In this week’s deep dive, Ethan and Josh talk about how to tell God’s voice apart from the loudest voices in your life, and why you should test what you think God is saying against Scripture, your church community, and the people closest to you. They also get into the difference between not reacting and being passive, why you don’t have to win every argument or answer every angry text, and how to tell real repentance from someone who’s just sorry they got caught.
Ethan mentions a message he preached in February on the two ditches people fall into with the Holy Spirit. You can watch it here: https://youtu.be/l8CY6nF11k4
Read along: 1 Samuel 24
19 Oct 2026
Refusing Revenge
Sooner or later, someone is going to come after you. They’ll criticize you, talk about you, or go out of their way to hurt you, and most of us respond the way we always have, by hitting back.This week, Pastor Ethan Welch continues our study through the life of David in 1 Samuel 24. David has every reason and every opportunity to end the man who has been hunting him. When Saul walks into the very cave where David is hiding, David chooses something different. We look at why revenge is really a failure to trust God with justice, why you don’t have to join a war someone else starts, and what it takes to keep a heart that stays tender to the Lord.__The Bridge Church exists to join God in multiplying his kingdom in Wilmington and the world.For more information on The Bridge Church, please visit https://thebridgeilm.com/Next Steps: https://thebridgeilm.churchcenter.com/people/forms/302918If you feel led, give online by clicking here: https://www.thebridgeilm.com/giveSTAY CONNECTEDInstagram: https://www.instagram.com/thebridgeilm/Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/TheBridgeILMEvents Page: https://thebridgeilm.churchcenter.com/registrations/events
16 Oct 2026
Why Men Struggle With Friendship | Friendship Series [Part 2]
If you asked most guys whether they have friends, they’d probably say, “Yeah, of course.” But if you poke around a little, a lot of those friendships turn out to be fantasy league group chats and golf trips, and nobody actually knows what’s going on in their marriage, their struggles, or their heart. In Part 2 of our friendship series, Ethan and Josh talk about why so many men end up with plenty of buddies and no real friends. They get into the difference between a friendship shortage and a friendship formation problem, how passivity keeps us drifting, and why the guy trying to fight temptation alone is playing a fool’s game. Using David and Jonathan as the model, they also get practical about how you go from a couple of buddies to a few guys who will actually show up, call you out, and fight for you.
Your one step this week is to text the guy you think could be your Jonathan and start a conversation.
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