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The Bridge Church
by The Bridge ILM Sermons
The Bridge Church is a gospel-centered church in Wilmington, North Carolina that exists to be For Christ, For Community, and For the City.
Episodes
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Why Men Struggle With Friendship | Friendship Series [Part 2]
If you asked most guys whether they have friends, they’d probably say, “Yeah, of course.” But if you poke around a little, a lot of those friendships turn out to be fantasy league group chats and golf trips, and nobody actually knows what’s going on in their marriage, their struggles, or their...
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Why God Leads You Into the Wilderness
David is out of the cave and into the wilderness. He’s been anointed king, but he hasn’t been appointed yet, and now he’s stuck in that long middle stretch between the promise and the throne. In this week’s deep dive, Ethan and Josh talk about the difference between a cave season and a wilderness...
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What God Is Doing in Your Hardest Season
David went from killing Goliath to hiding in a cave, and some scholars think the cave of Adullam was close to the valley where he won that fight. In this week's deep dive, we unpack Sunday's message about the caves all of us end up in at some point, whether it's a financial season, a relational...
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In The Cave
At some point, life puts everybody in the cave. It's a place that feels dark, isolated, and cold, where you can't see the way forward and you're not sure God is paying attention. Maybe it's a relationship that fell apart, a health battle, a job loss, or a season where nothing turned out the way…
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BONUS: How to Spot a Fake Friend (Before They Hurt You) | Friendship Pt. 1
A few weeks ago we released "Why You Don't Have a Real Friend," and it hit a nerve with a lot of you. So we're kicking off a mini series on friendship, and we're starting with the hard question: how do you tell the difference between someone who's actually your friend and someone who's just...
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When Life Goes in Reverse
Real trust with God is not saying you are fine with his plan as long as it looks a certain way. It is handing him the pen and letting him write the story, even the parts you would not have chosen. This episode is a deeper dive into Sunday's message, "On the Run." Watch the full sermon here:...
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On The Run
Following God does not always mean life goes up and to the right. Sometimes it means being attacked for doing the right thing, losing people and things you love, and watching your life move in reverse. This week we continue our study through the life of David. After defeating Goliath and gaining…
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Why You Care So Much What People Think
Most of us care more than we would like to admit about what other people think of us. Ethan and the team continue the conversation from last week's message on people who turn against you, this time digging into why we fight so hard to be liked, what it actually costs us, and what it looks like to...
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When Your Own Turn On You
Some of the deepest pain in life comes from people you trusted turning against you. Not strangers, but the ones closest to you. A spouse, a friend, a family member, a business partner.This week we continue our study through 1 Samuel 18. King Saul, the very man David had faithfully served, turns...
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Why You Don't Have a Real Friend
Most people have plenty of connections and no real friends. Ethan and Josh talk through the difference between a real friend and a deal friend, why insecurity keeps people from letting others in, and what it actually takes to build a friendship that lasts.__ This episode is a deeper dive into...
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Who Will Join You in the Fight?
Not everyone who's close to you is actually for you. That's the hard lesson David learns after killing Goliath. Instead of universal celebration, his success creates both a lifelong friend and a dangerous enemy, almost overnight.This week, we look at 1 Samuel 18 and the story of Jonathan and…
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What If This Boring Season Is Actually Preparation?
If your life right now feels like it's not really going anywhere — same routine, same job, same four walls — this episode is for you. Kirk, Ethan, and Josh dig into what happened in the years before David ever fought Goliath: the quiet, unnoticed seasons of tending sheep, throwing rocks at trees,...
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Defeating Goliath: Why David Wasn't Lucky
David didn't beat Goliath by accident. Long before that rock ever left his hand, he'd spent years alone in the wilderness, training with a sling nobody was watching him use. When the moment came, he didn't rise to the occasion he fell back on the skill he'd already built.In this message, Pastor...
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David and Goliath Isn't About You
Most people read David and Goliath backwards.You put yourself in David's shoes. You picture your Goliath and get ready to fight. But that's not the point of the story.In this episode, Josh and Ethan break down why David and Goliath isn't a story about you finding the courage to face your giants....
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The Goliath of Fear - Pastor Ethan Welch
Fear magnifies what stands against us, but faith sees beyond the obstacle to the God who is greater. In this sermon, “The Goliath of Fear,” we’ll see how David’s courage came from knowing God’s heart, trusting God’s power, and refusing to let what he saw become bigger than what he believed. And...
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Learning to Love the Wait: Lessons from the Life of David
Every Sunday for the next year, we're walking through the life of David. This episode picks up right after week one and gets into the thing that struck us both afterward: there's a 15 year gap between the moment David gets anointed and the moment he actually becomes king. Fifteen years of serving...
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God's Man - Pastor Ethan Welch
In today sermon, “God’s Man,” we begin the story of David by asking a question that reaches far beyond him: “What if we’re wrong about what matters?” In 1 Samuel 16, God overturns human assumptions about greatness and shows us that he values character over image, obscurity over notoriety, and...
