Journey Church Bozeman Sermons: Recent Episodes

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Bob Schwahn | Lead Pastor | August 9, 2026

Referenced Scripture:
Romans 1:16-17, Romans 10:13-15, Romans 15:20, 1 Corinthians 3:16-17, John 17:20-21, John 1:14

Reflection Questions:
1. Throughout the book of Romans, Paul explains the truth and power of the gospel message and gives the church the mission to take that message to the world…Read: Romans 1:16-17, Romans 10:13-15, Romans 15:20If you had to evaluate your passion for the mission of taking the gospel to the world, what would you say about yourself? (excited, burdened, indifferent, scared, …) Explain… Where do you see things that you need to grow?

1. If the unity of the people of God is a major theme of seeing the world changed, where do you see the state of the church in the U.S.? What would need to change in the church? How would you think the church should go about growing in unity? What could you do personally?

2. Do you feel comfortable in your faith or challenged in your faith? Why do most people try to gravitate toward being comfortable? What is the cost of being comfortable?

3. Reflect on the life and ministry of Jesus… How did he consistently bring people to a place of challenge in their faith? Why do you think it takes challenge to bring change to people in most cases? How have you experienced challenge in your life bringing growth and change to your faith? How can we consistently bring challenge to our own life and faith?

4. Jesus modeled by becoming a person that bringing the Kingdom to earth is to be done personally and organically and intentionally.

5. If God places us intentionally in places where we can personally be an influence for the Kingdom, where are the places God has placed you right now? How can you be an influence in that place with your life? How has God used you in the past? How do you hope that He will use you in the future?

6. Who are people in your life whom you can invest and invite? (Invest in their life and relationship and invite them to join at church or in some way along your spiritual journey.)

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Jim Keena | Guest Speaker | August 2, 2026

Referenced Scripture:
Romans 15:14-25, Matthew 5:16, Philippians 2:3, James 3:16, Acts 9:15

Reflection Questions:
https://journeybozeman.com/sermons/notes/2026.08.02.pdf

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Logan Holloman | Next Gen Pastor | July 26, 2026

Referenced Scripture:
Romans 14:13-23

Reflection Questions:
1. Looking back at this week's message, what stood out to you most? Was there a verse, phrase, or idea that challenged or encouraged you?

1. Paul says, "Make every effort to do what leads to peace and mutual edification" (Romans 14:19). Who has been someone in your life that consistently built you up in your faith? What did they do that made such an impact?

2. Throughout the sermon we asked the question, "Will this build?" Think about a current relationship, disagreement, or area where you have strong convictions. How might asking that question change the way you respond this week?

3. Paul reminds us that Jesus is still shaping each of us. Is there an area where the Lord has changed or matured one of your convictions over time? How does remembering that help you show humility and patience toward believers who are still growing?

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Logan Holloman | Next Gen Pastor | July 19, 2026 9am

Referenced Scripture:

Romans 14:1–9, 2 Timothy 2:22–26

Reflection Questions:

1. Where do you see yourself most tempted to make secondary issues feel like primary issues?(Examples: politics, worship styles, parenting, schooling, spiritual gifts, cultural preferences, personal convictions.)
   Follow-up: Why do you think we are so quick to turn differences of conviction into judgments about someone's faith?

2. Romans 14:3 says, “God has accepted them.” How should remembering that God has welcomed someone change the way we approach believers who think differently than we do?
   Follow-up: What is the difference between "accepting" someone and simply "agreeing" with someone?

3. Paul says, “Who are you to judge someone else’s servant?” (Romans 14:4). Where are you most tempted to take a role that belongs only to Jesus?
   Follow-up: What does it look like practically to trust Jesus as Lord over someone else's spiritual growth instead of trying to control it?

4. Romans 14:8 says, “Whether we live or die, we belong to the Lord.” How does belonging to Jesus change the way we hold our convictions, opinions, and freedoms?
   Follow-up: What is one area where Jesus may be inviting you to move from being "right" toward being more like Him?

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Jim Keena | Guest Speaker | July 12, 2026

Referenced Scripture:
Romans 12:1-2, Romans 13:1–7, Acts 5:29, 1 Corinthians 13:13

Reflection Questions:
https://journeybozeman.com/sermons/notes/2026.07.12.pdf

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Brian Priebe | Executive Pastor | July 5, 2026

Referenced Scripture:
Romans12:1-21, Matthew 5:44, Matthew 7:12, Matthew 22:39

Reflection Questions:
1. What's one thing that stood out to you from the sermon and why?

1. How would people close to you rate your seeking of relationship over seeking revenge on a scale of 1-10?

2. What motivates you to seek relationship over revenge? Can you share an experience of seeking relationship after being hurt that was meaningful to you?

3. What are Biblical examples of Jesus seeking relationship over revenge?

4. Do you find that revenge or relationship comes to you more naturally? Why or Why not? What things make it challenging for you?

5. One of Brian's focal points was that Jesus' death on the cross offers us a mercy that we ought to be able to pass along to others. Do you agree or disagree? Why? Can you give an example of how that practically plays out in your day to day life?

6. What would the church look like if everyone took the posture of pursuing relationship over revenge in relation to the daily hurts we incur from people around us.

7. Brian referenced the idea that we tend to seek control as a motivating factor in ultimately choosing revenge over relationship. Do you find maintianing control a challenge in your life and if so, why?

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Bob Schwahn | Lead Pastor | June 28, 2026

Referenced Scripture:
Romans 12:9-16, 1 John 4:19-21, Ephesians 4:15-16

Reflection Questions:
1. How does God evaluate our worship at our community worship gatherings? How are we to tangibly love God and love others? Give examples.

1. Where might God give you a “needs improvement” score?

2. Read Paul’s description of how we are to love one another in the family of God…
   Romans 12:9-16
   Love must be sincere. Hate what is evil; cling to what is good. Be devoted to one another in love. Honor one another above yourselves. Never be lacking in zeal, but keep your spiritual fervor, serving the Lord. Be joyful in hope, patient in affliction, faithful in prayer. Share with the Lord’s people who are in need. Practice hospitality. Bless those who persecute you; bless and do not curse. Rejoice with those who rejoice; mourn with those who mourn. Live in harmony with one another. Do not be proud, but be willing to associate with people of low position. Do not be conceited.

What grabs your attention? What sticks out to you?
What do you like about this text of Scripture?
What do you not like about this text? (ie. What is challenging or convicting?)
Where do you have questions about this text?
Where do you personally need to grow or change?
What is a practical way you will apply this to your life this week?

1. How can we as a church learn to meet the needs of others in a way that we all feel known and loved?

2. How does learning to love people that are difficult to love cause us to mature in our faith? How have you seen this in your own life? Share some examples.

3. What are the barriers we experience in the American church that makes this kind of love difficult? How can we practically overcome these barriers? What can you do personally to help break these barriers down?

4. What would a worship gathering be like if everyone came in looking for how they could love and serve others rather than looking to be loved and be served? (ie. Asking God what they can give to the family and not just what they can get out of the family.)

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Logan Holloman | Next Gen Pastor | June 21, 2026

Referenced Scripture:
Romans 12:3-8, Luke 10:18-20

Reflection Questions:

1. The Mirror Question
   When you think about yourself, what voices most influence how you see yourself (success, failure, social media, family expectations, work, appearance, etc.)? How does the gospel challenge or reshape those voices?

2. Sober Judgment
   Paul calls us to "think of yourself with sober judgment" (Romans 12:3).Why do you think Paul warns against thinking too highly of ourselves? How can thinking too poorly of ourselves also become a form of self-focus?
   Follow-up: Which tendency do you struggle with more—self-exaltation or self-deprecation?

3. Grace and Gifts
   Paul emphasized that our gifts are "grace-gifts"—something received, not achieved.How does viewing your abilities, opportunities, and spiritual gifts as gifts of grace change the way you think about yourself and others?
   Follow-up: Is there a gift God has given you that you could steward more intentionally for the benefit of others?

4. Belonging to the Body
   We concluded with the idea that life in Christ is not about being the center, but about belonging and serving. What does it practically look like for you to move from asking "What about me?" to asking "How can I serve?" in your family, workplace, friendships, or church community this week?
   Follow-up: Is there a specific way God may be inviting you to contribute to the life of the body rather than simply consume from it?

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Bob Schwahn | Lead Pastor | June 14, 2026

Referenced Scripture:
Romans 1:16-17, Romans 12:1-2

Reflection Questions:
1. Where in your spiritual life have you struggled to see the change you have wanted to see? What has made that change difficult for you? What area of your life do you find yourself regularly disobeying God?

Read Romans 12:1-2
2. “Therefore”
What is the “therefore” there for? What is Paul referring back to at the beginning of chapter 12?

1. “In view of God’s mercy”
   Why would reflecting on the grace and the mercy of God provide motivation and a catalyst to desire change in your life or obey God? Have you ever obeyed out of fear rather than gratitude? What is the challenge/problem of letting fear be the motivation to surrender your life to God?

2. Take a few minutes to reflect on the cross of Jesus and on how you have seen the grace and mercy of God in your life. Share some of the ways you have seen God’s mercy. Take a few minutes to thank God in prayer for what He has done.

3. What does it mean to “offer your body as a living sacrifice”? What are examples of how you have done this or should be doing this? Are there any areas of your life that you are holding back from God? Explain. What makes these areas of your life difficult to surrender to God?

4. “True and proper” is literally translated “logical” (greek: logicon)
   Why is surrender to God the only “logical” response to the good news of the gospel?

5. “Do not conform to the pattern of this world”
   What does it mean to conform to the pattern of this world?
   What assumptions do I hold that come more from culture than Scripture? How does the world think differently than God in the areas of success, happiness, identity, sexuality, money, or power?

6. Where am I adopting cultural values instead of biblical values? Where do I need to renew my thinking?

7. Why do you think that transformation begins first in the renewing of our mind?

8. What content fills my mind? What voices are the loudest in my mind? Does it move me toward Christ or away from Him? Explain…

9. What practices are helpful to you to renew your mind and have God’s perspective over the perspective of this world? Where do you need to grow in renewing your mind? How will you do this?

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Brian Van Eps | Guest Speaker

Referenced Scripture:
Ephesians 2:8-10

Reflection Questions:
1. When was the last time you asked, “What should I do now?”

1. What did you do?

2. How do you define the word, “Humble?”

3. How does the, “gift of grace” impact your life today?

4. What are your strengths and weaknesses really?

5. How is God’s prompting you to, “Get to Work” lately?

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Logan Holloman | Next Gen Pastor | May 24, 2026

Referenced Scripture:
Luke 16:19-31, Colossians 1:16, Romans 1:28-31

Reflection Questions:

1. When you hear the question, “How could a loving God send people to hell?”, what emotions or assumptions immediately come to mind? How did this message challenge, deepen, or reshape the way you think about that question?

2. The sermon described hell as “the final form of exile from God” rather than simply punishment. How does viewing the Bible through the lens of creation, fall, redemption, and restoration change the conversation about judgment?

3. In Luke 16, the rich man’s deepest issue was not wealth, but a heart curved inward on itself. Where are you tempted to become spiritually indifferent—to God, to others, or to suffering around you?

4. The cross shows Jesus entering our exile to bring us home. What stands out most to you about the idea that God personally stepped into judgment and suffering for humanity?

5. The sermon ended with the question: “Who am I becoming?” What habits, loves, priorities, or patterns are currently shaping your heart? Are they moving you toward deeper communion with God and others—or further inward toward self-centeredness?

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Bob Schwahn | Lead Pastor | May 24, 2026

Referenced Scripture:

Genesis 2:20-25, Genesis 3:7, 1 Corinthians 5:12-13, Hebrews 4:15-16, Romans 12:1-2

Reflection Questions:

1. How would you explain the biblical teaching about God’s plan for a healthy and holy expression of our sexuality? Do you agree or disagree with this teaching? Why or why not?

2. How would you describe the culture's view of human sexuality?

3. How do these different views create tension for a person that wants to follow Jesus? How have you personally experienced or observed that tension? In your opinion, how has the church done at navigating that tension in the culture? What have we done well? What have we done poorly? Explain.

4. Every person is mixture of hundreds of desires that are aligned and misaligned with the perspective of Jesus regarding sexuality. How is a person to navigate these desires as a follower of Jesus? How are we to discern what to do with our desires? (especially those that don’t align with Jesus?) How can we learn to say no to those desires?

5. Why does submitting our desires to the redemptive care of Jesus require a lot of trust in His character and message? What do we need to believe about Jesus to trust him with our sexual desires?

6. Do you believe that Jesus lived a fulfilling life? Why or why not?
   Do you think that Jesus had all the same desires that we have as humans? Why or why not?
   Jesus lived his life as an unmarried man, who never had sex, and never had children, and had all the same temptations that we have (Hebrews 4:15-16)
   Do you think that we can also live a fulfilled life without those desires fulfilled? Explain.
   What do we need to experience a fulfilled and meaningful life if some of those desires are never fulfilled?

7. What is the role of the community of believers in helping us process the desires and brokenness of our sexuality? What makes involving others in this difficult or uncomfortable? How can you take steps to involve other people in helping you navigate your sexuality and desires?

8. Why is it important for us to acknowledge the reality that we all experience brokenness in our sexuality? What is the danger of only pointing to the brokenness of others in the culture and not naming/owning/confessing our own brokenness?

9. What is your next step in bringing your sexuality and desires into full alignment with the redemptive teaching of Jesus? Who will you process this with?

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Bob Schwahn | Lead Pastor | May 17, 2026 9am

Referenced Scripture: John 14:6, Ephesians 2:8-9, Colossians 3:12, 2 Corinthians 5:14-15

Reflection Questions:
1. In your experience of our culture, what do people tend to appreciate about Jesus and what do they find difficult about Jesus?

1. Read John 14:6 — Why does Jesus’ exclusive claim cause resistance in our culture? How have you experienced people’s response to the exclusivity of Jesus? Explain.

2. Gandhi said, “Religions are different roads converging to the same point. What does it matter that we take a different road, so long as we reach the same goal? Wherein is the cause for quarreling?” — What makes this view from Ghandi more popular and a more acceptable way to look at differing religions and worldviews?

3. “All religions basically teach the same thing.” (Agree/Disagree) Why? Explain. What are some ways that different religions can overlap?

4. Law of Non-Contradiction: Contradictory propositions cannot both be true in the same sense at the same time. Put Aristotle’s law in your own words. Does this make sense to you? Why or why not? Give an example of how this is true.

5. What are some core truth claims of different world religions that are contradictory to one another? Does it make sense to you that they can’t all be true at the same time? Why or why not?

6. What are some core truth claims of Jesus and Christianity? How could someone investigate if these claims are true? Are you convinced of the truth claims of Jesus? Why or why not?

7. What are some unique beliefs of Christianity that are different from other world religions?

8. Read Ephesians 2:8-9 — Put this verse in your own words. Why is the concept of grace unique from other world religions? Explain why salvation is the work of God and not the work of people? What is our role in salvation? Why is boasting not a response to grace?

9. How does the exclusivity of the message of Christianity create urgency to share the message with the world? What is the posture of a Jesus follower that is communicating the message of salvation? (Read Colossians 3:12)

10. Why is there no room for arrogance in the posture of a follower of Jesus sharing the message of Jesus

11. How is God nudging you to take a next step as a result of this message?

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Brian Priebe | Executive Pastor | May 10, 2026

Referenced Scripture:
Acts 17:16-27
Reflection Questions:
1. What's one thing that stood out to you from the sermon and why?

1. How would you describe your relationship with science?

2. What are Biblical examples of how science and faith can come into contact?

3. One of Brian's main points was that believers need to use the right tools for the right tasks as we share our faith. What examples of this do you see throughout the Bible or even just in regular life?

4. Brian's focal point was that science best answers questions related to HOW the natural world works and faith best answers questions related to WHY the natural world is. Do you agree or disagree? Why?

5. Read Acts 17:16-27 What elements of Paul's interactions with the Athenians offer clues to how we might engage people that have a science bend?

6. What would the church look like if everyone took Paul's cues in interacting with people outside the faith, especially those where science is most influential?

7. What are your thoughts around Genesis 1 and the definition of a day?

8. Brian cited the use of Yom as the Hebrew word for day in Genesis 1 as also being the same word describing various periods of time. He referenced Genesis 2:2, 4:3, 43:9 and 44:32. What do you think about the various uses of Yom in Genesis?

9. What might be a next step for you related to the interaction of science and faith and the people in your sphere?

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Bob Schwahn | Lead Pastor | May 3, 2026 9am

Referenced Scripture:
1 Corinthians 15:3-19, John 5:39, Luke 24:44, Hebrews 4:12, 2 Peter 3:15-16, Matthew 7:24

Reflection Questions:
1. What was one thing from the sermon that stuck out to you?

1. 2 Timothy 3:1616 All Scripture is God-breathed and is useful for teaching, rebuking, correcting and training in righteousness, What questions do you have about the reliability of the Bible? What objections have you heard from others about the reliability of the Bible?

2. Do any of those objections create questions or doubts for you? Why or why not?

3. Do you have answers that help you remove those objections from your questions/doubts? Explain.

4. Read 1 Corinthians 15:14-19What convinces you that the bodily resurrection of Jesus was an actual event in human history? What does our faith rest or fall on this one singular event? What objections might there be to this having actually happened? What could be an answer to these objections?

5. What evidence for the reliability of the Bible from the sermon was helpful to you? What questions about the Bible’s reliability would it be helpful for you to explore? How will you engage this?

6. Read Hebrews 4:12How can the Bible impact our life through reading/studying/reflecting on it? How have you seen this accomplished in your life? If this is true, why do you think so many Christians struggle to make time to hear from God in the Scriptures? What is your plan to regularly allow God to speak to you from the Scriptures?

7. Read Matthew 7:24The Bible is only authoritative in our lives if we actually DO what God says to us from the Scriptures. What parts of the Bible have you had a difficult time obeying? What is your next step in obedience to God’s Word?

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Bob Schwahn | Lead Pastor | April 26, 2026

Referenced Scripture:
Matthew 28:16-20, John 20:26-27, Matthew 14:28-31, Jude 1:22

Reflection Questions:
1) What are doubts/questions you have about God or Christian faith? What is the root of your question? (What is your doubt about?)

2) How does God view our doubts? Does doubt mean a lack of faith? How can processing our doubts with God actually make our faith stronger?

3) Have you experienced the church as a safe/helpful place to express your doubts or questions? Why or why not?

4) Have you had the opportunity to help others process their doubt? Describe that experience. What did you learn from that experience?

5) Read Jude 1:22Be merciful to those who doubt
What does it mean to be merciful to those who doubt? Describe how this would look in someone’s life? How might it look for a person to not receive mercy? What is the cost of a lack of mercy? How could you grow in helping others process their doubts and questions?

6) Why would it be important to actually verbalize our doubts to God and other followers of Jesus? What does it mean to take our doubts to Jesus? What does this look like practically? What is the danger of trying to ignore or suppress our doubts and questions?

7) What questions or doubts do you have now that you need to verbalize to God and other followers of Jesus?

BONUS STUDY:
8) Read Psalm 73 of Asaph
What observations can you make about processing doubts from this psalm?

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Vern Streeter | Guest Speaker | April 19, 2026

Referenced Scripture:
1 John 4:8, Genesis 2:18, John 10:10

Reflection Questions:
Bonding = The ability to establish an emotional attachment to another person.
The Biblical Basis:
A. Trinity – 50-ish times in the Bible.
B. God is love – 1 John 4:8
C. Creation – Genesis 2:18

1. What was your reaction to, and feelings about, the Kent Cox story?

2. How has bonding, or lack of, affected your:
   A. Personal life
   B. People life
   C. Performance life

3. Past: With whom did I have a good/bad bonding relationship?

4. Present: With whom do you currently have a good bonding relationship? Why is it good?

5. Future: Who is available, and what will you do to increase bonding with them?

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Vern Streeter | Guest Speaker | April 12, 2026

Referenced Scripture:

Joshua 2, Matthew 1:5-6, Hebrews 10:31, James 2:25-26

Reflection Questions:

1. The story of Rahab is well known. She is famous. Did you learn anything new? How was the sermon on Joshua 2 impactful for you?

2. What difference does it make in your life that, like Rahab stated, “…the Lord your God, is God in heaven above and on earth below.” (Joshua 2:11)

3. Isn’t it interesting that Rahab is celebrated in the New Testament by Matthew, Hebrews, and James? (Matthew 1:5-6; Hebrews 11:31; James 2:25-26) Why do you think James uses Rahab as an example of “Faith without works is dead?”

4. Right now, are you hanging tightly to a rope that is being lowered by someone else – why and who is on the Rahab end of the rope? And, who are you lowering – who is depending on you for their spiritual life? That’s a lot of responsibility. How can we help you stay strong for someone you care about?

5. Bonus discussion: Vern said Rahab did a bad thing but did the right thing. How is that possible? Can you think of other similar circumstances? Have you ever faced such an ethical dilemma?

6. A mind-bending morality-challenging deeper dive:

Ethicists offer three main views:

A. The “Lie was sinful but used by God” view.

• Rahab did the right thing (protecting life)

• But used a wrong method (lying – a violation of the 9th commandment)

• God honored her faith despite moral imperfection.

This keeps moral absolutes intact.

B. The “Higher moral law” view.

• Protecting life is more important that telling the truth.

This is called “graded absolutism.”

C. The “Wartime ethics” view

• She lied in a time of war.

• Deception in war (like espionage) is not morally equivalent to everyday lying.

This is military resistance, not private morality.

Discuss!

1. From this, what do we learn about God and His relationship with us?

That’s all very interesting and worth discussing, but please don’t let it overshadow the call on your life to not “drop the rope” for the people depending on you…

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Bob Schwahn | Lead Pastor | April 5, 2026

Referenced Scripture:
Colossians 2:13-14, Philippians 3:8-21, John 20:19, 1 Corinthians 15:20, John 3:16-18

Reflection Questions:
1. What is your observation of the “cancel culture” that we live in today? How would you describe “cancel culture”? What are some examples you have seen of people today being cancelled? Would you say that cancelling people is fair or unfair? Explain your answer. How might it feel to be cancelled by the world around you?

1. Big Idea: Jesus did not come to cancel people, but to cancel sin.
   Read Colossians 2:13-14, John 3:16-18
   How does it feel to know that Jesus has cancelled your sin but will never cancel you? How can we know that Jesus will never cancel us? How does this change how we might respond to our failures in this life?

2. When you reflect on the resurrection of Jesus what gives you hope and encourages your heart?

3. Read Philippians 3:10-11
   How have you experienced the power of the resurrection in your life? (ie. How has your life changed? How have you experienced a growing relationship with Jesus? How have you seen the power of Jesus at work in your life?)

4. Paul says that part of knowing Jesus is participating in the same kind of suffering that He experienced. What kind of suffering did Jesus experience in his life? Why can this be a comforting thought when we are experiencing pain and suffering and loss in our life? Why is it important to understand that that suffering is a normal part of knowing and walking with Jesus?

5. Read 1 Corinthians 15:20
   Jesus’ physical resurrection is called the first fruits of our resurrection. What does this verse mean? Reflect on the reality that you will be given a physical body for all of eternity that will not age, decay, get sick, experience pain or loss, suffering, or death…What thoughts does this bring to mind? How does that hit you emotionally? What questions does it raise for you? What hope does this give us? Why?

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Jim Keena | Guest Speaker | April 3, 2026

Referenced Scripture:
John 10:17–18, Hebrews 10:10, Romans 3:23-24, Romans 5:8

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Logan Holloman | Next Gen Pastor | March 29, 2026

Referenced Scripture:
Matthew 21:6-11, Acts 4:12

Reflection Questions:
1. When you hear that “Hosanna” means “save us,” what do you feel like you most need saving from right now—externally or internally?

1. What are some things you tend to look towards for security, identity, or relief (control, approval, success, relationships, etc.)?

2. Was there a moment in your life (like the story shared in the sermon) that shaped what you now “look to” for worth or validation?

3. How does the picture of Jesus entering on a donkey—humble, not forceful—challenge or reshape your expectations of God?

4. As we move toward Easter, what would it look like for you to “turn toward Jesus” in a real, practical way this week?

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Bob Schwahn | Lead Pastor | March 22, 2026

Referenced Scripture: Matthew 28:18-20, John 4:34-35, 2 Timothy 2:2, 1 Corinthians 11:1, Ephesians 4:11-16, Matthew 9:36-38

Reflection Questions:
1. Read Matthew 28:18-20 — Make some observations about this command of Jesus to All In followers…

1. What is a disciple? What does it mean to make disciples? Does this command extend to followers of Jesus today? Why or why not? Explain.

2. What are your observations of the church today in making disciples? Does it seem that many followers of Jesus have disregarded this command? Explain. Can a person be a mature follower of Jesus and not make disciples?

3. What has been your experience of being discipled by others ? What has been your experience of discipling others? What has been encouraging to you? What has been challenging or frustrating?

4. What barriers have you experienced in trying to invest in the lives of other people? (Helping them learn to know and follow Jesus) How can a person overcome those barriers?

5. Bob mentioned that discipleship is… Relational… Intentional… Transformational… —How would you describe each of these words? Do you agree or disagree with this list? What would you add or change and why?

6. Whom could you move toward today to begin a relationship where you could help them know and follow Jesus? How might you approach them? What is your next step in doing that?

7. How would our church and our valley be different if followers of Jesus took this command to make disciples more seriously? What might it look like if this was increasingly true around Journey? What is your next step to make that a reality?

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Bob Schwahn | Lead Pastor | March 15, 2026

Referenced Scripture:

1 Peter 4:12, Hebrews 5:7-8, Romans 5:3-5, Hebrews 12:11, 2 Corinthians 1:3-7

Reflection Questions:

1. How are you experiencing suffering and pain in your life right now? How are you seeing people in your life experience suffering and pain?

2. We cannot read God’s favor or disfavor by assessing how troubled a person’s life is. True or False? Why?What does the Bible teach us about this statement? What have you learned from personal experience about this statement?

3. Why do some of us expect that God would/should spare His all-in followers from the suffering of this world?

4. What are some wrong beliefs or responses that can come from pain and suffering? What questions does suffering raise about God, about us, about our relationship with Him? What truths of Scripture do we need to keep in mind in order to counter these wrong beliefs and responses?

5. READ: 2 Corinthians 1:3-7 3 Praise be to the God and Father of our Lord Jesus Christ, the Father of compassion and the God of all comfort, 4 who comforts us in all our troubles, so that we can comfort those in any trouble with the comfort we ourselves receive from God. 5 For just as we share abundantly in the sufferings of Christ, so also our comfort abounds through Christ. 6 If we are distressed, it is for your comfort and salvation; if we are comforted, it is for your comfort, which produces in you patient endurance of the same sufferings we suffer. 7 And our hope for you is firm, because we know that just as you share in our sufferings, so also you share in our comfort.

How are other believers intended to be an extension of God’s comfort to us in the midst of our pain and suffering? How have you seen God use other people to be a source of comfort for you? How have you been a source of comfort to others? Share some specific examples…

1. Why would isolation be detrimental to someone in the midst of suffering? Why can we tend toward isolation? How can we break through our tendency to isolate? What will that require of us?

2. Do you personally move toward people in suffering or tend to isolate? Why? Explain…

3. What specifically do we need from others in our suffering in order to experience comfort? What things from others can actually be unhelpful, even if offered with good motives?

4. What area of pain and suffering in your life do you need to share with someone? Who is someone in your life that needs your comfort and encouragement in the face of suffering and pain?

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Bob Schwahn | Lead Pastor | March 8, 2026

Referenced Scripture:
Hebrews 3:7,15; 4:7, Luke 9:57-62, Philippians 3:12-14

Reflection Questions:

Read: Luke 9:57-62
1. What has been the most challenging thing you have experienced in trying to be an ALL IN follower of Jesus?

1. What are some examples from Scripture where people had to make difficult choices to be obedient and follow God/Jesus? What difficulties did they face? What made the choices challenging? Why do you think they were able to make the decisions that they did? Explain.

2. What have been some of the difficult decisions you have made in your life in order to say “yes” to following Jesus? What was the outcome of saying “yes”? Have you ever said “no” to some decisions to obey and follow Jesus? Share those stories. What was the cost of saying “no”?

3. Does Jesus promise that following him will always be comfortable and require no risk? Explain your answer. What does He promise if we are willing to follow Him and obey?

4. What are the places in your life where you find it most difficult to follow Jesus in obedience? Why do you think that is?

5. Why is it easy to say, “Yes, but first…” and put off obedience to someday in the future? How have you justified disobedience by putting off something you know that you should do or stop doing? Explain.

6. What might be potential areas of your life that you prioritize above Jesus? What are the costs to these misplaced priorities? What costs have you experienced in your life by not putting obedience to Jesus first?

Hebrews 3:7,15; 4:7
So, as the Holy Spirit says:
“Today, if you hear his voice,
do not harden your hearts…"
8. What is one thing that you need to say “yes” to the Spirit TODAY, so that your heart does not become hard?

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Logan Holloman | Next Gen Pastor | March 1, 2026

Referenced Scripture:
Matthew 28:20, Luke 12:13-34, Exodus 16:16-20, Luke 11:2-4, 1 Timothy 6:6-19, Luke 16:13-15

Reflection Questions:
1. In what ways am I choosing to depend on God’s generosity for my felt need? And in what ways am I restricting God’s generosity by my own self sufficiency?

1. Is the way I relate to money more reflective to the American economy or God’s economy? What is one step, just one practical change, that I can make to live more generously in my relationship to money and possessions.

2. Stay committed to developing a personal rhythm of confession. Begin giving attention to what this practice of confession could look like in your everyday life, and let it lead you into greater freedom, honesty and forgiveness.

3. Choose generosity to counteract greed. Greed is taking more than we need for ourselves, regardless of how that affects others. This week consider where you can be generous. Ask yourself: What do I have more than enough of? And who could I share it with?

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Brian Priebe | Executive Pastor | February 22, 2026

Referenced Scripture:
Isaiah 42:1-4a, Luke 4:18-21, Luke 10:29b, Matthew 25:42-46

Reflection Questions:
1. What's one thing that stood out to you from the sermon and why?

1. How would people close to you rate your protection of the vulnerable on a scale of 1-10?

2. What motivates you to protect the vulnerable? Can you share an experience of protecting the vulnerable that was meaningful to you?

3. What are Biblical examples of Jesus protecting the vulnerable?

4. Do you find that protecting the vulnerable comes to you naturally? Why or Why not? What things make it challenging for you?

5. Brian's focal point was that Jesus sought to bring justice to earth by protecting the vulnerable. Do you agree or disagree? Why?

6. Read Matthew 25:31-46. What differences do you see between how the sheep and the goats are described in the parable?

7. Are you naturally bent more like the sheep or the goats? What would it take in your life to serve more like the sheep than the goats?

9 What would the church look like if everyone took the sheeps posture of protecting the vulnerable or helping those in need?

1. Brian referenced the Good Samaritan (Luke 10) sacrificed his comfort, time and money to protect the vulnerable. Which of those is hardest for you to sacrifice and why? Which is easiest for you to sacrifice?

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Logan Holloman | Next Gen Pastor | February 15, 2026

Referenced Scripture:
Matthew 28:19-20, Matthew 4:17-19, 1 John 2:5-6, Luke 19:1-10, Acts 1:8, 1 John 1:3-4, 1 Peter 2:12, Matthew 5:13-16, 1 Peter 3:15, Colossians 4:5-6

Reflection Questions:
1) Dallas Willard said a disciple lives “their life the way Jesus would live if he were them.”What part of your life feels hardest to imagine Jesus stepping into right now?

2) When you think of evangelism, what emotion shows up first—and why do you think that is?

3) Who feels like “the other” in your world right now? What would hospitality look like—not theoretically, but practically?

4) When was the last time you felt genuinely welcomed by someone? What did they do that made it feel safe?

5) How naturally does Jesus come up in your everyday conversations? What makes that easier—or harder?

6) What’s one story from your life with Jesus that feels authentic and real (not polished)?

7) What does “living a beautiful life” look like in your current season—work, home, relationships?

8) How might excellence, kindness, or presence at work be part of your witness?

9) Is there one small step you sense God inviting you into this week—making room, telling your story, or simply paying closer attention?

10) How can this group support one another in living this out without pressure or shame?

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Bob Schwahn | Lead Pastor | February 8, 2026

Referenced Scripture: John 13:34-35, Ephesians 5:25, 1 Corinthians 3:16-17, Ephesians 3:4-6

Reflection Questions:
1. Mission Statement: Together, we lead people in becoming All In followers of Jesus. — Do you believe that an ALL IN follower of Jesus must live out their faith TOGETHER with other believers? Why or why not?

1. Read John 13:34-35 — How would you describe the way Jesus has loved us? What adjectives would you use? How is it even possible for us to love other people in that same way?

2. Jesus said the defining characteristic of an ALL IN follower is seen in our love for one another. How would you evaluate your love for other followers? How would you evaluate other followers' love for you?

3. Can we love Jesus while at the same time not be actively loving His church (other followers)? Why or why not?

4. What makes it difficult for you to love other followers this way? What barriers do you need to overcome? What are some practical ways you could seek to overcome those barriers?

5. For us to be known and loved (and to love and know others) requires vulnerability. What makes vulnerability difficult for people? Difficult for you? How can we create environments that foster greater vulnerability?

6. Shame → Shame isn’t just feeling bad about yourself; it’s a deep fear that you are unloveable; that if people knew who you really were, they would reject you.

7. How can shame create a barrier to authentic loving relationships? How can we overcome shame? How can we help others overcome shame?

8. How might Sunday Gatherings be different if everyone showed up with a mindset to know and love other people? What is something practical you can do this week to approach our gatherings differently?

9. How could your small group grow in the ability to know and love one another?

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Bob Schwahn | Lead Pastor | February 1, 2026

Referenced Scripture:

Matthew 11:28-30, Ezekiel 36:25-28, John 16:7, Romans 8:10-11, Galatians 3:2-3, Galatians 5:25

Reflection Questions:

1. When you realize that the invitation to follow Jesus means we actually are expected to become like Him, how do you respond to that idea? Why can that thought be overwhelming? Does this seem impossible? Why or why not?

2. Read Matthew 11:28-30
   What were the two uses of the word “yoke” that Jesus is referring to here? Describe the imagery of being “yoked” to Jesus like two oxen? How does that imagery help us understand how we are to walk our life with Jesus? How does this help us to become like Jesus?

3. If we are weary and burdened in our life, what does that say to us about our walk with Jesus and our connection to Him? How can Jesus actually make our yoke easy and our burden light? Does that mean that everything in life will be easy and light? Why or why not?

4. True life in Jesus is found when we surrender our lives fully to Him. What does it mean to surrender fully to Jesus? Why can that word be difficult for us to deal with? What makes actually surrendering difficult for you?

5. How does surrendering to Jesus actually bring freedom and life to our souls? Explain. What things in this life can we become free of through surrendering? Explain.

6. The opposite of surrender is control? How can trying to control everything in life be exhausting? (making us weary and burdened)

7. Reflect on the illustration from the sermon of the clenched fist vs the open palm. What did that experience show you? Where in your life do you need to unclench your fist and open your hands?

8. Serenity Prayer
   God, grant me the serenity to accept the things I cannot change, the courage to change the things I can, and the wisdom to know the difference.
   What wisdom do you see in this simple prayer? How could this be helpful in your learning to surrender?

9. Describe Spiritual breathing…
   What is exhaling? → why is confession of sin important?
   What is inhaling? → how can we tangibly give control to the Spirit?

10. If peace in your soul is evidence of a surrendered life…
    How surrendered is your life today on a scale 1-10? Explain.
    If anxiety in your soul is evidence of a need to surrender…
    How anxious is your life today on a scale 1-10? Explain.

11. Where do you need to surrender control in your life to Jesus today?

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Bob Schwahn | Lead Pastor | January 25, 2026

Referenced Scripture:

Luke 6:40, Romans 12:2, 1 John 4:19, 1 John 3:16, Luke 19:10

Reflection Questions:

1. Read Matthew 14:22-31
Why do you think Peter got out of the boat? What do you think Peter was thinking? (requires speculation)
(v. 31) Do you think Jesus was questioning Peter because he was doubting Jesus or because he was doubting himself? Explain your thinking.

2. Read Luke 6:40
Following Jesus is becoming like Jesus and imitating his life.
Why is learning about Jesus not enough? Is it possible that we can learn much about Jesus without being transformed by Him? Explain.

3. How can you know if you are being transformed by Jesus? What would be true of your life if Jesus was changing you? How can you see this in yourself and in others?

4. Read Romans 12:2
What things in this world can form us besides Jesus? What things have formed your life besides Jesus? 
How can a person know who or what is forming their life?

5. How can we intentionally be formed by Jesus rather than unintentionally formed by the world around us?

6. Framework of becoming like Jesus… (Triangle)
Imitating His love Relationships:
UP - love for the Father
IN - love for the Family of God
OUT - love for the Broken World In your own word describe how Jesus modeled these.
Which one of these comes most naturally to you?
Which one is the most challenging for you?

7. Why is it important that we are clear with others (and ourselves) what it means to be a follower of Jesus?

8. The invitation is not to be with Jesus when you die…
It’s to die with Jesus while you live…
Agree or disagree with this statement? Why?

9. Assignment: 
Choose a gospel and read through it with these questions in mind…
How would I imitate what I see in Jesus in my own life?
What would I need to start doing? Stop doing? Keep doing?
How would my life be different if I took imitating Jesus seriously?

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Bob Schwahn | Lead Pastor | January 18, 2026

Referenced Scripture:

Luke 9:23-24, Ephesians 5:25, Mark 1:14-15, James 2:18-19, Revelation 2:1-5

Reflection Questions:

Luke 9:23
Then he said to them all: “Whoever wants to be my disciple must deny themselves and take up their cross daily and follow me.

1) Whoever
What were the requirements and pre-qualifications to be a follower of Jesus? Give some examples.What does that say about God that the bar to entry from a cultural perspective was really low?
What thoughts might you have had in observing who Jesus chose to be his closest followers? Explain.

2) Wants to be my disciple
“Wants” implies it is a choice that we make to follow Jesus or not. Why do you think Jesus would give us a choice and not demand that we love and follow Him? Can love be forced? Explain.

1 John 4:19
We love because he first loved us.

3) Must deny themselves
What do you think Jesus meant by this? What does this NOT mean? Explain.
What has it cost you to follow Jesus? Why is it important to know up front that following Jesus can and will be costly?
Is there an area of your life that you find difficult to surrender to Jesus (or an area you find it difficult to follow)? Explain, why?

4) Take up their cross daily and follow me.
What did the symbol of the cross mean to a first century person? How is that different from how we view the symbol?Why does that appear to be a “bad marketing” strategy by Jesus? What do you think he was trying to be clear about?How have you experienced humility, suffering, and death as a follower of Jesus?Do you ever experience FOMO (Fear Of Missing Out) because you are a follower of Jesus? Explain.

Luke 9:24
For whoever wants to save their life will lose it, but whoever loses their life for me will save it.
5) Explain what Jesus is promising in this statement. Have you experienced the reality of this promise? Why or why not?
6) How do you need to take up your cross TODAY in order to follow Jesus? Why do we need to do this DAILY?
7) What do we do if our heart grows cold, hard, tired, or apathetic?

Read Revelation 2:1-5
8) Why is repentance always the answer when we are off track in following Jesus?
9) Being an ALL IN follower of Jesus is about DIRECTION and NOT PERFECTION.What does that statement mean? Agree or disagree? Why?

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Bob Schwahn | Lead Pastor

Referenced Scripture:
John 6:60-69, Mark 10:17-22, Ephesians 4:1-3, Matthew 7:21-23

Reflection Questions:
1. Describe your current relationship with Jesus. DTR (Define The Relationship)What adjectives would you use to describe your connection to Him right now? Is it growing closer, getting more distant, or staying the same? Explain.

1. What is the difference between being a fan of Jesus and being a follower of Jesus? What characteristics would you use to describe each of these kinds of people? Where do you see yourself currently?

2. In the life of Jesus (gospels), how does Jesus describe what it means to be a follower of Him? How does Jesus make this definition clear in his teachings and invitations to follow him?

3. Read Mark 10:17-31 (Rich Young Ruler)What are some observations you can make about following Jesus from this story? How does Jesus separate fans from followers in this story? Can you relate to the response of the rich young ruler? Why or why not?

4. In the sermon we talked about identity based spiritual transformation.
   Identity → Process → Outcome (fruit)
   (who we are) → (what we do) → (what we get)
   Why is it critical to start with identity as we approach the pursuit of spiritual transformation? What is the cost/problem with focusing on outcomes first rather than focusing on our identity?How would your life be different if your core identity was being a follower of Jesus? How would it shape your habits/disciplines and the outcomes of your life?

5. Read Matthew 7:21-23How is it possible for someone to think they are a follower of Jesus and not actually have a relationship with Him?What thoughts or questions come to your mind when you read this passage? Why does this passage make it so important for us to really answer the question, “Am I a follower of Jesus?” (as Jesus defines follower)How does Jesus define a true follower of Him?

6. If you had a DTR (define the relationship) with Jesus what do you think you would say? What do you think He would say?

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Jim Keena | Guest Speaker | January 4, 2026

Sermon Outline:
I. THE MALPRACTICE OF THE LORD’S SUPPER (1 Corinthians 11:17-22)
II. THE PRACTICE OF THE LORD’S SUPPER (11: 23-25)
III. THE PURPOSE OF THE LORD’S SUPPER (11:24-26)
1. Remembrance: We Look Back (11:24b)
2. Proclamation: We Speak Out (11:26)
3. Fellowship: We Look Around (10:16).
4. Self-Examination: We Look Within (11:27-28)
5. Thanksgiving: We Look Up (11:24)
6. Expectation: We Look Forward (11:26 & Matthew 26:29).

Referenced Scripture: 1 Corinthians 11:17-28, Matthew 26:29

Reflection Questions:
1. As the New Year begins, what’s one tradition, habit, or routine that reminds you of what’s most important in your life?

1. Read 1 Corinthians 11:17–28 aloud together. Which words or phrases stand out to you as you hear this passage? Why do you think Jesus specifically commands his followers to remember him?\

2. Why do you think Christians are prone to spiritual forgetfulness, even when we genuinely believe the gospel?

3. How does the Lord’s Supper help address guilt, fear, or spiritual weariness?

4. In what ways does communion remind us that faith is not only personal but communal?

5. Paul encourages believers to examine themselves before participating. What does healthy self-examination look like, and what does it not look like?

6. How does the promise of Christ’s return shape how we understand and experience the Lord’s Supper today?

7. When you receive the Lord’s Supper, which aspect do you tend to focus on most: the past (what Christ has done), the present (your relationship with God and others), or the future (Christ’s return)?

8. What might change if you approached communion more intentionally as an act of remembrance and hope rather than routine?

9. Close your time by thanking God for the gift of the Lord’s Supper and asking him to deepen your gratitude, unity, and hope as you remember Christ’s sacrifice and await his return.

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Bob Schwahn | Lead Pastor | December 24, 2025

Referenced Scripture:
Philippians 2:6-11, John 1:9-11, Luke 18:14

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Logan Holloman | Next Gen Pastor | December 14, 2025

Referenced Scripture:

Philippians 2:8, John 14:15, Matthew 22:37-40, Mark 14:35-36, Hebrews 4:15-16, Philippians 2:12b-13

Reflection Questions:

1. When you hear the word obedience, what emotions or memories come up for you?
2. Who in your life modeled obedience to God in a way that shaped you?
3. Have you ever read a Scripture and felt resistance because of past experiences or assumptions?
4. Where do you find your strongest desires competing with your deepest desires?
5. Where are you tempted to give up because you’ve failed before?
6. How does seeing Jesus’ obedience (Gethsemane → the Cross) shape your own willingness to obey?
7. What’s the difference between obedience that grows out of fear and obedience that grows out of love?
8. Where in your life are you choosing the “Wonder Bread” option—easy, fast, convenient—but not healthy?What might the “sourdough” version look like?
9. What ripple effects—positive or negative—have you seen from your obedience or disobedience? Who in your life might be impacted by the choices you’re making now?
10. As you wait in this season of Advent, what area is Jesus inviting you to trust and obey Him in?

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Brian Priebe | Executive Pastor | December 7, 2025

Referenced Scripture:
Philippians 2:3-7, Luke 10:38-42, Matthew 20:28, Galatians 5:13-14

Reflection Questions:
1. What's one thing that stood out to you from the sermon and why?

1. How would people close to you rate your serving on a scale of 1-10?

2. What motivates you to serve other people? Can you share an experience of service that was meaningful to you?

3. What are Biblical examples of Jesus serving people?

4. Do you find that serving people comes to you naturally? Why or Why not? What things make serving challenging for you?

5. Brian's focal point was that service comes in two forms and Jesus' example is 80% relational service and 20% acts of service. Do you agree or disagree? Why?

6. Read Luke 10:38-42. What differences do you see between how Martha serves Jesus and how Mary serves Jesus?

7. Are you naturally bent to serve more like Martha or Mary? What would it take in your life to serve more like Mary than Martha?

8. What would the church look like if everyone took Jesus/Mary's posture of servicing people relationally while still accomplishing tasks?

