Bridgetown Video Podcast
Bridgetown Video Podcast features teachings from Bridgetown Church, a church in Portland, Oregon. The show's stated aim is 'In Portland as it is in Heaven,' reflecting a mission to live out Christian faith in the city. Episodes consist of sermons and teaching sessions from the church. All teachings are available to stream and download at bridgetown.church.
Episodes
Joseph Sold Into Slavery
Genesis 37 with Bethany Sumbela
The patterns we learn in our families can shape how we respond to pain and relate to others, but we don’t have to keep repeating them. Through Joseph’s story, explore how to change the patterns we can, forgive what we can’t control, and trust God as we move through each season of life.
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3 Year Vision
Luke 1v39-41 with Tyler Staton, Bethany Sumbela, Joy Schlichter and Eric Wood
As Bridgetown Church enters a new season, we explore what it means to grow deeper in spiritual formation, form families through shared life and story, and become a people of compassion who serve, seek justice, and build kinship. Together, we consider how to listen for God’s invitation and participate in the story he is w
Rule of Life
Matthew 11v28-30 with Tyler Staton and Gavin Bennett
What if the path to rest isn’t escaping your life, but learning how to fully inhabit it? In this teaching, we explore how a shared rule of life can anchor us in God’s love, form us through our ordinary lives, and free us to discover joy right where we are.
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Together in Portland
John 15v9-14 with Tyler Staton
What stories are shaping you, what habits are forming you, and who are the people shaping who you’re becoming? Following Jesus means allowing the stories we believe, the habits we form, and the relationships we keep to reshape us into people who look more like him.
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Practicing the Way of Jesus
John 5v1-9 with Tyler Staton
Jesus asks the man at Bethesda, “Do you want to get well?” and then tells him to get up, pick up his mat, and walk. Wholeness is a gift of God’s grace, but it also calls for our participation—choosing to get up, take a step, and follow Jesus into a new way of life.
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Dinah & God Restores Jacob
Genesis 34 with Todd Liles
What happens when we try to build the life we long for without listening to God’s voice? In a difficult story of violence, revenge, and brokenness, we are reminded that our attempts to create the garden on our own terms only leave us carrying heavier burdens. Jesus offers another way, inviting us to come to him and find rest
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Wrestle & Reconciliation
Genesis 32v22-32 with Tyler Staton
What does it mean to wrestle with God well? Jacob’s struggle reveals that bringing our deepest fears, desires, and resistance to God can lead us somewhere we could never reach through control alone: toward surrender, healing, and the courage to reconcile with what has been broken.
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Foreshadowing Reconciliation
Genesis 31v17-32v1 with Nijay Gupta
What happens when God’s promises seem to take a completely different path than the one we expected? Through Jacob’s long detour in Genesis, we are reminded that God is present even in the waiting, the disappointment, and the places where we cannot see what he is doing.
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The Origin of the 12 Tribes
Genesis 29v31-30v24 with Gavin Bennett
What if the patterns that have shaped you for generations don’t have to define you forever? Even in the midst of our brokenness, God moves toward us with compassion, inviting us to stop grasping, renew our trust, and receive the healing and freedom he offers.
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Stairway to Heaven
Genesis 28v10-22 with Tyler Staton
We can have powerful encounters with God and still wake up the next morning carrying the same fears, insecurities, and patterns that shaped us before. What happens when a dream becomes a vision, and an encounter with God is converted into a life lived in participation with him?
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Stealing the Blessing
Genesis 27v6-10 with Tyler Staton
So much of our striving begins with the fear that God's blessing is something we have to earn, protect, or take for ourselves. Through the story of a fractured family, we are invited to let go of scarcity, trust the abundance of God's kingdom, and discover that his grace has always been a gift to receive, not a prize to grasp. Even in the midst of our failures, Go
Esau, Jacob & The Birthright
Genesis 25v19-26v14 with Christian Dawson
What do you do when life feels out of your control? When desire keeps telling you to take what you want, and fear keeps telling you to protect what you have? Most of us listen. We grasp, we scheme, we self-protect. That's where we find Jacob, Esau, and Isaac, a family of grabbers and liars that God blesses anyway.
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Isaac & Rebekah
Genesis 24v1-11 with Joy Schlichter
Through stories of witness, trust, and unexpected partnership, we are reminded that God's loyal love has always endured and that he continues to weave ordinary people into his work of making all things new. The invitation is to remember his faithfulness, trust his promises, and participate in the story he is still telling.
