Church at Ross Bridge: Recent Episodes
Church at Ross Bridge
We have to grow up. An immature faith which is centered around what God can do for you, will not last. But if your identity is in Christ, you can endure and make purposeful, the … surTHRIVAL – Give Up or Grow Up Read More »
Face trials with determination to endure and produce character, and to learn to exercise wisdom.
Paul challenges the Christians in Rome to develop new ways of thinking. Christian ethics requires a specific worldview.
Jesus was killed as a scapegoat by the religious leaders and Roman military. Pastor Nathan delves into Luke 19:28-40 to try and understand why this had to happen.
Jesus example for us, compels us to change our behavior and live a different kind of life, which is formed after His likeness.
Jesus’ example for us, compels us to change our behavior and live a different kind of life, which is formed after His likeness.
This week we look at how Jesus Christ can be a victor in many different areas of our life.
We take a look at why Jesus had to go to Jerusalem to face the inevitable outcome…that He HAD to die.
Pastor Nathan teaches about Jacob’s dream of angels ascending and descending on a ladder from Heaven to Earth, and how Jesus Christ becomes the fulfillment of God’s covenant in the dream.
Pastor Nathan talks about couples dealing with infertility and the disappointment that comes with it.
Through John 4:7-15, we look at the story of Jesus and Samaritan woman, at the well. Pastor Nathan discusses marriage & divorce and Living Water that God can bring into our own lives.
As we begin a new series in a new year, we study from 2 Corinthians 1 about all God can do with our past and present sufferings. It is through recycled ashes that God creates something … “If We’re Honest” – Recycled Ashes Read More »
Through the visit of the Magi to Jesus, we learn that Special Revelation is what we learn about God through Jesus and how he reveals truth and wonder.
When Scrooge is faced with the Ghost of Christmas Present, he is finally moved so deeply by the Spirit that he wakes up on Christmas morning not only with remorse but with full repentance. When … “The Redemption of Scrooge”-Advent Week 4 Read More »
We continue our walk through Advent and “The Redemption of Scrooge” with the Ghost of Christmas present. We see that God can redeem our present circumstances as miraculously as He can our past.
We continue our Advent series with facing our past. It is through the shining truth of Christ on our past that we can heal and move forward in the redemption of all things.
We study the story of Ebenezer Scrooge as we reflect this season on the redemption of the world through the birth of Christ.
CARB studies Leviticus as they prepare to go beyond their walls and into the community to reach people with the Word of God.
Our church finishes up the “Four Witnesses” series with a study of the fourth gospel, John.
The Church at Ross Bridge kicks off a series entitled “The Four Witnesses” with the gospel of Mark.
Nathan teaches from James 3 as he teaches on how our words are blessings or cursing and hold incredible power.
Nathan teaches from the “Sermon on the Mount”(Matthew 5) about how Jesus taught to take us deeper into fellowship and obedience with Him. Stopping sin from getting a foothold before forgiveness is even necessary.
Teaching week 2 of the “Holy Spirit Is In The Details” as we study Matthew 14:22-33. We have two options in our storms: to focus on the circumstance or focus on the One who holds … “When We See The Wind”- Week 2 of series Read More »
We kick off a sermon series entitled “The Holy Spirit Is In The Details”. Psalms 139 is studied, confirming how our heavenly Father knows every detail of our minds and hearts calling us to a … “Under A Magnifying Glass”- Week 1 of series Read More »
Nathan wraps up the “Then Sings My Soul” sermon series by highlighting the beautiful hymn “Great Is Thy Faithfulness”.
Nathan teaches from Acts 2:1-21 about the pouring out of the Holy Spirit as we also celebrate the confirmation of our Bridge Students.
Nathan teaches from Acts 1:1-8 on how the disciples devoted themselves to prayer and encourages the congregation to do the same.
We begin a series entitled “Fan to Follower” calling all disciples to step out our comforts and into an intentional and rich walk with Christ.
Nathan teaches from 1 Corinthians that because of Christ’s resurrection, the true disciples of Jesus are able to hold three things: unparalleled trust, unprecedented kindness and incomprehensible hope.
