Category Archives: Making Sense of Faith

New Testament Challenge Begins!

So today kicks off The Bridge’s New Testament Challenge!  Today’s reading is Matthew 1-2 and Acts 1-3. Matthew starts out with the genealogy of Jesus – his family tree. You might remember that we did a brief message series on … Continue reading

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New Testament Challenge

So this Sunday we kick off our New Testament Challenge! The challenge largely consists of reading through the New Testament portion of the Bible over a period of 63 days.  Many of us have tried to read through the Bible … Continue reading

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What’s up with Baptism?

As we have an upcoming baptism on Sunday, February 13th, I thought I’d provide a little background on what baptism is all about. Feeling a little lazy and rushed today, I offer the following explanation that comes from Starting Point … Continue reading

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What I Look Forward to in 2011

It’s great to look back on the past year and reflect about what you have or haven’t accomplished. But right now I’m trying to look ahead. I’m not really into New Year’s resolutions, but I am looking ahead at what … Continue reading

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List 2 – Eight Characteristics of a Biblical Worldview

These are taken from the book, “UnChristian” by David Kinneman (p. 75). The Christian Worldview believes: Jesus Christ lived a sinless life God is the all-powerful and all-knowing Creator of the universe and he still rules it today Salvation is … Continue reading

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Been Thinking on a Couple of “Lists” Lately

List 1 – The Seven Realties of Experiencing God by Henry Blackaby 1. God is always working around you 2. God pursues a continuing personal love relationship with you that is real and personal 3. God invites you to be … Continue reading

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Found People Find People

Just read a blog post about a fellow pastor who took his child out to get ice cream.  The store was crowded and he had her by the hand.  He let loose of her hand to do something and turned to … Continue reading

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A Purpose Driven Summer

Coming up this Sunday, we are introducing our “Purpose Driven Summer” emphasis for those of us connected to The Bridge. As a “purpose driven” church, we attempt to grow in each of the five biblical purposes derived from the “Great … Continue reading

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Wii Are Family

Don’t miss the start of our new series, “Wii Are Family” – this Sunday, 10:30am! We will have a blast diving in to navigating the famial relationships!

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Heaven and Hell – More than Halos and Pitchforks, Right?

The last two Sundays we’ve been in our series, “Heaven and Hell – More than Halos and Pitchforks, Right?”  On Easter Sunday, we tackled a few of the misconceptions about heaven and took a quick look at what the Bible … Continue reading

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