Not only does the Lord want us to pray about God and His glory, but also about man and his needs. In this sermon we explore the 2nd part of the Lord’s Model Prayer in which we see Jesus encouraging us to pray about food for our body, fellowship with our God, and faithfulness in our temptations.
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No good thing will the Lord withhold from those who walk uprightly. Even when His answers don’t seem good to us at the moment, we need to trust that God is only giving us what is truly good for us.
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Jesus Christ is passionate about His Church and He demonstrates that through loving the church, giving Himself for the church, sanctifying the church, glorifying the church, nourishing the church, cherishing the church, and uniting Himself forever with the church. Because He is passionate about the church, so should every follower of Jesus!
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It is God’s will for every Christian to commit himself to a local church. Why? In order to obey the one another commands, in order to obey and submit to his leaders, in order to restore those who fall into sin, and in order to follow the early church’s example.
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Love for other believers is the greatest mark of Christian maturity, and is absolutely essential if any church is to be healthy. In this message Pastor Brian discusses why we are to love, who we are to love, how we are to love, and what will happen when we love.
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The Bridge is going to begin meeting in homes! Does this mean we are some kind of crazy cult? Actually, the Bible has a lot to say about churches that meet in homes. Listen in to see the good, the bad, and the ugly about house churches.
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While many churches are devoted to using entertainment to bring in new people, God’s prescription is very different. In Acts 2:42 we are told what the early church devoted itself to – Bible teaching, Fellowship, the Lord’s Supper, and Prayer. I believe we should emulate their example in order to have healthy churches today.
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The Scriptures call the church to Every Member Ministry. If all believers will be faithful to minister to one another we can expect the result to be growth in Maturity, Unity, and Discernment in the local church.
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What is the mission of the church? In addition to exalting God and edifying one another, the church is to evangelize the world. We do that through proclaiming the gospel, making disciples, and planting churches.
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Giving is one of the most exciting things we can do as believers, because not only does God bless us back in this life, but we will receive heavenly treasures in the age to come!
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Jesus is the risen Shepherd of the sheep, who offered the blood of the eternal covenant to reconcile His sheep to God, so that we could do His will. To Him be the glory forever!
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Although Satan is a real and powerful foe, we need not fear him. Jesus has attacked and overpowered him, and taken away his weapons. He calls all of us to side with Him, and obey His word.
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In Acts 16, we find two trophies of sovereign grace in Philippi: Lydia and the Jailer. The way the Lord brought them to repentance and faith was very different, but the fruits that came forth from their lives were very similar.
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Willful unbelief is both very wicked and very dangerous. It is wicked because it always requires more proof, keeps people from coming to Christ and keeps people from repenting of sin. It is dangerous because it blinds people to the truth, and condemns them at the Judgment.
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Jesus confronts the Pharisees and scribes with five damning sins that would take them to eternal judgment, if not repented of. Check out those five sins and see if any of them are popping up in your life.
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Jesus warned His disciples how to face persecution in light of the judgment to come – flee hypocrisy, fear God, confess Christ, and honor the Spirit.
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According to Jesus, our attitude toward money and possessions can cause us to live and die a fool. Find out how you can avoid making those deadly mistakes in this message.
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The Lord Jesus has commanded His people not to worry. We can overcome worry if we will understand apply the 5 basic truths about worry that Jesus gives us in this passage.
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Christ is coming, and He has commanded us to be ready. We do this, not by pinpointing the date of His return, but by making sure that He has our heart’s devotion every day.
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Matthew 28:18-20, “Jesus came and told his disciples, “I have been given all authority in heaven and on earth. Therefore, go and make disciples of all the nations, baptizing them in the name of the Father and the Son and the Holy Spirit. Teach these new disciples to obey all the commands I have given you. And be sure of this: I am with you always, even to the end of the age.” (NLT)
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Jesus came into the world to cast a wildfire in the earth. This is a fire consisting of His kingdom spreading throughout the world. We have the privilege of co-laboring along with Him to advance that glorious kingdom in the earth!
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We are guilty enemies of God by nature who owe God our worship and obedience, yet we have all failed to render Him what is His due. He will bring all men before the supreme court of the universe and exact justice. Therefore, it behooves us to make every effort to be reconciled to Him now, before it is too late!
