Bridgewater Conklin’s Podcast

Unoffendable: What’s Your Response?

All of us have experienced offense and been offended. We’ve all felt the pull to respond in kind. How should the gospel shape the way we respond to being offended? Is it possible that we settle for a cheap knock off way of handling problems when God offers the best response possible? Proximity breeds empathy.

1 Samuel 25

Speaker: Tim Sullivan

Unoffendable: Prison of Offense

So many relationships struggle and end because of one simple thing: offense. He offended me. She hurt me. They offended me. All of these are statements that most of us are used to hearing and maybe even saying. What if there was a better way? What if we could approach struggles, conflicts and problems with a different outlook? The way of Jesus teaches us something foundational about conflict - it teaches that offenses will occur - but we don’t have to be offended. You see: offense is an event, offended is a choice. So, what choices can we make to live in the way of Jesus even in the midst of conflict?

Jesus says: Drop the offense with forgiveness, because if we change our approach to offense, maybe we’ll stop being offended!

Matthew 5:21-26

Speaker: Tim Sullivan

 

Mirror Images: One Flesh

Everyone has thoughts on singleness and marriage. The world, our families, our friends, and even churches have a lot to say about it. But what does God really have to say about it?

Genesis 1:18-25

Speaker: Tim Sullivan

Mirror Images: Broken Sexuality

Over the past 50 years - the conversation about sexuality and homosexuality has changed drastically in our culture. How do we navigate these conversations biblically and point to the hope of the gospel? How do we formulate convictions for ourselves that help us stand firm against the brokenness that exists inside every one of us? Broken Sexuality will walk through 4 truths designed to guide the way that we see our sexuality and interact with others.

Genesis 1:27-28

Speaker: Tim Sullivan

Mirror Images: Sexual Identity

History has not always reflected well on people of faith and those who identify as transgender. But followers of Jesus must both seek to understand the dynamics of transgenderism while responding in Christlike love to those who are wrestling with issues of identity. This message will help us understand how we arrived at this cultural moment, what God’s Word has to say about it, and how to wisely and lovingly respond to all people.

Genesis 1:26-28

Speaker: Tim Sullivan

 

Mirror Images: In His Own Image

What if we aren’t just animals but something more – created in the image of God? It would mean that all human life is equally sacred no matter your color, sex, size, or how little of life is left.

Genesis 1:26-27

Speaker: Joel Garrison

Mirror Images: In the Beginning God

'In the beginning God' are some of the most important words to understand the world we live in. In the beginning God spoke creation into existence with design, intention, and purpose. This reality has powerful implications for some of the most important conversations of our day. We are not left to culture, opinion, or our own thoughts to determine the answers to these questions. God, through His Word, has made available for us the answers to questions about life, sexuality, gender, marriage, and more.

Whatever is most important in your life will ultimately serve as the grid in which you make your decisions through. In order to understand the world we live in, we must see our world through the right lens. God, the Creator of everything, is the ultimate source of life and truth. That reality must filter how we answer every ethical and moral question we encounter.

Genesis 1:1-3

Speaker: Tim Sullivan

 

Mother’s Day: Called on Purpose for a Purpose

We love moms at Bridgewater and so does God. In fact, God has incredible plans and purposes for women! Join us as we discover how God is using the season you are in right now to bring about His good plan in and through you. 

1 Thessalonians 5:23-24

Speaker: Tim Sullivan

I Quit (being afraid): Waiting

I quit fear by waiting on God instead of striving to do it all on my own.

Psalm 46:1-11

Speaker: Tim Sullivan

I Quit (being afraid): Worship

I quit fear by worshipping God instead of worrying.

Matthew 14:27-33

Speaker: Jeff Schrecengost