Sometimes life can leave us with little hope. I’ve had a loss of hope lately. That’s probably not the best way to start a sermon on an Anniversary Sunday, but it’s the truth. And my guess is you’ve been there too. Sometimes we lose hope because of our work. You get up every day, go The post Story of God 7: Death & Resurrection appeared first on ChristBridge Fellowship.
We all tell stories. And we “make stories” too to make meaning of what we see and experience around us. One story that is told about Christians is that we are judgmental. In fact, 87% of the unchurched view Christians as judgmental.[1] Before you make a judgment about that you may want to pause. Before The post Story of God 6: The Work of Jesus appeared first on ChristBridge Fellowship.
In 1748, the British politician and aristocrat John Montagu, the 4th Earl of Sandwich, loved to play cards in his free time. But he had a problem. He liked to eat a snack while playing and needed to keep one hand free for the cards. So he came up with the idea of putting some The post The Story of God 5: The Person of Jesus appeared first on ChristBridge Fellowship.
Sometimes we get enslaved to systems. A number of years ago Karen decided to attempt to eliminate caffeine from our lives. (I hear you gasping. Hang on. It gets worse.) One morning Karen substituted our full strength blend with a half-blend less caffeine. (I know. I know. She should be locked away.) By mid-morning my The post The Story of God 4: Exodus appeared first on ChristBridge Fellowship.
Sometimes we don’t get stories right. It happens every day. Your friend tells you about their day and maybe, although it’s highly unlikely, you are not listening well and you miss a part of the story. You say “yes” when they are finished and later find out you signed yourself up to help them with The post Story of God 3: A People of God appeared first on ChristBridge Fellowship.
God found them hiding in the garden, the man blamed the woman, the man learned he would have to work hard now and sweat, the woman found out she would find sorrow in childbearing, and most importantly they were exiled from the garden. But they did not die on the day they ate of the The post Story of God 1: Creation & Rebellion Part 2 appeared first on ChristBridge Fellowship.
He started taking walks through the dense forest with his young son where the air was fresh, the skies were filled with billowing clouds, and both their imaginations were ignited. Walks in the woods with your son lends itself to making up stories. The father had moved his family to the English countryside and the The post Story of God 1: Creation & Rebellion Part 1 appeared first on ChristBridge Fellowship.
Some say Tracey Crouch is the first minister to tackle the problem of loneliness. Crouch was appointed “Minister for Loneliness” in Great Britain this year. She may be a perfect fit. After giving birth to her first child in 2016 she said that even though she had a “network of friends, family and a wonderful The post Jesus. (Period) 10: We Get by with a Little Help from our Friends appeared first on ChristBridge Fellowship.
The summer of 1980 was a critical time in my faith development. I participated in an internship in Miami, Florida. Just committing to travel to Miami and spend three months there took this West Texas novice out of his comfort zone. I suddenly found myself in the heart of Little Havana, walking down the streets The post Jesus. (Period) 9: Prayer Walk appeared first on ChristBridge Fellowship.
The 1991 movie Point Break coined the phrase “adrenaline junkie.” You’ve known one. Maybe you are one. An adrenaline junkie is someone who engages in somewhat dangerous activities so they can get the adrenaline rush that comes along with it. You don’t have to be a surfer or a bank robber to get the rush. The post Jesus. (Period) 8: When the Church is in Love with Falling in Love appeared first on ChristBridge Fellowship.