BridgePoint Church Podcast

Have you ever found yourself struggling to follow Jesus? Maybe you're not alone. It's easy to get caught up in our expectations and forget that Jesus is the pacesetter for our lives. In this video, we'll explore how defining the role Jesus is meant to play can lead us astray and how following His pace can bring us closer to the life He intended for us. Join us as we delve into the importance of letting Jesus lead the way and how He promises to never leave us or forsake us. If you're looking for inspiration to take your faith to the next level, this message is a must-watch!

Questions for Reflection:

• Have you had a moment when your perspective on life switched? In what ways has following Jesus as the pacesetter for your life changed your perspective, and how have you had to let go of your own expectations to fully embrace His plan for you?

• How can we learn to trust Jesus even when His pace may seem different from our own, and how can we allow Him to lead us into a more meaningful and purposeful life?

In the midst of life's constant busyness, how can we find the right pace and avoid being constantly on the go? In today's message, Travis reflects on Luke 10:38-42, the story of Martha and Mary, to explore the pace Jesus maintained throughout his life, despite the many demands on his time. By keeping his perspective fixed on the cross, Travis argues, Jesus was able to discover a sustainable pace and perspective. He encourages us to follow Jesus' example and focus our attention on the cross amidst our own busy lives to find our own sense of balance and purpose.

Questions for Reflection:

• As you navigate the busy days and seasons of life, where do you focus your attention? What are the things that matter most to you, and what distracts you from embracing them fully?

• How does Gods grace change the pace you move and the perspective you have as you move through the tasks and commitments of the day?

"Who sets the pace of your faith journey? Faith is an ongoing pursuit, but how do you measure your progress? And when things don't go as you thought they should, what do you do?

In this message, Tyler delves into a biblical account of Jesus that, at first glance, may have caused disappointment for some who witnessed it. Tyler urges us to remember that disappointments are inevitable in life. The question is, can we maintain our commitment and trust in Him when we face them?"

Questions for Reflection:

• Have you been disappointed in your faith journey before? If so, how did you respond?

• What needs to happen for you to be able to trust God even when you are disappointed by Him?

To conclude our Jonah series, we delve into Jonah chapter 4. Tyler guides us through a remarkable reaction from Jonah to a powerful display of God's presence. This serves as a valuable reminder that we live in a society that tends to categorize and analyze everything. If we're categorizing people in a manner that justifies us from caring for and viewing them as God does, then our perspective of God's objective is flawed. So what is your perception of God's purpose?

Questions for Reflection:

• Who are "those" people to you? How did they become "those people"?

• Who or what do you place above what God values?

We’ve wondered how to show Gods grace when it’s difficult to do so? In today's message, Travis looks at Jonah 3 and the grace that Jonah was hesitant to share with people who needed it most. In order to extend Gods grace to others we have to remember that we too have received it.

Questions for Reflection:

• Why is it difficult to offer grace to those around you? What is the difference between your grace and Gods grace?

• Jonah did not want Gods grace to reach the people of Nineveh. Where or who is your Nineveh? What steps can you take to demonstrate Gods grace to them?

We have a strange illusion that mere time cancels sin. But mere time does nothing either to the fact or to the guilt of a sin. - C. S. Lewis.

Wow that's such a powerful quote/thought and forces us to ask ourselves the question, what’s my go to when the consequences of sin are steep?

Is my response to run toward God or away from Him? Repentance is making that 180 degree turn to realign our lives toward God.

In part 2 of this message series, Tyler walks us through Jonah chapter 2 and gives us 4 clear steps for repentance that we can take when we have run from God.

Questions for Reflection:

• When you're feeling the effects or consequences of sin, where do you most frequently find yourself turning toward or running to? People? Stuff? God?

• Is there anything in your life that you need to repent (turn from) of? What is holding you back?

In this message, Brad and Tyler talk us through Jonah chapter 1. Jonah was called by God, but instead of walking in that calling, Jonah ran. In this message, we talk about the fact that everyone has a call from God, what we are left to process is whether we are trying to live out the calling, run from it or create our own. What we discover, is that running from God or creating our own calling never fulfills us the way following God does.

Questions for Reflection:

• Do you know your calling? Have you responded to it? Are you running from it? Are you envious of some else's calling?

• What elements of this part of Jonah's story have you seen in your life?

We believe found people find people, but what does it really mean to be either lost or found? In this message, Tyler takes us back to the creation story to look at the nature of God and man. What we learn is that we're never really lost from God, in terms of Him losing track or misplacing us. Instead, sin creates a gap in us that motivates us to mistrust or doubt God's goodness. It's in the consequence of our sin and shame that we hide from God. We learn that's what it really means to be lost, including lost relationally, lost in relation to God, and lost from our purpose. But what we learn about God is even better than the bad news of our lostness.

Questions for Reflection:

• Is there anything you are hiding from Jesus?

• Why do you think we so often doubt God's goodness and boundaries and choose our own way?

Have you ever placed limitations around who Jesus is and what He is able to do? Today, Travis looks at Mark 2:1-12 to explore the ways God can use community to overcome the limitations that keep us from experiencing the power of Jesus in our lives.

Questions for Reflections:

• What limits you from being able to pursue Jesus and experience His power in your life? How can you takes steps to move past that?

• Are you in community with others who are ‘helping carry’ you through the obstacles of life? What does it take from us to make this a priority?

A message about money and the church. The temptation is always to pass over these, but if God has something to say about how we use money (and it's good!!) then don't we want to know? In this message, Tyler reminds us that one of our values at BridgePoint Church is 'we get to give'. We don't have to, we aren't obligated or coerced, we get to. And in so doing, we unlock a blessing from God that He desires for us. God wants us to have the Kingdom, what a blessing, but where your treasure is your heart will be also.

Questions for Reflection:

• If money is the metric of what our heart's trust, what do you trust the most?

• What are the next steps you can take to laying down the anxiety, and experiencing the peace and blessing from God, as it relates to money?