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Deep Dive: Is Tithing Biblical?
Is tithing still relevant for Christians today? Or is it an Old Testament principle that doesn't apply anymore? It's one of those questions that a lot of people have but never ask out loud. In this episode, Pastor Ethan sits down for a candid conversation on what the Bible actually says about the...
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Money Like an Ant - Pastor Ethan Welch
Money problems usually don’t begin with one catastrophic decision, but with a thousand small choices about work, comfort, spending, and preparation. In Proverbs 6, Solomon tells us to learn from an unlikely financial coach, the ant, who works hard, thinks ahead, and does today what tomorrow will...
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Money isn't Neutral | A Deep Dive
Pastor Ethan joins the conversation for a deeper dive off the back of this week's message from Proverbs 6, unpacking debt and what it actually costs us.In this episode:- Why Scripture won't let you separate spiritual maturity from financial health- How debt culture went from rare and difficult to...
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Debt is Dangerous - Pastor Ethan Welch
Financial stewardship is not separate from spiritual maturity. God’s people should seek to handle money God’s way with the same seriousness we bring to prayer, Scripture, generosity, and every other area of discipleship. In Proverbs 6, we’ll begin building a biblical foundation for financial…
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Christians and Politics - What Romans 13 has to say
Politics is one of those topics most churches avoid. We're not going to do that.Romans 13 is one of the clearest passages in the entire New Testament on how Christians should relate to government, authority, and civil life. And it's more nuanced than you might think.In this conversation, Pastor...
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What is a Real Church - Pastor Ethan Welch
We conclude our journey through Romans by discovering what a real church actually looks like. In a world of curated images, filtered lives, and increasing loneliness, Romans 16 reminds us that God's church is made up of real people with real struggles who are united by a real purpose that is…
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Not My Will - Pastor Kirk Morgan
You've probably had a plan that completely fell apart.Maybe it was a career, a relationship, a dream you'd been building for years. And then it was just gone. And you were left trying to figure out what God was doing, or if he was doing anything at all.In this message, Kirk Morgan walks through…
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Complete Harmony - Pastor Kirk Morgan
Most of us have a list. Things other Christians do that we think are wrong. The music style. The drink they ordered. The school choice. The political yard sign.And maybe you've never said anything out loud. But it's there.Romans 14 doesn't let you off the hook for that. But it also doesn't tell…
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How Changed People Treat People - Pastor Ethan Welch
Romans 12 shows us what a renewed mind looks like when it becomes visible in everyday relationships. Changed people serve the body, love the church family, and bless even those who oppose them, because the gospel does not merely change what we believe; it changes how we treat people.__The Bridge...
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A Life That Lasts - Todd Unzicker
Most of us want our lives to mean something, but the way we chase significance and the way the kingdom of God defines it are usually two very different things.In this message, guest speaker Todd Unzicker walks through Mark 14 and the story of a woman named Mary who did something so extravagant it...
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Father's Day | The Bridge Church
Fatherhood is complicated. Some of you grew up with a great dad. Some of you didn't. Some of you are carrying the weight of that today.On Father's Day, we sat down with four dads from The Bridge community for an honest conversation about what fatherhood actually looks like. Not a performance. Not…
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Don't Conform - Pastor Ethan Welch
The world is constantly trying to shape us into its image, but God is calling us to something better. In Romans 12:1-2, Paul shows us that true worship is offering our whole lives to Christ, refusing to conform to the patterns of this age, and experiencing the transforming power of a renewed...
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What Mercy Does - Pastor Ethan Welch
In Romans 11:11–36, Paul shows us that God’s mercy does far more than forgive sin. Mercy kills pride and produces humility, kills animosity and produces unity, and kills idolatry and produces worship. Join us as we explore how the mercy of God transforms not only our standing beforehim, but our...
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The Gospel Works - Pastor Ethan Welch
“The Gospel Works” not because of our own effort or performance, but because God has ordained a beautiful “chain reaction” to rescue the world through ordinary messengers just like you. Discover the hope of a grace that is 100% unmerited and find out what happens when we finally stop resisting…
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What Makes You a Christian? - Pastor Ethan Welch
In this sermon from Romans 9–10, we’ll wrestle with one of the most important questions in life: What actually makes someone a Christian? Paul shows us that salvation is not inherited through family heritage, earned through moral performance, or secured through religious activity, but received...
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Mother's Day at The Bridge Church
Three women from The Bridge share honestly about motherhood, faith, and what it looks like to raise the next generation to know Jesus.Rooted in Deuteronomy 6, this Mother's Day panel covers the everyday faithfulness that shapes a family, the limits every mother eventually hits, and what it means…
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Embracing Ambition - Pastor Curtis Andrusko
Most people think ambition is the enemy of godliness. Talk about calling all day, but ambition feels dangerous. Selfish. Un-Christian. But in Romans 15, Paul doesn't apologize for his ambition. He boasts in it. The difference isn't the drive. It's the direction. Holy ambition isn't…
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For Your Good - Pastor Ethan Welch
In this sermon, I want people to understand the unimaginable and unthinkable truth of the gospel—that the God of the universe is for them. Most people live their lives full of insecurity. When we are unsure of our worth and identity, we live an insecure life—a life that tries to earn and achieve...
