In Portland as it is in Heaven. All teachings are available to stream and download at bridgetown.church.
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In Portland as it is in Heaven. All teachings are available to stream and download at bridgetown.church.
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The teachings of Jesus lead us to a better, fuller life. This was true in the ancient world where Jesus first taught, and it’s still true today. But what does it mean to actually practice the way of Jesus in today’s complex, secular world? In this podcast by Practicing the Way, John Mark Comer responds to that important question through his teachings at Bridgetown Church in Portland, Oregon. Join us as John Mark provides practical insight on how you can be with Jesus, become like Him and do ...
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Our Vision Is Jesus Our Mission Is People Our Cause Is Love Listen to Messages from Bridgetown Church with Casey Kendall. For more information about Bridgetown, please visit www.bridgetownchurch.us
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The podcast that helps you reconstruct while you deconstruct so you don't self-destruct.
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Our goal is to reframe, simplify, and focus on our mission to make disciples in a post Christian culture. We discuss reaching new people and raising up leaders while removing the barriers of churchianity. Support this podcast: https://podcasters.spotify.com/pod/show/eric-bryant1/support
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Paul’s letter to Philemon invites us, in the midst of a noisy, chaotic culture, to die to self, and look up so we can truly see and take part in God’s Kingdom. From Philemon v1-25.By Bridgetown Church
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Paul’s letter to Philemon invites us, in the midst of a noisy, chaotic culture, to die to self, and look up so we can truly see and take part in God’s Kingdom. From Philemon v1-25.By Bridgetown Church
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How can we overcome sin when our willpower isn't enough? John Mark talks about how fasting is one way to help us grow in self-control, and the ripple effect that can have throughout our whole lives. Key Scripture Passage: Romans 7v15-8v1 This podcast and its episodes are paid for by The Circle, our community of monthly givers. Special thanks for th…
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Jude tells us that we contend for the faith by keeping ourselves in God’s love and by showing God’s mercy to those around us, remembering that we need the help of God and our community to keep us faithful to Jesus. From Jude v20-25, with Gavin Bennett.By Bridgetown Church
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Jude tells us that we contend for the faith by keeping ourselves in God’s love and by showing God’s mercy to those around us, remembering that we need the help of God and our community to keep us faithful to Jesus. From Jude v20-25, with Gavin Bennett.By Bridgetown Church
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Why should we fast? John Mark outlines the history of fasting in the Christian tradition, and argues that we don't fast to bio-hack our way to holiness, but rather to expose our weakness where God meets us. Key Scripture Passage: Matthew 6v16-18 This podcast and its episodes are paid for by The Circle, our community of monthly givers. Special thank…
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Who we follow matters. Jude v3-19, with Gavin Bennett.By Bridgetown Church
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Who we follows matters. From Jude v3-19, with Gavin Bennett.By Bridgetown Church
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Stop, Rest, Delight, Worship | Sabbath E4 (Revamped)
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How do we sabbath well? John Mark highlights four common words associated with the word “shabbat”: stop, rest, delight, and worship, showing us how these four words give us clues on how to best open ourselves up to the life God offers us through this practice. Key Scripture Passages: Mark 2v23-28; Mark 3v1-6 This podcast and its episodes are paid f…
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Dr. Nijay Gupta joins us to provide an introduction to the short but powerful exhortation of Jude who encourages the church to live in the balance of strong commitment to orthodoxy and a life of compassion.By Bridgetown Church
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Dr. Nijay Gupta joins us to provide an introduction to the short but powerful exhortation of Jude who encourages the church to live in the balance of strong commitment to orthodoxy and a life of compassion.By Bridgetown Church
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Sabbath as Resistance | Sabbath E3 (Revamped)
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Do you think of Sabbath as a weapon? In a culture that is addicted to the twin drugs of accomplishment and accumulation, Sabbath is how we “fight” back against Egypt, Pharaoh, and his empire. Join us as John Mark continues his biblical theology on Sabbath with an exploration of work and rest in the story of the Exodus. Key Scripture Passages: Exodu…
