SERMONS

Pastor: Jeff Love Divine Direction How Do I Know What God Wants Me to Do? Good news first. Because we never want to forget what God is already doing. Thank you, Bridgepoint family, for your continued generosity and faithfulness: Thank you for your partnership with the Mulfords  as they prepare for Portugal. Thank you for your ongoing support of Love INC  and the impact happening locally. And thank you for stepping up for Project Nepal  — lives are being changed because of you

Pastor: Jeff Love Significant Commitment Last Sunday of Bridgepoint Global Summit Welcome to the final Sunday of our Bridgepoint Global Summit ! What an incredible month it has been—hearing stories, celebrating what God is doing locally and globally, and being reminded that the Gospel is still changing lives. Today we celebrate not only what’s happening around the world—but what’s happening right here at home. Our kids have been learning. Our local church has been growing. An

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Pastor: Jeff Love Redeeming the Time: Partnering for God’s Kingdom This Sunday marked the beginning of our Bridgepoint Global Summit , a time where we focus on how God is using our church to reach people locally, nationally, and around the world. Over the next three weeks, we will be highlighting our partnerships that help share the Gospel, care for children, strengthen families, and start churches. We were honored to welcome Honi “Honey” Deaton , Executive Director of Love I

Pastor: Jeff Love Made New: What God Is Really Changing Over the past several weeks in our Made New  series, we’ve traced a progression that every one of us can relate to. We began with the reality that all people carry a deep longing—a hunger that goes beyond busy schedules and surface-level satisfaction. As Psalm 107:9 reminds us, “He satisfies the longing soul, and fills the hungry soul with goodness.” That hunger often gets masked by daily life. We skim past it with work,

Pastor: Jeff Love Made New: When God Meets Our Deepest Need We begin the New Year continuing our sermon series Made New , returning to a truth we all recognize—whether we can articulate it or not. There is a longing  within us that goes deeper than surface-level wants or day-to-day frustrations. Psalm 107:9 describes it as a hungry  and longing  soul. This hunger asks questions that can’t be answered by success, relationships, or possessions: Who am I? Why am I here? What is

Pastor: Jeff Love Made New: Why Change Starts With the Soul Roughly 30–40% of people make New Year’s resolutions . Most revolve around finances, diet, or exercise. And yet, by the second Friday in January—often called Quitter’s Day —many of those resolutions are already abandoned. Whether we make resolutions or not, there’s something deeper happening in all of us. There’s an acknowledgment that something needs to change . A sense that we could grow, improve, or become somethi

Pastor: Jeff Love Looking Ahead With Wisdom and Faith Just a few days ago, we were looking forward to Christmas. Now, Christmas is behind us, and we find ourselves on the last Sunday of 2025 . For many, 2025 was a good year—and it was a good year here at Bridgepoint. We’ve seen people come to Christ, believers take steps of obedience through baptism, and many continue growing through discipleship. We’ve watched example after example of men and women representing Jesus well ou

Pastor: Jeff Love With just a few days left until Christmas, the pace of life often feels frantic. Decorations are (mostly) up, shopping is (hopefully) done, and there’s usually a last-minute scramble to finish everything on the list. In the middle of the craziness, it’s easy to miss what this season is really inviting us to do—pause, take a breath, and reflect. One of the simplest ways to slow our hearts is through a familiar Christmas carol. As we sing “Joy to the World,”  

Pastor: Jeff Love Which Do You Want First? You’ve probably heard it before:“I’ve got good news and bad news… which do you want first?” Most of us prefer the bad news first—get it out of the way so the good news can land better. Studies actually confirm that pattern: bad news followed by good news often results in a better overall response. That’s exactly the rhythm of the Christmas story. This sermon walks us through good news, then bad news, then the best news of all —and it

