New Bridge Community Church Sermons

We all carry things: regret, pressure, questions, and hopes for something more. This Easter, we’ll explore the story of Jesus through one of the earliest Christian sermons and discover how the resurrection invites us to let go, open our hands,and receive the grace and new life that only He can give. Access upcoming events, get connected, downloaddigital sermon notes, request prayer, and more: http...

You were made for something bigger than yourself, but you can’t take hold of it with clenched hands. This Sunday, we’ll explore how posturing yourself to listen to God leads to joining in His mission, and how His power strengthens you through the resistance you will face. In the end, could you imagine how God might use your open hands and the lives He may change through you?   Access upcoming even...

Opposition is a regular part of life. Sometimes it’s mild, and other times it can feel overwhelming—even unbearable. In Acts 12, we find Peter in one of those moments. His situation is intense, uncertain, and completely out of his control. Yet in the middle of it, we see something powerful—not just in Peter,but in the community around him. Their response reveals a different way of facing oppositio...

We’re in a season of asking God to open our hands from things that are distracting or take a greater role in our lives than Jesus does so that God can have free access to remove or place anything He desires into our lives. Our passage this Sunday shows us how this openhanded posture shapes a community and impacts not only a city, but also the known world of the day.   Access upcoming events, get c...

None of us enjoy being corrected, but throughout Scripture, God uses correction as a pathway to growth and freedom. In Acts 11, we’ll see how the early church learned to release defensiveness and celebrate the surprising work of God. Joinus as we continue our Lent series "Living Openhandedly" and discover how humbly giving and receiving correction can open the door to deeper faith and wo...

This Sunday, we continue our Lent series, Living Openhandedly, by examining how God’s heart for all people invites us to open our hands to others, even those we have written off or determined outside our box. God doesn’t just save individuals, He forms a new humanity, tearing down dividing walls and building something new. In a time when suspicion and separation feel normal, the cross calls us int...

This Sunday, we begin our Lent series, Living Openhandedly. Over the past few years, Lent has been a deeply formative season for us as a church, and we’re expectant for how God will move again as we intentionally seek to live more surrendered and dependent on Jesus, desiring to experience His resurrection power in our everyday lives. As we continue in the book of Acts, we’ll see how God works in t...

We see miracles all throughout the Bible. As we continue in Acts chapter 9, we’ll encounter two radical miracles—a healing and the raising of the dead. But we have to ask: Why do miracles exist, and what purpose do they serve? Why do we experience them at some times and not others? While the miraculous may feel distant to you today, we’ll see that it’s closer than we think—and that it has meaningf...

We’re used to hype. We know what big, emotional moments look like and the short-term changes that follow. But what does it look like when an encounter with Jesus is more than hype? This Sunday, we’ll see how the days following Saul’s dramatic encounter with Jesus lead to long-term changes in his life and what we can learn as we seek to become more like Jesus in our everyday lives. Access upcoming...

What happens when God shows mercy to someone we think doesn’t deserve it? In Acts 9, we encounter the dramatic conversion of Saul, a violent persecutor of Christians, and discover a Gospel that confronts our certainty, humbles ourpride, and extends grace further than we expect. We explore how Jesus turns enemies into family and invites us into a messy, missional community shaped by His grace. Acce...

Sometimes the moments that don’t make sense are exactly where God is at work. This Sunday, we’ll walk through Acts 8 and see how God interrupts success, prepares hearts, and invites ordinary people to join Him in extraordinary ways. Join us as we discover what it looks like to obey, trust, and share the good news, even when the path is unclear.   Access upcoming events, get connected, download dig...

Following Jesus doesn’t always make life easier; sometimes it makes it harder. This Sunday in Acts 7–8, we’ll see how suffering reveals what we really believe, how God redeems hardship to advance His gospel, and why faith that truly transforms us always requires surrender. When faith costs us, the question isn’t if God is at work, but rather what we trust Him for.   Access upcoming events, get con...