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God's redeeming love is redeeming the whole world, both in the book of Ruth then and for us now. From Ruth 4v18-22, with Bethany Allen.By Bridgetown Church
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God's redeeming love is redeeming the whole world, both in the book of Ruth and for us now. From Ruth 4v18-22, with Bethany Allen.By Bridgetown Church
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Sabbath as Rhythm | Sabbath E2 (Revamped)
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What makes the Sabbath different from the rest of the week? John Mark continues exploring a biblical theology of Sabbath, demonstrating how Sabbath is woven throughout creation as a rhythm for us to follow, and encouraging us to embrace the gift of this practice with delight. Key Scripture Passages: Genesis 1v31-2:3; Exodus 16v9-30; Exodus 20v1-8 T…
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In the final act of Ruth, the fullness of God's redemptive power, the renewal of all things, is unveiled through the marriage of Boaz and Ruth. From Act 4, with Bethany Allen.By Bridgetown Church
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In the final act of Ruth, the fullness of God's redemptive power, the renewal of all things, is unveiled through the marriage of Boaz and Ruth. From Act 4, with Bethany Allen.By Bridgetown Church
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Rest For Your Soul | Sabbath E1 (Revamped)
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Are you tired? In our world filled with fast-paced digital technology, what do we do to combat the restlessness that corrodes at our soul? John Mark teaches on how the practice of Sabbath can help us embody the peace of Jesus in our lives and and radically change our walk with God. Key Scripture Passages: Matthew 11v28-30; Hebrews 4v1-11 This podca…
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How God redeems his people through the unseen, and often uncelebrated, decisions of faithfulness and fidelity made in our private lives. From Ruth 3.By Bridgetown Church
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How God redeems his people through the unseen, and often uncelebrated, decisions of faithfulness and fidelity made in our private lives. From Ruth 3.By Bridgetown Church
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Hitting the Wall: A Conversation with John Mark Comer, Matt Chandler, and Beau Hughes
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What do you do when you hit a wall in your apprenticeship to Jesus? Beau Hughes, lead pastor of The Village Church, Denton, interviews John Mark and Matt Chandler, lead pastor of The Village Church, Flower Mound about their journeys of discipleship and formation. Together, John Mark and Matt encourage us to open our lives for God to bring transform…
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Ruth, Act 2: Small Things with Great Love
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How God redeems his people through the honest prayers, humble obedience, and ordinary sacrifices of one another. From Ruth 2.By Bridgetown Church
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Ruth, Act 2: Small Things with Great Love
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How God redeems his people through the honest prayers, humble obedience, and ordinary sacrifices of one another. Fro Ruth 2.By Bridgetown Church
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Rule of Life: Part 2 (ft. Gavin Bennett) | Unforced Rhythms of Grace E12
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How do we become resilient disciples of Jesus? Gavin Bennett shares a vision for how a Rule of Life can shape us and our communities into people of love. He challenges us to resist the temptations to make a Rule of Life about control, busyness, duty, or enthusiasm, and instead encourages us to lean into the invitations of the Spirit and Jesus's eas…
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Ruth, Act 1: The Theology and Psychology of Suffering
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How we respond to suffering—the story we tell ourselves, the habits we engage to cope and make our way through, the company we pull in or push away in the midst of it—how we respond to suffering will profoundly influence what we believe and who we become. From Ruth 1v6-22.By Bridgetown Church
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Ruth, Act 1: The Theology and Psychology of Suffering
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How we respond to suffering—the story we tell ourselves, the habits we engage to cope and make our way through, the company we pull in or push away in the midst of it—how we respond to suffering will profoundly influence what we believe and who we become. From Ruth 1v6-22.By Bridgetown Church
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Rule of Life: Part 1 (ft. Tyler Staton) | Unforced Rhythms of Grace E11
