From its early days, Bridges has been a church that uses the Bible as the foundation of faith. We value worshipping God highly, and place a lot of emphasis on this in our regular meetings. Individual and corporate prayer is a vital part of discerning Gods will for us, and moving forward as a church. We welcome the supernatural ministry of the Holy Spirit in our church - from the salvation of people through faith in Christ, to the empowering that comes from baptism in the Holy Spirit, and the variety of supernatural manifestations He brings, we enjoy partnering with Him to be all that God wants us to be in Christ.
Doug Kemsley encourages us to live out our faith with wisdom and conviction - seeing, judging and acting - using the example of Tomislav Kolakovič a Croatian Jesuit priest, whose underground work in Czechoslovakia during World War II helped the church survive totalitarian regimes.
Tracey Olivier studies the Lord's Prayer (Matthew 6) and the Kingdom principles it contains, allowing time for us to pause and reflect on each line, as to how it applies to our decisions and attitudes in our everyday lives.
On Waitangi weekend, Doug Kemsley brings us a message about nations and treaties. His message seeks to answer the following two questions: What is God's view of the Treaty of Waitangi and as believers what should our response be to the Treaty? The message ends with various members of the congregation praying from their heart.
Our very own Conrad Smith draws an analogy between our Christian life and the game of rugby!
Murray Smith highlights truths from Scripture regarding the eternality of Jesus, His demonstration of the Father's love, His sacrificial death and resurrection and what this means for us today.
At the beginning of the new year, Doug Kemsley brings encouragement from 2 Peter to push into all that we are called to be in Christ, growing in the grace and knowledge of our Lord and Saviour.
Young Adults group leader, Tracey Grant, brings a message of traditions, hope and overflow for Christmas.
Youth Leader Jackson Stanley shares the message of Zechariah (Luke 1:5-25) about faith while waiting.
Youth worker Joe Kingston shares about the free gift of grace and the fruit that flows from that in our lives.
Visiting speaker Greg Bailey, encourages us to activate the gift of Prophecy in our lives in order to bless others.