9. What would be your next step to serve people relationally? Who is someone I could reach out to serve relationally and when would I commit to do that by?

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Logan Holloman | Next Gen Pastor | November 30, 2025

Referenced Scripture:
Philippians 2:1-10

Reflection Questions:
1. Who is the most relaxing, calming person you know? What makes them feel humble?

1. Paul starts by reminding us of what we already have in Christ (encouragement, love, the Spirit). Which of those do you most need to remember right now?

2. Where do you currently see disunity (in church, family, relationships), and how might pride or self-interest be playing a role?

3. Paul defines humility as valuing others above ourselves. What is one concrete way you could “look to the interests of others” this week?

4. Jesus’ descent in Philippians 2 (not grasping privilege, becoming a servant, embracing weakness, obedience) —Which part of His humility impacts you most?

5. What is one practical step you can take this week—choosing a lower place, practicing secrecy, or shifting your mindset—so you look more like Christ?

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Bob Schwahn | Lead Pastor | November 23, 2025

Referenced Scripture:
Acts 1:3-8, 1 Peter 2:12, John 4:39-42

Reflection Questions:
1. Was there something from the sermon that stood out to you? Explain.

1. When you hear that you are God’s plan A to TELL the world that Jesus is King and to SHOW what the world what the Kingdom of Jesus looks like, how do you respond to that? Thoughts, emotions, desires??? Why?

2. How have you seen God use you as a witness for Jesus and His Kingdom? How would you desire to see God use you? Explain.

3. What challenges or barriers have you faced in being a witness for Jesus? What would it take for you to overcome those challenges?

4. Being a ‘witness’ means we SHOW and TELL. We SHOW the world what the Kingdom of Jesus looks like and we TELL the world how to make Jesus their King. Why is both SHOWING and TELLING essential to help people come to faith in Jesus and to follow Him?

5. In Jesus’ Sermon on the Mount (Matthew 5-7) he outlines what His Kingdom looks like. Read through that and make observations of what the world looks like when Jesus is King.Is that a compelling vision of the world to you? Do you imagine it would be compelling to others? Explain.

6. When telling the story of your life of faith, why would it be important to share authentically (joys, challenges, questions, failures, hope)? What is the cost of not being authentic about our faith?

7. Read John 4 about the Samaritan women. What made her an unlikely candidate for being a witness for Jesus? How did God use her INVITE to change the world?

8. Read John 4:39-42 How could God use you to INVEST and INVITE someone in your world to “come and see” the King and the Kingdom? Who are at least 5 people you could pray for and invite to join you at Journey between now and Christmas?

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Logan Holloman | Next Gen Pastor | November 16, 2025

Referenced Scripture: Romans 8:26–27, 2 Corinthians 12:8–10, John 6:38–40, Matthew 6:10, Romans 8:34

Reflection Questions:

1. What does it mean that “the Spirit helps us in our weakness”? What kinds of weakness might Paul be referring to here?

2. Why do you think Paul includes himself when he says “helps us” instead of “helps you”? What does that reveal about humility and dependence?

3. In what areas of life do you feel your weakness most — physically, emotionally, spiritually, relationally?

4. How do you usually respond when you feel weak — do you hide it, push through, or bring it before God?

5. Have you ever had a time when you didn’t know what to pray for? How did God meet you in that moment?

6. What comfort does it bring to know that both Jesus and the Holy Spirit are interceding for you?

7. Who might God be prompting you to intercede for right now — to pray for, reach out to, or stand beside?

8. “Prayer isn’t performance — it’s participation.” How can you practice that kind of prayer this week?

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Bob Schwahn | Lead Pastor | November 9, 2025

Referenced Scripture:

Romans 5:3-5, Romans 8:15-35, Psalm 34:18, Hebrews 5:7-8, Hebrews 4:15-16

Reflection Questions:

1. How have you experienced pain and suffering in this life? How have you seen suffering in the lives of people that you love? Share some specific examples from your life.

2. What questions come to your heart and mind when you walk through pain and suffering? What questions do you have about God when you are suffering?

3. How does suffering affect your view of God? Do you experience Him as closer or further away? Do you tend to move closer to Him or do you tend to move away? Explain.

4. Read Romans 8:2828 And we know that in all things God works for the good of those who love him, who have been called according to his purpose. In what ways have you seen pain and suffering either challenge or grow your faith? How has suffering produced good things in your life? How has it changed you for the better? Share some specific examples.

5. How would you describe the biblical practice of lament? Why do you think lament is so prominent in the psalms? What does this tell us about the reality and normalcy of experiencing suffering?

6. What benefits can you see in praying laments to God? How have you found praying lament helpful in your life? What has been your experience?

7. Recall the illustration from the sermon of the hand in front of your face (circumstances/suffering):Why is it important to focus on the hand (name and acknowledge the reality of your suffering) and focus on the distance (God’s character/promises/faithfulness and future redemption of all things)?

8. Read Psalm 22 (a psalm of lament)What parts focus on the pain/suffering of life (hand) and what parts focus on the faithfulness of God (distance)? Why do you think it is important to identify and name both of those clearly when we are praying lament?

9. What is a situation of pain and suffering in your life right now? Write a short psalm (prayer) of lament focusing both on the challenge and complaint as well as the character of God and your trust in Him.

10. Read Romans 8…What promises are contained in this chapter that are helpful to understand when we are going through suffering? What’s your next step?

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Bob Schwahn | Lead Pastor | November 2, 2025

Referenced Scripture:
Romans 8:1, Romans 8:38-39, Romans 8:22-25, John 1:14,
1 Corinthians 6:19, Matthew 6:9-10, John 14:12, Romans 8:29,
1 Corinthians 3:16-17, Acts 1:8, Matthew 13:31-33, John 14:4-5,
John 18:36

Reflection Questions:
1. Read Romans 8:22-25 Paul describes that we along with the whole creation groan inwardly for the redemption of all things. How specifically have you experienced the groaning of this life? How have you experienced the longing for heaven and redemption of all things? How have you experienced times of the Kingdom of heaven breaking into your life?

1. 1 Corinthians 6:19 Do you not know that your bodies are temples of the Holy Spirit, who is in you, whom you have received from God? In this current age we are the temples of the Holy Spirit and God’s plan to bring heaven to earth.How do you see God using you to bring heaven to earth? What makes that challenging for you? What would you need to change in order to see God use you more?

2. John 14:12 Very truly I tell you, whoever believes in me will do the works I have been doing, and they will do even greater things than these, because I am going to the Father. What did Jesus mean that we would do greater things than he had been doing?

3. Take some time to read briefly over the Sermon on the Mount. (Matthew 5-7) This is Jesus teaching on what the Kingdom of Heaven looks like. What are some things you observe as values of God’s Kingdom? Where do you see places that God needs to change you to reflect these values? What is the role of the Holy Spirit in bringing about this change in the life of a follower of Jesus?

4. What is one tangible way you can bring the Kingdom of heaven to earth in every area of your life? (Friends, Family, Work, Church, School, Neighborhood, etc.)

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Bob Schwahn | Lead Pastor | October 26th, 2025

Referenced Scripture:
Mark 1:1, Mark 14b-15, Genesis 1:1, John 1:14, 1 Corinthians 6:19, John 6:10, Revelation 21:3

Reflection Questions:
1. What there something from the sermon that grabbed your attention or stuck out to you? What did you like? Not like? Not understand? What questions do you have? Was there anything you disagreed with?

1. “The goal of our faith is not to get to heaven when we die but to bring heaven to earth while we live.” Agree or disagree? Why? How would you explain this statement in your own words?

2. What comes to your mind when you think of heaven? What has shaped your perspective on what heaven is and what it is not?

3. What does the Bible mean when it says that the Kingdom of heaven has come near? (Matthew 4:17) How do we experience the kingdom of heaven while we are still alive? How will we experience it fully when God restores all things?

4. Jesus taught us to pray in Matthew 6:10… “your kingdom come, your will be done, on earth as it is in heaven.”

5. How can we be an answer to this prayer? How can we be part of God’s mission to bring heaven to earth? How do we see the kingdom of heaven breaking into earth today?

6. How might this mental map of heaven change the way we live our life and live out our faith?

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Jim Keena | Guest Speaker | October 19, 2025

Referenced Scripture:
Romans 8:17-21, John 6:66-69, 2 Corinthians 4:17

Reflection Questions:
1. When have you faced a difficult situation that ultimately proved to be “worth it”?

1. Read Romans 8:17-21 aloud together. According to verse 17, what does it mean to be an “heir of God and co-heir with Christ”? Why does Paul connect being a child of God with sharing in Christ’s sufferings as well as His glory?

2. In verse 18, Paul states that our current sufferings “are not worth comparing” with future glory. What could make it difficult for us to believe this in your life today?

3. Romans 8:18 speaks of the Christian’s future glorification, when we will become a “perfected people”. Read and respond to the following definition: “In glorification, believers attain complete conformity to the image and likeness of the glorified Christ and are freed from both physical and spiritual defect. Glorification ensures that believers will never again experience bodily decay, death, or illness, and will never again struggle with sin.

4. Jim used the illustration of holding a 3x5 card marked “suffering” close to his eyes before moving it away to gain perspective. What helps you keep the proper perspective on suffering? How can others assist you in this?

5. Romans 8:19–21 depict creation yearning for renewal. What does this reveal about the extent of God’s redemption? Romans 8 shows that both believers and creation are longing for freedom. How can we live today as people who hold onto hope in a world still affected by decay?

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Brian Priebe | Executive Pastor | October 12, 2025

Referenced Scripture:
Romans 8:14-17a, John 1:12-13, Galatians 3:26, 1 John 3:1a, 1 Peter 2:9a, Ephesians 1:4-5a

Reflection Questions:

1) Read Romans 8:14-17a, John 1:12-13 and Galatians 3:26. All give us clarity as to our identity as Jesus followers. What insights stand out to you about these passages? Would you add any passages to this list? What does it mean to be a child of God?

2) Our culture teaches us to find our identity or to create our identity by achievement. Where do you see in your life or in the lives around you evidence of achievement creating or supporting identity?

3) Read 1st John 3:1, 1st Peter 2:9 and Eph 1:4-5. Each describes God's love for his children. Describe what stands out to you about God's love. Would you add other scriptures that emphasize God's love for his children?

4) As God's children what does it look like to receive his love for us? Is that something that is or was challenging for you? In what ways do you actively receive God's love?

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Bob Schwahn | Lead Pastor | October 5, 2025

Referenced Scripture:
John 17:20-23, Ephesians:4:1-6, Galatians 3:26-28, Ephesians 6:12,
John 13:34-35

Reflection Questions:
1) The primary metaphor the Bible uses to describe the church is a family. Does the church feel like a spiritual family to you? Why or why not?

2) What challenges keep churches from experiencing a sense of family? How can we overcome these challenges?

3) What are common things that create divisions in the American church? Do you think it is possible to build bridges over these divides? Why or why not? When could it be warranted to choose to divide?

READ John 17:20-23“My prayer is not for them alone. I pray also for those who will believe in me through their message, that all of them may be one, Father, just as you are in me and I am in you. May they also be in us so that the world may believe that you have sent me. I have given them the glory that you gave me, that they may be one as we are one— I in them and you in me—so that they may be brought to complete unity. Then the world will know that you sent me and have loved them even as you have loved me.

5) Is it even realistic to think that believers could be “one” just as the Father and the Son are “one” and “brought to complete unity”? What makes you skeptical about this? What makes you hopeful that this could happen? According to verse 23, why is unity central to the mission of the church (helping people come to know and follow Jesus).

6) What would you need to do differently in order to move toward the unity that Jesus prayed for in the church? What is your NEXT STEP to move toward Jesus’ vision for the church?

7) Do you think it is possible for people to be united in Christ when they think differently about God, the Bible, the Church, Culture, Social Issues, Politics, etc? Why or why not? How could that kind of unity be possible? What would it require of Christ followers?

8) How did the life and death of Jesus model a love for our enemies? How can this kind of love supersede the divisions we see in our culture? Who is our real enemy?

Ephesians 6:12For our struggle is not against flesh and blood, but against the rulers, against the authorities, against the powers of this dark world and against the spiritual forces of evil in the heavenly realms.

9) How can we practically battle him and not people we disagree with?

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Bob Schwahn | Lead Pastor | September 28, 2025

Referenced Scripture:

John 10:3-5, 1 Kings 19:11-13, Ephesians 2:1-3, Romans 8:9-11, Ephesians 4:14-17, 2 Timothy 3:16-17, Galatians 5:19-23

Reflection Questions:

1. Share a story from your life where you experienced hearing the Holy Spirit whisper to you? What gave you confidence that you were hearing from the Holy Spirit?

2. In your experience, what makes hearing the whispers of the Holy Spirit difficult or confusing? How confident are you that you are actually hearing the whispers of the Holy Spirit in your day to day life? What questions do you have about how to hear His whispers?

3. What things in your life create “noise” that make hearing the Holy Spirit more difficult? What could you do to lower the “noise” in your life?

READ: Galatians 5:19-2319 The acts of the flesh are obvious: sexual immorality, impurity and debauchery; 20 idolatry and witchcraft; hatred, discord, jealousy, fits of rage, selfish ambition, dissensions, factions 21 and envy; drunkenness, orgies, and the like. I warn you, as I did before, that those who live like this will not inherit the kingdom of God. 22 But the fruit of the Spirit is love, joy, peace, forbearance, kindness, goodness, faithfulness, 23 gentleness and self-control. Against such things there is no law.

1. What fruit do you observe in your life from the flesh and/or from the Spirit? What evidence do you see in the culture, in the church, and in your life that we may be living in the flesh?

2. How would the church be different if it was characterized by the fruit of the Spirit? How might the church be viewed differently by those outside the church that don’t follow Jesus?

3. How does our engagement in the voice of the world (marketing, news media, social media, podcasts, entertainment, etc.) affect the formation of our souls? How much time do you spend each day listening to these voices vs. time in the Word, prayer, and with the Body of Christ? What are the implications to your soul?

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Bob Schwahn | Lead Pastor | September 21, 2025

Referenced Scripture: Romans 7:21-25, Romans 8:5-8, John 16:8, Romans 8:13, 1 Thessalonians 5:19, Ephesians 4:30, 2 Corinthians 10:5, James 5:16, Galatians 6:7-9

Dietrich Bonhoeffer, Life Together, pg. 112
Sin demands to have a man by himself. It withdraws him from the community. The more isolated a person is, the more destructive will be the power of sin over him…. Sin wants to remain unknown. It shuns the light. In the darkness of the unexpressed it poisons the whole being of a person.

Reflection Questions:
Romans 7:21-25 21
So I find this law at work: Although I want to do good, evil is right there with me. For in my inner being I delight in God’s law; but I see another law at work in me, waging war against the law of my mind and making me a prisoner of the law of sin at work within me. What a wretched man I am! Who will rescue me from this body that is subject to death? Thanks be to God, who delivers me through Jesus Christ our Lord!...

1. In Romans 7, Paul describes his internal battle with sin. How would you describe your own battle to overcome sin in your life?

2. Paul uses the term “flesh” to describe what we are battling against. How would you define “flesh” as Paul uses it in the Bible?

3. The battle is between our flesh and the Spirit. Paul says the battleground is the MIND. Why is the mind so important? How does sin often start in our mind(thoughts)? Explain.

Romans 8:13
For if you live according to the flesh, you will die; but if by the Spirit you put to death the misdeeds of the body, you will live.

1. How can we put to death sin in our life by the power of the Holy Spirit?

John 16:8
When he comes, he will prove the world to be in the wrong (conviction) about sin and righteousness and judgment…

Romans 8:1
Therefore, there is now no condemnation for those who are in Christ Jesus,

1. What is the difference between Conviction and Condemnation? Why is conviction a good thing and condemnation a bad thing? How can we experience conviction while at the same time not experience condemnation?

2. What does it mean to have our mind set on the “flesh”? Describe. Give examples.

3. What does it mean to have our mind set on the “Spirit”? What are things that the Spirit draws our attention to?

4. What is your mind set on? How can we know what our mind is set on?

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Bob Schwahn | Lead Pastor | September 14, 2025

Referenced Scripture:
John 4:23-24, Romans 8:1, Romans 8:38-39, Romans 8:9, 1 Corinthians 6:19, Ephesians 1:13-14, 2 Corinthians 1:21-22, 1 Corinthians 12:12-13, 1 Corinthians 3:16-17, Ephesians 5:18, Galatians 5:16, Galatians 5:25

Reflection Questions:

1. Why is it important to understand what God has provided for us in His indwelling Holy Spirit and how to experience Him? (His person/power/and presence)

2. Why do you think many followers of Jesus have confusion around the person and work of the Holy Spirit? How have you experienced confusion? What are questions you still have about the Holy Spirit?

3. One of the themes of Romans 8 is the assurance of salvation that we receive from the Holy Spirit. (Assurance → the confidence and inner certainty a follower of Jesus has about their position as a child of God and the reality of their eternal salvation through faith in Jesus Christ.) Why is it important to have assurance of our salvation? What challenges would we experience in our faith if we were not sure where we stood before God? How would you think/feel/live?

4. Explain what is meant by each of the following roles of the Holy Spirit:
   Indwelt -- Romans 8:9, 1 Corinthians 6:19
   Sealed -- Ephesians 1:13-14, 2 Corinthians 1:21-22
   Baptized -- 1 Cor. 12:12-13, 1 Corinthians 3:16-17
   Filled -- Ephesians 5:18
   Walk/Live -- Romans 8:4, Galatians 5:16, Galatians 5:25

5. Which role(s) were most helpful to you to understand? Are there still questions that remain for you? Explain. What is your level of confidence that the Holy Spirit is indeed living in your life? Explain. What have you experienced that gives you confidence that the Holy Spirit is at work in your life? Is there anything that makes you unsure? What is the next step you can take to know Him more and grow in your experience of Him?

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Bob Schwahn | Lead Pastor | September 7, 2025

Referenced Scripture: Romans 8:1-4, Acts 19:2, John 16:7, John 1:14, John 14:12, John 7:37-39

Resources:
- Familiar Stranger by Tyler Staton
- Into the Heart of Romans by N.T. Wright

Reflection Questions:
1) Share a time when you have struggled or been frustrated trying to live the Christian life. What made that challenging for you? Explain.

2) Read the following statement: “The Christian life is not difficult. → It’s impossible. The only way we can live the Christian life is if Jesus lives His life through us in the power of the Holy Spirit. Agree or Disagree? Why?

3) Where have you observed “gaps” in the Christian life described in the Bible and your own experience of the Christian life? What role does the Holy Spirit play in narrowing that gap?

4) Read: John 16:7 … Would you choose your experience of the Holy Spirit over having Jesus with you in person? Why or why not? Why do you think Jesus believes it is better for us to have a relationship with the Holy Spirit than us having a face to face relationship with Jesus?

5) What questions do you have about the role of the Holy Spirit in helping us live the Christian life?

6) What is your heart posture toward engaging the person of the Holy Spirit? (thirsty, suspicious, skeptical, uninformed, cautious, curious, enthusiastic, …)

7) Read: John 7:37-39 …
Prerequisites?
Thirsty? → Desire…
Available? → Willing to come to Him…
Are you ready? → Why or why not?

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Vern Streeter | Guest Speaker | August 31, 2025

Referenced Scripture:
Ruth 4:1-22

Big Idea:
Like Naomi you can go from emptiness to fullness by trusting God’s providence, living a life of Hesed, and believing God has a beautiful plan for your life and legacy.

I. Boaz to the Rescue (4:1-12)

II. Emptiness to FULLNESS (Hint: “Liquid Gold!”) (4:13-17a)

III. One more delightful, and inspiring, surprise (4:17b-22)

Reflection Questions:
1. What did you like about Ruth chapter 4?

1. What has been your favorite part of the book of Ruth?

2. Talk about your own emptiness and fullness these days.

3. Who in your life needs you to advocate for them?

4. How do you feel knowing that Ruth is in the ancestral line of Jesus Christ?

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Vern Streeter | Guest Speaker | August 24, 2025

Referenced Scripture: Ruth 3

Big Idea: God is a creative provider because at His core He is a God of Hesed…Ruth did it; Boaz did it; and we can do it too!

Reflection Questions:
1. What did you learn from Ruth Chapter 3 and how did that impact/help you?
2. How has Ruth, the person, challenged or affirmed your perception of female roles? (For instance she proposed to Boaz…)
3. How uncomfortable are you with Boaz being in “good spirits” and Ruth, all dolled up, lying down next to him rather intimately?
4. Naomi is still empty but there seems to be some hope now that Boaz is actively in the picture. Talk about your personal experience with emptiness and fullness.
5. What definition/synonym for Hesed was particularly meaningful for you and why?

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Vern Streeter | Guest Speaker | August 17, 2025

Referenced Scripture:
Ruth 2

Big Idea:
Patiently trust God’s providence as He is always working on your behalf.

Reflection Questions:
1. What did you learn from Ruth 2 that you found interesting, helpful, inspiring, irritating?

1. How have you seen God’s providence in your life?

2. How could you, like Boaz, bring God’s blessing to your employees/co-workers/customers?

3. If you are in a romantic relationship assess it on what Boaz brought to the budding relationship with Ruth: Character; Kindness; Generosity; Humility; Hesed.

4. Compare/Contrast the popular American Christian phrase “Let go and let God” and the Ruthian phrase “Hold on tight and let God.”

5. Any ideas what your “one day” might be?

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Vern Streeter | Guest Speaker | August 10, 2025

Referenced Scripture:
Ruth 1:1-22

Big Idea:
Whatever your emptiness is, God knows and cares and has redemptive plans for you.

Reflection Questions:
1) Elimelech = “God is King.” If you call yourself a Christian are you really living as though God is your King?

2) Why not memorize some of the greatest words ever written…verses 16-17?

3) Is there someone in your life to whom you need to make a similar commitment?

4) Are you empty? Be brutally honest with God. Be introspective about sin and rebellion. Be honest witha friend.

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Brian Priebe | Executive Pastor | August 3, 2025

Referenced Scripture: Psalm 42, Mark 15:34, 1 Kings 19:4, Romans 8:16-17

Reflection Questions:

1. Share a time when you went through a spiritually dry season where you felt distant from God. What were the circumstances? How did you work through it?

2. Read Psalm 42. What are the indicators you see that the author of Psalm 42 is in the midst of a dry season? Do those align with questions you asked or statements you made when you last were in a dry spiritual season?

3. Working out of a dry season involves Remembering what God has done in your life. Share a time where you tangibly saw God's love and provision in your faith journey.

4. Working out of a dry season also involves placing our Hope in what God will do. What scriptures remind you of the hope you have in what God will do in your life?

5. Take an extended time to pray and praise God for what you remember he has done and for what hope you have in what he will do.

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Bob Schwahn | Lead Pastor | July 27, 2025

Referenced Scripture:

Proverbs 14:30, Psalm 73, Hebrews 4:15-16

Reflection Questions:

1) Describe a time when you were envious of a person or a group of people? What did they have that you wished you had? What things tend to stir up envy in your life? How have you seen envy diminish your life and relationships?

2) What makes envy such a dangerous sin in our relationships with people and our relationship with God? How can our envy of people lead us to anger and frustration with God himself?

3) Read Psalm 73 What do you learn from Asaph about praying your feelings of envy and jealousy? What things changed Asaph’s perspective and heart? How can you do something similar with your feelings of envy?

4) How can seeing your life in the context of eternity change your perspective on your life and circumstances?

5) How can learning the discipline of celebrating the successes of others help overcome feelings of envy? Who could you celebrate publicly that you have had feelings of jealousy?

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Jim Keena | Guest Speaker | July 20, 2025

Referenced Scripture:

Psalm 3, 2 Samuel 15:12

Reflection Questions:

1. Is a “first aid kit” a good wedding gift? How does a first aid kit help us reflect on our spiritual response during times of crisis?

2. Read Psalm 3 aloud. Which words or phrases stand out to you, especially in the context of a personal or national crisis?

3. In verses 1–2, David openly shares his fears and distress. How does this show us a way to bring our troubles to God?

4. Verse 3 reads, “But you, O Lord, are a shield about me, my glory, and the lifter of my head.” What does each of those images represent, and how are they part of God’s “first aid kit” in a crisis?

5. How do you usually respond when feeling overwhelmed—flight, fight, freeze, or faith? How does David show a faith-filled response?

6. Respond to the quote used in the sermon: “Have you realized that most of your unhappiness in life is because you are listening to yourself instead of talking to yourself?” (D. Martyn Lloyd-Jones)

7. Verse 5 describes David lying down and sleeping even while surrounded by danger. What allows someone to rest during a crisis? Have you experienced this kind of peace?

8. What are some practical ways you can “reach for” God's spiritual first aid kit when facing emotional, relational, or spiritual crises?

9. How can we encourage one another to rest in Psalm 3 truths when life feels out of control? Take time to share prayer requests. What crises (big or small) are you facing right now? Pray specifically using the language and promises of Psalm 3.

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Logan Holloman | Next Gen Pastor | July 13, 2025

Referenced Scripture:
Matthew 13:44-45; Psalm 40:1-10; Psalm 32; Luke 15:11-32

Reflection Questions:
1. What do you treasure most in this life?

1. Where or when do you think that began? Was it taught or modeled?

2. The Psalms show us that David treasured his relationship with God above all else, expressed through his forgiveness, restoration, and redemption. Which are you in need of this morning?

3. In the parable of the two lost sons, which son do you resonate with the most?

4. Ask someone this week, “What do you think I treasure the most?” Take their answer before the Lord in prayer.

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Logan Holloman | Next Gen Pastor | July 6, 2025

Referenced Scripture:
Psalms 8, Ephesians 2:3-10

Reflection Questions:
1. Recount the last time you were in awe of something? What was it?

1. What area of “ruling” has God tasked you within creation? How can you “rule” in that area for God’s glory?

2. In what ways can we encourage being good stewards of God’s wonderful and marvelous creation simply because creation consists of “the works of his hands”?

3. Read v5-9 again slowly. What stirs up in you, knowing God crowns you with glory and honor? Share that with God in prayer.

4. Who has God put in your life that you can share the opportunity to know who God is and how much he cares for them?

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Jim Keena | Guest Speaker | June 29, 2025

Referenced Scripture: Psalms 121:1-8, Luke 2:41-42

Reflection Questions:
1. When you were a child, who did you naturally turn to for help? What did that teach you about trust?

1. Read Psalm 121 aloud together. Which phrases or verses stood out to you, and why?

2. The psalm begins with a question: “Where does my help come from?” How would most people you know answer that? How do you respond?

3. In verse 2, the Psalmist answers his question: “My help comes from the Lord, the Maker of heaven and earth.” How does knowing God as the Creator affect your confidence in Him?

4. The psalm describes God as one who “will not slumber” and who “watches over” His people constantly. What does this reveal about God’s character? Is that how we usually think of God’s involvement in our daily lives?

5. The repeated phrase “watch over” (six times) emphasizes ongoing care. How have you experienced God’s watchful care recently, even if it wasn’t immediately obvious?

6. When have you been tempted to seek help from sources other than God, like people, money, control, or escape? What was the outcome?

7. Is there a particular situation in your life right now where you need to reaffirm that your help comes from the Lord? How can this group support and pray for you?

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Derry Long | Guest Speaker | June 22, 2025

Referenced Scripture:
Psalm 23

Reflection Questions:
1. What do you think of the three levels of God's will, his cosmic, redemptive, and personal will?

1. Do you feel comfortable or uncomfortable with the idea that the God of the universe is interested in the small details of your life? Why?

2. Have you considered before, that when you ask for God's help, you are bringing honor to Him? How might this perspective change your behavior towards God?

3. When we are in an upside down world, how does hope manifest itself, according to verse six of Psalm 23?

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Brian Priebe | Executive Pastor | June 15, 2025

Referenced Scripture:
Psalm 103:1-14, Matthew 9:36-38, Matthew 15:32, Matthew 20:29-34, 2 Corinthians 1:3-4, Colossians 3:12

Reflection Questions:
1. When you think about how compassion plays out in your life, do you believe you've become more or less compassionate over the years? Give an example of why you think that.

1. Read Psalm 103. What elements of compassion stand out?

2. Read Matt 20:29-34 as well as Luke 10:25-37. Discuss how Jesus exemplifies and explains compassion.

3. Read 2 Corinthians 1:1-4. How does Paul think about compassion?

4. Give some thought to the people in your life that you can extend compassion to. Who are they and what could you do to reduce their pain?

5. Pray for those people from the previous question.

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Logan Holloman | Next Gen Pastor | June 8, 2025

Referenced Scripture:

Psalms 116:1-7, Psalms 22:1, Psalms 31:5, Psalms 117

Reflection Questions:

1) Does my struggle to connect with the Psalms point to something in my life? Take that to the Lord in prayer.

2) What word most accurately describes your understanding of following, Jesus: information, motivation, or intimacy? Does another word come to mind?

3) What would it look like for you to dive into the Psalms this summer? What obstacles do you foresee?

4) Who could you Invite into the Psalms with you this summer? Make a plan together, invite them over, and connect over the scriptures.

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Bob Schwahn | Lead Pastor | June 1, 2025

Referenced Scripture: 10:14-17, Matthew 10:19-20, John 16:7-8

Reflection Questions:
1. “Preach the Gospel at all times, and if necessary use words.” -Saint Francis of AssisiEvaluate this statement. What you like or dislike about it?

1. What has caused you to be hesitant to talk to your friend or neighbor about your story of faith in Jesus? Have you had any positive or negative experiences? Explain.

Take time to write out the 3 parts of your faith story…

1. Part 1: My Life before Jesus
   What was your life like before you met Jesus?
   If you grew up in church knowing about Jesus, what was your life before you got serious following Him?

2. Part 2: How I Met Jesus
   How did you become a Christ-follower?
   Did you go through a particularly tough time in your life that led you to God?
   Did a friend invite you to a church service?
   Did a family member introduce you to Jesus?
   Did an experience inspire you to fully commit to following?

3. Part 3: My Life since I Met Jesus
   What difference has following Jesus made in your life? How has knowing Him impacted how you walk through both the good and the hard times in life?

In the sermon we talked about the difference between religion and Christianity was DO vs. DONE. How would you explain this idea to someone who was not a person of faith?

Questions to help understand where a person is at on their faith journey:

• Do you have any kind of spiritual background?
• Do you have a belief in God? What do you think God is like? How did you come to those beliefs about God?
• Do you think you are moving toward God, away from God, or staying about the same?

• If you were to stand before God and He were to ask you, why should I let you into heaven, what would you say?

• Reflect: What do you like or dislike about these questions? What questions would you add?

• Romans 10:14-15, 17 How, then, can they call on the one they have not believed in? And how can they believe in the one of whom they have not heard? And how can they hear without someone preaching to them? And how can anyone preach unless they are sent? As it is written: “How beautiful are the feet of those who bring good news!” ... Consequently, faith comes from hearing the message, and the message is heard through the word about Christ.

Why would you say it is necessary to use our words to help someone understand the “good news” of the gospel? How would explain the good news to someone with no faith background? What are the things they need to understand in order to make a decision to follow Jesus?

1. Who is someone in your life you could share your story with this week?

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Bob Schwahn | Lead Pastor | May 25, 2025

Referenced Scripture:
Mark 10:45, John 13:1-17, Luke 18:40-41, 2 Corinthians 5:18-20

Reflection Questions:
1. What does serving someone communicate about them? What does it communicate about the one who serves? What makes a lifestyle of serving and focusing on the needs of others difficult? What keeps us from serving others?

1. Why is serving important to the mission of helping people come to know and follow Jesus?

2. Read John 13:1-17. What observations do you make about serving from this example of Jesus?

3. Why do you think Jesus chose to wash His disciples' feet the night before His crucifixion? How would you have felt if you had been there?

4. Why is it significant that God himself took on the task of the lowest slave?

5. Jesus modeled that he is willing to serve people that would betray him, deny him, and desert him. What does this teach us about who we are called to serve? Why can this be difficult? Do you think this is realistic?

6. Jesus served in proximity → those that he had personal contact with. Who are the people in your sphere of influence that you could intentionally serve? Why do you think it might be important to know HOW they need to be served? How can we learn what their real needs are?

7. Jesus served with the POWER of God. How can we access the power of God as we seek to love and serve people? How can praying for people be a tangible way to serve them? How can you know how to pray for people?

8. Jesus promises that we will be blessed if we follow his example. How have you been blessed by serving others? How have you been blessed by others serving you?

9. Who from your sphere of influence do you think God wants you to serve this week?

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Bob Schwahn | Lead Pastor | May 18, 2025

Referenced Scripture:

Luke 18:35-42, Luke 19:10, Mark 10:45, Luke 7:34, Matthew 26:26-29

Reflection Questions:

1) Why do we have such a difficult time truly listening to the people around us? Have you ever felt unheard? What was that like for you?

2) When was the last time you truly felt listened to, known, and loved? What was so special about that experience?

3) Of the people you are praying to BLESS, how much do you know about them? What would be some good questions to help you know and love them a little more?

History, Heritage, High Points, Hard Times

Hurts, Hopes, Heroes, Habits, Hand of God

4) What is it about sharing a meal that seems to deepen a friendship so quickly?

5) Why is eating with someone such an effective way to bless them? What are some excuses you have for not sharing a meal with people? What will it take for you to overcome those barriers?

6) Who will you share a meal, dessert, or coffee with this week?

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Bob Schwahn | Lead Pastor | May 11, 2025

Referenced Scripture: Matthew 22:36-40, John 13:34-35, Luke 19:10, Matthew 4:19, Genesis 12:1-3, Matthew 9:35-38, Colossians 3:12-14

Reflection Questions:

1. How did you first learn about the love of Jesus and choose to follow Him?

2. If there was a person that was helpful in your learning to follow Jesus, what were they like? How did they relate to you?

3. What is your greatest fear or frustration when it comes to loving people and sharing the good news of Jesus with those around you?

4. What are you hoping to learn or gain from this B.L.E.S.S. sermon series?

5. Read Colossians 3:12-14 How would you rate your character in regard to how Jesus defines the qualities his followers? What steps can you take to grow in these areas?

6. Read Matthew 9:36-38 What parts of your character and perspective need to change to see the world the way Jesus sees the world? Is there anything described here that you disagree with or find hard to believe?

7. Jesus’s nickname was “friend of sinners” (Matthew 11:16–19 NIV). What changes might you need to make in order to be known as a friend of sinners?

8. Who are some of the people around you where you live, work, and play that you would love to impact with the love of Jesus? Pray for the people you hope to B.L.E.S.S. (Come up with at least 5)

9. How could all of Journey Church simply being a B.L.E.S.S.ing to our neighbors be a strategy for changing our valley and changing the world?

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Vern Streeter | Guest Speaker | May 4, 2025

Referenced Scripture: Hebrews 11:6, 2 Timothy 1:6

Sermon Quotes:

Adventure: “An unusual or exciting, typically hazardous, experience or activity. A daring and exciting activity calling for enterprise and enthusiasm.”

“Exploration of unknown territory.”

“We are living progressively sheltered, sterile, temperature-controlled, overfed, under challenged, safety-netted lives.” – Michael Easter

1. God Created Us For Adventure

2. God Intentionally Places People Into Adventure.

3. Nature is the Nurture of Adventure

4. All Of Us Need to Experience God and Adventure

“Scientists are finding that certain discomforts (read: adventures) protect us from physical and psychological problems like obesity, heart disease, cancers, diabetes, depression, and anxiety, and even more fundamental issues like feeling a lack of meaning and purpose.”

Hebrews 11:6a (NIV): “Without faith it is impossible to please God…”

2 Timothy 1:6b (NIV): “…fan into flame the gift God gave you…”

“If anyone would ask me what the peaks were, the high moments of my life experience – really, zing! the whole thing in a nutshell – those races would be it. More than anything else in my life.” – Joseph Cambell

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Logan Holloman | Next Gen Pastor

Referenced Scripture:
John 11:16, John 20:24-29, Matthew 28:17-17

Reflection Questions:
1. Our doubts are often disappointments in disguise. Are there any disappointments that are defining your experience?

1. Thomas was honest enough with himself and the other disciples that he was disappointed with the resurrection. Do you have a group of people you can be that vulnerable with?

2. Read and underline Matthew 28:16-17. What does it tell us about the heart of God that he put the keys to the kingdom in the shaky hands of people who were something less than certain?

3. Thomas cries out “My Lord and My God” after his interaction with the risen Jesus. Do you believe, or are you willing to believe that there is a loving God who is greater than yourself who wants to have a relationship with you?

4. Scripture shows us, in people like Thomas and Abraham, how the process of revealing both our trust and lack of trust stretches our faith. Where have you been demanding certainty (around a decision, a course of action, or a future uncertainty) where God might be using “strategic ambiguity” to grow you more?

5. What have you been taught, or assumed, that doesn’t make sense or causes you to keep your distance from God?

6. Jesus’ life, death, and resurrection reveal he always makes the first step towards being all in for you and I. What step might he be inviting you to take this today?

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Bob Schwahn | Lead Pastor | April 20, 2025

Referenced Scripture:
1 Corinthians 15:3-19, John 7:5, Mark 3:20-21, Matthew 27:62-66, Mark 16:6-7, Luke 22:32-62, Romans 6:4, John 11:25-26

Reflection Questions:

1. What have been some “fork in the road” moments you have experienced on your spiritual journey with God? How have those shaped your life either positively or negatively?

2. Why is it important to know that the truth of Christianity is rooted in an event of human history (resurrection of Jesus) and not simply the life and teachings of Jesus?

3. Do you believe that the changed lives of the disciples and Jesus’ closest followers is compelling evidence for the actual resurrection of Jesus? Why or why not?

4. What other evidence convinces you that Jesus actually rose bodily from the dead? Do you have any doubts or questions? Explain.

5. Read Luke 22:60-62 Peter replied, “Man, I don’t know what you’re talking about!” Just as he was speaking, the rooster crowed. The Lord turned and looked straight at Peter. Then Peter remembered the word the Lord had spoken to him: “Before the rooster crows today, you will disown me three times.” And he went outside and wept bitterly.

6. What expression do you think was on the face of Jesus as he looked at Peter in the midst of his failure and betrayal? Why do you think that?

7. How does Jesus look at you in the midst of your failures in this life? How is Jesus looking at you now? How does our answer to this question affect how we will respond to Jesus? Explain.

8. Are you at a fork in the road moment with Jesus right now? Why or why not? What would it look like to go ALL IN with Him at your fork in the road? What is your next step toward Him?

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Brian Priebe | Executive Pastor | April 18, 2025

Referenced Scripture:
Romans 7:15, Proverbs 26:11, Psalm 51:1-17, Matthew 15:18-20, 2 Corinthians 7:10

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Jim Keena | Guest Speaker

Referenced Scripture:
Romans 7:14-25 & Galatians 5:17-23

Reflection Questions:
1. In which areas of your life is your “spirit willing,” but your “flesh weak”? For example, is it exercising, organizing, cutting out junk food, or filing your income taxes by April 15th? In other words, what is something you’ve tried really hard to change in your life but find yourself falling back into old patterns?

1. Read Romans 7:14-25 aloud. What stands out to you in Paul’s description of his inner conflict? In the sermon, Jim mentioned that when he was 19 years old, he appreciated Paul’s honesty and vulnerability. How do you respond to Paul’s vivid portrayal of his internal struggle?

2. Verse 15 states: “I do not understand what I do. For what I want to do I do not do, but what I hate I do.” Can you relate to this? How have you experienced this tug-of-war in your spiritual journey?

3. In Romans 7:16-17, Paul describes the source of our struggle as “sin that dwells within me.” This “indwelling sin” refers to the constant presence and influence of sin in a believer's life, even after they have been justified and regenerated by faith in Jesus Christ. Why is it beneficial to recognize this as a spiritual reality for all Christians?

4. Romans 7:22 states, “For in my inner being I delight in God’s law.” How can a person genuinely delight in God’s law yet still struggle to live by it consistently? What does this reveal about the journey of spiritual growth?

5. Romans 7:24 states, “What a wretched man I am! Who will rescue me from this body that is subject to death?” How does this verse express both despair and longing? Have you ever experienced that kind of desperation in your relationship with God?

6. The sermon emphasized that Romans 7:24-25 could be referred to as Paul’s Four Steps. How do these steps connect to the struggle you face between your flesh and spirit? Have you taken these steps?
   They are:

7. HONEST CONFESSION: “Wretched man that I am!” (7:24a)
8. DESPERATE QUESTION: “Who will deliver me from this body of death?” (7:24b)
9. GOSPEL DECLARATION: “Thanks be to God through Jesus Christ our Lord!” (Romans 7:25a)

10. OPEN ADMISSION: “So then, I serve the law of God with my mind, but with my flesh, I serve the law of sin.” (7:25b)

11. Tim Keller writes, “The gospel is this: We are more sinful and flawed in ourselves than we ever dared believe, yet at the very same time, we are more loved and accepted in Jesus Christ than we ever dared hope.” How does Keller’s quote relate to Romans 7:14-25? How does his quote relate to you?

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Bob Schwahn | Lead Pastor| April 6, 2025

Referenced Scripture:

Romans 6:13-14, Psalm 139:23-24, James 5:16, Proverbs 28:13, Psalm 32:1-5, 1 John 1:8-9

Reflection Questions:

1. If you did Step 4 from two weeks ago, what did you learn about yourself? What did you like/not like about doing a moral inventory? Share about the process.

2. We transform and grow and are healed when we are in an environment where we are known and loved. Why do you think this true and necessary? If you disagree, why do you disagree?

3. What makes confessing our sin and being vulnerable to others difficult for you? What barriers to you need to overcome to make confession part of your life and practice?

4. Share a time when you confessed sin to someone else and experienced healing and change. Have you ever had confession go poorly? What made it a bad experience?

5. What needs to be true of someone that you would share your moral inventory with? Describe them.

6. Do you have a person like that in your life? If not, what steps could you take to develop that kind of relationship? Are you that kind of person for others?

7. Why is confessing our sin to another person a big and real test of our faith in God? What makes it risky? What is the reward of confession? Do you think the risk is worth the reward? Why or why not?

8. What is one thing that you could confess to a friend this week to experience grace and healing? Who will you do that with? When will you do it?

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Logan Holloman | Next Gen Pastor | March 30, 2025

Referenced Scripture:
Romans 6:15-23; Matthew 6:24

Reflection Questions:
1. Everyone serves something/someone and after we serve long enough we take on its characteristics. What do you serve? Who or what, claims your loyalty?

1. What is God making aware of your motives and your loyalties? (Psalms 139:23-24; searching moral inventory)

2. In what ways have you made choices to serve God?

3. Who are your other “gods”? What is the payoff for serving them?

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Bob Schwahn | Lead Pastor

Referenced Scripture:
Romans 6:11-14, Galatians 1:10, Philippians 1:6, Romans 12:1-2, Psalm 139:23-24, 2 Corinthians 7:8-11

Reflection Questions:

Read Romans 6:11-14
1. Is there sin or weakness or brokenness in your life that you have grown to tolerate?

1. What does it look like in your life to battle against sin? How can we actually offer ourselves to sin? What does that look like in your life?

2. What does it mean to offer yourself to righteousness? What are some ways that you do that in your life? Be specific. How is that different from simply just “trying to stop sinning”?

3. What does it mean to “count” yourself dead to sin? Explain. How can someone know if they have truly done this?

4. What is our part in overcoming sin? What is God’s part in helping us overcome sin? How have you experienced your part and God’s part working together? Share an example.

Read Psalm 139:23-24

1. Why is taking a “searching and fearless moral inventory” critical in overcoming sin and experiencing freedom from slavery to sin in our life?

2. What can make it difficult to spend time searching the depths of our heart for sin and brokenness? What is the reward for doing this? How have you experienced this in your life? When was the last time you spent time doing this?

3. Spend time this week making a “searching and fearless moral inventory” of your life. Come up with at least 10 things that God would want you to experience freedom from.

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Bob Schwahn | Lead Pastor | March 16, 2025

Referenced Scripture:
Romans 5:20-21, Romans 6:1-7, 1 John 1:8, Romans 8:15-16

Reflection Questions:
1. Read Romans 6:1-7 Why is the idea of grace (our righteousness is received and not achieved) difficult for people to understand? How is grace different from how the world normally operates? Give some examples.

1. How does grace open up the possibility of people taking advantage of God’s kindness and grace?

2. What are some reasons that Paul gives to believers as to why it makes no sense to take advantage of grace by continuing sin?

3. What does it mean that we have “died to sin”? (v. 2) What does it NOT mean?

4. In v. 3-7 Paul explains our union with Christ. What does it mean that we are united with Christ? What are some of the implications of being united with Christ? How does this change the way we relate to sin?

5. Why can it be difficult to believe that we have been “set free from sin” in our personal experience? What is an area of your life that you need to be set from sin? Do you believe that you are set free? Why or why not?

6. Is there sin in your life that you have made peace with that you need to wage war? Explain. What is your next step to battle against sin in your life?

7. Read Romans 8:15-16 What is the role of the Holy Spirit in helping you understand our freedom and union with Christ? Do you experience the Holy Spirit that way? Why or why not?

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Logan Holloman | Next Gen Pastor | March 9, 2025

Referenced Scripture: Romans 5:12-21; Revelation 2:4-5

Reflection Questions:

1) Is there an area of your life you need freedom? Ask Jesus to free you today.

