SERMONS

Pastor: Adam Sharkey Compassion That Moves Us: God's Heart for the Vulnerable When we hear the word orphan, most of us picture a child who has lost both parents. But in the ancient world, the word had a broader meaning. An orphan was often a child who had lost their father. And in a society where fathers were typically responsible for providing financially, protecting their families, and establishing their place in the community, that loss could be devastating. It's one reaso

Pastor: Adam Sharkey Empower and Applaud the Next Generation: A Faith Worth Passing On Every generation has its quirks. Its own music, slang, fashion, technology, and ways of seeing the world. And every generation eventually looks at the one coming behind it and wonders, What in the world are they thinking? For Generation Z, that might involve everything from their relationship with technology to their approach to authority, commitment, and culture. After all, this is the gen

Pastor: Jeff Love Love in Action: Giving Back What We've Been Given We've all received that phone call or text message. You see the name pop up on your phone, and you know there's a pretty good chance you're about to be asked for a favor. Not a terrible favor. Nothing life-changing. Just something you'd really rather not do. Maybe a friend has a sleeper sofa upstairs that needs to be moved. And somehow, they've decided you're the perfect person to help. Immediately, your mind

Pastor: Jeff Love Salt and Light: Turning Our Why Into Action Since 2019, Bridgepoint Church has come together for something we call 30 Ways in 30 Days. The idea is simple. Find 30 or more different people or organizations in our community and look for ways to serve them. Sometimes that means partnering with an established organization. Other times, it's recognizing a need in our neighborhood, workplace, or community and deciding to do something about it. These acts of servic

Pastor: Adam Sharkey Made for a Purpose, Called to a Mission Every great story has a beginning, a conflict, a hero, and an ending. But what if the greatest story ever told isn't simply one we're meant to read? What if we're actually part of it? The Bible tells one incredible story that stretches from the creation of the world to the promise of eternity. It's a story of love, rebellion, redemption, and restoration. And somewhere in the middle of that story is you. Last week, w

Pastor: Adam Sharkey Finding Purpose in Loving God and Others What happens when you accomplish everything you thought would make your life meaningful—and still feel empty? Leo Tolstoy seemed to have it all. Born into an upper-class family in 1828, Tolstoy grew up surrounded by opportunity, although his childhood was marked by the loss of both parents. Faith was an important part of his early life, but as he grew older and pursued his education, that faith began to fade. He tu

Pastor: Jeff Love Do This in Remembrance of Me There are some things that, by themselves, don’t seem particularly valuable. A piece of microfiber cloth is just cloth. Three pieces of fabric—red, white, and blue—are simply pieces of material. But arrange those colors into an American flag, and suddenly they represent something much greater. That flag can symbolize a nation, sacrifice, freedom, victory, loss, and the people who have served under it. Fold that same flag at the f

Pastor: Jeff Love Saying Yes to Jesus: Repentance and Baptism Sometimes what we wear says something about who we identify with. Put on a Boise State hat, and people around here immediately know something about you. Maybe you've followed the Broncos for years. Maybe you remember exactly where you were during the unforgettable 2007 Fiesta Bowl. Wearing the hat is a simple way of saying, “That's my team.” We're usually not embarrassed to identify with a team we love. Jesus never

Pastor: Adam Sharkey Don’t Waste Your Calling At the end of Colossians, Paul does something that can be easy to skim past: he starts naming people. Tychicus. Onesimus. Aristarchus. Mark. Justus. Epaphras. Luke. Demas. Nympha. Archippus. At first glance, Colossians 4:7–18 can feel like a collection of closing greetings. But look closer and you find something much bigger. These names represent different backgrounds, different abilities, different failures, different resources,

Pastor: Adam Sharkey When Grace Gets Personal: The Power of Forgiveness and Reconciliation Sometimes the best way to understand a biblical principle is to watch it play out in someone's life. Throughout Colossians, Paul has taught us what it means to be changed by Jesus. Put off the old life. Put on the new. Forgive as Christ forgave you. Let your words be filled with grace. Walk in wisdom. Live differently because you belong to Christ. Then we meet three men whose lives put

