The Bridgeway Podcast
Conversations about fulfilling the church's mission in our city and yours
About the show
Like most churches, Bridgeway Church in Oklahoma City is seeking to fulfill the mission of Jesus in its own local context. Listen in on weekly conversations as Author, Poet, and Artist in Residence, David Bowden, sits down with a member of the Bridgeway staff for conversations about different areas of church ministry. You'll hear regularly from Lead Pastor, Author, and Theologian, Sam Storms, as well as the rest of our gospel-centered staff. We will touch on topics related to preaching, teens, worship, missions, children's ministry, reaching college students, engaging culture, and more.
For more information about Bridgeway Church visit: http://www.bridgewaychurch.com
To learn more about Lead Pastor Sam Storms visit: http://www.samstorms.com
And for more on Host David Bowden visit: http://www.spokengospel.com
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Episodes
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Episode 60: Christian Community: Prayer and Gifts
December 12th, 2019 | 51 mins 1 sec
bible, children's ministry, christian, christianity, church, college, david bowden, expositional, god, gospel, gospel-centered, jesus, local, ministry, missions, oklahoma city, preaching, sam storms, teens, youth, youth ministry
How are our gifts to be used within Christian community? What are ways that we can actively pray for each other? What does the exercise of gifts and prayer look like in weekly community group meetings?
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Christian Community: Biblical Basis
December 5th, 2019 | 51 mins 39 secs
bible, children's ministry, christian, christianity, church, college, david bowden, expositional, god, gospel, gospel-centered, jesus, local, ministry, missions, oklahoma city, preaching, sam storms, teens, youth, youth ministry
What is the biblical basis for Christian community? What does the Bible command us to do as Christians in community? David sits down with Bridgeway's Pastor of Community and Evangelism, Andy Edwards, to talk through what the Bible says about community.
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Episode 58: Suffering Well - Matt Chandler: Convergence Conference
November 21st, 2019 | 1 hr 9 mins
bible, children's ministry, christian, christianity, church, college, david bowden, expositional, god, gospel, gospel-centered, jesus, local, ministry, missions, oklahoma city, preaching, sam storms, teens, youth, youth ministry
In this rebroadcast of Matt Chandler's keynote session from the Convergence Conference, we hear about what happens when God doesn't heal, how to suffer well, and how God bears with us in our doubt and questions.
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Episode 57: New Heavens: Andrew Wilson - Convergence Conference
November 14th, 2019 | 41 mins 33 secs
bible, children's ministry, christian, christianity, church, college, david bowden, expositional, god, gospel, gospel-centered, jesus, local, ministry, missions, oklahoma city, preaching, sam storms, teens, youth, youth ministry
In this special replay of Andrew Wilson's keynote message at Convergence Conference, you will hear about the hope of healing all Christians have to look forward to in the new heavens and new earth.
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Episode 56: Israel's Divine Healer: Michael Brown - Convergence Conference
November 7th, 2019 | 1 hr 4 mins
bible, children's ministry, christian, christianity, church, college, david bowden, expositional, god, gospel, gospel-centered, jesus, local, ministry, missions, oklahoma city, preaching, sam storms, teens, youth, youth ministry
In this special replay of Michael Brown's keynote message at Convergence Conference, you will hear how God can be seen as the healer throughout the Old Testament.
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Why Wouldn't, Couldn't, Doesn't God Always Heal - Sam Storms (Convergence Conference)
October 31st, 2019 | 47 mins 15 secs
bible, children's ministry, christian, christianity, church, college, david bowden, expositional, god, gospel, gospel-centered, jesus, local, ministry, missions, oklahoma city, preaching, sam storms, teens, youth, youth ministry
In this special replay of Sam Storm's keynote message at Convergence Conference, you will hear answers to the questions about why God doesn't always heal.
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Episode 54: How to Read the Bible: Epistles
October 17th, 2019 | 45 mins 27 secs
bible, children's ministry, christian, christianity, church, college, david bowden, expositional, god, gospel, gospel-centered, jesus, local, ministry, missions, oklahoma city, preaching, sam storms, teens, youth, youth ministry
How can we understand the letters of the New Testament when we are only hearing half of the conversation? How much should the cultural context of the letter shape our understating of its teachings? Are the letters just didactic or is something else going on as well? Sam Storms wraps up this series by answering questions about the Epistles with David Bowden.
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Episode 53: How to Read the Bible: Gospels
October 10th, 2019 | 45 mins 48 secs
bible, children's ministry, christian, christianity, church, college, david bowden, expositional, god, gospel, gospel-centered, jesus, local, ministry, missions, oklahoma city, preaching, sam storms, teens, youth, youth ministry
Are the Gospels biography? How are we to understand the seeming differences between Matthew, Mark, Luke, and John's reports? Are the Gospels somehow better than the rest of Scripture because they report about Jesus' earthly ministry? Are the "words in red" the exact words of Jesus? Sam Storms sits down with David Bowden to answer these questions and more.
