Bridgetown Audio Podcast

1 Corinthians 13v1-13 with Bethany Allen Love is what makes a life truly powerful, not impressive moments or visible gifts. Faith, hope, and love are how we live that out in everyday choices, especially when it’s costly or unseen. Real power is found in becoming a person shaped by love. This is the first week in our new series as we move toward Pentecost. Bridgetown.church/teaching

John 20v1-10 with Tyler Staton The resurrection story comes alive as Jesus meets people in grief, doubt, and shame, restoring their lives from the inside out. Through Mary, Thomas, and Peter, we see that resurrection is not escape from the world, but God mending it and us into something new.   Bridgetown.church/teaching

John 12v24 with Tyler Staton and Bethany Allen Using the imagery of a seed, Jesus reveals that true life comes through surrender, inviting us to release what we’re holding onto and trust God to bring new life. bridgetown.church/teaching

Matthew 27v11-29 with Tyler Staton and Bethany Allen   Jesus’ death on a tree reframes what looks like an ending into the surprising beginning of new life, inviting us to entrust what feels dead to God’s renewal.   bridgetown.church/teaching

Matthew 19v4-6 with Tyler Staton This teaching explores what the Bible says about same-sex relationships, walking through key passages and how they’ve been understood across scripture. It frames the conversation within Jesus’ vision of sexuality, rooted in creation and oriented toward love. Alongside conviction, it calls us to hold this teaching with humility, compassion, and a deep awareness of every person’s story.   bridgetown.church/teaching

Psalm 34v8 with Tyler Staton, Bethany Allen What shapes the way we understand our desires and sexuality? This teaching explores how scripture frames our bodies not as ends in themselves, but as signs that point beyond to life with God, calling us to form our desires with intention rather than impulse. At the center is a simple question: will we let our desires lead us, or will we learn to direct them toward what truly satisfies? bridgetown.church/teaching

Matthew 16v2-3 with Tyler Staton and Bethany Allen   What story is shaping the way we think about sexuality today? This teaching explores the cultural story of the sexual revolution alongside the story Jesus tells about our bodies, inviting us to examine the assumptions shaping our desires, identity, and sense of freedom. At the center is a deeper question: will our understanding of sexuality be formed by the self or by Jesus?   bridgetown.church/teaching

Revelation 19v6-7 with Tyler Staton How do our bodies and our sexuality fit into the larger story of God’s redemption? This teaching traces the biblical story from creation to resurrection, showing how our bodies were designed to reveal God’s beauty, how sin distorted that design, and how Jesus restores it. In the way of Jesus, our desires are not something to ignore or indulge, but something to be redeemed and directed toward the deeper love we were made for. Bridgetown.church/teaching

Philippians 2v5-11 with Tyler Staton What does it mean to see my body as good when it carries illness, disability, or chronic pain? Looking to Jesus, who chose human limits and willingly suffered with us, we consider how our limitations can become places of deep encounter, where love is formed in us rather than resentment. Together, we hold onto the hope that the God who meets us in our weakness will one day renew our bodies and wipe away every tear. Bridgetown.church/teaching

Genesis 1v27-28, Revelation 22v1-5 with Tyler Staton From Genesis to Revelation, the biblical story reveals that we are created in God’s image to rule by working and keeping his world for the flourishing of others. Yet when work becomes a way to prove our worth or secure our identity apart from God, it turns into anxious toil instead of a blessing. This teaching invites us to rediscover our everyday work as participation in God’s renewal, shifting from success to service and learning to labor at the pleasure of the true King. bridgetown.church/teaching

Ash Wednesday invites us to reflect on our mortality not as fear, but as formation. This teaching explores Lent as a voluntary journey into the wilderness, where we learn dependance on God, patient trust in his deliverance, and a deeper understanding of him as our true refuge.    bridgetown.church/teaching

John 6v47-58 with Christian Dawson Gluttony is not simply about excess. This teaching invites us to consider how our habits with food and drink shape our desires and form our lives as disciples. As we examine everyday patterns of consumption, we are invited into a different way of eating and drinking that leads to gratitude, self-control, and deeper trust in God. bridgetown.church/teaching

1 Corinthians 6v19-20 with Tyler Staton and Bethany Allen   Vanity often goes unnamed, but this teaching reveals it as a quiet, shame-driven attempt to secure identity and control through the body. Rather than managing appearance for worth or safety, we are invited into a gentler way of life - receiving our bodies as good, limited, and deeply loved. This teaching offers an honest look at how vanity forms us and points toward freedom through presence, community, and trust in God’s care.   bridgetown.church/teaching