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The Sacrifice of Isaac
Genesis 22v1-19 with Tim Mackie
What do we do with the good gifts in our lives when they become so precious that we cannot imagine living without them? Exploring one of Scripture's most challenging stories, we are invited to consider how surrender, loss, and trust can become the very places where God's mercy and resurrection meet us. What might God be inviting you to place back into his hands?
Intercession
Genesis 18v16-33 with Gavin Bennett
When confronted with injustice, suffering, and evil, it's easy to wonder what difference our prayers can make. God's invitation is not to bargain with him but to partner with him through intercession, trusting that his grace reaches into the darkest places and that our prayers can help bring his kingdom to earth.
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Left Out
Genesis 16v1-2 with Christian Dawson
What does it look like to trust God when life is more complicated than you expected? When there are no simple people? When the promise seems to be for someone else, and you’re left wondering if you’ve been overlooked? That’s where we find Sarai, and it’s where Genesis keeps telling its story about the unlikely, messy people God partners with to bring flourishin
Covenant Promise
Genesis 15 with Tyler Staton
Fear often shapes our decisions in ways we don't always recognize, but God meets us in our uncertainty with a promise of faithful presence. Through Abram's story, we're invited to trust God's character over our need for control and discover that God's faithfulness remains steady, even when the path ahead is unclear.
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Melchizedek
Genesis 14v18-24 with Tyler Staton
A reflection on the mysterious figure of Melchizedek and the invitation to receive God’s blessing as a gift rather than something we strive to secure for ourselves. Through Abram’s encounter with a king of righteousness and peace, we’re invited to trust the faithfulness of God, resist the pull of control, and discover how the story of Melchizedek ultimately point
The Failure of Abram in Egypt
Genesis 12v10-20 with Tyler Staton
Through a story marked by loss, disappointment, and unanswered questions, we’re reminded that God brings hope out of chaos and invites us to take small steps of trust, confident that His faithfulness - not our own - holds our lives together.
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The Call of Abram
Genesis 11v27-12v9 with Tim Mackie and Tyler Staton
A reflection on the tension of living between blessing and suffering, and the way God speaks hope into places that feel marked by loss, uncertainty, and unmet expectations. Through the story of Abram and Sarai, we’re invited to trust God in the midst of chaos, receive his blessing as a gift rather than something we control, and take small steps o
Love in Action: Peter | Pentecost Sunday
John 21v1-17 with Gerald Griffin
A reflection on Peter’s restoration by the fire in John 21 and the compassionate love of Jesus that meets us in places of shame and pain. Through prayer, imagination, and the story of Peter, we’re invited to experience the healing presence of Jesus and remember that we are not defined by our failures, but by the love of God that restores and makes us whole.
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Hope: Hearing God Speak in Darkness
Psalm 130 with Gavin Bennett
Hope is choosing to trust that God’s promises are still true, even in the middle of grief, fear, and uncertainty. Exploring resurrection, the faithfulness of God, and the Spirit’s work in our lives, this teaching invites followers of Jesus to remember the story of God, renew their trust in Him, and rehearse hope in the ordinary moments of daily life.
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Faith in Action: Thomas
John 20v24-29 with Hakeem Bradley
Doubt and belief often live side by side, especially in moments of grief, confusion, or unanswered questions. Through Thomas’ story, we see how Jesus meets us with compassion, inviting us to move toward trust while the Holy Spirit builds faith through testimony.
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Faith: Seeing Beyond Sight
Hebrews 11v1-3 with Tyler Staton
Faith is more than belief, it is a way of seeing. This teaching explores how the Spirit opens our eyes to recognize Jesus in the ordinary and to live with deeper awareness of God’s presence in everyday life. Discover how faith grows as we learn to see the unseen and participate in God’s redemptive work all around us.
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Introduction: Faith, Hope and Love
1 Corinthians 13v1-13 with Bethany Allen
Love is what makes a life truly powerful, not impressive moments or visible gifts. Faith, hope, and love are how we live that out in everyday choices, especially when it’s costly or unseen. Real power is found in becoming a person shaped by love. This is the first week in our new series as we move toward Pentecost.
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Easter - 2026
John 20v1-10 with Tyler Staton
The resurrection story comes alive as Jesus meets people in grief, doubt, and shame, restoring their lives from the inside out. Through Mary, Thomas, and Peter, we see that resurrection is not escape from the world, but God mending it and us into something new.
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Good Friday Homily 2 - Seed
John 12v24 with Tyler Staton and Bethany Allen
Using the imagery of a seed, Jesus reveals that true life comes through surrender, inviting us to release what we’re holding onto and trust God to bring new life.