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When a calamity strikes, instead of asking “why”, Jesus teaches us what we can learn from it. His answer has to do with the doom of sinners, the necessity of repentance, and the great mercy of God.
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In this story of Jesus healing a woman who had been bent over for 18 years, we see a picture of dead religion and a living relationship. Dead religion results in bondage, anger, callousness, and hypocrisy, while a living relationship is marked by freedom, joy, compassion, and genuineness.
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The parables of the mustard seed and the leaven, show the external expansion, and the internal influence of God’s kingdom. Although the kingdom began very small and obscure and inconspicuous, it will have a glorious ending, spreading throughout the world, and influencing peoples from every quarter of the globe!
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When someone asked Jesus if only a few people were being saved, Jesus exhorted him and everyone else who could hear Him to strive to enter through the narrow door. Why do we need to strive to enter the kingdom? Because the door is narrow, because the door will soon be shut, and because the door will never be re-opened.
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The perfect example of Jesus Christ is graphically portrayed in this passage in His calmness, His consecration, and His compassion.
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When Jesus was invited to a dinner party, He told them that they were pursuing the wrong practice, place, and people. In doing so, He confronted them with their sins of Hypocrisy, Pride, and Selfishness.
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In this wonderful parable of our Lord, He teaches us of God’s lavish gift, man’s universal refusal, and the Spirit’s effectual call. Have you ever wondered why some respond to the gospel invitation, while most refuse? This parable will answer that question for you.
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Unlike most of us, Jesus was not impressed by numbers of people. Instead, when large crowds followed Him, He sifted them, and thinned the ranks. He did this by telling them the Cost of Radical Discipleship – they must give up the people, comforts, and things that were most dear to them in order to follow Him. Then Jesus enforced this teaching by giving them three illustrations of the Dangers of Rashly Embracing Discipleship. Those dangers are Ridicule, Destruction, and Uselessness.
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Luke 15 is one extended parable in three parts: the lost sheep, the lost coin, and the lost son. In this message, we focus on the lost sheep and the lost coin, and see some fascinating truths – the total inability of the sinner, the sovereign grace displayed in our salvation, and the joy of God in His work of redemption. In this entire chapter Jesus is showing the scribes and Pharisees the Father’s heart of joy in seeking and saving the lost, which was diametrically opposed to their own heart which avoided contact with sinners at all costs. Do you look more like Jesus or the Pharisees?
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What has been called “The Parable of the Prodigal Son” is really “The Parable of the Two Lost Sons.” Both sons of the father in this parable are lost. Both are alienated from their father. Both need to be reconciled. Both were only really interested in what they could get out of their father, instead of a relationship with their father. In this message we examine their alienation from their father, the effects of their alienation, and the remedy for their alienation.
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How can we use our money wisely? Jesus tells us in the Parable of the Unrighteous Steward. We are to invest our money in the right things (our eternal and future, and others eternal future), and we are to invest our money in the right way (faithfully, hopefully, lovingly).
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In this passage we see six marks of religious people who are lost. They made money their God, opposed the truth, justified themselves, sought the applause of man, rejected the gospel of the kingdom, and bent God’s Word to suit their own desires.
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Although no one likes to think about the reality of Hell, the Bible has a great deal to say about it. In this message we examine Jesus’ teaching on the rich man and Lazarus, and see in it 10 truths about Hell.
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Jesus urges His disciples not to follow the example of the Pharisees, but instead to pursue love, forgiveness and faith.
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What is the Biblical perspective on self? How did Jesus instruct His disciples as to how they should view themselves? With the extreme emphasis on self-esteem and self-love in the church, it is surprising that Jesus taught us to confess that we are slaves, unworthy, and undeserving of special thanks.
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In the story of the Samaritan leper who returned to give thanks to Jesus we see a beautiful and powerful portrait of a passionate worshiper. Not only do we see his wretched condition, and obedient faith, but also his passionate worship. Let us go and do likewise.
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How should the Second Coming of Christ impact our lives practically? We should refuse to: 1) be deceived by false Christs; 2) be preoccupied by this earthly life; 3) be captivated by the world; and 4) be overtaken by the Judgment.