Matthew 25v14-30 with Bethany Allen Jesus’ parable of the talents exposes how sloth takes root through comfort, delay, and quiet disengagement from the life God entrusts to us. This teaching invites disciples to resist spiritual apathy and practice faithful participation shaped by trust, courage, and love. Bridgetown.church/teaching

Daniel 4v4-9, 22-34 with Ken Shigematsu Through the rise, fall, and restoration of King Nebuchadnezzar, humility is revealed as acknowledging God as the true source of power and life. The story shows how pride unravels us from the inside out, and how recognizing God’s rule restores what was lost. bridgetown.church/teaching

Luke 12v13-34 with Tyler Staton Jesus names greed as rooted in a mindset of scarcity and invites his disciples into a radically different imagination: a life shaped by God’s abundance. As part of our series on the seven deadly sins, this week explores the psychology, sociology, and spirituality of greed. bridgetown.church/teaching

Jonah 4v1-9 with Christine Caine Anger has become normalized in our world, quietly fracturing our relationships, health, and life with God. Through the story of Jonah, we’re invited to notice how unresolved anger grows, distorts our priorities, and blinds us to God’s compassion. By sitting with God’s question, Is it right for you to be angry? we’re pointed toward a better way where anger is faced honestly, healed at the root, and no longer allowed to rule us. Bridgetown.church/teaching

Romans 7v7-12 with Tyler Staton. This teaching begins a new series on the seven deadly sins by examining envy and the disordered desires beneath it. We explore how comparison and coveting shape our inner life and why confession in community is central to healing. bridgetown.church/teaching

Luke 2v4-7 with Tyler Staton At Christmas, we reflect on the birth of Jesus and what it reveals about God’s love. From Abraham to the manger, this teaching invites us to consider belief as a personal response to a God who comes near and makes his home with us bridgetown.church/teaching

Luke 1v26-38 with Tyler Staton Centered on Mary’s encounter with the angel in Luke 1, the story of the Annunciation shows grace interrupting darkness and God’s promises taking root in ordinary lives. It invites a posture of waiting, trust, and openness to receive what God is forming within us. bridgetown.church/teaching

Luke 2v1–12 with Tyler Staton In the third week of Advent, we return to the story of Jesus’ birth and consider the difference between sentiment and the joy announced by the angels. Walking through Luke 2, this teaching explores how joy enters real human chaos through costly hospitality and invites us to make room for Jesus and for one another right where we are.   bridgetown.church/teaching

Luke 1v56-66 with Tyler Staton In the second week of Advent, we look at Zechariah and Elizabeth’s story and the quiet spaces where God meets us in disappointment and longing. Guided by Luke 1, we consider how slowing down helps us notice the first light of Jesus breaking into our ordinary lives.   bridgetown.church/teaching

Luke 2v8-20 with Lucy Peppiatt This first teaching in our Advent series reflects on the angels and shepherds in Luke 2, showing how God draws near through messengers who reveal his character, announce his coming, and invite us into worship. It centers on the anticipation of the coming Christ and how we, like the shepherds, carry this good news into the world. bridgetown.church/teaching

John 8v31-36 with Tyler Staton At the end of the day, the Examen invites us to slow down, notice what shaped us, and return to the truth of Jesus. In this final teaching of the series, we look at how evening prayer helps us release what is false, remember God’s presence, and rest in the freedom He offers. This series invites us to let prayer form every part of life: morning, midday, and evening, shaping our hearts into the likeness of Jesus. bridgetown.church/teaching

Revelation 5v8, Psalm 56v8 with Tyler Staton Prayer is where compassion is born. As we pause in the middle of the day, we remember that God not only hears our cries but holds them. In this teaching, we explore how prayer shapes us into people who carry the burdens of others and move toward the world in love. This series invites us to let prayer form every part of life: morning, midday, and evening, shaping our hearts into the likeness of Jesus. https://bridgetown.church/teaching

John 8v31-36 with Tyler Staton Prayer is not only something we say, it’s a way we live. In this eight-week series, we’ll explore how prayer shapes the whole of our lives: our identity, our relationships, and our purpose in the world. From learning to be with Jesus to cultivating daily rhythms of prayer - morning, midday, and evening. This series invites us into a life formed by prayer in every season. https://bridgetown.church/teaching

