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Each week on the Bay Chapel podcast, you’ll hear life-giving teaching from our weekend experiences. Get practical, relevant, biblical perspectives on topics that matter to you. Visit us at www.baychapel.com.

  1. 4h ago

    WISDOM FROM ABOVE

    WISDOM FROM ABOVE  |  JULY 26, 2026Pastor Wes Morris James 3:13-18 (NLT) If you are wise and understand God’s ways, prove it by living an honorable life, doing good works with the humility that comes from wisdom. But if you are bitterly jealous and there is selfish ambition in your heart, don’t cover up the truth with boasting and lying. For jealousy and selfishness are not God’s kind of wisdom. Such things are earthly, unspiritual, and demonic. For wherever there is jealousy and selfish ambition, there you will find disorder and evil of every kind. But the wisdom from above is first of all pure. It is also peace loving, gentle at all times, and willing to yield to others. It is full of mercy and the fruit of good deeds. It shows no favoritism and is always sincere. And those who are peacemakers will plant seeds of peace and reap a harvest of righteousness. The source of your wisdom determines the direction of your life. √  WORLDLY WISDOM TEACHES US TO TRUST OURSELVES. Proverbs 12:15 (NLT) Fools think their own way is right, but the wise listen to others.  II Samuel 11:1 (NLT) In the spring of the year, when kings normally go out to war, David sent Joab and the Israelite army to fight the Ammonites...However, David stayed behind in Jerusalem. √  WORLDLY WISDOM CREATES CHAOS. James 3:16 (NLT) For wherever there is jealousy and selfish ambition, there you will find disorder and evil of every kind. √  GODLY WISDOM LEADS TO PEACE. Isaiah 26:3 (NIV) You will keep in perfect peace those whose minds are steadfast, because they trust in you. WISDOM FROM ABOVE I. EXAMINE YOUR HEART. James 3:17-18 (NIV) But the wisdom that comes from heaven is first of all pure. Psalm 51:10 (NIV) Create in me a pure heart, O God, and renew a steadfast spirit within me.   II. CHECK THE FRUIT. James 3:17-18 (NIV) But the wisdom that comes from heaven is… full of mercy and good fruit. Is this making me more like Jesus? Does this produce peace or chaos? Is this fueled by pride or humility? Will this bless others or just benefit me? III. CHOOSE PEACE. James 3:18 (NIV) Peacemakers who sow in peace reap a harvest of righteousness. Romans 12:18 (NIV) If it is possible, as far as it depends on you, live at peace with everyone.

  2. 5d ago

    UNEXPECTED PLACES

    Summer at Bay Chapel  |  JULY 19, 2026 Pastor Wes Morris Genesis 28:10-17 (NIV) Jacob left Beersheba and set out for Harran. When he reached a certain place, he stopped for the night because the sun had set. Taking one of the stones there, he put it under his head and lay down to sleep. He had a dream in which he saw a stairway resting on the earth, with its top reaching to heaven, and the angels of God were ascending and descending on it.  There above it stood the Lord, and he said: “I am the Lord, the God of your father Abraham and the God of Isaac. I will give you and your descendants the land on which you are lying. Your descendants will be like the dust of the earth, and you will spread out to the west and to the east, to the north and to the south. All peoples on earth will be blessed through you and your offspring. I am with you and will watch over you wherever you go, and I will bring you back to this land. I will not leave you until I have done what I have promised you.” When Jacob awoke from his sleep, he thought, “Surely the Lord is in this place, and I was not aware of it.” He was afraid and said, “How awesome is this place! This is none other than the house of God; this is the gate of heaven.” God is often at work in the places we least expect. √ GOD MEETS US IN THE IN-BETWEEN. Genesis 28:10–11 (NIV) Jacob left Beersheba and set out for Harran. When he reached a certain place, he stopped for the night because the sun had set.   √ GOD IS CLOSER THAN WE REALIZE. Genesis 28:15 (NIV) “I am with you and will watch over you wherever you go...I will not leave you until I have done what I have promised you.” √ GOD’S PRESENCE CHANGES OUR PERSPECTIVE. Genesis 28:17 (NIV) He was afraid and said, "How awesome is this place! This is none other than the house of God; this is the gate of Heaven." v11 A certain place... v16 Surely the Lord is in this place... v17 How awesome is this place... UNEXPECTED PLACES I. GOD, WHAT ARE YOU TRYING TO SHOW ME IN THIS SEASON? Isaiah 43:19 (NIV) See, I am doing a new thing! Now it springs up; do you not perceive it? I am making a way in the wilderness and streams in the wasteland.   II. GOD, WHAT ARE YOU TRYING TO CHANGE IN ME? Romans 5:3-4 (TLB) We can rejoice, too, when we run into problems and trials, for we know that they are good for us—they help us learn to be patient. And patience develops strength of character in us and helps us trust God more each time we use it until finally our hope and faith are strong and steady.  III. GOD, HOW CAN I BE FAITHFUL WHILE I’M HERE? Colossians 3:23 (GNT) Whatever you do, work at it with all your heart, as though you were working for the Lord and not for people.

