253 // The 10 Truths That Hold Up a Healthy Church
Release Date: 10/05/2025
285 // Nothing Stays Buried
CityBridge Community Church
One man's hidden sin. An entire nation's defeat. And a God who says get up before the grief runs dry. Brad Kirby, Josh Fortney, and David Leventhal sit down around the table with Joshua 7 in a candid, unscripted conversation. They work through Achan's sin and its ripple effect on the whole community, the overconfidence that crept in after Jericho, Joshua's raw lament, and what it actually looks like when God corrects the people he loves. If you have ever wondered why God takes sin so seriously, or what comes next after you have blown it, this conversation is worth your time. Sermon notes and...
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284 // Inside Out Weekend
CityBridge Community Church
The church was made to go, not just to gather. On Inside Out Weekend, CityBridge met outside as one church before heading into the city to serve. Brad Kirby took the message back to the first Easter and to two words from Mark 16:7 that are easy to read right past: "and Peter." Those two words are a pep talk for anyone who has ever felt like they've blown it, and a rallying cry for a church ready to stop sitting comfortable inside. Sermon notes and discussion questions available at: https://www.citybridgechurch.org/messages Subscribe for weekly Sunday Messages on Apple Podcasts, Spotify, or...
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283 // God Speaks, His People Walk, and God Wins
CityBridge Community Church
Most of us want to see results before we trust. God asks for trust before we see results. In Joshua 6, Israel faces the walls of Jericho, and God's strategy is to march in silence for seven days. Brad Kirby opens CityBridge's new Joshua: Mission series by tracing the three-part pattern at the heart of this chapter: God speaks His promises before anything visibly changes, His people walk in faithful obedience, and God wins a victory that leaves no question about who gets the credit. If you're in a season of faithful, unglamorous obedience with nothing to show for it yet, this message will...
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282 // The Commander
CityBridge Community Church
You've probably asked God to be on your side. Joshua did too. It was the wrong question. In Joshua 5:13–15, Joshua steps out toward the walls of Jericho and comes face to face with a stranger who has a sword already drawn. The question he asks reveals something most of us do without noticing: we approach God expecting Him to get behind our plans and endorse what we've already decided. In this message, David Leventhal walks through one of the most important three verses in the book of Joshua and shows what it actually looks like to go from commanding general to servant, and why that shift...
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281 // Easter at CityBridge
CityBridge Community Church
Most people know Easter happened. Not everyone knows what it means for them. In this Easter Sunday message, Brad Kirby opens Ephesians 1 to unpack six extraordinary gifts that belong to every person who trusts Jesus: chosen before time began, adopted as family, accepted by grace, fully forgiven, heir to an eternal inheritance, and sealed by the Spirit of God himself. This isn't a message about what Jesus did from a distance. It's about who you are because he did it. Sermon notes and discussion questions available at: https://www.citybridgechurch.org/messages Subscribe for weekly Sunday...
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280 // Good Friday
CityBridge Community Church
He prayed it three times. He knew exactly what was coming. And He went anyway. In this Good Friday message from Matthew 26, Brad Kirby walks through the moments leading up to the cross: the last meal, the betrayal, the garden. He lands on the truth at the center of it all — Jesus went instead of us. Before you get to Sunday, sit with this one. Sermon notes and discussion questions available at: https://www.citybridgechurch.org/messages Subscribe for weekly Sunday Messages on Apple Podcasts, Spotify, or wherever you listen. Questions or feedback? DM us @citybridgecc or email...
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279 // Different for the City
CityBridge Community Church
You can't reach a city you look exactly like. In Joshua 5, Israel stands one step from the Promised Land, and instead of launching into battle, God stops everything. Before there can be mission, there must be identity. Brad Kirby walks through one of Scripture's most unexpected pauses to show why the difference Christ makes in us is not a barrier to engaging the world, but the whole point of it. Sermon notes and discussion questions available at: Subscribe for weekly Sunday Messages on Apple Podcasts, Spotify, or wherever you listen. Questions or feedback? DM us @citybridgecc or email ....
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278 // What Do These Stones Mean?
CityBridge Community Church
You're wired to forget. And God knows it. In Joshua 4, Israel has just walked through the Jordan River on dry ground, and God tells them to stop and stack twelve stones before they take another step. Josh Fortney walks through why God commands His people to remember, how visible reminders spark the conversations that pass faith forward, and what it looks like when a community is shaped by what God has done rather than what they're afraid of next. Sermon notes and discussion questions available at: Subscribe for weekly Sunday Messages on Apple Podcasts, Spotify, or wherever you listen....
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277 // When God Leads His People
CityBridge Community Church
After forty years in the wilderness, Israel finally arrives at the edge of the Promised Land. But standing between them and God’s promise is the Jordan River at flood stage. Joshua 3 shows us how God leads His people when the future feels uncertain. Before the river stops, the priests must step into the water. Before the miracle appears, obedience comes first. This message explores what happens when God leads His people: He leads into unfamiliar places, His presence goes before us, He calls us to consecration, faith takes the first step, and God makes a way where none exists. Sermon notes...
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276 // Faith in the Wall
CityBridge Community Church
Joshua 2 tells a surprising story about faith. While Israel prepares to enter the Promised Land, Joshua sends two spies into Jericho. Instead of focusing on military strategy, the chapter centers on a woman named Rahab who recognizes the power of Israel’s God and risks everything to identify herself with Him. Through Joshua’s leadership and Rahab’s response, we see what real faith looks like. Faith acts. Faith sees what others miss. Faith surrenders to God’s mercy and obeys His Word. This message reminds us that faith begins with grace and ultimately rests in the certainty that God...
info_outlineThis week, we’re taking a one-week break from our Radical series for a one-off message from David Marvin called "The 10 Truths That Hold Up a Healthy Church."
In this message, David walks through ten biblical truths that form the foundation of a Christ-centered church. A healthy church is built on unity, humility, generosity, faithfulness, and love, all centered on the person and mission of Jesus Christ.
These truths remind us that the strength of the church is not in what we do but in who we follow. A church that stands on Jesus and lives out His Word becomes a light to the world around it.
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