2 Samuel 6v6-11 with Faith Eury Cho Prayer is not only something we say, it’s a way we live. In this eight-week series, we’ll explore how prayer shapes the whole of our lives: our identity, our relationships, and our purpose in the world. From learning to be with Jesus to cultivating daily rhythms of prayer - morning, midday, and evening. This series invites us into a life formed by prayer in every season. https://bridgetown.church/teaching

Luke 10v25-37, 18v9-14 with Tyler Staton Prayer is not only something we say, it’s a way we live. In this eight-week series, we’ll explore how prayer shapes the whole of our lives: our identity, our relationships, and our purpose in the world. From learning to be with Jesus to cultivating daily rhythms of prayer - morning, midday, and evening. This series invites us into a life formed by prayer in every season. https://bridgetown.church/teaching

Colossians 1v28-29 with Christian Dawson Prayer is not only something we say, it’s a way we live. In this eight-week series, we’ll explore how prayer shapes the whole of our lives: our identity, our relationships, and our purpose in the world. From learning to be with Jesus to cultivating daily rhythms of prayer - morning, midday, and evening. This series invites us into a life formed by prayer in every season. https://bridgetown.church/teaching

Mark 1v9-13 with Tyler Staton Prayer is not only something we say, it’s a way we live. In this eight-week series, we’ll explore how prayer shapes the whole of our lives: our identity, our relationships, and our purpose in the world. From learning to be with Jesus to cultivating daily rhythms of prayer - morning, midday, and evening. This series invites us into a life formed by prayer in every season. https://bridgetown.church/teaching

Colossians 4v2-6 with Tyler Staton Prayer is not only something we say, it’s a way we live. In this eight-week series, we’ll explore how prayer shapes the whole of our lives: our identity, our relationships, and our purpose in the world. From learning to be with Jesus to cultivating daily rhythms of prayer - morning, midday, and evening. This series invites us into a life formed by prayer in every season. https://bridgetown.church/teaching

Matthew 5v48 with Tyler Staton Each fall, we take a few weeks to reorient ourselves around our vision: to see God’s Kingdom come in Portland as it is in Heaven. This year, we do so with a renewed desire to deepen our practice of Community, reaffirming our commitment to one another and to the whole church. https://bridgetown.church/teaching

Kevan Chandler is a best-selling author and the founder of a nonprofit organization called We Carry Kevan. He speaks worldwide about his life with a disability and how community and creativity are the keys to true accessibility. Through storytelling, and discussion, Kevan and Eric Wood, Pastor of Justice and Mercy, explore how our own needs can actually create space for kinship—with one another and with our neighbors—in the rhythms of our ordinary lives.

John 15v9-17 with Tyler Staton Each fall, we take a few weeks to reorient ourselves around our vision: to see God’s Kingdom come in Portland as it is in Heaven. This year, we do so with a renewed desire to deepen our practice of Community, reaffirming our commitment to one another and to the whole church. https://bridgetown.church/teaching

Acts 2v42-47 with Bethany Allen and Gavin Bennett Each fall, we take a few weeks to reorient ourselves around our vision: to see God’s Kingdom come in Portland as it is in Heaven. This year, we do so with a renewed desire to deepen our practice of Community, reaffirming our commitment to one another and to the whole church. https://bridgetown.church/teaching

Matthew 7v13-14 with Tyler Staton Each fall, we take a few weeks to reorient ourselves around our vision: to see God’s Kingdom come in Portland as it is in Heaven. This year, we do so with a renewed desire to deepen our practice of Community, reaffirming our commitment to one another and to the whole church. https://bridgetown.church/teaching

Genesis 11V10-12V3 with Dave Lomas Genesis is where the Scriptures begin—introducing God as Creator and laying the foundation for the rest of the biblical story. This summer, we’ll teach through the opening chapters verse by verse. These texts reveal the pattern of blessing, rebellion, and response that runs throughout the Bible. In them, we see the origins of both human failure and God’s redemptive promise. https://bridgetown.church/teaching

Genesis 10V1-11V9 with Hakeem Bradley Genesis is where the Scriptures begin—introducing God as Creator and laying the foundation for the rest of the biblical story. This summer, we’ll teach through the opening chapters verse by verse. These texts reveal the pattern of blessing, rebellion, and response that runs throughout the Bible. In them, we see the origins of both human failure and God’s redemptive promise. https://bridgetown.church/teaching

Genesis 9V8-29 with Tyler Staton Genesis is where the Scriptures begin—introducing God as Creator and laying the foundation for the rest of the biblical story. This summer, we’ll teach through the opening chapters verse by verse. These texts reveal the pattern of blessing, rebellion, and response that runs throughout the Bible. In them, we see the origins of both human failure and God’s redemptive promise. https://bridgetown.church/teaching