2) What’s an area of your life that you can admit, “ I can’t. He can, I think I’ll let him.”

3) Have you felt convicted of your sin this week? If so, where in your life are you feeling led to repent (turn around and go the other way)?

4) Are there things that come easy to following Jesus (sharing your faith, worship, reading scripture, prayer), where can you practice that this week?

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Bob Schwahn | Lead Pastor | March 2, 2025

Referenced Scripture:
Romans 5:5-11, Romans 8:14-16, Romans 6:3-4

Reflection Questions:
1. How can you know that a person loves you unconditionally? What would give you the confidence that their love would never change?

1. Have you ever experienced someone who loved you even in the face of failure on your part? Describe that experience. What were some of your thoughts and feelings? How did that affect your relationship?

2. Have you ever questioned God’s love for you? What made you question it? Explain. Do you still have questions? Why or why not?

3. Read Romans 5:5
   How does the indwelling Holy Spirit allow us to experience the love of God? How have you experienced the love and presence of God through the Holy Spirit personally? Explain. How can a person grow in this? How does Romans 8:14-16 help explain the role of the Holy Spirit?

4. Read Romans 5:6-8
   What was our state of being before God when he reached out to us in love? What adjectives does Paul use to describe us? How do those words make you feel?

5. If God loved us at our lowest, how can we be sure that he will always love us? What do we need to do when we doubt God’s love for us?

6. Read Romans 5:10
   Paul describes us as God's enemies before we put our faith in Christ. From what you know about Paul, how was an enemy of God before he met Christ? How were you an enemy of God before you met Christ? How does the label of “enemy” of God strike you? Explain.

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Bob Schwahn | Lead Pastor | February 23, 2025

Referenced Scripture:
John 16:33, Romans 5:1-5, Hebrews 5:7-9

Reflection Questions:
1. What thoughts or ideas from the sermon stuck out to you?.

Read Romans 5:1-5

1. How have you or people close to you experienced suffering and pain in life? In what ways was it handled well or not so well?

2. How have you observed God producing perseverance and character and hope in your life through suffering? If not, why not? Explain.

3. How do the truths of v. 1 -2 help us to have God’s perspective on suffering? Why is it important to understand the truths of the Gospel to understand our suffering? How can these truths bring comfort?

4. What are some biblical examples you can think of where God allowed and used suffering/pain in the life of his children?

Read Hebrew 5:7-9

1. How does seeing that even Jesus suffered in this life give us perspective on our own suffering? What does that teach us?

2. What are areas of suffering in your life currently that you need to surrender to God’s power and process? What practical steps do you need to take in order to accomplish that?

3. How does suffering and pain help us to put our focus on God?

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Bob Schwahn | Lead Pastor | February 16, 2025 9am

Referenced Scripture:
Romans 1:16-17, Romans 1:5, Romans 4:1-25, Mark 1:15

Reflection Questions:

Read Romans 4
1) Why would we say that gospel is “good news” and not just “good advice”? What is the difference between the two?

2) The gospel is a credited righteousness and not an earned righteousness. What is the difference between the two and why is it important to understand this?

3) Read verse 5. How can someone at be declared “righteous or justified” (POSITION) while at the same time be considered “ungodly or wicked” (CONDITION)?

4) What is the object of genuine saving faith? What are we placing our faith in? Why is genuine saving faith referred to as a “trust transfer”? Our faith is transferred from what to what?

5) What evidence would you see in a person’s thinking or behavior that would indicate that they don’t understand or have lost sight of the good news of the gospel?

6) If we are declared righteous by our faith, what is the motivation for righteous behavior and obedience for the believer?

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Bob Schwahn | Lead Pastor | November 17, 2024 9am

Referenced Scripture: Matthew 7:7-11, Matthew 6:6, Revelation 3:20, Luke 11:13, Revelation 5:8, Psalm 56:8, Mark 14:32-36

Reflection Questions:
1. What is one thing that stuck out to you from the sermon?

1. How have you experienced the challenge of unanswered prayer in your life? What thoughts or emotions did this create in you?

2. What are some wrong beliefs we can have about God or about ourselves when our prayers seem to go unanswered?

3. What makes persisting in prayer difficult for you? Are there areas where you would say you have given up? Explain. What should motivate us to persevere and persist in asking, seeking, and knocking?

4. How does the reality that God collects our prayers and our tears change the way we view God? How does it change the way we view prayer?

5. Revelation 5:8 And when he had taken it, the four living creatures and the twenty-four elders fell down before the Lamb. Each one had a harp and they were holding golden bowls full of incense, which are the prayers of God’s people.

6. Psalm 56:8 (NLT) You keep track of all my sorrows. You have collected all my tears in your bottle.You have recorded each one in your book.

7. The goal of prayer is for us experience God’s PRESENCE rather than just receive God’s PRESENTS. Agree or Disagree? Why?

8. What is one way you can take a next step in growth in your prayer life today?

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Logan Holloman | Next Gen Pastor | November 10, 2024

Referenced Scripture: Matthew 7:1-6; Luke 9:54-55; John 8:1-11, Romans 3:22-24

Reflection Questions:
1. After reflecting with the Lord, did he reveal what might be a plank in your eye currently?
2. Is there a situation where you are tempted to condemn? What would it take to “put down the rock” in that situation?
3. What would it look like to humbly walk alongside someone in your sphere of influence with their “speck”
4. Would you be described as someone who is wise? Have you ever prayed for wisdom?

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Bob Schwahn | Lead Pastor | November 3, 2024

Reflection Questions:
1. What are the things that cause worry for people these days? What are the things that cause worry for you?
2. Jesus asked, “Can any one of you by worrying add a single hour to your life?” What point is Jesus trying to make about worry? What does worry produce in our life that don’t want?
3. Jesus said that “your heavenly Father knows that you need them.” What difference would it make in your life if you knew without a doubt that the Father knew and understood what you were going through, even if your circumstances didn’t change?
4. Jesus tells us that worry is evidence of a faith problem. How does worry indicate that we are viewing something incorrectly about our heavenly Father?
5. Read Philippians 4:6-7: Do not be anxious about anything, but in every situation, by prayer and petition, with thanksgiving, present your requests to God. And the peace of God, which transcends all understanding, will guard your hearts and your minds in Christ Jesus. --- Why does a heart of gratitude (thanksgiving) help remove a heart of worry? How can you tangibly practice gratitude when you are worried?
6. Read Philippians 4:8: Finally, brothers and sisters, whatever is true, whatever is noble, whatever is right, whatever is pure, whatever is lovely, whatever is admirable—if anything is excellent or praiseworthy—think about such things.
--- How can we learn to “think about what we think about”? How can we take every thought captive to make it obedient to Christ? How can guard ourselves from the thoughts and ideas of the world that cultivate worry in our souls?

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Bob Schwahn | Lead Pastor | October 27, 2024

Reflection Questions:

1. What are the consequences of doing our “good” deeds for the approval of people?
2. What are the rewards of doing our “good” deeds in secret?
3. How did Jesus model a life of seeking only the approval of His Father in heaven?
4. What is a tangible way you could practice the discipline of secrecy?
5. What are symptoms that might reveal an approval addiction? How have you seen them in yourself?
6. Questions to reveal an approval addiction: Can I say no? Explain.
7. Do I manage perceptions? Explain.
8. Do I live a hidden or double life? Explain.
9. Am I preoccupied with opinions? Explain.
10. Can I give and receive feedback? Explain.

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Bob Schwahn | Lead Pastor | October 20, 2024

Reflection Questions:
1. How can money have the power to deceive us? What some ways you have been deceived by money?
2. How can money become a rival “god” in our life?
3. What barriers do you need to overcome to grow in your generosity toward the Kingdom?
4. Have you experienced joy and freedom and contentment by learning to be generous with your money? Why or why not?
5. Are you accountable to anyone about you live out your generosity or how you use your money?
6. What is something you could do today to live more simply so that you can be more generous?
7. Does your level of generosity have an impact on your lifestyle? (ie. Is it sacrificial?) Would giving a biblical tithe (10% of your income to the local church and the needs of the poor) have an affect on your lifestyle?
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9. What is Jesus saying to you about your current level of generosity?
10. What could be your next step in obedience in generosity?

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Bob Schwahn | Lead Pastor | October 13, 2024

Reflection Questions:
1. What evidence do you see that we live in a culture of contempt? How does it affect you personally?

1. How could a person seek to limit their exposure to the culture of contempt?

2. How have you observed contempt for others in your heart? Who do you see is an enemy in your life? Who do you find difficult to love at times?

3. Do you think it is possible to have genuine compassion for those whom you see as your enemies? Why or why not?

4. How do you see Jesus showing us an example of being compassionate toward His enemies? How can we cultivate that same heart of compassion in our own heart? What makes that difficult for you? What barriers do you need to overcome?

5. Why would praying for your enemies help us change our view of them? How can this soften our heart toward them and change our behavior toward them?

6. What is one “enemy” that you can start praying for today and seek good for them? How can you tangibly show love toward that person today?

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Jim Keena | Guest Speaker | October 6, 2024

Reflection Questions:
1. How did your parents resolve conflicts between you and your siblings? What's the best advice you've received for dealing with anger?
2. Matthew 5:21-26 is the first of what has been called the "Six Antitheses." It is a series of statements in Matthew 5:21-48, where Jesus contrasts the "You have heard it said..." in culture with the "But I tell you..." of Jesus' teachings. Dallas Willard created a chart highlighting the differences in his book "The Divine Conspiracy" (page 146). Please read and discuss his summary of the six antitheses.

Situation | Old Righteousness | Kingdom Righteousness
a. Irritation with one’s associates. (5:21-26) | No murder. | Intense desire to be of help. No anger or contempt.
b. Sexual attraction. (5:27-30) | No intercourse. | No cultivation of lust.
c. Unhappiness with marriage partner. (5:31-32) | If you divorce, give “pink slip”. | No divorce, as then practiced.
d. Wanting someone to believe something. (5:33-37) | Keep vows or oaths made to convince. | Only say how things are or are not. No verbal manipulation.
e. Being personally injured. (5:38-42) | Inflict exactly the same injury on the offender. | Don’t harm, but help, the one who has damaged you.
f. Having an enemy. (5:43-48) | Hate your enemy. | Love & bless your enemy, as the heavenly Father does.

1. Read Matthew 5:23-24. Is there someone the Holy Spirit is prompting you “to go and be reconciled to”?How does Jesus develop a connection between anger and murder? And why is it so essential to guard your heart against anger and contempt?
2. How do you distinguish between so-called righteous and unrighteous anger? Can you recall examples in the New Testament when Jesus expressed righteous anger? Read and discuss Paul’s teaching about anger in Ephesians 5:26-32.
3. In the sermon on Sunday, the question was asked, “How do we overcome anger when we’ve been overcome by anger?” What are some of the ways you have learned to overcome anger and contempt toward others?
4. Read Matthew 5:23-24. Is there someone the Holy Spirit is prompting you “to go and be reconciled to”?

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Bob Schwahn | Lead Pastor | September 29, 2024

Reflection Questions:
1. What does it mean to say that Jesus was “opposed to religion?” How would you define “religion”?

1. Religion tends to focus on what we do more than why we do it. Why is it so important to Jesus that we do the right things for the right reasons? What can happen when we don’t focus and reflect on our heart motivations for following Jesus?

2. Why does a focus on our inner life (heart/motives) lead to obedience in our outer life (behavior)?

3. What are the right motivations for obedience? What are some wrong motivations for obedience?

4. How can a person learn to discern what our true heart motivations are for obedience?

Invite the Holy Spirit to reveal yourself to yourself. Pray this psalm…

Psalm 139:23-24
Search me, God, and know my heart;
test me and know my anxious thoughts.
See if there is any offensive way in me,
and lead me in the way everlasting.

• What comes to your mind that God would want to change in your heart and mind?
• Who is one person you could share this with and pray for the Holy Spirit to bring change?

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Bob Schwahn | Lead Pastor | September 22, 2024

Reflection Questions:
1. What evidence do you see in our culture that followers of Jesus are have not been the salt and light he tells us we are?

1. How do you need to grow in becoming salt and light in the areas of the culture where Jesus has you right now?

2. On a scale of 1-10, how comfortable are you in talking with nonbelievers about faith? Explain. What hinders you from having spiritual conversations with people? Where do you need help?

3. Why is learning to listen to people so important in helping them come to know and follow Jesus? What is the cost of not listening and understanding them? How does being listened to and understood make a person feel known and loved?

4. What are some questions we can ask that help us understand where a person is at on their spiritual journey?

5. What are some of examples in the life of Jesus where we see him being CONTRASTED (different) and CONNECTED to people? Why do WE need both of these qualities to be salt and light to the world? Describe what a person would be like with one or the other but not both. Which one do you need to grow in the most? Explain.

6. Who are some people (or one person) in your life right or on your heart to whom you could be salt and light right now? What step could you take to initiate with them? INVEST and INVITE (bring them to Journey with you)?

Listening Questions…
What was your religious background growing up?
Was that a positive or negative or somewhere in between?
What have you tried in your spiritual journey since?
Where are you now on your spiritual journey?
Do you feel like you are moving toward God, away from God, or staying about the same?
If God could be known would you want to know Him?

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Bob Schwahn | Lead Pastor | September 15, 2024

Reflection Questions:

1. Read Matthew 5:1-11… How do you define the “#blessed” life? How does our culture define the “#blessed” life? How do these contrast the blessed life that Jesus describes? How have you seen the culture around you shape your thoughts of what a blessed life looks like.

2. Which of the beatitudes are the most challenging for you to believe? Which beatitudes make you question your own following of Jesus? How do you need to grow and/or change?

3. Why is realizing our spiritual poverty (neediness) a prerequisite to experiencing the blessed life? What challenges exist if we don’t?

4. What do the groups that Jesus identifies as blessed seem to have in common?

5. Which of the groups that Jesus identifies as blessed do you feel closest to? Why?

6. Which of the groups that Jesus identifies as blessed do you feel least like? Why?

7. What do the groups have in common? What are some themes or threads you see in these groups? What are examples of each beatitude in the life of Jesus?

8. How can you take these words of Jesus and put them into practice this week? (Matthew 7:23-24)

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a different way: to make a difference the Church needs to be different | September 8, 2024
Bob Schwahn | Lead Pastor

Reflection Questions:
1. Read the Sermon on the Mount (Matthew 5-7) What are some things that Jesus says that are counter to how our culture thinks?
2. What are some things that are challenging for you to hear? How do His words challenge your thinking or behavior?
3 .What are some things that are difficult to understand? What questions does this sermon this raise for you?
4. How do you think the church would be different if we all took the Sermon On The Mount seriously and sought to obey His words?
5. In ways do you think the church in general has not lived out the Kingdom values of the Sermon On The Mount?
6. Read Matthew 7:24-27 What is one area that the Holy Spirit is prompting you to listen to these words and put them into practice? How will practically take a step of obedience?
7. Jesus what are you saying to me? Jesus what do you want me to do?

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Brian Priebe | Executive Pastor | September 1, 2024

Reflection Questions:

1. Read Galatians 5:22-23 & Colossians 3:12-15.

2. Which one or two of the fruits of the Spirit listed in these two passages would you say you do the best job living out in your day to day life?

3. Which one or two of the fruits of the Spirit listed in these two passages would you say is an area you want to continue to grow in?

4. Read Galatians 5:13-14. What principles does Paul emphasize before he shares the fruits of the Spirit that help us cultivate a lifestyle promoting the fruits of the Spirit?

5. The sermon outlined a link between a simple life, margin and investment in relationships. Which of those things are aligned with our culture and which are not? Which are represented by your current lifestyle and which are not?

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Vern Streeter | Guest Speaker | August 25, 2024 9am

Reflection Questions:

1. Got a good bear story?

2. What does it mean to you to wrestle with God?

3. Vern said lately he feels that “…forgiveness is the greatest thing about God.” What, these days, is the greatest thing about God for you? (Why is forgiveness such a huge deal?)

4. What are your thoughts about “killing your self-sufficiency?” (Self-sufficient: Needing no outside help in satisfying one’s basic needs.)

5. How might self-sufficiency hinder your relationship with God and with others?

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Vern Streeter | Guest Speaker | August 18, 2024 11am

Reflection Questions:

1. When did you first learn about “Jonah and the Whale” and how has your understanding of the story changed over the years?

2. Reflect about your struggles with the lack of justice in the world.

3. How is Jonah Christ-like and how is he unlike Christ?

4. Talk about your positive and negative feelings regarding grace – that God is “compassionate and gracious, slow to anger, abounding love and faithfulness…forgiving wickedness, rebellion, and sin.” (Ex. 34:5-7)

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Logan Holloman | Next Gen Pastor | August 11, 2024

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Reflection Questions:

1. What comes to mind when you hear redemption? Any examples whether through personal experience or from culture? (movies, literature, etc)

2. Where in your life are you waiting for redemption? (family, marriage, job, healing, future/past, etc?)

3. Redeemed people are often admired but often only after trials over long periods of time. How are you waiting?

4. Ruth’s posture of self-sacrifice is evident throughout the four chapters. In doing so she hands over control to allow God to redeem her and her family. What is the posture you might have to take to allow God to redeem what you might be trying to control?

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Logan Holloman | Next Gen Pastor | August 4, 2024

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Reflection Questions:

1. Can you recall a time when you saw God’s power at work in your life? Since that time have you ever doubted God’s care for you?

2. We often discredit ourselves from God’s work in our lives due to our complexities and brokenness. Take that to God in prayer, what might he want to speak to our heal?

3. Elijah hands off to Elisha, Jesus to the early church. Who has God given you influence with that you can pass your faith to?

4. Where might I need to repent and ask for God’s grace in my life?

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Jim Keena | Guest Speaker | July 28, 2024

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Reflection Questions:

1. In Joshua 1:1-9, God gives Joshua a great command. After reading verses 1-2, discuss the emotions and thoughts that Joshua might have experienced at that moment.

2. Joshua faced a pivotal moment in his life where he could understandably be "afraid and discouraged" (Joshua 1:9). Describe a pivotal moment when you experienced something similar.

3. After reading Joshua 1:3-9, discuss how God strengthened and encouraged Joshua. Also, reflect on how God strengthens and encourages you today.

4. Journey Church's mission statement is: "Together, we're leading people to become all in followers of Jesus." Would you describe yourself as an "all in follower of Jesus"?

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Derry Long | Guest Speaker | July 21, 2024

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Reflection Questions:

1. What or who encourages you to keep on believing?
2. What sometimes discouraged you to keep on believing?
3. How does a person develop courage?
4. Who is a courageous person that you know?
5. What would you like to be remembered for?

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Bob Schwahn | Lead Pastor | July 14, 2024

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Reflection Questions:
1. Read John 5:39,46 — In what ways does the Old Testament point to Jesus? What are some examples that you can think of? How can this reality change the way we read and understand the Old Testament?

1. Read Hebrews 12:5-6 — Why is it comforting to know that God tests and disciplines out of His love? What difference does this make in the midst of testing?

2. God tests us to show us where we are at and to grow us to become more like His Son. How have you experienced testing in your life? How did you respond? What did this reveal to you about yourself? How did it help you grow? Explain.

3. What could be an “Isaac” in your life? What in your life, if you lost it, would make life seem unbearable? What are you fearful of losing? What has become the center of life?

4. Read Genesis 22:1-14 — What from this story grabs your attention? What questions does it raise for you? What do you learn about God? What do you learn about yourself? How does this story connect to your life?

5. What connections to Jesus do you see in this story? How does this story point to Jesus and the cross?

6. Obedience to God is ALWAYS in our best interest. Agree or Disagree?

7. When have you found obedience difficult? How can this reveal “Isaac’s” (idols) in our life?

8. Read Romans 8:32 — How can this perspective give us courage to obey even when obedience seems difficult?

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Logan Holloman | NexGen Pastor | July 7, 2024

“God loves us, and we have the opportunity to love others as he loves us, not in big things, but in small things in great love”
— Mother Teresa, 1979 Nobel Peace Prize Speech

1 John 4:10 (NIV)
This is love: not that we loved God, but that he loved us and sent his Son as an atoning sacrifice for our sins.

Romans 5:8 (NIV)
But God demonstrates his own love for us in this: While we were still sinners, Christ died for us.

Mark 10:45 (NIV)
"For even the Son of Man did not come to be served, but to serve, and to give his life as a ransom for many.”

Romans 12:1 (NIV)
Therefore, I urge you, brothers and sisters, in view of God’s mercy, to offer your bodies as a living sacrifice, holy and pleasing to God—this is your true and proper worship.

Ephesians 5:2 (NIV)
And walk in the way of love, just as Christ loved us and gave himself up for us as a fragrant offering and sacrifice to God.

Mark 2:16-19 (NIV)
These are the twelve he appointed: Simon (to whom he gave the name Peter), James son of Zebedee and his brother John (to them he gave the name Boanerges, which means “sons of thunder”), Andrew, Philip, Bartholomew, Matthew, Thomas, James son of Alphaeus, Thaddaeus, Simon the Zealot and Judas Iscariot, who betrayed him.

What Gets in the Way?

Matthew 28:16-20 (NIV)
Then the eleven disciples went to Galilee, to the mountain where Jesus had told them to go. When they saw him, they worshiped him; but some doubted. Then Jesus came to them and said, “All authority in heaven and on earth has been given to me. Therefore go and make disciples of all nations, baptizing them in the name of the Father and of the Son and of the Holy Spirit, and teaching them to obey everything I have commanded you. And surely I am with you always, to the very end of the age.”

Mark 1:14-15(NIV)
After John was put in prison, Jesus went into Galilee, proclaiming the good news of God. “The time has come,” he said. “The kingdom of God has come near. Repent and believe the good news!”

Reflection Questions:

1. Is it hard for you to believe that God loves you?
2. Who is God giving you the opportunity to love currently?
3. What is one small thing in great love you could do for that person this week? 4. What does that look like?
4. What obstacles or barriers do you need to overcome to make this happen?
   Matthew 28 says that some doubted while worshiping. Where is your area of doubt in regards to you living this passage out? (Fear of rejection, inadequacy, impact, lack of conviction, etc)

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Bob Schwahn | Lead Pastor | June 30, 2024

1 Corinthians 7:26b-31 (NIV)
I think that it is good for a man to remain as he is. Are you pledged to a woman? Do not seek to be released. Are you free from such a commitment? Do not look for a wife. But if you do marry, you have not sinned; and if a virgin marries, she has not sinned. But those who marry will face many troubles in this life, and I want to spare you this. What I mean, brothers and sisters, is that the time is short. From now on those who have wives should live as if they do not; those who mourn, as if they did not; those who are happy, as if they were not; those who buy something, as if it were not theirs to keep; those who use the things of the world, as if not engrossed in them. For this world in its present form is passing away.

Matthew 22:29-30 (NIV)
Jesus replied, “You are in error because you do not know the Scriptures or the power of God. At the resurrection people will neither marry nor be given in marriage; they will be like the angels in heaven.

Hebrews 12:1b-2 (NIV)
And let us run with perseverance the race marked out for us, fixing our eyes on Jesus, the pioneer and perfecter of faith. For the joy set before him he endured the cross, scorning its shame, and sat down at the right hand of the throne of God.

Romans 12:2 (NIV)
Do not conform to the pattern of this world, but be transformed by the renewing of your mind. Then you will be able to test and approve what God’s will is—his good, pleasing and perfect will.

LIES WE BELIEVE ABOUT SINGLENESS:

1. Singleness means FAILURE.
2. Singleness means no INTIMACY …

2 Samuel 1:26 (NIV)

1. Singleness means no FAMILY.

Mark 3:33-35 (NIV)
“Who are my mother and my brothers?” he asked.
Then he looked at those seated in a circle around him and said, “Here are my mother and my brothers! Whoever does God’s will is my brother and sister and mother.”

Matthew 19:28-29 (NIV)
Jesus said to them, “Truly I tell you, at the renewal of all things, when the Son of Man sits on his glorious throne, you who have followed me will also sit on twelve thrones, judging the twelve tribes of Israel. And everyone who has left houses or brothers or sisters or father or mother or wife or children or fields for my sake will receive a hundred times as much and will inherit eternal life.

Reflection Questions:

1. What aspects of church culture can make it challenging for single people?
2. What perspectives about singleness do we need to have in order to navigate singleness in a healthy and biblical way?
3. What is God’s perspective on singleness?
4. What are some wrong perspectives we can have about singleness? What are some lies we can believe about being single?
5. Why is important for all people in a church family to have the perspective that singleness is valuable and viable way to live out our walk of faith?
6. Reflect on these statements… Singleness does mean no intimacy. Intimacy does not mean romance/sex. Agree or Disagree? Explain. How can single people cultivate intimacy outside of romantic/sexual relationships?
7. How can married people in a church family love and care for single people? And vice versa? What are tangible ways we can love and support each other?
8. If you are married, do you have single people from the church that are close to you? How could you grow your connection with them?
9. Read Matthew 22:23-29. Why is it important to remember that none of us will be married for eternity in heaven? How does that reality impact your thinking? How does that reality change the way we view marriage and singleness?

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Logan Holloman | Next Gen Pastor | June 23, 2024

John 15:1-5; 8 (NIV)
“I am the true vine, and my Father is the gardener. He cuts off every branch in me that bears no fruit, while every branch that does bear fruit he prunes so that it will be even more fruitful. You are already clean because of the word I have spoken to you. Remain in me, as I also remain in you. No branch can bear fruit by itself; it must remain in the vine. Neither can you bear fruit unless you remain in me. I am the vine; you are the branches. If you remain in me and I in you, you will bear much fruit; apart from me you can do nothing… This is to my Father’s glory, that you bear much fruit, showing yourselves to be my disciples.”

Galatians 2:11-14 (NIV)
When Cephas came to Antioch, I opposed him to his face, because he stood condemned. For before certain men came from James, he used to eat with the Gentiles. But when they arrived, he began to draw back and separate himself from the Gentiles because he was afraid of those who belonged to the circumcision group. The other Jews joined him in his hypocrisy, so that by their hypocrisy even Barnabas was led astray.
When I saw that they were not acting in line with the truth of the gospel, I said to Cephas in front of them all, “You are a Jew, yet you live like a Gentile and not like a Jew. How is it, then, that you force Gentiles to follow Jewish customs?

Acts 15:7-12 (NIV)
After much discussion, Peter got up and addressed them: “Brothers, you know that some time ago God made a choice among you that the Gentiles might hear from my lips the message of the gospel and believe. God, who knows the heart, showed that he accepted them by giving the Holy Spirit to them, just as he did to us. He did not discriminate between us and them, for he purified their hearts by faith. Now then, why do you try to test God by putting on the necks of Gentiles a yoke that neither we nor our ancestors have been able to bear? No! We believe it is through the grace of our Lord Jesus that we are saved, just as they are.” The whole assembly became silent as they listened to Barnabas and Paul telling about the signs and wonders God had done among the Gentiles through them.

1 Peter 3:14-16a (NIV)
Therefore, beloved, since you are waiting for these, be diligent to be found by him without spot or blemish, and at peace. And count the patience of our Lord as salvation, just as our beloved brother Paul also wrote to you according to the wisdom given him, as he does in all his letters when he speaks in them of these matters.

Acts 15:36-40 (NIV)

Choose one of the topics from this Restoring Us series:
Conflict
Listening
Forgiveness
Humility
Speaking

Who?
When?
Fear/roadblock
Where can I make room?

Reflection Questions:

1. Which of these areas of relationships comes most naturally to you? (conflict, listening, forgiveness, humility, or speaking)
2. Which area of relationships might God be inviting you to intentionally focus on during the next week? Month?
3. What obstacles come to mind when you think of intentional relationship areas in your life? What obstacles or challenges might you face if you don’t intentionally grow in these areas?
4. What one or two steps can you take to overcome these obstacles you just identified?
5. Finish this sentence…Through the Holy Spirit, I am beginning to realize my next step in relationships…

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Say the right thing in the right way at the right time.

Brian Priebe | Executive Pastor | June 16, 2024

Matthew 12:34b-35 (NIV)
For the mouth speaks what the heart is full of. A good man brings good things out of the good stored up in him, and an evil man brings evil things out of the evil stored up in him.

Matthew 15:18 (NIV)
But the things that come out of a person’s mouth come from the heart, and these defile them.

Psalm 19:14 (NIV)
May the words of my mouth and the meditations of my heart be pleasing in your sight Lord, my Rock and my Redeemer.

Romans 10:9 (NIV)
If you declare with your mouth, “Jesus is Lord,” and believe in your heart that God raised him from the dead, you will be saved.

Matthew 12:36-37 (NIV)
“But I tell you that everyone will have to give account on the day of judgment for every empty word they have spoken. For by your words you will be acquitted, and by your words you will be condemned.”

James 3:9-10 (NIV)
With the tongue we praise our Lord and Father, and with it we curse human beings, who have been made in God’s likeness. Out of the same mouth come praise and cursing. My brothers and sisters, this should not be.

Colossians 4:6 (NIV)
Let your conversation be always full of grace, seasoned with salt, so that you may know how to answer every

one.

Conversation Characteristics that Represent a Healthy Heart:

1. Full of Grace

Proverbs 16:24 (NIV)
Gracious words are a honeycomb, sweet to the soul and healing to the bones.

Proverbs 15:1(NIV)
A gentle answer turns away wrath, but a harsh word stirs up anger.

Luke 4:22 (NIV)
All spoke well of him, and were amazed at the gracious words that came from his lips.

1. Seasoned with salt

Proverbs 12:18
The words of the reckless pierce like swords, but the tongue of the wise brings healing.

2 Timothy 4:2 (NIV)
Preach the word; be prepared in season and out of season; correct, rebuke and encourage—with great patience and careful instruction.

1 Peter 3:15 (NIV)
Always be prepared to give an answer to everyone who asks you to give the reason for the hope that you have. But do this with gentleness and respect.

1. Know how to answer everyone

Proverbs 12:25 (NIV)
Anxiety weighs down the heart, but a kind word cheers it up.

Ephesians 4:29a (NIV)
Do not let any unwholesome talk come out of your mouths, but only what is helpful for building others up according to their needs…

Reflection Questions:

1. Share a time where you asked yourself 'Why did I say that?' in reaction to a conversation.
2. Read Matthew 12:34b-35 and Matthew 15:18. When we reflect on our words and say, 'Why did I say that?', where do those words come from?
3. Read Matthew 12:36-37 and James 3:9-10. Why do our words matter?
4. Read Col. 4:6. What does a conversation full of grace look like?
5. What does a conversation seasoned with salt feel like?
6. What does it mean to have an answer for everyone?
7. If you were to analyze your conversations in light of Col 4:6, what would be the area you feel most comfortable with? How about the least comfortable with?

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"Humility is not thinking less of yourself, but thinking of yourself less." - C.S. Lewis, Mere Christianity

Bob Schwahn | Lead Pastor | June 9, 2024

“Humility is the single greatest and most indispensable attribute of being a team player.”
— Patrick Lencioni, The Ideal Team Player p. 157

1 Peter 5:5b-6 (NIV)

Philippians 2:3-8 (NIV)

Jesus modeled “choosing to lose”.

1. Jesus saw the needs of others – ahead of his own.

John 13:1 (NIV)

1. Jesus used his authority to serve others.

Mark 9:35

1. Jesus served those who were difficult to love.

John 13:2 (NIV)

John 13:15-17 (NIV)

1 Peter 5:6 (NIV)

“If anyone would like to acquire humility, I can, I think, tell him the first step. The first step is to realize that one is proud. And a biggish step, too. At least, nothing whatever can be done before it. If you think you are not conceited, it means you are very conceited indeed.”

— C.S. Lewis, Mere Christianity

John 13:34-35 (NIV)

“A new command I give you: Love one another. As I have loved you, so you must love one another. By this everyone will know that you are my disciples, if you love one another.”

Reflection Questions:

1. In light of 1 Peter 5:5, why does God oppose pride and show favor to humility?
2. How would you define humility? How would you know if you are humble?
3. Why is humility a cornerstone of healthy relationships?
4. How have you seen a lack of humility damage relationships in your life?
   Read John 13:1-17
5. How does Jesus model humility in this passage? How is he “not looking to his own interests but to the interests of others”?
6. How can we grow in focusing on the needs of others and choosing to put those needs ahead of our own?
7. Where is a place in your life (influence/power/position/time) that you could serve the needs of those around you? How will you do it? When?
8. Jesus modeled humility by loving and serving those that would abandon, deny, and betray Him. How could love people in your life that may sometimes be difficult to love? Who is someone you could serve now that is difficult to love? What is a practical way to serve them?
9. In John 13:15-17, Jesus promises a blessed life if we follow his example. How can living this way live to a blessed life? Won’t we miss out if we constantly focusing on others? Who will look out for us and meet our needs?
10. Humility is sometimes referred to as the “shyest” of all virtues. When you to talk about it or focus on it, it goes away. What do you think that means? How are we then to work on growing in humility?
11. How are “insecurity” and “arrogance” both a form of pride? How can insecurity be a more subtle form of pride? How can insecurity even look like humility? How can we see that in ourselves?

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Bob Schwahn | Lead Pastor | June 2, 2024

Ephesians 4:31-32
Get rid of all bitterness, rage and anger, brawling and slander, along with every form of malice. Be kind and compassionate to one another, forgiving each other, JUST AS in Christ God forgave you.

Matthew 18:23-35
“Therefore, the kingdom of heaven is like a king who wanted to settle accounts with his servants. As he began the settlement, a man who owed him ten thousand bags of gold was brought to him. Since he was not able to pay, the master ordered that he and his wife and his children and all that he had be sold to repay the debt.
“At this the servant fell on his knees before him. ‘Be patient with me,’ he begged, ‘and I will pay back everything.’ The servant’s master took pity on him, canceled the debt and let him go.
“But when that servant went out, he found one of his fellow servants who owed him a hundred silver coins. He grabbed him and began to choke him. ‘Pay back what you owe me!’ he demanded.
“His fellow servant fell to his knees and begged him, ‘Be patient with me, and I will pay it back.’
“But he refused. Instead, he went off and had the man thrown into prison until he could pay the debt. When the other servants saw what had happened, they were outraged and went and told their master everything that had happened.
“Then the master called the servant in. ‘You wicked servant,’ he said, ‘I canceled all that debt of yours because you begged me to. Shouldn’t you have had mercy on your fellow servant just as I had on you?’
In anger his master handed him over to the jailers to be tortured, until he should pay back all he owed.
“This is how my heavenly Father will treat each of you unless you forgive your brother or sister from your heart.”

Observations from Parable:
1) Forgiveness is the decision to cancel a debt.
2) Unforgiveness puts us in prison.
3) The cross of Jesus gives us the power to forgive.

Practical Steps to Forgiveness:
1) Who do I need to forgive?
2) What is the debt that they owe?
3) Cancel the debt.
4) Don’t reopen the case.

Matthew 6:12 (NIV)
And forgive us our debts, as we also have forgiven our debtors.

How has Christ forgiven me?
How am I to forgive others?
With whom do I need to start?

Reflection Questions:
1. How have you seen unforgiveness have a negative effect in your life? In the life of people you know?
2. What makes forgiving people that have wronged you difficult for you? What causes you to get stuck?
3. Where have you seen success in forgiving people that have wronged you? What were some of the positive results you experienced?
4. In regards to Matthew 18:34-35, Why do you think that Jesus gives such a strong rebuke to those that refuse to forgive others?
5. Jesus describes unforgiveness as a torturous prison sentence. What do you think is the “prison” that we experience? How have you or how are you experiencing this?
6. In regards to Ephesians 4:31-32 (referenced above), “JUST AS, in Christ God forgave you.” How has Christ forgiven you? How are you to forgive others? With whom do you need to start?
7. Why is it imperative to look at the cross of Jesus as we extend forgiveness to others?

Agree or Disagree? Why?
When we receive the forgiveness of Jesus on the cross we give up our right to hold unforgiveness toward others.

Review the practical steps to forgiveness…
Which step do you find the most difficult? Not understand?
What would keep you from pursuing forgiveness today?

Practical:
1) Who do I need to forgive?
2) What is the debt that they owe?
3) Cancel the debt.
4) Don’t reopen the case.

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Logan & Cayla Holloman | NextGen Pastor & Licensed Professional Counselor | May 26, 2024

What if our posture is the beginning of listening, understanding, and loving those around us?

What’s my posture?
Am I fully present or distracted?
Am I loving or judging?
Am I open or closed to being changed?
Am I trying to fix or offer solutions?
Am I uncomfortable with empathy or what they're saying?
Is it easier for me to just get to the next thing I need to say?

“The state you’re in is the state you give to others”
— Pete Scazzero

Jesus’ example:
Pace (not running from village to village; always walking)
Unhurried (Mark 5, Luke 19)
Limits (taking time to pray, rest, eat, sleep)

Mark 5:30-34 (NIV)
At once Jesus realized that power had gone out from him. He turned around in the crowd and asked, “Who touched my clothes?” “You see the people crowding against you,” his disciples answered, “and yet you can ask, ‘Who touched me?’ ” But Jesus kept looking around to see who had done it. Then the woman, knowing what had happened to her, came and fell at his feet and, trembling with fear, told him the whole truth. He said to her, “Daughter, your faith has healed you. Go in peace and be freed from your suffering.”

Luke 19:3-6 (NIV)
He wanted to see who Jesus was, but because he was short he could not see over the crowd. So he ran ahead and climbed a sycamore-fig tree to see him, since Jesus was coming that way. When Jesus reached the spot, he looked up and said to him, “Zacchaeus, come down immediately. I must stay at your house today.” So he came down at once and welcomed him gladly.

“Being heard is so close to being loved that for the average person they are almost indistinguishable. When I want to genuinely love someone, the best gift I can give is to listen authentically.”
— David Augsburger

Proverbs 18:2,13 (NIV)
Fools find no pleasure in understanding but delight in airing their own opinions.
To answer before listening—that is folly and shame.

Listening: Attunement vs Agreeing

Reflection Questions:

Who might be someone God is asking you to listen to today?
What might be one practical way you can slow down in order to love someone in the next 24 hours?
Imagine what the Gallatin valley would look like if Journey Church was known for our radical commitment to listening to others, what might be the effects of that?
What would you say is your greatest obstacle or challenge to being fully present and engaged with others (i.e. distracted, uncomfortable with emotion, etc)?

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Bob Schwahn | Lead Pastor | May 19, 2024

Matthew 5:9 (NIV)
Blessed are the peacemakers, for they will be called children of God.

James 1:2-4 (NIV)
Consider it pure joy, my brothers and sisters, whenever you face trials of many kinds, because you know that the testing of your faith produces perseverance. Let perseverance finish its work so that you may be mature and complete, not lacking anything.

James 4:1-2a (NIV)
What causes fights and quarrels among you? Don’t they come from your desires that battle within you? You desire but do not have, so you kill. You covet but you cannot get what you want, so you quarrel and fight.

“You know what the problem is? I’m just not getting what I want.”

Question: What do I want that I am not getting?

James 4:2b-3 (NIV)
You do not have because you do not ask God. When you ask, you do not receive, because you ask with wrong motives, that you may spend what you get on your pleasures.

Psalm 139:23-24 (NIV)
Search me, O God, and know my heart; test me and know my anxious thoughts.Point out anything in me that offends you, and lead me along the path of everlasting life.

Romans 12:18 (NIV)
If it is possible, as far as it depends on you, live at peace with everyone.

Reflection Questions:

1. How was conflict handled in your home growing up? How did that shape you? What is your style for handling conflict? (denial, withdrawal, anger, argue, fight to win, …)
2. What makes navigating conflict difficult for you?
3. True or False: In Christ’s Kingdom, conflict is a good thing. Explain your answer.
4. What do I want that I am not getting? Do you agree that this is a powerful question in dealing with conflict? Why or why not?
5. Why is it important to know that the first step in conflict resolution is dealing with your own heart and desires? How can this be helpful in conflict situations? How do we discern our own heart and know what it actually is that we want that we are not getting?
6. When we share what we want in the midst of conflict, why do you think it important to share our wants/desires for 1) ME, 2) for THEM, and 3) for US?
7. Share an example of conflict that you handled poorly? What could you have done differently?
8. How have you seen well-handled conflict create growth in your character and your relationships?
9. Where do you have an opportunity to move toward someone in conflict? In that conflict, what do you want that you are not getting? What part of the conflict do you need to own?

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Bob Schwahn | Lead Pastor | May 12, 2024
1) We were designed for healthy relationships.
2) Healthy relationships matter to Jesus.
3) Healthy relationships matter to the mission of Jesus.

“To love at all is to be vulnerable. Love anything, and your heart will certainly be wrung and possibly be broken. If you want to make sure of keeping it intact, you must give your heart to no one, not even to an animal. Wrap it carefully round with hobbies and little luxuries; avoid all entanglements; lock it up safe in the casket or coffin of your selfishness. But in that casket—safe, dark, motionless, airless—it will change. It will not be broken; it will become unbreakable, impenetrable, irredeemable.”
— C. S. Lewis, The Four Loves, p. 169

Matthew 22:37-39 (NIV)
Jesus replied: “‘Love the Lord your God with all your heart and with all your soul and with all your mind.’ This is the first and greatest commandment. And the second is like it: ‘Love your neighbor as yourself.’

Matthew 5:23-24 (NIV)
“Therefore, if you are offering your gift at the altar and there remember that your brother or sister has something against you, leave your gift there in front of the altar. First go and be reconciled to them; then come and offer your gift.

John 13:34-35 (NIV)
“A new command I give you: Love one another. As I have loved you, so you must love one another. By this everyone will know that you are my disciples, if you love one another.”

John 17:20-21 (NIV)
“My prayer is not for them alone. I pray also for those who will believe in me through their message, that all of them may be one, Father, just as you are in me and I am in you. May they also be in us so that the world may believe that you have sent me.

Romans 12:14-18 (NIV)
Bless those who persecute you; bless and do not curse. Rejoice with those who rejoice; mourn with those who mourn. Live in harmony with one another. Do not be proud, but be willing to associate with people of low position. Do not be conceited. Do not repay anyone evil for evil. Be careful to do what is right in the eyes of everyone. If it is possible, as far as it depends on you, live at peace with everyone.

Reflection Questions:
1. In what ways have you experienced the beauty (joys) of relationships in this life?
2. In what ways have you experienced the pain (wounds) of relationships in this life?
3. From your experience, what makes healthy relationships difficult to maintain? Share some ways you have experienced challenging relationships.
4. What are some reasons that healthy relationships with people are so important to God?
5. What areas of your character (heart) do you need to grow in order to be better at navigating healthy relationships?
6. What areas of your competency (skills) do you need to grow in order to be better at navigating healthy relationships?
7. What are some relationships in your life right now that need God’s grace to become more healthy? Explain. What might your next step to move toward greater health? What part do you need to play in order to bring more health?
8. Has your heart grown cold or indifferent toward some relationships in your life? Explain.
“Our maturity as a follow of Jesus can be seen and measured by our love for people and the health of relationships in our lives.” Agree or Disagree? Explain your answer?

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Brian Priebe | Executive Pastor | May 5, 2024

Are you praying for things that only God can do?

Mark 8:27-29a (NIV)

Jesus and his disciples went on to the villages around Caesarea Philippi. On the way he asked them, “Who do people say I am?”

They replied, “Some say John the Baptist; others say Elijah; and still others, one of the prophets.”

“But what about you?” he asked. “Who do you say I am?”

John 5:16-18 (NIV)

John 8:54-59 (NIV)

John 10:30-33 (NIV)

John 20:26-29(NIV)

Matthew 16:16 (NIV)

CS Lewis’ Trilema from Mere Christianity:
“I am trying here to prevent anyone saying the really foolish thing that people often say about Him (Jesus):

I’m ready to accept Jesus as a great moral teacher, but I don’t accept his claim to be God. That is the one thing we must not say. A man who was merely a man and said the sort of things Jesus said would not be a great moral teacher.

He would either be a lunatic — on the level with the man who says he is a poached egg — or else he would be the Devil of Hell. You must make your choice. Either this man was, and is, the Son of God, or else a madman or something worse.

You can shut him up for a fool, you can spit at him and kill him as a demon or you can fall at his feet and call him Lord and God, but let us not come with any patronizing nonsense about his being a great human teacher. He has not left that open to us. He did not intend to.”

Acts 12:15-16 (NIV)

Psalm 1:2-3 (NIV)

Are you praying for things that only God can do?
Is your faith growing?
Is loving others your priority?

Reflection Questions:

Read John 5:16-18, 8:54-59, 10:30-33 and 20:26-29. What stands out as you look at passages that claim Jesus' divinity?
Read Mark 8:27-29 and Matt 16:13-16. What are the ways you would answer Jesus' question, 'Who do you say I am?’
In light of Jesus' divinity, Are you praying for things that only God can do? Why or why not? What things could you be praying for that would fit that description?
In light of Jesus' divinity, Is your faith growing? Why or why not? What things could you be doing that could help your faith grow?
In light of Jesus' divinity, Is loving others your priority? Why or why not? What things could you be doing that would make loving others your priority?

Three additional questions to unpack loving others...

a) Do you prioritize understanding others or being understood?
b) How easily are you offended?
c) Do you have margin in your week to have your plans interrupted by people?

