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Do you long for the joy of the Kingdom of Heaven? There is a tune, a melody, a theme, a song played by the world around us and it is an alluring song. But there is a song in Heaven that is even more beautiful. There is a song in Heaven that leads to joy, love, and life. The problem is you can't dance to both. You can't sit and tune into both. We follow Jesus by Dancing to Different Music. We tune...

Jesus always lead with relationship beyond barriers of all types. This is particularly evident in the story of the Woman at the Well in John 4. Jesus reaches to a woman and people whose worship differed from that of His Jewish people to reveal the true worship of God; a worship in spirit and in truth. Pastor Taylor finishes our series on Reaching Beyond Barriers by looking at how Jesus reach beyon...

We exist in a world of social hierarchy. Status and celebrity matter to us. Social status matters to us. "Cool factor" matters to us. But none of it matters to Jesus and none of it matters in the Kingdom of Heaven. Julia takes us through the incredible story of a blind beggar being treated as an person of honor in Jesus sight and someone worthy of attention, even though he was an outcast looked do...

In our current society, and throughout history, we tend to foster animosity towards generations that are not our own. It's so common and so easy to see the generations that are older than our as outdated and inferior. That we know more than they do. But God calls us to act differently. Pastor Taylor talks to us about how Paul in his letter to the church of Ephesus speaks about generations. About h...

There are a lot of things that we allow to divide us. Most of them are separations of our own creation though. Pastor Cami begins our new series on Reaching Beyond Barriers that we allow to create wedges in the body of Christ and reduce our ability to love the world well. She takes us through the story of Peter and Cornelius and how we can practically move past the Cultural Barriers we create and...

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...

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 heart, or from th...

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 winning an argument...

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!

Have you ever felt terrified about the future? Have you felt scared that there won't be enough time, resource, good will to go around? It's easy to look around and slip into a survival mentality. Scarcity mindsets dominate our discourse as a society so often. But the Way of Jesus and the Kingdom of Heaven invite us into another way. Jesus invites us into an abundant life that trusts God for all th...

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...

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 into Christlike...

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 recognizing what our p...

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 in Unconditional Acceptance in a Conditional Culture. That is...

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 peace. Do you need P...

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.

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 this sense of unity? Pas...

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 of a Creator God...

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 relationship with a G...

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, but the Great...

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 Foundations for a Good...

Have you ever heard the word "atonement" and not known what it means? Or maybe you have a picture of Jesus simply being punished on our behalf so we can get into Heaven one day. The full, Biblical picture of atonement is so much greater! Jesus came that we might have abundant life and experience intimacy with the Father right here and now. He came to restore us to a bit of life INSIDE the Garden o...

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?

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 Ryan unpacks the a...

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 toward Him and ren...