Genesis 8V13 - 9V1 with Tyler Staton Genesis is where the Scriptures begin—introducing God as Creator and laying the foundation for the rest of the biblical story. This summer, we’ll teach through the opening chapters verse by verse. These texts reveal the pattern of blessing, rebellion, and response that runs throughout the Bible. In them, we see the origins of both human failure and God’s redemptive promise. https://bridgetown.church/teaching

Genesis 6V1-22 with Tyler Staton Genesis is where the Scriptures begin—introducing God as Creator and laying the foundation for the rest of the biblical story. This summer, we’ll teach through the opening chapters verse by verse. These texts reveal the pattern of blessing, rebellion, and response that runs throughout the Bible. In them, we see the origins of both human failure and God’s redemptive promise. https://bridgetown.church/teaching

Genesis 5V1-32 with Bethany Allen Genesis is where the Scriptures begin—introducing God as Creator and laying the foundation for the rest of the biblical story. This summer, we’ll teach through the opening chapters verse by verse. These texts reveal the pattern of blessing, rebellion, and response that runs throughout the Bible. In them, we see the origins of both human failure and God’s redemptive promise. https://bridgetown.church/teaching

Genesis 4V17-26 with Gavin Bennett Genesis is where the Scriptures begin—introducing God as Creator and laying the foundation for the rest of the biblical story. This summer, we’ll teach through the opening chapters verse by verse. These texts reveal the pattern of blessing, rebellion, and response that runs throughout the Bible. In them, we see the origins of both human failure and God’s redemptive promise. https://bridgetown.church/teaching

Genesis 4V1-16 with Christian Dawson Genesis is where the Scriptures begin—introducing God as Creator and laying the foundation for the rest of the biblical story. This summer, we’ll teach through the opening chapters verse by verse. These texts reveal the pattern of blessing, rebellion, and response that runs throughout the Bible. In them, we see the origins of both human failure and God’s redemptive promise. https://bridgetown.church/teaching

Genesis 3V1-24 with Josh Ryan Butler Genesis is where the Scriptures begin—introducing God as Creator and laying the foundation for the rest of the biblical story. This summer, we’ll teach through the opening chapters verse by verse. These texts reveal the pattern of blessing, rebellion, and response that runs throughout the Bible. In them, we see the origins of both human failure and God’s redemptive promise. https://bridgetown.church/teaching

Genesis 2v4-25 with Tyler Staton Genesis is where the Scriptures begin—introducing God as Creator and laying the foundation for the rest of the biblical story. This summer, we’ll teach through the opening chapters verse by verse. These texts reveal the pattern of blessing, rebellion, and response that runs throughout the Bible. In them, we see the origins of both human failure and God’s redemptive promise. https://bridgetown.church/teaching

Genesis 1v1-2v3 with Tyler Staton and Tim Mackie Genesis is where the Scriptures begin—introducing God as Creator and laying the foundation for the rest of the biblical story. This summer, we’ll teach through the opening chapters verse by verse. These texts reveal the pattern of blessing, rebellion, and response that runs throughout the Bible. In them, we see the origins of both human failure and God’s redemptive promise. https://bridgetown.church/teaching

1 John 4V7-12 with Bethany Allen At the center of our faith is this stunning reality: God is love (1 John 4v8). This means that love isn’t just something God does—it’s who he is. Out of this very nature, God created life and sent his Son into the world. He did not do this in response to our love for him, but because he first loved us (1 John 4v9–10). As followers of Jesus, we are invited to receive that love deeply and let it shape our whole lives. https://bridgetown.church/teaching

Acts 2V1-4 with Gerald Griffin At the center of our faith is this stunning reality: God is love (1 John 4v8). This means that love isn’t just something God does—it’s who he is. Out of this very nature, God created life and sent his Son into the world. He did not do this in response to our love for him, but because he first loved us (1 John 4v9–10). As followers of Jesus, we are invited to receive that love deeply and let it shape our whole lives. https://bridgetown.church/teaching

John 15v9-13 with Gavin Bennett At the center of our faith is this stunning reality: God is love (1 John 4v8). This means that love isn’t just something God does—it’s who he is. Out of this very nature, God created life and sent his Son into the world. He did not do this in response to our love for him, but because he first loved us (1 John 4v9–10). As followers of Jesus, we are invited to receive that love deeply and let it shape our whole lives. https://bridgetown.church/teaching

