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Bridgeway Church
by Bridgeway Church
Weekly messages from Bridgeway Church in Kokomo, Indiana.
Episodes
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The Feels Trip | Week 5 | Sadness
Sadness, grief, and loss are a part of life, but we often try to suppress our emotions rather than process them. This week, we explore the book of Lamentations and discover how lament gives us a pathway to bring our pain honestly before God. Instead of pretending everything is okay or believing...
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The Feels Trip | Week 4 | Jealousy
Jealousy and comparison have a way of taking us places we never intended to go, stealing our joy, contentment, and peace along the way. In this message, we explore what James teaches about the deeper roots of jealousy and why our envy isn’t really a “them problem,” but a struggle within us.…
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The Feels Trip | Week 3 | Anger
Anger is a real emotion, but it doesn’t have to be in control. In this talk, we explore how anger can be a signal that something matters, while also recognizing that unchecked anger can damage the people and relationships around us. Through the stories of Jesus and Cain, we’re challenged to look...
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The Feels Trip | Week 2 | Guilt
In this message, we explore the powerful emotion of guilt and how unresolved guilt can shape our relationships, parenting, work, and view of God. Rather than seeing guilt and shame as tools God uses to punish us, we discover throughout Scripture a God who pursues us, removes our shame, and…
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The Feels Trip | Week 1 | Fear
Fear is a powerful emotion that can take the driver’s seat and lead us places we never intended to go. In this message, we explore the fears of loss, control, separation, and not being enough, and discover how God’s love speaks directly to each one. God’s love doesn’t eliminate fear, but it...
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The Illusion of Control
What do we do when life doesn’t follow the formula we thought it would? In Ecclesiastes, we discover the idea of hevel – life is fleeting, unpredictable, and ultimately beyond our control. But that doesn’t mean life is meaningless. Instead, we’re invited to release what we can’t control, trust…
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Truth-ish | Week 5 | Love the sinner hate the sin
What if “love the sinner, hate the sin” isn’t actually the way of Jesus? In the final message of our Truth-ish series, we examine this familiar Christian cliché and discover a more challenging invitation: love all people and deal with your own sin. Jesus calls us to lead with grace, mercy,...
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Truth-ish | Week 4 | Heaven needed another angel
What if the phrase “Heaven needed another angel” isn’t actually true? In this week’s Truth-ish, we take a closer look at what Scripture really says about angels, death, grief, and our future hope. The Christian hope isn’t that we escape this world or become angels — it’s that God will raise us to...
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Truth-ish | Week 3 | God helps those who help themselves
In week three of Truth-ish, we take a closer look at the familiar phrase, “God helps those who help themselves.” While hard work and responsibility matter, this cliché can distort the heart of the gospel by making us think God’s help is something we earn. The truth is that God helps those who…
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Truth-ish | Week 2 | Everything happens for a reason
What if “everything happens for a reason” isn’t actually the biblical truth we think it is? In this message from the Truth-ish series, we explore the difference between believing that God causes everything that happens and trusting that God can use everything that happens for good. Through Romans...
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Truth-ish | Week 1 | God won't give you more than you can handle
Sometimes the most comforting Christian phrases aren't actually what the Bible says. In this message, we unpack the popular saying, "God won't give you more than you can handle," and discover a far better promise found in Scripture: life will bring more than we can handle, but we never have to...
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What is God Like? | Week 9 | Heavenly Father
This week’s message explores one of the most personal images of God in Scripture: our Heavenly Father. Looking at the life of Jesus, we discover that God is not distant, disappointed, or waiting for us to earn His love. We have a Father who stays when we fail, forgives before we deserve it, and...
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What is God Like? | Week 8 | Master Builder
This week in our "What Is God Like?" series we explore God as the Master Builder – the wise Creator who designed the universe with purpose and is still building His people today. From creation to the cross, Scripture reveals God's desire to dwell with humanity and invite us to build our lives on...
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What is God Like? | Week 7 | Humble King
What kind of King is God? Throughout Scripture, Jesus reveals a kingdom unlike any other — one built not on power, control, or domination, but on humility, sacrifice, and love. In this message, we explore what it means to follow the Humble King, surrender the "chair" of control, and discover that...
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What is God Like? | Week 6 | Faithful Farmer
What if the picture of God you've carried isn't who He really is? This message explores the beautiful biblical image of God as a faithful Farmer – one who doesn't abandon what He plants, but patiently cultivates, nurtures, and restores it. Discover how God's unwavering commitment to His people...
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What is God Like? | Week 5 | A Shepherd
In a world full of competing voices (fear, success, comparison, shame, and comfort) Jesus invites us to follow the voice of the Good Shepherd. This message explores what it means to truly know God's voice, trust His leadership, and experience the abundant life He offers. As we learn to listen to...