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Why a Rule of Life? Tyler Staton explains the why and the what behind a Rule of Life, outlining the biblical, historical, and practical roots of this practice. He argues that a Rule of Life is essential for us to preserve the new wine of God's grace in this cultural moment with new wineskins. Key Scripture Passages: Matthew 9v14-17, Psalm 56v12-13,…
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An introduction into the book of Ruth; where God shows through two migrant, childless widows who cling to Him and cling to hope in spite of the chaos, He will weave the renewal of the whole world. From Ruth 1:1-5; 4:16-17.By Bridgetown Church
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An introduction into the book of Ruth; where God shows through two migrant, childless widows who cling to Him and cling to hope in spite of the chaos, He will weave the renewal of the whole world. From Ruth 1:1-5; 4:16-17.By Bridgetown Church
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The Post-Christian Podcast - Latasha Morrison (Be the Bridge)
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In this episode, Dr. Eric Bryant interviewed my friend and former Gatewayer Latasha Morrison, founder of Be the Bridge which exists to "empower people and culture toward racial healing, equity and reconciliation." She is the author of Be the Bridge: Pursuing God's Heart for Racial Reconciliation and her new book Brown Faces, White Spaces: Confronti…
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Witness (ft. Tre' Giles) | Unforced Rhythms of Grace E10
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What does it look like to witness in our culture? Tre' Giles walks us through three ways to witness to others: spoken love, supernatural love, and sacrificial love, and challenges us to live our lives in a way that demonstrates the good news of Jesus to others. Key Scripture Passages: Acts 1v8; Colossians 1v12-14; Matthew 3v16-17; Matthew 9v9-13; L…
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The Post-Christian Podcast - Daniel Im (Author of The Discipleship Opportunity)
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In this episode, I interview Daniel Im, lead pastor of Beulah Alliance Church in Edmonton, Alberta, Canada and author of The Discipleship Opportunity: Leading a Great-Commission Church in a Post-Everything World. Daniel has served at churches in Vancouver, Ottawa, Montreal, Korea, Edmonton, and Nashville. We discussed ministry in Canada along with …
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The Gifts of the Spirit for the work of the Kingdom: The Way of Love
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The Gifts of the Spirit means signs, wonders, and miracles; and the greatest miracle of all just might be living in a community of love. From Genesis 11v1-9 and Acts 2v1-12.By Bridgetown Church
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The Gifts of the Spirit for the work of the Kingdom: The Way of Love
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The Gifts of the Spirit means signs, wonders, and miracles; and the greatest miracle of all just might be living in a community of love. From Genesis 11v1-9 and Acts 2v1-12.By Bridgetown Church
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Sabbath (ft. Tyler Staton) | Unforced Rhythms of Grace E9
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"Sabbath rest empowers resurrection work." In a world filled with burnout, exhaustion, and shallow indulgence, Tyler Staton argues that Sabbath is a practice to reform our relationship with work and rest - helping us work with God and receive rest as a gift from him. Highlighting the scriptural foundations and formational purpose of this practice, …
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The Post-Christian Podcast - Dr. Efrem Smith (Pastor and Author)
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In this episode, Dr. Eric Bryant interviews Dr. Efrem Smith, a church planter, co-lead pastor of Midtown Church which describes itself as "a multiethnic, multiplying, reconciling, and disciple-making church." Efrem consults on issues of multi-ethnicity, leadership, and community development. He is the former president and CEO of World Impact, an ur…
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The Gifts of the Spirit for the work of the Kingdom: Tongues
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The Gift of Tongues is a language of increase, intimacy, in-breaking and of intercession, that with right and orderly use, communally builds up the house of God. From Acts 2v1-4 and 1 Corinthians 14v1-5, 39-40; with Jonny Hughes.By Bridgetown Church
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The Gift of Tongues is a language of increase, intimacy, in-breaking and of intercession, that with right and orderly use, communally builds up the house of God. From Acts 2v1-4 and 1 Corinthians 14v1-5, 39-40; with Jonny Hughes.By Bridgetown Church
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