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Jim Keena | Guest Speaker | April 28, 2024

A Follower of Jesus Unfollowed but Re-followed Jesus.

The Backstory:

One day, a man named Simon and some other fishermen had been fishing all night in the Sea of Galilee (Luke 5:5). They’d not caught anything, when Jesus gave an unsolicited fishing tip (Luke 5:4-5). After instructing them to cast their nets into the deep water, they caught a boatload of fish (Luke 5:4-7). Jesus then said to Simon, “Follow me, and I will make you fishers of people” (Matt. 4:18-20, Mark 1:17). In addition, Jesus told Simon that he would be called Peter, which means “Rock” (John 1:42). And that was when, Peter left everything and became one of the 12 disciples, a follower of Jesus.

“Peter could be brash, impetuous, impulsive, and vacillating. His passion often got ahead of his head. There were times when Peter was a windbag, a blowhard. He made these unnecessary—as well as empty—boasts. In the upper room, Peter bragged to Jesus that he would lay down his life for Jesus (John 13:37).” —John E. Johnson

The Story:
Feed My Sheep

When they had finished eating, Jesus said to Simon Peter, “Simon son of John, do you love me more than these?” “Yes, Lord,” he said, “you know that I love you.” Jesus said, “Feed my lambs.” Again Jesus said, “Simon son of John, do you love me?” He answered, “Yes, Lord, you know that I love you.” Jesus said, “Take care of my sheep.” The third time he said to him, “Simon son of John, do you love me?” Peter was hurt because Jesus asked him the third time, “Do you love me?” He said, “Lord, you know all things; you know that I love you.” Jesus said, “Feed my sheep.” John 21:15-17 (NIV)

Follow Me

Very truly I tell you, when you were younger you dressed yourself and went where you wanted; but when you are old you will stretch out your hands, and someone else will dress you and lead you where you do not want to go.” Jesus said this to indicate the kind of death by which Peter would glorify God. Then he said to him, “Follow me!” John 21:18-19 (NIV)

Peter turned and saw that the disciple whom Jesus loved was following them…. When Peter saw him, he asked, “Lord, what about him?” Jesus answered, “If I want him to remain alive until I return, what is that to you? You must follow me.” John 21:20a-22 (NIV)

Your Story:

“Here I am! I stand at the door and knock. If anyone hears my voice and opens the door, I will come in and eat with that person, and they with me.” Revelation 3:20 (NIV)

Reflection Questions:

1. Have you ever quit a team, class, or job? Why did you leave? In hindsight, was it a good decision?

2. Would you call yourself a follower of Jesus, a former follower, curious about following Jesus, or something else?

3. In the sermon, the question was asked, “How do we love Jesus?” The answer was, “We love Jesus by feeding his sheep and following him.” What would it look like for you to do those two things?

4. Journey Church’s purpose statement is: “Together, we’re leading people to become all-in followers of Jesus.” How do you envision your role in our church fulfilling that statement?

5. How would you answer the question, “What’s your next step?” in the growth path? For more information, go to: https://journeybozeman.com/about/

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Logan Holloman | NextGen Pastor | April 21, 2024

What comes to mind when you hear the title Lord?

Luke 6:46 (NIV)
“Why do you call me, ‘Lord, Lord,’ and do not do what I say?

Why don’t I do what he says?

1 John 5:1-3 (NIV)
Everyone who believes that Jesus is the Christ is born of God, and everyone who loves the father loves his child as well. This is how we know that we love the children of God: by loving God and carrying out his commands. In fact, this is love for God: to keep his commands. And his commands are not burdensome,

Obedience is not perfection

“In the day-to-day trenches of adult life, there is actually no such thing as atheism. There is no such thing as not worshiping. Everybody worships. The only choice we get is what to worship. And the compelling reason for maybe choosing some sort of god or spiritual-type thing to worship [...] is that pretty much anything else you worship will eat you alive. If you worship money and things, if they are where you tap real meaning in life, then you will never have enough, never feel you have enough…Worship your body and beauty and sexual allure and you will always feel ugly. And when time and age start showing, you will die a million deaths before they finally plant you…Worship power, you will end up feeling weak and afraid, and you will need ever more power over others to numb you to your own fear. Worship your intellect, being seen as smart, you will end up feeling stupid, a fraud, always on the verge of being found out. But the insidious thing about these forms of worship is not that they’re evil or sinful, it’s that they’re unconscious. They are default settings. They’re the kind of worship you just gradually slip into, day after day.”
— David Foster Wallace, commencement ‘05

Luke 6:47-49 (NIV)
As for everyone who comes to me and hears my words and puts them into practice, I will show you what they are like. They are like a man building a house, who dug down deep and laid the foundation on rock. When a flood came, the torrent struck that house but could not shake it, because it was well built. But the one who hears my words and does not put them into practice is like a man who built a house on the ground without a foundation. The moment the torrent struck that house, it collapsed and its destruction was complete.”

Digging:
Apprenticeship
Worship = practiced obedience
Taking the plank out of your own eye (Luke 6:41-42)
Tested, sturdy, weather storms well
“No accidental saints”

Building on the sand:
Hear ⧣ Do
Haphazardly, hurried, rushed
”Microwave, sprinkle Jesus”
Fingers crossed
Fragile, delicate

James 1:22-25 (NIV)
Do not merely listen to the word, and so deceive yourselves. Do what it says. Anyone who listens to the word but does not do what it says is like someone who looks at his face in a mirror and, after looking at himself, goes away and immediately forgets what he looks like. But whoever looks intently into the perfect law that gives freedom, and continues in it—not forgetting what they have heard, but doing it—they will be blessed in what they do.

Is he Lord of your life?
Do you do what he says?
Does obedience feel like a burden or worship?

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Logan Holloman | NextGen Pastor | April 14, 2024

John 5:1-7 (NIV)
Some time later, Jesus went up to Jerusalem for one of the Jewish festivals. Now there is in Jerusalem near the Sheep Gate a pool, which in Aramaic is called Bethesda and which is surrounded by five covered colonnades. Here a great number of disabled people used to lie—the blind, the lame, the paralyzed. One who was there had been an invalid for thirty-eight years. When Jesus saw him lying there and learned that he had been in this condition for a long time, he asked him, “Do you want to get well?” “Sir,” the invalid replied, “I have no one to help me into the pool when the water is stirred. While I am trying to get in, someone else goes down ahead of me.”

Jesus- invitation to be made whole “do you want to be well”

Pool- what we look to for wholeness and healing. What’s your pool?

John 5:8-15 (NIV)
Then Jesus said to him, “Get up! Pick up your mat and walk.” At once the man was cured; he picked up his mat and walked. The day on which this took place was a Sabbath, and so the Jewish leaders said to the man who had been healed, “It is the Sabbath; the law forbids you to carry your mat.” But he replied, “The man who made me well said to me, ‘Pick up your mat and walk.’” So they asked him, “Who is this fellow who told you to pick it up and walk?” The man who was healed had no idea who it was, for Jesus had slipped away into the crowd that was there. Later Jesus found him at the temple and said to him, “See, you are well again. Stop sinning or something worse may happen to you.” The man went away and told the Jewish leaders that it was Jesus who had made him well.

Mat- symbolic of sin/pain used for Jesus’ purposes in our lives. What’s your mat?

God never wastes our suffering

John 1:29b (NIV)
“Look, the Lamb of God, who takes away the sin of the world!

John 20:30-31 (NIV)
Jesus performed many other signs in the presence of his disciples, which are not recorded in this book. But these are written that you may believe that Jesus is the Messiah, the Son of God, and that by believing you may have life in his name.

Jesus’ invitation

…is to be made whole,

…it’s beyond our pools

…he’ll redeem/use our mats

Reflection Questions:
1. What is one felt need you are aware of at the moment?
2. What gets in the way (i.e. fear, control, lack of trust) of receiving what God wants to do for, in, or through us?
3. Jesus warns the man to not return to sin, in what areas are you tempted to return to your mat?

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Guest Speaker: Michael Jr. | April 7, 2024

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Bob Schwahn | Lead Pastor | March 31, 2024

Acts 9:1-6 (NIV)
Meanwhile, Saul was still breathing out murderous threats against the Lord’s disciples. He went to the high priest and asked him for letters to the synagogues in Damascus, so that if he found any there who belonged to the Way, whether men or women, he might take them as prisoners to Jerusalem. As he neared Damascus on his journey, suddenly a light from heaven flashed around him. He fell to the ground and heard a voice say to him, “Saul, Saul, why do you persecute me?”
“Who are you, Lord?” Saul asked.
“I am Jesus, whom you are persecuting,” he replied. “Now get up and go into the city, and you will be told what you must do.”

“You can safely assume you've created God in your own image when it turns out that God hates all the same people you do.” ― Anne Lamott

Philippians 3:10-11 (NIV)
I want to know Christ—yes, to know the power of his resurrection and participation in his sufferings, becoming like him in his death, and so, somehow, attaining to the resurrection from the dead.

Philippians 3:8b-9 (NIV)
that I may gain Christ and be found in him, not having a righteousness of my own that comes from the law, but that which is through faith in Christ—the righteousness that comes from God on the basis of faith.

Reflection Questions:

1. Have you had seasons in your life where you were running from God? What was that experience like? How did it change?

2. How are you experiencing the challenge and change of God in your life? Why is experiencing the challenge and change of God crucial to following Him? If we are not being challenged and changed what could that be evidence of?

3. How have you seen the resurrected Jesus meet you in your times of need? Despair. Anxiety. Doubt. Failure. Rebellion. Indifference. Where do you need Him to meet you today?

4. How have you seen the tendency to create God in our image? Why are we prone to assume that God is who we imagine Him to be rather than who He really is? How can make sure that our image of God is accurate?

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Brandon Edwards | Worship & Creative Arts Pastor | March 29, 2024

1. Covenant is the only way to relate to God.

Deuteronomy 29:2a, 9, 12-18 (NIV)
Moses summoned all the Israelites and said to them: Carefully follow the terms of this covenant, so that you may prosper in everything you do.
You are standing here in order to enter into a covenant with the LORD your God, a covenant the LORD is making with you this day and sealing with an oath, to confirm you this day as his people, that he may be your God as he promised you and as he swore to your fathers, Abraham, Isaac and Jacob. I am making this covenant, with its oath, not only with you who are standing here with us today in the presence of the LORD our God but also with those who are not here today. You yourselves know how we lived in Egypt and how we passed through the countries on the way here.
You saw among them their detestable images and idols of wood and stone, of silver and gold. Make sure there is no man or woman, clan or tribe among you today whose heart turns away from the LORD our God to go and worship the gods of those nations; make sure there is no root among you that produces such bitter poison.

Deuteronomy 29:9 (NIV)
Carefully follow the terms of this covenant, so that you may prosper in everything you do

Deuteronomy 29:18 (NIV)
“But make sure there’s no man or woman, clan or tribe among you today whose heart turns away from the Lord your God and worships other gods.”

Deuteronomy 29:13b (NIV)
“...that he may be your God as he promised you and as he swore to your fathers, Abraham, Isaac and Jacob.”

Genesis 15:18 (NIV)
“Therefore, God made a covenant with Abraham.”

Galatians 3:13-14 (NIV)
“Christ redeemed us from the curse of the law by becoming a curse for us. He redeemed us in order that the blessing given to Abraham might come to us all through Jesus Christ.”

1. Jesus followed the covenant perfectly and fulfilled the curse of the covenant by his death.

Deuteronomy 29:18 (NIV)
“Make sure there is no man or woman, clan or tribe among you today whose heart turns away from the LORD our God”

1. God wants all of your heart.

John 13:35 (NIV)
“By this everyone will know that you are my disciples, if you love one another.”

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Brian Priebe | Executive Pastor | March 24, 2024

Philippians 3:4b-6 (NIV)
“If someone else thinks they have reasons to put confidence in the flesh, I have more: circumcised on the eighth day, of the people of Israel, of the tribe of Benjamin, a Hebrew of Hebrews; in regard to the law, a Pharisee; as for zeal, persecuting the church; as for righteousness based on the law, faultless.”

Philippians 3:7-8
But whatever were gains to me I now consider loss…
What is more, I consider everything a loss…
… I have lost all things.
I consider them garbage…

Philippians 3:7-9a (NIV)
But whatever were gains to me I now consider loss for the sake of Christ. What is more, I consider everything a loss because of the surpassing worth of knowing Christ Jesus my Lord, for whose sake I have lost all things. I consider them garbage, that I may gain Christ and be found in him

Mark 12:30-31 (NIV)
Love the Lord your God with all your heart and with all your soul and with all your mind and with all your strength.’ The second is this: ‘Love your neighbor as yourself.’ There is no commandment greater than these.”

John 13:34-35 (NIV)
“A new command I give you:
Love one another. As I have loved you, so you must love one another. By this everyone will know that you are my disciples, if you love one another.”

Reflection Questions:

What are the things in life that matter to you most right now?
Read Phil 3:4-9. What things in your life can you relate to Paul's description of becoming "loss"? What things in your life were priorities that you now consider "a loss".
Read John Piper's quote, "You gain Christ by renouncing everything that competes with him." What areas of your life "compete" with Jesus?
Read Jesus' command passages of Mark 12:30-31 and John 13:34-35. What are your thoughts around Jesus' commands and how they are lived out in your daily life?
What is one step of action these passages or this conversation has led you to commit to do this week?

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Bob Schwahn | Lead Pastor | March 17, 2024

Exodus 34:6-7 (NIV)
And he passed in front of Moses, proclaiming, “The Lord, the Lord, the compassionate and gracious God, slow to anger, abounding in love and faithfulness, maintaining love to thousands, and forgiving wickedness, rebellion and sin. Yet he does not leave the guilty unpunished; …”

Romans 3:25-26 (NIV)
God presented Christ as a sacrifice of atonement, through the shedding of his blood—to be received by faith. He did this to demonstrate his righteousness, because in his forbearance he had left the sins committed beforehand unpunished— he did it to demonstrate his righteousness at the present time, so as to be just and the one who justifies those who have faith in Jesus.

Hebrews 10:10-14 (NIV)

“The man who has faith is the man who is no longer looking at himself, and no longer looking to himself. He no longer looks at anything he once was. He does not look at what he is now. He does not look at what he hopes to be … He looks entirely to the Lord Jesus Christ and his finished work, and he rests on that alone.”
— Martyn Lloyd-Jones

1 John 4:16-19 (NIV)
And so we know and rely on the love God has for us. God is love. Whoever lives in love lives in God, and God in them. This is how love is made complete among us so that we will have confidence on the day of judgment: In this world we are like Jesus. There is no fear in love. But perfect love drives out fear, because fear has to do with punishment. The one who fears is not made perfect in love.
We love because he first loved us.

Reflection Questions:

What was something that stuck out to you from the sermon?

Do you tend to view God as more loving/compassionate or more just/wrathful? Explain. Why do you think that is?

How does the cross of Jesus show us the fullness of God’s LOVE and the fullness of His JUSTICE?

We receive justification by faith. How do you define faith? How can faith actually become a “work” of righteousness to us?

How would you paraphrase the quote(above) by Martyn Lloyd-Jones?

It is the OBJECT of our faith and not the AMOUNT of our faith that save us. Agree or disagree? Explain.

If we are justified freely (without cost or cause) what is our motivation to obey and follow Jesus?

Why is fear of punishment or judgment not the motivation Jesus wants from us?

Read 1 John 4:16-19 (above). Christianity is not at it’s core message a religion. It is a gospel (good news). It is not what we DO for God but what God has DONE for us. Good news is meant to be shared. What motivates you to share the good news with people in your world? What hinders you from sharing the good news with others? How can you overcome these barriers?

Who will you invite to be part of our Easter gatherings where we celebrate the good news of Jesus?

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Bob Schwahn | Lead Pastor | March 10, 2024

Romans 1:17 (NIV)

For in the gospel the righteousness of God is revealed—a righteousness that is by faith from first to last, just as it is written: “The righteous will live by faith.”

Romans 3:20 (NIV)

Therefore no one will be declared righteous in God’s sight by the works of the law; rather, through the law we become conscious of our sin.

BUT NOW…

BUT (conjunction):

Used to introduce a phrase contrasting what has already been mentioned.

Romans 3:21-24 (NIV)

But now apart from the law the righteousness of God has been made known, to which the Law and the Prophets testify. This righteousness is given through faith in Jesus Christ to all who believe. There is no difference between Jew and Gentile, for all have sinned and fall short of the glory of God, and all are justified freely by his grace through the redemption that came by Christ Jesus.

IMPUTE:

To ascribe something to someone by virtue of a similar quality in another…

Philippians 3:4-7 (NIV)

though I myself have reasons for such confidence. If someone else thinks they have reasons to put confidence in the flesh, I have more: circumcised on the eighth day, of the people of Israel, of the tribe of Benjamin, a Hebrew of Hebrews; in regard to the law, a Pharisee; as for zeal, persecuting the church; as for righteousness based on the law, faultless.

But whatever were gains to me I now consider loss for the sake of Christ.

Romans 5:6-8 (NIV)

You see, at just the right time, when we were still powerless, Christ died for the ungodly. Very rarely will anyone die for a righteous person, though for a good person someone might possibly dare to die. But God demonstrates his own love for us in this: While we were still sinners, Christ died for us.

1 John 4:16-19 (NIV)

And so we know and rely on the love God has for us. God is love. Whoever lives in love lives in God, and God in them. This is how love is made complete among us so that we will have confidence on the day of judgment: In this world we are like Jesus. There is no fear in love. But perfect love drives out fear, because fear has to do with punishment. The one who fears is not made perfect in love.

We love because he first loved us.

“Reality, in fact, is usually something you could not have guessed. That is one of the reasons I believe Christianity. It is a religion that you could not have guessed. If it offered us just the kind of universe we had always expected, I should feel we were making it up. But, in fact, it is not the sort of thing anyone would have made up. It has just that queer twist about it that real things have.“

— C.S. Lewis, Mere Christianity

Reflection Questions:

What accomplishments in this life are you especially proud of? What would you want to put on your “life resume”?
What are examples in our culture of the worldview that believes our resume/performance record is what validates or justifies our existence?
How can this resume/performance worldview leak into our view of God and how we relate to Him?
If you were to die tonight and stand before God and He were to ask you, ‘Why should I let you into heaven?” What would you say?

How does the answer to this question clarify what we believe about what God expects from us?

Explain.

The word BUT is a word of contrast. What is being contrasted in Romans 3:21 from what Paul has been saying up to that point? What makes this transition so important and meaningful?
In Philippians (above) Paul talks about his outstanding “resume”. Why would Paul call those very good resume items “loss” or “worthless”? How does an understanding of the Gospel (good news) cause us to regard our resume as worthless?

Romans 3:24 (NIV)

and all are justified freely by his grace through the redemption that came by Christ Jesus.

Define justified/justification.

Define Grace.

How does free justification by grace remove both fear of condemnation and pride in our resume? If we experience fear of condemnation or pride in our moral record, how does that show we don’t understand or aren’t experiencing the gospel?
Read 1 John 4:16-19 (above). Why is fear of condemnation not a proper motivation to follow Jesus and obey Him? Should we try to motivate people to follow and obey Jesus out of fear of condemnation? Why do you think many people try to do this?
How would your life change if you were living out of a deep understanding of the gospel? How has your life changed?

My life before -> BUT NOW -> My life after

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Jim Keena | Guest Speaker | March 3, 2024

The Charge: Romans 3:9 (NIV)
What shall we conclude then? Do we have any advantage? Not at all! For we have already made the charge that Jews and Gentiles alike are all under the power of sin.

The Evidence: Romans 3:10-18 (NIV)
As it is written:
“There is no one righteous, not even one;
there is no one who understands;
there is no one who seeks God. (Ecclesiastes 7:20)
All have turned away,
they have together become worthless;
there is no one who does good,
not even one.” (Psalms 14:1-3 & 53:1-3)
“Their throats are open graves;
their tongues practice deceit.” (Psalm 5:9)
“The poison of vipers is on their lips.” (Psalm 140:3)
“Their mouths are full of cursing and bitterness.” (Psalm 10:7)
“Their feet are swift to shed blood; (Proverbs 1:16)
ruin and misery mark their ways,
and the way of peace they do not know.” (Isaiah 59:7-8)
“There is no fear of God before their eyes.” (Psalm 36:1)

The Verdict: Romans 3:19-20 (NIV)
Now we know that whatever the law says, it says to those who are under the law, so that every mouth may be silenced and the whole world held accountable to God. Therefore no one will be declared righteous in God’s sight by the works of the law; rather, through the law we become conscious of our sin.

“The essence of sin is man substituting himself for God, while the essence of salvation is God substituting himself for man. Man asserts himself against God and puts himself where only God deserves to be; God sacrifices himself for man and puts himself where only man deserves to be. Man claims prerogatives that belong to God alone; God accepts penalties that belong to man alone.” — John Stott, Romans: Good News for the World

Reflection Questions:

1. What was something that captured your attention from the sermon?

2. According to Romans 2:1 & 3:1, it appears the Jewish Christians at times felt superior to the Gentiles. What does Paul identify in 3:9 that they have in common with them? How does this shape your perspective of others and yourself?

3. In Romans 3:10-18, Paul strings several Old Testament verses like a pearl necklace. How do these verses describe humanity’s mindset, direction, words, and actions? What is the main point that Paul is making in these verses?

4. If the letter to the Romans closed at verse 20, how would you feel about yourself and God Has there been a time when you truly sensed your sin and need for God?

5. Augustine wrote, “So anyone who thinks that he has understood the divine scriptures or any part of them but cannot by his understanding build up this double love of God and neighbor, has not yet succeeded in understanding them.” How is Romans 3:9-20 designed to increase your love for God and others?

6. Romans 6:13, in the New Living Translation, reads, “Do not let any part of your body become an instrument of evil to serve sin. Instead, give yourselves completely to God, for you were dead, but now you have new life. So, use your whole body as an instrument to do what is right for the glory of God.” How could you use your “whole body” to bring God glory this week?

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Logan Holloman | Next Gen Pastor | February 25, 2024

What’s on your “list”?

Romans 2:17-24 (NIV)
Now you, if you call yourself a Jew; if you rely on the law and boast in God; if you know his will and approve of what is superior because you are instructed by the law; if you are convinced that you are a guide for the blind, a light for those who are in the dark, an instructor of the foolish, a teacher of little children, because you have in the law the embodiment of knowledge and truth— you, then, who teach others, do you not teach yourself? You who preach against stealing, do you steal? You who say that people should not commit adultery, do you commit adultery? You who abhor idols, do you rob temples? You who boast in the law, do you dishonor God by breaking the law? As it is written: “God’s name is blasphemed among the Gentiles because of you.”

Our list keeping has the potential to turn people away from God

Romans 2:25-27 (NIV)
Circumcision has value if you observe the law, but if you break the law, you have become as though you had not been circumcised. So then, if those who are not circumcised keep the law’s requirements, will they not be regarded as though they were circumcised? The one who is not circumcised physically and yet obeys the law will condemn you who, even though you have the written code and circumcision, are a lawbreaker.

Matthew 23:25-28 (NIV)

Romans 2:28-29 (NIV)
A person is not a Jew who is one only outwardly, nor is circumcision merely outward and physical. No, a person is a Jew who is one inwardly; and circumcision is circumcision of the heart, by the Spirit, not by the written code. Such a person’s praise is not from other people, but from God.

Colossians 2:6-7, 13-15 (NIV)

Do I trust in Christianity or Christ?

“If you want to chart your progress on the spiritual journey, test the quality of your closest relationships- namely, by love and the fruit of the Spirit. Would the people who know you best say you are becoming more loving, joyful, and at peace? More patient and less frustrated? Kinder, gentler, softening with time, and pervaded by goodness? Faithful, especially in hard times, and self controlled?”
— John Mark Comer, Practicing the Way

Does my life look more like fandom or apprenticeship?
Are my actions a safety net or outpouring of a changed heart?
Do I do things for God or for others?

Matthew 7:21-23 (NIV)
“Not everyone who says to me, ‘Lord, Lord,’ will enter the kingdom of heaven, but only the one who does the will of my Father who is in heaven. Many will say to me on that day, ‘Lord, Lord, did we not prophesy in your name and in your name drive out demons and in your name perform many miracles?’ Then I will tell them plainly, ‘I never knew you. Away from me, you evildoers!’

Reflection Questions:

1. What are you relying on to bring you acceptance, confidence and purpose in life?

2. In Romans 2, Paul highlights the three big “no-no” sins for the Jews. What are three of our cultural equivalents for Christians? How might we be guilty of the same thing?

3. In what ways has your heart changed since following Jesus? What are tangible expressions of that in your daily life?

4. Those outside of faith in Jesus often cite hypocrisy from Christians as reason to reject God. Is your life attractive to others or off putting?

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Bob Schwahn | Lead Pastor | February 18, 2024 11am

Romans 2:1-4 (NIV)
You, therefore, have no excuse, you who pass judgment on someone else, for at whatever point you judge another, you are condemning yourself, because you who pass judgment do the same things. Now we know that God’s judgment against those who do such things is based on truth. So when you, a mere human being, pass judgment on them and yet do the same things, do you think you will escape God’s judgment? Or do you show contempt for the riches of his kindness, forbearance and patience, not realizing that God’s kindness is intended to lead you to repentance?

Matthew 7:1-5 (NIV)

Romans 2:5-11 (NIV)

1 John 4:18 (NIV)
There is no fear in love. But perfect love drives out fear, because fear has to do with punishment. The one who fears is not made perfect in love.

Romans 2:12-16 (NIV)

Romans 8:1 (NIV)
Therefore, there is now no condemnation for those who are in Christ Jesus,

“There are but two objects that I have ever desired … to behold; the one, is my own vileness; and the other is, the glory of God in the face of Jesus Christ: and I have always thought that they should be viewed together.” — Charles Simeon

Reflection Questions:

Read Romans 2:1-16
What was one thing that grabbed your attention from the sermon?
Where do you find yourself standing in judgment over the sin of other people? What makes you shake your head at the culture around you? What is the meaning of the word judgment in the Bible? Does this mean we don’t evaluate good and evil? Why or why not?
How would you evaluate the often used statement, “Love the sinner, hate their sin.”? According to Paul in this text, what might be some problems with this statement? Bob suggested in his sermon we would be better to say, “Love the sinner, hate our own sin.” Do you agree or disagree?
Read Romans 8:1. How does it make you feel that when we are in Christ (saving faith in Him) there is absolutely NO condemnation? Have you experienced the joy/freedom/gratitude that this truth produces? Why or why not?
Read Romans 2:5-11. What in this section does Paul say that seems to counter the gospel message that our salvation is based only on our faith in Christ? How do you explain this seeming contradiction?
If you truly believed that obedience to the commands of Jesus were in your best interest, what step of obedience would you take? What steps of obedience are you hesitant to take? Why are you hesitant?
What evidence do you see in the world that people inherently have at least some sense of right and wrong? (Even if they don’t know God or His commands.)
Think about the illustration of the invisible recorder from the sermon. What are moral judgments that you make that you have violated yourself?
From this text and sermon…
What do you sense God is SAYING to you? (Hear)
What are you going to DO about that? (Obey)

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Bob Schwahn | Lead Pastor | February 11, 2024

Matthew 19:3-5 (NIV)

• 86% of LGBTQ people were raised in a faith community from the ages of 0 to 18.
• 54% of LGBTQ people leave their religious community after the age of 18.
• Only 21% left for theological considerations.
• 96 percent of the study’s participants prayed that God would make them straight.
  — Marin, Andrew. Us versus Us: The Untold Story of Religion and the LGBT Community. The Navigators.

How the world perceives Christianity:

anti-homosexual 91%
judgmental 87%
hypocritical 85 %
— Kinnaman, David; Lyons, Gabe. unChristian (p. 27). Baker Publishing Group.

Romans 2:1-4 (NIV)
You, therefore, have no excuse, you who pass judgment on someone else, for at whatever point you judge another, you are condemning yourself, because you who pass judgment do the same things. Now we know that God’s judgment against those who do such things is based on truth. So when you, a mere human being, pass judgment on them and yet do the same things, do you think you will escape God’s judgment? Or do you show contempt for the riches of his kindness, forbearance and patience, not realizing that God’s kindness is intended to lead you to repentance?

1 Corinthians 13:4-8 (NIV)
Love is patient, love is kind. It does not envy, it does not boast, it is not proud. It does not dishonor others, it is not self-seeking, it is not easily angered, it keeps no record of wrongs. Love does not delight in evil but rejoices with the truth. It always protects, always trusts, always hopes, always perseveres.
Love never fails.

Reflection Questions:

1. What is your position on God’s view regarding sex and marriage? How have you come to your view? Where is your view supported by Scripture?
2. Do you think we can hold a position on sex and marriage and still have genuine loving relationships with people who think and or live differently? Why or why not? Have you found this easy or difficult?
3. When we look at the list of sins listed in Romans 1:24-32, why do you think the church has tended to make the issue of same sex relationships such a focus over other sins listed there?
   What examples do you see in the life and ministry of Jesus where he crosses relational and cultural lines in order to show a posture of love and value of people that may not share his biblical or moral position on an issue? How is this a model for us on how to posture our lives toward people in our culture? What would our lives look like if were modeling the posture of Jesus? Be specific.
4. What groups of people or individuals do you have a difficult time living out a loving posture like Jesus? What makes it difficult? What do you think Jesus would want you to do?
5. What faith step could you take to move toward people that might think or live differently than you? (that don’t hold your same biblical or moral positions)?
6. How do you think the church should engage with and relate to people that think or live differently than our biblical or moral position? What would that look like for Journey Church? Explain your answer.

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Bob Schwahn | Lead Pastor | February 4, 2024

“What comes into our minds when we think about God is the most important thing about us.”
― A.W. Tozer

Exodus 34:5-7

Romans 1:18

Romans 1:24-32

God Gave Them Over…

Romans 1:
v.24 Therefore God gave them over in the sinful desires of their hearts to sexual impurity…
v.26 Because of this, God gave them over to shameful lusts…
v.28 Furthermore, just as they did not think it worthwhile to retain the knowledge of God, so God gave them over to a depraved mind…

Romans 1:32

“There are only two kinds of people in the end: those who say to God, "Thy will be done," and those to whom God says, in the end, "Thy will be done." All that are in Hell, choose it. Without that self-choice there could be no Hell. No soul that seriously and constantly desires joy will ever miss it. Those who seek find. Those who knock it is opened.”

― C.S. Lewis, The Great Divorce

Matthew 27:45-46, 50-51a (NIV)
From noon until three in the afternoon darkness came over all the land. About three in the afternoon Jesus cried out in a loud voice, “Eli, Eli, lema sabachthani?” (which
means “My God, my God, why have you forsaken me?”)…
And when Jesus had cried out again in a loud voice, he gave up his spirit. At that moment the curtain of the temple was torn in two from top to bottom.

Isaiah 53:4-6 (NIV)
Surely he took up our pain and bore our suffering, yet we considered him punished by God, stricken by him, and afflicted. But he was pierced for our transgressions, he was crushed for our iniquities; the punishment that brought us peace was on him, and by his wounds we are healed. We all, like sheep, have gone astray, each of us has turned to our own way; and the Lord has laid on him the iniquity of us all.

Romans 2:1 (NIV)
You, therefore, have no excuse, you who pass judgment on someone else, for at whatever point you judge another, you are condemning yourself, because you who pass judgment do the same things.

Reflection Questions:

Why is our view of God so important? How can we develop inaccurate or caricature views of who God is? How do we develop accurate views of who God is?
Do you tend to see God as more of a God of love (grace) or a God of judgment and wrath (truth)?
How do we define the wrath of God? What do you think of when you hear that God is a God of wrath?
Why is understanding God’s wrath important to understanding and experiencing the gospel as beautiful and as good news?

Read Romans 1:24-28
5. How is God giving us over to our own desires a form of punishment and experience of his wrath?
6. How have you experienced the consequences of going your own way and not living out God’s plan and purpose for people?

1. How is the story of the prodigal son in Luke 15 a picture of God giving people over to their sinful desires? How is the wrath of God revealed in this story? How is the gospel revealed in this story?

2. If the intention of God’s plan and purpose is for people to thrive and flourish, why would obedience always be in your best interest? Even when obedience is challenging and counter intuitive?

3. When we look at Paul’s list of vices that are evidence that people live outside of God’s design, where do you see yourself? Why is it important to see that we are included in that list? Why are we tempted to want to see others in that list and not ourself?

Read Isaiah 53:4-6
10. When we understand the wrath of God toward sin and evil we understand what was accomplished on the cross of Christ. What your thoughts about the gospel when your reflect that Jesus took the wrath of God that you deserved?

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Bob Schwahn | Lead Pastor | January 28, 2024

Mark 2:17 (NIV)
Jesus said to them, “It is not the healthy who need a doctor, but the sick. I have not come to call the righteous, but sinners.”

Romans 1:18-20 (NIV)
The wrath of God is being revealed from heaven against all the godlessness and wickedness of people, who suppress the truth by their wickedness, since what may be known about God is plain to them, because God has made it plain to them. For since the creation of the world God’s invisible qualities—his eternal power and divine nature—have been clearly seen, being understood from what has been made, so that people are without excuse.

Psalm 19:1-4 (NIV)
The heavens declare the glory of God; the skies proclaim the work of his hands. Day after day they pour forth speech; night after night they reveal knowledge. They have no speech, they use no words; no sound is heard from them. Yet their voice[b] goes out into all the earth, their words to the ends of the world.

Romans 1:21-23 (NIV)
For although they knew God, they neither glorified him as God nor gave thanks to him, but their thinking became futile and their foolish hearts were darkened. Although they claimed to be wise, they became fools and exchanged the glory of the immortal God for images made to look like a mortal human being and birds and animals and reptiles.

How do you identify your idols?

Reflection Questions:

What comes to mind when you think about God’s wrath?

How has God revealed Himself through creation? What do you see in nature that points to a Creator?

What evidence to you see in culture that people suppress the truth about the existence of God? How do people live as if there is no God?

How do you see evidence of people worshipping creation rather than the Creator?
Paul describes God’s wrath against godlessness (not loving God with our heart and life) and wickedness (not loving our neighbor – people made in God’s image). How do you see godlessness and wickedness in your life? Is it hard to use those words to describe you and your life? Explain.

If we define idolatry as taking a good thing and making it a God thing (or an ultimate thing)… How do you see evidence of idolatry in our culture? In the church? In your life? Why can it be difficult to identify idols in our life?

Questions to identify potential idols in our life…

What do I worry about most?
What, if I failed or lost it, would cause me to feel that I did not even want to live?
What keeps me going?
What do I rely on or comfort myself with when things go bad or get difficult?
What do I think most easily about?
What does my mind go to when I am free to daydream?
What preoccupies me?
What prayer, unanswered, would make me seriously think about turning away from God?
What makes me feel the most self-worth?
What am I proudest of?
What do I really want and expect out of life?
What would really make me happy?
Where does my money, time, and energy flow freely and easily?

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Book of Romans: Eager and Unashamed | January 21, 2024
Bob Schwahn | Lead Pastor

“In our generation, the primary problem with evangelism isn’t that we’re doing it with bullhorns and low-grade bigotry; it’s that we’re not doing it at all.”
— John Mark Comer, Practicing the Way (pg. 151)

Romans 1:14-17 (NIV)

I am obligated both to Greeks and non-Greeks, both to the wise and the foolish. That is why I am so eager to preach the gospel also to you who are in Rome. For I am not ashamed of the gospel, because it is the power of God that brings salvation to everyone who believes: first to the Jew, then to the Gentile. For in the gospel the righteousness of God is revealed—a righteousness that is by faith from first to last, just as it is written: “The righteous will live by faith.”

OBLIGATED:

Romans 1:14 (NIV)

2 Corinthians 5:18-20 (NIV)
All this is from God, who reconciled us to himself through Christ and gave us the ministry of reconciliation: that God was reconciling the world to himself in Christ, not counting people’s sins against them. And he has committed to us the message of reconciliation. We are therefore Christ’s ambassadors, as though God were making his appeal through us. We implore you on Christ’s behalf: Be reconciled to God.

EAGER:

Romans 1:15 (NIV)

UNASHAMED:

Romans 1:16 (NIV)

Romans 1:1-4 (NIV)
Paul, a servant of Christ Jesus, called to be an apostle and set apart for the gospel of God— the gospel he promised beforehand through his prophets in the Holy Scriptures regarding his Son, who as to his earthly life was a descendant of David, and who through the Spirit of holiness was appointed the Son of God in power by his resurrection from the dead: Jesus Christ our Lord.

Reflection Questions:
Was there something that stuck out to you from the sermon?

Share a time when you were able to share the good news about Jesus with someone. Was it a positive or negative experience, or somewhere in between? What was their response? What did you learn from that experience?

Read Romans 1:14 and 2 Corinthians 5:18-20. Paul felt an obligation and a responsibility to share the gospel with the world. Do you feel that same obligation and responsibility? Why or why not?

Read Romans 1:15. Why can a follower of Jesus NOT feel eager to share the gospel? What can be our fears? Our apprehensions?

Read Romans 1:16. What can cause us to be ashamed of the gospel? What makes the gospel offensive to our culture?

Why is it important to focus on Jesus and not peripheral issues?
Peripheral issues are “good advice”, not the “good news”.
Who Jesus is?
Why Jesus came?
What Jesus accomplished with his life, death, and resurrection?
What Jesus invites us to do in following Him?
What Jesus wants for us?
Why Jesus wants that for us?

What peripheral issues can misrepresent the gospel message and muddy the waters of the message of Jesus?

Why is it important to learn to be curious and listen to people in order to be effective at sharing the gospel? What are some good questions you could ask to learn where people are at on their spiritual journey?
Who could you begin to pray for and ask questions of this week in order to understand where they are on their spiritual journey? What are a couple questions you could ask to start that conversation?
What was God saying to you from this sermon? What are you going to do about it? Next step?

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Book of Romans: Overview | January 14, 2024
Bob Schwahn | Lead Pastor

Romans 1:16-17 (NIV)
For I am not ashamed of the gospel, because it is the power of God that brings salvation to everyone who believes: first to the Jew, then to the Gentile. For in the gospel the righteousness of God is revealed—a righteousness that is by faith from first to last, just as it is written: “The righteous will live by faith.”

2 Corinthians 5:21 (NIV)
God made him who had no sin to be sin for us, so that in him we might become the righteousness of God.

Romans 1:5 (NIV)
Through him we received grace and apostleship to call all the Gentiles to the obedience that comes from faith for his name’s sake.

Romans 1:7 (NIV)
To all in Rome who are loved by God and called to be his holy people:

Romans 8:1-4 (NIV)
Therefore, there is now no condemnation for those who are in Christ Jesus, because through Christ Jesus the law of the Spirit who gives life has set you free from the law of sin and death. For what the law was powerless to do because it was weakened by the flesh, God did by sending his own Son in the likeness of sinful flesh to be a sin offering. And so he condemned sin in the flesh, in order that the righteous requirement of the law might be fully met in us, who do not live according to the flesh but according to the Spirit.

Reflection Questions:

Read Romans 1:1-17
(Focus on 16-17 This is Paul’s thesis for whole book)

Was there one thing that the Holy Spirit highlighted to you personally from the message?
Have you ever felt STUCK in your faith? Share that experience. How did it feel? How did you get there? How did you get out?
Where would you like to see BREAKTHROUGH in your life right now?
The meaning of the word Gospel is “good news”. What is the difference between “good news” and “good advice”? How can understanding the message of the GOSPEL bring breakthrough in a person’s life? How can misunderstanding the GOSPEL keep us STUCK?

“The righteousness of God is God’s righteous initiative in putting sinners right with himself, by bestowing on them a righteousness which is not their own, but his.”

John Stott

What difference does it make that our righteousness is bestowed/declared by God and not accomplished by us? How does this bring breakthrough and freedom to a follow of Jesus?
Read Romans 1:5. What is the relationship between faith and obedience? Does genuine faith exist without a heart to obey? Martin Luther said, “We are saved by faith alone, but the faith that saves is never alone.” What did he mean by this? Do you agree or disagree? Why?
Where do you need to see the power of the Gospel message take root in your life?
What is one next step of obedience you could take to express your faith and trust in the Gospel (Good News) of Jesus?

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Jim Keena | Guest Speaker | January 7, 2024

How to find & fulfill your life’s purpose?

“God’s redemptive promise was brought to Mary to grow in her, to be delivered through her, to change the world around her.” — Jack Hayford

God’s Promise:

Luke 1:26b-29 (NIV)
God sent the angel Gabriel to Nazareth, a town in Galilee, to a virgin pledged to be married to a man named Joseph, a descendant of David. The virgin’s name was Mary. The angel went to her and said, “Greetings, you who are highly favored! The Lord is with you.” Mary was greatly troubled at his words and wondered what kind of greeting this might be.

Luke 1:30-33 (NIV)
But the angel said to her, “Do not be afraid, Mary; you have found favor with God. You will conceive and give birth to a son, and you are to call him Jesus. He will be great and will be called the Son of the Most High. The Lord God will give him the throne of his father David, and he will reign over Jacob’s descendants forever; his kingdom will never end.”

Mary’s Response:

Luke 1:34-35, 37 (NIV)
“How will this be,” Mary asked the angel, “since I am a virgin?” The angel answered, “The Holy Spirit will come on you, and the power of the Most High will overshadow you. So, the holy one to be born will be called the Son of God…. For no word from God will ever fail.

Luke 1:38 (NIV)
“I am the Lord’s servant,” Mary answered. “May your word to me be fulfilled.” Then the angel left her.

Reflection Questions:

Jack Hayford said, “God often works in people through prepositions. In Mary’s Life, ‘God’s redemptive promise was brought to Mary to grow in her, to be delivered through her, to change the world around her.’”

Discuss Mary’s story in light of the prepositions “to, in, through, and around.”

Discuss Henry Oswassa Tanner’s painting and the quote by Terry Glasper. What captured your attention?
Have you had a “Mary Moment” in your life? A time when you sensed God calling you to obey.
Can you summarize in a few sentences what your purpose in life is?

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Light To The Darkness | December 31st, 2023

Bob Schwahn | Lead Pastor

Matthew 4:19

"Come, follow me," Jesus said, "and I will send you out to fish for people."

Matthew 5:14-16

"You are the light of the world. A town built on a hill cannot be hidden. Neither do people light a lamp and put it under a bowl. Instead they put it on its stand, and it gives light to everyone in the house. In the same way, let your light shine before others, that they may see your good deeds and glorify your Father in heaven."

1. Get CONFIDENT

Colossians 4:2-4

"Devote yourselves to prayer, being watchful and thankful. And pray for us, too, that God may open a door for our message, so that we may proclaim the mystery of Christ, for which I am in chains. Pray that I may proclaim it clearly, as I should."

John 6:44

“No one can come to me unless the Father who sent me draws them, and I will raise them up at the last day.” Then he said to his disciples, “The harvest is plentiful but the workers are few. Ask the Lord of the harvest, therefore, to send out workers into his harvest field.”

Matthew 9:36-38

"When he saw the crowds, he had compassion on them, because they were harassed and helpless, like sheep without a shepherd. "

1. Get CLOTHED

Colossians 4:5

“Be wise in the way you act toward outsiders’ make the most of every opportunity.”

Colossians 3:12

"Therefore, as God's chosen people, holy and dearly loved..."clothe yourselves with compassion, kindness, humility, gentleness, and patience.”

1. Get CURIOUS

Colossians 4:6

"Let your conversation be always full of grace, seasoned with salt, so that you may know how to answer everyone.”

Your Assignment:

1. PRAY

2. INVEST, & INVITE

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Light in the Darkness | December 23-24, 2023
Bob Schwahn | Lead Pastor

Isaiah 9:2 (NIV)
The people walking in darkness have seen a great light; on those living in the land of deep darkness a light has dawned.

John 8:12 (NIV)
“I am the light of the world. Whoever follows me will never walk in darkness, but will have the light of life.”

John 1:9-11 (NIV)
The true light that gives light to everyone was coming into the world. He was in the world, and though the world was made through him, the world did not recognize him. He came to that which was his own, but his own did not receive him.

Isaiah 9:6 (NIV)
For to us a child is born, to us a son is given

Isaiah 53:5 (NIV)
But he was pierced for our transgressions, he was crushed for our iniquities;the punishment that brought us peace was on him, and by his wounds we are healed.

Hark! The herald-angels sing "Glory to the newborn king;Peace on earth and mercy mild, God and sinners reconciled”
— Hark the Herald Angels Sing by Charles Wesley

John 1:12-13 (NIV)
Yet to all who did receive him, to those who believed in his name, he gave the right to become children of God— children born not of natural descent, nor of human decision or a husband’s will, but born of God.

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Brian Priebe | Executive Pastor | December 17, 2023

Genesis 12:2 (NIV)
“I will make you into a great nation, and I will bless you; I will make your name great, and you will be a blessing.”

Genesis 12:10-13 (NIV)
Now there was a famine in the land, and Abram went down to Egypt to live there for a while because the famine was severe. As he was about to enter Egypt, he said to his wife Sarai, “I know what a beautiful woman you are. When the Egyptians see you, they will say, ‘This is his wife.’ Then they will kill me but will let you live. Say you are my sister, so that I will be treated well for your sake and my life will be spared because of you.”

