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Joseph's Reconciliation with his Brothers
Genesis 42v21-23 with Bethany Sumbela Our past can shape the way we respond to relationships, handle conflict, and see ourselves, but it doesn't have to determine who we become. Through Joseph’s family story …
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Genesis 42v21-23 with Bethany Sumbela
Our past can shape the way we respond to relationships, handle conflict, and see ourselves, but it doesn't have to determine who we become. Through Joseph’s family story, we explore how God brings healing and redemption to our brokenness as we learn to recognize what needs to change, receive new experiences of relationship, and respond differently when old patterns resurface.
From Prisoner to Ruler
Genesis 41v28-36 with Tyler Staton Where is God when it hurts? Through Joseph’s story, we discover how God meets us in our suffering, speaks through seasons of waiting, and works even what was intended for evil …
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Genesis 41v28-36 with Tyler Staton
Where is God when it hurts? Through Joseph’s story, we discover how God meets us in our suffering, speaks through seasons of waiting, and works even what was intended for evil toward redemption. Clothed in Christ, we are formed by God’s voice, called to take up our cross, and invited to use the power we’ve been given to bring life and relief to others.
The Promise in the Pit
Genesis 39 with Christian Dawson Scripture is full of promises that God will heal the world, but the headlines we read each day feel nothing like that. In Genesis 39, Joseph, the son who seemed to carry God’s …
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Genesis 39 with Christian Dawson
Scripture is full of promises that God will heal the world, but the headlines we read each day feel nothing like that. In Genesis 39, Joseph, the son who seemed to carry God’s promise ends up in a pit. He lives a story that raises the question: is God’s promise of flourishing for the world still alive?
Judah & Tamar
Genesis 38v1-30 with Tyler Staton Through the story of Judah and Tamar, we see how God works for redemption in the moments when we feel most forgotten. A story marked by deception, injustice, and shame …
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Genesis 38v1-30 with Tyler Staton
Through the story of Judah and Tamar, we see how God works for redemption in the moments when we feel most forgotten. A story marked by deception, injustice, and shame ultimately points us to Jesus, who holds together justice and mercy, brings healing to our brokenness, and redeems our stories without dismissing our pain or excusing our wrongs.
Joseph Sold Into Slavery
Genesis 37 with Bethany Sumbela The patterns we learn in our families can shape how we respond to pain and relate to others, but we don’t have to keep repeating them. Through Joseph’s story, explore how to …
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Genesis 37 with Bethany Sumbela
The patterns we learn in our families can shape how we respond to pain and relate to others, but we don’t have to keep repeating them. Through Joseph’s story, explore how to change the patterns we can, forgive what we can’t control, and trust God as we move through each season of life.
3 Year Vision
Luke 1v39-41 with Tyler Staton, Bethany Sumbela, Joy Schlichter and Eric Wood. As Bridgetown Church enters a new season, we explore what it means to grow deeper in spiritual formation, form families through …
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Luke 1v39-41 with Tyler Staton, Bethany Sumbela, Joy Schlichter and Eric Wood.
As Bridgetown Church enters a new season, we explore what it means to grow deeper in spiritual formation, form families through shared life and story, and become a people of compassion who serve, seek justice, and build kinship. Together, we consider how to listen for God’s invitation and participate in the story he is writing among us.
Rule of Life
Matthew 11v28-30 with Tyler Staton and Gavin Bennett What if the path to rest isn’t escaping your life, but learning how to fully inhabit it? In this teaching, we explore how a shared rule of life can anchor us …
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Matthew 11v28-30 with Tyler Staton and Gavin Bennett
What if the path to rest isn’t escaping your life, but learning how to fully inhabit it? In this teaching, we explore how a shared rule of life can anchor us in God’s love, form us through our ordinary lives, and free us to discover joy right where we are.
