Come join us for some ASL & BEAUTIFUL CROSS MAKING!
Saturday, June 20, 10:00 AM at LifeBridge.
There will be lunch.
RSVP needed for lunch and supplies. $25 estimate.
Contact Becky (bjungklaus@gmail.com).
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Join us, precious little ones for a 9-week T.Y.K.E.S. series from Children’s Ministry Deals beginning April 12, 2026.
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Teach Preschoolers The Fruit Of The Spirit.
SUMMARY
The fruit of the spirit is food for our hearts that helps us love like Jesus.
MEMORY VERSE
Galatians 5:22-23a (NIrV)
“But the fruit the Holy Spirit produces is love, joy and peace. It is being patient, kind and good. It is being faithful and gentle and having control of oneself.”
| LOVE | The Bible says that “God is love.” When we live by His Spirit, we will be like Jesus and do things out of love for others instead just doing things for ourselves. Luke 15:1-7 The Parable of the Lost Sheep. |
| JOY | True, lasting joy can only come from knowing we have eternal life by believing in Jesus and accepting him as our Lord and Savior. Luke 24:50-53 The Ascension |
| PEACE | Peace isn’t just about feeling calm; we need to be peacemakers, helping people find peace in the midst of conflict. 1 Samuel 25:1-35 Abigail Creates Peace |
| PATIENCE | Sometimes we want things done on our schedule, but we need to be patient and realize it’s ok for others to go first and realize that sometimes waiting is part of God’s plan. Genesis 21:1-7 The Birth of Isaac |
| KINDNESS | God is filled with loving kindness, and when we are filled up with God, we will show kindness to others whether or not they deserve it. 2 Samuel 9 David and Mephibosheth |
| GOODNESS | Any goodness we have comes from God. We need to remember that we are naturally sinful, but that we can do good things when we choose to live God’s way. Mark 2:1-12 Jesus Heals and Forgives |
| FAITHFULNESS | When we commit to doing something and don’t quit until it’s done, we are showing faithfulness. When we always choose to make the right choice, even when tempted to do wrong, we are showing faithfulness. With help from the Holy Spirit, we can be faithful to God. 1 Samuel 24 David Spares Saul’s Life |
| GENTLENESS | Gentleness may sound weak, but it actually takes more strength to be gentle. Displaying gentleness to others means that we are considerate of other people and treat them with love and respect even if they don’t treat us the same way. Jesus is our perfect example of gentleness that is also strong and bold. Matthew 11:25-30 Rest for the Weary |
| SELF-CONTROL | Self-control means exactly what it sounds like, controlling one’s self. It means we are able to tell ourselves and others no when we may be tempted to do wrong. While the other young men in the king’s court indulged in whatever they liked, Daniel and his friends exhibited self-control and they were blessed because of it. Daniel 1:1-17 Daniel’s Training |
Join us for a new BridgeKidz series from The Sunday School Store, beginning April 12, 2026!
Easter is all about the Resurrection of Jesus, but the story doesn’t stop with the empty tomb. It’s the beginning of the most exciting mission we can ever join. In this life changing series kids will learn how Jesus’ resurrection gives us power to obey Him—even when no one notices.
THE BIG IDEA
Because Jesus is alive, we can join his mission to save the world.
MEMORY VERSE
Philippians 4:13 (NIrV)
“I can do all this through him who gives me strength.”
THEME HOOK
Spy HQ. Every lesson begins with a sealed “TOP SECRET” file. Leaders brief the agents, reveal the Bible case, train with a “Spy Tool,” and assign a covert home mission—no bragging, all for Jesus. The only additional materials this requires are optional manila envelopes and printouts of the top-secret missions, which we should create.
GOSPEL CONNECTION
Week 1 announces the good news—Jesus defeated sin and death. Weeks 2–4 show how His agents live it out: carrying God’s message, speaking up for what’s right, and doing good in secret—with strength only He provides.
