Bridgewater Vestal’s Podcast

Exodus: Commissioned

God dramatically delivered His people from Egypt. He demonstrated His great power to them, gave them a new identity, and provided for their needs. He led them out to freedom. But for what? What did He have in mind for this nation? God chose them not only to demonstrate His love for them, but also His love for all people. He didn’t just save them with no purpose. He gave them an incredible purpose, to represent Him to all people. They, like the people of God today, have not been saved simply to enjoy our salvation, but to offer that salvation to the people in our world. We have been commissioned.

 

Speaker: Josh Edwards

Exodus: Sustained

Though God redeemed His people and brought them out of Egypt, the journey of freedom wasn’t easy. They faced challenges and questioned God and their leaders along the way. Like us, they were longing for rest and desperate for provision. But God miraculously led and sustained them all along the way, whether they chose to recognize it or not. We, like them, can be led to believe that we don’t have the resources we need to do all that God requires of us. But even in our doubt, God still provides and resources us for our journey through life.

 

Speaker: Brett Bixby 

Exodus: Redeemed

Stories of rescue are some of the most amazing to be told. The account of Israel’s Exodus from Egypt is no different. When God brought His people out of Egypt, He also decimated the false religious system of the people of Egypt by bringing plagues against their country that served to reveal their god had no power to save them. The pivotal moment was the final plague, when God commanded Israel to make sure they were covered by the blood of a lamb. This pictures the blood of the Lamb of God, Jesus, whose death redeemed us from slavery to sin.

 

Speaker: Brett Bixby

Exodus: Chosen

When God chooses to use someone to accomplish something significant, what kind of person does He choose? Does He look for the strong, able intelligent, or popular? Or does He look for something else? When God chose Moses, we learn not only the kind of person He may choose, but we also learn that His agenda for what He will accomplish through that person is as important as what He will accomplish in that person.

 

Speaker: Josh Jones

Exodus: Captive

We all love a good story. What makes a story so compelling and so good is when we can see ourselves in someone else’s story. In this series, the call is to see ourselves in someone else’s story. From the book of Exodus, we’ll learn from the nation of Isreal’s mistakes and work to repeat their success. From captivity to commission, this is the human story.

 

All people have the same starting point - held captive by sin. We are born this way. While it seems natural to us, it is not the the way it has to be. And though sin takes from us and leads us to death, this is not the way it has to be. Freedom from sin can be found in fearing God.

 

Speaker: Brett Bixby

I Can‘t Believe: The Disappointed

Sermon: Loss, heartache, and disappointment have a way of affecting our faith.  Maybe you thought God was going to heal someone, or change a situation and he didn't come through like you hoped.  That disappointment can drive us to a place of unbelief and doubt.  What does Jesus have to say about the hardest moments of our lives?

Scripture Passage: John 11:1-44

Speaker: Brett Bixby

I Can‘t Believe: The Shortsided

Sermon: There is nothing more important than what you believe about God, salvation, and eternity; yet so often other things cloud out the most important decision you will ever make.  Is the reason you can't believe because something else has caught the attention of your heart and has led you away from what matters most?

Scripture Passage: John 6:14-69

Speaker: Brett Bixby

I Can‘t Believe: The Skeptic

Sermon: Are doubts and unanswered questions holding you back?  Have you heard things about God and believe that they have left you with more questions than answers?  Before you get answers to your questions, there may be something else you need.  Join us this weekend as we unpack what may be getting in the way of you believing.

Scripture Passage: John 20:24-31

Speaker: Brett Bixby

I Can‘t Believe: The Religiously Immunized

There are many reasons people give for why they can’t believe in Jesus. Maybe it’s disappointment. Maybe they are skeptical of the whole story, or maybe they just find other things more important. What would change for you, if Jesus satisfied every reason why you can’t believe.

The first type of person who says they can’t believe, might not be who you think it is. Maybe it’s someone who says they already believe, but truly hasn’t believed in Jesus. They’ve got just enough religion to think they have the real thing, but lack saving faith.

 

Speaker: Brett Bixby

Open House: The Three Chairs

Sermon: There are three kinds of people: Committed (stool), comfortable (recliner) and camal (bean-bag).  Which one are you and why are two of those options so terribly wrong?  If true, Christianty is of utmost importance.  If untrue it is of no importance.  The only thing Christianity cannot be is moderately important.

Scripture Passage: Joshua 14:6-14

Speaker: Josh Edwards