Bridgewater Conklin’s Podcast

Mothers Day: The Blessing

Series: If you sneeze and I say, "Bless you!" - it isn't going to change your life.  Much more powerful than the blessing of a man or woman is the blessing of God.   But how do we get God's blessing?  God's promise to prosper us and give us His happiness?

Scripture Passage: Numbers 6: 22-26

Speaker: Jeff Schrecengost

Rules of Engagement: How to avoid a fight and do what's right.

Sermon: Rule #4: When you confront, confront with love and gentleness.  Every conflict provides you with an opportunity to please God.  Every conflict provides you with an opportunity to love others.

Scripture Passage: Galatians 6:1-2

Speaker: Joel Garrison

Rules of Engagement: What to do when you blow it.

Rule #3: Humbly asking for forgiveness is the most powerful relational remedy in conflict. Remember: There is a big difference between an apology and asking for forgiveness.

Scripture Passage: Matthew 7:3-5

Speaker: Joel Garrison

Rules of Engagement: Own Your Part

Sermon: Rule #2: You must focus on your part of the conflict regardless of what the other person does.  Remember: your biggest enemy in conflict is YOU!

Scripture Passage: James 4:1-2

Speaker: Joel Garrison

Rules of Engagement: Re-thinking your reactions

Series: The happiest and greatest moments of your life happen through relationships.  The worst and hardest moments of your life happen through... relationships!  Join us as we discover the "rules" to build better, lasting relationships.

Sermon: Rule #1: Your goal in conflict cannot be to win the conflict or avoid the conflict.  Your goal must be to please God.  Remember: Sinful people tend to respond sinfully when sinned against.

Scripture Passage: Romans 12:18

Speaker: Joel Garrison

Easter: Graves into Gardens

Sermon: Although the world lives with the end in mind, with Jesus our story is not a story of ends.  Regardless of what you have done in the past, Jesus wants to turn your grave into a garden.  Jesus isn't finished with you.  He's just getting started.

Scripture Passage: John 21

Speaker: Joel Garrison

Marked: Marked by Service

Sermon: We have been marked by Jesus to leave a mark!  One of the last acts of Jesus' earthly ministry was to serve his disciples and to challenge them to leave a mark of service.

Scripture Passage: John 13:1-5

Speaker: Jeff Schrecengost

Marked: Marked by Love

Sermon: We have been marked by Jesus to leave a mark!  Possibly the defining mark of a follower of Jesus is love.  What does it look like for us to love where we live?

Scripture Passage: Matthew 22:34-40

Speaker: Joel Garrison

Marked: Marked by Forgiveness

Sermon: We have been marked by Jesus to leave a mark!  Few things can change and influence people like forgiveness.  As we learn to forgive, we live out what we have been marked to do!

Scripture Passage: Luke 23:32

Speaker: Joel Garrison

Marked: Marked for a Mission

Series: What's the thing that defines you?  When people think of you what is the thing they first associate with you?  What if when someone thought of you they quickly thought of Jesus?  What if you lived in such a way that it was obvious you have been marked by the power, forgiveness, love and mind of Christ?  In this series, we will discover what it looks like to bear the marks of Jesus.

Sermon: If you are a follower of Jesus, you have been marked for a mission.  Jesus has set you apart and called you but you may have to learn to take care of the donkeys before you see your name in lights.

Scripture Passage: Ephesians 4:1

Speaker: Joel Garrison