FOUR WEEK LESSON OVERVIEW
| WEEK 1 | Operation Resurrection | |
| Bible Story | Matthew 28:1-10 | |
| Key Discovery | Jesus is alive — He makes our mission possible | |
| Takeaway | I can trust Jesus and share the Good News | |
| WEEK 2 | Mission Classified — Phoebe Delivers the Letter | |
| Bible Story | Romans 16:1-2 | |
| Key Discovery | God’s agents carry His message with care and courage. | |
| Takeaway | I can do the right thing even when no one’s watching. | |
| WEEK 3 | Agent Esther: Secret Identity, Bold Faith | |
| Bible Story | Esther 4:14 | |
| Key Discovery | God placed me here “for such a time as this.” | |
| Takeaway | I can speak up for what’s right with God’s help. | |
| WEEK 4 | Code: Be Kind in Secret | |
| Bible Story | Matthew 6:1-4 | |
| Key Discovery | Jesus rewards secret kindness done for God, not applause. | |
| Takeaway | I can do good quietly to honor God. | |
Then the LORD said to Moses, “Go in to Pharaoh and say to him, ‘Thus says the LORD, “Let My people go, that they may serve Me.”’”
Exodus 8:1 (ESV)
Today, we look at Easter Sunday – the resurrection of our Lord Jesus Christ.
What an awesome day! This is what a great day to gather and worship and celebrate the pivotal event in all of history.
When we think about “defeating the odds,” there are positive iterations of that and negative ones.
Negatives like getting struck by lightning; of getting attacked by a shark; of developing an extremely rare type of disease.
But there’s also the positives of winning the lottery, or getting that great promotion, or marrying well above your station.
We’re in our last day of looking at our journey through “Exodus: Let my people go!” series. In that book, there aren’t many greater examples of people defeating the odds: being locked in slavery and oppressed for hundreds of years, and yet against all odds, God saved them. Moses, one who had been wanted for murder, going back and addressing Pharaoh face to face with God’s command and God’s power and being triumphant through God’s word, God’s actions, and God’s plagues; against all odds. Being trapped against the Sea and God dividing it so that the whole nation of Israelites walked over a dry ground while all of Pharaoh’s army drowned; against all odds. Having no water or no food, and God providing water from the Rock and Manna every single day; against all odds. Receiving God’s covenantal promise through His Words on Mount Sinai and being selected as His people, even through their continuous disobedience and rebellion; against all odds. Time and time and time again we see God defeating all odds on behalf of His people out of His mercy and grace.
Our epistle text says, “‘O death, where is your victory? O death, where is your sting?’ The sting as death is sin, and the power of sin is the law. But thanks be to God, who gives the victory to our Lord Jesus Christ” (1 Corinthians 15:55-57). God gives the victory over death, against all odds. That is the very reality that encounters us this day; this special day; this pivotal day; this highest, holy day. Death doesn’t have the last word! Defeat doesn’t have the last word! Depression doesn’t have the last word! Disease doesn’t have the last word! Demotion doesn’t have the last word! God has the last word; and that last word on the matter is Life from death; joy from mourning; hope from despair.
But the angel said to the women, “Do not be afraid, for I know that you seek Jesus who was crucified. He is not here, for he has risen, as he said. Come, see the place where he lay.
Matthew 28:5-6
Jesus is not in the tomb; He has risen, just as He said. Do not be afraid, no matter how stacked the odds are against you. Today is a day when we look in an empty tomb and instead hear of a risen Christ. We look to victory over death and see, against all odds, everything that we could possibly want or even imagine for eternity: grace, mercy, forgiveness, life – all of it. Against all odds. Odds that said we should be in death; that we should be in despair from our sins; that this was the end; there is no hope there is no future. And against all odds, “Christ is risen! He is risen, indeed! Hallelujah!”
Scripture
- Exodus 15:1-18
- 1 Corinthians 15:55-58
- Matthew 28:1-20
NOTE
NO CLASS TODAY, Easter, Sunday, April 5. We will be back up the following week, April 12.
Join us to share!
At the Prasek’s in Sealy (2949 Interstate 10 Frontage Rd, Sealy, TX 77474).
Invite any who are deaf to come to have fun and so they don’t feel alone.
Second Saturdays of the month, 11:00AM-2:00 PM.
See this and other Deaf/ASL events at www.deafoutreachtexas.org/activities-and-events.