Pastor: Adam Sharkey From Mirror Muscles to Mission Muscles If you spend much time in a gym, you quickly discover there are different reasons people exercise. Some exercises build what we might call mirror muscles—the muscles we notice when we look at ourselves. Others build movement muscles—the muscles that help us actually do something. There is a spiritual version of this too. Throughout Colossians, Paul has taught us what it looks like to grow in Christ. We have learned a

Pastor: Adam Sharkey Under Authority: Working and Leading for Christ One of the most important principles for reading Scripture is understanding that the Bible was written for us, but not originally to us. Paul wrote Colossians to real people living in a real place, dealing with real cultural issues. That does not make the passage less relevant. It helps us understand how to apply it faithfully. The Bible includes both descriptions and prescriptions. Descriptions tell us what

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Pastor: Jeff Love Faith at Home: Living Out Colossians 3:17 in the Family Colossians 3:17 gives us one of the broadest commands in the entire chapter: “And whatever you do in word or deed, do all in the name of the Lord Jesus…” That sounds simple until we stop and think about what it actually means. Whatever we say. Whatever we do. Every relationship. Every response. Every role. Everything is meant to reflect Jesus. That can feel overwhelming. So under the inspiration of the

Pastor: Jeff Love Pop Quiz: How Are You Really Doing? Nobody likes pop quizzes. They're unexpected. They reveal what we've actually learned—not just what we've heard. They test whether the information has become part of us or if it simply passed through our minds for a moment. As we wrapped up Colossians chapter 3, Paul gives believers what could be described as a spiritual pop quiz. Over the past several months, we've walked through fourteen sermons in Colossians. We've been

Pastor: Josh McCammon How Then Shall We Live? Putting On the Character of Christ Have you ever accidentally started fighting someone who was actually on your team? Sometimes it happens in sports. Sometimes it happens at work. Sometimes it happens in our own families. And sometimes it happens in the church. As Josh shared in his opening story about a paintball game, it's amazing how quickly we can begin taking shots at the very people we're supposed to be standing beside. Inst

Pastor: Jeff Love Beneficial Boundaries: Why God’s Commands Are for Our Good Have you ever been on an airplane when the pilot suddenly comes over the intercom and says: "Ladies and gentlemen, we're about to enter an area of turbulence. For your safety, please return to your seats and fasten your seatbelts." If you've experienced it, you know what usually happens next. Some people immediately buckle up. Others think, "I'll be fine." Then the turbulence hits. Those who listened

Pastor: Jeff Love Take Off the Dirty Socks: Living Like the New Person Christ Made You to Be Father's Day has a way of bringing back memories. As I thought about my dad this week, I remembered one of those classic phrases many of us heard growing up: "If you live in my house..." You knew exactly what was coming next. "If you live in my house, you'll follow my rules." It wasn't a question. It was a statement built on an established reality. Since you lived in the house, certai

Pastor: Jeff Love Look Up: Living in Light of Who You Are in Christ Growing up, many of us heard some version of the phrase: "If you live in my house, you'll follow my rules." It wasn't really a question. It wasn't an invitation to debate. It was a statement built on an established reality. Since you lived in the house, certain expectations followed. The Apostle Paul uses a similar pattern as he begins Colossians 3. "If then you were raised with Christ..." (Colossians 3:1) Pa

Pastor: Adam Sharkey Growing Beyond the Counterfeit: How Real Spiritual Growth Happens Have you ever noticed how easy it is to measure spirituality by what people do? The person who reads more Scripture must be more mature. The person who fasts longer must be closer to God. The person with the most emotional worship experience must be more spiritual. The person with the strictest standards must be the holiest. The believers in Colossae were facing the same temptation. After r