Nathan continues to teach the basics of Christian faith with the doctrine of ultimate things.
Nathan teaches from Ephesians 2 on the basics of what the body of Christ is, what we are called to do as disciples and how we can impact the world through the gospel.
This week we encounter the Holy Spirit in a special way as we learn the function of the Spirit as a the one who convicts, comforts and instructs us to become more like Christ.
Our pastor teaches from Colossians 1 on the fullness of God. God took on flesh in Jesus Christ, unifying God’s nature with Human nature and making possible a permanent connection between God and creation.
Pastor Nathan continues our Lenten journey by teaching about how God is making all things new and His footprints are in all things.
Nathan teaches about how 1+1+1=1 when it comes to understanding the Holy Trinity. God is above us, Jesus is beside us and the Holy Spirit dwells in us yet they are one.
Nathan continues the “Plan B” series teaching about waiting. Sometimes God’s plan for us is brought to light in the waiting and it is how we wait that brings Him glory.
Nathan continues the series entitled “Plan B” teaching about how our Plan A is sometimes altered against our will and encourages us to move to Plan B with biblical wisdom, forgiveness and strength.
Nathan teaches from John 13 and speaks about how Jesus initiates reconciliation, how His redemption requires our remembrance and acknowledgement of our failure and how Jesus’ second chances are laden with as much grace as … “Plan B”- The Smell of Charcoal Read More »
Director of Bridge students, Jonathan Punt, delivers a powerful message that no matter how we tend to forget, our God never does.
Nathan teaches from Matthew on how Jesus exercised both boldness and restraint in His walk on earth.
Nathan teaches from Matthew on how Jesus was full of both wisdom and trust. Knowing when we, as Christ’s disciples, should use our God-given wisdom and then trusting to God what is His to handle … Synthetic: Faith Like Jesus-Week 3 Read More »
Nathan teaches from the first chapter of Mark on how Jesus was full of spiritual piety and full of social impropriety. He was able to keep and respect the law fully, yet break through spiritual, … Synthetic: Faith Like Jesus- Week 2 Read More »
Nathan preaches from John on Christ being full of both grace and truth and how we can sythesize our faith by aspiring to be equally full of both.
On this forth week of Advent, Nathan teaches from the perspective of John. “Behold the Lamb of God who takes away the sin of the world”
Nathan teaches from the book of Matthew on the great commission and how are to go out, beyond our walls, to spread the gospel to all people.
Nathan teaches about Bridge Building as he invites the congregation to bring what they have with equal sacrifice to match the vision God has placed on their hearts during this prayerful season of giving.
Nathan continues the Bridge Building series from Acts 2 teaching about coming together as a community and church to go great things.
Nathan kicks off our “Bridge Building” series with a deeply rooted historical perspective of the life of The Church at Ross Bridge.
Nathan finishes the “Fixer Upper” series teaching on making Christ the center of our homes.
Nathan continues the series teaching in 1 John 1:1-10. He teaches on how our foundations are strengthened through obedience to God and how Christ’s power is shown and glorified in our weakness.
Nathan teaches in a new series about making and keeping Christ the center of our homes and relationships.
Nathan teaches from Galatians on how Christians should be guided by the Spirit and not by our flesh.. That we must take up our cross daily to follow Him.
Nathan teaches from Ephesians 4 about how a Christian must conduct himself with all “humility, gentleness and patience”.
Nathan teaches from 2 Samuel 12:1-13 as he encourages us to let our speech “always be gracious and sprinkled with insight so that we may know how to respond to every person”
This week, Nathan teaches from James 1 on what it means to be “slow to speak, quick to listen and slow to grow angry.”
Pastor Nathan teaches on having true peace in our hearts and how that inspires us to be peacemakers with others.
Pastor Nathan teaches from the gospel of Matthew on the parable of the wheat and tares.
Associate Pastor of Clearbranch UMC, Jeremy Auvil, discusses the parable of the sower from Matthew 13.
In the final week of the series, the pastor teaches that the only path to experiencing complete forgiven-ness is to offer full confession for what we have done or failed to do.
