Bridges Church, Cambridge, NZ

Rachel Mudge, an elder at Bridges, shares a message entitled The Divine Gift.  Understanding who God is, through His Son, Jesus and how much He loves us.  Rachel encourages us to "walk in the light" and to truly know what it is to experience God's love in every aspect of our lives.

Luke Collis from Unashamed Ministries challenges us, through the Parable of The Sower, to be people who give everything to Jesus and grow to produce much fruit. Matthew 13  (verse 7-8 particularly).

Youth leader, Jackson Stanley speaks to us from Romans 6, encouraging us to identify with Christ's death, burial and resurrection and reminds us of the importance of baptism. 

Murray Smith shares about the significance of Resurrection Sunday and the implications to us today as we celebrate Christ conquering death and cancelling our debt of sin.

Doug Kemsley shares a message from Mark 10:32-34 on recommitting overselves to go on with Jesus, walking the pathway of righteousness. 

In this message Gerard Hay speaks out of 2 Timothy 1:1-14, encouraging us to fan the flames of our spiritual gifts, to renounce the lies of the enemy & replace them with God's truth, and to walk in freedom.

Bernie brings us a word on overcoming wounds of rejection in our life through the confidence of our identity in Christ.

Greg shares with us stories of what God is doing in the nations; encouraging us to look beyond ourselves and see our part in God's extraordinary plan through discipleship with Him.

Murray Smith shares about what it means to be "in Christ".  Essentially, to be like Him, through the empowerment of the Holy Spirit transforming us.

Doug Kemsley continues in the series on "Called, Chosen and Faithful" with an encouraging word about being faithful - trained and disciplined for battle.

Guest speaker, Luke Collis, from Unashamed ministries, uses the example of Caleb to encourage us to keep pressing in to see every young person in NZ reached with the gospel of Jesus Christ.

Jackson Stanley shares from 2 Corinthians 6:18 and 2 Corinthians 7:1  about living holy lives as sons and daughters reflecting our Heavenly Father.

Murray Smith shares a convicting message on the 'Real' Temple... What is God building, and will we be a part of it? 

Doug Kemsley continues in his series on the followers of the Lamb (from Revelation 17:24). - Called, Chosen and today's topic Faithful.

Doug Kemsley continues in his series centred around the verse in Revelation 17:24 - called, chosen and faithful.  Today's sermon concentrates on the fact that we have been chosen to fulfill God's purposes.

Bernette shares with us an encouraging message that challenges us to consider these questions in this New Year - how much do we involve God in our planning? What is He saying to us? Are our plans and His aligned, or are we just making plans independently of God?

Doug Kemsley reminds us that we are all called and chosen followers of Christ.  Do we possess the qualities of a faithful follower - goodness, knowledge, self-control, perseverance, godliness, mutual affection, love? And are these qualities increasing in our lives? As we embark on 2025, let us examine ourselves and commit to being a faithful follower of the Lamb. (Revelation 17:14)

On the last Sunday service for the year Jackson encourages us from Philippians 2:3-5, in whatever we are doing, to do it for His Glory not our own.

GAP Youth leader, Joe Kingston, brings us a Christmas message about the Creator becoming the created.

Gerard encourages us to learn from the example of Ruth and not be held back by our past or present circumstances but to look forward to the future with expectancy. What does God have in store for you in 2025?

In his last sermon for the year Doug Kemsley recaps with thankfulness for 2024 and encourages us to think about what we are trusting the Lord for in 2025 as the priesthood of believers.  Don't let the fire go out! 

Doug Kemsley discusses the 'signs' that the end of this age is near and how we should be living now in order to be prepared for the future. 

1 Peter 4:7 states "the end of all things is near".  Doug Kemsley encourages us to consider how we are strengthening our hearts in preparation for the Lord's return.