Together in Portland
John 15v9-14 with Tyler Staton What stories are shaping you, what habits are forming you, and who are the people shaping who you’re becoming? Following Jesus means allowing the stories we believe, the habits we …
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John 15v9-14 with Tyler Staton
What stories are shaping you, what habits are forming you, and who are the people shaping who you’re becoming? Following Jesus means allowing the stories we believe, the habits we form, and the relationships we keep to reshape us into people who look more like him.
Practicing the Way of Jesus
John 5v1-9 with Tyler Staton Jesus asks the man at Bethesda, “Do you want to get well?” and then tells him to get up, pick up his mat, and walk. Wholeness is a gift of God’s grace, but it also calls for our …
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John 5v1-9 with Tyler Staton
Jesus asks the man at Bethesda, “Do you want to get well?” and then tells him to get up, pick up his mat, and walk. Wholeness is a gift of God’s grace, but it also calls for our participation - choosing to get up, take a step, and follow Jesus into a new way of life.
Dinah & God Restores Jacob
Genesis 34 with Todd Liles What happens when we try to build the life we long for without listening to God’s voice? In a difficult story of violence, revenge, and brokenness, we are reminded that our attempts …
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Genesis 34 with Todd Liles
What happens when we try to build the life we long for without listening to God’s voice? In a difficult story of violence, revenge, and brokenness, we are reminded that our attempts to create the garden on our own terms only leave us carrying heavier burdens. Jesus offers another way, inviting us to come to him and find rest
Wrestle & Reconciliation
Genesis 32v22-32 with Tyler Staton What does it mean to wrestle with God well? Jacob’s struggle reveals that bringing our deepest fears, desires, and resistance to God can lead us somewhere we could never reach …
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Genesis 32v22-32 with Tyler Staton
What does it mean to wrestle with God well? Jacob’s struggle reveals that bringing our deepest fears, desires, and resistance to God can lead us somewhere we could never reach through control alone: toward surrender, healing, and the courage to reconcile with what has been broken.
Foreshadowing Reconciliation
Genesis 31v17-32v1 with Nijay Gupta What happens when God’s promises seem to take a completely different path than the one we expected? Through Jacob’s long detour in Genesis, we are reminded that God is …
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Genesis 31v17-32v1 with Nijay Gupta
What happens when God’s promises seem to take a completely different path than the one we expected? Through Jacob’s long detour in Genesis, we are reminded that God is present even in the waiting, the disappointment, and the places where we cannot see what he is doing.
The Origin of the 12 Tribes
Genesis 30v27-28 with Gavin Bennett What if the patterns that have shaped you for generations don’t have to define you forever? Even in the midst of our brokenness, God moves toward us with compassion, inviting …
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Genesis 30v27-28 with Gavin Bennett
What if the patterns that have shaped you for generations don’t have to define you forever? Even in the midst of our brokenness, God moves toward us with compassion, inviting us to stop grasping, renew our trust, and receive the healing and freedom he offers.
Stairway to Heaven
Genesis 28v10-22 with Tyler Staton We can have powerful encounters with God and still wake up the next morning carrying the same fears, insecurities, and patterns that shaped us before. What happens when a …
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Genesis 28v10-22 with Tyler Staton
We can have powerful encounters with God and still wake up the next morning carrying the same fears, insecurities, and patterns that shaped us before. What happens when a dream becomes a vision, and an encounter with God is converted into a life lived in participation with him?
Stealing the Blessing
Genesis 27v6-10 with Tyler Staton So much of our striving begins with the fear that God's blessing is something we have to earn, protect, or take for ourselves. Through the story of a fractured family, we are …
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Genesis 27v6-10 with Tyler Staton
So much of our striving begins with the fear that God's blessing is something we have to earn, protect, or take for ourselves. Through the story of a fractured family, we are invited to let go of scarcity, trust the abundance of God's kingdom, and discover that his grace has always been a gift to receive, not a prize to grasp. Even in the midst of our failures, God remains relentless in blessing and redeeming his people.
