The Bridge | Easter At People's Church | Herbert Cooper - Audio

Isaiah 59:2   But your iniquities have separated you from your God; your sins have hidden his face from
you, so that he will not hear. (NIV)



Romans 3:23 For everyone has sinned; we all fall short of God’s glorious standard. (NLT)



PICTURES: Golden Gate Bridge



Ephesians 2:13   But now in Christ Jesus you who once were far away have been brought near by the blood of
Christ. (NIV)



3 Barriers That Keep People From Crossing The Bridge



1. Satan



2 Corinthians 4:4 Satan, who is the god of this world, has blinded the minds of those who don’t
believe. They are unable to see the glorious light of the Good News. They don’t understand this
message about the glory of Christ, who is the exact likeness of God. (NLT)



2. Self



Ephesians 2:8-9   For it is by grace you have been saved, through faith—and this is not from
yourselves, it is the gift of God—  9  not by works, so that no one can boast. (NIV)



3. Shame



John 3:16–17 For God so loved the world that he gave his one and only Son, that whoever believes
in him shall not perish but have eternal life. 17  For God did not send his Son into the world to
condemn the world, but to save the world through him. (NIV)