Chasing Humility... the life and teachings of Jesus
Sweet Sanity
What Just Happened?
Chasing Humility
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April 2, 2023

The Shout Heard 'Round the World

This week we look at the crucifixion of Jesus Christ and hear his shout from the cross. As we're faced with the sobering reality of what happened that day, we also see the PASSION and heart of our Savior as he takes on the work of the Father. Our prayer is that our time together in worship ignites a week of worship leading into Easter that stokes the same PASSION in our lives! 

March 26, 2023

Leading to the Cross...

This week we look at the life and teaching of Jesus during a sacred time as he enters the 24 hours leading up to the cross. In terms of chasing humility...we can't find a better display than this one from the life of Christ! From this passage in Matthew 26, we'll uncover 4 lessons to help us when the fight is on! 

March 19, 2023

A Strong Foundation

Extravagant love is costly. Selfishness is costly. What's the difference? Join is in Matthew 26:1-16 as we see how one's memorable actions compare to another's selfish motives and learn that a strong foundation built on Christ is really the only way to live! 

March 12, 2023

A Simple Prayer

In this message we continue in the powerful teaching from Jesus in Matthew 23 as he finishes the "woes" to the scribes and pharisees. We move into the "Now what...?" after taking Jesus' words to heart; and we are equipped with a simple prayer that gives us HOPE to keep chasing humility!

March 5, 2023

When We Lose Sight of God's Design

Have you ever heard the ridiculous idea about straining out a gnat in the soup, but swallowing a camel with the soup instead? Our text for this week's message from Matthew 23.13-24 includes some strong warnings about when we lose sight of God's design and things get 'out of whack', just like the camel and the gnat. The good news is, as we humbly receive the Lord's instruction, we grow to become more like Him!

February 26, 2023

Preaching or Practicing?

We're diving into a powerful text in Matthew 23.1-12 as we take a look at the life and teaching of Jesus. As we continue to chase humility as Christ-followers, this text helps us see what true humility looks like...and what it doesn't.

February 19, 2023

An Invitation to Become Poor in Spirit

February 12, 2023

All You Have To Do Is Pray

We're wrapping up our Sweet Sanity message series in the final chapter of James! We are given a powerful tool to use in our own lives and in the lives of others. It's a tool we should be using daily!

February 5, 2023

My Words, My Plans, My Trials, My Money

Humility in motion...what does it look like in our everyday lives? James 4.11 - 5.12 gives us a great picture of humility in aspects of our life we face every single day. We hope this encourages you as you keep chasing humility - we are running alongside you!

January 29, 2023

Helpful Warnings

In this week's Sweet Sanity message from the book of James, our text syncs up well with our church theme of 'Chasing Humility' for this ministry year. The text of James 4.1-10 gives us helpful warnings as we pursue humility, and reminds us of the JOY of seeing Christ do what only He can do as He lifts us up in our pursuit!

January 22, 2023

Gaining Wisdom

Have you ever looked back on a decision and realized it wasn't such a wise choice after all? This week, we'll look to the book of James to learn how to gain wisdom. Let's learn what wisdom IS and what wisdom is NOT.

January 15, 2023

Hope in Hard Times

This week we take a look at 1 Thessalonians 5:16-18 as we see the hope that God gives in hard times. We also celebrate together the faithfulness of God as we celebrate 57 years of West Bridge Church! 

January 8, 2023

Bask in His Presence

As we kick off 2023 together (again), and start to form our new goals/routines for the year, we check out Psalm 103 to learn to bask in the presence of our Lord and let His presence fuel us in our pursuit of humility.

November 27, 2022

Words Have Power

Words have such power. James spends quite some time addressing this problem and issuing warnings so we understand the seriousness of this topic. The hard part isn't going to be listening to what James says but doing what he calls us to do. We pray you find encouragement in this week's message to have a changed heart leading to changed words. 

November 20, 2022

Active Faith

If you're going through a season when it's hard to be grateful, we hope you'll be encouraged as we focus on the hope we have in Christ alone, an inheritance that is undefiled and unfading for all eternity.

November 13, 2022

Love Others

We've made our way to Chapter 2 of James this week in our SWEET SANITY message series where we'll be challenged to love like Christ. If you've ever struggled to love another person the way Christ does...this message is for you! 

November 6, 2022

Soul Transformation

So far we've walked with James for some wisdom on finding 'Sweet Sanity' through trials and temptations; this week we'll be tracking with him on the topic of soul-transformation. We'll cover some hope-giving truth and practical tips to come back to over and over again as we seek to become more like Christ!

