Bridge Church Chepstow

We need to think biblically about congregational worship. We need to think biblically about the gathered church. And that’s what this new series is all about. What we do, and why we do what we do when we gather together. This introductory message considers who gathers and why?

At the end of the passage exhorting us to put on the full armour of God, Paul highlights the importance of prayer, and the need to pray in the Spirit at ALL times, with ALL types of prayer, with ALL perseverance, for ALL people.

In this message we consider how the sword of the Spirit, which is the Word of God, enables us to stand firm against the enemies schemes and tactics.

How does the helmet of salvation protect our minds from the lies of the enemy. We need to think biblically about who we are and what we do.

The shield of faith is not given to prevent hardship, but to protect our hearts, minds and futures when we walk through it, which we inevitably will. In this message we think about the flaming arrows that the enemy launches at us and the connection they have with trials and suffering and how we can take up the shield of faith and trust God in the midst of them.

In this message we take a look at the shoes that represent the gospel of peace; peace with God, peace with others, and peace with ourselves.

’Stand firm then… with the breastplate of righteousness in place…’. Not your self-righteousness, which is a useless protection in the spiritual war, but put on Christ's perfect righteousness, given to you, as a spotless covering, and a secure foundation, upon which you can stand firm and live a life empowered by the Spirit that pleases Jesus, silences Satan, and brings glory to God.

We begin our study of the armour of God by looking at the belt of truth and the importance of being rooted in God's Word.

How do we fight against the devil and his schemes. In Ephesians 6 v 10-14 Paul gives us the answer.

In this message we look at the opposition in the spiritual war, and think specifically about Satan and his schemes, and how we might overcome them.

As we launch a new series on Spiritual Warfare, based in Ephesians 6, we Strat by laying five foundational truths that are important for us to recognise as we consider this topic.

Serving Community is part of our vision and is all about connecting people closer to Christ. We can do that by following the example of Christ and listening well, showing compassion, and being moved to action. In this message we also highlight the seven key ways/projects with which the church are currently reaching out into our community.

Growing Together is really about fulfilling the Great Commission; following Jesus and helping others to know and follow Him too. In this message we consider the actions involved in fulfilling this commission; Go, Baptise, Teach.

In Acts 4 we have a group of new believers, learning what it means to live for Jesus, and responding to the work of His Spirit in their lives, and so their approach to prayer should serve as a great guide and encouragement to our own praying. In this message we consider four things from the prayerful account in Acts 4; The prompt, practice, purpose and prize of their praying.

What will the result be of living in the fullness of the Spirit? What evidence will there be that we have indeed been filled with the Spirit and are living a Spirit-filled life? We will live a life that glorifies Jesus through our witness and our worship.

We are commanded to go on being filled with the Spirit, but what are the barriers to us living in the reality of this command? And what do we need to do to go on being filled?

What does Scripture reveal about when and how we receive the Holy Spirit? In this message we think about our connection with the Holy Spirit before conversion, at conversion and after conversion.

In this message we consider some of the things the Holy Spirit does in our lives and our world; He convicts us of sin, He converts us to Christ, He confirms that we are Gods children, and He conscripts us into Gods mission.

In this message we seek to understand who the Holy Spirit is by considering the personality of the Spirit, the Deity of the Spirt and four symbols of the Spirit; Oil, Fire, Wind & Water.

What is the Trinity and what does it matter? This morning before we focus more specifically, in the weeks ahead, on understanding who the Holy Spirit is and what He does, we must first understand the person of the Holy Spirit in the context of God’s revelation of Himself as three in one, or One God in three persons, Father, Son and Holy Spirit.