Colossians 1V13-14 with Tyler Staton At the center of our faith is this stunning reality: God is love (1 John 4v8). This means that love isn’t just something God does—it’s who he is. Out of this very nature, God created life and sent his Son into the world. He did not do this in response to our love for him, but because he first loved us (1 John 4v9–10). As followers of Jesus, we are invited to receive that love deeply and let it shape our whole lives. https://bridgetown.church/teaching

In this teaching, John Mark Comer reflects on Colossians 3v15, inviting Followers of Jesus to “let the peace of Christ rule” in the core of their being. He shares his personal journey with anxiety and how cultivating inner peace is essential for living a life of love in a troubled world. Through Scripture and wisdom from church history, he reminds us that true peace is not the absence of conflict but a gift from God available to us now, even amid chaos. https://bridgetown.church/teaching

1 John 4V8-10 with Tyler Staton At the center of our faith is this stunning reality: God is love (1 John 4v8). This means that love isn’t just something God does—it’s who he is. Out of this very nature, God created life and sent his Son into the world. He did not do this in response to our love for him, but because he first loved us (1 John 4v9–10). As followers of Jesus, we are invited to receive that love deeply and let it shape our whole lives. https://bridgetown.church/teaching

Ephesians 3v14-19 with Ken Shigematsu Guest speaker Ken Shigematsu teaches from Ephesians on how God's love seeks us out in all our weakness and shame. https://bridgetown.church/teaching

Matthew 28v1-10 with Tyler Staton This Easter we celebrate Jesus' resurrection as we reflect on the renewal we are invited into through His love. https://bridgetown.church/teaching

Tyler Staton Good Friday is a day of reflection on Jesus' death on the cross. In this second homily we reflect on the significance of Jesus' blood and how the love of perfect savior can lead to a sacrificial death.  https://bridgetown.church/teaching

Tyler Staton Good Friday is a day of reflection on Jesus' death on the cross. In this first Homily we walk through the story of Judas not as an ancient story but a current story. One that we all find ourselves living in.  https://bridgetown.church/teaching  

Revelation 3v14-22 with Tyler Staton Lent is a 40-day season within the church calendar that stretches from Ash Wednesday (March 5) to Easter Sunday (April 20), mirroring Jesus’ 40-day fast in the desert. This year, we want God to use the 40 days of Lent to help us reclaim our first love. https://bridgetown.church/teaching

Revelation 3v7-13 with Gavin Bennett Lent is a 40-day season within the church calendar that stretches from Ash Wednesday (March 5) to Easter Sunday (April 20), mirroring Jesus’ 40-day fast in the desert. This year, we want God to use the 40 days of Lent to help us reclaim our first love. https://bridgetown.church/teaching

Mark 14v32-42 with Gemma Ryan  |  Holy Spirit Conference February 2025

Q&R with N.T. Wright, Tim Mackie, and Tyler Staton |  Holy Spirit Conference February 2025

Psalms 139v7-12 with Tim Mackie  |  Holy Spirit Conference February 2025

Q&R with Gemma Ryan and Tyler Staton  |  Holy Spirit Conference February 2025

2 Corinthians 5v1-10 with N.T. Wright  |  Holy Spirit Conference February 2025

John 20v19-23 with N.T. Wright  |  Holy Spirit Conference February 2025

Revelation 3v1-6 with Bethany Allen Lent is a 40-day season within the church calendar that stretches from Ash Wednesday (March 5) to Easter Sunday (April 20), mirroring Jesus’ 40-day fast in the desert. This year, we want God to use the 40 days of Lent to help us reclaim our first love. https://bridgetown.church/teaching

From Revelation 2v18-28 with Tyler Staton Lent is a 40-day season within the church calendar that stretches from Ash Wednesday (March 5) to Easter Sunday (April 20), mirroring Jesus’ 40-day fast in the desert. This year, we want God to use the 40 days of Lent to help us reclaim our first love. https://bridgetown.church/teaching

From Revelation 2v12-17 with Christian Dawson Lent is a 40-day season within the church calendar that stretches from Ash Wednesday (March 5) to Easter Sunday (April 20), mirroring Jesus’ 40-day fast in the desert. This year, we want God to use the 40 days of Lent to help us reclaim our first love. https://bridgetown.church/teaching

From Rev. 2:8-11 with Gerald Griffin Lent is a 40-day season within the church calendar that stretches from Ash Wednesday (March 5) to Easter Sunday (April 20), mirroring Jesus’ 40-day fast in the desert. This year, we want God to use the 40 days of Lent to help us reclaim our first love. https://bridgetown.church/teaching