Genesis 15:5b-6 (NIV)
“Look up at the sky and count the stars—if indeed you can count them.” Then he said to him, “So shall your offspring be.”
Abram believed the Lord, and he credited it to him as righteousness.

Genesis 16:1-2, 4a (NIV)
Now Sarai, Abram’s wife, had borne him no children. But she had an Egyptian slave named Hagar; so she said to Abram, “The Lord has kept me from having children. Go, sleep with my slave; perhaps I can build a family through her.”
Abram agreed to what Sarai said. He slept with Hagar, and she conceived.

Two Main Areas of Control:

Control of People

Control of Environment

Genesis 22:1-3 (NIV)
Some time later God tested Abraham. He said to him, “Abraham!”
“Here I am,” he replied.
Then God said, “Take your son, your only son, whom you love—Isaac—and go to the region of Moriah. Sacrifice him there as a burnt offering on a mountain I will show you.”
Early the next morning Abraham got up and loaded his donkey. He took with him two of his servants and his son Isaac. When he had cut enough wood for the burnt offering, he set out for the place God had told him about.

Genesis 22:6-8 (NIV)
Abraham took the wood for the burnt offering and placed it on his son Isaac, and he himself carried the fire and the knife. As the two of them went on together, Isaac spoke up and said to his father Abraham, “Father?”
“Yes, my son?” Abraham replied.
“The fire and wood are here,” Isaac said, “but where is the lamb for the burnt offering?”
Abraham answered, “God himself will provide the lamb for the burnt offering, my son.” And the two of them went on together.

James 4:13-16 (NIV)
Now listen, you who say, “Today or tomorrow we will go to this or that city, spend a year there, carry on business and make money.” Why, you do not even know what will happen tomorrow. What is your life? You are a mist that appears for a little while and then vanishes. Instead, you ought to say, “If it is the Lord’s will, we will live and do this or that.” As it is, you boast in your arrogant schemes. All such boasting is evil.

Reflection Questions:

1. Read Genesis 22:1-18. Discuss Abraham's trust in God's provision in challenging circumstances.
2. Share the areas of your life where controlling your own plan is easier than trusting God's plan.
3. Read James 4:13-16. What is James' criticism and his expectation for how we go about day to day?
4. Of the idols discussed in this series (money, comfort, relationships, reputation and control), which is the area you identify the most challenging for you? Is there any step you plan to take to move forward?

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When Good Things Become God: Reputation | December 10, 2023
Bob Schwahn | Lead Pastor

Proverbs 22:1 (NIV)
A good name is more desirable than great riches; to be esteemed is better than silver or gold.

Ecclesiastes 7:1 (NIV)
A good name is better than fine perfume…

1 Timothy 3:7 (NIV)
He must also have a good reputation with outsiders, so that he will not fall into disgrace and into the devil’s trap.

Galatians 1:10 (NIV)
Am I now trying to win the approval of human beings, or of God? Or am I trying to please people? If I were still trying to please people, I would not be a servant of Christ.

Galatians 2:11-13 (NIV)

Matthew 4:5-7 (NIV)

Matthew 3:16-17 (NIV)
As soon as Jesus was baptized, he went up out of the water. At that moment heaven was opened, and he saw the Spirit of God descending like a dove and alighting on him. And a voice from heaven said, “This is my Son, whom I love; with him I am well pleased.”

Matthew 6:1 (NIV)
“Be careful not to practice your righteousness in front of others to be seen by them. If you do, you will have no reward from your Father in heaven.”

Can I SAY NO?
Do I MANAGE PERCEPTIONS?
Do I live a HIDDEN or DOUBLE LIFE?
Am I PREOCCUPIED with OPINIONS?
Can I GIVE and RECEIVE FEEDBACK?

Hebrews 4:13-16 (NIV)
Nothing in all creation is hidden from God’s sight. Everything is uncovered and laid bare before the eyes of him to whom we must give account. Therefore, since we have a great high priest who has ascended into heaven, Jesus the Son of God, let us hold firmly to the faith we profess. For we do not have a high priest who is unable to empathize with our weaknesses, but we have one who has been tempted in every way, just as we are—yet he did not sin. Let us then approach God’s throne of grace with confidence, so that we may receive mercy and find grace to help us in our time of need.

1 Peter 3:18 (NIV)
For Christ also suffered once for sins, the righteous for the unrighteous, to bring you to God. He was put to death in the body but made alive in the Spirit.

Reflection Questions:
Read Galatians 1:10. How in your life have you seen the approval of people become more important than the approval of God?
Read Mathew 6:1. How can doing “works of righteousness” (good things) for God become more for people than for God? Have you ever experienced this in your life? Explain. How can we know if our focus is on God or on the approval of people?
How can an inability to say “No” to people be evidence of the idolatry of approval/reputation? What is the cost long term to us if we constantly try to please people?
Why does a reluctance to give or receive feedback point to the idol of reputation/approval?
How do your respond to the criticism of others? Does it create insecurity and challenge your self worth? Explain
Do you ever find yourself preoccupied with what others think about you? (real or perceived?) Share some personal examples.
Why is living a double/hidden life evidence of approval addiction? What is the solution? How have you applied your solution personally in your life?
What can do practically to break the addiction of approval? How can we practically place the weight of our identity in what Jesus says is true about us? What does it mean that our identity in Jesus is RECEIVED and NOT ACHIEVED? How does that truth affect your thinking and response to approval?

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Bad Blood | December 3, 2023
Logan Holloman | Next Gen Pastor

We all need relationships but no human relationship can be all we need

Genesis 25:19-34 — Isaac, Jacob, Esau

Genesis 27 — Defying God, deceiving, lying, running

Genesis 28:10-20 — Aha! "God is here"

Genesis 29:16-20 (NIV):
Now Laban had two daughters; the name of the older was Leah, and the name of the younger was Rachel. Leah had weak eyes, but Rachel had a lovely figure and was beautiful. Jacob was in love with Rachel and said, “I’ll work for you seven years in return for your younger daughter Rachel.”
Laban said, “It’s better that I give her to you than to some other man. Stay here with me.” So Jacob served seven years to get Rachel, but they seemed like only a few days to him because of his love for her.

Genesis 29:16-30 — Consumed by desire, ignored deception

Genesis 29:21 (NIV):
Then Jacob said to Laban, “Give me my wife. My time is completed, and I want to make love to her.”

If you are too afraid of love or too enamored by it, it has assumed godlike power, distorting your perceptions and your life.
— Tim Keller, Counterfeit Gods

Genesis 29:31-34 (NIV):
When the Lord saw that Leah was not loved, he enabled her to conceive, but Rachel remained childless. Leah became pregnant and gave birth to a son. She named him Reuben, for she said, “It is because the Lord has seen my misery. Surely my husband will love me now.”
She conceived again, and when she gave birth to a son she said, “Because the Lord heard that I am not loved, he gave me this one too.” So she named him Simeon.
Again she conceived, and when she gave birth to a son she said, “Now at last my husband will become attached to me, because I have borne him three sons.” So he was named Levi.

Genesis 29:31-34 — Vying for love and commitment

Genesis 29:35 (NIV):
She conceived again, and when she gave birth to a son she said, “This time I will praise the Lord.” So she named him Judah. Then she stopped having children.

Leah might have had a sense that there was something special about this last child. She may have the intuition that God had done something for her. And he had. Certainly, the writer of Genesis knew it. This child was Judah, and in Genesis 49 we are told that it is through him that the true King, the Messiah, will someday come. God had come to the girl that nobody wanted, the unloved, and made her the ancestral mother of Jesus. Salvation came into the world, not through beautiful Rachel, but through the unwanted one, the unloved one.
— Tim Keller, Counterfeit Gods

Matthew 22:37-39 (NIV):
Jesus replied: “‘Love the Lord your God with all your heart and with all your soul and with all your mind.’ This is the first and greatest commandment. And the second is like it: ‘Love your neighbor as yourself.’ All the Law and the Prophets hang on these two commandments.”

• Call if for what it is…sin
• Surrender
• Choose to treat others as “Thou” rather than an “it”

Reflection Questions:

1. Create your own relationship timeline (last week, month, 6 months)? What sticks out to you?Do they have the ability to determine your eternity?

2. Whom do you seek validation?Who’s words carry the most weight?

3. What is one specific relationship in your life that God is inviting you to patiently trust him today?

4. What adjustments might you need to make to treat the people in your life as “Thou” rather than an “It”

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When Good Things Become God: Comfort and Security | November 26, 2023
Derry Long | Guest Speaker

Philippians 4:10-13 (NIV)
‘I rejoice greatly in the Lord that at last you renewed your concern for me indeed, you were concerned, but you had no opportunity to show it. I am not saying this because I am in need, for I have learned to be content in whatever the circumstances. I know what it is to be in need, and I know what it is to have plenty. I have learned the secret of being content in any and every situation, whether well fed or hungry, whether living in plenty or in want. I can do all this through him who gives me strength.’

Psalm 23:1 (Message)
‘God, my shepherd, I don’t need anything. You have bedded me down in lush meadows, you find me quiet pools to drink from.’

Adventure: An activity with an unknown outcome.

Reflection Questions:

1) Are comfort and safety bad? Matthew 8:20, ‘Jesus replied, ‘ ...the Son of Man has no place to lay his head.’ (NIV)

2) What pursuits may require that we sacrifice our comfort and safety? Matthew 10:39, ‘Whoever finds their life will lose it, and whoever loses their life for my sake will find it.’ (NIV)

3) Do you have a calling that may stretch beyond the borders of your comfort and security? Luke 14: 28,29, ‘Suppose one of you wants to build a tower. Won’t you first sit down and estimate the cost. . .’ (NIV)

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When Good Things Become God: Money | November 19, 2023
Bob Schwahn | Lead Pastor

Mark 10:17-23 (NIV)
As Jesus started on his way, a man ran up to him and fell on his knees before him. “Good teacher,” he asked, “what must I do to inherit eternal life?” “Why do you call me good?” Jesus answered. “No one is good—except God alone. You know the commandments: ‘You shall not murder, you shall not commit adultery, you shall not steal, you shall not give false testimony, you shall not defraud, honor your father and mother.’ ” “Teacher,” he declared, “all these I have kept since I was a boy.” Jesus looked at him and loved him. “One thing you lack,” he said. “Go, sell everything you have and give to the poor, and you will have treasure in heaven. Then come, follow me.” At this the man’s face fell. He went away sad, because he had great wealth. Jesus looked around and said to his disciples, “How hard it is for the rich to enter the kingdom of God!”

1 Timothy 6:9-10 (NIV)
Those who want to get rich fall into temptation and a trap and into many foolish and harmful desires that plunge people into ruin and destruction. For the love of money is a root of all kinds of evil. Some people, eager for money, have wandered from the faith and pierced themselves with many griefs.

1. Jealousy

2. Anxiety

3. Community

4. Generosity

2 Corinthians 8:8-9 (NIV)
I am not commanding you, but I want to test the sincerity of your love by comparing it with the earnestness of others. For you know the grace of our Lord Jesus Christ, that though he was rich, yet for your sake he became poor, so that you through his poverty might become rich.

Colossians 3:1-4 (NIV)
Since, then, you have been raised with Christ, set your hearts on things above, where Christ is, seated at the right hand of God. Set your minds on things above, not on earthly things. For you died, and your life is now hidden with Christ in God. When Christ, who is your life, appears, then you also will appear with him in glory.

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Bob Schwahn | Lead Pastor | November 12, 2023

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Bob Schwahn | Lead Pastor | November 5, 2023

1) The world is thirsty.
2) Jesus offers living water to EVERYONE.

John 4:9-14 (NIV)
The Samaritan woman said to him, “You are a Jew and I am a Samaritan woman. How can you ask me for a drink?” (For Jews do not associate with Samaritans.)
Jesus answered her, “If you knew the gift of God and who it is that asks you for a drink, you would have asked him and he would have given you living water.”
“Sir,” the woman said, “you have nothing to draw with and the well is deep. Where can you get this living water? Are you greater than our father Jacob, who gave us the well and drank from it himself, as did also his sons and his livestock?”
Jesus answered, “Everyone who drinks this water will be thirsty again, but whoever drinks the water I give them will never thirst. Indeed, the water I give them will become in them a spring of water welling up to eternal life.”

John 4:27 (NIV)
Just then his disciples returned and were surprised to find him talking with a woman. But no one asked, “What do you want?” or “Why are you talking with her?”

1. We point people to Jesus.

John 4 28-30 (NIV)
Then, leaving her water jar, the woman went back to the town and said to the people, “Come, see a man who told me everything I ever did. Could this be the Messiah?” They came out of the town and made their way toward him.

John 4:39-42 (NIV)
Many of the Samaritans from that town believed in him because of the woman’s testimony, “He told me everything I ever did.” So when the Samaritans came to him, they urged him to stay with them, and he stayed two days. And because of his words many more became believers.
They said to the woman, “We no longer believe just because of what you said; now we have heard for ourselves, and we know that this man really is the Savior of the world.”

John 4:34-35 (NIV)
“My food,” said Jesus, “is to do the will of him who sent me and to finish his work. Don’t you have a saying, ‘It’s still four months until harvest’? I tell you, open your eyes and look at the fields! They are ripe for harvest.

Matthew 9:36-38 (NIV)
When he saw the crowds, he had compassion on them, because they were harassed and helpless, like sheep without a shepherd. Then he said to his disciples, “The harvest is plentiful but the workers are few. Ask the Lord of the harvest, therefore, to send out workers into his harvest field.”

Acts 2:38 (NIV)
Peter replied, “Repent and be baptized, every one of you, in the name of Jesus Christ for the forgiveness of your sins. And you will receive the gift of the Holy Spirit.

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1) Life With People : The PRAYER of JESUS:

John 17:20-23 (NIV)
“My prayer is not for them alone. I pray also for those who will believe in me through their message, that all of them may be one, Father, just as you are in me and I am in you. May they also be in us so that the world may believe that you have sent me. I have given them the glory that you gave me, that they may be one as we are one— I in them and you in me—so that they may be brought to complete unity. Then the world will know that you sent me and have loved them even as you have loved me.

2) WITH PEOPLE - How you GROW.

Ephesians 4:15-16 (NIV)
Instead, speaking the truth in love, we will grow to become in every respect the mature body of him who is the head, that is, Christ. From him the whole body, joined and held together by every supporting ligament, grows and builds itself up in love, as each part does its work.

2 Corinthians 7:5-7 (NIV)
For when we came into Macedonia, we had no rest, but we were harassed at every turn—conflicts on the outside, fears within. But God, who comforts the downcast, comforted us by the coming of Titus, and not only by his coming but also by the comfort you had given him.

1 Peter 4:10-11 (NIV)
Each of you should use whatever gift you have received to serve others, as faithful stewards of God’s grace in its various forms. If anyone speaks, they should do so as one who speaks the very words of God. If anyone serves, they should do so with the strength God provides, so that in all things God may be praised through Jesus Christ.

3) WITH PEOPLE : Changes the WORLD

John 17:22-23 (NIV)
I have given them the glory that you gave me, that they may be one as we are one— I in them and you in me—so that they may be brought to complete unity. Then the world will know that you sent me and have loved them even as you have loved me.

John 13:34-35 (NIV)
“A new command I give you: Love one another. As I have loved you, so you must love one another. By this everyone will know that you are my disciples, if you love one another.”

Reflection Questions:

Read John 17:20-23:

1. Does it seem possible to you that believers could be brought to complete unity in the same way that Jesus and the Father are united? Why or why not?
2. What barriers do we need to overcome to see this become a reality?
3. What things have kept you from being united with other people in the church?
4. What can you do personally to help move the church toward the kind of unity that Jesus prayed for?
5. How has God used other people in your life to help you grow in your love and connection to God? Share some examples.
6. How have you been used by God in the life of another person to help them grow? Share some examples.
7. Jesus said our unity and love for each other is what will prove to the world that His message it true. Why do you think this is true?
8. What does the world observe when it sees the church today? What is the cost of not loving each other the way Christ loved us? What should the world see when it looks at the church? Give some specific examples.
9. How might our church look different if we were all sacrificially loving each other and unified in heart and purpose? What would we see happening?
10. What is your next step in moving toward greater unity and love of your spiritual family? What is God saying to you about this? What are you going to do about it?

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“What comes into our minds when we think about God is the most important thing about us…
For this reason the gravest question before the Church is always God Himself, and the most portentous fact about any man is not what he at a given time may say or do, but what he in his deep heart conceives God to be like.” — A.W. Tozer, The Knowledge of the Holy (New York: HarperCollins, 1978)

“I read in a periodical the other day that the fundamental thing is how we think of God.By God Himself, it is not! How God thinks of us is not only more important, but infinitely more important. Indeed, how we think of Him is of no importance except in so far as it is related to how He thinks of us…
To please God . . . to be a real ingredient in the divine happiness . . . to be loved by God, not merely pitied, but delighted in as an artist delights in his work or a father in a son—it seems impossible, a weight or burden of glory which our thoughts can hardly sustain. But so it is.”
— C. S. Lewis, The Weight of Glory (1941)

Which is more important?
- Growing in our love for God
- Growing in our understanding God’s love for us

1 Corinthians 13:12-13 (NIV)

1 John 4:7-19 (NIV)

NO FEAR:

1 John 4:17-18 (NIV)

Roadblocks:
PROJECTION of your thoughts onto GOD…
CONFUSION of WHY God loves you…
MISUNDERSTANDING of how God shows His love…

Romans 5:6-11 (NIV)

Why do you love me?
What are your thoughts toward me?
What do you see in me?
What do you want from me?
What do you want for me?
What about me brings you delight and joy?
What are your hopes for me?

Reflection Questions:
1. Which is more important? Growing in our love for God or growing in our understanding of God’s love for us? Explain your answer…
2. What words would you use to describe how God thinks/feels about you? Why did you choose those words?
3. Read 1 John 4:7-19. What observations do you make about love? God’s love for us and our love for God?
4. Have you ever noticed that you have projected your views of yourself onto your belief of how God views you? Share an example?
5. Do you truly believe in the depths of your soul that God loves you? Why does God love you? Explain your answer.
6. Read Romans 5:6-11. What words does Paul use to describe us before putting our faith in Jesus? Have you ever viewed yourself as once being the enemy of Jesus? Why is understanding this important to understanding the love of God?
7. Write a letter from God to you about you. Answer these questions from God’s perspective:
Why do you love me?
What are your thoughts toward me?
What do you see in me?
What do you want from me?
What do you want for me?
What about me brings you delight and joy?
What are your hopes for me?

Do these answers line up with what the Bible says God thinks?
Share this with someone else? Ask them to the same?

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Life WITH Hope | October 15, 2023
Brian Priebe | Executive Pastor

Genesis 1:1-2a (NIV)
1 In the beginning God created the heavens and the earth. 2 Now the earth was formless and empty, darkness was over the surface of the deep

Revelations 21:2-4 (NIV)
2 I saw the Holy City, the new Jerusalem, coming down out of heaven from God, prepared as a bride beautifully dressed for her husband. 3 And I heard a loud voice from the throne saying, “Look! God’s dwelling place is now among the people, and he will dwell with them. They will be his people, and God himself will be with them and be their God. 4 ‘He will wipe every tear from their eyes. There will be no more death’ or mourning or crying or pain, for the old order of things has passed away.”

2 Corinthians 4:16-18 (NIV)
16 Therefore we do not lose heart. Though outwardly we are wasting away, yet inwardly we are being renewed day by day. 17 For our light and momentary troubles are achieving for us an eternal glory that far outweighs them all. 18 So we fix our eyes not on what is seen, but on what is unseen, since what is seen is temporary, but what is unseen is eternal.

Psalm 42:5-6a (NIV)
5 Why, my soul, are you downcast? Why so disturbed within me?Put your hope in God, for I will yet praise him, my Savior and my God.
6 My soul is downcast within me; therefore I will remember you

Mark 4:35-38 (NIV)
35 That day when evening came, he said to his disciples, “Let us go over to the other side.”
36 Leaving the crowd behind, they took him along, just as he was, in the boat. There were also other boats with him. 37 A furious squall came up, and the waves broke over the boat, so that it was nearly swamped. 38 Jesus was in the stern, sleeping on a cushion. The disciples woke him and said to him, “Teacher, don’t you care if we drown?”

Matthew 22:36-39 (NIV)
36 “Teacher, which is the greatest commandment in the Law?” 37 Jesus replied: “‘Love the Lord your God with all your heart and with all your soul and with all your mind.’ 38 This is the first and greatest commandment. 39 And the second is like it: ‘Love your neighbor as yourself.’

Romans 15:13 (NIV)
13 May the God of hope fill you with all joy and peace as you trust in him, so that you may overflow with hope by the power of the Holy Spirit.

Reflection Questions:

1. Read Revelations 21:2-4 & 2 Corinthians 4:16-18. Describe your hope for the future. How real does it feel for you today?

2. Read Mark 4:35-41. How is your day to day hope in life today? What are the things that chip away at your hope? How can others come around you to encourage you?

3. Are there people in your life (family, friends, neighbors, co-workers, classmates) who are lacking hope for the future or today? Can you name and pray for them? Are you willing to invite them to join you on a Sunday morning with the hope that they'd be encouraged to hope through Journey?

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Luke 12:25-26 (NIV)
Who of you by worrying can add a single hour to your life? Since you cannot do this very little thing, why do you worry about the rest?

Hebrews 11:1 (NIV)
Now faith is confidence in what we hope for and assurance about what we do not see.

Matthew 14:22-33 (NIV)
Immediately Jesus made the disciples get into the boat and go on ahead of him to the other side, while he dismissed the crowd. After he had dismissed them, he went up on a mountainside by himself to pray. Later that night, he was there alone, and the boat was already a considerable distance from land, buffeted by the waves because the wind was against it.
Shortly before dawn Jesus went out to them, walking on the lake. When the disciples saw him walking on the lake, they were terrified. “It’s a ghost,” they said, and cried out in fear.
But Jesus immediately said to them: “Take courage! It is I. Don’t be afraid.”
“Lord, if it’s you,” Peter replied, “tell me to come to you on the water.”
“Come,” he said. Then Peter got down out of the boat, walked on the water and came toward Jesus. But when he saw the wind, he was afraid and, beginning to sink, cried out, “Lord, save me!”
Immediately Jesus reached out his hand and caught him. “You of little faith,” he said, “why did you doubt?” And when they climbed into the boat, the wind died down. Then those who were in the boat worshiped him, saying, “Truly you are the Son of God.”

What does Jesus want them to see?

Mark 6:48 (NIV)
“he was about to pass by them”…

What does Peter do in FEAR?
What is your BOAT?
Did Peter Fail?

Reflection Questions:

What dangers in this life produce fear in you?

How do we often try to control our circumstances to alleviate our fears?

Is ultimate control of our circumstances an illusion? Why or why not?

What is the difference between choosing CONTROL and choosing SURRENDER? How have you experienced this in your life? What makes SURRENDER difficult sometimes?

We are SAFE when we are WITH Jesus. But safety does not always mean comfortable. How have you experienced being uncomfortable even when you know you were following Jesus in obedience?

What things in your life do you fear surrendering to Jesus? What is your “boat” that you cling to when Jesus is calling you to follow Him? Where is Jesus inviting you to trust him today?

Did Peter fail when he sank in the story? Explain. How have you learned from failure in your life and how has that grown your faith?

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Question: Why do you do what you do?

Luke 15:25-32 (NIV):

25 “Meanwhile, the older son was in the field. When he came near the house, he heard music and dancing. 26 So he called one of the servants and asked him what was going on. 27 ‘Your brother has come,’ he replied, ‘and your father has killed the fattened calf because he has him back safe and sound.’

28 “The older brother became angry and refused to go in. So his father went out and pleaded with him. 29 But he answered his father, ‘Look! All these years I’ve been slaving for you and never disobeyed your orders. Yet you never gave me even a young goat so I could celebrate with my friends. 30 But when this son of yours who has squandered your property with prostitutes comes home, you kill the fattened calf for him!’

31 “‘My son,’ the father said, ‘you are always with me, and everything I have is yours. 32 But we had to celebrate and be glad, because this brother of yours was dead and is alive again; he was lost and is found.’”

Matthew 4:19

Matthew 28:18-20

1) Approval Addiction

Matthew 6:1-4

“At issue here is the question: ‘To whom do I belong? To God or to the world?’ Many of my daily preoccupations suggest that I belong more to the world than to God. A little criticism makes me angry, and a little rejection makes me depressed. A little praise raises my spirits, and a little success excites me. . . . Often I am like a small boat on the ocean, completely at the mercy of its waves.”
— Henri Nouwen (from The Life I Always Wanted, John Ortberg)

Galatians 1:10

2) Burnout

Matthew 11:28-30

3) Entitlement Mentality

Philippians 3:7-9a

Matthew 7:21-23

Reflection Questions:

Why is it important to ask the question: “Why do I what I do?” with regard to our spiritual lives? What are the potential dangers of not asking that question?
Why do you do the things you do “for” God? What are your heart motivations? Do you have mixed motivations? Explain.
Read Luke 15:25-32 (Older Son) What are observations you make about the heart motivations (why?) of the older son? What observations do you make about the Father’s heart motivations?
In what ways are the motivations of the younger son and the older son similar? How are they different?
Have you ever felt like your worth was tied to your performance and service and impact for God? (Explain) Why can this be dangerous thinking? Which of the 4 aspects of the Pause is the most difficult for you?
Living life FOR God instead of life WITH God can have some negative side effects that God does not desire for us. Approval Addiction (Matthew 6:1-4, Galatians 1:10) Burnout (Matthew 11:28-30) Entitlement Mentality (Luke 15:28-30) Can you relate to any or all of these? Share your experience? How does Life WITH God address these issues? (Read Scripture references for each.)
Read Matthew 7:21-23 How is it possible to do things FOR God and not really be WITH him or even having a relationship with him? How could you recognize this in yourself or others?

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Brian Priebe | Executive Pastor

Luke 15:11-13 (NIV):
11 … “There was a man who had two sons. 12 The younger one said to his father, ‘Father, give me my share of the estate.’ So he divided his property between them. 13 “Not long after that, the younger son got together all he had, set off for a distant country and there squandered his wealth in wild living.”

Life FROM God believes:
God exists to bless my life.

Life WITH God we focus on:
Relationship with God is the treasure.

Luke 12:22-34

Luke 15:14-17

Life FROM God:
God should make me comfortable

Life WITH God:
Regardless of my circumstances…
it’s about relationship with God.

Matthew 11:28 (NIV):
Come to me all you who are weary and burdened, and I will give you rest.

Luke 15:18-20, 22-24 (NIV):
18 I will set out and go back to my father and say to him: Father, I have sinned against heaven and against you. 19 I am no longer worthy to be called your son; make me like one of your hired servants.’
20 So he got up and went to his father. “But while he was still a long way off, his father saw him and was filled with compassion for him; he ran to his son, threw his arms around him and kissed him.
22 “…the father said to his servants, ‘Quick! Bring the best robe and put it on him. Put a ring on his finger and sandals on his feet. 23 Bring the fattened calf and kill it. Let’s have a feast and celebrate. 24 For this son of mine was dead and is alive again; he was lost and is found.’ So they began to celebrate.”

Life WITH God:
The Father is about relationship with the son

John 3:16 (NIV):
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.

John 17:3 (NIV):
Now this is eternal life; that they may know you, the only true God, and Jesus Christ, whom you have sent.

Reflection Questions:

1. Read Luke 15:11-17. How does the younger son reflect Life FROM God?
2. In what ways do you see aspects of Life FROM God in your own life?
3. Read Luke 15:18-24. How does the father reflect Life WITH GOD?
4. In what ways do you see aspects of Life WITH God in your own life?

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Bob Schwahn | Lead Pastor

Romans 1:18-20
The wrath of God is being revealed from heaven against all the godlessness and wickedness of people, who suppress the truth by their wickedness, since what may be known about God is plain to them, because God has made it plain to them. For since the creation of the world God’s invisible qualities—his eternal power and divine nature—have been clearly seen, being understood from what has been made, so that people are without excuse.

Moralistic Therapeutic Deism
1. A God exists who created and orders the world and watches over human life on earth.
2. God does not need to be particularly involved in one’s life except when God is needed to resolve a problem.
3. God wants people to be good, nice, and fair to each other, as taught in the Bible and by most world religions.
4. The central goal of life is to be happy and to feel good about oneself.
5. Good people go to heaven when they die.

Smith, Christian - Soul Searching (pp. 162-163). Oxford University Press.

John 5:37-40
And the Father who sent me has himself testified concerning me. You have never heard his voice nor seen his form, nor does his word dwell in you, for you do not believe the one he sent. You study the Scriptures diligently because you think that in them you have eternal life. These are the very Scriptures that testify about me, yet you refuse to come to me to have life.

How PERSONAL is your personal relationship with Jesus?

John 10:4-6
When he has brought out all his own, he goes on ahead of them, and his sheep follow him because they know his voice. But they will never follow a stranger; in fact, they will run away from him because they do not recognize a stranger’s voice.” Jesus used this figure of speech, but the Pharisees did not understand what he was telling them.

Mark 1:14-15
After John was put in prison, Jesus went into Galilee, proclaiming the good news of God. "The time has come," he said. "The kingdom of God is near. Repent and believe the good news!"

Galatians 5:25
Since we live by the Spirit, let us keep in step with the Spirit.

Ephesians 5:15-17
Be very careful, then, how you live—not as unwise but as wise, making the most of every opportunity, because the days are evil. Therefore do not be foolish, but understand what the Lord’s will is.

Reflection Questions:
1. What was one thing from the sermon that caught your attention or stood out to you?
2. READ: John 5:37-40 What is the difference between knowing/following the person of Jesus and following Biblical principles? How can they be the same?
3. How would you define Deism? How can it lead to us looking for Biblical principles over looking to know and follow Jesus?
4. How “personal” is your personal relationship with Jesus? How would describe your experience of him in a personal way?
5. How do you recognize the voice of Jesus in your life? Share some recent examples of your experiences. What are some different ways that Jesus speaks to us? Explain.
6. What is a “Kairos” moment? How can we learn to recognize Kairos moments in our life? What has been helpful to you? What have your learned? Which aspect is the easiest for you?
7. READ Mark 1:14-15
Repent -- Align your thinking to God’s thinking…
God, what are you saying to me?
Believe -- Take a step of obedience(faith)
God, what do you want me to do?

How can these questions help us follow the voice of Jesus and lead to life transformation?

8). Apply these two questions now …
What is your NEXT STEP?

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WITH - Life Under God | September 10, 2023
Bob Schwahn | Lead Pastor

What comes to your mind when you think of God is the most important thing about you.
— A.W. Tozer

Revelation 21:3 (NIV)
And I heard a loud voice from the throne saying, “Look! God’s dwelling place is now among the people, and he will dwell with them. They will be his people, and God himself will be with them and be their God.

What do we mean by Life Under God?

Ephesians 2:8-10 (NIV)
8 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. 10 For we are God’s handiwork, created in Christ Jesus to do good works, which God prepared in advance for us to do.

How Jesus pushes back on Life Under God?

How can you see Life Under God in YOURSELF? Church?

Galatians 3:1-3 (NIV)
1 You foolish Galatians! Who has bewitched you? Before your very eyes Jesus Christ was clearly portrayed as crucified. 2 I would like to learn just one thing from you: Did you receive the Spirit by the works of the law, or by believing what you heard? 3 Are you so foolish? After beginning by means of the Spirit, are you now trying to finish by means of the flesh?

Unhealthy Fear of God leads to Fearing His judgment

1 John 4:15-18 (NIV)
15 If anyone acknowledges that Jesus is the Son of God, God lives in them and they in God. 16 And so we know and rely on the love God has for us. God is love. Whoever lives in love lives in God, and God in them. 17 This is how love is made complete among us so that we will have confidence on the day of judgment: In this world we are like Jesus. 18 There is no fear in love. But perfect love drives out fear, because fear has to do with punishment. The one who fears is not made perfect in love.

Evangelism focuses on morality and not Jesus.

We think a healthy spiritual life is simply avoiding sin.

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Mark 6:30-32 (NIV)
30 The apostles gathered around Jesus and reported to him all they had done and taught. 31 Then, because so many people were coming and going that they did not even have a chance to eat, he said to them, “Come with me by yourselves to a quiet place and get some rest.”
32 So they went away by themselves in a boat to a solitary place.

How busy are you right now?

The Antidote: Pause

Four Aspects of Pause:
1. Go Away
2. Find a Quiet Place
3. Get Some Rest

4th aspect: Spend time WITH Jesus

v. 31 “Come WITH me by yourselves to a quiet place and get some rest.”

Reflection Questions:
Why do you think we hold such a high regard for busyness in our culture?
How busy are you right now?
How busy do other people think that you are?
When was the last time that you took a Pause?
What your best excuse for not taking a Pause?
Which of the 4 aspects of the Pause is the most difficult for you?
Which aspect is the easiest for you?
What does it mean for you to spend time WITH Jesus?

The Pause Challenge: Take a Pause sometime this week! Make it Happen!

Join us next week in person or online, September 10, as we begin our new sermon series “WITH”

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Harvest is Plentiful, Workers are Few | August 27, 2023
Bob Schwahn | Lead Pastor

Journey Church Mission:
We lead people to become ALL IN followers of Jesus.

1 John 2:5b-6 (NIV):
This is how we know we are in him: 6 Whoever claims to live in him must live as Jesus did.

NEXT STEP QUESTIONS:
What are you saying to me?
What do you want me to do?

Matthew 9:35-38 (NIV):
35 Jesus went through all the towns and villages, teaching in their synagogues, proclaiming the good news of the kingdom and healing every disease and sickness. 36 When he saw the crowds, he had compassion on them, because they were harassed and helpless, like sheep without a shepherd. 37 Then he said to his disciples, “The harvest is plentiful but the workers are few. 38 Ask the Lord of the harvest, therefore, to send out workers into his harvest field.”

What did he SEE?

Matthew 9:36-37 (NIV):
36 When he saw the crowds, he had compassion on them, because they were harassed and helpless, like sheep without a shepherd. 37 Then he said to his disciples, “The harvest is plentiful but the workers are few.

2) What did he FEEL?

Compassion (Webster’s):
Sympathetic consciousness of others' distress together WITH a desire to alleviate it.

3) What did he DO?

Reflection Questions:

1. What evidence do you see in our culture that people are “harassed and helpless” and need Jesus as their shepherd?

2. When you look at the culture around you do you see the “plentiful harvest” that Jesus describes? Why or why not?

3. How do you respond to people in the culture that need Jesus? How about those that oppose the values of Jesus’ Kingdom in their beliefs and behavior? (Frustrated? Angry? Fearful? Repulsed? Superior?)

4. Do you find it difficult to have compassion for them? Why or why not?

5. How/Why was Jesus able to have compassion for those that opposed him and the values of his Kingdom? How/Why can we also have compassion? Who are people that you have a difficult time having compassion for?

6. What is the cost to the Church and the cause of Jesus if we don’t lead with and show compassion for those that need Jesus?

7. Do you think there is a shortage of laborers/shepherds in the church today? Why or why not?

8. How have you responded to the call of Jesus to pray for and become laborers in the Kingdom? How can we raise up more laborers/shepherds in the church? What is your next step?

9. Who can you begin to invest / invite this week? Who could you invite to sit an empty chair next to you next week?

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How to Pray for Others | August 20, 2023
Jim Keena | Guest Speaker

WHO:
Ephesians 1:15-16, NIV
“For this reason, ever since I heard about your faith in the Lord Jesus and your love for all God’s people, I have not stopped giving thanks for you, remembering you in my prayers.”

Belief: Romans 10:9, NIV
“if you confess with your mouth that Jesus is Lord and believe in your heart that God raised him from the dead, you will be saved.”

Behavior: John 13:35, NIV
“By this, everyone will know that you are my disciples if you love one another.”

WHAT:
Ephesians 1:17, NIV
“I keep asking that the God of our Lord Jesus Christ, the glorious Father, may give you the Spirit of wisdom and revelation, so that you may know him better.”

Ephesians 1:14, The Message
“But I do more than thank. I ask—ask the God of our Master, Jesus Christ, the God of glory—to make you intelligent and discerning in knowing him personally….”

John 17:3, NIV
“Now this is eternal life: that they know you, the only true God, and Jesus Christ, whom you have sent.”

WHY:
Ephesians 1:18a, NIV
“I pray that the eyes of your heart may be enlightened, in order to know…”

John 12:46, NIV
“I have come into the world as a light, so that no one who believes in me should stay in darkness.”

“I believe in Christianity as I believe that the sun has risen not only because I see it, but because by it I see everything else.” ― C.S. Lewis

Hope: Their Certain Future
Ephesians 1:18a, ESV
“that you may know what is the hope to which he has called you.”

“All death can now do to Christians is to make their lives infinitely better.” ― Tim Keller

Inheritance: Their Value to God
Ephesians 1:18b, ESV
“…what are the riches of his glorious inheritance in the saints…”

Power: The Greatness of God’s Power
Ephesians 1:18-19a, ESV
“…and what is the immeasurable greatness of his power toward us who believe…”

Reflection Questions:

What do you recall about Thanksgiving Day when you were a child? What were you thankful for then? What are you grateful for now?
According to Ephesians 1:15-16, what was the Apostle Paul thankful for and why? Name some people you are grateful for. Why are you thankful for them?
In verse 15, what encouraged Paul to pray for the letter’s recipients? What did Paul pray for when he prayed for the believers?
Summarize what Paul prayed for in Ephesians 1:17. Have you ever gone from knowing God intellectually to knowing him experientially? From head knowledge to heart knowledge? If so, share your experience with the group.
According to verses 18-19, Paul prayed the Ephesians would know three things (1) Hope: their certain future, (2) Inheritance: their value to God; (3) Power: the greatness of God’s power toward them. Which of these do you find it easiest to believe? Which do you find more challenging to believe? How would your life be different if you more deeply believed these three truths?

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Brain Van Eps | Guest Speaker

Matthew 26:36-46
6 Then Jesus went with his disciples to a place called Gethsemane, and he said to them, “Sit here while I go over there and pray.” 37 He took Peter and the two sons of Zebedee along with him, and he began to be sorrowful and troubled. 38 Then he said to them, “My soul is overwhelmed with sorrow to the point of death. Stay here and keep watch with me.”

39 Going a little farther, he fell with his face to the ground and prayed, “My Father, if it is possible, may this cup be taken from me. Yet not as I will, but as you will.”

40 Then he returned to his disciples and found them sleeping. “Couldn’t you men keep watch with me for one hour?” he asked Peter. 41 “Watch and pray so that you will not fall into temptation. The spirit is willing, but the flesh is weak.”

42 He went away a second time and prayed, “My Father, if it is not possible for this cup to be taken away unless I drink it, may your will be done.”

43 When he came back, he again found them sleeping, because their eyes were heavy. 44 So he left them and went away once more and prayed the third time, saying the same thing.

45 Then he returned to the disciples and said to them, “Are you still sleeping and resting? Look, the hour has come, and the Son of Man is delivered into the hands of sinners. 46 Rise! Let us go! Here comes my betrayer!”

The Question: How do we pray in the face of great suffering?

The Answer: We need to move from “My will be done” to “Thy will be done”

Four things we can learn from Jesus’ Prayer:
1. Don’t pray alone (v. 38)
2. Be brutally honest in prayer (v. 39)
3. Keep praying (v. 44)
4. Surrender to God’s mysterious will (v. 39)

What do you need to surrender to God’s will today?

Reflection Questions:

When was the last time you faced great suffering?
How did you react to that moment? What did you do?
How is your prayer life in the face of suffering?
Who would you ask to pray with you?
What is something you haven’t been brutally honest with God about?
When have you given up on prayer?
What do you need to surrender to God’s will today?

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Brian Priebe | Executive Pastor

Psalm 23 (NIV)
The Lord is my shepherd, I lack nothing. He makes me lie down in green pastures, he leads me beside quiet waters, he refreshes my soul. He guides me along the right paths for his name’s sake. Even though I walk through the darkest valley, I will fear no evil, for you are with me; your rod and your staff, they comfort me. You prepare a table before me in the presence of my enemies. You anoint my head with oil; my cup overflows. Surely your goodness and love will follow me all the days of my life, and I will dwell in the house of the Lord forever.

Psalm 23 unpacks what role the Lord as my Shepherd has in my life:
• Makes me lack nothing – makes me content, provides for my needs
• Makes me lie down – makes me do stuff I don’t want to do
• Leads me & guides me – knows and plans my path
• Refreshes my soul – lifts me up when I’m worn down
• Comforts me – knows my pain and struggle
• Prepares a table for me – he’s with me in the midst of daily life
• Anoints me – I have his favor, he cares for me
• Follows me & Dwells with me forever – his presence is near

“It’s not the strength of your faith, but the object of your faith that actually saves you.”
— Tim Keller “The Reason for God”

Deuteronomy 31:6 (ESV)
Be strong and courageous. Do not fear or be in dread of them, for it is the Lord your God who goes with you. He will not leave you or forsake you.

Our Shepherd doesn’t only take us on the mountain tops. When we are in even the darkest valley’s, he is with us. His hand is on our shoulder. He is our guide, our comforter, our leader, our Shepherd and therefore we do not fear the evil surrounding us as He is in control.

John 10: 14-15 (ESV)
I am the good shepherd. I know my own and my own know me, just as the Father knows me and I know the Father; and I lay down my life for the sheep.

Reflection questions:

1. What do you think about when you hear the phrase, "the Lord is my Shepherd”?
2. Read Psalm 23. What are the characteristics of the Shepherd?
3. What are the characteristics of the sheep?
4. What other passages come to mind when you think about sheep and shepherds in the New Testament?

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Logan Holloman | NextGen Pastor

Luke 1:46-56 (NIV)
And Mary said:

“My soul glorifies the Lord and my spirit rejoices in God my Savior, for he has been mindful of the
humble state of his servant. From now on all generations will call me blessed, for the Mighty One has done great things for me—holy is his name. His mercy extends to those who fear him, from generation to generation. He has performed mighty deeds with his arm; he has scattered those who are proud in their inmost thoughts. He has brought down rulers from their thrones but has lifted up the humble. He has filled the hungry with good things but has sent the rich away empty. He has helped his servant Israel, remembering to be merciful to Abraham and his descendants forever, just as he promised our ancestors.”
Mary stayed with Elizabeth for about three months and then returned home.

Mary’s prayer reveals what she believes about God

Seasons of waiting and silence are unavoidable.

How we pray in seasons of waiting reveals what we believe about God

The Lord never forgets His promises to His people and never fails to keep them.

Our tendency as Christians is to be strong in our faith as the recollection of our latest blessing. But we forget all the benefits that God has poured out on us in our lives. That’s our tendency, that’s our nature, to forget. But that’s one of the ways in which we differ from God. He simply does not know how to forget. - R.C. Sproul

Serve someone else’s miracle while you wait

Reflection Questions:
1. How would you have responded to Mary’s situation?
2. What are you facing or walking through that you need the promise and hope of God?
3. Whom might you be able to serve in the midst of your waiting?

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Honest and Humble Prayers | July 23, 2023
Logan Holloman | NextGen Pastor

When we don’t know what to pray or what to feel, we have the Psalms.

Psalms…”the anatomy of the all the parts of the soul” - John Calvin

“God’s way of reshaping our desires and perceptions so that [we] learn to lament the right things and take joy in the right things” - J. Todd Billings on Augustine

“My God, my God, why have you forsaken me? Why are you so far from saving me, so far from my cries of anguish? My God, I cry out by day, but you do not answer, by night, but I find no rest.” Psalms 22: 1-2 (NIV)

Permission to be honest

It is better to come to God with sharp words than to remain distant from him, never voicing our doubts and disappointments. Better to rage at the Creator than to smolder in polite devotion. God did not smite the psalmist. Through the Psalms, he dares us to speak to him bluntly. - Tish Harrsion Warren

“Yet you are enthroned as the Holy One; you are the one Israel praises. In you our ancestors put their trust; they trusted and you delivered them. To you they cried out and were saved; in you they trusted and were not put to shame.” Psalms 22:3-5 (NIV)

Reflection of God’s faithfulness in the past

“But you, Lord, do not be far from me. You are my strength; come quickly to help me.” Psalms 22:19 (NIV)

In spite of circumstances, a reliance on God

They never say “Chin up” or “It’s not so bad.” Nor do they tell us why we suffer. Instead they fix our vision on God’s love for us… - Tish Harrsion Warren

“I will declare your name to my people; in the assembly I will praise you. You who fear the Lord, praise him! All you descendants of Jacob, honor him! Revere him, all you descendants of Israel! For he has not despised or scorned the suffering of the afflicted one; he has not hidden his face from him but has listened to his cry for help.” Psalms 22:22-24 (NIV)

“Posterity will serve him; future generations will be told about the Lord. They will proclaim his righteousness, declaring to a people yet unborn: He has done it!” Psalms 22:01-31 (NIV)

Vow to praise and declare God’s goodness

Permission to be honest (tell God what's on your heart)

Reflection of God’s faithfulness in the past (what has he done in the past?)

In spite of circumstances, a reliance on God (How can you trust him? How do you know he is good?)

Vow to praise and declare God’s goodness (How will you praise? Who can you tell?)