Esau, Jacob & The Birthright
Genesis 25v19-26v14 with Christian Dawson What do you do when life feels out of your control? When desire keeps telling you to take what you want, and fear keeps telling you to protect what you have? Most of us …
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Genesis 25v19-26v14 with Christian Dawson
What do you do when life feels out of your control? When desire keeps telling you to take what you want, and fear keeps telling you to protect what you have? Most of us listen. We grasp, we scheme, we self-protect. That's where we find Jacob, Esau, and Isaac, a family of grabbers and liars that God blesses anyway.
Isaac & Rebekah
Genesis 24v1-11 with Joy Schlichter Through stories of witness, trust, and unexpected partnership, we are reminded that God's loyal love has always endured and that he continues to weave ordinary people into …
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Genesis 24v1-11 with Joy Schlichter
Through stories of witness, trust, and unexpected partnership, we are reminded that God's loyal love has always endured and that he continues to weave ordinary people into his work of making all things new. The invitation is to remember his faithfulness, trust his promises, and participate in the story he is still telling.
The Sacrifice of Isaac
Genesis 22v1-19 with Tim Mackie What do we do with the good gifts in our lives when they become so precious that we cannot imagine living without them? Exploring one of Scripture's most challenging stories, we …
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Genesis 22v1-19 with Tim Mackie
What do we do with the good gifts in our lives when they become so precious that we cannot imagine living without them? Exploring one of Scripture's most challenging stories, we are invited to consider how surrender, loss, and trust can become the very places where God's mercy and resurrection meet us. What might God be inviting you to place back into his hands?
Intercession
Genesis 18v16-33 with Gavin Bennett When confronted with injustice, suffering, and evil, it's easy to wonder what difference our prayers can make. God's invitation is not to bargain with him but to partner with …
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Genesis 18v16-33 with Gavin Bennett
When confronted with injustice, suffering, and evil, it's easy to wonder what difference our prayers can make. God's invitation is not to bargain with him but to partner with him through intercession, trusting that his grace reaches into the darkest places and that our prayers can help bring his kingdom to earth.
Left Out
Genesis 16v1-2 with Christian Dawson What does it look like to trust God when life is more complicated than you expected? When there are no simple people? When the promise seems to be for someone else, and …
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Genesis 16v1-2 with Christian Dawson
What does it look like to trust God when life is more complicated than you expected? When there are no simple people? When the promise seems to be for someone else, and you’re left wondering if you’ve been overlooked? That’s where we find Sarai, and it’s where Genesis keeps telling its story about the unlikely, messy people God partners with to bring flourishing to the world.
Covenant Promise
Genesis 15 with Tyler Staton Fear often shapes our decisions in ways we don't always recognize, but God meets us in our uncertainty with a promise of faithful presence. Through Abram's story, we're invited to …
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Genesis 15 with Tyler Staton
Fear often shapes our decisions in ways we don't always recognize, but God meets us in our uncertainty with a promise of faithful presence. Through Abram's story, we're invited to trust God's character over our need for control and discover that God's faithfulness remains steady, even when the path ahead is unclear.
Melchizedek
Genesis 14v18-24 with Tyler Staton A reflection on the mysterious figure of Melchizedek and the invitation to receive God’s blessing as a gift rather than something we strive to secure for ourselves. Through …
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Genesis 14v18-24 with Tyler Staton
A reflection on the mysterious figure of Melchizedek and the invitation to receive God’s blessing as a gift rather than something we strive to secure for ourselves. Through Abram’s encounter with a king of righteousness and peace, we’re invited to trust the faithfulness of God, resist the pull of control, and discover how the story of Melchizedek ultimately points to Jesus.
The Failure of Abram in Egypt
Genesis 12v10-20 with Tyler Staton Through a story marked by loss, disappointment, and unanswered questions, we’re reminded that God brings hope out of chaos and invites us to take small steps of trust …
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Genesis 12v10-20 with Tyler Staton
Through a story marked by loss, disappointment, and unanswered questions, we’re reminded that God brings hope out of chaos and invites us to take small steps of trust, confident that His faithfulness - not our own - holds our lives together.