From Rev. 2:1-7 with Tyler Staton Lent is a 40-day season within the church calendar that stretches from Ash Wednesday (March 5) to Easter Sunday (April 20), mirroring Jesus’ 40-day fast in the desert. This year, we want God to use the 40 days of Lent to help us reclaim our first love. https://bridgetown.church/teaching

From Matthew 5v6 with David Thomas In the Sermon on the Mount, Jesus introduces the upside down kingdom of God—the last will be first. His kingdom doesn’t follow a worldly structure of power, fame, or notoriety, but instead, Jesus says that the poor and meek will be blessed. https://bridgetown.church/teaching

From Matthew 5v9 with David Bailey In the Sermon on the Mount, Jesus introduces the upside down kingdom of God—the last will be first. His kingdom doesn’t follow a worldly structure of power, fame, or notoriety, but instead, Jesus says that the poor and meek will be blessed. https://bridgetown.church/teaching

Beatitudes - Blessed are Those Who Mourn From Matthew 5v4 In the Sermon on the Mount, Jesus introduces the upside down kingdom of God—the last will be first. His kingdom doesn’t follow a worldly structure of power, fame, or notoriety, but instead, Jesus says that the poor and meek will be blessed. https://bridgetown.church/teaching

From Matthew 5v7

From Matthew 5v5

From Matthew 5v10-12

From Matthew 5v8.

From Matthew 5v1-12.

From Luke 1v26-38.

With Bethany Allen; from Micah 5v2-5a.

With Guest Speaker Mark Strong; from Zephaniah 3v14-20.

From Malachi 3v1-4, with Gavin Bennett.

From Jeremiah 33v14-16, with Bethany Allen.

From John 13v1-17.

Our aim, in the way of Jesus is to become a gift of sacrificial love for the sake of others. But the thing about “others” is that no matter how pure the intentions to love, we inevitably wrong and are wronged by the very people we’re trying to love. If we are to truly become a gift of sacrificial love for the sake of others, we also need to become a people of sustained forgiveness for the sake of others. From Matthew 18v21-35.

From Luke 14v12-23.

From Matthew 25v14-30, with Gavin Bennett.

A religious expert asks Jesus a simple question, “Who is my neighbor?” But Jesus’ answer takes him somewhere unexpected, challenging everything he thought he knew about faithfulness and belonging. Through an unlikely hero, this parable invites us to wrestle with what it truly means to love God and others. From Luke 10v25-37.

In Romans, Jesus tells us to not conform to the pattern of this world, but instead, to be transformed by the renewing of our mind, positioning ourselves to bring Heaven to Portland by becoming a community of love for the sake of our city. From Romans 12v2.

From Matthew 6v19-24.

In Mark 3 Jesus lays out what it means to live in the Kingdom by living and relating to one another as family. As a community we lean into Jesus's vision, to let our transformed lives, be for the sake of others, specifically for the sake of family. From Mark 3v31-35, with Bethany Allen.

Pete Greig, author and founder of 24-7 Prayer International, teaches us that through intercession and travail, we can create passionate prayers that perseveres and prevails to bring supernatural breakthrough for the sake of others. From Romans 8v22-27.

Part two of a two-part midweek lecture from author and pastor at Red Church in Melbourne, Mark Sayers, as we delve deeper into what it means to be spiritually formed for the sake of others.

Part one of a two part lecture from author and pastor at Red Church in Melbourne, Mark Sayers, as we delve deeper into what it means to be spiritually formed for the sake of others.

Jesus claims that external fruitfulness reveals the inner life of the disciple. This teaching traces that theme through Matthew’s Gospel, drawing an abstract, ancient metaphor into concrete, modern realitultimately revealing that all true spiritual formation is for the sake of others. The aim and goal of apprenticeship of Jesus is to become love. From Matthew 7v15-20.

There is a part of our Spiritual transformation and holy overflow that can only happen within Community, From Mark 12v28-31, with Bethany Allen.

Be Like Jesus. Become Like Jesus. Do What Jesus Did. From Matthew 7v13-14.

From Philemon v17-25, with Gerald Griffin.

“Wounds they fester, hearts withdraw, This is family? We see the flaw.” If you know the pain of Christian community, you can relate to some of what’s happening in the letter to Philemon. Pastor Paul doesn’t offer a quick fix, but rather gives Philemon and Onesimus a radical Christian practice. From Philemon v15-25.

