BridgePointe Church: Recent Episodes
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As we start to come to the end of our series in Galatians, Pastor Matt explores what it looks like to live in the flesh or live in the Spirit.
This week, we finish up Galatians chapter four and wrap up our discussion about what freedom in Christ really means.
We pick back up in our Galatians series by exploring what Paul meant when he said that in Christ "there is no Jew or Greek, slave or free, male and female."
NOTE: Due to technical issues, the first two minutes of the message did not record. We pick up the sermon a few minutes in.
Our walk through Galatians continues with Pastor Matt taking us through the Torah to show how that (combined with Christ's death & resurrection) shaped how Paul understood who is now in God's family and who is out.
This week, Pastor Matt unpacks what Paul meant when he wrote the the Galatians about "justification" and "works of the Law."
We continue our journey through Galatians this week and see how Paul emphasizes that the Gospel is Jesus plus nothing else.
NOTE: Our building lost power with about five minutes remaining in the message. For that reason, the recording stops just shy of the end.
This week, Pastor Matt kicks off our series walking through the letter to the Galatians by looking at the problem Paul is addressing within the Galatian house churches.
Julia Geiger walks us through a story in the gospel of Luke that shows how we can overcome barriers to showing up for the people in our lives.
We wrap up our exploration of being a Jesus-centered Church by seeing how the Church has historically defined the center, and how we at BridgePointe define what it looks like to follow Him.
This week, Pastor Matt explains the difference between bounded, fuzzy, and centered sets, and then shows how Jesus calls us to place Him at the center of our lives and the church.
This week, Pastor Matt walks through Luke's gospel to show us what Jesus' mission was and how we can practically join Him in it.
This week, Pastor Matt explores the mindset shifts we must make in order to experience true community within the body of Christ.
We continue our series on the Church by looking at how the temple in the Old Testament points to what worship actually looks like for Jesus-followers.
Pastor Matt kicks off a brand new series by examining what the Bible means when it talks about "church."
Greg Tellason revisits a famous passage in John 3 and challenges us to take the step of being born again into God's Kingdom.
Julie Guebert walks us through what it looks like to walk in the Spirit rather than walking in the flesh.
Amanda Burgos explores the story of Abraham, Sarah, & Isaac and challenges us to let go of control and trust God.
We end our journey through the Sermon on the Mount by examining Jesus' final challenge to build our lives on the Rock.
We begin to wind down our time in the Sermon on the Mount by exploring Jesus' teaching about the wide and narrow gates, the broad and narrow roads, and a warning about false teachers.
This week, Pastor Matt explores the famous "Golden Rule" teaching within it's context regarding judgment.
Jesus famously said, "Do not judge." But what does this mean, and how does this apply to our lives today? Pastor Matt continues our journey through the Sermon on the Mount by unpacking this topic.
Greg Tellason explores the spiritual practice of fasting and how it shapes us to become more like Jesus.
This week, we reach the end of Matthew 6 and unpack Jesus' teaching on the antidote to worry.
As we approach the end of Matthew 6, Jesus turns His attention on how our wealth and possessions can impact the way we follow Him.
This week we walk through Jesus' teaching on prayer and how we can take steps to pray like Him.
Our walk through the Sermon on the Mount reaches a turning point as we begin looking at Matthew 6. Jesus begins to call out acts of performative righteousness and instead invite us to implement spiritual practices in a healthy, God-centered way.
We reach the end of Matthew chapter five in this teaching and unpack what it means to follow Jesus' command to love our enemies.
AUDIO ISSUE Unfortunately we had an issue with our audio this week causing a brief pause at regular intervals.
This week, we examine the famous "turn the other cheek" teaching from Jesus and how that applies to His followers today.
Julia Geiger explores the story of David and Goliath to show how Jesus has defeated the ultimate giant in our life: sin and death.
This week, we examine the ways in which we misuse the name of God and explore Jesus' call to radically pursue honesty in our lives.
Pastor Matt shows how Jesus' death and resurrection impacts our lives daily - not just when we die.
This week, Jesus challenges the attitudes towards divorce in His day, and calls his followers to a life of faithfulness over permissiveness.
This week, we explore lust, adultery, and sexual desire as we continue our walk through the Sermon on the Mount.
This week we begin exploring the "six antitheses" where Jesus starts to explain the ethics of His Kingdom. In this passage, Jesus teaches us to confront the anger in our lives and pursue reconciliation with others as a result.
In part three of our series, Pastor Matt explores the Law and the Prophets and what Jesus means when He says that He came, not to abolish them, but to fulfill them.
We continue our walk through the sermon on the mount by exploring what Jesus meant when He called His audience "salt of the land" and "light of the world."
