Genesis 18v16-33 with Gavin Bennett When confronted with injustice, suffering, and evil, it's easy to wonder what difference our prayers can make. God's invitation is not to bargain with him but to partner with him through intercession, trusting that his grace reaches into the darkest places and that our prayers can help bring his kingdom to earth.
Genesis 16v1-2 with Christian Dawson What does it look like to trust God when life is more complicated than you expected? When there are no simple people? When the promise seems to be for someone else, and you’re left wondering if you’ve been overlooked? That’s where we find Sarai, and it’s where Genesis keeps telling its story about the unlikely, messy people God partners with to bring flourishing to the world. Bridgetown.church/teaching
Genesis 15 with Tyler Staton Fear often shapes our decisions in ways we don't always recognize, but God meets us in our uncertainty with a promise of faithful presence. Through Abram's story, we're invited to trust God's character over our need for control and discover that God's faithfulness remains steady, even when the path ahead is unclear. Bridgetown.church/teaching
Genesis 14v18-24 with Tyler Staton A reflection on the mysterious figure of Melchizedek and the invitation to receive God’s blessing as a gift rather than something we strive to secure for ourselves. Through Abram’s encounter with a king of righteousness and peace, we’re invited to trust the faithfulness of God, resist the pull of control, and discover how the story of Melchizedek ultimately points to Jesus. Bridgetown.church/teaching
Genesis 12v10-20 with Tyler Staton Through a story marked by loss, disappointment, and unanswered questions, we’re reminded that God brings hope out of chaos and invites us to take small steps of trust, confident that His faithfulness - not our own - holds our lives together.
Genesis 11v27-12v9 with Tim Mackie and Tyler Staton A reflection on the tension of living between blessing and suffering, and the way God speaks hope into places that feel marked by loss, uncertainty, and unmet expectations. Through the story of Abram and Sarai, we’re invited to trust God in the midst of chaos, receive his blessing as a gift rather than something we control, and take small steps of faith toward the future he is shaping. Bridgetown.church/teaching
John 21v1-17 with Gerald Griffin A reflection on Peter’s restoration by the fire in John 21 and the compassionate love of Jesus that meets us in places of shame and pain. Through prayer, imagination, and the story of Peter, we’re invited to experience the healing presence of Jesus and remember that we are not defined by our failures, but by the love of God that restores and makes us whole.
1 John 3v11, 16-18 with Pete Greig What kind of love can carry us through suffering, disappointment, and weakness? Exploring the sacrificial love of Jesus and the work of the Holy Spirit, this message invites us into a way of life marked not by comfort or self-interest, but by forgiveness, service, and love expressed in action and truth. Bridgetown.church/teaching
John 20v11-18 with Joy Schlichter Hope takes shape in the voice of Jesus, the one who meets Mary Magdalene in her grief outside the empty tomb and calls her by name. Through Mary’s story, we’re invited to consider how the spirit forms resurrection hope in us. Not confidence in outcomes, but trust that even in places of loss, confusion, and disappointment, Jesus is still leading us toward life. Bridgetown.church/teaching
Psalm 130 with Gavin Bennett Hope is choosing to trust that God’s promises are still true, even in the middle of grief, fear, and uncertainty. Exploring resurrection, the faithfulness of God, and the Spirit’s work in our lives, this teaching invites followers of Jesus to remember the story of God, renew their trust in Him, and rehearse hope in the ordinary moments of daily life. Bridgetown.church/teaching
John 20v24-29 with Hakeem Bradley Doubt and belief often live side by side, especially in moments of grief, confusion, or unanswered questions. Through Thomas’ story, we see how Jesus meets us with compassion, inviting us to move toward trust while the Holy Spirit builds faith through testimony. Bridgetown.church/teaching
Hebrews 11v1-3 with Tyler Staton Faith is more than belief, it is a way of seeing. This teaching explores how the Spirit opens our eyes to recognize Jesus in the ordinary and to live with deeper awareness of God’s presence in everyday life. Discover how faith grows as we learn to see the unseen and participate in God’s redemptive work all around us.
1 Corinthians 13v1-13 with Bethany Allen Love is what makes a life truly powerful, not impressive moments or visible gifts. Faith, hope, and love are how we live that out in everyday choices, especially when it’s costly or unseen. Real power is found in becoming a person shaped by love. This is the first week in our new series as we move toward Pentecost. Bridgetown.church/teaching
John 20v1-10 with Tyler Staton The resurrection story comes alive as Jesus meets people in grief, doubt, and shame, restoring their lives from the inside out. Through Mary, Thomas, and Peter, we see that resurrection is not escape from the world, but God mending it and us into something new.
John 12v24 with Tyler Staton and Bethany Allen Using the imagery of a seed, Jesus reveals that true life comes through surrender, inviting us to release what we’re holding onto and trust God to bring new life. bridgetown.church/teaching
Matthew 27v11-29 with Tyler Staton and Bethany Allen
Jesus’ death on a tree reframes what looks like an ending into the surprising beginning of new life, inviting us to entrust what feels dead to God’s renewal.