Paul, thru Philemon, dares us through praying and asking, to truly live the Kingdom of God here on Earth. From Philemon v1-25.

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.

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.

Who we follow matters. Jude v3-19, with Gavin Bennett.

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.

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.

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.

How God redeems his people through the unseen, and often uncelebrated, decisions of faithfulness and fidelity made in our private lives. From Ruth 3.

How God redeems his people through the honest prayers, humble obedience, and ordinary sacrifices of one another. Fro Ruth 2.

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.

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.

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.

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.

A profound look on how the work of the Spirit awakens us, forms us and empowers us for the work of the Kingdom. From John 20v19-22, with Pete Hughes.

When we talk about the gifts of the Spirit, more often than not we think of the grandiose or powerful ones, like healing or prophecy, but those are only part of what the Spirit offers. Just as God enters into the beauty, he equally enters into our pain, giving us particular gifts to help us in our suffering. From Romans 8v22-27, with Gavin Bennett.

A practical exploration of the biblical gift of prophecy as hearing God both individually and communally. From 1 Corinthians 14v1-4

Discerning God’s voice in our lives begins by recognizing God’s voice in the lives of others on the pages of Scripture. From 1 Corinthians 12v1-11.

Jesus empowers His people to announce the Kingdom and heal the sick, but there’s a lot that gets in our way. From Luke 10v1-9, with Christian Dawson.

The Holy Spirit as fundamentally missional, expressed as justice, mercy, and evangelism. The Holy Spirit is a pursuing Spirit to draw the lost home, not an assisting Spirit for the entertainment of the saints. From Acts 1v1-11. With Bethany Allen.

In our final episode of this four-part series, we host a conversation with Sister Heather Kristine who will talk more specifically about how a rule of life has shaped her journey in the monastic context and as a spiritual director.

In this episode, we host a conversation with Gemma Ryan about her experience helping lead a church and what it looks like to integrate a rule of life into our individual contexts and the lives we actually live.

In episode two, we will explore the historical origins of the idea of a rule-of-life with Dr. Jerry Sittser and learn about what this has looked like throughout church history.

Introducing the Bridgetown Church Rule of Life with John Mark Comer and Tyler Staton. In this episode, we discuss the origins of Bridgetown's Rule of Life and why the future of the Church is ancient.

Learning how to wait on the Holy Spirit as we take a look at the Holy Spirit from a more practical vantage point as a community of practitioners who want to move in the gifts of the Spirit for the work of the Kingdom. From Acts 1v1-11.

From "Holy Spirit Conference January 2024." Simon Ponsby continues to share his revelation on the supernatural power of God’s love. Romans 8v12-17.

From "Holy Spirit Conference January 2024." Jordan Seng goes in depth on the meaning of and growing in supernatural healing. Acts 2v14-21.

From "Holy Spirit Conference January 2024." Jordan Seng speaks on becoming Kingdom Ministers through the power of healing. Acts 2v14-21.

From "Holy Spirit Conference January 2024". Simon Ponsby on the supernatural power of God’s love. Ephesians 3v14-21.

From Mark 16v1-7.

A prayer reflection based on Psalm 4 for the evening of Saturday, March 30th

A prayer reflection based on Psalm 5 for the morning of Saturday, March 30th

A prayer reflection based on Psalm 4 for the evening of Friday, March 29th

A prayer reflection based on Psalm 5 for the morning of Friday, March 29th

A prayer reflection based on Psalm 4 for the evening of Thursday, March 28th

A prayer reflection based on Psalm 5 for the morning of Thursday, March 28th

A prayer reflection based on Psalm 4 for the evening of Wednesday, March 27th

A prayer reflection based on Psalm 5 for the morning of Wednesday, March 27th

A prayer reflection based on Psalm 4 for the evening of Tuesday, March 26th

A prayer reflection based on Psalm 5 for the morning of Tuesday, March 26th

A prayer reflection based on Psalm 4 for the evening of Monday, March 25th

A prayer reflection based on Psalm 5 for the morning of Monday, March 25th

The 9 core practices for the way of Jesus are practiced sustainably in our lives through the ancient way of a rule of life—becoming a community of love through Covenant Community. From John 15v1-5. With Gavin Bennett.

