jesus is? What you believe to be about Him is the foundation from which our entire life flows. Some people say that Jesus was a good man and a good teacher. Some would even say He was a prophet of God or a demigod. But the Biblical truth is simply this: Jesus is God. This is the starting place as we begin a series examining four essential truths that are Founda...

Phiulippians 3:1-6 Do you know "why" you do "what" you do? As we round out our series on Reaching For It All, we focus in on what motivates us to live our lives. Are we mere 'fans' of Jesus, or are we devoted followers, imitating His Way of life and living out the good works He has prepared for us? Are you simply getting by day by day? Or are you dangerous for the Kingdom of Heaven?

Philippians 3:1-16 Did you know that there will be a time when all followers of Jesus stand before Him and receive a reward for their stewardship in this life? A large part of the mission of The Bridge Church is preparing followers of Jesus to hear "well done!" at that moment. The scene is called the Bema Seat of Christ in Scripture and it's a day to look forward to with eager anticipation. Pastor...

Philippians 3:1-16 When Paul paints the picture of an athlete running a race, he does so knowing that the energy source for our spiritual race is never ending. Our week flesh grows weary with physical exertion, but we get to start each leg of our spiritual race - each new season of our lives with God - empowered by His spirit and refreshed by streams of Living Water. As such, we posture our hearts...

Philippians 3:1-16 Have you ever tried to run a race while facing backwards? As humans, we're not very good at dividing our attention between two things. When we try, we tend to not pay attention to either one. We're called to leave our past in the past; to let go and let God take control. How can we live the life that God has for us if we refuse to let go? How can we run toward Jesus if we refuse...

Philippians 3:1-16 Why do you run the race of your life? What motivates you? Jesus Christ grabbed a hold of the Apostle Paul while he was on his way to persecute the very Church of Christ and gave him a picture of life in the Kingdom of Heaven. Paul then grabbed ahold of this "why" that drove the rest of his life. God is inviting us to do the same - to grab hold of the "why" in our lives and allow...

Philippians 3:1-16 What are you putting your confidence in? How do you define success or failure in your life? The Apostle Paul said that he was running a race and that the prize was Jesus Christ! But we also run the race WITH Jesus. We are on a course that was designed for us by God to be run alongside Him. But often we choose to run it alone. We try to have the Kingdom of Heaven without the King...

Ryan Oddo We live out a story, not only as individuals, but as a community. There is a unique story that God has called The Bridge to walk out and there are profound ways that He has been at work in that story over the past. Today, Pastor Ryan celebrates 20 years of The Bridge, 10 years since the merge of The Bridge and Mission Hills Community Church, and all that the Lord has in store for us now...

John 4:7-42 The Woman at the Well, as she's come to be referenced, was completely outside of community. She was lonely. About as lonely as can be. She had been rejected to the point of coming to her well alone at mid day in unbearable heat. But in the midst of such loneliness and rejection, Jesus saw her, dug past the dirt and met her with a living, life-giving sense of embrace that called her bey...