BridgePoint Church Podcast

Imagine the potential or the possibility of embracing God's promise that He is with us always, even to the end of the age! Think about the situations you have going on in your life. Maybe they are things that make you anxious or nervous. If you don’t have any of those situations now, you have in the past or you probably will in the future.
In today’s message Tyler teaches that there is no circumstance that you will walk in that Jesus doesn’t have power over. If you feel alone, empty, or are wandering aimlessly in life, make sure you catch the message on this promise!

Questions for Reflection:
• What is the potential impact for us of Jesus declaring that ALL AUTHORITY in Heaven earth has been given to Him?
• How might some of your circumstances change if we focused on God's presence WITH us in every moment?
• Are you living in such a way that your purpose glorifies God? If so, how?
• How are you making disciples? If you don’t think you are, how can you start?
• If you have accepted Jesus as your Lord and Savior, have you been baptized? If not, what is holding you back?

How do you act when your parents are watching? Your spouse? Your boss? Do you act differently depending on who is watching? What about your Heavenly Father? In today’s message, Pastor Bryan teaches that our Heavenly Father’s eyes are always on us and we should go all out.

Questions for Reflection:
• Does who is watching change what you do?
• Do you live your life as if God was watching? If not, what changes can you make?

What's the point of faith in Jesus if it doesn't move us to action? In this message, Tyler wants to teach us that faith wasn't meant to lead us to "normal" or "average". Instead, faith should be the element of our lives that allows us to see the power of God at work in and through us. And to teach it, we look at one of the most unlikely of historical figures and his encounter with Jesus. This moment changed everything.

Questions for Reflection:
• Why do you follow Jesus?
• How does following Jesus propel you to action?
• How does following Jesus light your path?

The definition of a response is when we say or do something in reply to an action or statement. Responses can be over-the-top or calm and neutral. Our response to the situations in our life matters. It can be easy to focus on what’s next in life instead of taking a moment to stop and give thanks for the present moment. In today's message, Pastor Travis looks at the story of Jesus’ encounter with the ten lepers to highlight the difference between faithfulness and gratefulness.

Questions for Reflection:
• Have you ever experienced God’s mercy? His grace? His love? What does it mean to you?
• How are you showing gratefulness for what God’s done for you?

When the writers of 3 of the Gospels (Matthew, Mark, and Luke) would write that Jesus was amazed, it was always around an encounter of faith, either someone with great faith or a lack thereof. Furthermore it is recorded in the Bible that God regularly responds to actions made in faith. But how often do we really seek God for what we really NEED. In this message, Tyler unpacks a historical moment between Jesus and an unnamed woman. She was seeking Jesus to meet a very painful, personal want of hers, and she was forever changed when she discovered that Jesus wanted to provide something much deeper for her. So what is it that we want from God or what does God want from you? We think this message will help you process those questions.

Questions for Reflection:
• Do you have peace? If not, are you seeking Jesus for it?
• What have you been searching for? Could you be missing what it is you need?
• How are you reserving your faith just for Sunday?

Does everyone have a life-changing redemption story to share about a life-changing encounter with Jesus? Yes, but the extravagance of our story is not because of anything done by us, but in what has been done for us! In this message, Pastor Travis looks at the story of Nicodemus encountering Jesus to highlight the power Jesus can have on our life, and teaches that the extravagance of our moment with Jesus is not about a life changing moment for us but instead about God’s love for us.

Questions for Reflection
• Nicodemus first came to Jesus under cover of darkness. When do you pursue Jesus? What makes it easy or hard to do so?
• What is your story? Can you think of a specific life changing moment with Jesus or are you someone who would say "Jesus changed my life 2000 years ago"?
• Do you have a personal relationship with Jesus? If not, can you identify what's holding you back? If you can name it you can ask God to help you find answers to it.

A moment is a particular point in time. Some moments we remember forever like the moment we got into a particular college, say I do, or the birth of a child. Other moments just slip by unnoticed.
In this series, we are studying specific people that had a moment with Jesus and who were left forever changed.
In this message, Tyler teaches from Acts about a moment that changed not only Saul’s life but the life of many others.

Questions for Reflection:
• Is there someone in your life that you feel is beyond God's ability to change?
• Is there a circumstance in your life that you feel is beyond God's ability to change?
• Tyler taught that when we focus on the impossibility, we are blinded to God’s ability. What needs to change for you to have a God sized view of the person or the situation?

Often times it’s not hard to find yourself feeling like God is losing in this world. Crime, War, Famine, Natural Disasters. It’s all overwhelming. Then along comes Easter- a time that commemorates the resurrection of Jesus Christ after his crucifixion. It’s an event that not only changed history, but also has the power to change the human heart. If it's true that Jesus' tomb is empty (and it is!) then we must work to remember, always, that anything is possible! In today's message, Tyler leads us through the eyewitness account of Luke to help us remember. This message reminds us of a truth that frees us to say 'Goodbye' to things that are holding us back from the life Jesus paid for us to live!

Questions for Reflection:
1. Have you ever felt like you were losing? If so how?
2. Do you need to say goodbye to anything? If so what?
3. Is anything stopping you from trusting your life to Jesus today? What doubts do you have? Tell God about them.

Ever been in a situation where someone was trying to get you to go a certain way or do a certain thing? In our culture today, everyone has an opinion and is trying to convince us “this is the way to go”. In today’s message, Seminole Pastor Bryan teaches that in order to not follow the culture, you have to be counter- cultural for the cause of Jesus.

Questions for Reflection:
1. How are you following Jesus ( or culture):
⁃ With your relationships and behavior?
⁃ With your time?
⁃ With your communication?
⁃ With your beliefs and values?
2. How can you be counter- cultural for the cause of Christ?
3. Who has Jesus brought to your mind to share that He is the way, the truth, and the life?

If you are looking to read more on this subject a great book is Live No Lies by Pastor John Mark Comer, it's available on amazon here: https://amzn.to/3koqHOE

Have you ever wondered where temptation comes from and if it's possible for us to overcome our sinful desires? In today's message, Pastor Travis suggests that temptation is less about the objects that tempt us and more about the desires within us. If we want to resist temptation, we must examine our hearts desires, and surrender control to the power and presence of God.

If you are looking to read more on this subject a great book is Live No Lies by Pastor John Mark Comer, it's available on amazon here: https://amzn.to/3koqHOE