From its early days, Bridges has been a church that uses the Bible as the foundation of faith. We value worshipping God highly, and place a lot of emphasis on this in our regular meetings. Individual and corporate prayer is a vital part of discerning Gods will for us, and moving forward as a church. We welcome the supernatural ministry of the Holy Spirit in our church - from the salvation of people through faith in Christ, to the empowering that comes from baptism in the Holy Spirit, and the ...
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Welcome to the Bridges Community Church podcast, your destination for Sunday messages from Bridges Church. Join us each week as we dive deep into the Word of God and explore the life-transforming message of Jesus and the grace He offers us. In each episode, we bring you the dynamic and inspiring Sunday messages delivered by our passionate and knowledgeable pastors. From thought-provoking teachings to practical insights, we unpack the truths of Scripture and their relevance to our everyday li ...
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Episode 209: What's so Amazing about Grace?
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57:17Murray Smith teaches us about God's Amazing grace.
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Moses didn't feel qualified to lead an entire nation or even speak in front of a group. In fact, he argued with God that he wasn't the right guy for the job. But yet, all these thousands of years later, we're still studying him. What made Moses who he was? This week, we'll see it wasn't his strength or confidence, but rather his humility that quali…
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Episode 208: Doug Kemsley - Pentecost Sunday - 8 June 2025
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28:35Doug encourages us from the Word concerning Authority, Gifting, Faith and Consecration on Pentecost Sunday.
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The book of Ruth began with famine, displacement, loss, bitterness, and bleak prospects for the future. But in Ruth 4, God does what only God can do: He graciously steps into ordinary faithfulness, risky obedience, and broken places, and He writes a better ending than anyone could have ever expected. Join us this week as we conclude our sermon seri…
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Episode 207: Doug Kemsley - The Meaning of: In Christ - Sunday, 1 June
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51:22In this message, Doug challenges us to discover the significance of what it practically means to be "In Christ."
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The third chapter of Ruth has puzzled biblical scholars for millennia. To be sure, we see people make decisions that may or may not have been motivated by entirely proper intentions. But we also see God’s faithfulness to everyone in the account. Their decisions (right or wrong) don’t stop His redemption. This week, as we study this puzzling chapter…
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Episode 206: Fraser Hardy - Perserverance - Sunday, 25 May
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50:22Fraser Hardy encourages us to persevere in our Christian walk using the example of Joseph in the pit, the prison and the palace.
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As Christians, we believe that God orders the events of our lives and orchestrates all of history toward a glorious conclusion. But does that mean we don’t have a role to play? This week, we’ll study how Ruth and Boaz each made their connection with one another possible and how they model healthy relationship—even God’s with us.…
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Episode 205: Conrad Smith - Grief - Sunday, 18 May
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35:35Conrad Smith, a Pastoral Team member at Bridges, shares about grief from his personal experiences and what the Holy Spirit has taught him through it. We are challenged to think "what type of fruit am I producing", even in the tough times.
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Sometimes in Scripture, we see God work in supernaturally miraculous ways: manna falls from heaven, the sick are instantly healed, or the dead are raised. Other times, God isn’t as overt in orchestrating history. But does that mean He isn’t working? In the book of Ruth, we see God guide His people in a way that we can all relate—through relationshi…
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Episode 204: Rachel Mudge - The Divine Gift - Sunday, 11 May
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30:42Rachel Mudge, an elder at Bridges, shares a message entitled The Divine Gift. Understanding who God is, through His Son, Jesus and how much He loves us. Rachel encourages us to "walk in the light" and to truly know what it is to experience God's love in every aspect of our lives.
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None of life is meant to be lived alone, which means wherever God calls us, we need a team for support and encouragement. In this final week of our Finding Your Way series, we will study what Scripture requires of a church when it sends a missionary, and by extension, what we all need wherever God may send us.…
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Episode 203: Luke Collis - Parable of the Sower - Sunday, 4 May
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35:25Luke Collis from Unashamed Ministries challenges us, through the Parable of The Sower, to be people who give everything to Jesus and grow to produce much fruit. Matthew 13 (verse 7-8 particularly).
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Obeying God is always a lot easier to talk about than to do. Especially when it doesn’t make sense. Especially when it costs something. Especially when it feels like God is asking us to step away from what’s safe and comfortable and predictable. Let’s admit it: Sometimes God’s will feels unreasonable. And yet, that’s usually right where obedience b…
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Episode 202: Jackson Stanley - The importance of baptism - Sunday, 27 April 2025
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38:41Youth leader, Jackson Stanley speaks to us from Romans 6, encouraging us to identify with Christ's death, burial and resurrection and reminds us of the importance of baptism.