  3. Jul 13

    Made For More

    Summer at Bay Chapel |  JULY 12, 2026 Pastor Wes Morris  I Peter 2:9 (NIV) But you are a chosen people, a royal priesthood, a holy nation, God's special possession, that you may declare the praises of him who called you out of darkness into his wonderful light. God didn't just save you from something. He called you for something. √  WE REDUCE OUR FAITH TO WHAT GOD DOES FOR US.  Luke 17:12-19 (NIV) As he was going into a village, ten men who had leprosy met him. They stood at a distance and called out in a loud voice, “Jesus, Master, have pity on us!” When he saw them, he said, “Go, show yourselves to the priests.” And as they went, they were cleansed. One of them, when he saw he was healed, came back, praising God in a loud voice. He threw himself at Jesus’ feet and thanked him—and he was a Samaritan. Jesus asked, “Were not all ten cleansed? Where are the other nine? Has no one returned to give praise to God except this foreigner?” Then he said to him, “Rise and go; your faith has made you well.” √  WE FEEL UNWORTHY OF THE CALLING. I Timothy 1:15-16 (NLT) This is a trustworthy saying, and everyone should accept it: “Christ Jesus came into the world to save sinners”—and I am the worst of them all. But God had mercy on me so that Christ Jesus could use me as a prime example of his great patience with even the worst sinners.  √  WE WAIT FOR BIG MOMENTS AND MISS THE DAILY OPPORTUNITIES. 1 Samuel 17:17–18 (NLT) One day Jesse said to David, “Take this basket of roasted grain and these ten loaves of bread, and carry them quickly to your brothers. And give these ten cuts of cheese to their captain...” God-sized miracles often start with simple acts of obedience. MADE FOR MORE I. LET GOD REDEFINE WHO YOU ARE. I Peter 2:9 (NIV) But you are a chosen people, a royal priesthood, a holy nation, God's special possession...   II. SHIFT THE QUESTION FROM “WHAT DO I NEED?” TO “WHY AM I HERE?” I Peter 2:9 (NIV) But you are a chosen people, a royal priesthood, a holy nation, God's special possession, that you may declare the praises... III. LET YOUR LIFE POINT PEOPLE TO JESUS. I Peter 2:12 (NLT) Be careful to live properly among your unbelieving neighbors. Then even if they accuse you of doing wrong, they will see your good deeds, and they will give honor to God when he judges the world. Matthew 5:14-16 (TLB) You are the world’s light—a city on a hill, glowing in the night for all to see. Don’t hide your light! Let it shine for all; let your good deeds glow for all to see, so that they will praise your heavenly Father.

