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There are times where the Biblical Authors were intentionally vague, stirring us to meditate on the Scriptures daily. Inviting us to read along with the Holy Spirit to uncover the depths of truth contained within and to grow in relationship with The Father and Son along the way. One thing that is perfectly clear though? Jesus Will Return. He is coming back to be King over all creation and partner...

Matthew 5 It's easy to pick sides. It's easy to treat others the way they do treat us, not the way we wish they would. It's easy to fight back against those who persecute us, disagree with us, speak badly about us, or attack us. Those things are not the Way of Jesus though. We finish our series through the Sermon on the Mount looking at how Jesus calls us to love. It's impossible apart from His Sp...

Matthew 5 Has anyone ever wronged you? Offended you? Even just not helped you when you needed it? The usual human response is to get that person back. Like for like. Or even amped up from how they wronged us. Jesus however, gives another way. The Way of Jesus that seeks restoration and relationship over retribution is counterintuitive. But for some reason it is the way to life. From Gandhi to Jack...

Matthew 5 How seriously do you take your commitments? Can people believe you when you tell them something? The Way of Jesus is one of integrity. It means to let our "yes" be "yes" and our "no" be "no". As His follower, are you fully honest with everyone around you or do you deal in half truths. It's easy to say something that is technically true, but designed to deceive. The Way of Jesus doesn't d...

Matthew 5 There are things we esteem above others. You prize a certain pair of shoes above your others, a certain watch, a family heirloom, a piece of tech. When you prize something like that you give it honor and you treat it differently. In short, you treat it as though it MATTERS. This is how we're called to treat marriages. Whether you're in one or not, marriages deserve your honor. Maybe that...

1 Corinthians 13:7-8 This week we continue our summer series on how God's love protects us, and how he steps in to save us from ourselves. What does it look like to step in and protect others with love? God stepped in and sent us his Son. How can we step in to other people's lives and show them how God protects them?

1 Corinthians 13;7-8 We continue on in our series on love, looking at what it means to trust in God. What does it look like for you to believe that God wants only your ultimate good and that He's fighting for you in both the valley and the mountain top?

1 Corinthians 13:7-8 Pastor Sean starts off our new summer teaching series on the way of Love. In it he talks about the way love hopes. And not just a common, human hope. Instead, we're given a divine, living hope by the Spirit of God. This is a hope that defeats death, that confronts heartache, and that stands victorious in the name of Jesus Christ.

Galatians 5:19-23 What on earth is the "fruit of the Spirit", and why does it matter? We live in a world that, without the Spirit of God at work in people's lives, is full of depravity, selfishness, and violence. The Lord wants to do a different thing in His people. He wants to cultivate new behaviors in those that choose to follow Him and He wants to empower that transformation through His Holy S...

Genesis 41:29-44, Genesis 41:53-57, Genesis 42:1-5 "God is our Provider." It's easy to say, but hard to believe. Add the pressures of economic downturn, high cost of living, and social pressures to impress to this disconnect between our heads and our hearts and the results can be devastating. We might put our hope in finances. We might draw our identity from our careers or incomes or our roles as...

Genesis 39:1-20 The world is full of injustice. People wrongfully accused and convicted, people skipped over or shown preferential treatment, and people denied access to necessities because of their faith or the color of their skin. In this part of For The Good, Pastor Ryan talks about how we respond in the face of injustice committed against us. Do we seek to get others back for what they've done...

Psalms 145:8-21 Pastor Mike has been an integral, influential, and infectious leader in the community of The Bridge since The Bridge and Mission Hills Community Church merged. He's been impactful at the property the church resides for even longer, not only as a pastor, but as a teacher, counselor, and mentor. Before addressing the content of this teaching we say thank you Pastor Mike. Happy "refir...

Genesis 37:1-28 Few things have the emotional capacity to wound quite like rejection. We continue to look at the story of Joseph in Genesis, who faced a rejection of incredible violence. Despised by his brothers, He was cast away and sold into slavery. There was a long journey in between, but by the work of God Joseph was able to overcome the pain of that rejection. He became the model of restorat...

Genesis 50:19-21 There is no quick fix to hardship. No matter who you are, you will have to endure it to some degree. For followers of Jesus, this hardship is part of the process by which we begin to resemble our Savior and Teacher. You can't avoid it. You must experience it. The good news, however is this: You don't go through it alone. Even in hardship we can trust in the name of God. We can tru...

Matthew 7:24–27 You can tell someone all day about your faith, about what is right and wrong, and about your ethics. It won't carry much weight unless you actually live it out. As you lead and mentor, you have to exemplify what it is you want to see grow in those you're leading. This is true of children, students, mentees, etc. There is no "do as I say, not as I do". The only effective leadership...

Ryan Oddo Calling over career. As followers of Jesus we're called to love God first. This means following Him before worrying about your job, your income, your public image, any of it. Then you trust Him to handle the rest as He sees fit. We also seek to establish a culture of calling focus in our Homes that seeks first the Kingdom of God and lives to hear "well done, good and faithful servant."

Exodus 17:8–16 Prayer has an impact. Know it. Believe it. God has invited us to partner with Him in ruling over His creation and one way that we participate in heavenly realms is by praying. As such, we have a responsibility to those we care about to cover them in prayer.

Deuteronomy 11:18–25 Occasionally we find ourselves taking a passive approach to our spirituality. We treat God as an addendum to our lives and, as a result, allow things outside of God's Word and Spirit to shape the way we see the world. To be a Healthy Home in the Kingdom of God however, means that we actively pursue practices that shape in us a view of our world and circumstances that reflect t...