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Good Friday Homily 1 - Tree
Matthew 27v11-29 with Tyler Staton and Bethany Allen
Jesus’ death on a tree reframes what looks like an ending into the surprising beginning of new life, inviting us to entrust what feels dead to God’s renewal.
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The Good News About Our Bodies: Sexuality, What Does The Bible Really Teach?
Matthew 19v4-6 with Tyler Staton
This teaching explores what the Bible says about same-sex relationships, walking through key passages and how they’ve been understood across scripture. It frames the conversation within Jesus’ vision of sexuality, rooted in creation and oriented toward love. Alongside conviction, it calls us to hold this teaching with humility, compassion, and a deep awareness of e
The Good News About Our Bodies: Sexuality, Acquired Taste
Psalm 34v8 with Tyler Staton, Bethany Allen
What shapes the way we understand our desires and sexuality? This teaching explores how Scripture frames our bodies not as ends in themselves, but as signs that point beyond to life with God, calling us to form our desires with intention rather than impulse. At the center is a simple question: will we let our desires lead us, or will we learn to direct t
The Good News About Our Bodies: Chronic Illness & Disability
Philippians 2v5-11 with Tyler Staton
What does it mean to see my body as good when it carries illness, disability, or chronic pain? Looking to Jesus, who chose human limits and willingly suffered with us, we consider how our limitations can become places of deep encounter, where love is formed in us rather than resentment. Together, we hold onto the hope that the God who meets us in our weakness
The Good News About Our Bodies: Work
Genesis 1v27-28, Revelation 22v1-5 with Tyler Staton
From Genesis to Revelation, the biblical story reveals that we are created in God’s image to rule by working and keeping his world for the flourishing of others. Yet when work becomes a way to prove our worth or secure our identity apart from God, it turns into anxious toil instead of a blessing. This teaching invites us to rediscover our everyd
7 Deadly Sins: Gluttony
John 6v47-58 with Christian Dawson
Gluttony is not simply about excess. This teaching invites us to consider how our habits with food and drink shape our desires and form our lives as Disciples. As we examine everyday patterns of consumption, we are invited into a different way of eating and drinking that leads to gratitude, self-control, and deeper trust in God.
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7 Deadly Sins: Vanity
1 Corinthians 6v19-20 with Tyler Staton and Bethany Allen
Vanity often goes unnamed, but this teaching reveals it as a quiet, shame-driven attempt to secure identity and control through the body. Rather than managing appearance for worth or safety, we are invited into a gentler way of life - receiving our bodies as good, limited, and deeply loved. This teaching offers an honest look at how vanit
7 Deadly Sins: Sloth
Matthew 25v14-30 with Bethany Allen
Jesus’ parable of the talents exposes how sloth takes root through comfort, delay, and quiet disengagement from the life God entrusts to us. This teaching invites disciples to resist spiritual apathy and practice faithful participation shaped by trust, courage, and love.
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7 Deadly Sins: Pride
Daniel 4v4-9, 22-34 with Ken Shigematsu
Through the rise, fall, and restoration of King Nebuchadnezzar, humility is revealed as acknowledging God as the true source of power and life. The story shows how pride unravels us from the inside out, and how recognizing God’s rule restores what was lost.
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7 Deadly Sins: Greed
Luke 12v13-34 with Tyler Staton
Jesus names greed as rooted in a mindset of scarcity and invites his disciples into a radically different imagination: a life shaped by God’s abundance. As part of our series on the seven deadly sins, this week explores the psychology, sociology, and spirituality of greed.
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7 Deadly Sins: Anger
Jonah 4v1-9 with Christine Caine
Anger has become normalized in our world, quietly fracturing our relationships, health, and life with God. Through the story of Jonah, we’re invited to notice how unresolved anger grows, distorts our priorities, and blinds us to God’s compassion. By sitting with God’s question, Is it right for you to be angry? we’re pointed toward a better way where anger is faced
7 Deadly Sins: Envy
Romans 7v7-12 with Tyler Staton
This teaching begins a new series on the seven deadly sins by examining envy and the disordered desires beneath it. We explore how comparison and coveting shape our inner life and why confession in community is central to healing.