Reflection Questions:
1) Does knowing what to pray ever feel daunting? Whether yes or no, explain why?

2) Have you ever used the Psalms as a prayer template? Does that feel too rigid or inauthentic?

3) What might I need to be honest with God about? What might I need to surrender and trust God with?

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Logan Holloman | NextGen Pastor | July 16, 2023
Read: John 17

Sanctify: “set apart”.

Jesus prayed for us.

What is Jesus doing right now?

“Who will bring any charge against those whom God has chosen? It is God who justifies. Who then is the one who condemns? No one. Christ Jesus who died—more than that, who was raised to life, is at the right hand of God and is also interceding for us.” Romans 8:33-34 (NIV)

Jesus is praying for you right now.

“My dear children, I write this to you so that you will not sin. But if anybody does sin, we have an advocate with the Father, Jesus Christ, the Righteous One.” 1 John 2:1 (NIV)

“It is a consoling thought,” wrote theologian Louis Berkhof, “that Christ is praying for us, even when we are negligent in our prayer life.” Our prayer life stinks most of the time. But what if you heard Jesus praying aloud for you in the next room. Few things would calm us more deeply.
- Dane Ortlund

How might this change your approach to prayer?

Reflection Questions:
1) What does your current prayer life look like?

2) What are some hurdles you encounter personally when it comes to prayer? Are there doubts? Fears/Insecurities?

3) How aware were you previously about Christ praying for us?

4) I believe the Holy Spirit is prompting me to.

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Brian Priebe | Executive Pastor | July 09, 2023

Prayer is talking to God

“The sons of Seir: Lotan, Shobal, Zibeon, Anah, Dishon, Ezer and Dishan. The sons of Lotan: Hori and Homam. Timna was Lotan’s sister. The sons of Shobal: Alvan, Manahath, Ebal, Shepho and Onam. The sons of Zibeon: Aiah and Anah. The son of Anah: Dishon. The sons of Dishon: Hemdan, Eshban, Ithran and Keran. The sons of Ezer: Bilhan, Zaavan and Akan. The sons of Dishan: Uz and Aran.” 1 Chronicles 1:38-42 (NIV)

“Jabez was more honorable than his brothers. His mother had named him Jabez, saying, ‘I gave birth to him in pain.’ Jabez cried out to the God of Israel, ‘Oh, that you would bless me and enlarge my territory! Let your hand be with me, and keep me from harm so that I will be free from pain.’ And God granted his request.” 1 Chronicles 4:9-10 (NIV)

Jabez prays 1st: “Oh, that you would bless me.”

Jabez prays 2nd: “Oh, that you would bless me and enlarge my territory!”

Our Math: My abililites + my experiences + my training + my personality + my hard work + my expectations = my impact

God’s Math: My willingness + My availability + My weakness + God’s work = My impact

Jabez prays 3rd: “Oh, that you would bless me and enlarge my territory! Let your hand be with me”

“He did this so that all the peoples of the earth might know that the hand of the Lord is powerful.” Joshua 4:24a (NIV)

“The Lord’s hand was with them, and a great number of people believed and turned to the Lord.” Acts 11:21 (NIV)

Jabez prays 4th: “Oh, that you would bless me and enlarge my territory! Let your hand be with me, and keep me from harm”

“And God granted his request.”

Reflection Questions:
1) Describe your prayer life as it is today and where you would like to see it grow.

2) Read 1st Chronicles 4:9-10. Jabez prays to be blessed, to expand his territory, to have God’s hand upon him and to be kept from harm/evil. Discuss what those mean and how they apply to you.

3) Spend time praying through each of the four components of Jabez’s prayer as a group or in smaller groups.

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Brian Van Eps | Guest Speaker | July 02, 2023

“To the Jews who had believed him, Jesus said, ‘If you hold to my teaching, you are really my disciples. Then you will know the truth, and the truth will set you free.’ They answered him, ‘We are Abraham’s descendants and have never been slaves of anyone. How can you say that we shall be set free?’ Jesus replied, ‘Very truly I tell you, everyone who sins is a slave to sin. Now a slave has no permanent place in the family, but a son belongs to it forever. So if the Son sets you free, you will be free indeed.’” John 8:31-36 (NIV)

A 4th of July Question: How do you define freedom?

Jesus Describes an Even Greater Freedom

Jesus as our Teacher

Jesus as the Truth

What Ultimately Keep us from an Even Greater Freedom: Sin

Jesus Offers us an Even Greater Freedom

Reflection Questions:
1) How do you define freedom?

2) How would you define freedom without Jesus?

3) Where have you allowed Jesus to be your Teacher lately?

4) How do you respond to Jesus as the Truth?

5) What sin is still keeping you from an even greater freedom?

6) How does Jesus offer an even greater freedom?

7) How have you responded to Jesus offering of an even greater freedom?

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Brandon Edwards | Worship & Creative Arts Pastor

“As the Father has loved me, so have I loved you. Now remain in my love. If you keep my commands, you will remain in my love, just as I have kept my Father’s commands and remain in his love. I have told you this so that my joy may be in you and that your joy may be complete. My command is this: Love each other as I have loved you. Greater love has no one than this: to lay down one’s life for one’s friends. You are my friends if you do what I command. I no longer call you servants, because a servant does not know his master’s business. Instead, I have called you friends, for everything that I learned from my Father I have made known to you. You did not choose me, but I chose you and appointed you so that you might go and bear fruit—fruit that will last—and so that whatever you ask in my name the Father will give you.”
John 15:9-16 (NIV)

“I am coming to you now, but I say these things while I am still in the world, so that they may have the full measure of my joy within them. I have given them your word and the world has hated them, for they are not of the world any more than I am of the world. My prayer is not that you take them out of the world but that you protect them from the evil one. They are not of the world, even as I am not of it. Sanctify them by the truth; your word is truth. As you sent me into the world, I have sent them into the world. For them I sanctify myself, that they too may be truly sanctified.” John 17:13-19 (NIV)

“The Lord had said to Abram, ‘Go from your country, your people and your father’s household to the land I will show you. I will make you into a great nation, and I will bless you, I will make your name great, and you will be a blessing, I will bless those who bless you, and whoever curses you I will curse; and all peoples on earth will be blessed through you.’ So Abram went, as the Lord had told him; and Lot went with him. Abram was seventy-five years old when he set out from Harran.” Genesis 12:1-4 (NIV)

Reflection Questions:
1) Friends on mission can start with friendship or start with mission. Who is a friend that you could start being intentional with praying together or serving together?

2) Who is someone you are already serving with that you could have a meal with or do something socially with outside serving?

3) What is stopping you from pursuing being a friend on mission?

4) Have you considered being part of a Journey Community or helping host a Journey Community?

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Brian Priebe | Executive Pastor

Summary of series thus far:
- Be in Proximity so we are in a position to
- Have relational Transparency, so then we are in a position to
- Seek Accountability and when we seek accountability it is likely there will be
- Conflict, it is inevitable.

“This was now the third time that Jesus was revealed to the disciples after he was raised from the dead. When they had finished breakfast, Jesus said to Simon Peter, ‘Simon, son of John, do you love me more than these?’ He said to him, ‘Yes, Lord; you know that I love you.’ He said to him, ‘Feed my lambs.’ A second time he said to him, ‘Simon, son of John, do you love me?’ He said to him, ‘Yes, Lord; you know that I love you.’ He said to him, ‘Tend my sheep.’ He said to him the third time, ‘Simon, son of John, do you love me?’ Peter was grieved because he said to him the third time, ‘Do you love me?’ And he said to him, ‘Lord, you know everything; you know that I love you.’ Jesus said to him, ‘Feed my sheep. Truly, truly, I say to you, when you were young, you girded yourself and walked where you would; but when you are old, you will stretch out your hands, and another will gird you and carry you where you do not wish to go.’ (This he said to show by what death he was to glorify God.) And after this he said to him, ‘Follow me.’”
John 21:14-19 (NIV)

PRINCIPLE #1 – Make the conversation safe
PRINCIPLE #2 – Speak Directly

“Wounds from a friend can be trusted, but an enemy multiplies kisses.” Proverbs 27:6 (NIV)

PRINCIPLE #3 – Forgive the offense

“He who forgives an offense seeks love, but he who repeats a matter alienates a friend.” Proverbs 17:9 (RSV)

“Be kind and compassionate to one another, forgiving each other, just as in Christ God forgave you. Follow God’s example, therefore, as dearly loved children and walk in the way of love, just as Christ loved us and gave himself up for us as a fragrant offering and sacrifice to God.”Ephesians 4:32-5:2 (NIV)

“Bear with each other and forgive one another if any of you has a grievance against someone. Forgive as the Lord forgave you.” Colossians 3:13 (NIV)

PRINCIPLE #4 – Move On

“Above all, love each other deeply, because love covers over a multitude of sins.”
1 Peter 4:8 (NIV)

Reflection Questions:
1) Share with your group how conflict was handled in your family of origin. What was done well and what was done poorly?

2) Which of the principles of successful conflict resolution is hardest for you (Make the Conversation Safe, Speak Directly, Forgive, Move On)?

3) Are there any people in your life right now that you need to forgive? Are you willing to seek accountability to engage them?

4) Are there any people in your life right now that you have hurt or offended that you need to seek their forgiveness? Are you willing to seek accountability to engage them?

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“Search me, O God, and know my heart; test me and know my thoughts. See if there is any wicked way in me, and lead me in the way everlasting.” Psalm 139:23-24 (NIV)

“How can you say to your brother, ‘Let me take the speck out of your eye,’ when all the time there is a plank in your own eye? You hypocrite, first take the plank out of your own eye, and then you will see clearly to remove the speck from your brother’s eye.” Matthew 7:4-5 (NIV)

“Submit to one another out of reverence for Christ.” Ephesians 5:21 (NIV)

Do you run from correction?

In the family of God, we must be able to receive and give correction.

How did your family handle differences, challenge, and conflict?

Jesus may be in your heart but Grandpa’s in your bones. - Pete Scazzero

Qualities to look for:

• Do they practice appropriate vulnerability?

• Are they safe and trustworthy?

• Do they know God’s word?

• Can they point out your blind spots? Are they aware of theirs?

• Do they want you to love Jesus more?

Accountability isn’t just about calling people out when they do something wrong, it’s about challenging and inspiring one another. - Jennie Allen

Be brutally honest with yourself and one “inner circle” person this week.

Reflection Questions:

1) Who in your life holds you accountable in terms of faithfully walking with Jesus? Who could you invite to do this for you?

2) Why do you think accountability and challenge is so difficult?

3) Which do you give more time and energy to? Anxiety and hiding or becoming more aware and fighting for one another?

4) I feel the Holy Spirit is prompting me to:

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Jim Keena | Guest Speaker | June 04, 2023 11a

“Man, the world ain’t supposed to work like this. Maybe you don’t know that, but this ain’t the way it’s supposed to be. I’m supposed to be able to do my job without askin’ you if I can. And that dude is supposed to be able to wait with his car without you rippin’ him off. Everything’s supposed to be different than what it is here.” Simon - Grand Canyon

Read Hebrews 10:19-25 (NIV)

The Way It’s Supposed to Be: “So God created mankind in his own image, in the image of God he created them; male and female he created them.” Genesis 1:27 (NIV)

“Pain and shame compel us to hide behind walls of self-protection.” Jennie Allen What’s the Way to the Way It’s Supposed to Be?

“Therefore, brothers and sisters, since we have confidence to enter the Most Holy Place by the blood of Jesus, by a new and living way opened for us through the curtain, that is, his body, and since we have a great priest over the house of God.” Hebrews 10:19-21 (NIV)

DRAW NEAR: “Let us draw near to God with a sincere heart and with the full assurance that faith brings, having our hearts sprinkled to cleanse us from a guilty conscience and having our bodies washed with pure water.” Hebrews 10:22 (NIV)

HOLD FAST: “Let us hold unswervingly to the hope we profess, for he who promised is faithful.” Hebrews 10:23 (NIV)

CONSIDER HOW: “And let us consider how we may spur one another on toward love and good deeds, not giving up meeting together, as some are in the habit of doing, but encouraging one another—and all the more as you see the Day approaching.” Hebrews 10:24–25 (NIV)

Jennie Allen, in her book Find Your Bible: Building Deep Community in a Lonely World, explains that most people have a network of around 150 people. Of those, about 50 will be what she calls acquaintances. And within those fifty people, about fifteen will be in your village. And in your village, about 2-5 become close friends. As a group, discuss her findings. Is it true of you? Who is your “acquaintances” group that could be welcomed into your village? Who in your village could become a close friend?

Reflection Questions:
1) Is there a risk you need to take to develop deeper connections with others? “We must risk pain to have this kind of deep connection in our lives.” Jennie Allen

2) Read Genesis 1:26-27: Discuss the significance of men and women being created in the image of God. How does that influence your thinking about other people? How does that change your thinking about yourself?

3) Review Genesis 1:26-2:25: What does this section reveal about “the way things are supposed to be”?

4) Review Genesis 3:1-13: What happened to cause the world to become “the way it ain’t supposed to be”?

5) Read Hebrews 10:19:21: This section is the theological foundation for the three practical applications in Hebrews 10:22-25. How is this section foundational to building deep community in a lonely world?

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Read: 1 Corinthians 16:5-18 (NIV)

What is the biggest barrier for you to get over in making friends?

Friendship takes proximity and presence.

God models for us presence and proximity.

Paul’s people:
- Ephesians 6:21-22
- 1 Corinthians 16:5-18
- Romans 15:22-16:18
- Colossians 4:7-18
- Philemon 1:1-3, 22-24

How do you make a friend?
- Embrace the awkward
- Be courageous
- Root your identity + value in Jesus

“It’s scary to initiate but Jesus was the great initiator” -Jennie Allen

But nothing that exciting happened. They sang a few songs and then talked about the Bible for a while. At the end of the meeting, everyone paired off to pray for each other and the pastor asked me what I thought of the group. Then he asked if I would come back. I said I guess, but I wasn’t sure. That was seven years ago. Some of those strangers from the house that first night are now some of my closest friends. It didn’t happen overnight. It took me a long time to feel comfortable. I usually came after the life group had already started and left as soon as it was over. But I was seeing the same people every week and I was telling them about my problems and they were telling me about theirs. Do that for long enough and you become friends. You get to know enough people that way and life group goes from being an obligation to something you look forward to.
- Jonathan Tjarks

What’s the cost of not finding a few deep friendships?

Reflection Questions:
1) What is the biggest barrier, obstacle, or fear for you to get over in making friends?
2) Brian shared last week some numbers around our time and friendship. What are some possible things you might need to say “no” to in order to prioritize friendships?
3) Who are one or two people in your life that are already in your presence and proximity who has the potential to become a friend? What’s one step you can take this week towards that?

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Find My People | Friendship Crisis | May 21, 2023
Brian Priebe | Executive Pastor
“In the beginning God created the heavens and the earth. Now the earth was formless and empty, darkness was over the surface of the deep, and the Spirit of God was hovering over the waters.” Genesis 1:1-2 (NIV)

“Then God said, “Let us make mankind in our image, in our likeness.” Genesis 1:26a (NIV)

“The Lord God said, “It is not good for the man to be alone. I will make a helper suitable for him.” Genesis 2:18a (NIV)

“After David had finished talking with Saul, Jonathan became one in spirit with David, and he loved him as himself.” 1 Samuel 18:1 (NIV)

“And Jonathan made a covenant with David because he loved him as himself.”
1 Samuel 18:3 (NIV)

“I grieve for you, Jonathan my brother; you were very dear to me. Your love for me was wonderful, more wonderful than that of women.” 2 Samuel 1:26 (NIV)

“But Ruth replied, ‘Don’t urge me to leave you or to turn back from you. Where you go I will go, and where you stay I will stay. Your people will be my people and your God my God. Where you die I will die, and there I will be buried. May the Lord deal with me, be it ever so severely, if even death separates you and me.’” Ruth 1:16-17 (NIV)

“Two are better than one, because they have a good return for their labor: If either of them falls down, one can help the other up. But pity anyone who falls and has no one to help them up. Also, if two lie down together, they will keep warm. But how can one keep warm alone? Though one may be overpowered, two can defend themselves. A cord of three strands is not quickly broken.” Ecclesiastes 4:9-12 (NIV)

“A friend loves at all times, and a brother is born for a time of adversity.” Proverbs 17:17 (NIV)

“One who has unreliable friends soon comes to ruin, but there is a friend who sticks closer than a brother.” Proverbs 18:24 (NIV)

“Jesus wept. Then the Jews said, “See how he loved him!” John 11:35-36 (NIV)

“Greater love has no one than this: to lay down one’s life for one’s friends.” John 15:13 (NIV)

“A new command I give you: Love one another. As I have loved you, so you must love one another. By this everyone will know that you are my disciples, if you love one another.”
John 13:34-35 (NIV)

“When Jesus saw THEIR FAITH, he said to the paralyzed man, ‘Son, your sins are forgiven.’”
Mark 2:5 (NIV)

Reflection Questions:
1) Do you have 2am type deep friendships currently in your life?

2) Read the wisdom literature on friends (Ecc 4:9-12, Prov 17:17, Prov 18:24). What stands out to you about our need and capacity for these types of friends?

3) Read Mark 2:1-12. What role and characteristics do you see in the paralyzed man’s friends?

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Identity Crisis: A Sermon for the Graduates (and the rest of us too) | May 7, 2023
Brian Van Eps | Guest Speaker

“See what great love the Father has lavished on us, that we should be called children of God! And that is what we are! The reason the world does not know us is that it did not know him. Dear friends, now we are children of God, and what we will be has not yet been made known. But we know that when Christ appears, we shall be like him, for we shall see him as he is. All who have this hope in him purify themselves, just as he is pure.” 1 John 3:1-3 (NIV)

Where do you find your identity?

Our God Given Identity: We are Lavishly Loved Children of our Heavenly Father.

“See what great love the Father has lavished on us, that we should be called children of God! And that is what we are!”

3 Aspects of this Identity:

1. God Knows Us

To be loved but not known is superficial. To be known and not loved is our great fear, but to be known and loved, that transforms you. -Tim Keller

1. The World Doesn’t Know Us

“The reason the world does not know us is that it did not know him.”

“Don’t Make it Weird (er than it already is)”

1. We Know God

“But we know that when Christ appears we shall be like him, for we shall see him as he is. All who have this hope in him purify themselves, just as he is pure.”

“Once you become aware that the main business that you are here for is to know God, most of life’s problems fall into place of their own accord.” -J.I. Packer, Knowing God

The Response: Receive Your God Given Identity

Reflection Questions:
1) Where have you found your identity throughout your life?

2) Which of these identities were the most formative?

3) When have you struggled with your identity?

4) What is your reaction to being, “A Lavishly Loved Children of our Heavenly Father”?

5) Who knows you better than anyone else?

6) How does God knowing you impact your life?

7) What is one instance of the world not knowing you in your life?

8) What does it mean for you to “Know God”?

9) What is one tangible way to receive your God given identity this week?

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Presence and Power #6 | Power to Witness | April 30, 2023
Bob Schwahn | Lead Pastor

“He told them, ‘This is what is written: The Messiah will suffer and rise from the dead on the third day, and repentance for the forgiveness of sins will be preached in his name to all nations, beginning at Jerusalem. You are witnesses of these things. I am going to send you what my Father has promised; but stay in the city until you have been clothed with power from on high.’”
Luke 24:46-49 (NIV)

“On one occasion, while he was eating with them, he gave them this command: ‘Do not leave Jerusalem, but wait for the gift my Father promised, which you have heard me speak about. For John baptized with water, but in a few days you will be baptized with the Holy Spirit.’ Then they gathered around him and asked him, ‘Lord, are you at this time going to restore the kingdom to Israel?’ He said to them: ‘It is not for you to know the times or dates the Father has set by his own authority. But you will receive power when the Holy Spirit comes on you; and you will be my witnesses in Jerusalem, and in all Judea and Samaria, and to the ends of the earth.’”
Acts 1:4-8 (NIV)

“When they saw the courage of Peter and John and realized that they were unschooled, ordinary men, they were astonished and they took note that these men had been with Jesus.”
Acts 4:13 (NIV)

“Do not worry about what to say or how to say it. At that time you will be given what to say, for it will not be you speaking, but the Spirit of your Father speaking through you.”
Matthew 10:19-20 (NIV)

“Therefore, as God’s chosen people, holy and dearly loved, clothe yourselves with compassion, kindness, humility, gentleness and patience.” Colossians 3:12 (NIV)

Reflection Questions:

Read Acts 1:8
1) What does it mean to be a witness for Jesus?

2) How have you experienced the Holy Spirit using you to be a witness for Jesus? Share a story if you have one?

3) What are some of the barriers or challenges you have experienced in being a witness for Jesus? What can make you reluctant to share about Jesus? Where do you need the power of the Holy Spirit in your life to be a better witness?

4) What is your next step in growing as a witness for Jesus?

5) Who are some specific people that God has placed in your life that you have the opportunity to be a witness to? How can you move toward them this week?

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Presence and Power #5 | Assurance/Sealing | April 23, 2023
Bob Schwahn | Lead Pastor

C. S. Lewis:
I got a door slammed in [my] face, and a sound of bolting and double bolting on the inside. After that, silence. You may as well turn away. The longer you wait, the more emphatic the silence will become. There are no lights in the windows. It might be an empty house. Was it ever inhabited? It seemed so once. Why is God so present a commander in our time of prosperity and so very absent a help in time of trouble?

The Sealing of the Holy Spirit.

“And you also were included in Christ when you heard the message of truth, the gospel of your salvation. When you believed, you were marked in him with a seal, the promised Holy Spirit, who is a deposit guaranteeing our inheritance until the redemption of those who are God’s possession, to the praise of his glory.” Ephesians 1:13-14 (NIV)

“Now it is God who makes both us and you stand firm in Christ. He anointed us, set his seal of ownership on us, and put his Spirit in our hearts as a deposit, guaranteeing what is to come.”
2 Corinthians 1:21-22 (NIV)

“So I find this law at work: Although I want to do good, evil is right there with me. For in my inner being I delight in God’s law; but I see another law at work in me, waging war against the law of my mind and making me a prisoner of the law of sin at work within me. What a wretched man I am! Who will rescue me from this body that is subject to death?” Romans 7:21-24 (NIV)

“As soon as Jesus was baptized, he went up out of the water. At that moment heaven was opened, and he saw the Spirit of God descending like a dove and alighting on him. And a voice from heaven said, “This is my Son, whom I love; with him I am well pleased.”
Matthew 3:16-17 (NIV)

Reflection Questions:
1) What was something that stuck out to you from the sermon?
Read Romans 8:14-17 & 35-39

2) Have you ever had seasons of your life when God felt distant? Explain.

3) Have you ever questioned your salvation or God’s love for you? Describe that time in your life? How did you walk through that season?

4) Have you had seasons where you were absolutely convinced of God’s love for you? How would you describe that time in your life?

5) Why is being secure/assured in our salvation and God’s love for us foundational to being ALL IN in following Jesus? How do we behave when we are insecure in a relationship? How do we behave when we are secure in a relationship?

6) What circumstances in our lives could cause us to question God’s presence in our life or God’s love for us?

7) According to these verses to whom do we belong? Read Ephesians 1:13-14 and 2 Corinthians 1:21-22

8) What are the implications of God’s ownership and sealing of us by the Holy Spirit? How should this affect how we live?

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Presence and Power #4 | Gifts of the Spirit 101 | April 16, 2023
Logan Holloman | NextGen Pastor

“For by the grace given me I say to every one of you: Do not think of yourself more highly than you ought, but rather think of yourself with sober judgment, in accordance with the faith God has distributed to each of you. For just as each of us has one body with many members, and these members do not all have the same function, so in Christ we, though many, form one body, and each member belongs to all the others. We have different gifts, according to the grace given to each of us. If your gift is prophesying, then prophecy in accordance with your faith; if it is serving, then serve; if it is teaching, then teach; if it is to encourage, then give encouragement; if it is giving, then give generously; if it is to lead, do it diligently; if it is to show mercy, do it cheerfully.” Romans 12:3-8 (NIV)

Gifts of the Spirit 101
- We ALL have gifts

Gifts of the Spirit 101
- We ALL have gifts
- They are essential for the health of the church

“For just as each of us has one body with many members, and these members do not all have the same function, so in Christ we, though many, form one body, and each member belongs to all the others.” Romans 12:4-5 (NIV)

‘“Each of you should use whatever gift you have received to serve others, as faithful stewards of God’s grace in its various forms.” 1 Peter 4:10 (NIV)

“So Christ himself gave the apostles, the prophets, the evangelists, the pastors and teachers, to equip his people for works of service, so that the body of Christ may be built up.”
Ephesians 4:11 (NIV)

“There are different kinds of gifts, but the same Spirit distributes them. There are different kinds of service, but the same Lord. There are different kinds of working, but in all of them and in everyone it is the same God at work. Now to each one the manifestation of the Spirit is given for the common good. To one there is given through the Spirit a message of wisdom, to another a message of knowledge by means of the same Spirit, to another faith by the same Spirit, to another gifts of healing by that one Spirit, to another miraculous powers, to another prophecy, to another distinguishing between spirits, to another speaking in different kinds of tongues, and to still another the interpretation of tongues. All these are the work of one and the same Spirit, and he distributes them to each one, just as he determines.” 1 Corinthians 12:4-11 (NIV)

Gifts of the Spirit 101
- We ALL have gifts
- They are essential for the health of the church
- We are responsible for how we use our gifts

What gifts might I have?
Who can help me discern my gift?

Reflection Questions:
1) What comes up in you when you run across subjects or themes that are confusing in the Bible? Do you ignore it, ask questions, etc?

2) What experiences have shaped your understanding of the gifts of the Holy Spirit? Was it a positive or negative experience?

3) When looking at the list of the gifts of the spirit, which do you think you might have been given “according to the grace given to each of us”? Who in your life might be able to help you discern this?

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Easter | Hope of the Resurrection | April 8-9, 2023 9a
Bob Schwahn | Lead Pastor

“Praise be to the God and Father of our Lord Jesus Christ! In his great mercy he has given us new birth into a living hope through the resurrection of Jesus Christ from the dead.”
1 Peter 1:3 (NIV)

“I want to know Christ—yes, to know the power of his resurrection.” Philippians 3:10a (NIV)

“Both were running, but the other disciple outran Peter and reached the tomb first. He bent over and looked in at the strips of linen lying there but did not go in.” John 20:4-5 (NIV)

“He saw and believed.“ John 20:8b (NIV)

“My Lord and my God!” John 20:28 (NIV)

“Praise be to the God and Father of our Lord Jesus Christ! In his great mercy he has given us new birth into a living hope through the resurrection of Jesus Christ from the dead."
1 Peter 1:3 (NIV)

Reflection Questions:

1) Where have you lost hope in this life?

2) How does hope determine the experience of our life?

3) Where do you need Jesus to show up in your life today?

4) How does the hope of the resurrection change the way we experience the challenges
of this life?

5) Do you believe that Jesus wants to meet you where you are at in this life? Explain.

6) How have you seen Jesus meet you where you are at in this life?

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Good Friday | April 7, 2023 6p
Logan Holloman | NextGen Pastor

“They brought Jesus to the place called Golgotha (which means “the place of the skull”). Then they offered him wine mixed with myrrh, but he did not take it. And they crucified him. Dividing up his clothes, they cast lots to see what each would get. It was nine in the morning when they crucified him. The written notice of the charge against him read: the king of the jews. They crucified two rebels with him, one on his right and one on his left. Those who passed by hurled insults at him, shaking their heads and saying, “So! You who are going to destroy the temple and build it in three days, come down from the cross and save yourself!” In the same way the chief priests and the teachers of the law mocked him among themselves. “He saved others,” they said, “but he can’t save himself! Let this Messiah, this king of Israel, come down now from the cross, that we may see and believe.” Those crucified with him also heaped insults on him.” Mark 15:22-32 (NIV)

Gazing at Jesus on the Cross

“For I received from the Lord what I also passed on to you: The Lord Jesus, on the night he was betrayed, took bread, and when he had given thanks, he broke it and said, ‘This is my body, which is for you; do this in remembrance of me.’ In the same way, after supper he took the cup, saying, ‘This cup is the new covenant in my blood; do this, whenever you drink it, in remembrance of me.’ For whenever you eat this bread and drink this cup, you proclaim the Lord’s death until he comes.” 1 Corinthians 11:23-26 (NIV)

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Presence and Power | (Re)acquainted with his presence and power |
April 2, 2023
Logan Holloman | NextGen Pastor

Why did you come this morning?

1 Corinthians 2:1-5 (NIV)
And so it was with me, brothers and sisters. When I came to you, I did not come with eloquence or human wisdom as I proclaimed to you the testimony about God. For I resolved to know nothing while I was with you except Jesus Christ and him crucified. I came to you in weakness with great fear and trembling. My message and my preaching were not with wise and persuasive words, but with a demonstration of the Spirit’s power, so that your faith might not rest on human wisdom, but on God’s power.

1 Corinthians 2:10b-12 (NIV)
The Spirit searches all things, even the deep things of God. For who knows a person’s thoughts except their own spirit within them? In the same way no one knows the thoughts of God except the Spirit of God. What we have received is not the spirit of the world, but the Spirit who is from God, so that we may understand what God has freely given us.

The Holy Spirit moves our faith from head knowledge to heart knowledge.

“The Spirit makes the heart of Christ real to us: not just heard, but seen; not just seen, but felt; not just felt, but enjoyed. The Spirit takes what we read in the Bible and believe on paper about Jesus’ heart and moves it from theory to reality, from doctrine to experience."
Dane Ortlund, Gentle and Lowly

“The first practice of resilient discipleship we uncovered in our research among exemplar, young adults (the group we labeled resilient disciples) is a transformational experience of Jesus. Most Americans say they are Christians, but few follow that up with deep, heart-level, life-directing commitments. This is true of all generations, and it remains true of young adults.”
Faith for Exiles, David Kinnaman & Mark Matlock

In our qualitative interviews, we discovered that people don’t learn to follow Jesus simply by having lots of great head knowledge about him (although having the right beliefs matter, as we’ll see). Experiencing Jesus is found along a relational pathway with family, friends, and other people who love and experience Jesus. We are loved into loving Jesus.
Faith for Exiles, David Kinnaman & Mark Matlock

Practicing expectancy

Luke 23:18-27; 32-34 (NIV)

Reflection Questions:
1) Studies have shown that the primary reason believers and nonbelievers alike come to church is to “meet with God and experience his presence.” What is the primary reason you come to church?

2) Have you experienced the Holy Spirit? If so, how have you experienced him?

3) What is the foundation of your faith? How is that foundation? Is it rock solid? Shaky?

4) What would it look like for you this week to be “expectant” of God?

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Presence and Power #2 | How to be filled with the Holy Spirit | March 26, 2023
Bob Schwahn | Lead Pastor

“On the last and greatest day of the festival, Jesus stood and said in a loud voice, ‘Let anyone who is thirsty come to me and drink. Whoever believes in me, as Scripture has said, rivers of living water will flow from within them.’ By this he meant the Spirit, whom those who believed in him were later to receive. Up to that time the Spirit had not been given, since Jesus had not yet been glorified.” John 7:37-39 (NIV)

“Be very careful, then, how you live—not as unwise but as wise, making the most of every opportunity, because the days are evil. Therefore do not be foolish, but understand what the Lord’s will is. Do not get drunk on wine, which leads to debauchery. Instead, be filled with the Spirit.” Ephesians 5:15-18 (NIV)

“Be Filled”

Present tense:

Passive voice:

Imperative:

Spiritual Breathing
“If we claim to be without sin, we deceive ourselves and the truth is not in us. If we confess our sins, he is faithful and just and will forgive us our sins and purify us from all unrighteousness.”
1 John 1:9 (NIV)

ASSIGNMENT: Practice Spiritual Breathing

1. EXHALE: Confess Sin

“Search me, God, and know my heart; test me and know my anxious thoughts. See if there is any offensive way in me, and lead me in the way everlasting.” Psalm 139:23-24 (NIV)

1. INHALE: Surrender to the Holy Spirit

Reflection Questions:
1) What was one thing from the sermon that stuck out to you? Why?

2) Where in your life are thirsty? Feeling dry? Wanting more? Where do you need a fresh filling of the Holy Spirit?

3) How would you define what it means to be filled with the Spirit? Paul compares it being drunk on wine. (Ephesians 5:18) Explain the connection to wine. How is that similar and different?

4) How does sin in our life affect our ability to be filled with the Holy Spirit?

5) How have you experience the conviction of the Holy Spirit in your life? John 16:7-8

6) Why is confession and repentance of sin important to experiencing the fullness of the Holy Spirit?

7) Explain the idea of Spiritual Breathing? What do we exhale? What do we inhale? How do we do that practically?

8) What areas of your life do you need to surrender or “resurrender” to the control and power of the Holy Spirit?

9) Are there areas of your life that you are “grieving” or “quenching” the work of the Holy Spirit in your life? Ephesians 4:30, 1 Thes. 5:19

10) Are you growing in your awareness of the Holy Spirit and when He is speaking? Why or Why not? Share an example.

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Presence & Power #1 | March 19, 2023 9a
Bob Schwahn | Lead Pastor

PRESENCE:
“But very truly I tell you, it is for your good that I am going away. Unless I go away, the Advocate will not come to you; but if I go, I will send him to you.” John 16:7 (NIV)

POWER:
“But you will receive power when the Holy Spirit comes on you; and you will be my witnesses in Jerusalem, and in all Judea and Samaria, and to the ends of the earth.” Acts 1:8 (NIV)

Discernment Triangle

“Above all, you must understand that no prophecy of Scripture came about by the prophet’s own interpretation of things. For prophecy never had its origin in the human will, but prophets, though human, spoke from God as they were carried along by the Holy Spirit.”
2 Peter 1:20-21 (NIV)

“On the last and greatest day of the festival, Jesus stood and said in a loud voice, “Let anyone who is thirsty come to me and drink. Whoever believes in me, as Scripture has said, rivers of living water will flow from within them.” By this he meant the Spirit, whom those who believed in him were later to receive. Up to that time the Spirit had not been given, since Jesus had not yet been glorified.” John 7:37-39 (NIV)

Reflection Questions:
1) What was one thing that stuck out to you from the sermon?

2) What does it mean that the Holy Spirit is a person? (not an “it” or an impersonal force) How does this affect how we relate to Him?

3) Why do you think the Holy Spirit can be misunderstood, ignored, or forgotten? What can make experiencing the Holy Spirit confusing? How have you seen this in your life or the life of others?

4) What questions do you have about the Holy Spirit and his role in your life?

5) How have you experienced the presence of the Holy Spirit in your life? Share an example. How have you experienced the power of the Holy Spirit in your life? Share an example.

6) Why do you think Jesus would say it is better for him to leave so he can send the Holy Spirit to be with followers of Jesus? What makes it better? How does the Holy Spirit help us live out our faith and become All In followers of Jesus?

7) What practical things can we do throughout the day to experience more of the Presence and Power of the Holy Spirit?

8) Discernment Triangle: Word - Holy Spirit - Community. Why must we have all three to discern the voice of God in our life?

9) What step do you need to take today to experience more of the presence and power of the Holy Spirit? Who can you share this with?

Read John 14-16, Romans 8

10) What do I learn about the Holy Spirit?

11) What does He want to do in my life?

12) What questions do I have?

13) Where do I need to grow in my experience of the Holy Spirit?

14) Holy Spirit is there anything you want me to do today?

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Soul Shaping | March 12, 2023
Brian Van Eps | Guest Speaker

A question worth reflecting on: What is shaping your life the most right now?

Another Question: Who is shaping your soul the most right now?

“I am the true vine, and my Father is the gardener. He cuts off every branch in me that bears no fruit, while every branch that does bear fruit he prunes so that it will be even more fruitful. You are already clean because of the word I have spoken to you. Remain in me, as I also remain in you. No branch can bear fruit by itself; it must remain in the vine. Neither can you bear fruit unless you remain in me. I am the vine; you are the branches. If you remain in me and I in you, you will bear much fruit; apart from me you can do nothing. If you do not remain in me, you are like a branch that is thrown away and withers; such branches are picked up, thrown into the fire and burned. If you remain in me and my words remain in you, ask whatever you wish, and it will be done for you. This is to my Father’s glory, that you bear much fruit, showing yourselves to be my disciples.” John 15:1-8 (NIV)

The First Step in Soul Shaping: Pruning

“I am the true vine, and my Father is the gardener. He cuts off every branch in me that bears no fruit, while every branch that does bear fruit he prunes so that it will be even more fruitful.“
John 15:1-2 (NIV)

The Second Step in Shaping: Connection to the Vine “I am the vine; you are the branches. If you remain in me and I in you, you will bear much fruit; apart from me you can do nothing.”
John 15:5 (NIV)

Another way of asking this: What are you plugged in to?

Three Fake Vines:

1. Me
2. Toxic Voices
3. A Noisy World

The Result: Bear Fruit

How do I live this out?

Reflection Questions:
1) What is shaping your life the most right now?

2) Who is shaping your life?

3) Where have you been pruned by God in this life?

4) Who are you most connected to?

5) What “Fake Vines” are you connected to the most?

6) Where have you seen fruit from God in your life?

7) How will you live this out today?

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Rediscovering Joy #8 | March 5 2023
Logan Holloman | Next Gen Pastor

The Secret to Contentment

Philippians 4:11-13 (NIV)
11 I am not saying this because I am in need, for I have learned to be content whatever the circumstances. 12 I know what it is to be in need, and I know what it is to have plenty. I have learned the secret of being content in any and every situation, whether well fed or hungry, whether living in plenty or in want. 13 I can do all this through him who gives me strength.14 Yet it was good of you to share in my troubles.

Have you learned to be content?

2 Corinthians 1:8-9 (NIV)
8 We do not want you to be uninformed, brothers and sisters, about the troubles we experienced in the province of Asia. We were under great pressure, far beyond our ability to endure, so that we despaired of life itself. 9 Indeed, we felt we had received the sentence of death. But this happened that we might not rely on ourselves but on God, who raises the dead.

Who or what is the source of your contentment?

Matthew 28:18 (NIV)
18 Then Jesus came to them and said, “All authority in heaven and on earth has been given to me. 19 Therefore go and make disciples of all nations, baptizing them in the name of the Father and of the Son and of the Holy Spirit, 20 and teaching them to obey everything I have commanded you. And surely I am with you always, to the very end of the age.”

“The irony of this surprising command is that, though it’s what we all really want to hear, we have as much difficulty, if not more, in obeying this command as any other. We all cherish fear so closely that we find we can’t shed it even when we are told to do so.”
-- NT Wright, Following Jesus

Who might benefit from your contentment?

Therefore, we are not surprised if living as Christians brings us to the place where we find we are at the end of our own resources, and that we are called to rely on the God who raises the dead. Living by faith rather than fear is so odd for us, so scary for us, that it takes a lot of learning. Bit by bit we must open ourselves to the power of this resurrection God; and sometimes this will only happen when we find ourselves in the sudden crisis where there is nothing else that we can do. Don’t be surprised if this happens, not least when you face an uncertain future. Use such an opportunity as the moment when your belief in the resurrection of Jesus, your trust in the God who raises the dead, your determination to follow the Lamb wherever he goes, reaches down one or two levels deeper in your own innermost being, the palace where all those fears still live.
-- NT Wright, Following Jesus

How content are you with your faith?

Reflection Questions:
1) What are the people, things, or circumstances that bring you joy? Why do they bring you joy?
2) Can those people, things, or circumstances change? If so, what or whom do you turn to in order to find deep contentment?
3) Who in your life would you consider to be a content person?
4) What area of your life, whether plenty or need, is your greatest temptation to control or hold on to? What needs to happen in order to hand that over to God?

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Rediscovering Joy #7 | February 26, 2023

Bob Schwahn | Lead Pastor

Rejoice in the Lord always. I will say it again: Rejoice! Let your gentleness be evident to all. The Lord is near. Do not be anxious about anything, but in every situation, by prayer and petition, with thanksgiving, present your requests to God. And the peace of God, which transcends all understanding, will guard your hearts and your minds in Christ Jesus. Philippians 4:4-7 (NIV)

ANXIETY = 1/FAITH

Finally, brothers and sisters, whatever is true, whatever is noble, whatever is right, whatever is pure, whatever is lovely, whatever is admirable—if anything is excellent or praiseworthy—think about such things. Philippians 4:8 (NIV)

Read 2 Corinthians 10:4-5 (NIV)

“Think about what you think about.”

PRACTICE:

Whatever you have learned or received or heard from me, or seen in me—put it into practice. And the God of peace will be with you. Philippians 4:9 (NIV)

1) Pause and remind yourself that God is PRESENT (v. 5) GOD’s PRESENCE = PEACE

2) Pause and remind yourself that God is in CONTROL GOD’s CONTROL = PEACE

Cast all your anxiety on him because he cares for you. 1 Peter 5:7 (NIV)

3) Pause and REFOCUS your THINKING (v. 8)

“Think about what you think about.”

RIGHT THINKING = PEACE

Rejoice with those who rejoice; mourn with those who mourn. Romans 12:15 (NIV)

Reflection Questions:

1) What was one thing that grabbed your attention from the sermon? Did you sense any nudges from the Holy Spirit?

2) What circumstances in your life bring anxiety to your soul? What keeps you up at night?

3) What are some “perfect storms” that you have weathered in your life? How did you get through these difficult times?

4) Would your thoughts and emotions change in anxious circumstances if you knew that Jesus was right there with you, holding your hand and listening to you and assuring you? Even if your circumstances didn’t change?

5) Why is it important to come to God not just with requests but with gratitude and thankfulness?

6) Why do you think your thoughts are so important when it comes to dealing

with anxiety?

7) Paul seems to be suggesting that when your thinking is spiritually sound, your circumstances will stop stealing your joy. How have you experienced this in your life? How can we learn to “think about what we think about”? We demolish arguments and every pretension that sets itself up against the knowledge of God, and we take captive every thought to make it obedient to Christ. 2 Corinthians 10:5 (NIV)

8) How do we “take thoughts captive to make them obedient to Christ”?

9) What are some of your most destructive thought patterns?

10) What conclusions, if any, should you draw from the fact Paul speaks about thinking in verse 8 and about doing in verse 9?

11) Paul says that we need to put some things “into practice” (v. 9). What is one thing that you have learned that you can put into practice to deal with the anxiety of circumstances?

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Rediscovering Joy #6 | February 19, 2023 9a
Brian Priebe | Title

“Not that I have already obtained all this, or have already arrived at my goal, but I press on to take hold of that for which Christ Jesus took hold of me. Brothers and sisters, I do not consider myself yet to have taken hold of it. But one thing I do: Forgetting what is behind and straining toward what is ahead, I press on toward the goal to win the prize for which God has called me heavenward in Christ Jesus. All of us, then, who are mature should take such a view of things. And if on some point you think differently, that too God will make clear to you. Only let us live up to what we have already attained. Join together in following my example, brothers and sisters, and just as you have us as a model, keep your eyes on those who live as we do.” Philippians 3:12-17 (NIV)

“ Follow my example, as I follow the example of Christ.” 1 Corinthians 11:1 (NIV)

“Walk with the wise and become wise, for a companion of fools suffers harm.”
Proverbs 13:20 (NIV)

1. Who in your life do you, should you, or could you be imitating?

2. How do I find people to imitate?

3. Are you someone others can and should imitate?

Reflection Questions:
1) Philippians 3 speaks to knowing and being like Jesus. Read it together and share areas of life where you feel aligned to Jesus and areas where you still have the opportunity to grow to be
like Him.

2) Read Proverbs 13:20. Who are the people in your life that demonstrate wisdom and share what areas they do so?

3) Read Phil 3:17 and 1 Cor 11:1. Who are the people that you’ve followed their example or imitated during your faith journey?

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Rediscovering Joy #5 | February 12, 2023 9a
Bob Schwahn | Lead Pastor

1) Don’t chase RELIGION

“Further, my brothers and sisters, rejoice in the Lord! It is no trouble for me to write the same things to you again, and it is a safeguard for you. Watch out for those dogs, those evildoers, those mutilators of the flesh. For it is we who are the circumcision, we who serve God by his Spirit, who boast in Christ Jesus, and who put no confidence in the flesh.” Philippians 3:1-3 (NIV)

2) Don’t chase TROPHIES

“Though I myself have reasons for such confidence. If someone else thinks they have reasons to put confidence in the flesh, I have more, circumcised on the eighth day, of the people of Israel, of the tribe of Benjamin, a Hebrew of Hebrews; in regard to the law, a Pharisee; as for zeal, persecuting the church; as for righteousness based on the law, faultless.” Philippians 3:4-6 (NIV)

3) Do chase RELATIONSHIP

“BUT whatever were gains to me I now consider loss for the sake of Christ. What is more, I consider everything a loss because of the surpassing worth of knowing Christ Jesus my Lord, for whose sake I have lost all things. I consider them garbage, that I may gain Christ.”

Philippians 3:7-11 (NIV)

Salvation – past, present, future

Justification, Sanctification, Glorification
(v. 9) Justification - past

We are saved immediately from the penalty of sin.
(v. 10) Sanctification - present
We are saved progressively from the power and practice of sin.

