Next Steps
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We Want to Meet You: Hi!!
I am sure if you showed up many people have already greeted you. Tell us hi and let us get connected with you. There may also be a gift involved!?
First Impressions: Yea or Nay
How are we doing? What did you think about Bridge Student Ministries? We want to hear it all. Please take a minute and tell us how we are doing.
Been Here A While
Missing Anything: Stay Connected
Have you been around a while but things are changing or life just got crazy and you seem to be missing things? Make sure you are connected with us through every way possible. Here are the ways you can get info from us outside of the website.
Need More: Step Out
If you have been around BSM a while and you want to take your next steps towards Christ, I suggest looking into one of our student teams, baptism, or service in the Church. Reach out and lets see what God has for you.
Want to accept Christ?
Do you simply have questions? Maybe you want to take this first step of faith. Either way we would love to hear from you!
Want to be Baptized?
Baptism is a huge step of obedience in our faith as well as a public proclamation of our personal decision of faith. Whether you need more info, are just curious or desire to be baptized, let us know.
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05.17.26
Galatians: Freedom Through Christ - Restoration
Scripture to Read: Galatians 6:1-5
It is a sacred gift to walk as the body of Christ. I know so often we lose sight of the gift God has given to us in each other. Our culture tells us to live individually, be self-sufficient, and do things on our own. But Paul here reminds us that the body is to live with one another, calling out sin and restoring our vertical relationship. And in so doing, we are to bear each other's burdens, restoring our horizontal relationships. This leads us not to compare our sins, helping us restore our internal relationship. The Spirit's goal is restoration virtually, horizontally, and internally. This is a beautiful gift of freedom! We need each other to do this! Paul doesn't just remind us of this; other theologians of the past do as well.
"I heard someone say, 'I don't need church. I study the Bible for myself.' That is proof that you don't actually study the Bible for yourself." - J.C. Ryle
"Self-sufficiency is Satan's net where he catches men like poor, silly fish and destroys them." - Charles Spurgeon
The greatest danger in ministry is not failure, but success without God." - Sinclair Ferguson
Galatians: Freedom Through Christ - Do Good
Scripture to Read: Galatians 6:6-10
Paul has been helping believers for years see what it means to walk in step with the Spirit. And as we walk in the Spirit, we walk with each other, which means we have to live differently. He calls us into "sharing in all good things" together.
We cannot just live our faith on Sundays. We must share in all good things together. So Paul helps us to see what it looks like to sow good things in order to reap a harvest of Christ.
The disciplines of sowing are not just obligations but the very joy of seeing God move in our lives, producing the harvest of eternal life! Freedom is found in Christ!
05.24.26