In the third week of this series, our minister teaches us that we must learn to find the refuge in the daylight so when the darkness of trouble comes, we know our way there.
Dr. Carden discusses how Psalms are meant to express and entrust our deepest emoitions to God, including anger, in the second sermon in this series.
In the first week of the series, our pastor teaches how the book of Psalms is a powerful resource no matter the season of life.
The minister discusses how waiting on God can strengthen our relationship with Him in the final sermon in this series.
In the third week of the series, the difference between Chronos and Kairos time is explained and explored.
In the first sermon of this series, the minister discusses the importance of resting on the Sabbath.
This week the minister teaches on shame and how to listen to God over all other voices.
Our pastor teaches us that Jesus doesn’t heal our brokenness so it can be hidden. He heals our brokenness so it can be purposeful.
As we celebrate Easter Sunday, our pastor teaches how each of us can encounter the resurrected Christ in different ways.
In this fourth message of our Abundant Life series, our pastor teaches on the peculiar and powerful concept of Christian hope in shaping our lives.
Our pastor teaches on the power of Christ’s humility during the third week of our Lenten series.
In the second week of our Lenten series, our pastor teaches on the role that generosity plays in receiving Abundant Life in Jesus.
In this opening sermon of our Lenten series, our pastor teaches on the role that compassion plays in receiving Abundant Life in Jesus Christ.
In this second message of our “Tempted” series, our pastor teaches on the story of the temptation of Jesus, and the resources he employed to resist evil and temptation.
In this first message of our two-part series, our pastor teaches on the nature of temptation and the resources God gives us to resist it.
In this final sermon in our series, our pastor teaches on Jesus’ command to forgive others, in order to receive the forgiveness of the Father.
In this second sermon in our series, our pastor teaches on Luke 6, and how Jesus commands us not to judge others before evaluating our own sin.
In this first sermon in our series, our pastor teaches about the cornerstone practice to any relationship, and how Christ demonstrates that in his own practices.
On the final day of 2017, we celebrated a service of baptismal remembrance. In this message our pastor teaches on why Jesus submitted himself to John’s baptism for repentance and the power it has for … “Miracle Water”: A Service of Baptismal Remembrance Read More »
In this fourth and final sermon in our series “Christmas Presence”, our pastor teaches about the unique and unexpected way in which God chooses to announce the birth of the Messiah.
In this third sermon in our series “Christmas Presence”, our pastor teaches about the the miracle of God’s presence at work in the weakness of Mary – and in us.
In this second sermon in our series “Christmas Presence”, our pastor teaches about the presence the God shaped the integrity and integration Joseph.
In this conclusion to our #AllIn series, our pastor teaches from Matthew 25 on how the way view God shapes our Christian life.
In this second sermon of our series our pastor teaches about “Why?” and “How?” we can learn to invest in God’s Kingdom before our own.
In this first sermon of our new series our pastor teaches about the difference in stating our belief in Jesus versus shaping our behavior after Jesus. (note: due to a technical mishap, this recording misses … #AllIn: Who Do You Say That I Am? Read More »
On this All Saints Sunday, our pastor expounds upon the role other Christians have played in our Christian journey and invites us to make our own “List” of saints who have impacted us.
In this conclusion to the series, our pastor teaches how only God can take gratuitous suffering and bring some good out of it. The message includes a special testimony of this teaching by a new … Why Me, Lord? – Finding Purpose in Suffering Read More »
Our series “Why Me, Lord?” continues with our pastor teaching on what we do when we pray for God to relieve suffering and the answer is “No.”
Our series “Why Me, Lord?” continues with our pastor offering a biblical response to human suffering in light of the goodness of God.
Our series “Why Me, Lord?” begins with our pastor teaching on the power of emotional vulnerability in the practice of prayerful lament.
In part 4 of our series, our pastor teaches the difference between a church that builds mission programs and a church comprised of missional Christians – carrying out God’s mission to save the world.
In Part 3 of this series, our pastor discusses the implications of our belief in Jesus Christ and the responsibility we have to help everyone see the light he provides.
In Part 2 of this series, our pastor discusses the New Testament vision for what it means to belong in authentic Christian community.