  4. Jul 13

    Because of the Cross

    BECAUSE OF THE CROSS  |  JULY 5, 2026 Pastor Wes Morris  I Corinthians 11:23-26 (TLB) For this is what the Lord himself has said about his Table, and I have passed it on to you before: That on the night when Judas betrayed him, the Lord Jesus took bread, and when he had given thanks to God for it, he broke it and gave it to his disciples and said, “Take this and eat it. This is my body, which is broken for you. Do this to remember me.” In the same way, he took the cup of wine after supper, saying, “This cup is the new agreement between God and you that has been established and set in motion by my blood. Do this in remembrance of me whenever you drink it.” For every time you eat this bread and drink this cup you are retelling the message of the Lord’s death, that he has died for you. Do this until he comes again. Communion is more than remembering Jesus’ death; it is celebrating the victory that changed everything. THE QUESTIONS WE ALL CARRY Can I be free from my past? Does my life really matter? Is there hope for my future? BECAUSE OF THE CROSS √ MY PAST IS FORGIVEN. Colossians 2:13-14 (NLT) You were dead because of your sins and because your sinful nature was not yet cut away. Then God made you alive with Christ, for he forgave all our sins. He canceled the record of the charges against us and took it away by nailing it to the cross. Romans 7:21-8:1 (NLT) I have discovered this principle of life—that when I want to do what is right, I inevitably do what is wrong. I love God’s law with all my heart. But there is another power within me that is at war with my mind. This power makes me a slave to the sin that is still within me. Oh, what a miserable person I am! Who will free me from this life that is dominated by sin and death?  Thank God! The answer is in Jesus Christ our Lord. So you see how it is: In my mind I really want to obey God’s law, but because of my sinful nature I am a slave to sin. 8:1 So now there is no condemnation for those who belong to Christ Jesus.   √ MY IDENTITY IS SECURE. Romans 8:15-17 (NLT) So you have not received a spirit that makes you fearful slaves. Instead, you received God’s Spirit when he adopted you as his own children. Now we call him, “Abba, Father.” For his Spirit joins with our spirit to affirm that we are God’s children. And since we are his children, we are his heirs. In fact, together with Christ we are heirs of God’s glory. But if we are to share his glory, we must also share his suffering. √  MY FUTURE IS FILLED WITH HOPE. I Peter 1:3 (TLB) All honor to God, the God and Father of our Lord Jesus Christ; for it is his boundless mercy that has given us the privilege of being born again so that we are now members of God’s own family. Now we live in the hope of eternal life because Christ rose again from the dead.

  5. Jul 1

    YOUR TRIAL IS WORTH IT

    Summer at Bay Chapel  |  JUNE 28, 2026 Pastor Bria Bradshaw James 1:2-4 NIV - Consider it pure joy, my brothers and sisters, whenever you face trials of many kinds, 3 because you know that the testing of your faith produces perseverance. 4 Let perseverance finish its work so that you may be mature and complete, not lacking anything. Joy isn't found in the trial. It's found in what God is forming through it. 1. Consider it Pure Joy James 1:2 - Consider it pure joy, my brothers and sisters, whenever you face trials of many kinds, Ask the Lord - Which trial in my life feels too heavy for me to face with joy? James 1:3 - because you know that the testing of your faith produces perseverance. 2. The Testing Produces Something 1 Peter 1:6-7 ESV - In this you rejoice, though now for a little while, if necessary, you have been grieved by various trials, 7 so that the tested genuineness of your faith—more precious than gold that perishes though it is tested by fire—may be found to result in praise and glory and honor at the revelation of Jesus Christ. When the heat turns up, what comes up? Ask the Lord - What hurting places in me are being uncovered through these trials, and how are you healing them? James 1:4 - Let perseverance finish its work so that you may be mature and complete, not lacking anything. 3. Allow the Work to be Completed God is on a mission to restore His fractured people and make them WHOLE. James 1:12 NIV - Blessed is the one who perseveres under trial because, having stood the test, that person will receive the crown of life that the Lord has promised to those who love him. Ask the Lord - Where am I pulling away, avoiding, or rushing past the work you want to finish in me? The fire isn’t the end; it’s the beginning of what couldn’t grow before.