(v. 11) Glorification - future
We are saved ultimately from the presence of sin.

Reflection Questions:
1) What was something that grabbed your attention from the sermon or from reading this text? What would Jesus want you to do about that?

2) What would be in your trophy case? What trophies are you chasing today? Trophy = accomplishments and achievements.

3) The so-called “Judaizers” (dogs) were trying to get Gentile converts to submit to the Jewish rite of circumcision and other legalistic rituals in order to be saved. Why did this bother Paul? Do we see this in the church today? Explain.

4) What is the difference between trying to adhere to a religious system and trusting in the person of Christ? (DO vs. DONE) How does this affect our relationship with Jesus? How can a person be very religious and not actually know Jesus? Why can it be difficult for religious and moral people to see their need for Jesus?

5) READ: Matthew 7:21-23. Why is this a sobering verse? What questions does this verse raise in your mind?

6) Why do you think Paul said he wanted to participate in Jesus’ sufferings? What had he learned during the course of his life about what it meant to truly follow Christ?

7) Paul says that because of Christ, the values and practices that were previously so important to him are now like “rubbish” or “garbage” (verse 8). How has this been your experience?

8) Paul’s one great passion in life was to know Christ more. How can someone know for sure that they know Jesus? How does a person get to know Christ better? How can you take a next step in getting to know Christ better?

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Paul’s Prayer: How to Pray for Others & Ourselves | February 05, 2023
Jim Keena | Guest Speaker

Paul’s Prayer: How to Pray for Others & Ourselves
Ephesians 3:14-21

“I like to think of the apostle’s petition as a staircase by which he climbs higher and higher in his aspiration for his readers.” (John Stott)

Power:
“For this reason I kneel before the Father, from whom every family in heaven and on earth derives its name. I pray that out of his glorious riches he may strengthen you with power through his Spirit in your inner being.” (Ephesians 3:14-16)

Residence:
“…so that Christ may dwell in your hearts through faith.” (Eph 3:17a).

Awareness:
And I pray that you, being rooted and established in love, may have power, together with all the Lord’s holy people, to grasp how wide and long and high and deep is the love of Christ, and to know this love that surpasses knowledge— (Ephesians 3:17b-19a)

“…the love of Christ is ‘broad’ enough to encompass all mankind, ‘long’ enough to last all eternity, ‘deep’ enough to reach the most degraded sinner, and ‘high’ enough to exalt him to heaven, (John Stott)

Yield:
—that you may be filled to the measure of all the fullness of God. (Ephesians 3:14-19)

Now to him who is able to do immeasurably more than all we ask or imagine, according to his power that is at work within us, to him be glory in the church and in Christ Jesus throughout all generations, for ever and ever! Amen. (Ephesians 3:20–21)

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Rediscovering Joy #4 | January 29, 2023

Bob Schwahn | Lead Pastor

“Therefore, my dear friends, as you have always obeyed—not only in my presence, but now much more in my absence, continue to work out your salvation with fear and trembling, for it is God who works in you to will and to act in order to fulfill his good purpose. Do everything without grumbling or arguing, so that you may become blameless and pure, ‘children of God without fault in a warped and crooked generation.’ Then you will shine among them like stars in the sky as you hold firmly to the word of life. And then I will be able to boast on the day of Christ that I did not run or labor in vain. But even if I am being poured out like a drink offering on the sacrifice and service coming from your faith, I am glad and rejoice with all of you. So you too should be glad and rejoice with me.“ Philippians 2:12-18 (NIV) (Sanctification)

“Discipleship is the process of becoming who Jesus would be if He were you.” Dallas Willard

1) Process of Growth

2) Picture of Growth

3) Product of Growth

Salvation – past, present, future

Justification : past

We are saved immediately from the penalty of sin.

Sanctification : present

We are saved progressively from the power and practice of sin.

Glorification : future

We are saved ultimately from the presence of sin.

Growth = Yielded x Time

“And do not grumble, as some of them did—and were killed by the destroying angel.”

1 Corinthians 10:10 (NIV)

Reflection Questions:

1) Was there something that you sensed God was saying to you from this message? What do you think you need to do about that?

2) How have you experienced God growing and changing you recently? Has that produced JOY in your life? Explain.

3) What do you think is an area of your life that God wants to bring growth today? What would be a step of obedience you could take to see Him do that in you?

4) “God must work in us before He can work through us.” What does that statement mean

to you?

5) What is the difference between the biblical command to work OUT your salvation and the misguided attempt to work FOR your salvation?

6) Salvation includes the biblical terms justification, sanctification, and glorification. How would you define each of those?

7) What does it mean to work out our salvation with fear and trembling? How can you live out “the joy of your salvation” (Psalm 51:12) if you are expected to work out your salvation “with fear and trembling”? (Philippians 2:12)

8) How does living with an awareness of the holy presence of God compel you to live a

life of holiness?

9) Why do you think Paul stresses the importance of doing everything without grumbling or arguing? How does grumbling and arguing rob us and others of joy? How have you

experienced this?

10) How does grumbling and complaining damage your witness to the watching world? We are all tempted to complain and grumble. How can you maintain a joyful attitude in the face of the problems. of life?

11) How should we handle a person in our life or church that is grumbling and complaining?

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Rediscovering Joy #3 | January 22, 2023

Jim Keena | Guest Speaker

Big Truth: Because of our unity with Christ, live in unity with one another.

“Joy is the settled assurance that God is in control of all the details of my life, the quiet confidence that, ultimately, everything is going to be all right, and the determined choice to praise God in all things.” Kay Warren, Choose Joy

A Message to Obey (Philippians 2:1-4)

Because of this: “Therefore if you have any encouragement from being united with Christ, if any comfort from his love, if any common sharing in the Spirit, if any tenderness and compassion.”

Do This: “Then make my joy complete by being like-minded, having the same love, being one in spirit and of one mind.”

By Not Doing This: “Do nothing out of selfish ambition or vain conceit.“

But Doing This: “Rather, in humility value others above yourselves, not looking to your own interests but each of you to the interests of the others.”

A Model to Follow (Philippians 2:5-11)

“In your relationships with one another, have the same mindset as Christ Jesus.”

Relinquished: “Who, being in very nature God, did not consider equality with God something to be used to his own advantage.”

Incarnation: “Rather, he made himself nothing by taking the very nature of a servant, being made in human likeness.”

Crucifixion: “And being found in appearance as a man, he humbled himself by becoming obedient to death, even death on a cross!”

Exaltation: “Therefore God exalted him to the highest place and gave him the name that is above every name.”

Adoration: “That at the name of Jesus every knee should bow, in heaven and on earth and under the earth, and every tongue acknowledge that Jesus Christ is Lord, to the glory of God the Father.”

Reflection Questions:

1) Kay Warren’s definition of joy is: Joy is the settled assurance that God is in control of all the details of my life, the quiet confidence that, ultimately, everything is going to be all right, and the determined choice to praise God in all things. Discuss her definition, then answer these questions: Are you joyful? If so, why? Does her explanation help you understand how Paul could be joyous in jail? (See Philippians 3:13 & 4:14)

2) In Philippians 2:1-2, Paul wrote of the “encouragement from being united with Christ.” Read John 17:20-23. In these verses, Jesus speaks of the believer’s unity with him and prays for their unity with one another. How does unity with Christ encourage unity with each other? And why is unity among Christians so essential? Compare John 17:20-23 & Philippians 2:2. Are there

any similarities?

3) A sentence summary of Philippians 2:1-4 is, “Because of this do this by not doing this but doing this.” Discuss the four verses considering the sentence summary.

4) Compare and contrast Philippians 2:3 and 2:4. How do “selfish ambition” and “vain conceit” affect our relationships with God and others?

5) Discuss what Jesus said in Matthew 23:12. In the sermon, that verse was illustrated by the analogy of an Arch vs. an Inverted Arch.

6) Read Philippians 2:6-11. What do these verses teach us about Christ Jesus? How did Jesus humble himself (2:6-8), and how is Jesus exalted (2:9-11)?

7) In what ways did the Holy Spirit nudge your spirit from this section of Scripture? What do you sense that God was saying to you?

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Rediscovering Joy #2 | January 15, 2023
Bob Schwahn | Lead Pastor

“Yes, and I will continue to rejoice, for I know that through your prayers and God’s provision of the Spirit of Jesus Christ what has happened to me will turn out for my deliverance. I eagerly expect and hope that I will in no way be ashamed, but will have sufficient courage so that now as always Christ will be exalted in my body, whether by life or by death. For to me, to live is Christ and to die is gain. If I am to go on living in the body, this will mean fruitful labor for me. Yet what shall I choose? I do not know! I am torn between the two: I desire to depart and be with Christ, which is better by far; but it is more necessary for you that I remain in the body. Convinced of this, I know that I will remain, and I will continue with all of you for your progress and joy in the faith, so that through my being with you again your boasting in Christ Jesus will abound on account of me.” Philippians 1:18b-26 (NIV)

Big Truth: Joy is rooted in living for eternity.

1) Living for eternity makes sense.

"He has made everything beautiful in its time. He has also set eternity in the human heart; yet no one can fathom what God has done from beginning to end.” Ecclesiastes 3:11 (NIV)

2) We will be held accountable in eternity.

“For we must all appear before the judgment seat of Christ, so that each of us may receive what is due us for the things done while in the body, whether good or bad.” 2 Corinthians 5:10 (NIV)

3) What really matters for eternity?

“It is better to go to a house of mourning than to go to a house of feasting, for death is the destiny of everyone; the living should take this to heart.” Ecclesiastes 7:2 (NIV)

Reflection Questions:
1) In what ways did the Holy Spirit nudge your spirit from this section of Scripture? What grabbed your attention? What do you sense that God was saying to you?

2) “For to me, to live is ______________ .” How would you complete that sentence for your life? What do you value most in life? Would others observing your life make similar observations?

3) What does it mean to live for eternity or live with an eternal perspective? How might your life be different if you more fully lived for eternity?

4) Read 2 Corinthians 5:10 and 1 Corinthians 3:11-15. What is the “judgment seat of Christ”? What things in our life would be considered gold, silver, and precious stones? What things in our life would be considered wood, hay, and straw? What is the reward that people with receive from Jesus?

5) How would you say you are investing what God has given you for eternity? What is your next step to grow in your investment in eternity?

6) If the souls of people are eternal? How can we invest our life in the lives of other people?

7) Does revolving your life around serving God and serving people bring ultimate joy to our lives? Explain. Why can it be challenging to make our life about serving other people?

8) What is one thing you can do now to live with a greater eternal perspective?

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Rediscovering Joy #1 | January 08, 2023 | Journey Church | Bozeman, Montana
Bob Schwahn | Lead Pastor

Philippians 1:3-18 (NIV)

1) The palace guard is hearing the gospel
2) Believers more bold in proclaiming
3) People with wrong motives are preaching boldly

“‘Everything can be taken from a man but one thing: the last of the human freedoms, to choose one’s attitude in any given set of circumstances.’ If we pursue happiness instead of choosing joy, we’ll become what Frankl calls ‘plaything[s] of circumstance.’” Viktor Frankl

Pray Philippians 9 -11 over your life.

Reflection Questions:
1) What was something from the sermon that caught your attention?
2) What are circumstances in your life that steal your joy? Are you able to see God doing “good work” in and/or through your life in these circumstances?
3) Is it difficult for you to see or believe that God “who began a good work in you will carry it on to completion until the day of Christ Jesus.”? Why or why not?
4) Have you seen God use difficult circumstances to bring good and/or growth in your life? Share some examples.
5) How does looking back at these circumstances affect your ability to trust him in your present and/or future circumstances? Read Paul’s Prayer for the Philippian believers (v. 9-11).
6) Have you ever prayed for discernment? Stop and pray for discernment for both yourself and for your church. Pray that you would not only do what is right but that you would also do what
is best.
7) What are the things that really matter? Paul wanted the church to be able to discern what really matters in life. Stop and pray for yourself and your church - that you all may be passionate about the things that really matter.
8) Stop and pray for purity in your life and in the life of your church, particularly in areas related to relationships. Paul prays for the believers to be filled with the fruit of righteousness. What does this mean? What might this look like?

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Get Your Life Back | January 1, 2023
Bob Schwahn | Lead Pastor

“Come to me, all you who are weary and burdened, and I will give you rest. Take my yoke upon you and learn from me, for I am gentle and humble in heart, and you will find rest for your souls. For my yoke is easy and my burden is light.” Matthew 11:28-30 (NIV)

1) Turn your phone off/silence at 8:00 PM.
2) Don’t check your phone when you wake up.
3) Turn off phone notifications.
4) Spend as much time reading and reflecting on the Scripture as you do on SOCIAL MEDIA or WATCHING NEWS.

“Do not conform to the pattern of this world, but be transformed by the renewing of your mind. Then you will be able to test and approve what God’s will is, his good, pleasing and perfect will.” Romans 12:2 (NIV)

“For the word of God is alive and active. Sharper than any double-edged sword, it penetrates even to dividing soul and spirit, joints and marrow; it judges the thoughts and attitudes of the heart.” Hebrews 4:12 (NIV)

Reading Plan - Starting Jan. 1 Gospels (MMLJ) - 90 days
Pray and ask God to speak to me
Pen and Journal - expectant
Read until something grabs my attention - write it down

ASK these Two questions:
God what are you saying to me?
God what do you want me to do?

Text a picture of your journal to a friend.

“Do not merely listen to the word, and so deceive yourselves. Do what it says. Anyone who listens to the word but does not do what it says is like someone who looks at his face in a mirror and, after looking at himself, goes away and immediately forgets what he looks like. But whoever looks intently into the perfect law that gives freedom, and continues in it—not forgetting what they have heard, but doing it—they will be blessed in what they do.” James 1:22-25 (NIV)

Application: Sign up for the reading plan starting Jan 1.
How to sign up: https://www.journeyweb.net/connect/bible-reading-plan/
Accept the invitation to the Reading Plan

Send your stories of how God shows up in your life to: Bob@journeyweb.net

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CHRISTMAS AT THE COMMONS | Making Room #4 | December 22, 2022
Bob Schwahn | Lead Pastor

1) He came in the FLESH

“That which was from the beginning, which we have heard, which we have seen with our eyes, which we have looked at and our hands have touched, this we proclaim concerning the Word of life.” 1 John 1:1 (NIV)

2) He came to bring LIFE

“The life appeared; we have seen it and testify to it, and we proclaim to you the eternal life, which was with the Father and has appeared to us.” 1 John 1:2 (NIV)

“Now this is eternal life: that they know you, the only true God, and Jesus Christ, whom you have sent.” John 17:3 (NIV)

3) He came to bring JOY

“We proclaim to you what we have seen and heard, so that you also may have fellowship with us. And our fellowship is with the Father and with his Son, Jesus Christ. We write this to make our joy complete.” 1 John 1:3-4 (NIV)

“And let us run with perseverance the race marked out for us, fixing our eyes on Jesus, the pioneer and perfecter of faith. For the joy set before him he endured the cross, scorning its shame, and sat down at the right hand of the throne of God. Consider him who endured such opposition from sinners, so that you will not grow weary and lose heart.” Hebrews 12:1b-2 (NIV)

4) He came HUMBLY so we could HUMBLY come to Him

“Yet to all who did receive him, to those who believed in his name, he gave the right to become children of God...” John 1:12 (NIV)

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MAKING ROOM #3 | Expectations vs. Reality | December 18, 2022
Logan Holloman | NextGen Pastor

“In those days a decree went out from Emperor Augustus that all the world should be registered. This was the first registration and was taken while Quirinius was governor of Syria. All went to their own towns to be registered. Joseph also went from the town of Nazareth in Galilee to Judea, to the city of David called Bethlehem, because he was descended from the house and family of David. He went to be registered with Mary, to whom he was engaged and who was expecting a child. While they were there, the time came for her to deliver her child. And she gave birth to her firstborn son and wrapped him in bands of cloth, and laid him in a manger, because there was no place for them in the inn.” Luke 2:1-7 (NRSV)

Reject the facade of a “perfect” Christmas.

Rest assured that He is with us.

“And I heard a loud voice from the throne saying, ‘Look! God’s dwelling-place is now among the people, and he will dwell with them. They will be his people, and God himself will be with them and be their God. He will wipe every tear from their eyes. There will be no more death or mourning or crying or pain, for the old order of things has passed away.’ He who was seated on the throne said, ‘I am making everything new!’ Then he said, ‘Write this down, for these words are trustworthy and true.” Revelation 21:3-5a (NIV)

Rejoice knowing His will is being done

Reflection Questions:
1) How has the reality that God took on human flesh and lived among us changed your life?

2) How are your relationships in this season? Are your expectations meeting reality?

3) Where can you “reject, rest, and rejoice” this week leading up to Christmas?

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MAKING ROOM #2 | Embody Servanthood | December 11, 2022
Brian Van Eps | Guest Speaker

“In the sixth month of Elizabeth’s pregnancy, God sent the angel Gabriel to Nazareth, a town in Galilee, to a virgin pledged to be married to a man named Joseph, a descendant of David. The virgin’s name was Mary. The angel went to her and said, ‘Greetings, you who are highly favored! The Lord is with you.’ Mary was greatly troubled at his words and wondered what kind of greeting this might be. But the angel said to her, ‘Do not be afraid, Mary; you have found favor with God. You will conceive and give birth to a son, and you are to call him Jesus. He will be great and will be called the Son of the Most High. The Lord God will give him the throne of his father David, and he will reign over Jacob’s descendants forever; his kingdom will never end.’ ‘How will this be,’ Mary asked the angel, ‘since I am a virgin?’ The angel answered, ‘The Holy Spirit will come on you, and the power of the Most High will overshadow you. So the holy one to be born will be called the Son of God. Even Elizabeth your relative is going to have a child in her old age, and she who was said to be unable to conceive is in her sixth month. For no word from God will ever fail.’ ‘I am the Lord’s servant,’ Mary answered. ‘May your word to me be fulfilled.’ Then the angel left her.” Luke 1:26-38 (NIV)

Who has served you well?

The “Making Room” Idea: Embody Servanthood

Mary’s question: “How can this be?”

Two Lessons we can embody as well:

1) You are uniquely gifted for God’s purposes
2} You are given God’s Spirit and his Power to do what he asks of you

Mary’s response: “I am the Lord’s servant.”

The Big Question: How will you respond?

A “Making Room” Response: Embody Servanthood through Radical Hospitality

Reflection Questions:
1) Who has served you well?

2) Who have you served recently?

3) What excuses do you have for not living out God’s purposes?

4) How are you uniquely gifted for God’s purposes?

5) How will you respond to God’s call to Embody Servanthood?

6) What is one Radically Hospitable act you can do before the end of 2022?

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MAKING ROOM #2 | Embody Servanthood | December 11, 2022
Brian Van Eps | Guest Speaker

“In the sixth month of Elizabeth’s pregnancy, God sent the angel Gabriel to Nazareth, a town in Galilee, to a virgin pledged to be married to a man named Joseph, a descendant of David. The virgin’s name was Mary. The angel went to her and said, ‘Greetings, you who are highly favored! The Lord is with you.’ Mary was greatly troubled at his words and wondered what kind of greeting this might be. But the angel said to her, ‘Do not be afraid, Mary; you have found favor with God. You will conceive and give birth to a son, and you are to call him Jesus. He will be great and will be called the Son of the Most High. The Lord God will give him the throne of his father David, and he will reign over Jacob’s descendants forever; his kingdom will never end.’ ‘How will this be,’ Mary asked the angel, ‘since I am a virgin?’ The angel answered, ‘The Holy Spirit will come on you, and the power of the Most High will overshadow you. So the holy one to be born will be called the Son of God. Even Elizabeth your relative is going to have a child in her old age, and she who was said to be unable to conceive is in her sixth month. For no word from God will ever fail.’ ‘I am the Lord’s servant,’ Mary answered. ‘May your word to me be fulfilled.’ Then the angel left her.” Luke 1:26-38 (NIV)

Who has served you well?

The “Making Room” Idea: Embody Servanthood

Mary’s question: “How can this be?”

Two Lessons we can embody as well:

1) You are uniquely gifted for God’s purposes
2} You are given God’s Spirit and his Power to do what he asks of you

Mary’s response: “I am the Lord’s servant.”

The Big Question: How will you respond?

A “Making Room” Response: Embody Servanthood through Radical Hospitality

Reflection Questions:
1) Who has served you well?

2) Who have you served recently?

3) What excuses do you have for not living out God’s purposes?

4) How are you uniquely gifted for God’s purposes?

5) How will you respond to God’s call to Embody Servanthood?

6) What is one Radically Hospitable act you can do before the end of 2022?

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Making Room #1 | Generosity | December 4, 2022
Bob Schwahn | Lead Pastor

“Jesus warns people far more often about greed than about sex, yet almost no one thinks they are guilty of it. Therefore we should all begin with a working hypothesis that ‘this could easily be a problem for me.’ If greed hides itself so deeply, no one should be confident that it is not a problem for them.” Tim Keller (Counterfeit Gods)

1) CHEERFUL

“God loves a cheerful giver.” 2 Corinthians 9:7b (NIV)

“For where your treasure is, there your heart will be also.” Matthew 6:21 (NIV)

2) PROPORTIONAL

“Now finish the work, so that your eager willingness to do it may be matched by your completion of it, according to your means. For if the willingness is there, the gift is acceptable according to what one has, not according to what one does not have.” 2 Corinthians 8:11-12 (NIV)

3) INTENTIONAL

“Remember this: Whoever sows sparingly will also reap sparingly, and whoever sows generously will also reap generously. Each of you should give what you have decided in your heart to give, not reluctantly or under compulsion, for God loves a cheerful giver.” 2 Corinthians 9:6-7 (NIV)

4) SACRIFICIAL

“In the midst of a very severe trial, their overflowing joy and their extreme poverty welled up in rich generosity. For I testify that they gave as much as they were able, and even beyond their ability. Entirely on their own, they urgently pleaded with us for the privilege of sharing in this service to the Lord’s people.” 2 Corinthians 8:2-4 (NIV)

5) CONTINUAL

“But since you excel in everything—in faith, in speech, in knowledge, in complete earnestness and in the love we have kindled in you—see that you also excel in this grace of giving.”
2 Corinthians 8:7 (NIV)

1) Read 2 Corinthians 8 and 9 (3 times).
2) Make a PLAN

Reflection Questions:
Read 2 Corinthians 8 and 9

1) What was one thing from the sermon that grabbed your attention? What did you take away?

2) On a scale of 1 to 10, how greedy are you? Why did you choose your number?

3) Why do you think greed can be so subtle? Why is it difficult to see greed in ourselves?

4) How have you observed Jesus grow your generosity? What things did He use to shape you?

5) What barriers do you face in becoming a more generous person?

6) “Generosity is not sacrificial if it doesn’t change the way we live.” Agree or Disagree? Why?

7) Why is important to have a plan and be intentional if we are going to become generous?

8) What is your next step in growing in your generosity?

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A Gospel Perspective | November 27, 2022
Brian Van Eps | Guest Speaker

“If you declare with your mouth, ‘Jesus is Lord,’ and believe in your heart that God raised him from the dead, you will be saved. For it is with your heart that you believe and are justified, and it is with your mouth that you profess your faith and are saved. As Scripture says, ‘Anyone who believes in him will never be put to shame.’ For there is no difference between Jew and Gentile, the same Lord is Lord of all and richly blesses all who call on him, for, ‘Everyone who calls on the name of the Lord will be saved.’ How, then, can they call on the one they have not believed in? And how can they believe in the one of whom they have not heard? And how can they hear without someone preaching to them? And how can anyone preach unless they are sent? As it is written: ‘How beautiful are the feet of those who bring good news!’” Romans 10:9-15 (NIV)

“I bring you good news of great joy for all the people. Today in the town of David a Savior has been born to you; he is the Messiah, the Lord” - The Angel Luke 2:10-11 (NIV)

What is the Gospel?

The Gospel is the Incredible, Awesome, Wonderful, Breathtaking, Spectacular News that the Kingdom of God is Here.

Two Implications of the Kingdom Being Here:
1. It changes my life
2. It changes the world

“Our faith is personal but it isn’t private”

“Our faith should make us different and it should make a difference” - A Hole in Our Gospel by Richard Stearns

Preaching is proclaiming the news that the Kingdom is here.

What sermon does my life preach?

Who am I sent to preach to?

Reflection Questions:
1) What is the Gospel?

2) Why is it important to understand the Gospel as “News”?

3) How has the Gospel changed your life?

4) How have you seen the Gospel change the world?

5) If your life was a sermon, what would be the title of the sermon?

6) Who are you sent to proclaim the gospel to?

7) What is one tangible way for you to live out the Gospel before the end of 2022?

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NO OFFENSE #3 | Forgiveness | November 20, 2022
Bob Schwahn | Lead Pastor

“Then Peter came to Jesus and asked, ‘Lord, how many times shall I forgive my brother or sister who sins against me? Up to seven times?’ Jesus answered, ‘I tell you, not seven times, but seventy-seven times.’ Therefore, the kingdom of heaven is like a king who wanted to settle accounts with his servants. As he began the settlement, a man who owed him ten thousand bags of gold was brought to him. Since he was not able to pay, the master ordered that he and his wife and his children and all that he had be sold to repay the debt. At this the servant fell on his knees before him. ‘Be patient with me,’ he begged, ‘and I will pay back everything.’ The servant’s master took pity on him, canceled the debt and let him go. But when that servant went out, he found one of his fellow servants who owed him a hundred silver coins. He grabbed him and began to choke him. ‘Pay back what you owe me!’ he demanded. His fellow servant fell to his knees and begged him, ‘Be patient with me, and I will pay it back.’ But he refused. Instead, he went off and had the man thrown into prison until he could pay the debt. When the other servants saw what had happened, they were outraged and went and told their master everything that had happened. Then the master called the servant in. ‘You wicked servant,’ he said, ‘I canceled all that debt of yours because you begged me to. Shouldn’t you have had mercy on your fellow servant just as I had on you?’ In anger his master handed him over to the jailers to be tortured, until he should pay back all he owed. This is how my heavenly Father will treat each of you unless you forgive your brother or sister from your heart.” Matthew 18:21-35 (NIV)

1) Command to forgive
2) Cost of unforgiveness
3) Capacity to forgive

Read Hebrews 12:14-15 (NIV)

1) IDENTIFY WHO owes you a debt
2) IDENTIFY the debt
3) DECIDE TO CANCEL the debt
4) Pray a BLESSING over the debtor

Reflection Questions:
1) Why do you think Jesus places such an emphasis on our forgiving others their debts against us?

2) What makes extending forgiveness challenging for you? What prevents you from extending forgiveness from your heart?

3) What are the consequences/costs to holding on to unforgiveness and bitterness in our lives (physically, emotionally, relationally, spiritually)? How have you experienced these consequences/costs personally?

4) Is there someone in your life today who you need to forgive?

5) Why is it important/necessary to identify the specific “debt” that someone owes you?

6) Why is the good news of the gospel (Christ’s death on the cross to pay our death penalty for our sin) the source of power to give us the capacity to forgive the sin of others
against us?

7) What should you do if you don’t “feel” like you have forgiven someone? Is forgiveness dependent on our feelings? Why or why not? How can we know if we have truly forgiven someone?

8) How does praying a blessing over those who have wronged us help us experience the fruit and freedom of forgiveness? How might this be a litmus test of our heart toward someone?

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NO OFFENSE #2 | Love the One You Judge | November 13, 2022
Brian Priebe | Executive Pastor

“When they kept on questioning him, he straightened up and said to them, 'Let any one of you who is without sin be the first to throw a stone at her.' Again he stooped down and wrote on the ground. At this, those who heard began to go away one at a time, the older ones first, until only Jesus was left, with the woman still standing there.” John 8:7b-9 (NIV)

“You, therefore, have no excuse, you who pass judgment on someone else, for at whatever point you judge another, you are condemning yourself, because you who pass judgment do the same things. Now we know that God’s judgment against those who do such things is based on truth. So when you, a mere human being, pass judgment on them and yet do the same things, do you think you will escape God’s judgment? Or do you show contempt for the riches of his kindness, forbearance and patience, not realizing that God’s kindness is intended to lead you to repentance?” Romans 2:1-4 (NIV)

Fundamental Attribution Error

You can’t look up at God and down on people at the same time.

“I urge, then, first of all, that petitions, prayers, intercession and thanksgiving be made for all people, for kings and all those in authority, that we may live peaceful and quiet lives in all godliness and holiness. This is good, and pleases God our Savior, who wants all people to be saved and to come to a knowledge of the truth.” 1 Timothy 2:1-4 (NIV)

“Do not judge, or you too will be judged. For in the same way you judge others, you will be judged, and with the measure you use, it will be measured to you. Why do you look at the speck of sawdust in your brother’s eye and pay no attention to the plank in your own eye? How can you say to your brother, ‘Let me take the speck out of your eye,’ when all the time there is a plank in your own eye? You hypocrite, first take the plank out of your own eye, and then you will see clearly to remove the speck from your brother’s eye.” Matthew 7:1-5 (NIV)

Reflection Questions:
1) Read Romans 2:1-4. Knowing this is directed at believers, what are your thoughts around Christians judging others?

2) Read 1 Timothy 2:1-4. How is your life aligned with this passage and what are areas where you see yourself misaligned?

3) Do you have names of people that you need to approach and seek forgiveness from for your attitudes and/or actions that have not been aligned with Jesus?

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No Offense #1 | Anger| November 06, 2022
Bob Schwahn | Lead Pastor

“In your anger do not sin”: “Do not let the sun go down while you are still angry, and do not give the devil a foothold.” Ephesians 4:26-27 (NIV)

“Do not let any unwholesome talk come out of your mouths, but only what is helpful for building others up according to their needs, that it may benefit those who listen. And do not grieve the Holy Spirit of God, with whom you were sealed for the day of redemption. Get rid of all bitterness, rage and anger, brawling and slander, along with every form of malice. Be kind and compassionate to one another, forgiving each other, just as in Christ God forgave you.” Ephesians 4:29-32

1) PROBLEM of ANGER

DIVIDE
DISTRACT
DISCREDIT

2) PROOF of ANGER

“Do not let any unwholesome talk come out of your mouths, but only what is helpful for building others up according to their needs, that it may benefit those who listen. And do not grieve the Holy Spirit of God, with whom you were sealed for the day of redemption.” Ephesians 4:29-30

3) POSTURE toward ANGER

“Get rid of all bitterness, rage and anger, brawling and slander, along with every form of malice. Be kind and compassionate to one another, forgiving each other, just as in Christ God forgave you.” Ephesians 4:31-32

Reflection Questions:
1) Do I believe that God wants me to live free from offense and anger? Why or Why not?

2) Where do I find myself becoming angry/offended? Who offends and angers me?

3) Why does the idea of living “unoffendable” seem so difficult?

4) How have you observed the destructive nature of anger and offense in your life and relationships?

5) What does this verse teach me about what some people call “righteous anger”?
Read James 1:19-20

6) What does it mean that we give the devil a foothold? How does your anger and offense give access to the devil in your life? Your family? Your friendships? Your church? How does the devil use anger to divide, distract, and discredit the church today? Ephesians 4:26-27

7) Being angry and offended is inevitable but, living angry and offended is a choice. Agree or Disagree? Why?

8) How do you talk about those you disagree with or are offended by? Does it match
Ephesians 4:29?

9) According to Ephesians 4:32, the opposite of anger and offense is “kindness, compassion, and forgiveness”. Those words require us to move toward people. Who do you need to move toward today? What can make that challenging for you?

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Jesus: The Way, The Truth, The Life | October 30, 2022
Brian Van Eps | Guest Speaker

“Do not let your hearts be troubled. You believe in God; believe also in me. My Father’s house has many rooms; if that were not so, would I have told you that I am going there to prepare a place for you? And if I go and prepare a place for you, I will come back and take you to be with me that you also may be where I am. You know the way to the place where I am going.” Thomas said to him, “Lord, we don’t know where you are going, so how can we know the way?” Jesus answered, “I am the way and the truth and the life. No one comes to the Father except through me. If you really know me, you will know my Father as well. From now on, you do know him and have seen him.” John 14:1-7 (NIV)

How troubled is your soul?

Jesus’ guidance in troubled times: Follow the Way, Know the Truth, Live the Life

Jesus answered, “I am the way and the truth and the life. No one comes to the Father except through me.”

Follow the Way

Know the Truth

Live the Life

Go ALL IN

Reflection Questions:
1) How troubled is your soul on a scale from 1-10? Why?

2) How are you actively, “following the way” of Jesus right now?

3) What ways are you not, “following the way” of Jesus right now?

4) What are some of the truths about God that you know because of Jesus?

5) What are some of the lies about God that haven’t come from Jesus?

6) What is the difference between just being alive and truly living?

7) What areas of your life are you truly living in right now?

8) What is a tangible way that you will go ALL IN with Jesus this week?

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Live No Lies #7 | Living a Sent Life | October 23, 2022

Logan Holloman | NextGen Pastor

“My prayer is not that you take them out of the world but that you protect them from the evil one. They are not of the world, even as I am not of it. Sanctify them by the truth; your word is truth. As you sent me into the world, I have sent them into the world.” John 17:15-18 (NIV)

“I am the vine; you are the branches. If you remain in me and I in you, you will bear much fruit; apart from me you can do nothing. If you do not remain in me, you are like a branch that is thrown away and withers; such branches are picked up, thrown into the fire and burned. If you remain in me and my words remain in you, ask whatever you wish, and it will be done for you. This is to my Father’s glory, that you bear much fruit, showing yourselves to be my disciples.

“As the Father has loved me, so have I loved you. Now remain in my love. If you keep my commands, you will remain in my love, just as I have kept my Father’s commands and remain in his love. I have told you this so that my joy may be in you and that your joy may be complete. My command is this: Love each other as I have loved you. Greater love has no one than this: to lay down one’s life for one’s friends. You are my friends if you do what I command. I no longer call you servants, because a servant does not know his master’s business. Instead, I have called you friends, for everything that I learned from my Father I have made known to you. You did not choose me, but I chose you and appointed you so that you might go and bear fruit—fruit that will last—and so that whatever you ask in my name the Father will give you. This is my command: Love each other.” John 15:5-17 (NIV)

“But the fruit of the Spirit is love, joy, peace, forbearance, kindness, goodness, faithfulness, gentleness and self-control. Against such things there is no law. Those who belong to Christ Jesus have crucified the flesh with its passions and desires. Since we live by the Spirit, let us keep in step with the Spirit.” Galatians 5:22-25 (NIV)

What does it look like to be “sent into the world” like Jesus?

Bear lots of fruit

Love well

Being “sent” like Jesus takes great intentionality and creating margin

Reflection Questions:
1) What areas of your life feel “withered”? (Galatians 5). What fruits aren’t flourishing at the moment?

2) Jesus continuously connects loving God with loving others in the Gospels. What opportunities are there to love well in your life currently?

3) What might you need to say “no” to in order to live with greater intentionality and margin?

4) What is God saying to you through this series? What are you going to do about it?

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Live No Lies #6 | The World | October 16, 2022

Bob Schwahn | Lead Pastor

"My prayer is not that you take them out of the world but that you protect them from the evil one. They are not of the world, even as I am not of it. Sanctify them by the truth; your word is truth. As you sent me into the world, I have sent them into the world. My prayer is not for them alone. I pray also for those who will believe in me through their message, that all of them may be one, Father, just as you are in me and I am in you. May they also be in us so that the world may believe that you have sent me. I have given them the glory that you gave me, that they may be one as we are one, I in them and you in me, so that they may be brought to complete unity. Then the world will know that you sent me and have loved them even as you have loved me." John 17:15-18 (NIV)

1) What is the world?

The world is Satan’s domain, where his authority and values reign, though his deception makes it hard to realize. If you are of the world, then it all seems right. Gerry Breshears

2) Are we of this world?

"Do not love the world or anything in the world. If anyone loves the world, love for the Father is not in them. For everything in the world, the lust of the flesh, the lust of the eyes, and the pride of life, comes not from the Father but from the world. The world and its desires pass away, but whoever does the will of God lives forever."

1 John 2:15-17 (NIV)

3) Am I sent to the world?

"As you sent me into the world, I have sent them into the world." John 17:18 (NIV)

A) Unified - Acts 2:42-47

B) Sanctified - Ephesians 2:1-5

“Atheism [Christian faith] has been specially advanced through the loving service rendered to strangers, and through their care for the burial of the dead. It is a scandal that there is not a single Jew who is a beggar, and that the godless Galileans care not only for their own poor but for ours as well; while those who belong to us look in vain for the help that we should render them.” Julian the Apostate

Reflection Questions:
1) What was one thing from the sermon that grabbed your attention?What did you sense God saying to you about the sermon? What are you going to do about it?

2) How would you define what the Bible refers to as the enemy of the world? How is this different from the people of the world (1 John 2:15-17 vs. John 3:16)? Note: two different uses of the word “world”

3) How have you experienced the pressure/temptation to conform to the world around you (ideas/beliefs/desires/behaviors)? How do we resist the influence of the world around us (Romans 12:2)?

4) Why is the unity/community of followers of Jesus so important to the mission of Jesus and our calling to reach the world with the message of Jesus (John 17:20-23)?

5) In your opinion, where are places that followers of Jesus need to be more “set apart” from the things of this world? Where do you need to be more “set apart”?

6) How can a Journey Community be God’s vehicle to bring change to the world? How could your JC take steps to become more like the church described in Acts 2:42-47?

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Live No Lies #5 | The Power of the Spirit | October 09, 2022
Bob Schwahn | Leader Pastor

So I say, walk by the Spirit, and you will not gratify the desires of the flesh. For the flesh desires what is contrary to the Spirit, and the Spirit what is contrary to the flesh. They are in conflict with each other, so that you are not to do whatever you want. But if you are led by the Spirit, you are not under the law. The acts of the flesh are obvious: sexual immorality, impurity and debauchery; idolatry and witchcraft; hatred, discord, jealousy, fits of rage, selfish ambition, dissensions, factions and envy; drunkenness, orgies, and the like. I warn you, as I did before, that those who live like this will not inherit the kingdom of God. But the fruit of the Spirit is love, joy, peace, forbearance, kindness, goodness, faithfulness, gentleness and self-control. Against such things there is no law. Those who belong to Christ Jesus have crucified the flesh with its passions and desires. Since we live by the Spirit, let us keep in step with the Spirit. Galatians 5:16-26 (NIV)

1) Crucify the Flesh

BELIEVE - BEHAVE - BECOME

THE THINGS WE DO, DO SOMETHING TO US

2) Live by the Spirit - John 16:7-8 (NIV)

3) Practice - Confession

Therefore confess your sins to each other and pray for each other so that you may be healed. James 5:16a (NIV)

1) Invitation
Search me, God, and know my heart; test me and know my anxious thoughts. See if there is any offensive way in me, and lead me in the way everlasting.
Psalm 139:23-24 (NIV)

2) Relentlessly Responsive

3) Be honest with God and others

Reflection Questions:
1) What are some ruts/habits/pathways that you have developed in your thoughts/desires/behaviors that feed your FLESH (self)? Are there areas in your life where you struggle to believe you can change?

2) What are practical ways that followers of Jesus can learn to starve our flesh and feed the Spirit in our life?

3) What does it mean for you to “keep in step with the spirit” (Galatians 5:25)?

4) Why would Jesus say to his disciples that it is better for him to go away so that he can send the Holy Spirit (John 16:7-8)? Why is that better for us who follow Jesus?

5) Why do we confess our sins to God if He has already forgiven us? What does God want us to experience in our life through confession?

6) Why is it powerful for your healing to confess your sin to another person (James 5:16)? How have you seen this be transforming in your life? What keeps us from confessing to other people?

7) What is the difference between conviction and condemnation with regard to our sin (Romans 8:1)? Why is conviction helpful and condemnation harmful?

8) What are some recent convictions/nudges/promptings you have received from the Holy Spirit with regard to your sin?

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LIVE NO LIES #4 | Freedom from the Flesh | October 2, 2022
Bob Schwahn | Lead Pastor

Ephesians 2:1-3 (NIV)

Deceptive Ideas (Devil) - Disordered Desires (Flesh) - Sinful Society (World)

Galatians 5:13-17 (NIV)

1) What is the TRUTH about our FLESH?

Big Truth: Our strongest desires are not actually our deepest desires. REPEAT.

2) What is the TRUTH about our FREEDOM?

WHAT DOES LOVE REQUIRE OF ME?

Reflection Questions:

1) How would you define what Paul refers to as our “flesh” in the Bible?

2) What desires of your flesh do you tend to struggle with the most?

3) In what ways have you seen that the desires of your flesh are “disordered” (out of the right proportion or out of the right order)?

4) “Our strongest desires are not actually our deepest desires.” Agree or disagree with that statement. Explain.

5) What would you say are your deepest desires? What do you really want in this life? What would you want people to say about you at your memorial?

6) What are some of your “strong” desires that keep you from pursuing your “deepest” desires?

7) How would you define what the Bible calls freedom? How is that different from how our world defines freedom?

Tim Keller:
Real freedom comes from a strategic loss of some freedoms to strategically gain other freedoms. It is not the absence of constraints but it is choosing the right constraints and the right freedoms to lose. Agree or disagree with this statement. Explain.

Why do real love relationships (with God or people) require a loss of freedom? Give examples from your own life and relationships.

How is living out of the desires of our flesh opposed to living a life of love with God and others?

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LIVE NO LIES #4 | Freedom from the Flesh | October 2, 2022
Bob Schwahn | Lead Pastor

Ephesians 2:1-3 (NIV)

Deceptive Ideas (Devil) - Disordered Desires (Flesh) - Sinful Society (World)

Galatians 5:13-17 (NIV)

1) What is the TRUTH about our FLESH?

Big Truth: Our strongest desires are not actually our deepest desires. REPEAT.

2) What is the TRUTH about our FREEDOM?

WHAT DOES LOVE REQUIRE OF ME?

Reflection Questions:

1) How would you define what Paul refers to as our “flesh” in the Bible?

2) What desires of your flesh do you tend to struggle with the most?

3) In what ways have you seen that the desires of your flesh are “disordered” (out of the right proportion or out of the right order)?

4) “Our strongest desires are not actually our deepest desires.” Agree or disagree with that statement. Explain.

5) What would you say are your deepest desires? What do you really want in this life? What would you want people to say about you at your memorial?

6) What are some of your “strong” desires that keep you from pursuing your “deepest” desires?

7) How would you define what the Bible calls freedom? How is that different from how our world defines freedom?

Tim Keller:
Real freedom comes from a strategic loss of some freedoms to strategically gain other freedoms. It is not the absence of constraints but it is choosing the right constraints and the right freedoms to lose. Agree or disagree with this statement. Explain.

Why do real love relationships (with God or people) require a loss of freedom? Give examples from your own life and relationships.

How is living out of the desires of our flesh opposed to living a life of love with God and others?

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LIVE NO LIES #3 | Three Pointers, Deserts, and Bedtime | September 25, 2022
Logan Holloman | NextGen Pastor

Jesus, full of the Holy Spirit, left the Jordan and was led by the Spirit into the wilderness, where for forty days he was tempted by the devil. He ate nothing during those days, and at the end of them he was hungry. The devil said to him, “If you are the Son of God, tell this stone to become bread.” Jesus answered, “It is written: ‘Man shall not live on bread alone.’” The devil led him up to a high place and showed him in an instant all the kingdoms of the world. And he said to him, “I will give you all their authority and splendor; it has been given to me, and I can give it to anyone I want to. If you worship me, it will all be yours.” Jesus answered, “It is written: ‘Worship the Lord your God and serve him only.’” The devil led him to Jerusalem and had him stand on the highest point of the temple. “If you are the Son of God,” he said, “throw yourself down from here. For it is written: “‘He will command his angels concerning you to guard you carefully; they will lift you up in their hands, so that you will not strike your foot against a stone.’” Jesus answered, “It is said: ‘Do not put the Lord your God to the test.’” When the devil had finished all this tempting, he left him until an opportune time. Luke 4:1-13 (NIV)

“Yet a time is coming and has now come when the true worshipers will worship the Father in the Spirit and in truth, for they are the kind of worshipers the Father seeks. God is spirit, and his worshipers must worship in the Spirit and in truth.” John 4:23-24 (NIV)

How do we get truth deep into our hearts and minds?
Three pointers
Deserts
Bedtimes

Jesus is the perfect balance of relationship and reality.

It’s by isolation and lies that we are deformed into the image of the devil.

We fight lies through spiritual practices.

How Jesus fights...

When tempted, will I...

Reflection Questions:
1) Last week our assignment was to name strong emotions we’re feeling, name the potential lie, and then replace it with truth. How was this practice for you? What about it was difficult? Revealing?

2) John Mark Comer defines spiritual disciplines as “any habit you see in the life or teachings of Jesus.” Take some time to reflect on the habits and practices of Jesus. Share with your small group what comes to mind.

3) What would your life look like if you chose to “stand firm” in the reality of Jesus and his teachings?

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LIVE NO LIES #2 | Battle For The Mind | September 18, 2022
Bob Schwahn | Lead Pastor

Genesis 3:1-15 (NIV)

1) Who is God?
2) Who are you?
3) What is the purpose of our life?