Pastor: Jeff Love Introduction: Christmas Memories & a Greater Joy Ahead Many of us carry fond memories of Christmas growing up — the lights, the excitement, the food, the search for hidden presents, the tree cutting, and of course, the carols. Joy to the World  reminds us that heaven and nature sing  — a theme woven throughout Scripture. Luke 2:13–14 describes angels flooding the night sky in praise.Isaiah 6 shows heaven’s worship filling the temple.Psalm 150 declares all cr

Pastor: Jeff Love Introduction: A Carol That Changed Worship Most of us have sung Joy to the World  since we were kids — but have you ever wondered how it became the most published Christmas carol of all time? It began with Sir Isaac Watts , who grew up in the early 1700s when churches sang only Psalms. The music of his day was monotone, emotionless, and — to his teenage frustration — boring . When he complained to his father, he was told: “If you don’t like it, do something

Pastor: Jeff Love Introduction: The “Why” Behind What We Do For many years, Bridgepoint Church has been part of Angel Tree , generously providing hundreds of food boxes, gift cards, and Christmas presents for families in need — including those within our congregation and local military families. This week, we were honored to welcome Tom Westall , founder and president of Operation Military Blessing  — a ministry dedicated to helping military families in need. Tom has served t

Pastor: Jonathan Murrell 1 John 4:7 "Beloved, let us love one another, for love is of God; and everyone who loves is born of God and knows God." The church should be THE place where everyone experiences love. Christians are a new creation. Born of God. Possess the spiritual DNA to love unconditionally. But if you’ve gone to church for a long time… You’ve probably experienced the good and bad within church community. Healthy vs Unhealthy Church Communities ● Comfortable vs Cli

Pastor: Jonathan Murrell Definition of community “A group of people having a particular characteristic in common” What are characteristics that connect you to others? That characteristic can be very broad… Or it can be more specific… It can have little consequence… Or it can be a part of your identity… But when someone becomes a Christian. Everything changes. That characteristic takes priority. And now they get incorporated into the spiritual community: the church. Why is the

Pastor: Adam Sharkey & Josh McCammon Introduction: The Crisis of Solitude During Sunday’s message, Adam and Josh opened with a simple question: “Which makes for a better experience on a two-hour flight — watching something, or having a conversation with a stranger?” The majority chose watching or listening to something. That small preference points to a much larger truth — our culture is becoming more disconnected than ever before. While some debate whether America is facing

Pastor: Jeff Love Introduction: When Following Jesus Doesn’t Go as Expected As Jesus and His disciples travel toward Jerusalem for the final time in Mark 10, their journey is filled with moments of ministry — conversations with Pharisees, blessings for children, and even discussions about death. But in the middle of all that, there’s an awkward and all-too-familiar interaction. The disciples are confused about what it means to follow Jesus. They’re thinking about power, posit

Pastor: Adam Sharkey Introduction: Why “The Good Fight”? We’re now in Week 4 of The Good Fight  — and so far, we’ve learned that: Our work  is our calling, where we honor God. People matter  deeply to God. We are to use God’s money for God’s purposes. This week, Paul explains why  he uses the phrase “fight the good fight.” It’s more than a motivational saying — it’s a picture of how to live faithfully in a world that’s constantly pulling us toward another kingdom. A Cultural

Pastor: Adam Sharkey Introduction: How Many Pairs of Shoes Do You Own? How many pairs of shoes does a person really need to get by? If we’re honest, most of us have far more than we actually use. I recently counted mine — and let’s just say the number surprised me. I began asking myself, “Who told me I needed all these shoes?” Somewhere along the way, my personal needs got tangled up with cultural standards, advertising, and a desire to fit in. I’m impressionable — if a great

Pastor: Adam Sharkey Introduction: When the World Roots Against You Chances are, there are people in the world who are rooting against you—and when that happens, it’s easy to justify rooting against them. That’s the ebb and flow of human relationships in a fallen world. But Jesus calls His followers to something higher. In His Sermon on the Mount, He reminds us that while we are in  the world, we are not to be of  it. The good fight of faith is not about destroying our enemie