  6. Jun 9

    When God Seems Silent

    WHEN GOD SEEMS SILENT |  JUNE 7, 2026Pastor Wes Morris  Psalm 13:1-6 (NIV) How long, Lord? Will you forget me forever? How long will you hide your face from me? How long must I wrestle with my thoughts and day after day have sorrow in my heart? How long will my enemy triumph over me? Look on me and answer, Lord my God. Give light to my eyes, or I will sleep in death, and my enemy will say, “I have overcome him,” and my foes will rejoice when I fall. But I trust in your unfailing love; my heart rejoices in your salvation. I will sing the Lord’s praise, for he has been good to me. √  WHEN GOD SEEMS SILENT, WE START ASSUMING INSTEAD OF TRUSTING.  Psalm 13:1 (NIV) How long, Lord? Will you forget me forever? How long will you hide your face from me?  John 11:5-6 (NIV) Now Jesus loved Martha and her sister and Lazarus. So when he heard that Lazarus was sick, he stayed where he was two more days. John 11:21 (NIV) “Lord,” Martha said to Jesus, “if you had been here, my brother would not have died.”   √  WHEN GOD SEEMS SILENT, OUR EMOTIONS GET LOUD.  Psalm 13:2 (NIV) How long must I wrestle with my thoughts and day after day have sorrow in my heart? √  WHEN GOD SEEMS SILENT, THE STRUGGLE CAN BECOME ALL WE SEE. Psalm 13:2 (NIV) How long will my enemy triumph over me? Psalm 13:5-6 (TLB) But I will always trust in you and in your mercy and will rejoice in your salvation. I will sing to the Lord because he has blessed me so richly. Before God changes what's around you, He often changes what's happening inside you. WHEN GOD SEEMS SILENT I. ASK GOD TO HELP YOU SEE WITH A FRESH PERSPECTIVE.  Psalm 13:3 (NIV) Look on me and answer, Lord my God. Give light to my eyes... Psalm 119:105 (NIV) Your word is a lamp for my feet, a light on my path. II. KEEP TRUSTING GOD‘S CHARACTER. Hebrews 10:23 (NLT) Let us hold tightly without wavering to the hope we profess, for God can be trusted to keep his promise. III. KEEP TAKING THE NEXT STEP. Psalm 37:23 (NLT) The Lord directs the steps of the godly. He delights in every detail of their lives.

  7. Jun 5

    When Seasons Change

    WHEN SEASONS CHANGE |  MAY 31, 2026Pastor Wes Morris  Joshua 1:1-9 (NLT) After the death of Moses the Lord’s servant, the Lord spoke to Joshua son of Nun, Moses’ assistant. He said, “Moses my servant is dead. Therefore, the time has come for you to lead these people, the Israelites, across the Jordan River into the land I am giving them. I promise you what I promised Moses: ‘Wherever you set foot, you will be on land I have given you...no one will be able to stand against you as long as you live. For I will be with you as I was with Moses. I will not fail you or abandon you. “Be strong and courageous, for you are the one who will lead these people to possess all the land I swore to their ancestors I would give them. Be strong and very courageous. Be careful to obey all the instructions Moses gave you. Do not deviate from them, turning either to the right or to the left. Then you will be successful in everything you do. Study this Book of Instruction continually. Meditate on it day and night so you will be sure to obey everything written in it. Only then will you prosper and succeed in all you do. This is my command—be strong and courageous! Do not be afraid or discouraged. For the Lord your God is with you wherever you go.” √  EVERY NEW SEASON REQUIRES A NEW SURRENDER. Joshua 1:1-9 (NLT) After the death of Moses the Lord’s servant, the Lord spoke to Joshua son of Nun, Moses’ assistant. He said, “Moses my servant is dead...” √  THE SEASON MAY CHANGE, BUT THE SOURCE STAYS THE SAME. Joshua 1:5 (NLT) As I was with Moses, so I will be with you; I will never leave you nor forsake you.  √  GOD DOESN‘T GIVE US EVERY DETAIL, BUT HE ALWAYS GIVES US HIMSELF.  Joshua 1:9 (NIV) Have I not commanded you? Be strong and courageous. Do not be afraid; do not be discouraged, for the Lord your God will be with you wherever you go. WHEN SEASONS CHANGE I. GRIEVE WHAT ENDED, BUT DON’T GET STUCK THERE. Joshua 1:1 (MSG) God spoke to Joshua, Moses’ assistant: “Moses my servant is dead. Get going. Cross this Jordan River, you and all the people." Ecclesiastes 3:1,4 (NIV) There is a time for everything, and a season for every activity under the heavens: a time to be born and a time to die...a time to weep and a time to laugh, a time to mourn and a time to dance. II. LET GOD‘S FAITHFULNESS BE YOUR FOUNDATION. Joshua 1:5 (NLT) As I was with Moses, so I will be with you... Lamentations 3:18-23 (TLB) All hope is gone; my strength has turned to water, for the Lord has left me. Oh, remember the bitterness and suffering you have dealt to me! For I can never forget these awful years; always my soul will live in utter shame. Yet there is one ray of hope: his compassion never ends. It is only the Lord’s mercies that have kept us from complete destruction. Great is his faithfulness; his loving-kindness begins afresh each day.  III. LEAVE TOMORROW IN GOD’S HANDS.  Matthew 6:27 (TLB) Will all your worries add a single moment to your life? 34 So don’t be anxious about tomorrow. God will take care of your tomorrow too. Live one day at a time.