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God wants His people to cry to Him day and night for justice, until the Son of Man returns. In light of that, let’s remember our persecuted brethren, and lift them up to God regularly.
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As Pastor Brian began a new mini-series on the Christian Family, he dealt with two implications of Ephesians 6:1:
1) The Apostle Paul Assumed That Children Would Be Present With Their Families In Church
2) The Apostle Paul Assumed That Children Could Be Saved.
Therefore, we need to beware of believing children don’t need to be saved, of not evangelizing children, and using unBiblical decisionistic methods to evangelize our children.
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What is the right religion? How can we be right with God? In what spirit must we approach God? These are all extremely important questions that Jesus gives answers to in His parable of the Pharisee and the Tax Collector.
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What is the duty of children toward their parents? In this message, Pastor Brian speaks directly to the kids of The Bridge, and shares the Word with them as to what God requires of them and why.
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Fathers are called upon to take responsibility to discipline and instruct their children. It’s not the responsibility of the school, the church, or even mothers. They have brought an immortal soul into the world, and passed on to their children the curse of sin. As bearers of ultimate responsibility in the home, they must resist being passive, and labor for the salvation of their children.
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What is the true meaning of Christmas? In our secular culture, it can be very difficult to discover. But thankfully, the Scripture makes it abundantly clear. Christmas reminds us that when our world was ruined and in misery, God did something about it, by sending His Son!
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With 2015 almost over, and 2016 upon us, Pastor Brian exhorted The Bridge to serve the Lord with all their might, making every hour and every day count for eternity!
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Fathers are commanded not to provoke their children to anger. In this message, Pastor Brian shows 7 ways that fathers can provoke their children to anger, and then what they can do about it.
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What does it mean for fathers to bring up their children in the discipline and instruction of the Lord? What does the Bible have to say, if anything, about spanking? In what areas must a father instruct his children? Pastor Brian speaks to all of these questions in this message.
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What kind of person will enter the kingdom of God? If we are to be saved and enter the kingdom, we must humble ourselves and put our absolute dependence on God, like a little child.
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The way Jesus did evangelism seems diametrically opposed to the way we do it today. In this message we learn how to lead lost people into God’s kingdom by using the Law to expose their sin, and then calling for radical surrender to His Lordship, and a living faith in following Him daily.
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Is Jesus’ command to the rich young ruler to forsake all and follow Him applicable to believers today? If so, how? What can we expect if we forsake all and follow Christ in obedience? Find out as Pastor Brian examines Luke 12:28-34.
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Jesus did not only heal Bartimaeus, but He saved Him by His grace. In this wonderful story, we see his Condition, Cry, Call, and Cure. I’m sure all of us can see much in his life that mirrors our own!
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The conversion of Zaccheus teaches us that Jesus was seeking us before we ever sought Him, and that salvation truly is of His free and sovereign grace.
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How should we live until Christ returns? Jesus answers that question with His parable of the Minas. What has the Lord entrusted you with? He is calling you to use it to advance Christ’s interests until He returns. Be faithful and eternal rewards await you!
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As Jesus entered triumphantly into Jerusalem, there were two dominant and opposing emotions. The disciples experienced great joy and praise, while Jesus experienced great sorrow and grief as His heart broke for the devastation that would come upon the Jewish people.
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Because Jesus was raised from the dead, He has the power to raise everyone else from the dead and He will – some to the resurrection of life and the others to the resurrection of judgment!
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How will you respond to the authority of Jesus Christ? The only two options are to bow before His authority and enter His kingdom, or rebel against His authority and be excluded forever!
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In the Parable of the Vine-Growers Jesus gives us truth regarding the depravity of man, the long suffering of God, the certainty of divine judgment and the invincibility of God’s purposes.
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When the religious leaders sought to trap Jesus in a statement that could get Him arrested and executed, He answered in such a wonderful and wise way that it has given us spiritual instruction both for time and eternity. What is our responsibility to human government? What is our responsibility to God? Find out in this message!
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As Jesus silenced the Sadducees concerning the resurrection of the dead, He also gave us His beliefs concerning the importance of biblical doctrine, God’s plan for the future, and the certainty and nature of life after death.
