The Bridge RSM

Mark 6:30–44

Mark 3:13–15

Luke 4:18–19

Luke 4:18

Are you weighed down by stress? anxiety? depression? unmanageable expectations? Jesus has come to bring freedom from your oppression. Are you weighed down by abuse? sickness? spiritual powers of darkness? imbalanced authority structures? Jesus has come to bring freedom from your oppression! And He has commissioned The Church to be the hands and feet that take His Good News and His compassion and healing restoration to our local communities and to the ends of the Earth.

Luke 4:18

What are you doing with the light you've been given? Do you let it illuminate areas of darkness or hide it? Do you use it as a weapon to condemn those in darkness, or as a lamp to illuminate their path back to God?

We have the unique opportunity to help those lost and stumbling in darkness find their way back home into the loving arms of a gracious God through the work of Jesus Christ. The question is, what are we doing with that opportunity?

Luke 4:18

The journey to freedom starts by recognizing Jesus is the one to lead us out of captivity. Sin only and always leads to captivity. But Jesus only and always leads to freedom. Freedom does not mean that we get to do whatever we want. That freedom is of the world. The freedom that God gives is the freedom to become who you were created to be. Whatever it is that holds you captive will bow to Jesus if you recognize Him as King. As we abide in His Word, we are empowered by the Spirit to become like him. What are you abiding in today?

Luke 4:18

We live in a broken world. Brokenness exists all around us: in our workplaces, in our schools, in our families... yet God gives us the Gospel; a practical tool for the here and now that gives us hope for the future. You see, the Gospel to the poor is not just to those in physical poverty. It is also for those in spiritual poverty. That's the thing about poverty; it makes you willing to beg. Today, we dive into how the Gospel breathes life into our brokenness. How can we use the Gospel and the Kingdom within us to feed His sheep? How can we learn to see Jesus in the poor, the hungry, and the impoverished? Access to the resources of the Kingdom just requires a simple ask. All we have to do is keep crying out.

Luke 4:14-30

You have been sent by God to proclaim the Gospel of the Kingdom of Heaven in your sphere of influence. This is critical for us to grasp as followers of Jesus seeking to see His will be done and His Kingdom come on Earth as it is in Heaven. And if we grab hold of this mission, one thing becomes abundantly clear: we need help! Fortunately, help is available in the person of the Holy Spirit. The Spirit is ready and willing to fill and empower all those who ask and are willing participants in seeing the Kingdom of Heaven break into our world in real and practical way as we exalt Jesus the King.

Daniel 6

What does it mean for us to be exiles here in the world? While it may not feel like it, there is a purpose for us being alive when and where we are. We are ambassadors of the Kingdom of Heaven here on Earth. We seek the good of the place we find ourselves and in so doing, reflect the nature and character of Jesus to a world in desperate need of Him.

Luke 16:1-15

How do we use the earthly wealth that has been entrusted to us? Do we use it for our own selfish gain, or to invest in the priorities of the Kingdom of Heaven?

Pastor Taylor takes us through a look at the Parable of the Dishonest Manager as we contemplate how we best demonstrate our trust in and allegiance to Jesus with our financial influence through the investments we make to alleviate human suffering.