life
our address:
5620 Dublin Blvd.
Colorado Springs, CO 80918
Contact Us:
bridgewayconnect@yahoo.com
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"Connections for Life" is more than a
slogan or catchy phrase. It is a belief that God designed us for
relationship with Himself. Because of sin, we are separated from
Him. As a consequence, our hearts are hopelessly disconnected from
our Creator, leaving us empty and searching for fulfillment and
truth.
Two thousand years ago, Jesus Christ, the Son of God, came to us with a new message:
God loves us unconditionally; He wants to provide a way for us to have a renewed
relationship with Him; and He wants to provide us with amazing opportunities
for new life, new purpose, and new hope.
The reality of this message is for us "today." We do not have to wait until we
die or until we "have it all together" to experience God's genuine involvement
in our lives. He has given us His Holy Spirit, His Word, and His Body to help
us grow in our understanding of Him and how His unconditional love can change
us.
As a church, we desire to help you connect with God, with His purpose for your
life, and with other people so that you can fully know and experience the life
that He has for you!
Connecting with Purpose
Purpose is the internal fuel that drives us. Without purpose, we lose our reason,
our direction, and our hope. All of us want to find our purpose, but few of us
discover a purpose that lives up to our expectations or desires. At Bridgeway,
we are convinced that we need to reconnect with our eternal purpose: "Love the
Lord your God with all your heart, soul, strength, and mind, and love your neighbor
as yourself" (Matthew 22:3640). But living out that purpose can be a challenge
in our busy, disconnected culture.
Bridgeway is committed to seeing each individual come to know and understand
God's purpose. When we are fulfilling our purpose, we are fulfilled to our very
souls and are energized to live the life we have been called to live. When we
live that life, people's lives are touched and changed because of the grace,
truth, and love of Jesus Christ that is alive in us.
Connecting with God
All of us long to be known, loved and accepted. We are often surprised by the
depth and consistency of our own aloneness. And this despite our busy lives and
distracted minds. So many times when we are painfully aware of our loneliness,
we attempt to fill it with goals, jobs, vacations, and addictions. Yet despite
these efforts we are still aware of our incompleteness, our sin, and our weakness.
How easy it is to forget that God continually walks with us, waiting for us to
reach for Him. The Psalms say that He created us in our innermost being, that
He knit us together in our mother's womb. He knows how we are formed. He knows
what we need. If ever there was a longing to be known, it is our God that can
fulfill that longing. He intended us to have relationship with Himthere
is no other relationship like that one.
In response to God's pursuit of us, we can grow closer to Him through studying
the Bible, life-style worship, prayer, and genuine relationships with other people.
Our small groups (Community Groups), Gathering Time, Children's Ministry, Youth
Ministry, and Outreach Ministry have been formed with the intent of providing
a safe place to experience God's Love as we interact with others and to discover
the fulfillment that comes from knowing the God who created us.
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