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Bridgetown Church

In Portland as it is in Heaven. All teachings are available to stream and download at bridgetown.church.

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#1049
Yesterday · 45 min
From Prisoner to Ruler
Genesis 41v28-36 with Tyler Staton Where is God when it hurts? Through Joseph’s story, we discover how God meets us in our suffering, speaks through seasons of waiting, and works even what was intended for evil toward redemption. Clothed in Christ, we are formed by God’s voice, called to take up our cross, and invited to use the power we’ve been given to bring life and relief to others. Bridgetown.church/teaching
#1048
October 26 · 40 min
The Promise in the Pit
Genesis 39 with Christian Dawson Scripture is full of promises that God will heal the world, but the headlines we read each day feel nothing like that. In Genesis 39, Joseph, the son who seemed to carry God’s promise ends up in a pit. He lives a story that raises the question: is God’s promise of flourishing for the world still alive? bridgetown.church/teaching
#1047
October 19 · 53 min
Judah & Tamar
Genesis 38v1-30 with Tyler Staton Through the story of Judah and Tamar, we see how God works for redemption in the moments when we feel most forgotten. A story marked by deception, injustice, and shame ultimately points us to Jesus, who holds together justice and mercy, brings healing to our brokenness, and redeems our stories without dismissing our pain or excusing our wrongs. bridgetown.church/teaching
#1046
October 12 · 47 min
Joseph Sold Into Slavery
Genesis 37 with Bethany Sumbela The patterns we learn in our families can shape how we respond to pain and relate to others, but we don’t have to keep repeating them. Through Joseph’s story, explore how to change the patterns we can, forgive what we can’t control, and trust God as we move through each season of life. bridgetown.church/teaching
#1045
October 5 · 54 min
3 Year Vision
Luke 1v39-41 with Tyler Staton, Bethany Sumbela, Joy Schlichter and Eric Wood. As Bridgetown Church enters a new season, we explore what it means to grow deeper in spiritual formation, form families through shared life and story, and become a people of compassion who serve, seek justice, and build kinship. Together, we consider how to listen for God’s invitation and participate in the story he is writing among us. Bridgetown.church/teaching
#1044
September 28 · 49 min
Rule of Life
Matthew 11v28-30 with Tyler Staton and Gavin Bennett What if the path to rest isn’t escaping your life, but learning how to fully inhabit it? In this teaching, we explore how a shared rule of life can anchor us in God’s love, form us through our ordinary lives, and free us to discover joy right where we are. Bridgetown.church/teaching
#1043
September 21 · 42 min
Together in Portland
John 15v9-14 with Tyler Staton What stories are shaping you, what habits are forming you, and who are the people shaping who you’re becoming? Following Jesus means allowing the stories we believe, the habits we form, and the relationships we keep to reshape us into people who look more like him. Bridgetown.church/teaching
#1042
September 14 · 41 min
Practicing the Way of Jesus
John 5v1-9 with Tyler Staton Jesus asks the man at Bethesda, “Do you want to get well?” and then tells him to get up, pick up his mat, and walk. Wholeness is a gift of God’s grace, but it also calls for our participation - choosing to get up, take a step, and follow Jesus into a new way of life. Bridgetown.church/teaching
#1041
September 7 · 50 min
Dinah & God Restores Jacob
Genesis 34 with Todd Liles What happens when we try to build the life we long for without listening to God’s voice? In a difficult story of violence, revenge, and brokenness, we are reminded that our attempts to create the garden on our own terms only leave us carrying heavier burdens. Jesus offers another way, inviting us to come to him and find rest Bridgetown.church/teaching
#1040
August 31 · 49 min
Wrestle & Reconciliation
Genesis 32v22-32 with Tyler Staton What does it mean to wrestle with God well? Jacob’s struggle reveals that bringing our deepest fears, desires, and resistance to God can lead us somewhere we could never reach through control alone: toward surrender, healing, and the courage to reconcile with what has been broken. Bridgetown.church/teaching
