The Bridge RSM

Is what you have enough? Have you learned to be content in plenty and in want? For many of us, the answer is a resounding "No!' The question isn't "Do we have anything do eat?", it's "Do we have what we're in the mood for?"; not "Do I have clothes to wear?", but "Are they the latest fashion?"; and not "Do I have a roof over my head?", but "How many square feet are under that roof and how many acre...

How do you lead the next generation? Pastor Ryan looks at the story of Abraham and Isaac and asks us to consider what it means to demonstrate a life fearlessly pursuing God in the sight of the next generation.

Where does your provision come from? Is it your job? Your wit? Your skill? Or does your provision come from God Most High? The answer to that question has to be settled in your heart before you can learn to have Fearless Trust in the face of difficulties, sudden expenses, or as you engage in generosity with your time and resources.

Are you able to set aside your own wants and desires for the sake of others? Are you able to trust God's plan and design for your life, or do you need to scratch and claw to "get yours" or "look out for number one"? We return to our series on what it means to have Fearless Trust in God, seeing Him as our Trusted Partner by contemplating what it takes to be Able to Prefer Others in light of a faith...

Motherhood is a calling unlike any other. But you don't have to be in it alone. In all of the good and the difficult times, there is a God who is for you and a community to support you. It is held safe in the loving arms of God that Fearless Motherhood is possible.

This might be a surprise, but your will does not always align with God's will. Occasionally, you want things that are self serving and, ultimately, detrimental. But there are ways to align our hearts with God's. Pastor Ryan hones in on the prayer of Jesus in the Garden of Gethsemane; "not my will, but Yours". This is our desire, Lord: not our will, but Yours.

How big is your view of God? When was the last time you found yourself lost in awe and wonder and the magnificence of the God of All Creation? Pastor Ryan looks at what a life full of awe looks like as we continue to develop Cultivating Hands for our spiritual practice.

God's thoughts toward us are as many as the grains of sand on a beach. He is always speaking. The question is whether or not we are going to learn to and choose to tune in to what He is saying. Pastor Ryan keys in on three ways He speaks to us in His Word, through His people, and in the worship of His majesty. This is by no means a comprehensive list, but merely three of the myriad ways that our H...

How often do you notice the presence of God with you in your daily life? What activities do you associate with spending time with God? Pastor Ryan turns the Page to the second part of our Cultivate series as we look at tools and practices that can help us cultivate a life following the Way of Jesus. We start by looking at what a life aware of His ongoing presence can look like and how we learn tha...

What does it mean to conquer in Christ? What are we seeking victory over? We know that our enemies are not flesh and blood, but spiritual powers and principalities. So, what does it take to conquer sin? What does it take to achieve victory over fear and live a life that's Fearless?

1 Samuel 17:24-37 We can do tremendous things when emboldened by the Spirit of the Living God. Through His courage, peace, and confidence we are able to face any difficult situation. We can face any trial or tribulation that our lives present, because He is our endpoint and our anchor. Do you need fresh courage from the Lord today?

1 Samuel 17:1-23 It's easy to let fear run our lives if we lose sight of our true Master. Pastor Ryan looks at the story of David & Goliath through the lens of the ways the Enemy tries to use fear to control us, and then meets that effort with the name of Jesus and His perfect love that casts out fear.

John 14:27 For some people, fear can be one of the biggest motivating factors in life. Maybe that's fear that their finances won't be enough, fear that they'll never amount to their biggest aspirations, or fear that they're kids won't be successful. For others, at least on the surface it isn't. Whatever level of natural confidence we have in our outcome, one thing is certain. No natural confidence...

Luke 1:53, Matthew 5:6, Isaiah 55:1-2 Spiritual hunger isn't like physical hunger. Spiritual hunger grows when you feast, and dwindles when you abstain from spiritual bread. It is the motivation that drives us into the loving arms of our Heavenly Father. Pastor Cami unpacks the ways that the Lord meets us in our desire for Him and stirs us up to love and good works in this inaugural message of 202...

Pastor Ryan ends the teaching series on Wonder with a look at the wisemen (or magi) and how they were drawn to worship Jesus. All people are created for, and do, worship. The question is simply, "What do you worship?". Do you worship (or put your trust in) money, good works, yourself, a political party or ideology, or do you trust in the Living God who rules over all creation? This Christmas, reme...

So faith comes from hearing, and hearing through the word of Christ. - Romans 10:17 (ESV) What does a life of faith look like? What does it mean to trust God when He says "Go."? Where does that faith come from and what does it form in us to practice it? Pastor Ryan continues our advent series of Wonder by looking at the story of Joseph, the man who acted as Jesus earthly father, and the gift of fa...

God is the giver of every good and perfect gift. This week begins a new series of Wonder at the gifts that God gives us and the ways that we can respond to His generosity. Week 1 looks at the way that God chooses to partner with humans throughout the entirety of Scripture but specifically through the lens of Mary, the mother of Jesus. She was a fallible human in a city most thought badly of. She w...

A new Heavens and a new Earth. Jesus will make all things new. That is the End of the Story. That is the ultimate direction that history as we know it is headed. The question for each of us as we look forward to it is "Will I choose to participate?" He won't force us, but He welcomes us to be full participants in His coming Kingdom. He's called us coheirs with Christ should we choose to accept the...