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Just exactly who is Jesus? Everyone seems to have a different answer to that question. However, the Bible is very clear on it. In this message we learn what Jesus Himself taught as to His own identity.
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In this passage, Jesus warns against corrupt religious leaders, and then gives an example of one of its victims. This “victim” might surprise you. Learn how to watch out for corrupt religious leaders in this message.
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There has been much controversy concerning the Olivet Discourse. In this message Pastor Brian seeks to show the two questions the disciples asked Jesus, and the answers He gave them. In this discourse, Jesus is predicting the Fall of Jerusalem in 70 A.D., not an end times Tribulation at the end of the world.
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Who killed Jesus Christ? Was it the Jewish religious leaders? Was it Judas Iscariot? Was it Satan? Yes, all of these were players in the drama of the crucifixion of Jesus Christ. But the ultimate Player behind it all was God Almighty Himself!
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When Jesus instituted the Lord’s Supper, He gave us three great truths. 1) The Lord’s Supper replaces the Passover meal. 2) The Lord’s Supper Recalls His Vicarious Sacrifice. 3) The Lord’s Supper Represents the New Covenant. The next time you observe the Lord’s Supper, feast on these great truths!
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How is true greatness measured? The world has one standard for measuring greatness, but God has an entirely different one! The way up in His kingdom, is the way down.
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Do you realize how much you owe to the intercession of Jesus Christ on your behalf? In this message we discover how crucial it is that we have a great High Priest who intercedes for us at the right hand of God. Hallelujah! What a Savior!
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In the garden of Gethsemane, Jesus shrank back in horror from drinking the cup, and asked His Father to remove it from Him. What was in that cup that He had to drink? Here we tread on ground that no mortal man can fully fathom, but we do our best to understand what our salvation cost our Savior.
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In the story of Barabbas, we see a beautiful picture of the gospel. We are all Barabbas! He was guilty and deserved death, but received life. Christ was righteous and deserved life, but took death. Come, marvel at your Savior and worship Him!
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The two thieves that died on the right and left side of Jesus, represent all of humanity. Either we see Jesus for who He really is, repent, believe, and confess Him before others, or we die in our sins. Which one do you identify with?
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Why should a believer formally commit himself to a church? In this message, Pastor Brian gives us six reasons.
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The death of Jesus Christ was truly extraordinary! In this message we explore three signs that attended Christ’s death, and four different responses of people to Christ’s death. May God help us to make the right response to the cross of Christ.
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Christianity stands or falls with the truth of the resurrection of Jesus Christ. Destroy the resurrection, and you have destroyed the Christian faith. In this message, Pastor Brian gives rational reasons to defend the truth of the resurrection of Christ, and then shows the massive implications of that resurrection.
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When Jesus appeared to the two disciples on the road to Emmaus, He explained to them how all of the Old Testament Scripture pointed to Him. In all our reading of the Old Testament, let’s make sure we don’t miss Jesus!
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In this final expository sermon in the Gospel of Luke, we examine Jesus’ final instructions to His disciples. In it we see the necessity laid upon our Savior, the Sinner, and the Saint.
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What is the sinner’s true condition as taught in the Bible? The sinner is dead in trespasses and sins, controlled by the world, controlled by the devil, controlled by his flesh, and under the wrath of God. Pretty bleak picture, isn’t it?! The good news is that God is greater than our sin, and can breathe His life into dead sinners!
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Unconditional Election is the act of God in which He has chosen certain individuals to eternal life, not because of any foreseen faith or repentance, but merely because of His own sovereign good pleasure. The apostle Paul traces out this doctrine in Romans 9, and it leaves us speechless and humbled in the dust!
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In Ephesians 1:3-6, the apostle Paul lifts up the doctrine of unconditional election, and gives us glimpses of it from 9 different perspectives. In this message we look at those 9 perspectives, and then see how the Bible itself tells us how to apply this doctrine to our lives.
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For whom did Christ die? There have been two completely different schools of thought on that issue. One view is that Christ died for every person who has ever lived. The other view is that Christ died for the elect alone. In this message Pastor Brian seeks to harmonize all of the Biblical data on the death of Christ into a view with this motto: “Christ died for all men, especially for the elect.”
