Bridgetown Audio Podcast First Light: Advent 2025 - Jesus (Christmas Eve)
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Dec 26, 2025 
Tyler Staton, a dynamic teaching pastor and church leader, shares a heartfelt Christmas Eve message centered on Luke 2:4-7. He reflects on personal memories of Christmas while linking Abraham's faith to Jesus' birth. Tyler dives into themes of loneliness and belonging, emphasizing that Christmas is about God drawing near to mend relational rifts. He advocates for a view of God rooted in love rather than legalism and highlights how belief in Jesus transforms our understanding of divine affection. Ultimately, he invites all to embrace the personal love found in Christmas.
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Phone Call That Changed A Life
- Tyler Staton recounts a phone call with Ramon during his cancer treatment when Ramon confessed suicidal self-harm and desperation.
- Staton describes standing with Ramon in public, hearing his crisis, and not hanging up while trying to help.
Creation As Love, Not Power
- Genesis presents God as loving community rather than a conquering power, reframing creation's motive as sharing love not asserting dominance.
- This view makes creation about relationship and mutuality instead of divine power plays.
Sin As Diagnosis, Not Condemnation
- Staton frames sin as both external brokenness and internal relational failures like shame and loneliness.
- He argues naming sin is a diagnostic step that enables healing rather than a condemning label.