Bridgewater Vestal’s Podcast

Reset: The Most Important Change

There are so many things our lives can be about. So many really good things can become the center of our priorities, even. In Christianity it can feel a little overwhelming when you consider all the “good things” we could and maybe feel like we should be doing. But what if it was really much simpler than that? What if the entirety of everything we ought to aim for in life could be boiled down into two things?

Matthew 28

Speaker: Aaron Patton 

Reset: A Pathway to Change

God sent Jesus to the cross to make change possible, and then He sent His Spirit to live in us to give us the power to actually change. But He wasn’t done yet! God also gave us His Word to lay out a pathway to leave behind the old and move our lives towards the new life offered in Christ.

Psalm 119

Speaker: Aaron Patton

Reset: The Power to Change

Even if we were successful in keeping our resolution for the year, and we were successful in changing behaviors, the heart often remains the same. But what if I were to tell you that God not only has the desire for us to change, but gives us the power to change?

Galatians 5:16-25

Speaker: Aaron Patton

Reset: Are You Ready for a Change?

As you consider last year, are there things you would have wanted to be different? Are there things that were great that you want to keep doing? Are there things that maybe aren’t so great that you want to stop doing? The New Year provides a great opportunity to hit the reset button and make some changes—to take one step closer to the life we want. Are you ready?

We are going to be looking at 4 key factors in change. Where do we get the power to change, what change should we be aiming towards, what is the pathway to that change, and finally, how do we keep the change we worked so hard to get?

Ecclesiastes 3:1-8

Speaker: Matt Pousseur 

Hopes and Fears: The Opening Act (Christmas Eve)

Christmas is the biggest cultural celebration that we have and yet, unless several other things happened, we wouldn't even know about it or celebrate it today. What if the point wasn't Christmas—what if the point was something else entirely? Something that could give every single one of us hope for our future?

 

Matthew 1:18-21

 

Speaker: Aaron Patton

Hopes and Fears: Hope Changes Everything

There are fears all around us in our society today. Political, economic, relational and family fears surround us. What do we do? When Jesus arrived on the scene 2000 years ago, the world was likely even worse than it is today, and yet a small group of people started to have hope. Why?

 

Luke 2:1-11

 

Speaker: Aaron Patton

Hopes and Fears: When Your Past Haunts You

When Jesus showed up on the scene it was without human fanfare. In fact, one could argue that His birth was never truly meant to be celebrated. Yet 2,000 years later we celebrate it globally. Why? Could it be that His birth was the beginning of something bigger than Christmas? Could it be that through His birth God was addressing our greatest hopes and fears?

The genealogy of Jesus is filled with some troublesome characters—many of whom we wouldn't expect to be a part of the family tree of the Son Of God. Even more surprising than that is the fact that women are mentioned in the genealogy as well—simply because that wasn't done in ancient times. Why are they there? Could it be that God wanted us to know that regardless of our past there is hope now that Jesus is on the scene?

Matthew 1:1-16

Speaker: Aaron Patton

A Tale of Three Kings: Pride

The road to Hell is subtle and paved with good intentions. Discover from the life of Absalom three counter-cultural choices you can make that will help you avoid becoming the monster you hate.

 

2 Samuel 15

 

Speaker: Aaron Patton 

A Tale of Three Kings: Passivity and Shame

Have you ever felt overwhelmed by everything going on to the point that you felt incapable of moving forward? Maybe you needed to deal with a difficult situation but felt unqualified to handle it because of your own choices. King David goes from the pinnacle of greatness down a steep slope because he was unwilling to deal with what was necessary for him to deal with. Join us as we discover some essential things to keep us from going down that same road.

 

2 Samuel 13

 

Speaker: Aaron Patton 

A Tale of Three Kings: True Greatness

David had two virtues that changed everything. What were they and how can we grow them in our own lives to change our world today?

 

Scripture: 1 Samuel 23-24

 

Speaker: Aaron Patton