Bridgetown Church Podcast

Passage: 2 Samuel 1 (key verse: 2 Sam. 1:27)
Theme: “Let It Go” — starting 2026 by releasing what you’ve been carrying
Pastor Casey returns to the story of David in 2 Samuel 1 and offers three powerful words for the new year: Let it go.Using the imagery of “boarding flight 2026,” he calls the church to leave behind the baggage of 2025—hurt, bitterness, resentment, unforgiveness, and unmet expectations—so we can move forward in freedom.
This message walks through three practical steps:
Grieve what is gone — don’t numb, deny, or bury pain; bring it honestly to God.

Deal with what’s destroying you — address the “Amalekite” (the flesh) and pursue holiness over happiness.

Worship in the war — like David, learn to sing even in the middle of battle.

A timely encouragement for anyone carrying loss, disappointment, or weight into a new season.
Key Scriptures Mentioned: Matthew 11:28, Hebrews 12:1, 1 Peter 5:7, Galatians 2:20

Speaker: Christ Ochoa
Scripture: 3 John 1:1–8 (with connections to Hebrews 10)
In this message, Christ Ochoa builds on last week’s theme of Simple Assurance (Hebrews 10) with a companion call: Simple Obedience (Missions). Teaching from 3 John, Christ invites Bridgetown into a bigger vision for 2026—one rooted in truth and love, expressed through hospitality, generosity, holiness, and mission.
Through John’s personal letter to Gaius, we get a picture of what faithfulness looked like in the early church: holding firmly to the truth of the gospel, walking in love, and supporting the work of ministry—especially through practical obedience like welcoming and sending out traveling missionaries. Christ reminds us that Sundays are not just for learning something new, but for being re-centered on what’s true, renewed in hope, and commissioned back into the world.
A major thread in the message is the biblical meaning of “the Name”—how God’s Name represents His presence, character, and ownership, and how Jesus ultimately places that Name upon His people. The takeaway is both sobering and empowering: how we live matters, because we bear His Name wherever we go.
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Guest Speaker: Kevin Gilson
In this message from Hebrews 10, we are reminded that as followers of Jesus, we stand on a simple but unshakable foundation: Christ Himself. As the church moves into a new year, this teaching calls us to anchor our future not in effort, performance, or fear, but in the finished work of Jesus.
Through the lens of Hebrews, we are invited to rediscover the beauty of the gospel, step out of old patterns of striving, and live with full assurance of faith—a confidence rooted in who Christ is and what He has already accomplished.

Acts 3:1–10 (primary), with supporting passages (Isaiah 6; Luke 9:23; Galatians 2:20; Romans 12:1; Ephesians 2:10)
Pastor Casey closes out 2025 and calls the church into 2026 with a simple posture: “Let’s go.” Teaching from Acts 3, he highlights how God uses unlikely people (Peter and John) in ordinary faithfulness (walking to prayer at 3pm) to bring extraordinary transformation (a lame man walking, leaping, and praising God). The invitation for the new year is clear: don’t settle for being informed, but step into a life of obedience, discipline, and Spirit-led action.

Following last week’s message on God of the Unconventional, Pastor Casey Kendall turns to God of the Impossible—showing how the Christmas story is marked by God doing what humans cannot. Teaching through Luke 1, Casey highlights Mary’s fear, questions, and surrender, and reminds us that God’s grace meets us in our limitations. The impossible begins to happen when we release control and trust the Lord—because nothing is impossible with God.