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What is God Like? | Week 4 | Rock of Refuge
When life feels overwhelming, where do you run for refuge? In this message, we explore the biblical picture of God as our Rock of Refuge — a steady, unshakable source of strength in a world full of pressure, exhaustion, and uncertainty. True rest isn't found in control, productivity, or...
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What is God Like? | Week 3 | Bedouin Host
What is God like? In this message, we explore the beautiful biblical image of God as our Bedouin Host – one who welcomes, provides for, protects, and invites us into relationship with Him. Through stories from Scripture, we're reminded that God faithfully meets us in the wilderness of life, often...
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What is God Like? | Week 2 | Divine Warrior
What is God really like? This message explores the powerful biblical image of God as the Divine Warrior – not a God driven by vengeance, but One who confronts chaos, oppression, evil, and everything that keeps people from flourishing. We should trust that God is fighting for us, and reflect His...
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What is God Like | Week 1 | Living Water
What comes to mind when you think about God? This message explores the powerful biblical image of God as “living water”, the true source of life, refreshment, and identity. While we often search for fulfillment in performance, possessions, or popularity, those things ultimately leave us empty.…
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The Way Of The Wise | Week 3 | Love Over Fear
We’re challenged in this message to ask one powerful question before making decisions: am I being driven by fear or by love? Fear distorts our identity, limits our future, and keeps us from trusting God’s promises, while love calls us to faith, courage, and deeper trust in God. Wisdom isn’t just...
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The Way Of The Wise | Week 2 | Choose Others over Self
The way of the wise is often upside down from the values of our culture. Instead of making decisions based on self-gratification, comfort, or instant happiness, Jesus invites us into a life of wisdom, sacrifice, and other-centered love. True flourishing happens when we stop asking “What benefits…
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The Way of The Wise | Week 1 | Choose What Lasts Over What's Immediate
This message challenges the idea that life is about having the right answers and instead teaches that true wisdom is learning how to live and make decisions that align with God’s will over time. By shifting our focus from short-term desires to long-term impact, we can resist the pull of immediate...
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The Art of Us | Week 3 | Commitment
God doesn’t want us to merely survive in our relationships, but to truly thrive and flourish in them. True love isn’t just a feeling or attraction; it’s the kind of sacrificial, action-oriented love Jesus modeled. To stay in love for the long haul, we must make love a verb by fighting for the...
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The Art of Us | Week 2 | Communication
Thriving in life is deeply connected to the quality of our relationships, and healthy relationships require ongoing effort, not autopilot. Relationships must be continually practiced, refined, and nurtured – especially through communication. Jesus modeled healthy communication through empathy,...
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The Art of Us | Week 1 | Connection
Relationships are an art that requires intentionality, vulnerability, and growth. We were created for deep, shame-free connection with God and others, but sin introduced fear, shame, and the instinct to hide, which still affects our relationships today. Even though we long to be fully known and...
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Easter at Bridgeway
This Easter message centers on the powerful truth that the resurrection of Jesus Christ is not just a past event or a symbol of hope, but the beginning of God’s new creation breaking into our present world. It challenges the idea that faith is about self-improvement or escaping earth, instead...
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The Genius of Jesus | Week 3 | Grace Gets The Job Done
True genius isn’t just intelligence, but the power to see and transform the world through love, empathy, and ultimately grace. While our culture is built on merit, Jesus introduces a radically different way: grace that is undeserved, freely given, and transformative. Through the parable of the...
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The Genius of Jesus | Week 2 | Empathy for the Other
Jesus redefines “genius” not through intellect, but through empathy – entering into others’ pain, listening deeply, and responding with love. Through stories like Jesus weeping with grieving friends, showing compassion without condemnation, and listening to those overlooked, this message from…
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The Genius of Jesus | Week 1 | Power Redefined
This sermon reframes “genius” not as high intelligence but as a powerful blend of creativity, originality, and transformative impact – traits that Jesus embodies more fully than anyone. Jesus is presented as a genius not only because of how He changed history, but because of how He redefined…
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Happy Birthday, Bridgeway!
We're celebrating our 6th Birthday this week! God, through these years, hasn't just calling us to hold weekly church services, but to be a family on mission to partner with God in bringing “the up there down here.” As followers of Jesus, we’re called to be signposts of His coming kingdom — living...
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Manager Mindset | Week 3 | With Forever in Mind
Money isn’t a secular issue but a deeply spiritual one, and Jesus talks about it more than we often realize. While money itself isn’t evil, the love of money and an ownership mindset can trap us. Through the parable of the shrewd manager, we’re called to think beyond the here and now and invest…
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Manager Mindset | Week 2 | Where the Heart Is
Money is not just practical – it’s deeply spiritual. While our culture leans into an ownership mindset fueled by consumerism, Jesus calls us to a manager mindset, recognizing that everything we have belongs to God and is entrusted to us for a season. Through the story of Zacchaeus, we see the...