Matthew 19v4-6 with Tyler Staton This teaching explores what the Bible says about same-sex relationships, walking through key passages and how they’ve been understood across scripture. It frames the conversation within Jesus’ vision of sexuality, rooted in creation and oriented toward love. Alongside conviction, it calls us to hold this teaching with humility, compassion, and a deep awareness of every person’s story.
Psalm 34v8 with Tyler Staton, Bethany Allen What shapes the way we understand our desires and sexuality? This teaching explores how scripture frames our bodies not as ends in themselves, but as signs that point beyond to life with God, calling us to form our desires with intention rather than impulse. At the center is a simple question: will we let our desires lead us, or will we learn to direct them toward what truly satisfies? bridgetown.church/teaching
Matthew 16v2-3 with Tyler Staton and Bethany Allen
What story is shaping the way we think about sexuality today? This teaching explores the cultural story of the sexual revolution alongside the story Jesus tells about our bodies, inviting us to examine the assumptions shaping our desires, identity, and sense of freedom. At the center is a deeper question: will our understanding of sexuality be formed by the self or by Jesus?
Revelation 19v6-7 with Tyler Staton How do our bodies and our sexuality fit into the larger story of God’s redemption? This teaching traces the biblical story from creation to resurrection, showing how our bodies were designed to reveal God’s beauty, how sin distorted that design, and how Jesus restores it. In the way of Jesus, our desires are not something to ignore or indulge, but something to be redeemed and directed toward the deeper love we were made for. Bridgetown.church/teaching
Philippians 2v5-11 with Tyler Staton What does it mean to see my body as good when it carries illness, disability, or chronic pain? Looking to Jesus, who chose human limits and willingly suffered with us, we consider how our limitations can become places of deep encounter, where love is formed in us rather than resentment. Together, we hold onto the hope that the God who meets us in our weakness will one day renew our bodies and wipe away every tear. Bridgetown.church/teaching
Genesis 1v27-28, Revelation 22v1-5 with Tyler Staton From Genesis to Revelation, the biblical story reveals that we are created in God’s image to rule by working and keeping his world for the flourishing of others. Yet when work becomes a way to prove our worth or secure our identity apart from God, it turns into anxious toil instead of a blessing. This teaching invites us to rediscover our everyday work as participation in God’s renewal, shifting from success to service and learning to labor at the pleasure of the true King. bridgetown.church/teaching
Ash Wednesday invites us to reflect on our mortality not as fear, but as formation. This teaching explores Lent as a voluntary journey into the wilderness, where we learn dependance on God, patient trust in his deliverance, and a deeper understanding of him as our true refuge.
John 6v47-58 with Christian Dawson Gluttony is not simply about excess. This teaching invites us to consider how our habits with food and drink shape our desires and form our lives as disciples. As we examine everyday patterns of consumption, we are invited into a different way of eating and drinking that leads to gratitude, self-control, and deeper trust in God. bridgetown.church/teaching
1 Corinthians 6v19-20 with Tyler Staton and Bethany Allen
Vanity often goes unnamed, but this teaching reveals it as a quiet, shame-driven attempt to secure identity and control through the body. Rather than managing appearance for worth or safety, we are invited into a gentler way of life - receiving our bodies as good, limited, and deeply loved. This teaching offers an honest look at how vanity forms us and points toward freedom through presence, community, and trust in God’s care.
Matthew 25v14-30 with Bethany Allen Jesus’ parable of the talents exposes how sloth takes root through comfort, delay, and quiet disengagement from the life God entrusts to us. This teaching invites disciples to resist spiritual apathy and practice faithful participation shaped by trust, courage, and love. Bridgetown.church/teaching
Daniel 4v4-9, 22-34 with Ken Shigematsu Through the rise, fall, and restoration of King Nebuchadnezzar, humility is revealed as acknowledging God as the true source of power and life. The story shows how pride unravels us from the inside out, and how recognizing God’s rule restores what was lost. bridgetown.church/teaching
Luke 12v13-34 with Tyler Staton Jesus names greed as rooted in a mindset of scarcity and invites his disciples into a radically different imagination: a life shaped by God’s abundance. As part of our series on the seven deadly sins, this week explores the psychology, sociology, and spirituality of greed. bridgetown.church/teaching
Jonah 4v1-9 with Christine Caine Anger has become normalized in our world, quietly fracturing our relationships, health, and life with God. Through the story of Jonah, we’re invited to notice how unresolved anger grows, distorts our priorities, and blinds us to God’s compassion. By sitting with God’s question, Is it right for you to be angry? we’re pointed toward a better way where anger is faced honestly, healed at the root, and no longer allowed to rule us. Bridgetown.church/teaching
Romans 7v7-12 with Tyler Staton. This teaching begins a new series on the seven deadly sins by examining envy and the disordered desires beneath it. We explore how comparison and coveting shape our inner life and why confession in community is central to healing. bridgetown.church/teaching