Stories shape us long before we realize it. They seek to answer the big questions of life. This Sunday, we’ll see how getting the plot wrong can cause us to miss the redemptive work God is doing in and through us, and how Scripture invites us to live by a better story.   Access upcoming events, get connected, download digital sermon notes, request prayer, and more: https://linktr.ee/nbccoly

Growth is exciting, but it’s rarely easy. Families feel it. Organizations feel it. And the early church felt it too. This Sunday, we’ll look at Acts 6 and discover how growing pains can either divide us or deepen us. What if the challenges we face aren’t signs of failure, but rather invitations into God’s greater purpose for you and the work He is doing in and through New Bridge?   Access upcoming...

In this sermon, Jeff Fernandez invited us to examine the many “Me or the Mission” moments that shape our lives, especially as a new year draws our attention inward. Scripture calls believers to move beyond personal rights and self-focus and instead seek what is loving, constructive, and good for others. Jesus models this in His interaction with Zacchaeus, showing how grace, truth, and presence can...

Family shapes us in ways that we are keenly aware of, and also beneath the surface of how we see ourselves, others, and approach daily life. Christmas surfaces many of the fond influences of our families, and it also surfaces much of the pain that we still carry. At Christmas, we celebrate Jesus’ birth, but His birth shouldn’t be isolated from the family He was born into. This Sunday, we’ll see ho...

It’s hard to imagine Christmas without gifts. Christmas gifts capture our attention every year, what we want, what we hope for, what we think will finally satisfy. But what makes agood gift? Gifts reveal something about the giver and the receiver. Join us this Sunday as we discover what God’s gift of Jesus reveals about us and what it reveals about Him.    Access upcoming events, get connected, do...

As Christmas draws near, our hearts fill with anticipation of moments, memories, traditions, and hopes. But our expectations often fall short, leaving us restless or disappointed. This week, we’ll explore the story of Simeon in Luke 2:25–32 and discover how God uses anticipation to point us beyond the season to the Savior. Join us as we learn how Jesus meets us in our waiting, fulfills our deepest...

Why do Christmas lights stir such wonder in us? Because they point to the One who is the true Light of the world. This Sunday, we’ll explore how Jesus enters our darkness, exposesour false “lights,” and offers a hope nothing in our culture can match. Come discover a light that doesn’t just decorate the season, but transforms your life.   Access upcoming events, get connected, download digital serm...

This Sunday is all about celebrations! We’ll be celebrating the life change through Rooted, baptisms, and another special element that you’ll have to be present to experience. God is good and worthy to be praised. If you’re in that place already, come and add to the celebration! If you’re struggling right now, come and be encouraged! And be sure to bring a friend who needs to see the display of Go...

Jealousy is one of those emotions that hides deep beneath the surface—quietly shaping how we see others, how we see ourselves, and even how we see God. It eats us from the inside out and causes us to miss out on the work of God in and through us. Join us this week as we examine the toxicity of jealousy versus the joy and freedom that the Holy Spirit produces, even in the harshest of circumstances....

Acts 5 tells the intense and sobering story of Ananias and Sapphira—an event unlike anything else in the New Testament. Passages like this can leave us feeling uneasy and unsettled, yet we know that God is good, loving, and holy. What might He want to reveal about Himself through such a striking story, and what does it mean for how we live today?   Access upcoming events, get connected, download d...

When life’s pressures rise, what really comes out of you? Do your responses reveal a life driven by your own strength, or is there evidence that the Spirit of God is at work, shaping and empowering you from the inside out? This Sunday, we’ll explore what Spirit-empowered living looks like—how God’s Spirit transforms ordinary people in the face of extraordinary pressures.   Access upcoming events,...

What does it mean to be a bold witness for Jesus? Is boldness something we stir up from within ourselves? Is it simply refusing to back down under cultural pressure? This Sunday, we’ll look at Acts 4:1–22 to discover the source, conviction, and motivation behind Peter’s boldness. Join us as we continue learning what Spirit-empowered living looks like in our everyday lives.  Access upcoming events,...

Have you ever felt unseen by God? In this week’s passage from Acts, we’ll see how God’s love and power become deeply personal for someone who least expected it but had always longed for it. Come discover how God might want to meet you where you are—or use you to show His love to someone around you.   Access upcoming events, get connected, download digital sermon notes, request prayer, and more: ht...