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Episode 52: How to Read the Bible: Prophecy
September 26th, 2019 | 52 mins 38 secs
bible, children's ministry, christian, christianity, church, college, david bowden, expositional, god, gospel, gospel-centered, jesus, local, ministry, missions, oklahoma city, preaching, sam storms, teens, youth, youth ministry
How do we read prophetic literature? Is prophecy only about the future? What are the distinctive of Old Testament prophecy? How did the prophets fit into Israel's history? What do the prophets say about the millennium, the second coming of Jesus, the tribulation, and the Antichrist? Sam Storms sits down with David Bowden to tackle some of these very difficult questions.
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How to Read the Bible: Wisdom
September 19th, 2019 | 47 mins 23 secs
bible, children's ministry, christian, christianity, church, college, david bowden, expositional, god, gospel, gospel-centered, jesus, local, ministry, missions, oklahoma city, preaching, sam storms, teens, youth, youth ministry
What is biblical wisdom? How do books like Proverbs, Psalms, Ecclesiastes, Job, and Song of Solomon help us understand God's wisdom? How are we to understand these books and their contribution to the canon of Scripture? Sam Storms sits down with David Bowden to answer these and many other questions about how to read the wisdom literature of the Bible.
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Episode 50: How to Read the Bible: Law
September 12th, 2019 | 47 mins 14 secs
bible, children's ministry, christian, christianity, church, college, david bowden, expositional, god, gospel, gospel-centered, jesus, local, ministry, missions, oklahoma city, preaching, sam storms, teens, youth, youth ministry
In this series, David Bowden and Sam Storms are discussing how to read different genres of the Bible. In this episode, they discuss how to read biblical law code. Why did God give meticulous laws to Israel? What is the relationship between Old Testament law and New Testament faith? Are laws binding on Christians today? How did Jesus fulfill the law?
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Episode 49: How to Read the Bible: Narrative
September 5th, 2019 | 48 mins 29 secs
bible, children's ministry, christian, christianity, church, college, david bowden, expositional, god, gospel, gospel-centered, jesus, local, ministry, missions, oklahoma city, preaching, sam storms, teens, youth, youth ministry
In this new series, David Bowden and Sam Storms discuss how to read different genres of the Bible. In this episode, they discuss how to read biblical narrative. How are we to apply stories in the Bible to our own lives? If something is described in a story in the Bible does that mean it is instructive the Christian? How does biblical narrative point to Jesus and his gospel?
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Episode 48: Special Episode: Psalm 103 (feat. The Spoken Gospel Podcast)
August 29th, 2019 | 1 hr 5 mins
bible, children's ministry, christian, christianity, church, college, david bowden, expositional, god, gospel, gospel-centered, jesus, local, ministry, missions, oklahoma city, preaching, sam storms, teens, youth, youth ministry
As we wrap up our series on worship, we thought it would be a good opportunity to share some mediations on the Psalms via another podcast: The Spoken Gospel Podcast. Also hosted by David Bowden, The Spoken Gospel Podcast unpacks a unit of scripture every week and shows how it points us to Jesus. In this episode, David Bowden and Seth Stewart discuss Hymn Psalms, particularly Psalm 103.
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Episode 47: Worship: Song and Life - Tyler Hayes and Susan Rosser
August 22nd, 2019 | 28 mins 57 secs
bible, children's ministry, christian, christianity, church, college, david bowden, expositional, god, gospel, gospel-centered, jesus, local, ministry, missions, oklahoma city, preaching, sam storms, teens, youth, youth ministry
Worship isn't just what happens on Sunday at the corporate gathering. All of life is worship. But what does that mean? How do we worship in all of life? What does it mean to be a living sacrifice? How does this tie into humans being made in the image of God?
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Episode 46: Worship: Adoration and Passion - Tyler Hayes and Megan Hungerford
August 15th, 2019 | 37 mins 14 secs
bible, children's ministry, christian, christianity, church, college, david bowden, expositional, god, gospel, gospel-centered, jesus, local, ministry, missions, oklahoma city, preaching, sam storms, teens, youth, youth ministry
Why does worship sometimes look energetic and overflowing? Must it look this way? What is the heart behind worship? What does it mean to adore God and be passionate worshippers?
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Episode 45: Worship: Responsive - Tyler Hayes
August 8th, 2019 | 25 mins 26 secs
bible, children's ministry, christian, christianity, church, college, david bowden, expositional, god, gospel, gospel-centered, jesus, local, ministry, missions, oklahoma city, preaching, sam storms, teens, youth, youth ministry
Why do we worship? What is the engine behind it? In this episode, David and Tyler discuss how worship must be responsive or it will be idolatrous.