The Call of Abram
Genesis 11v27-12v9 with Tim Mackie and Tyler Staton A reflection on the tension of living between blessing and suffering, and the way God speaks hope into places that feel marked by loss, uncertainty, and unmet …
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Genesis 11v27-12v9 with Tim Mackie and Tyler Staton
A reflection on the tension of living between blessing and suffering, and the way God speaks hope into places that feel marked by loss, uncertainty, and unmet expectations. Through the story of Abram and Sarai, we’re invited to trust God in the midst of chaos, receive his blessing as a gift rather than something we control, and take small steps of faith toward the future he is shaping.
Love in Action: Peter | Pentecost Sunday
John 21v1-17 with Gerald Griffin A reflection on Peter’s restoration by the fire in John 21 and the compassionate love of Jesus that meets us in places of shame and pain. Through prayer, imagination, and the …
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John 21v1-17 with Gerald Griffin
A reflection on Peter’s restoration by the fire in John 21 and the compassionate love of Jesus that meets us in places of shame and pain. Through prayer, imagination, and the story of Peter, we’re invited to experience the healing presence of Jesus and remember that we are not defined by our failures, but by the love of God that restores and makes us whole.
Love: Speaking and Acting in the Spirit
1 John 3v11, 16-18 with Pete Greig What kind of love can carry us through suffering, disappointment, and weakness? Exploring the sacrificial love of Jesus and the work of the Holy Spirit, this message invites …
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1 John 3v11, 16-18 with Pete Greig
What kind of love can carry us through suffering, disappointment, and weakness? Exploring the sacrificial love of Jesus and the work of the Holy Spirit, this message invites us into a way of life marked not by comfort or self-interest, but by forgiveness, service, and love expressed in action and truth.
Hope in Action: Mary
John 20v11-18 with Joy Schlichter Hope takes shape in the voice of Jesus, the one who meets Mary Magdalene in her grief outside the empty tomb and calls her by name. Through Mary’s story, we’re invited to …
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John 20v11-18 with Joy Schlichter
Hope takes shape in the voice of Jesus, the one who meets Mary Magdalene in her grief outside the empty tomb and calls her by name. Through Mary’s story, we’re invited to consider how the spirit forms resurrection hope in us. Not confidence in outcomes, but trust that even in places of loss, confusion, and disappointment, Jesus is still leading us toward life.
Hope: Hearing God Speak in Darkness
Psalm 130 with Gavin Bennett Hope is choosing to trust that God’s promises are still true, even in the middle of grief, fear, and uncertainty. Exploring resurrection, the faithfulness of God, and the Spirit’s …
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Psalm 130 with Gavin Bennett
Hope is choosing to trust that God’s promises are still true, even in the middle of grief, fear, and uncertainty. Exploring resurrection, the faithfulness of God, and the Spirit’s work in our lives, this teaching invites followers of Jesus to remember the story of God, renew their trust in Him, and rehearse hope in the ordinary moments of daily life.
Faith in Action: Thomas
John 20v24-29 with Hakeem Bradley Doubt and belief often live side by side, especially in moments of grief, confusion, or unanswered questions. Through Thomas’ story, we see how Jesus meets us with compassion …
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John 20v24-29 with Hakeem Bradley
Doubt and belief often live side by side, especially in moments of grief, confusion, or unanswered questions. Through Thomas’ story, we see how Jesus meets us with compassion, inviting us to move toward trust while the Holy Spirit builds faith through testimony.
Faith: Seeing Beyond Sight
Hebrews 11v1-3 with Tyler Staton Faith is more than belief, it is a way of seeing. This teaching explores how the Spirit opens our eyes to recognize Jesus in the ordinary and to live with deeper awareness of …
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Hebrews 11v1-3 with Tyler Staton
Faith is more than belief, it is a way of seeing. This teaching explores how the Spirit opens our eyes to recognize Jesus in the ordinary and to live with deeper awareness of God’s presence in everyday life. Discover how faith grows as we learn to see the unseen and participate in God’s redemptive work all around us.
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