SERMONS

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

Pastor: Adam Sharkey Paid in Full: The Freedom Found in Christ Have you ever agreed on a price, only to discover unexpected charges added at the last minute? Many people approach Christianity that way. They hear that salvation is a free gift through Jesus Christ, but somewhere along the way they begin to believe there must be additional requirements: "Yes, Jesus saves you, but you also have to..." Be baptized. Follow enough rules. Clean yourself up. Dress a certain way. Perfo

Pastor: Adam Sharkey Rooted in Christ: Where You Root Affects Your Fruit In a world overflowing with opinions, philosophies, influencers, and competing ideas about truth, the Apostle Paul gives believers a simple but powerful command in Epistle to the Colossians: “As you therefore have received Christ Jesus the Lord, so walk in Him…” The Christian life does not begin with Christ and then move on to something deeper or more advanced. It begins with Jesus, continues through Jes

Pastor: Adam Sharkey A Life That Proves the Message Colossians 1:24–2:5 If someone you’ve never met wrote you a letter correcting your beliefs… would you listen? That’s the situation in Epistle to the Colossians. Paul is writing to a group of believers he has never met—people navigating confusing, persuasive false teaching while trying to follow Jesus faithfully. And here’s the tension: Why should they trust him? They’re hearing other voices—real people, face-to-face, buildin

· Pastor: Adam Sharkey Jesus Is Enough: Why Paul Was So Clear About Christ In every generation, people search for something “more” spiritually. More insight. More experiences. More enlightenment. More hidden truth. But in Epistle to the Colossians, the Apostle Paul pushes back against that idea with unmistakable clarity: Jesus is not one spiritual option among many. He is everything. As we continue our series through Colossians, we come to one of the richest passages in a

In this passage, Paul shifts the subject and tone. “My greeting is done. Let’s get theological.” Because Paul’s mission is to answer the simple but important question: Who is Jesus? Paul needed to address false teaching circulating outside and inside the church. This false teaching attacked the very character and nature of Jesus by saying that Jesus was not actually God. So in response, Paul gives an emphatic defense for Christ's deity. Jesus is God. Over the last two thousan

Pastor: Jeff Love Made New – Colossians Week 3 There are some things in life we just don’t naturally know how to do. For me, it’s usually a house project. Something breaks, and suddenly I’m a plumber, electrician, or handyman…at least according to YouTube. I’ll pull up a video, watch it, pause it, rewind it, try it again—over and over until I finally get it. Why? Because repetition works. We learn by seeing it again and again. That’s why we memorize Scripture. That’s why we r

Pastor: Jeff Love Made New – Colossians Week 2 As we continue our journey through the book of Colossians, we’re taking it verse by verse with a clear goal—by the end, we want a strong, working knowledge of what God says in these four chapters. Ninety-five verses. One chapter a day. One memory verse per chapter. The more we put into this, the more we will get out of it. The goal isn’t just information—it’s transformation. To know Jesus more and to love Jesus more. Paul opens h

Pastor: Jeff Love Colossians Series – Week 1: Where It All Begins Intro: Alright—quick question: Do you know where the book of Colossians is? Some of us might say, “Guys Eat Potato Chips…” (Galatians, Ephesians, Philippians… Colossians.) Easy to say. No big deal. But pause for a moment… Having a Bible in your hands—being able to read it, study it, and understand it for yourself— That hasn’t always been the case throughout history. It’s a privilege. And it’s something we shoul

Pastor: Jeff Love Easter: When His Story Becomes Yours Intro: When you think about Easter… what comes to mind? For many of us, Easter has always been a big deal. Maybe you remember: Easter baskets filled with chocolate bunnies Eggs packed with jelly beans Running around on an egg hunt As a kid, it was exciting.Your parents or grandparents made it special. But for many… Easter means something more. More Than a Memory Easter isn’t just a holiday. It marks the resurrection of Je

Pastor: Jeff Love Intro: How many questions do you think you ask in a day? As adults, studies suggest we ask around 20–30 questions daily . Kids? Around 73 questions a day at home —and on a long road trip, it can feel like 10 million . Questions have purpose.They help us gain information, understand more deeply, and think things through. But sometimes… there’s more behind a question than what’s being asked. Have you ever heard someone say, “What’s it going to take?” Not just

Pastor: Adam Sharkey Divine Direction — Knowing Who God Really Is Over the past several weeks in our series Divine Direction , we have been working from the belief that God has a plan for our lives . We have talked about His sovereign will, His moral will, and how He guides us through life as we follow Him. But for some people, the very idea that God has a plan can be difficult. The problem is not always guidance — sometimes the problem is what we believe about God Himself .

Pastor: Adam Sharkey Divine Direction: The Wisdom of Counsel We continued our sermon series “Divine Direction,” a study focused on understanding how God guides our lives. In the first week, we explored God’s sovereign will —the truth that God knows every decision and action that will ever take place and sovereignly weaves His plan through the choices of mankind. Last week we looked at God’s moral will , the commands and principles God gives us in Scripture that answer the ma

Pastor: Adam Sharkey Divine Direction: Discovering God’s Will One of the most common conversations people have with their pastor is about God’s will . Many people sincerely want to know, “What does God want me to do with my life?” Sometimes we approach this question with the wrong expectations. Some imagine God’s will like a lottery ticket —as if only a few lucky people scratch the right square and suddenly know their exact calling. Others think of it like an escape room , wh

Pastor: Adam Sharkey Divine Direction: Understanding God’s Sovereign Will This week we continued our new sermon series “Divine Direction.” It’s a series designed for anyone who has ever looked at life and wondered, “What should I do next?” At some point, we all face decisions where we wish we could receive clear guidance—some kind of divine direction for the path ahead. To understand how God guides our lives, we first need to understand God’s sovereign will . Isaiah 46:9–1

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,