The Bridge Austin

Christians are to be in fellowship with God, but we find it difficult to do so with a God we cannot see. Dr. McGee provides spiritual insight as he helps us to understand the process of fellowshipping with God.

Pastor Greg Laurie shares a message for anyone who has ever wondered, "How can I give what I never got?" While some never had an earthly father to learn from, our heavenly Father is here to fill what's missing. He helps us break the cycle.

Notes:

Focus verse - Ephesians 6
 
1. A child from a fatherless home is 68% more likely to use drugs or alcohol.
2. 85% of all youths in prison are from fatherless homes.
3. 63% of teens who attempt suicide are from fatherless homes.
 
We desperately need fathers doing what god has called them to do.
  
“A child that is left to himself brings shame to his mother.”
Proverbs 29:15
  
Passive fathers avoid conflict.
Godly fathers resolve it.
 
Passive fathers go with the flow.
Godly fathers lead with conviction.
 
#1 you are not defined by your past.
 
God can break the cycle of sin in your family.
 
“If anyone is in christ, he is a new creation.”
2 Corinthians 5:17
 
God promises to be a Father for the fatherless.
Psalm 68:5
 
You are always on God's mind.
Jeremiah 29:11

#2 Even if you did not have a father, you can be a good father.
 
#3 Children are on loan to us for a short time.
 
“Children are a heritage from the lord, the fruit of the womb a reward.”
Psalm 127:3
 
Children are not ours to keep, but to nurture.
 
Live in such a way that your child will want to emulate you.
Proverbs 20:7, 1 Corinthians 11:1
 
A good father reflects God’s character.
Psalm 103:13
 
Read: Ephesians 6:1–4
 
Train up is a phrase used to describe breaking a horse.
 
Train up also means to “create a thirst in.”
 
“and you must love the lord your god with all your heart, all your soul, all your strength. and you must commit yourselves wholeheartedly to these commands that i am giving you today.”
deuteronomy 6:5–6
 
“repeat them again and again to your children. talk about them when you are at home and when you are on the road, when you are going to bed and when you are getting up.”
deuteronomy 6:7
 
#4 Start reading the Bible and imprinting your children early.
 
“give me a child until he is 7, and i will show you the man.” —aristotle
 
god is a loving father who loves his children but gives them a free will.
even when they sin against him, he does not stop loving them.
 
#5 godly fathers don’t have to be biological.
#6 in the church, we can find and be father figures.
 
#7 leave a godly legacy.
 
if both mom and dad attend church regularly,
72% of their children remain faithful in attendance.
 
if only dad attends regularly, 55% remain faithful.
if only mom attends regularly, only 15% remain faithful.
if neither attend regularly, only 6% remain faithful.
 
you may be fatherless today, but you have a father in heaven.
a father in heaven who loves you unconditionally.
 
“for god so loved the world that he gave his only begotten son.”
john 3:16

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Wait two weeks? How about two days. President Trump shocked the country when he announced bomb strikes on three Iranian nuclear sites late Saturday. Charlie, Jack, Blake and Andrew were there live to hear President Trump's speech, analyze what the strikes mean and what could happen next, and listen to the very wide spectrum of reactions from the MAGA base.

 

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Just as coal must be crushed to become a diamond, there’s a brokenness we must learn to be useful to God. When Jonah was in the belly of the great fish, he finally came to the end of himself. In this message from Jonah 2, Pastor Philip Miller points out four pivotal moments of Jonah’s prayer. God-ordained trials might just be our redemption.

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Unless God sovereignly changes our disposition, we will never choose to turn from our sin and trust in Christ for salvation. From his expositional series in the book of Ephesians, today R.C. Sproul describes the bleak condition of fallen humanity and our absolute need for divine grace.

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R.C. Sproul (1939–2017) was founder of Ligonier Ministries, first minister of preaching and teaching at Saint Andrew’s Chapel, first president of Reformation Bible College, and executive editor of Tabletalk magazine.
 
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Co-hosts Coach Kerri Brinkoeter and Cathy Endebrock catch up with Dr. Chris Thurman on his newly released book "Marriage Made Simple: Proven Principles For Thriving Together". We dive into the difference between expectations and desires, where feelings come from, and the most destructive lies we carry into marriage.

1) Does Isaiah 53:5 speak of physical healing or spiritual healing?2) If a man like Adolph Hitler sincerely repented of his sins and a lady like Mother Teresa didn’t repent but did the good works she did, who would go to heaven?3) Were Adam and Eve saved?4) What is the sin of pride according to the Bible?5) What does Jesus mean in John 14:18 that He will not leave us comfortless?

Middle East expert JOEL ROSENBERG — publisher of ALL ISRAEL NEWS —joins us from Jerusalem with updates on the ongoing missile attacks from Iran; he declares “This is the fight that Benjamin Netanyahu was born for”…applauds President DONALD J. TRUMP’s leadership…and predicts that despite “tough and painful days ahead,” these events will change the Middle East forever.

U.S. House Speaker MIKE JOHNSON is in constant contact with President Trump and reminds us that America is the only nation on earth with the capacity to destroy Iran’s nuclear development; he also updates us on how the Big Beautiful Bill is progressing on Capitol Hill.

Tennessee Attorney General  ANTHONY SKRMETTI breaks down the impact of Thursday’s landmark U.S. Supreme Court decision upholding his state’s ban on puberty blockers and hormone therapy for transgender teenagers.

And TONY PERKINS’ Commentary warns that the SCOTUS ruling on state transgender policies is only the beginning of the critical battle to rebuild the moral foundation of American culture.

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