Pastor Matt kicks off our series exploring the Sermon on the Mount by looking at it's context within Scripture and diving into the nine blessings that open this collection of teaching.
We wrap up our series on the markers of a Jesus-centered life by examining the high cost of becoming a disciple of Jesus.
Pastor Matt walks through a brief survey of Scripture to show how our mission is to bring Heaven to Earth. Then, the podcast cuts off as he interviews some of our partners who serve overseas. Due to the nature of their work (and the work of their colleagues) we cannot air this part of the message.
This week, Pastor Matt shares why the only way to overcome evil in the world is through suffering love.
This week, we explore what we are saved FROM, what we are saved FOR, and why community is essential to fulfill our purpose.
Pastor Matt walks through Jesus's temptation in the wilderness and how a life anchored in spiritual disciplines will be able to pass the test.
Pastor Matt kicks off a brand-new series exploring what a Jesus-Centered life looks like.
The Christmas story forces us to answer the question: "Who is in charge?" Pastor Matt looks at what it means to trust in Jesus as king when it feels like Herod is.
Christmas is a season of joy and wonder for many, but for others it can be a reminder of ways we feel let down and disappointed by God. Pastor Matt explores what to do when we're disappointed by Jesus.
Julia Geiger explores the way God works through the storms in our life to makes us more like Jesus.
We wind down our Moses series by following the Israelites' journey from the Red Sea to Mount Sinai (and explore the tests they faced along the way).
Greg Tellason walks through the Exodus account of God's deliverance of His people through the Red Sea.
This week we explore how Jesus used the story of Moses, the exodus, and the passover meal to point to Himself.
This week, Pastor Matt shows the connection between the plagues in exodus and the creation story found in the book of Genesis. What happens when we become the god of our own life?
Our series on Moses continues by looking at Exodus 3-4 where God's name and character are revealed.
We continue our exploration of Moses's life by seeing him wrestle with his identity in a land far from Egypt.
This week, we kick off a brand new series exploring the life of Moses. In the opening chapter of Exodus, we see that God works through ordinary people to bring about His purpose and plans.
This week, we wrap up our Flourish series by looking at the relationship of Paul and Timothy as a way of exploring what it looks like to be (or have) a spiritual parent.
In this message, Pastor Matt dives into Philippians 2 and John 13 and explains what it looks like to live an outward-focused life.
This week, Pastor Matt explores the environment in which spiritual growth occurs: the church! And we look at what a church is (and is not) and discover Jesus' purpose for His people.
Our "Flourish" series continues with an exploration of the stage of growth where most people get stuck - the child. Pastor Matt unpacks Hebrews 5 & 6 and shares two keys for moving beyond this stage.
Pastor Matt unpacks 2 Corinthians 3:18 and walks us through how we can experience real change to become more like Jesus.
Pastor Matt walks through John chapter 3 and explores what "eternal life" actually means.
Pastor Matt kicks off our Flourish series by examining the life of Simon Peter and exploring the stages of spiritual growth he experienced.
Pastor Matt walks through the BridgePointe vision to help people Be With Jesus, Become Like Jesus, and Be Sent By Jesus.
Pastor Matt kicks off the school year by exploring the first time Jesus referenced His Church.
Connections Director Julie Guebert shares how we can be intentional to help gather others together on our journey of spiritual growth.
Julia Geiger shares practical insights on how we can both disciple others and be discipled ourselves.
Amanda Burgos challenges us to examine our hearts and make sure we are all-in with Jesus.
Pastor Matt concludes the series by looking at Jesus as our example for living our lives in alignment with God's mission.
Pastor Matt walks through what it means to be the church and how the earliest followers of Jesus structured these communities to help people become more like Jesus.
Pastor Matt examines the way that the Bible talks about sin and how Jesus' death and resurrection secures our freedom.
Pastor Matt introduces this series by talking about God's mission in the world and how we can be a part of it.
Greg Tellason encourages us to step out in faith despite our fears in a story from Matthew 14.
Pastor Matt explores the Lord's Prayer in Matthew 6 and offers insights on how to include this prayer as a part of our regular spiritual practices.
Pastor Matt explores Acts 12 and how we can begin to pray expectantly that God will work and move in our lives and in our world.
Pastor Matt discusses some of the ways God chooses to speak and then examines 1 Samuel 3 and how we can hear from God.
The only way to make a difference is by giving something away - and we want to see people invest their lives into God's Kingdom...even financially. I believe most people want to be generous, but they have things preventing them from doing so: debt, no clear financial plan, not sure how to give/invest, etc. We want to equip and empower people to leave a legacy.