  8. May 25

    Wisdom For the Burdened

    ROOM TO BREATHE PT. 4 |  MAY 24, 2026Pastor Bria Bradshaw When we trust God with what’s His, we finally have room to breathe.  Exodus 18:13-16 (ESV) The next day Moses sat to judge the people, and the people stood around Moses from morning till evening. When Moses' father-in-law saw all that he was doing for the people, he said, “What is this that you are doing for the people? Why do you sit alone, and all the people stand around you from morning till evening?” And Moses said to his father-in-law, “Because the people come to me to inquire of God; when they have a dispute, they come to me and I decide between one person and another, and I make them know the statutes of God and his laws.” Exodus‬ ‭18‬:‭17‬-‭23‬ ‭(ESV‬‬) Moses’ father-in-law said to him, “What you are doing is not good. You and the people with you will certainly wear yourselves out, for the thing is too heavy for you. You are not able to do it alone. Now obey my voice; I will give you advice, and God be with you! You shall represent the people before God and bring their cases to God, and you shall warn them about the statutes and the laws, and make them know the way in which they must walk and what they must do. Moreover, look for able men from all the people, men who fear God, who are trustworthy and hate a bribe, and place such men over the people as chiefs of thousands, of hundreds, of fifties, and of tens. And let them judge the people at all times. Every great matter they shall bring to you, but any small matter they shall decide themselves. So it will be easier for you, and they will bear the burden with you. If you do this, God will direct you, you will be able to endure, and all this people also will go to their place in peace.” WISDOM FOR THE BURDENED 1. Bring what’s not yours to God Exodus 18:19 (ESV) Now obey my voice; I will give you advice, and God be with you! You shall represent the people before God and bring their cases to God… Ask the Lord: What am I trying to carry that wasn’t meant for me? 2. Bear what’s yours to carry Exodus 18:20 (ESV) “...and you shall warn them about the statutes and the laws, and make them know the way in which they must walk and what they must do.” Exodus 18:22 (ESV) “...Every great matter they shall bring to you…” Ask the Lord: What responsibility is mine that I’ve not been carrying? 3. Look for others to carry with you Exodus 18:21 (ESV) “Moreover, look for able men from all the people, men who fear God, who are trustworthy and hate a bribe, and place such men over the people…” Galatians 6:2 (ESV) Bear one another's burdens, and so fulfill the law of Christ. Ask the Lord: What am I trying to carry on my own that others can help carry with me?

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