A prayer reflection based on Psalm 103 for Sunday Sabbath, March 24th

A prayer reflection based on Psalm 127 for the evening of Saturday, March 23rd

A prayer reflection based on Psalm 28 for the morning of Saturday, March 23rd

A prayer reflection based on Psalm 28 for the evening of Friday, March 22nd

A prayer reflection based on Psalm 28 for the morning of Friday, March 22nd

A prayer reflection based on Psalm 28 for the evening of Thursday, March 21st

A prayer reflection based on Psalm 28 for the morning of Thursday, March 21st

A prayer reflection based on Psalm 28 for the evening of Wednesday, March 20th

A prayer reflection based on Psalm 28 for the morning of Wednesday, March 20th

The 9 core practices for the way of Jesus are practiced sustainably in our lives through the ancient way of a rule of life—a vow to express Jesus’ vision continuously. From Matthew 9v14-17. 

A prayer reflection based on Psalm 28 for the evening of Tuesday, March 19th

A prayer reflection based on Psalm 28 for the morning of Tuesday, March 19th

A prayer reflection based on Psalm 127 for the evening of Monday, March 18th

A prayer reflection based on Psalm 28 for the morning of Monday, March 18th

A prayer reflection based on Psalm 103 for Sunday Sabbath, March 17th

A prayer reflection based on Psalm 92 for the evening of Saturday, March 16th

A prayer reflection based on Psalm 17 for the morning of Saturday, March 16th

A prayer reflection based on Psalm 92 for the evening of Friday, March 15th

A prayer reflection based on Psalm 17 for the morning of Friday, March 15th

A prayer reflection based on Psalm 92 for the evening of Thursday, March 14th

A prayer reflection based on Psalm 17 for the morning of Thursday, March 14th

A prayer reflection based on Psalm 92 for the evening of Wednesday, March 13th

A prayer reflection based on Psalm 17 for the morning of Wednesday, March 13th

A prayer reflection based on Psalm 92 for the evening of Tuesday, March 12th

A prayer reflection based on Psalm 17 for the morning of Tuesday, March 12th

A prayer reflection based on Psalm 92 for the evening of Monday, March 11th

A prayer reflection based on Psalm 17 for the morning of Monday, March 11th

A community of hospitality in a culture of hostility through the practice of witness. From Acts 1v8. With Tre' Giles.

A prayer reflection based on Psalm 103 for Sunday Sabbath, March 10th

A prayer reflection based on Psalm 100 for the evening of Saturday, March 9th

A prayer reflection based on Psalm 20 for the morning of Saturday, March 9th

A prayer reflection based on Psalm 20 for the evening of Friday, March 8th

A prayer reflection based on Psalm 20 for the morning of Friday, March 8th

A prayer reflection based on Psalm 20 for the evening of Thursday, March 7th

A prayer reflection based on Psalm 20 for the morning of Thursday, March 7th

A prayer reflection based on Psalm 20 for the evening of Wednesday, March 6th

A prayer reflection based on Psalm 20 for the morning of Wednesday, March 6th

A prayer reflection based on Psalm 20 for the evening of Tuesday, March 5th

A prayer reflection based on Psalm 20 for the morning of Tuesday, March 5th

A prayer reflection based on Psalm 20 for the evening of Monday, March 4th

A prayer reflection based on Psalm 20 for the morning of Monday, March 4th

A community of rest in a culture of hurry and exhaustion through the practice of sabbath. From Genesis 2v1-3.

A prayer reflection based on Psalm 103 for Sunday Sabbath, March 3rd

A prayer reflection based on Psalm 95 for the evening of Saturday, March 2nd

A prayer reflection based on Psalm 121 for the morning of Saturday, March 2nd

A prayer reflection based on Psalm 95 for the evening of Friday, March 1st

A prayer reflection based on Psalm 121 for the morning of Friday, March 1st

A prayer reflection based on Psalm 95 for the evening of Thursday, February 29th

A prayer reflection based on Psalm 121 for the morning of Thursday, February 29th

A prayer reflection based on Psalm 95 for the evening of Wednesday, February 28th

A prayer reflection based on Psalm 121 for the morning of Wednesday, February 28th

A prayer reflection based on Psalm 95 for the evening of Tuesday, February 27th

A prayer reflection based on Psalm 121 for the morning of Tuesday, February 27th

A prayer reflection based on Psalm 95 for the evening of Monday, February 26th

A prayer reflection based on Psalm 121 for the morning of Monday, February 26th

A community of contentment in a culture of consumerism through the practice of generosity. From Matthew 13v44-46.

A prayer reflection based on Psalm 103 for Sunday Sabbath, February 25th

A prayer reflection based on Psalm 34 for the evening of Saturday, February 24th

A prayer reflection based on Psalm 126 for the morning of Saturday, February 24th