#1039
August 25 · 50 min
Foreshadowing Reconciliation
Genesis 31v17-32v1 with Nijay Gupta What happens when God’s promises seem to take a completely different path than the one we expected? Through Jacob’s long detour in Genesis, we are reminded that God is present even in the waiting, the disappointment, and the places where we cannot see what he is doing. Bridgetown.church/teaching
#1038
August 17 · 42 min
The Origin of the 12 Tribes
Genesis 30v27-28 with Gavin Bennett What if the patterns that have shaped you for generations don’t have to define you forever? Even in the midst of our brokenness, God moves toward us with compassion, inviting us to stop grasping, renew our trust, and receive the healing and freedom he offers. Bridgetown.church/teaching
#1037
August 10 · 50 min
Stairway to Heaven
Genesis 28v10-22 with Tyler Staton We can have powerful encounters with God and still wake up the next morning carrying the same fears, insecurities, and patterns that shaped us before. What happens when a dream becomes a vision, and an encounter with God is converted into a life lived in participation with him? Bridgetown.church/teaching
#1036
August 3 · 43 min
Stealing the Blessing
Genesis 27v6-10 with Tyler Staton So much of our striving begins with the fear that God's blessing is something we have to earn, protect, or take for ourselves. Through the story of a fractured family, we are invited to let go of scarcity, trust the abundance of God's kingdom, and discover that his grace has always been a gift to receive, not a prize to grasp. Even in the midst of our failures, God remains relentless in blessing and redeeming his people. Bridgetown.church/teaching
#1035
July 27 · 44 min
Esau, Jacob & The Birthright
Genesis 25v19-26v14 with Christian Dawson What do you do when life feels out of your control? When desire keeps telling you to take what you want, and fear keeps telling you to protect what you have? Most of us listen. We grasp, we scheme, we self-protect. That's where we find Jacob, Esau, and Isaac, a family of grabbers and liars that God blesses anyway. bridgetown.church/teaching
#1034
July 20 · 38 min
Isaac & Rebekah
Genesis 24v1-11 with Joy Schlichter Through stories of witness, trust, and unexpected partnership, we are reminded that God's loyal love has always endured and that he continues to weave ordinary people into his work of making all things new. The invitation is to remember his faithfulness, trust his promises, and participate in the story he is still telling. Bridgetown.church/teaching
#1033
July 13 · 1 hr
The Sacrifice of Isaac
Genesis 22v1-19 with Tim Mackie What do we do with the good gifts in our lives when they become so precious that we cannot imagine living without them? Exploring one of Scripture's most challenging stories, we are invited to consider how surrender, loss, and trust can become the very places where God's mercy and resurrection meet us. What might God be inviting you to place back into his hands? Bridgetown.church/teaching
#1032
July 6 · 41 min
Intercession
Genesis 18v16-33 with Gavin Bennett When confronted with injustice, suffering, and evil, it's easy to wonder what difference our prayers can make. God's invitation is not to bargain with him but to partner with him through intercession, trusting that his grace reaches into the darkest places and that our prayers can help bring his kingdom to earth. Bridgetown.church/teaching
#1031
June 29 · 43 min
Left Out
Genesis 16v1-2 with Christian Dawson What does it look like to trust God when life is more complicated than you expected? When there are no simple people? When the promise seems to be for someone else, and you’re left wondering if you’ve been overlooked? That’s where we find Sarai, and it’s where Genesis keeps telling its story about the unlikely, messy people God partners with to bring flourishing to the world. Bridgetown.church/teaching
#1030
June 22 · 46 min
Covenant Promise
Genesis 15 with Tyler Staton Fear often shapes our decisions in ways we don't always recognize, but God meets us in our uncertainty with a promise of faithful presence. Through Abram's story, we're invited to trust God's character over our need for control and discover that God's faithfulness remains steady, even when the path ahead is unclear. Bridgetown.church/teaching

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