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First Light: Advent 2025 - Jesus (Christmas Eve)
Luke 2v4-7 with Tyler Staton
At Christmas, we reflect on the birth of Jesus and what it reveals about God’s love. From Abraham to the manger, this teaching invites us to consider belief as a personal response to a God who comes near and makes his home with us
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First Light: Advent 2025 - Mary (Love)
Luke 1v26-38 with Tyler Staton
Centered on Mary’s encounter with the angel in Luke 1, the story of the Annunciation shows grace interrupting darkness and God’s promises taking root in ordinary lives. It invites a posture of waiting, trust, and openness to receive what God is forming within us.
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First Light: Advent 2025 - Innkeeper (Joy)
Luke 2v1–12 with Tyler Staton
In the third week of Advent, we return to the story of Jesus’ birth and consider the difference between sentiment and the joy announced by the angels. Walking through Luke 2, this teaching explores how joy enters real human chaos through costly hospitality and invites us to make room for Jesus and for one another right where we are.
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First Light: Advent 2025 - Elizabeth & Zechariah (Peace)
Luke 1v56-66 with Tyler Staton
In the second week of Advent, we look at Zechariah and Elizabeth’s story and the quiet spaces where God meets us in disappointment and longing. Guided by Luke 1, we consider how slowing down helps us notice the first light of Jesus breaking into our ordinary lives.
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First Light: Advent 2025 - Angels (Hope)
Luke 2v8-20 with Lucy Peppiatt
This first teaching in our Advent series reflects on the angels and shepherds in Luke 2, showing how God draws near through messengers who reveal his character, announce his coming, and invite us into worship. It centers on the anticipation of the coming Christ and how we, like the shepherds, carry this good news into the world.
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A Prayer Shaped Life - Evening: Pray Examen
John 8v31-36 with Tyler Staton
At the end of the day, the Examen invites us to slow down, notice what shaped us, and return to the truth of Jesus. In this final teaching of the series, we look at how evening prayer helps us release what is false, remember God’s presence, and rest in the freedom He offers. This series invites us to let prayer form every part of life: morning, midday, and evening, s
A Prayer Shaped Life - Midday: Pray Compassion
Revelation 5v8, Psalm 56v8 with Tyler Staton
Prayer is where compassion is born. As we pause in the middle of the day, we remember that God not only hears our cries but holds them. In this teaching, we explore how prayer shapes us into people who carry the burdens of others and move toward the world in love. This series invites us to let prayer form every part of life: morning, midday, and evening
A Prayer Shaped Life - Morning: Pray Scripture
John 8v31-36 with Tyler Staton
Prayer is not only something we say, it’s a way we live. In this eight-week series, we’ll explore how prayer shapes the whole of our lives: our identity, our relationships, and our purpose in the world.
From learning to be with Jesus to cultivating daily rhythms of prayer - morning, midday, and evening. This series invites us into a life formed by prayer in every sea
A Prayer Shaped Life - The Presence-Centered Life
2 Samuel 6v6-11 with Faith Eury Cho
Prayer is not only something we say, it’s a way we live. In this eight-week series, we’ll explore how prayer shapes the whole of our lives: our identity, our relationships, and our purpose in the world.
From learning to be with Jesus to cultivating daily rhythms of prayer - morning, midday, and evening. This series invites us into a life formed by prayer in ever
A Prayer Shaped Life - Prayer as “Doing What Jesus Did”
Luke 10v25-37, 18v9-14 with Tyler Staton
Prayer is not only something we say, it’s a way we live. In this eight-week series, we’ll explore how prayer shapes the whole of our lives: our identity, our relationships, and our purpose in the world.
From learning to be with Jesus to cultivating daily rhythms of prayer - morning, midday, and evening. This series invites us into a life formed by prayer in
A Prayer Shaped Life - Sung Prayer as “Becoming like Jesus”
Colossians 1v28-29 with Christian Dawson
Prayer is not only something we say, it’s a way we live. In this eight-week series, we’ll explore how prayer shapes the whole of our lives: our identity, our relationships, and our purpose in the world.
From learning to be with Jesus to cultivating daily rhythms of prayer - morning, midday, and evening. This series invites us into a life formed by prayer in
A Prayer Shaped Life - Prayer as “Being with Jesus”
Mark 1v9-13 with Tyler Staton
Prayer is not only something we say, it’s a way we live. In this eight-week series, we’ll explore how prayer shapes the whole of our lives: our identity, our relationships, and our purpose in the world.
From learning to be with Jesus to cultivating daily rhythms of prayer - morning, midday, and evening. This series invites us into a life formed by prayer in every seas
A Prayer Shaped Life - Prayer as Be, Become, Do
Colossians 4v2-6 with Tyler Staton
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