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Manager Mindset | Week 1 | Not Owners
Instead of swinging between the extremes of the “poverty gospel” (money is bad) and the “prosperity gospel” (more money means more blessing), we’re invited into a better way: a manager mindset. Scripture reminds us that God owns it all – our income, possessions, investments, even our abilities.…
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The Letter from James | Week 5 | Wealth
James reminds us that faith isn’t just something we believe, but something we live. Throughout the letter, he challenges us to be doers of the word, to reject favoritism, to steward our words wisely, to confront pride in our conflicts, and now, in chapter 5, to wrestle honestly with money. James...
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The Letter from James | Week 4 | Pride
In this message, we’re reminded that following Jesus was never meant to be a passive belief but an active, lived-out faith... especially when life is hard. James challenges us to move beyond just hearing God’s Word and instead put it into practice: showing favor to everyone, watching our words…
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The Letter from James | Week 3 | Words
In this message from James 3, we explore how real, lived-out faith shows up in one of the most powerful and dangerous places: our words. James reminds us that faith isn’t just what we believe but how we speak, especially under pressure. Our words may be small, but they have the power to steer...
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The Letter From James | Week 2 | Favoritism
This message reminds us that real life change doesn’t happen through good intentions alone, but when faith is put into action. Drawing from the book of James, it challenges us to move beyond comfortable, “New Year, new me” resolutions and live out a faith that’s active, visible, and under…
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The Letter From James | Week 1 | Faith That Works
In this message, we dive into James 1 and discover that real change, real faith, and real growth only happen when belief turns into action. James reminds us that faith without action is dead, that God does His deepest work in us through pressure and perseverance, and that wisdom isn’t just…
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Songs of Christmas | Week 3 | The Angels' Song
Exploring the original context of “good news” (euangelion), this message reveals how the angels’ announcement to the shepherds wasn’t just a sweet, nostalgic moment, but a bold declaration of a new King and a different kingdom. A kingdom one that offers joy for all people and true peace. As we...
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Songs of Christmas | Week 1 | Elizabeth's and Zechariah's songs
This week we kicked off our Christmas series, Songs of Christmas, by exploring how the first Christmas was filled with real people, real struggles, and real songs of hope. From Zechariah and Elizabeth’s story to the origin of “Silent Night,” we looked at how God often meets us in the middle of...
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Going Through It | Week 4 | Surrender
This message explores what happens when life doesn’t go according to plan and how our instinct to grasp for control can pull us away from trusting God. Through a humorous but honest story about a disaster-filled student ministry trip and the biblical account of the Israelites forming a golden…
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Going Through It | Week 3 | Struggle
In this message, we explore why the way out of life’s hardest moments is often straight through them. Using Jacob’s story as a guide, we see a God who meets us in the struggle – not after it. Instead of numbing, avoiding, or outrunning our pain, God invites us to bring our questions and fears...
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Going Through It | Week 2 | Sorrow and the Gift of Grief
Have you ever felt the weight of loss so heavy it seemed impossible to move forward? Facing grief head-on, rather than avoiding it, can lead to profound transformation. Through the story of Naomi and Ruth, and the moving testimony of Tim and Renee Roberts, we discover that God doesn't just rescue...
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Going Through It | Week 1 | The Shock and the Cry
Have you ever felt like your world was crumbling beneath your feet? We can't avoid life's shocking moments – those unexpected events that leave us reeling. Both receiving help and crying out to God are essential pathways through our pain. Whether you're in the midst of shock now or supporting...
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Grown-Up Prayers | Week 4 | Help Us See...
Jesus' teaching transforms our spiritual vision from blurry to crystal clear. Praying "Lord, I want to see" can shift our focus from control to clarity, from our small story to God's bigger picture. Whether you're struggling with forgiveness, feeling spiritually stuck, or seeking fresh purpose,...
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Grown-Up Prayers | Week 3 | Lead us not into temptation...
We need to move beyond "Amazon wish list" prayers to a transformative relationship with God. "Lead us not into temptation" isn't about dodging spiritual landmines—it's an invitation to let Jesus guide our lives away from self-protection and self-gratification toward loving others. Whether you're...
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Grown-Up Prayers | Week 2 | Give us...
What if your prayers have been missing their true purpose all along? Jesus transforms our understanding from treating prayer as a spiritual wishlist to seeing it as a profound alignment with God's will. Mature faith means declaring our daily dependence and extending the same forgiveness we've...
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Grown-Up Prayers | Week 1 | Not Like That...
Have you ever wondered if your prayers are more than just a cosmic wish list? Prayer is not about bending God's will to ours, but aligning ourselves with His perfect plan. Seeing God's true greatness changes everything about how we pray. "Your kingdom come, Your will be done" isn't just a…
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The Unoffendables | Week 4 | The Root of Un-offendability
What if the path to peace isn't found in rage rooms or primal screams, but in discovering your true identity as God's beloved? Joel unpacks how embracing our belovedness transforms anger into grace, drawing from Paul and Peter's radical examples of remaining unoffendable even amid persecution....
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