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At some point every one of us confronts a series of related questions of enormous consequence: How do I find and fulfill the central purpose of my life? What am I specifically supposed to be doing with my time? How should I go about making potentially life-altering decisions? When I ask God for wisdom or direction, how do I know that it’s actually …
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Episode 201: Murray Smith - Resurrection Sunday - Sunday, 20 April
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1:00:41Murray Smith shares about the significance of Resurrection Sunday and the implications to us today as we celebrate Christ conquering death and cancelling our debt of sin.
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Easter instinctively feels hopeful to us. We have a sense that something is new. Something began. Something in which we can join ourselves. But what exactly is that? What started when Jesus rose from the dead? This week, we’ll study His resurrection, the new world it will eventually create, and why it provides so much hope.…
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Episode 200: Doug Kemsley - Palm Sunday - Sunday, 13 April
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30:05Doug Kemsley shares a message from Mark 10:32-34 on recommitting overselves to go on with Jesus, walking the pathway of righteousness.
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In our final week of our Upper Room series, we see Jesus pray. Prayer is how He chooses to spend the very last moments before He is arrested. And He prays, primarily, for us. This week, we will study Jesus’ prayer, how it communicates His deep abiding love for us, and why His desires for us are essential for our thriving.…
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There’s one thing we can all be sure of, no matter where you are on your spiritual journey: There will be countless moments in your life that will simply make no sense, thereby threatening your peace and stealing your joy. Fortunately, we are not left with only two options in these moments—either understand everything and rest in peace or understan…
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Following Jesus isn’t meant to be easy. In fact, Jesus tells His disciples to expect the worst, the very worst, for their faith in Him. Yet, we are not left without hope or without help. Jesus promises we won’t be alone on our journey because we will have a strong guide leading our way. This week, we’ll study Jesus’ warning to disciples, the comfor…
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We all look to something to reassure ourselves in times of difficulty. Whether it be relationships, prior achievements, or current status, we all count on something to pull us through seasons of uncertainty. But Jesus claims not all of these are as dependable as we might think. In fact, He says there is only one true source of life, only one reliab…
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As Jesus nears His arrest, trial, and crucifixion, it seems His mind is mostly on us, His followers. While He knows He will face a day worse than any of us can imagine, He wants us to be comforted, and He uses His final moments to reassure us of God’s goodness to us. This week we’ll study the comforts Jesus shares with His disciples and how they ap…
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Jesus knows Peter will soon lose faith and deny Him, but instead of chastising Peter, Jesus encourages him. This week we’ll study Peter’s denial, Jesus’ surprising reaction, and what it means for our faith today.Bởi Bridges' Staff
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Judas stands not only as a looming figure in the biblical storyline, but as a name synonymous with the worst types of betrayal in popular culture. He turned over Jesus—an innocent man, his friend—to corrupt authorities who would crucify him. This week, we will study this tragic series of events and learn what it can teach us when we face hurt, loss…
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Love is harder than we think. Yes, we, of course, love our kids and grandkids and close friends and nice people and those who treat us well. But Jesus said that everybody naturally does that anyway (Matt. 5:47). It’s not very hard to love people who love us. The real question is, will we also love those who harm or betray us? Will we keep on loving…
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In Jesus’ final private moments with His disciples, we see Him do something highly unusual. We see Him serve those closest to Him. We don’t typically expect people to spend the final night of their lives serving others, nor do we often witness leaders with enormous amounts of power get down on their knees and serve. But Jesus isn’t normal. He stand…
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Finances can be a touchy subject. It’s the number one point of conflict in marriages, and sometimes people choose to avoid church if the topic is scheduled for an upcoming Sunday (like this one). But while we might regard it as sensitive or uncomfortable, God doesn’t. He has given all of us financial resources, and He has a plan for how we can use …
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When it comes to Christian stewardship, we typically think about how to best use our time, our talents and experiences, or our finances, but what about being good stewards of our trials and our times of suffering? Rather than hiding our pain and pretending that everything is okay when it clearly is not, or rather than being trapped by our pain and …
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All of us, in one way or another, are able to communicate. Even babies can get their ideas across with cries or gestures. But why did God give us this ability? What is it for? Can we misuse it? This week, we'll study the power of words, their purpose, and the proper way to use them.Bởi Bridges' Staff
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For some, working with children feels like a natural calling, while for others, it's not so instinctive. The truth is, God calls all of us to be involved in stewarding the children in our community. This week, we’ll explore this shared responsibility, the path it leads us on, and how we can remain faithful in guiding the next generation with purpos…
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For some, a job is just a way to pay the bills. Others seem to have a career that perfectly fits their talents, skills, and personality. Whether you work to live or live to work, the truth is, work is an unavoidable and significant part of the human experience. This week, we’ll take a look at how work is part of God’s design and how we can better s…
