From "Vision Series 2020." How are followers of Jesus meant to engage in a post-Christian culture? Is there a third way to live in this world other than merging or separating? Listen along as we continue our Vision Series and learn how to become a "creative minority" now and into the future.
From "Vision Series 2020." There is a direct link between how you live now and who you become in the future. We don’t become like Jesus by accident. So how do we change? How do we endure a global pandemic and remain on the journey of spiritual transformation? Listen along as we layout a "Rule of Life" for Covid-19.
From "Vision Series 2020." This year, we take a different approach than regular. The cascade effect of a global pandemic, recession, a summer of violence between police and protestors, wildfires, and our city on the front page of international news on a reoccurring basis has left us exhausted. Is there a way to get through 2020 without permanent damage to our soul? Or more: could there be a way to come out the other side more mature than ever before? And full of joy?
From the "Race & Justice Event with Bryan Loritts." Every New Testament point has an Old Testament picture. In Session 3, Dr. Loritts discusses the Old Testament picture of love and how it intersects with issues of race and ethnic unity.
From the "Race & Justice Event with Bryan Loritts." In Session 2, special guests Michelle Jones, Dr. Leroy Haynes, David Valenzuela, and Renjy Abraham join Dr. Bryan Loritts and John Mark Comer for a discussion about the Black and Brown experience in America, how social media has shaped the conversation on race, how to bring others into the "beloved community" and so much more.
From the "Race & Justice Event with Bryan Loritts." In Session 1, Dr. Loritts discusses Critical Race Theory and how it must be approached with nuance. He also examines the ideas of white privilege, systemic racism, reparations, and affirmative action. Listen along as we learn about what the Gospel of Jesus has to say about race and justice.
From the series "Race & Justice." Pastor and author Dr. Bryan Loritts discusses the multiethnic church of the New Testament as we learn from Ephesians 2.
For years, we have been searching and praying for a building that Bridgetown Church could call home. Now we are excited to celebrate all the work that has been accomplished, both in building renovations and your faithful generosity. Listen as church leaders from around our city speak into the life and future of Bridgetown and pray a blessing over us.
From the series "Gospel of Matthew." In this text, Jesus uses the model of the eunuch to invite his hearers to expand their vision for relational flourishing in the family of God.
From the series "Gospel of Matthew." Is marriage a contract, or a covenant? Is the love that lasts a lifetime a fiery passion of desire, or something else? Is divorce a necessary evil to “be true to yourself,” or a rupture of a deep union? Jesus’ teaching on divorce is based in his vision of marriage, which is as radical today as it was nearly two thousand years ago.
From the series "Gospel of Matthew." Jesus understands what it means to owe a debt. On the cross, he died for betrayers, deniers, hypocrites; you and me. The parable of the unmerciful servant reminds us of how forgiven we are, so that we would be liberated to forgive others.
From the series "Gospel of Matthew." What do we do when other followers of Jesus fall into sin and wander away? Let them go? Act like it’s okay? Make them our enemy? In this teaching we explore Jesus’ practice for dealing with sin in the church. It’s one of Jesus’ most used and abused teachings, and yet, it has the potential to form the church into a community where God’s will is done.
From the series "Gospel of Matthew." Jesus’ call for his apprentices to become like children is one of his most misunderstood teachings. In this message, we explore the cultural background to Jesus’ words and rediscover just how fitting and fierce they are for our culture today.
From the series "Gospel of Matthew." Jesus is slowly but surely headed for Jerusalem, where he knows he will suffer and be killed. Along the way, the collectors of the temple tax ask Peter whether his rabbi pays the tax. Through a parable about kings and through the belly of a fish, Jesus shows his disciples what it looks like to live secure and rooted in the Father’s love.
A daily meditation on scripture, a quote, or the life of a saint to ground you in God and his peace.
A daily meditation on scripture, a quote, or the life of a saint to ground you in God and his peace.
A daily meditation on scripture, a quote, or the life of a saint to ground you in God and his peace.
A daily meditation on scripture, a quote, or the life of a saint to ground you in God and his peace.
A daily meditation on scripture, a quote, or the life of a saint to ground you in God and his peace.
From the series "Gospel of Matthew." Guest teacher Tyler Staton, from Trinity Grace Church in Brooklyn, New York, discusses the value of prayer and fasting to the follower of Jesus. They are the humble, hidden ways we choose the tiny seed over the suit of armor. And in the upside down Kingdom of God, that seed of divine love grows and blossoms into a force of divine power.
A daily meditation on scripture, a quote, or the life of a saint to ground you in God and his peace.
A daily meditation on scripture, a quote, or the life of a saint to ground you in God and his peace.
A daily meditation on scripture, a quote, or the life of a saint to ground you in God and his peace.
A daily meditation on scripture, a quote, or the life of a saint to ground you in God and his peace.
A daily meditation on scripture, a quote, or the life of a saint to ground you in God and his peace.
From the series "Gospel of Matthew." At the fulcrum point in Matthew’s gospel, Jesus goes up on a high mountain where he is transfigured before his apprentices. Over their fear, the apprentices hear a voice from heaven saying, "listen to him!" Thousands of years later, in our own fears, the call to find a mountain and listen to Jesus is greater than ever.
A daily meditation on scripture, a quote, or the life of a saint to ground you in God and his peace.
A daily meditation on scripture, a quote, or the life of a saint to ground you in God and his peace.
A daily meditation on scripture, a quote, or the life of a saint to ground you in God and his peace.
A daily meditation on scripture, a quote, or the life of a saint to ground you in God and his peace.