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The Road of Suffering - Pastor Ethan Welch
Life is full of real pain and brokenness. In this sermon, The Road of Suffering, we discover that because of Jesus, we don't have to face life as fearful outsiders—we are welcomed in as God's own children. When life shakes us up and the fragile things we rely on fall apart, it is an invitation to...
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Why Are You Weeping - Pastor Ethan Welch
On Easter, we step into one of the most honest moments in all of Scripture—a woman standing outside a tomb, weeping in a world that feels both beautiful and broken. In John 20, Mary Magdalene comes face to face with the same question we all carry: What do we do with the pain of this world—and the...
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For Your Coworker - Pastor Ethan Welch
In Matthew 8, a Roman centurion approaches Jesus with bold faith—not for himself, but for his coworker. Burdened by his servant’s suffering, he believes Jesus can do something about it, and Jesus responds. In this sermon, “For Your Coworker,” we’ll see what it looks like to carry that same kind…
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For Your Family - Pastor Jonathan Yarboro
Is there someone in your family you've quietly given up on? Someone so far from God that you've stopped believing things could ever change? In Mark 5, Jesus encounters two people that everyone else had written off. In both cases, the voices around them said it was too late. But Jesus answered…
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For Your Friend - Pastor Ethan Welch
This Sunday we begin a new season as we look toward Easter. In Mark 2, four friends carry a paralyzed man to Jesus—and when the crowd blocks the door, they climb onto the roof and tear it open just to get their friend to him. Their determination raises an important question for us: Who is the...
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Covenant Kindness - Pastor Andrew Hopper
In 2 Samuel 9, we meet Mephibosheth. He's crippled, hiding in a place called "nowhere," carrying a name that means shame, and yet met with unimaginable kindness by King David. But here's the twist: in this story, we are not David. We are Mephibosheth. Join us as we unpack the difference between...
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How Ordinary Christians Produce Extraordinary Change - Pastor Rich Bowman
Many Christians feel like their faith is meant to be lived out quietly, kept personal, shared sparingly, and expressed mostly on Sundays. But Acts 8 tells a different story. When persecution scattered the early church out of Jerusalem, it wasn't the apostles or professional ministers who spread…
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The Holy Spirit and Two Ditches - Pastor Ethan Welch
What does it really mean to be a Christian? According to Paul, it’s not primarily about behavior, church attendance, or even emotional experiences—it’s about having God’s Spirit living inside you. In Romans 8, Paul shows that true assurance doesn’t come from fleeting feelings but from the reality...
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God In You - Pastor Ethan Welch
Many people think Christianity is about morality, church attendance, or a certain spiritual feeling—but the Bible says the defining mark of a Christian is far deeper: God Himself lives inside you. In Romans 8, Paul shows that assurance doesn’t come from trying harder but from the Holy Spirit…
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Bigger Than My Fear - Pastor Ethan Welch
Fear is real, and so are the threats we face. But Psalm 27 reminds us that God is bigger than every fear that tries to rule our hearts and minds. In this message, we’ll explore the difference between healthy fear and debilitating fear, uncover what’s really driving our anxiety, and learn how…
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How Change Happens - Pastor Ethan Welch
Romans 8 draws us into one of the most powerful chapters in all of Scripture—a chapter about life, freedom, and transformation. To be a Christian is not only to be saved by Jesus, but to be changed by Jesus. The gospel doesn’t simply rescue us from sin; it forms us into new people. Following…
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Why Pray? - Pastor Chris Gaynor
As we step into a week of prayer and fasting we wanted to stop and ask "Why Pray?" Pastor Chris Gaynor walks us through the Lord's prayer and explains the importance of prayer while encouraging us to spend time in intentional prayer.__The Bridge Church exists to join God in multiplying his…
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Stop Asking Jesus Into Your Heart - Pastor Ethan Welch
We’re often told to “ask Jesus into your heart,” but the Bible offers something far better. Though sin still clings to us, those who are in Christ are no longer under condemnation because God came to us in Jesus and accomplished what we never could. On the cross, Christ absorbed the penalty of…
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How to Start Right - Pastor Ethan Welch
As we step into a new year, we’re reminded that God designed life to move in seasons. While seasons change automatically, progress does not. In this message, we’ll learn from Jesus in Matthew 6 how anxiety grows when we live in the future, and how peace begins when we rightly order today. Jesus...
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Good Me vs. Bad Me - Pastor Ethan Welch
In this sermon, “Good Me vs. Bad Me,” we explore the inner conflict every believer knows—the gap between wanting to do what’s right and repeatedly doing what’s wrong. In Romans 7, we find how God’s law exposes sin without empowering us to defeat it, revealing a war between the flesh and the…
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The Bridge Church is a gospel-centered church in Wilmington, North Carolina that exists to be For Christ, For Community, and For the City.
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