Bridgewater Church

Our mission is to make more and better disciples of Jesus Christ.

Since Jesus made it abundantly clear that we are living in the end times - we should know how to live in a way that makes every day count! So how do we live “ready”? Jesus sent letters to churches in Asia Minor to make sure that they were ready for His return and making the most of every opportunity. Will you listen what Jesus says to His church?

Mark 13:32-37; Revelation 1:1,4-8, 3:14-22

Speaker: Joel Kessler

Our mission is to make more and better disciples of Jesus Christ.

Our mission is to make more and better disciples of Jesus Christ.

So much of the Christmas story seems unlikely, including God’s choice of messengers to tell people about it. Angels were an obvious choice, but shepherds and foreign wisemen? But the most unlikely of all was God’s messenger to earth–Jesus. That God would humble Himself into such a small and weak container, a baby boy, is the most unlikely plan of all.

Our mission is to make more and better disciples of Jesus Christ.

When something is promised, it’s easy to get excited and start watching for the fulfillment of the promise. It’s easy, that is, until time drags on and on, seemingly without any movement or change. Eventually, it’s easy to start thinking “It’s not going to happen”, or “We must have gotten it wrong”, or “They must have changed their mind.” Before you know it the lack of movement convinces us that the possibility of anything happening is highly unlikely. So what do we do when God’s timing seems suspect and leads us to believe that His promises are highly unlikely?

Our mission is to make more and better disciples of Jesus Christ.

A birth predicted 1000 years before it happened. A star guiding magi to the birthplace of a special child. A heavenly message proclaimed by angels to simple shepherds. A virgin giving birth…to a child…who was God. What do all these things have in common? They seem unlikely. But could it be that God uses the most unlikely circumstances to bring about the most wonderful outcomes? We think so. And we invite you to join us as we celebrate an “Unlikely” Christmas.

We cannot control how likely or unlikely our life events will be.  We can only control our response to them.  Mary’s circumstances were beyond unlikely; they were miraculously impossible.  But Mary had an unlikely response to her confusing and frightening circumstances – she completely trusted God.  She wanted what God wanted, even when she didn’t understand.  In the most unlikely birth in human history, Mary had a very unlikely response to God – she trusted Him.  Will you?

Jesus warns us not to store up treasures on earth. It’s not just because wealth might be lost; it’s because wealth will always be lost. Either it leaves us while we live, or we leave it when we die. No exceptions. The more you have, the more you’ll leave behind. So the wise will store up treasures in heaven, living not for what is temporary (the dot), but for what is eternal (the line).