October 30, 2022

Temptation is Inevitable

Temptations are all around us. It might be for that sweet or salty snack or it might be something far more dangerous than that. In this week's message we continue our study through the book of James in our series called Sweet Sanity. James shares some helpful insight on how to view temptation and the best way to stay sane when it comes up in our lives. Read Chapter 1 of the book of James to get a head start! 

October 23, 2022

Joy in the Trials

For those going through a trial - big or small - James begins with encouragement to persevere through them as we trust that God is there with us every step of the way. 

January 1, 2023

What Great Faith!

Join us as we gather on New Year's Day to worship together!

December 25, 2022

Christmas Day 2022

We are so excited for the opportunity to gather on Christmas morning to celebrate the coming of our King - Emmanuel!

December 18, 2022

4 Words to Remember

This week we hear a message of hope & encouragement that can be summed up in 4 words to remember through the Christmas season.

December 4, 2022

Who Is Jesus?

This week we kickoff our Christmas message series called, "What just happened?" As we bask in the beauty of our Lord's coming, we pray this will fuel us towards humble service, overflowing from hearts full of worship! 

October 16, 2022

chasing HUMILITY: He is Worthy!

What is a sure path to humility? Worship! In this message we dive into Revelation 4 and 5 and see what Paul saw, and what we have to look forward to!

October 9, 2022

chasing HUMILITY: He must increase, I must decrease

We're taking a look at John the Baptist's chase for humility in John chapter 3 this week. Who are we pointing the world to when the opportunity arises? Jesus or ourselves?

September 25, 2022

chasing HUMILITY: How I See Others

In this message we'll continue the chase towards humility by adopting the mind of Christ. We'll look at an encouraging text in Philippians chapter 2 to help us experience His glory in the context of COMMUNITY. 

September 18, 2022

chasing HUMILITY: Who Should I Serve?

Who is our example for Humility? Jesus. He sets the perfect example and we cannot fail when we live like Him. But what does that practically look like? We'll start with this message, which will push us towards serving like Him.

September 11, 2022

chasing HUMILITY : What Is It?

This week we kick-off the new 2022-2023 ministry year and we're pumped to have you be a part of it! As a church, we'll be spending this next ministry year on a chase...chasing something that might seem elusive, but it's completely worth the pursuit. This week's message focuses on WHAT Humility is and WHY we should choose it and 1 Peter 5 gives us some great insight!

October 2, 2022

Reaching the Unreached

In this message, we focus on God's call to "go and make disciples of all nations" as we hear from one of our supported missionaries - Kent Craig!

August 25, 2019

True Greatness

Dr. Tim Kimmel is the Executive Director of Family Matters (FamilyMatters.net), whose goal is to equip families to appropriate God's grace in every age and stage of life. He is also a well-known national speaker and best-selling author of many books including Grace Based Parenting and most recently, Grace Filled Marriage.

July 21, 2019

Family

August 28, 2022

3 of our Biggest Cultural Issues

Oftentimes the ones we are the most honest with are those we live and do life with. Those, hopefully constructive, criticisms can be hard to hear sometimes, but did you know a healthy, thriving family is the best place to help guard your heart? They see us in a way we don't see ourselves. This week we wrap up our THRIVE family series as we uncover 3 of the biggest cultural issues we face today. We'll look for wisdom from God's Word to help our families THRIVE in our current culture as we seek to glorify Him in all things! 

August 21, 2022

Finances God's Way

This week we take a look at what the Bible has to say about one of the biggest stressors within a family. However, when we use some biblical guidelines, we can turn the stressor into an opportunity to glorify God as a family and enjoy His goodness!

August 14, 2022

Parenting: Love God & Love Your Kids

What is our goal with parenting? Do we work to bring glory to God or to ourselves? We may not always get it right, in fact, we certainly won't, but God's Word is our guiding force. This week we will be in Deuteronomy 6 to hear what God tells his people. It's not complicated, it's actually quite relieving to know what God commands and it will help us in all areas, not just parenting.

August 7, 2022

Process the Hurt

This is the first week of our new message series called "THRIVE". We are aimed at helping families maneuver life together and THRIVE in Christ! This week we start by looking at Ephesians 5.1-2 for wisdom in processing the hurt in life and restoring relationships. 

May 19, 2024

Psalm 119 = Life Hack!

May 12, 2024

Pure Spiritual Milk

May 5, 2024

Four Imperatives

April 28, 2024

Living Out Our Mission

April 21, 2024

The Clutch Reflex

April 14, 2024

Servant Over All

April 7, 2024

Practical Wisdom

March 31, 2024

Resurrection Joy

March 24, 2024

Road to the Cross

March 17, 2024

Secrets to Vacation

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