BridgePoint Church Podcast

As we conclude this series, Tyler imparts a final lesson on understanding God's will: it's all about remembering. He relates an Old Testament story where the Israelites used a unique method to ensure they'd never forget their experience with God. In our lives, it's easy to get consumed by immediate troubles and overlook God's enduring strength. By recalling instances of God's past support, we can gain the confidence to trust His guidance in our present situations.

Questions for Reflection:

• Have you had an experience or an encounter with God that has shaped you?

• What, if anything, do you do to capture or remember the evidences of God's work around us on a regular basis?

In this message Gabe continues our Know God's Will series with a message on praise. Often times we can overcomplicate things as we seek God's will for a specific situation. Is God's will just another option to choose from, or could it be that it’s the option and source of satisfaction we’ve been longing for? Praise adjusts our hearts and realigns our will with God’s so that His desires become our desires.

Questions for Reflection:

• Do you find God's will hard to understand? How does it help to know that God's main plan, according to Ephesians 1:3-14, is to bring everyone into a relationship with Him through Jesus?

• Praise aids in aligning our will with God's. How can you be more intentional about praising God this week?

In this message, Tyler jumps off by asking the question he ended with last week: "What is God asking you to do?" This question is central to our quest to understand God's will. If we believe that God's desire for us is to live an abundant life, free from waste and full of purpose, then it's essential to realize that understanding His will comes in steps of obedience. Jesus Himself said, "if you love me, you will keep my commandments." So, how do we bridge the gap between where we are now and where God wants us to be? This is the challenge we face. Today's message seeks to guide us in embracing our identities as sons and daughters of God, living in obedience to His will.

Questions for Reflection:

• Is your life more characterized by peace or by a troubled heart or fear? Where is that coming from?

• What is the last thing God has asked you to do? Have you done it? Why or why not?

As we continue the series about seeking to Know God's Will, Tyler turns our attention to a passage of scripture that clearly illustrates something we need to wrestle with: God's will for your life is on the other side of putting your faith into action. Sometimes God will send us through a storm in order to have our faith stretched and grown so we can discover a growth in our faith that propels us into action. Another frequent reality about putting our faith into action: it often pulls worship out of us and others around that see it. What is God asking you to do?

Questions for Reflection:

• Can you recall a moment of someone acting on great faith and how it inspired, challenged, encouraged, or blessed you?

• What is God asking you to do and what's keeping you from doing it?

Tyler continues the series to help us understand how to Know God's Will. The caution for this series is to not treat this as a formula where we can expect God to do something because we do something. God is much bigger than our attempts to put Him in a box. That being said, God has given us His Spirit to help us Know His Will. And when we gather with like purposed people, like a Jesus-following church, it often becomes a space where God's voice is more frequently discerned. We have to be willing to give ourselves to Christian community to frequently be in position to discern His voice. Where is God at work and how can you join Him?

Questions for Reflection:

• Is there a moment when you felt like God was "speaking" to you? Where were you, and how was God speaking?

• What are you devoted to, and how can you tell you are devoted to that?

Have you ever wanted to know God’s plan for your life? What to do? Decisions to make? What God wants for you next? In today’s message, Travis looks at Luke 6 to suggest that Gods Word provides the blueprint that is needed to build a life according to Gods will and in line with God’s plan for us in Jesus.

Questions for Reflection:

• What foundation have you built your life upon? Is it based upon Gods Word? If so, In what way?

• When you read through the Gospels, how do you see Jesus move through life? What is the foundation of the life that Jesus lived wherever He went and whatever He did?

What is God's will for the world, and how to we think about it? God doesn't want us to always be wondering what His plans and His purposes are for our lives. Yes we walk by faith, but the Bible suggests that He wants us to know and walk in plans that He has for us. In today's message, kicking off the series on understanding God's will better, Tyler unpacks a baseline of understanding about God's will for us: God's plans for us will be linked to God's will for the world. Tyler also gives some caution about the truth of God's will for us.

In this Easter message, Tyler reviews the historical events of the first Easter Sunday. Even the pagans observing commented that Jesus was the Son of God. But what does that event two thousand years ago have to do with us today? What if boils down to how we answer who Jesus was: a liar, lunatic or Lord? When he rose, Jesus told his friends that He has all authority, he sent them with new purpose, and He was with them always. If we believe, then we have hope for today and all of our tomorrows.

Questions for Reflection:

• What doubts do you need to bring to Jesus, so that you can have faith in Him?

• What aspects of your life do you need to submit to His authority?

Days after the crowd was hailing Jesus' arrival into Jerusalem, suddenly the crowd quickly turns on Jesus. Tyler walks us through the sham of a trial Jesus received. It was never about the trial though, Jesus was executing His purpose that would resonate throughout eternity. The crowd chose Barabbas' release while Jesus, the innocent, was rejected. That moment became a reality for all who placed their faith in Jesus: the guilty are accepted while Jesus was rejected.

Questions for Reflection:

• Are there parts of your life where you are looking for a satisfaction in your soul from other human beings instead of from God?

• In what ways are you feeling rejected, or trying to clean yourself up, instead of running to the acceptance of Jesus?

In this message we witness a moment of great agony for Jesus as He prayed to His Heavenly Father in the Garden of Gethsemane. The weight of the world's sin was about to be placed on Him, and He knew that He would have to endure immense suffering to free humanity from the chains of sin. Despite the crushing burden that He faced, Jesus willingly chose to take on the weight and punishment of sin, knowing that it was the only way to offer us a path to atonement and salvation. Through His sacrifice on the cross, Jesus made it possible for us to be forgiven for our sins and reconciled with God. The only way that we still have to carry the weight of our sin is if we choose not to let it go and accept the forgiveness that Jesus offers us. Join us as we explore the depth of Jesus' sacrifice and the hope that it offers to all of us who seek redemption.

Questions for Reflection:

• What does today's message say about Jesus' commitment to fulfilling His calling?

• How does it make you feel to hear Jesus choosing the crushing on our behalf?