Murray Smith shares with us the encouraging story of Bartimaeus out of Mark 10 titled, "Let Me See Again."We are challenged - through the narrative of restored dignity and transformative discipleship of Bartimaeus - to consider our own moments of spiritual blindness and the ways that we might call out to Jesus in desperation & hope - laying aside our "cloaks" to embrace freedom in Jesus. 

Nigel speaks on the weakness of man versus the Might of God.  Where or who do we run to for protection? Yvonne Ruffell also shares about personal experiences that have drawn her closer to God, the Rock, our refuge and Protector.

Doug Kemsley - Sunday morning sermon

Michael Jenkins, from The Send ministry organisation, shares testimonies and statistics about faith in Christ in New Zealand, and challenges us to not be spectators but to get involved in the Great Commission.

Gerard Hay speaks from Joshua 2, the story of Rahab.  In times of waiting when life is hard - when we face challenges - how do we respond?  Like Rahab, despite our circumstances, we must choose to trust.

Gerard talks about being called and chosen and the character required to outwork that, along with trusting God for His timing.  We hear about the differences between Achan, Samson and Joseph and what we can learn about ourselves from their examples.

Doug Kemsley continues in the passage John 15:12-17, speaking about hearing God's voice and bearing fruit for Him.

Youth Pastor, Jackson Stanley, encourages us to step out of our comfort zone and into what God is calling us to do.

Gerard Hay speaks from John 15 about being loved, being chosen and the fruit that comes from knowing that.  

Murray Smith speaks about how the Holy Spirit anoints our initiative with biblical examples of individuals anointed by God. 

Bernette Bernard shares a message on Father's Day about our heavenly Father's love and how that changes our identity.

Doug speaks about hearing the Father's voice and being ready to submit to His will.

Gerard Hay challenges us to think about our gifts and talents and how we are using them for the Kingdom.

Nigel shares from 2 Samuel 7:1-18 about making space for God in our lives and taking time to repent, realign and recalibrate.

Visiting speaker, Fraser Hardy, shares about the awakening that is happening around Aotearoa New Zealand and also explains what it means to be a bond servant for Christ.

Bernette shares from 1 Samuel 17 (David & Goliath) and the lessons we can learn and apply to the "giants" in our own lives.

Doug outlines some points to help us as a church to maintain the gift of unity and get free from the pain of offences.

Murray Smith encourages us to prepare and maintain our hearts as a place for God to dwell and gives practical instruction on how to do that.

Doug summarises the series on the Tabernacle and all the elements that are applicable to our walk with Jesus.  Drawing us in to the Holy Place, not sitting on the side-lines but whole-heartedly as a friend of God.  This recording includes 10 minutes of musical interlude (from 19:30 - 29:30) while there was corporate discussion in small groups. Please email office@bridgeschurch.co.nz if you wish to have a copy of the reference sheet.

Doug Kemsley continues in the series about the Tabernacle and how it depicts going deeper with or drawing near to Jesus.In today's episode we continue to focus on the lampstand and how we are to be bearers of the light.

Gerard Hay encourages Bridges to focus on Jesus and to deepen our relationship with Him, following the example that Jesus has with the Father illustrated in John Chapter 17.

Doug continues the series on the Tabernacle and going deeper with Jesus.  Today's sermon highlights the symbolism of the golden lamp-stand.

Nigel speaks about being fully equipped as Christians to face future adversity with strength and courage.

Bernette speaks on the Parable of the Two Builders and challenges us to think about what our foundations are based on.

Doug continues the series looking at the Tabernacle as a pattern for going deeper with Jesus.  

Marlies Clemens speaks on the history and meaning of Pentecost Sunday and what it means for us today.

Doug speaks on the topic of prayer as Bridges Church prepares to be a part of the New Zealand 24-7 Prayer initiative leading up to Pentecost. 

Doug Kemsley continues in the series on The Tabernacle and how it draws us into a deeper relationship with Jesus.  Today's episode focusses on the brazen laver.