Browns Bridge Church

One of Jesus's parting messages to his disciples was to abide in him—to stay continuously connected to him. But how do we do that with all that is going on in our daily life? There is a way. And the answer may surprise you.

One of the greatest improvements in modern medicine is the ability to measure our health through a blood sample. Common bloodwork measures a number of things that can alert us to a possible ailment that needs attention. In the first century, the apostle Paul gave us a list we can use to monitor our spiritual health and alert us when something may need more attention.

We often focus on what's above the surface in our lives: family, finances, successes or failures in our careers, etc. It's easy to do because that's what we can see. But there's a lot going on under the surface as well. In this message we draw our attention to the impact of what's below the surface.

Healthy relationships aren't built on rules, but they can't survive without a particular one. And it's a rule that removes every loophole.

The secret to stronger relationships isn't being understood, but choosing to put someone else first, even when they don't deserve it.

Every conflict feels like it's about what someone else did, but the real source runs deeper and it's hard to admit.

One of the interesting things about the Easter account is that so many of the people in the story missed what was right in front of them. They couldn't see it. But once the reality of the resurrection became clear to them, they couldn't see anything else.

The gap between skepticism and faith starts to close when Christianity is viewed through the lens of history. In this conversation with Andy Stanley and John Dickson, the story of Jesus is presented as something meant to be investigated, not avoided.

Jesus regularly challenged people's assumptions about both wealth and eternity, and when he did so it revealed that the way we handle what's temporary points to what we truly believe is permanent.

Many people experience faith primarily as something they attend or consume. But the moments that deepen faith most often come when we begin giving it away.

It's easy to assume that prosperity leads to generosity. But many times the opposite is true—generosity becomes the turning point that leads to prosperity.

One year ago, we kicked off our generosity initiative across our Atlanta-area churches. What if we're not just making progress—but crossing into a defining moment?

A no doesn't have to be a dead end to our faith. As painful and challenging as no's can be, they can also serve as a gift to us. In this message, we explore how.

Getting a no is difficult. It's made exponentially harder when it seems like everyone else around us is getting a yes. But there is a way to find purpose in our pain and stay the course, even when it feels like God says no.

Everyone will face moments when God says no to something they want. It even happened to Jesus. Through his response, we learn the way to respond when it feels like God is saying no.

We often assume purpose requires perfection, while Jesus points to a kind of completeness that comes through growth, not flawlessness.

In a world full of opinions and advice, where do we go when our questions are personal, painful, and unresolved?

People aren't avoiding church because they don't have needs, but because they're unsure church is a safe place to be honest about them.

We take values like human dignity, compassion, and justice for granted today, but they only feel obvious because the church first introduced them.

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Christmas marks the arrival of a solution to an unsolvable problem—how to stand before God when obedience isn't good enough.

No one was looking for God to appear in person, yet Jesus came to make the invisible God unmistakably known.

It's common to feel a tug-of-war between inner anxiety and recognizing God's nearness. In this conversation with Andy Stanley and Steve Cuss, we're invited to consider some false needs that may be steering our reactions.

First-century Israel expected a king who would overthrow Rome. Jesus offered a kingdom far bigger—and he had to redefine “Messiah” before they could see it.

We're all going to follow someone or something. If not Jesus, then who?

Our problem often isn't that we ask God for too much but rather that we settle for too little.

Following Jesus requires that we love God and love our neighbor as ourselves. This begs the question of who does and doesn't fall into the neighbor category. According to Jesus, selective compassion is not an option.

We set out to build a church where the convinced and the curious could belong.

It's one thing to trust God when you've lost control; it's another to resist acting like God once you've gained it.

When life goes from bad to worse, will you simply react—or respond as if God is still with you?

Your life isn't defined by what's been done to you, but by how you choose to respond—especially when every instinct says to react.

One of the most important steps we can take in following Jesus is to go public with our faith through baptism. While we offer opportunities for this throughout the year, we've set aside Sunday, October 5, as a special day to celebrate baptism in a big way.

The hardest part of waiting isn't always the delay itself. Sometimes it's the uncertainty of why God seems absent when we need him most.

We're convinced that if we just do the right things, life will turn out the way we want—but what do you do when the formula breaks and you're left waiting, powerless, and discontent?

Our biology and culture push us toward impatience, but God calls us to trust that what he's doing in us is worth the wait.

Our biology and culture push us toward impatience, but God calls us to trust that what he's doing in us is worth the wait.

Andy Stanley's conversation with Bruce Deel highlights the inspiring work of City of Refuge, a Be Rich partner dedicated to moving people from crisis to independence.

Not everyone will have the opportunity to be famous, but everyone has the opportunity to be great.

Family can be both the most rewarding and most challenging part of life. The challenge is accepting the messy “real” while still aiming for God's “ideal.”

People miss or dismiss Jesus sometimes, but when they do it's usually for an unnecessary reason.

We don't miss out in life because opportunities aren't there—we miss out because we let deception, distraction, or disobedience rob us of them.

Life is better connected—because spiritual growth, care, and accountability happen in relationships, not in rows.

One of the challenges that keeps people from reading the Bible is that it's difficult to understand. In this message, we continue exploring a three-step process that helps make the Scriptures feel less intimidating and easier to engage with.

Almost everyone on the planet has access to the Bible. Many have the ability to read it at their fingertips. The challenge is—how do we read it well? This week, we look at the first of a three-step process for how to read the Bible well.

If you're curious, cautious, or somewhere in between, the Spirit invites you to lean in, let go, and be led.

When we choose to fight our battles on our knees, we surrender control and invite God to do what only he can do.

Whatever picture we have of God isn't enough.

When we see God for who he is, we're able to trust him even deeper.

Our trials, temptations, and tension shape us—and they have a way of revealing who or what we're truly depending on.

Our trials, temptations, and tension shape us—and they have a way of revealing who or what we're truly depending on.

During trials, our tendency is to ask God to change what's going on around us. But God is more interested in transforming what's going on in us.