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If man is totally depraved, how will he ever be saved? The answer is His invincible grace. In this message, Pastor Brian shows that the Bible describes God’s grace in salvation as Him drawing, calling, quickening, and regenerating. God’s call comes to us with almighty power, and changes the heart so that we answer His call.
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Can a true Christian lose his salvation? In this message, Pastor Brian gives 12 Biblical reasons why a born again believer is eternally secure.
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Those who have first learned about God’s sovereign grace, are often confused, and have many questions. Pastor Brian takes time in this message to try to answer eight commonly asked questions about the doctrines of grace.
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And the Word became flesh and dwelt among us” — in 9 words, the apostle John has captured the Identity, Incarnation, and Mission of the Word. Jesus Christ is to be praised and worshiped as God’s Son, made flesh, to bring us to God!
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The Old Testament is a picture book to help us learn about God and His redemptive plan. In the opening chapters of the book of Exodus, we learn of our bondage to sin and Satan, and God’s mighty plan to save us through Christ our Redeemer!
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God reveals His sacred Name in Exodus 3:14, which gives us insight into His nature and attributes. Because He is “I Am”, He is there, He is eternal, He is omnipotent, and He is immutable. Not only does the Name “I Am” apply to God the Father, but also to Jesus Christ!
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The Old Testament Passover was merely a faint picture of the glorious reality that Christ has shed His blood for us so that God would “pass over” us in judgment and bestow His sovereign mercy upon us!
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Just as God led the children of Israel from Egypt into the Promised Land by a pillar of cloud and fire, so too Jesus Christ leads us to heaven by His Word and Spirit!
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God is the Master Artist. He is at work to produce beautiful works of art. Our soul is the canvas, the paint is His grace, the paintbrush is faith, the painting is a life of good works, and the art gallery where the artist displays his works of art is heaven.
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In Exodus 14, God set a trap for Pharaoh and the Egyptians and He used the Israelites as bait. But why? To demonstrate His power, spread His fame, and reveal His glory. Take a look at the God-centered God with us!
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Have you ever had needs and desires that hoped would be fulfilled in someone or something, and were greatly disappointed? Welcome to Marah! We have all been there. Pastor Brian shows how the story of the Israelites at Marah is fulfilled in our lives in many different ways. We need to stop looking to people or things to fulfill us, and find our fulfillment in Christ alone.
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The manna God rained from heaven to feed the children of Israel for 40 years is a picture of Jesus Christ, the true bread from heaven. We need to gather the manna of the Word early every day to have strength to journey to heaven and fight our spiritual enemies.
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When Moses was commanded by God to smite the Rock to bring forth streams of water for the thirsty Israelites, God was enacting a divine drama. He was illustrating the truth that Christ, our Rock, would be smitten by God on the cross to bring forth the Holy Spirit, who is the rivers of the water of life!
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In this message Brian and Jerome tag team preach through Colossians 3:1-3. Brian shows the theology of what is true about the believer in Christ – he has died and risen with Christ. Jerome shows how we are to live out that truth in our day to day lives.
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What is an Elder? Who makes a person an Elder? What are the duties of an Elder? What are the supports of an Elder? Find out as Pastor Brian preaches from Acts 20:28-32 before Jerome is officially appointed to the Eldership at The Bridge Church.
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Just as Moses was the mediator of the Old Covenant, so too Christ is the mediator of the New Covenant. In this message Pastor Brian outlines the similarities and differences between the Old Covenant and the New Covenant, and shows why the New Covenant is based on better promises.
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The Tabernacle in the Old Testament is a wonderful picture of Jesus Christ! Today we see how privileged we are as believer-priests, and are challenged to take full advantage of those spiritual privileges.
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The outer court of the Tabernacle consisted of two objects: a bronze altar, and a bronze laver. The altar depicts the atoning work of Jesus Christ at the cross, and the laver the daily work of the Word to bring us to confession of sin and repentance.
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Christ is the Table of Showbread. He is our Bread from heaven which satisfies the longings of our soul, and God has called us to feast upon His Son and enjoy fellowship with Him regularly.
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The Golden Lampstand points to Christ, the Light of the World, and His church as His light-bearers to the world.
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