Let’s just talk about Jesus sacrifice for sin in an abstract way. A sanitized way. Let’s just think about Good Friday and what happened there as an concept; an academic reality; as a tragic story.
The reality of Good Friday and Jesus as the Agnus Dei should cause us deep and lasting pause. It should cause a rip in our heart and a breathlessness in our spirit.
When we understand the true and utter pain and sacrifice – of will and life – taken on by our Lord, it should be shocking, devastating, and numbing. The trauma He underwent should traumatize us to the core.
But…it should also move us from the deep regret from the reality of our sins which precipitated this willing action to a deeper gratitude and soul-stirring joy for the results this brings – complete forgiveness, fulfilled life from death, everlasting communion with God!
“Behold the Lamb of God, who takes away the sin of the world!” John 1:29.
Behold. Look upon. Take to heart and mind Who He is and what He did. All of it. Don’t shy away. Don’t avert your eyes. Behold. The Lamb of God. For you. For the world.
Scripture
- Exodus 12:1-14
- 1 Corinthians 1:18-23
MomCo is coming to Sealy!!!
MomCo at LifeBridge Sealy is a welcoming community where moms can connect, grow, and support one another through every stage of motherhood—from infants through graduation.
Come as you are, Mama!
We are building a community of moms who support, encourage, and do life together.
Real conversations, genuine connection, and a place where you truly belong.
Whether you’re feeling on top of things or just trying to make it through the day, you’re invited to come as you are—no pressure, no expectations, just real connection.
Our bi-monthly gatherings include a light breakfast, encouraging speakers or activities, meaningful small group conversations, and loving childcare so you can truly relax and recharge.
Wherever you’re at in your motherhood journey and your faith journey, you are welcome here!
Our kickoff meeting is Tuesday, April 7th from 9:30–11:00am.
We will meet the 1st and 3rd Tuesday of each month.
Then the LORD said to Moses, “Go in to Pharaoh and say to him, ‘Thus says the LORD, “Let My people go, that they may serve Me.”’”
Exodus 8:1 (ESV)
In our Passion Sunday Gospel text, we hear the people shouting praises to the Lord, welcoming Him into town. Later that same week, the people will be shouting “crucify Him!” Because of their rebellion they will also need a new start!
We need not even look to some monumental rebellion in our lives to see what we need. Every day we rebel again God, His heart, His laws, His children, His creation – and every rebellion results in the same need – a new start!
That’s what God does; He gives a new start in Jesus. Through His promised coming, His birth, His life, His suffering, His miracles, His teachings, His scoldings, His sermons, His unjust trial, His beatings, His mockings, His death, His resurrection, His appearances, His ascension, and His preparation of our everlasting Home with Him, His promise to come again – all of it is about another chance, away from death and in His Life! It’s about His mercy, His forgiveness, His grace upon grace! It’s about no longer having the Law written in stone to threaten stoning but the opportunity to shout “Hosanna to the Son of David!” because there is “now no condemnation for those who are in Christ Jesus” (Romans 8:1)!
And because we are given another chance, we also have the opportunity – the joyful obligation and privilege – to give chances to others, too.
As we have been forgiven, we forgive. As we have been granted Life, we share. As we have been loved, we love.
As we start a difficult and most-Holy week, let us wrestle with both the reason a “second change” needed to be given in Jesus; sin. Our sin. But let us not stay on the reason, but move instead to the Solution, the Savior, the Lord – Jesus! Through Him we have all things. And through Him we live in newness of life; for Him and for others.
Scripture
- Exodus 34:1-8
- Matthew 21:1-11
NOTE
There will be NO CLASS next Sunday, Easter, April 5, 2026. We will be back up the following week, April 12, as we get back into Ezekliel.
Then the LORD said to Moses, “Go in to Pharaoh and say to hGo therefore and make disciples of all nations, baptizing them in the name of the Father and of the Son and of the Holy Spirit, teaching them to observe all that I have commanded you. And behold, I am with you always, to the end of the age.
Matthew 28:19-20
Scripture
- Genesis 1:1-4
- John 1:1-5
- John 20:22
- Matthew 28:18-20
NOTE
NO CLASS TODAY, Sunday, March 22. We will be back up the following week, March 29.