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Perhaps more than any other gift, we are aware that the time given to us is limited. We only have so many days on this earth. But how to use them well? This week, we’ll study why God gives us time, how to use it well, and what it looks like to waste it.Bởi Bridges' Staff
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As we come to the close of our study of 1 Corinthians, chapter 16 is one that some of us may be tempted to skip. It's largely a list of personal greetings, sprinkled with a few petitions. However, this chapter clues us into the importance of connection with others and what is necessary to form them and keep them.…
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Merry Christmas Eve! Join us tonight at 5:00pm for our annual Christmas Eve Service. Come light candles, sing familiar carols, read the Christmas story, and hear a message from Pastor Dan. All are welcome, and childcare will be available for ages 0-3 in the nursery.Bởi Bridges' Staff
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The resurrection of Jesus Christ from the dead is a bottomless wealth of hope with significance for all of our lives. This week, as we study the longest single text explaining its meaning, we’ll see its wondrous implications and how it fulfills our deepest longings.Bởi Bridges' Staff
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Love is harder than we think. Of course we love our family, our friends, and those who treat us well. We love nice people. But Jesus says everybody naturally does that anyway (Matt. 5:47). That’s not hard. People love people who love them. The real question is, will we also love those who harm us? Will we keep on loving even when it means bearing b…
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We are often impressed by people who seem “gifted.” Whether it’s in sports, business, crafts, music, comedy, or something else, there are some people who stand out from everyone else. But what does that mean for us “normal” people? Do we have gifts as well? If so, where do they come from, and what is their purpose? This week, we’ll study Paul’s ins…
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Sometimes we encounter a biblical passage that seems confusing or even contradictory to other biblical passages. These comments from Paul regarding women in the church might likely be among them. But as we will see this week, his comments have contemporary significance, are not what they may seem on face value, and might, just perhaps, show us some…
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The cup and the bread—timeless symbols instituted into church practice by Christ Himself. In some Christian traditions, communion takes a central role in each service, while other traditions seem to minimize it. But what was it like in the early church? This week, we’ll study the early practice of communion and see how it outshines even the greates…
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Nothing can make us desire great leaders quite as quickly as experiencing bad ones. But what exactly makes the difference? Are there certain qualities that great leaders share? Does God have a design for leadership? This week, we’ll study two contrasting styles of leadership, the role each of us can play regardless of our official title, and the ul…
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One reason why the book of James is so challenging and practical is that it lays out a series of tests that are designed to help us understand what authentic Christianity looks like in action, so that we may then examine our own lives and faith to see how we measure up. And according to James, one of the things that a living, genuine faith ought to…
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Christians don’t always agree on debatable moral issues, and we can struggle even more in how to treat people who don’t see them the same way that we do. But we’re not left without guidance. This week, we’ll study a murky moral issue in the first century church and how Paul instructed them to navigate it. Not only can his teaching help us better re…
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When Christianity burst onto the scene, it upended existing views of both singleness and marriage. For the first time, single people were an esteemed demographic in a community, and marriage took on a new depth of meaning. This week, we’ll study God’s good design for singleness, sex, and marriage, and how it (still) applies to our lives today.…
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We all, at times, can become discouraged by the darkness we see in our modern world and wonder if it will ever get better. The good news? The letter to the Corinthians provides us with surprising hope. They faced a culture far more immoral than ours, yet they laid the groundwork for a dramatic future renewal. This week we’ll see where Paul instruct…
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While most people would agree that our world is broken, they may not all agree on how to fix it. Nevertheless, this week’s Scripture passage gives us a great foundation and framework from which to have such discussions, as it reminds us of the ultimate plan of God, the purpose of God behind His plan, why some reject that plan while others accept it…
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Division in the church is nothing new. It goes all the way back to the earliest gatherings of Christians, but that doesn’t mean that division is inevitable. This week we will see how Paul addresses the problem with the church in Corinth, and his prescription for creating unity when we disagree.Bởi Bridges' Staff
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Good. True. Right. Faithful. Honorable. Trustworthy. Admirable. We likely know people who live up to these characteristics, and we hope to be among them. But how are they actually developed in us—especially when some amount of corruption seems so much easier? This week we will see God’s desire to develop goodness and faithfulness in us, and how He …
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Jesus is meek, gentle, and humble of heart. But also . . . He confronts various people with some of the strongest language in Scripture. What are we to make of this? Is there some way the two images of Jesus can fit together? And how does Jesus’ behavior inform our own? When God develops gentleness in us, is it void of any severity? This week we’ll…
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