2 Corinthians 10:3-5 (NIV)

Assignment…
1) What is the thought or feeling that I am experiencing?
2) What is the lie?
3) What is the truth?

Reflection Questions:
If the Enemy’s primary strategy is to get people to believe lies about God, about themselves and others, and about what really matters in this life:
1) What are lies you see people believe about God? What lies do you believe about God?

2) What are lies you see people believe about themselves? What lies do you believe about yourself?

3) What lies do people believe about what matters in this life (meaning and purpose)? What lies do you believe about what matters in life?

4) What would be the truth of Scripture to combat the lies you identified above (specific verses if you have them)?

5) How have you observed believing lies bringing challenge to your life? What are the costs of believing lies?

6) What are the avenues and methods that the Enemy uses to put lies into your mind? Where do his lies come from? Where do our thoughts come from?

7) How can you protect your mind and soul from these avenues and methods? How do we filter the messages our minds are exposed to?

READ 2 Corinthians 10:3-5
8) What would it look like practically to live a life that takes every thought captive and make it obedient to Christ? How do we learn to ‘think about what we think about’.

9) Why is it important to process truth and lies in the context of a community of people seeking to be ALL IN followers of Jesus? What does God want to provide for us in the community of believers?

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LIVE NO LIES #1 | The Truth About Lies | September 11, 2022
Bob Schwahn | Lead Pastor

John 8:31-45 (NIV)

“There is no neutral ground in the universe: every square inch, every split second, is claimed by God and counterclaimed by Satan.” C. S. Lewis

1) The Enemy is Real

“There are two equal and opposite errors into which our race can fall about the devils. One is to disbelieve in their existence. The other is to believe, and to feel an excessive and unhealthy interest in them. They themselves are equally pleased by both errors, and hail a materialist or a magician with the same delight.” C. S. Lewis Screwtape Letters

2) The Enemy’s Goal is to Destroy

Be alert and of sober mind. Your enemy the devil prowls around like a roaring lion looking for someone to devour. 1 Peter 5:8 (NIV)

The thief comes only to steal and kill and destroy; I have come that they may have life, and have it to the full. John 10:10 (NIV)

3) The Enemy’s primary strategy is LIES

He was a murderer from the beginning, not holding to the truth, for there is no truth in him. When he lies, he speaks his native language, for he is a liar and the father of lies. Yet because I tell the truth, you do not believe me! John 8:44b-45 (NIV)

TRUTH = That which corresponds to reality
Beliefs --- Behavior --- Become

Jesus answered, “I am the way and the truth and the life. No one comes to the Father except through me.” John 14:6 (NIV)

What lies do you believe?

Reflection Questions:
1) What evidence do you see in the world that peoples ‘mental maps’ are broken and off (people are believing lies and unreality)?

2) “The primary strategy of Satan to destroy people is lies and deception.” Agree or Disagree? Explain your answer.

3) If spiritual battle is primarily the battle of TRUTH vs. LIES, how do we engage in this battle? How will we know if we are winning this battle?

4) How have you seen your life impacted by believing lies? What did you experience? How have you experienced TRUTH setting you free?

5) Lies we believe can be difficult to detect because the best lies are the ones that seem true. How then can we continually surface the lies we believe?

6) Take some time to reflect and ask the Holy Spirit (called the Spirit of Truth in Scripture) to bring to your mind thoughts you have about God, yourself, or life that may be lies. Write down what comes to your mind. If you are in a group, share those with your group. What would be the Truth God would want to speak into your life to counter that Lie?

7) What is the role of Scripture in helping us create an accurate ‘mental map’ of reality? What do you do when something we read in Scripture conflicts with our ‘mental map’? Explain.

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People Like Us | September 4, 2022
Dr. Derry Long | Guest Speaker

Five ‘Goods’ That Overcome Our Weakness
. . .overcome evil with good. Romans 12:21B (NIV)

1) Join Up
As Jesus was walking beside the Sea of Galilee, he saw two brothers, Simon called Peter and his brother Andrew. They were casting a net into the lake, for they were fishermen. “Come, follow me,” Jesus said, “and I will make you fishers of men.” At once they left their nets and followed him. Matthew 4:18-20 (NIV)

2) Show Up
When they had finished eating, Jesus said to Simon Peter, “Simon son of John, do you truly love me more than these?” “Yes, Lord,” he said, “you know that I love you.” Jesus said, “Feed my lambs.” Again Jesus said, “Simon, son of John, do you truly love me?” He answered, “Yes, Lord, you know that I love you.” Jesus said, “Take care of my sheep.” The third time he said to him, “Simon son of John, do you love me?” Peter was hurt because Jesus asked him the third time, “Do you love me?” He said, “Lord, you know all things; you know that I love you.” Jesus said, “Feed my sheep.” John 21:15-17 (NIV)

3) Step Up
Then Peter stood up with the Eleven, raised his voice and addressed the crowd. . . Acts 2:14A (NIV)

4) Grow Up
For this very reason, make every effort to add to your faith goodness; and to goodness, knowledge; and to knowledge, self-control; and to self-control, perseverance; and to perseverance, godliness; and to godliness, brotherly kindness; and to brotherly kindness, love. For if you possess these qualities in increasing measure, they will keep you from being ineffective and unproductive in your knowledge of our Lord Jesus Christ. 2 Peter 1:5-8 (NIV)

5) Give Up
“I will tell you the truth, when you were younger you dressed yourself and went where you wanted: but when you are old you will stretch out your hands, and someone else will dress you and lead you where you do not want to go.” Jesus said this to indicate the kind of death by which Peter would glorify God. Then he said to him, “Follow me.” John 21:18-19 (NIV)

Reflection Questions:
1) What weakness have you allowed Satan to use to make you feel disqualified? Is there a different way to look at this area of your life?

2) If others watched your life, what would they say you are committed to?

3) Have you been able to show others how God used a weakness in your life to bring glory to God?

4) Is there an area/arena/challenge you have known for some time you should ‘show up’ for? What is it? What is a first step?

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PARABLES #9 | The Mustard Seed | August 28, 2022
Brian Van Eps | Teaching Pastor

Mark 4:30-34 (NIV)
Again he said, “What shall we say the kingdom of God is like, or what parable shall we use to describe it? It is like a mustard seed, which is the smallest of all seeds on earth. Yet when planted, it grows and becomes the largest of all garden plants, with such big branches that the birds can perch in its shade.” With many similar parables Jesus spoke the word to them, as much as they could understand. He did not say anything to them without using a parable. But when he was alone with his own disciples, he explained everything.

Two Simple Lessons
1) Start Small

2) Keep Growing

Reflection Questions:
1) What is your legacy?

2) What small steps can you take this week to make a difference?

3) What is one area you need to grow in?

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PARABLES #8 | The Two Sons | August 21, 2022 Brian Priebe | Executive Pastor Matthew 21:28-32 (NIV) “What do you think? There was a man who had two sons. He went to the first and said, ‘Son, go and work today in the vineyard.’ “‘I will not,’ he answered, but later he changed his mind and went. “Then the father went to the other son and said the same thing. He answered, ‘I will, sir,’ but he did not go. “Which of the two did what his father wanted?” “The first,” they answered. Jesus said to them, “Truly I tell you, the tax collectors and the prostitutes are entering the kingdom of God ahead of you. For John came to you to show you the way of righteousness, and you did not believe him, but the tax collectors and the prostitutes did. And even after you saw this, you did not repent and believe him." Andy Stanley’s Principle: “Do for one what you wish you could do for all.” Two Types of Sin: 1) Sin of Commission 2) Sin of Omission “The theology that matters is not the theology we profess, but the theology we practice.” Francis Chan INTENTIONAL act of LOVE Reflection Questions: 1) Re-read Matthew 21:28-32. What stands out to you about the 1st and 2nd sons' responses to their father's command? 2) Sins of Omission are a failure to DO what we know God commands - a sin of inactivity. What is an area where you see you need to change your behavior and do what God has commanded? 3) Do you have names of people that you can offer an intentional act of love this month? Hint - they may be among the poor, orphans, widows, or your neighbors. Next Steps: Complete the Connect Card to receive more information, have us pray for you, or to ask us any question: http://journeyweb.net/connectcard Want to worship through giving and support the ministry of Journey Church: https://journeyweb.net/give Download our app: https://journeyweb.net/app Join our Facebook Group to stay connected throughout the week: https://facebook.com/groups/JourneyChurchBozeman Get your children connected to our children's ministry, Base Camp: https://journeyweb.net/children Our Student Ministry is for High School and Middle School students: https://journeyweb.net/students Subscribe to our YouTube Channel: https://www.youtube.com/c/JourneyChurchBozeman Notes Page: https://journeyweb.net/sermons/notes/2022.08.21.pdf

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PARABLES #7 | The Good Shepherd | August 14, 2022
Brandon Edwards | Worship & Creative Arts Pastor

1) Sheep are helpless
2) Sheep are hard headed
3) Sheep follow the herd
4) They’ll eat almost anything
5) They’re easy prey for predators

John 10:1-13 (NLT)
“I tell you the truth, anyone who sneaks over the wall of a sheepfold, rather than going through the gate, must surely be a thief and a robber! But the one who enters through the gate is the shepherd of the sheep. The gatekeeper opens the gate for him, and the sheep recognize his voice and come to him. He calls his own sheep by name and leads them out. After he has gathered his own flock, he walks ahead of them, and they follow him because they know his voice. They won’t follow a stranger; they will run from him because they don’t know his voice.” Those who heard Jesus use this illustration didn’t understand what he meant, so he explained it to them: “I tell you the truth, I am the gate for the sheep. All who came before me were thieves and robbers. But the true sheep did not listen to them. Yes, I am the gate. Those who come in through me will be saved. They will come and go freely and will find good pastures. The thief’s purpose is to steal and kill and destroy. My purpose is to give them a rich and satisfying life. I am the good shepherd. The good shepherd sacrifices his life for the sheep. A hired hand will run when he sees a wolf coming. He will abandon the sheep because they don’t belong to him and he isn’t their shepherd. And so the wolf attacks them and scatters the flock. The hired hand runs away because he’s working only for the money and doesn’t really care about the sheep.”

John 10:17 (NLT)
“I sacrifice my life so I may take it back again. No one can take my life from me. I sacrifice it voluntarily. For I have the authority to lay it down when I want to and also to take it up again. For this is what my Father has commanded.”

John 10:28 (NLT)
I give them eternal life, and they will never perish; no one will snatch them out of my hand.

1 Corinthians 10:13 (NIV)
“No temptation has overtaken you except what is common to mankind. And God is faithful; he will not let you be tempted beyond what you can bear. But when you are tempted, he will also provide a way out so that you can endure it.”

Reflection Questions:
1) What kind of “valley” experience have you felt in the last two years?

2) What fears, worries or lies come up during times of struggle?

3) What is Jesus’ promise to you during times of struggle? (Psalm 23:5, 1 Corinthians 10:13)

4) Are you in a small group community and have other friends that are Jesus followers? Do you feel connected and supported by other believers?

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PARABLES #6 | The Rich Fool | August 7, 2022
Brian Van Eps | Teaching Pastor

Luke 12:13-21 (NIV)
Someone in the crowd said to him, “Teacher, tell my brother to divide the inheritance with me.” Jesus replied, “Man, who appointed me a judge or an arbiter between you?” Then he said to them, “Watch out! Be on your guard against all kinds of greed; life does not consist in an abundance of possessions.” And he told them this parable: “The ground of a certain rich man yielded an abundant harvest. He thought to himself, ‘What shall I do? I have no place to store my crops.’ “Then he said, ‘This is what I’ll do. I will tear down my barns and build bigger ones, and there I will store my surplus grain. And I’ll say to myself, “You have plenty of grain laid up for many years. Take life easy; eat, drink and be merry.”’ “But God said to him, ‘You fool! This very night your life will be demanded from you. Then who will get what you have prepared for yourself?’ “This is how it will be with whoever stores up things for themselves but is not rich toward God.”

A guiding question: How much is enough?

The problem: We are the rich fool

Two Reflective Questions:
1) How big are my barns?
2) Who is benefitting from my crop?

The antidote to foolishness: Generosity

Reflection Questions:
1) How much is enough for you?

2) How are you like the rich fool?

3) How big are your barns?

4) Who is benefitting from your crop?

5) What have you done with what you’ve been given?

6) How can you practice ‘Uncommon Generosity’ today?

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PARABLES #5 | The Lost Sons: How to Find Your Way Home | July 31, 2022
Jim Keena | Guest Speaker

When you’ve lost your way, how do you find your way home?

Now the tax collectors and sinners were all gathering around to hear Jesus. But the Pharisees and the teachers of the law muttered, “This man welcomes sinners and eats with them.” Then Jesus told them this parable... Luke 15:1-3 (NIV)

When you lose something valuable, you search for it, and when you find it, you rejoice!

THE LOST YOUNGER SON
Jesus continued: “There was a man who had two sons. The younger one said to his father, ‘Father, give me my share of the estate.’ So he divided his property between them.” Luke 15:11-12 (NIV)

THE LOST OLDER SON
“The older brother became angry and refused to go in. So his father went out and pleaded with him.” Luke 15:28 (NIV)

In my Father’s house are many mansions: if it were not so, I would have told you. I go to prepare a place for you. And if I go and prepare a place for you, I will come again, and receive you unto myself; that where I am, there ye may be also. John 14:2–3 (KJV)

Reflection Questions:
1) Describe a time, either past or present, in which you’ve felt lost.
2) Which of the two lost sons do you most identify with? Do you see yourself reflected in the younger or the older son?
3) Would you say that you’ve found your way home? If so, how did you find your way home, spiritually speaking?
4) In the parable of the Lost Sons, what is the most important lesson you’ve learned from it?

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PARABLES #4 | The Unmerciful Servant | July 24, 2022
Brian Van Eps | Teaching Pastor

Matthew 18:21-35 (NIV)

The driving question in this parable: How should I forgive?

The King: God
The Servant: Us
The Fellow Servant: Everybody Else

The First Takeaway: I’ve been forgiven by the King

The Second Takeaway: Who have I not forgiven?

The Heart of this Story: Forgiven people forgive others

Reflection Questions:
1) Why do you think Peter asked "how many times should I forgive?"

2) What is the debt of sin that you have been forgiven of?

3) When was the last time that you were forgiven by someone?

4) When was the last time you forgave someone?

5) Spend some time reflecting upon someone that you have not forgiven and how your heart could change toward them.

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PARABLES #3 | The Four Soils | July 17, 2022
Brian Van Eps | Teaching Pastor

A cultivating question: How is the soil of your soul today?

After this, Jesus traveled about from one town and village to another, proclaiming the good news of the kingdom of God. The Twelve were with him, and also some women who had been cured of evil spirits and diseases: Mary (called Magdalene) from whom seven demons had come out; Joanna the wife of Chuza, the manager of Herod’s household; Susanna; and many others. These women were helping to support them out of their own means. While a large crowd was gathering and people were coming to Jesus from town after town, he told this parable: “A farmer went out to sow his seed. As he was scattering the seed, some fell along the path; it was trampled on, and the birds ate it up. Some fell on rocky ground, and when it came up, the plants withered because they had no moisture. Other seed fell among thorns, which grew up with it and choked the plants. Still other seed fell on good soil. It came up and yielded a crop, a hundred times more than was sown.” When he said this, he called out, “Whoever has ears to hear, let them hear.” Luke 8:1-8 (NIV)

The Seed: The Word of God

His disciples asked him what this parable meant. He said, “The knowledge of the secrets of the kingdom of God has been given to you, but to others I speak in parables, so that, “‘though seeing, they may not see; though hearing, they may not understand.’ “This is the meaning of the parable: The seed is the word of God.” Luke 8:9-11 (NIV)

The First Soil: Deceived Donna

Those along the path are the ones who hear, and then the devil comes and takes away the word from their hearts, so that they may not believe and be saved. Luke 8:12 (NIV)

The Second Soil: No Root Rocky

Those on the rocky ground are the ones who receive the word with joy when they hear it, but they have no root. They believe for a while, but in the time of testing they fall away. Luke 8:13 (NIV)

The Third Seed: Choked Out Carla

The seed that fell among thorns stands for those who hear, but as they go on their way they are choked by life’s worries, riches and pleasures, and they do not mature. Luke 8:14 (NIV)

The Fourth Seed: Good Heart Greg

But the seed on good soil stands for those with a noble and good heart, who hear the word, retain it, and by persevering produce a crop. Luke 8:15 (NIV)

A Lesson to Remember: Sow Generously and Respond Faithfully

Reflection Questions:
1) How is the soil of your soul today?
2) How have you received God’s word in your life?
3) Who do you most relate with of the types of soil? Why?
4) Who do you least relate with? Why?
5) How can you sow generously this week?
6) How can you respond faithfully this week?

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PARABLES | Buy the Field | July 10, 2022
Alex Erlenbush | Revival Church Lead Pastor

Revival isn’t just a random sovereign move of God. Revival has always been God’s sovereign response to hunger. And Revival has always been initiated by prayer.

“The kingdom of heaven is like treasure hidden in a field. When a man found it, he hid it again, and then in his joy went and sold all he had and bought that field.” Matthew 13:44 (NIV)

But seek first the kingdom of God and his righteousness, and all these things will be added to you. Matthew 6:33 (ESV)

When you seek first the Kingdom of God you can’t lose.

For the kingdom of God is not a matter of eating and drinking, but of righteousness, peace, and joy in the Holy Spirit. Romans 14:17 (NIV)

Not that I have already obtained all this, or have already arrived at my goal, but I press on to take hold of that for which Christ Jesus took hold of me. Philippians 3:12 (NIV)

Reflection Questions:

1) What is God speaking to you through this text?

2) What is God asking of you through this text?

3) What is keeping you from “buying the field”?

4) Today, what is one way you can seek the Kingdom of Heaven?

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PARABLES #1 | I Have Something To Tell You | July 3, 2022

Logan Holloman | NextGen Pastor

When one of the Pharisees invited Jesus to have dinner with him, he went to the Pharisee’s house and reclined at the table. A woman in that town who lived a sinful life learned that Jesus was eating at the Pharisee’s house, so she came there with an alabaster jar of perfume. As she stood behind him at his feet weeping, she began to wet his feet with her tears. Then she wiped them with her hair, kissed them and poured perfume on them. When the Pharisee who had invited him saw this, he said to himself, “If this man were a prophet, he would know who is touching him and what kind of woman she is—that she is a sinner.” Jesus answered him, “Simon, I have something to tell you.” “Tell me, teacher,” he said. “Two people owed money to a certain moneylender. One owed him five hundred denarii, and the other fifty. Neither of them had the money to pay him back, so he forgave the debts of both. Now which of them will love him more?” Simon replied, “I suppose the one who had the bigger debt forgiven.” “You have judged correctly,” Jesus said. Then he turned toward the woman and said to Simon, “Do you see this woman? I came into your house. You did not give me any water for my feet, but she wet my feet with her tears and wiped them with her hair. You did not give me a kiss, but this woman, from the time I entered, has not stopped kissing my feet. You did not put oil on my head, but she has poured perfume on my feet. Therefore, I tell you, her many sins have been forgiven—as her great love has shown. But whoever has been forgiven little loves little.” Then Jesus said to her, “Your sins are forgiven.” The other guests began to say among themselves, “Who is this who even forgives sins?” Jesus said to the woman, “Your faith has saved you; go in peace.” Luke 7:36-50 (NIV)

When he said this, he called out, “Whoever has ears to hear, let them hear.” His disciples asked him what this parable meant. He said, “The knowledge of the secrets of the kingdom of God has been given to you, but to others I speak in parables, so that, “‘though seeing, they may not see; though hearing, they may not understand.’” Luke 8:8b-10 (NIV)

What is a parable?

Parables show us who Jesus is, what’s he’s up to, and how God’s kingdom works.

Why parables?

Who Jesus is… What Jesus is up to…

Does your life acknowledge what Jesus has done for you?

Reflection Questions:

1) Are there any story tellers in your life? Friends, family? What makes them great storytellers?

2) What is your experience with the parables of Jesus? Do they seem daunting, confusing, comforting, etc? Explain.

3) Who do you relate with the most in this story; the pharisee or the woman?

4) What are the dangers of not recognizing the depth of God’s forgiveness towards us?

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IT'S COMPLICATED | Marriage | June 26, 2022, 2022 Sam Knight | Guest Speaker Ephesians 5:21-33 (ESV) Submitting to one another out of reverence for Christ. Wives, submit to your own husbands, as to the Lord. For the husband is the head of the wife even as Christ is the head of the church, his body, and is himself its Savior. Now as the church submits to Christ, so also wives should submit in everything to their husbands. Husbands, love your wives, as Christ loved the church and gave himself up for her, that he might sanctify her, having cleansed her by the washing of water with the word, so that he might present the church to himself in splendor, without spot or wrinkle or any such thing, that she might be holy and without blemish. In the same way husbands should love their wives as their own bodies. He who loves his wife loves himself. For no one ever hated his own flesh, but nourishes and cherishes it, just as Christ does the church, because we are members of his body. “Therefore a man shall leave his father and mother and hold fast to his wife, and the two shall become one flesh.” This mystery is profound, and I am saying that it refers to Christ and the church. However, let each one of you love his wife as himself, and let the wife see that she respects her husband. “Wives submit to your own husbands, as to the Lord.” 1) Acknowledging a divine order 2) Recognition of spiritual leadership 3) Voluntary sacrifice “Husbands, love your wives, as Christ loved the church and gave himself up for her.” 1) Unmerited 2) Intensely 3) Intentionally 4) Unending 5) Selflessly 6) Manifestly 7) Sacrificially It’s even more complicated without Christ at the center of everything! Reflection Questions: 1) The New Testament has several passages that call for people to be submitted. How do these passages help qualify Paul’s intention in this passage from Ephesians 5? 2) What does the Bible teach about how authority is to be exercised? How should this affect the way you treat those over whom you have authority? 3) Why is Paul’s argument for the husband’s headship within marriage so important? Where have you seen this practiced well and when have you seen this abused? 4) What is the nature of the wife’s submission? What is it not? What examples can you think about that help you understand this command Paul gives? 5) Paul writes that husbands are to love their wives “as Christ loved the church” (5:25). How does what he says about the relationship between Christ and the church apply to husbands and wives? 6) He goes on to assert that husbands are to love their wives “as their own bodies” (5:28). Why does he add this? 7) What difference do these commands make to the way we share the gospel? Next Steps: Complete the Connect Card to receive more information, have us pray for you, or to ask us any question: http://journeyweb.net/connectcard Want to worship through giving and support the ministry of Journey Church: https://journeyweb.net/give Download our app: https://journeyweb.net/app Join our Facebook Group to stay connected throughout the week: https://facebook.com/groups/JourneyChurchBozeman Get your children connected to our children's ministry, Base Camp: https://journeyweb.net/children Our Student Ministry is for High School and Middle School students: https://journeyweb.net/students Subscribe to our YouTube Channel: https://www.youtube.com/c/JourneyChurchBozeman Notes Page: https://journeyweb.net/sermons/notes/2022.06.26.pdf

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Brian Van Eps | Teaching Pastor

The truth every parent knows: Parenting is Complicated

Christian parents should cultivate an “Impressive Faith”

Hear, O Israel: The Lord our God, the Lord is one. Love the Lord your God with all your heart and with all your soul and with all your strength. These commandments that I give you today are to be on your hearts. Impress them on your children. Talk about them when you sit at home and when you walk along the road, when you lie down and when you get up. Tie them as symbols on your hands and bind them on your foreheads. Write them on the doorframes of your houses and on your gates. Deuteronomy 6:4-9 (NIV)

Three Ideas for Cultivating an “Impressive Faith”:

1) Start with your Heart

“Love the Lord your God with all your heart, and with all your soul, and with all your strength.” Deuteronomy 6:5 (NIV)

2) Delight in your Daughters and Strengthen your Sons

3) Honor your parents

“Honor your father and your mother, as the Lord your God has commanded you, so that you may live long and that it may go well with you in the land the Lord your God is giving you.” Deuteronomy 5:16 (NIV)

One ordinary piece of furniture that can transform your family: The Table

Take the Table Challenge: Gather around the table as a family this week, without screens, to have great food, drink, and a conversation about faith.

Reflection Questions:

1) Why do you think that parenting is complicated?

2) Do you have an “Impressive Faith”?

3) What is one tangible way that you can honor your parents?

4) How could The Table in your home help cultivate “Impressive Faith”?

5) What is your plan for this week to gather around The Table with those in your home?

For Parents:

1) How “Impressive” is your faith to your children?

2) How can you delight in your daughters and strengthen your sons this week?

3) What is your plan to use The Table with your kids this week?

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IT'S COMPLICATED | Friendships | June 12, 2022

Bob Schwahn | Lead Pastor

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Then God said, “Let us make mankind in our image, in our likeness…” Genesis 1:26 (NIV)

The LORD God said, “It is not good for the man to be alone. I will make a helper suitable for him.” Genesis 2:18 (NIV)

One who has unreliable friends soon comes to ruin, but there is a friend who sticks closer than a brother. Proverbs 18:24 (NIV)

TIME:

A friend loves at all times, and a brother is born for a time of adversity. Proverbs 17:17 (NIV)

TRANSPARENCY:

Whoever conceals their sins does not prosper, but the one who confesses and renounces them finds mercy. Proverbs 28:13 (NIV)

TRUTH:

Whoever rebukes a person will in the end gain favor rather than one who has a flattering tongue. Proverbs 28:23 (NIV)

Better is open rebuke than hidden love. Wounds from a friend can be trusted, but an enemy multiplies kisses. Proverbs 27:5-6 (NIV)

TENACITY:

As iron sharpens iron, so one person sharpens another. Proverbs 27:17 (NIV)

A true friend ALWAYS lets you in, NEVER lets you down.

My command is this: Love each other as I have loved you. Greater love has no one than this: to lay down one’s life for one’s friends. You are my friends if you do what I command. I no longer call you servants, because a servant does not know his master’s business. Instead, I have called you friends, for everything that I learned from my Father I have made known to you. John 15:12-15 (NIV)

Reflection Questions:

1) Who is your 2 AM phone call? Do you have people that you can call at any hour and they will be there for you?

2) What has been your greatest challenge when it comes to developing deep and lasting friendships with people? Explain.

3) Do you have a regular rhythm of getting time with others that follow Jesus? Why or why not?

4) How well do you speak truth and/or receive truth from your friends? What makes this challenging for you? How could you grow in this?

5) What prevents us from being totally transparent with our friends? What does lack of transparency cost us in friendships? What is the perceived “risk” of being transparent with our lives?

6) Why do we often fear and/or shy away from conflict in relationships? How can conflict handled well be a catalyst for deeper friendships? Share an example of this in your life.

7) What is your next step in building a meaningful relationship with someone in God’s family? Is there someone you feel nudged to move towards? Is there a relationship you should rekindle that has grown distan

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Logan Holloman | NextGen Pastor

Romans 12:1-16 (NIV)

Our Heavenly Father cares deeply about how we engage and support one another in the context of dating.

Deal Breakers:

Are they a committed follower of Jesus?

What fruits of the Spirit are evident in their lives?

Are they living out Romans 12?

Could this person be my best friend?

Leave people better than you found them

(Numbers 6:24-26; Matthew 22:34-38; 1 John 4:19-21)

Dating isn’t meant to fill a void

(Matthew 11:28-29; Psalms 23)

You don’t deserve to be anyone’s second choice

(Romans 5:8; Zephaniah 3:17)

Who’s supporting you?

(Romans 12:9-16; Hebrews 10:24)

Does this lead to flourishing?

(Genesis 1:26-28; Proverbs 13:20; Ephesians 4:2-3)

Reflection Questions:

1) Take time to reflect on the different ethical norms of dating between what the bible says and what society/culture says. What stands out to you?

2) What were you taught about dating and how has that influenced you today? Do you wish it would have been talked about differently and how so?

3) How can you commit to leaving people better than you found them, whether it be in the context of dating or not?

4) Who is someone in your circle that you can support?

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IT'S COMPLICATED #1 | You're Complicated | May 29, 2022

Brian Van Eps | Teaching Pastor

A hard question: Why are relationships complicated?

What causes fights and quarrels among you? Don’t they come from your desires that battle within you? You desire but do not have, so you kill. You covet but you cannot get what you want, so you quarrel and fight. You do not have because you do not ask God. When you ask, you do not receive, because you ask with wrong motives, that you may spend what you get on your pleasures. James 4:1-3 (NIV)

When “I’m So Complicated” meets “I’m So Complicated” things get more Complicated

The key to helping our relationships: A humble story

“Humble yourselves before the Lord, and he will lift you up.” James 4:10 (NIV)

Reflection Questions:

1) Why do you think relationships are so complicated?

2) What are some of the most complicated relationships in your life right now?

3) Do you believe that you are complicated? Why or why not?

4) What in your story makes you complicated?

5) Why is humility the key to helping our relationships?

6) What is one practical way that you can practice humility this week in a relationship?

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WHISPER #4 | Pain | May 22, 2022
Bob Schwahn | Lead Pastor

1) I am with you in your pain…
The LORD is close to the brokenhearted and saves those who are crushed in spirit. The righteous person may have many troubles, but the LORD delivers him from them all... Psalm 34:18-19 (NIV)

C.S. Lewis – The Problem of Pain
We can ignore even pleasure. But pain insists upon being attended to. God whispers to us in our pleasures, speaks in our conscience, but shouts in our pains: it is his megaphone to rouse a deaf world.

2) I understand your pain…
During the days of Jesus’ life on earth, he offered up prayers and petitions with fervent cries and tears to the one who could save him from death, and he was heard because of his reverent submission. Son though he was, he learned obedience from what he suffered… Hebrews 5:7-8 (NIV)

3) I will redeem your pain…
Therefore we do not lose heart. Though outwardly we are wasting away, yet inwardly we are being renewed day by day. For our light and momentary troubles are achieving for us an eternal glory that far outweighs them all. So we fix our eyes not on what is seen, but on what is unseen, since what is seen is temporary, but what is unseen is eternal. 2 Corinthians 4:16-18 (NIV)

C.S. Lewis - Mere Christianity
Aim at heaven and you will get earth thrown in. Aim at earth and you get neither.

4) Praise me in your pain…
At this, Job got up and tore his robe and shaved his head. Then he fell to the ground in worship and said: “Naked I came from my mother’s womb, and naked I will depart. The LORD gave and the LORD has taken away; may the name of the LORD be praised.” In all this, Job did not sin by charging God with wrongdoing.
Job 1:20-22 (NIV)

Listen to my words, Lord; consider my sighing. Psalm 5:1 (NIV)

Reflection Questions:
1) What have been some of the most challenging seasons of pain in your life?
2) How have seasons of pain and darkness impacted your relationship with God? Positively and/or Negatively?
3) Were you able to hear God’s whispers in those seasons? Explain.
4) How has God used pain to speak to you and shape your life?
5) What are some lies that we believe in the midst of our pain that can make the pain even more challenging? What truths from God do we need lean on in the midst of our pain?
6) How does knowing that Jesus lived a life of pain and suffering change the way we view our own suffering?
7) Read 2 Corinthians 4:16-18 and the C.S. Lewis quote…

Therefore we do not lose heart. Though outwardly we are wasting away, yet inwardly we are being renewed day by day. For our light and momentary troubles are achieving for us an eternal glory that far outweighs them all. So we fix our eyes not on what is seen, but on what is unseen, since what is seen is temporary, but what is unseen is eternal.
C.S. Lewis - Mere Christianity
Aim at heaven and you will get earth thrown in. Aim at earth and you get neither.
Do you agree or disagree with Lewis’ observation? Explain
8) What are some tangible ways we can focus on Jesus and eternity and not just our circumstances in the midst of pain?

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WHISPER #3 | Plans and Places | May 15, 2022

Brian Van Eps | Teaching Pastor

Promptings, People, Plans and Places

Jesus went out as usual to the Mount of Olives, and his disciples followed him. Luke 22:39 (NIV)

You need a Plan and a Place to hear the whisper of Jesus more clearly

You need a Plan

“Jesus went out as usual…”

We are often the sum of our habits

You need a Place

“Jesus went out as usual to the Mount of Olives…”

Reflection Questions:

1) Where are some of the plans and places that led to inspiring

memories for you?

2) What is your habit of spending time with Jesus…really?

3) What would you like your habit to look like?

4) What is your plan for this week to spend time with Jesus?

5) What places are most inspiring to your soul?

6) What is one place that you could turn into a “Whispering Spot”?

Bonus Challenge!! Tell one person your plan and your place for spending time with Jesus this week.

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MOTHER'S DAY | Tasha Layton | May 8, 2022

Journey Church | Bozeman, Montana

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WHISPER | People | May 1, 2022

Bob Schwahn | Lead Pastor

So Christ himself gave the apostles, the prophets, the evangelists, the pastors and teachers, to equip his people for works of service, so that the body of Christ may be built up until we all reach unity in the faith and in the knowledge of the Son of God and become mature, attaining to the whole measure of the fullness of Christ. Then we will no longer be infants, tossed back and forth by the waves, and blown here and there by every wind of teaching and by the cunning and craftiness of people in their deceitful scheming. Instead, speaking the truth in love, we will grow to become in every respect the mature body of him who is the head, that is, Christ. From him the whole body, joined and held together by every supporting ligament, grows and builds itself up in love, as each part does its work. Ephesians 4:11-16 (NIV)

Don’t you know that you yourselves are God’s temple and that God’s Spirit dwells in your midst? 1 Corinthians 3:16 (NIV)

Therefore confess your sins to each other and pray for each other so that you may be healed. James 5:16 (NIV)

Wounds from a friend can be trusted, but an enemy multiplies kisses. Proverbs 27:6 (NIV)

But the one who prophesies speaks to people for their strengthening, encouraging and comfort. 1 Corinthians 14:3 (NIV)

The Spirit searches all things, even the deep things of God. For who knows a person’s thoughts except their own spirit within them? In the same way no one knows the thoughts of God except the Spirit of God. What we have received is not the spirit of the world, but the Spirit who is from God, so that we may understand what God has freely given us. 1 Corinthians 2:10B-12 (NIV)

Reflection Questions:

Read Ephesians 4:11-16

1) How have you seen God speak through another person into your life? How has God used you to speak into the life of another person?

2) Who are people in your life that you love and trust to be able to speak the truth in love? Who are those you can share your hidden self with? What about their life makes you trust them?

3) What does it take to develop those kind of “truth in love” relationships? Do you have a regular rhythm of meeting with people who you talk about what God is speaking to them about?

4) Why is it important to bring our hidden self (hopes, dreams, struggles, fears, sin, etc.) into the open with other people? What is the cost of failing to engage with people around our hidden self?

5) Have you had a time where someone was able to speak to an issue in your life and they did it really well? Or really poorly? What made it positive or negative?

6) Why is it important and helpful to give people permission to speak into your life (i.e. inviting feedback)?

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WHISPER | Promptings | April 24, 2022

Bob Schwahn | Lead Pastor

1 Kings 19:11-13 (NIV)

The LORD said, “Go out and stand on the mountain in the presence of the LORD, for the LORD is about to pass by.” Then a great and powerful wind tore the mountains apart and shattered the rocks before the LORD, but the LORD was not in the wind. After the wind there was an earthquake, but the LORD was not in the earthquake. After the earthquake came a fire, but the LORD was not in the fire. And after the fire came a gentle whisper. When Elijah heard it, he pulled his cloak over his face and went out and stood at the mouth of the cave. Then a voice said to him, “What are you doing here, Elijah?”

1) Why does God whisper?

Oswald Chambers:

“The checks of the Spirit come in the most extraordinarily gentle ways, and if you are not sensitive enough to detect His voice you will quench it, and your personal spiritual life will be impaired. His checks always come as a still small voice…”

2) What makes God’s whispers hard to hear?

2 Corinthians 10:4-5 (NIV)

The weapons we fight with are not the weapons of the world. On the contrary, they have divine power to demolish strongholds. We demolish arguments and every pretension that sets itself up against the knowledge of God, and we take captive every thought to make it obedient to Christ.

3) How do we respond to whispers?

Hebrews 3:15; 4:7; Psalm 95:7-8 (NIV)

“Today, if you hear his voice, do not harden your hearts.”

Reflection Questions:

1) Describe a time when you had trouble hearing someone (poor sound quality at an event, loud conversation over lunch, soft spoken co-worker in a meeting, etc.). How do you feel when you can’t hear someone well?

2) How well would you say you hear the voice of God? Why do you

think that is?

3) What things in our life can make it difficult to hear God’s voice?

4) When have you heard the voice of God most clearly in your life?

5) What sorts of lies keep us from hearing God’s voice? What have those lies been in your life?

6) What are some unique ways that God spoke to people in the Bible? What are some unique ways God has communicated with you? How did that experience affect your relationship with God?

7) How does God speak to us through engaging the Bible? How have you learned to hear God’s voice from the Bible? What does that process look like for you?

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ENOUGH | Jesus is Enough | April 17, 2022

Brian Van Eps | Teaching Pastor

John 11:25 (NIV)

Jesus said to her, “I am the resurrection and the life. The one who believes in me will live, even though they die..."

John 11:43-44 (NIV)

When he had said this, Jesus called in a loud voice, “Lazarus, come out!” The dead man came out, his hands and feet wrapped with strips of linen, and a cloth around his face. Jesus said to them, “Take off the grave clothes and let him go.”

Jesus is enough!

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Alex Erlenbush | Downtown & Digital Engagement Pastor

Are you trading what you want most for what you want now?

As Jesus started on his way, a man ran up to him and fell on his knees before him. “Good teacher,” he asked, “what must I do to inherit eternal life?” “Why do you call me good?” Jesus answered. “No one is good—except God alone. You know the commandments: ‘You shall not murder, you shall not commit adultery, you shall not steal, you shall not give false testimony, you shall not defraud, honor your father and mother.’” “Teacher,” he declared, “all these I have kept since I was a boy.” Jesus looked at him and loved him. “One thing you lack,” he said. “Go, sell everything you have and give to the poor, and you will have treasure in heaven. Then come, follow me.” At this the man’s face fell. He went away sad, because he had great wealth. Jesus looked around and said to his disciples, “How hard it is for the rich to enter the kingdom of God!” Mark 10:17-23 (NIV)

Jesus entered Jericho and was passing through. A man was there by the name of Zacchaeus; he was a chief tax collector and was wealthy. He wanted to see who Jesus was, but because he was short he could not see over the crowd. So he ran ahead and climbed a sycamore-fig tree to see him, since Jesus was coming that way. When Jesus reached the spot, he looked up and said to him, “Zacchaeus, come down immediately. I must stay at your house today.” So he came down at once and welcomed him gladly. All the people saw this and began to mutter, “He has gone to be the guest of a sinner.” But Zacchaeus stood up and said to the Lord, “Look, Lord! Here and now I give half of my possessions to the poor, and if I have cheated anybody out of anything, I will pay back four times the amount.” Jesus said to him, “Today salvation has come to this house, because this man, too, is a son of Abraham. For the Son of Man came to seek and to save the lost.” Luke 19:1-10 (NIV)

Then, calling the crowd to join his disciples, he said, “If any of you wants to be my follower, you must give up your own way, take up your cross, and follow me. If you try to hang on to your life, you will lose it. But if you give up your life for my sake and for the sake of the Good News, you will save it. And what do you benefit if you gain the whole world but lose your own soul? Is anything worth more than your soul? If anyone is ashamed of me and my message in these adulterous and sinful days, the Son of Man will be ashamed of that person when he returns in the glory of his Father with the holy angels.” Mark 8:34-38 (NLT)

Is anything worth more than your soul?

Reflection Questions:

1) Are you trading what you want most for what you want now?

2) What do you want most? What do you want now?

3) What does your life indicate you currently want now in life?

4) Do you more resemble the Rich Young Ruler or Zacchaeus?

5) What can you change in your life today to pursue eternity over the world?

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ENOUGH | Are You Enough?

Bob Schwahn | Lead Pastor

Mark 6:30-44 (NIV)

And so it was with me, brothers and sisters. When I came to you, I did not come with eloquence or human wisdom as I proclaimed to you the testimony about God. For I resolved to know nothing while I was with you except Jesus Christ and him crucified. I came to you in weakness with great fear and trembling. My message and my preaching were not with wise and persuasive words, but with a demonstration of the Spirit’s power, so that your faith might not rest on human wisdom, but on God’s power. 1 Corinthians 2:1-5 (NIV)

After the people saw the sign Jesus performed, they began to say, “Surely this is the Prophet who is to come into the world.” Jesus, knowing that they intended to come and make him king by force, withdrew again to a mountain by himself. John 6:14-15 (NIV)

Taking the five loaves and the two fish and looking up to heaven, he gave thanks and broke the loaves… Mark 6:41A (NIV)

While they were eating, Jesus took bread, and when he had given thanks, he broke it and gave it to his disciples, saying, “Take it; this is my body.” Mark 14:22 (NIV)

Reflection Questions:

1) Have you ever been in a situation where you wondered if you had what it takes? Where you wondered if you were enough? Share that experience. How did you respond?

2) Have you ever sensed God leading you in a direction where you questioned if you were enough? How did you respond to that circumstance?

3) Why can it be easier to see the horizontal view (life and circumstances and challenges) and not the vertical view (an opportunity for Jesus to grow our faith)?

4) Jesus came to start a revolution but not a military or political revolution. What are the characteristics of Jesus’ revolution?

5) Jesus responded to the needs of the people with bread. The bread of the Word (he began to teach) AND physical bread. What does this example mean for us? Are peoples’ “felt needs” sometimes different from what they really need? How can you determine what are the real needs of the people to whom you shepherd?

6) How have you observed Jesus stretching you in your faith recently? How did you respond or how will you respond?

7) Have you ever known of a situation where the resources and manpower were clearly inadequate to complete the ministry task that God had unquestionably assigned? What happened?

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ENOUGH | Lord of the Sabbath | March 27, 2022

Bob Schwahn | Lead Pastor

Mark 2:23-3:6 (NIV)

He looked around at them in anger and, deeply distressed at their stubborn hearts… Mark 3:5A (NIV)

Then the Pharisees went out and began to plot with the Herodians how they might kill Jesus. Mark 3:6 (NIV)

“If you love me, keep my commands.” John 14:15 (NIV)

“A new command I give you: Love one another. As I have loved you, so you must love one another. By this everyone will know that you are my disciples, if you love one another.” John 13:34-35 (NIV)

“Come to me, all you who are weary and burdened, and I will give you rest. Take my yoke upon you and learn from me, for I am gentle and humble in heart, and you will find rest for your souls. For my yoke is easy and my burden is light.” Matthew 11:28-30 (NIV)

What Does Love Require of Me?

Reflection Questions:

1) Do you have more of a tendency to find faults in other people or to find ways to commend and encourage them?

2) Is there any situation where it is our right and our duty to find fault in others?

3) What rules do you find yourself using to judge the spirituality of yourself and others?

4) What is God’s heart for us in providing a Sabbath? If Sabbath means to “cease”, where are places in your life that you need to “cease” striving and rest in God?

5) With regard to God’s commandments, why is it helpful to ask how God wants to protect and provide for us and others through this command?

6) What kinds of people make you angry? How do you relate to people who are caught up in a cycle of self-destructive sin? How do you relate to people who claim to be righteous but who flout the ways of God?

7) How does answering the question, “What does love require of me?” help us with making moral, ethical, relational, and spiritual decisions? Is this more or less demanding than simply keeping commandments?

8) Give some examples of how applying the question, “What does love require of me?” change the way you live and make decisions.

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ENOUGH | How Healthy Is Your Soul? | March 20, 2022

Brian Van Eps | Teaching Pastor

Mark 2:13-17 (NIV)

Once again Jesus went out beside the lake. A large crowd came to him, and he began to teach them. As he walked along, he saw Levi son of Alphaeus sitting at the tax collector’s booth. “Follow me,” Jesus told him, and Levi got up and followed him. While Jesus was having dinner at Levi’s house, many tax collectors and sinners were eating with him and his disciples, for there were many who followed him. When the teachers of the law who were Pharisees saw him eating with the sinners and tax collectors, they asked his disciples: “Why does he eat with tax collectors and sinners?” On hearing this, Jesus said to them, “It is not the healthy who need a doctor, but the sick. I have not come to call the righteous, but sinners.”

How healthy is your soul?

A Healthy Soul Test: How much love, joy, peace, patience, kindness, goodness, faithfulness, gentleness, and self-control are evident in your life?

When the teachers of the law who were Pharisees saw him eating with the sinners and tax collectors, they asked his disciples: “Why does he eat with tax collectors and sinners?” v. 16

Being good isn't enough

The enemy of Jesus meeting your needs: Pride

On hearing this, Jesus said to them, “It is not the healthy who need a doctor, but the sick. I have not come to call the righteous, but sinners.” v. 17

When we think that we are enough, we don’t leave room for Jesus to be enough.

Reflection Questions:

1) How healthy is your soul…really?

2) How much love, joy, peace, patience, kindness, goodness, faithfulness, gentleness and self-control are evident in your life?

3) How would other people who know you answer that question?

4) Why is pride the enemy of Jesus meeting our need?

5) Respond to this statement: When we think we are enough, we don’t leave room for Jesus to be enough.

6) How specifically do you need Jesus to be enough for your sick soul right now?

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ENOUGH | What Is Our Deepest Need? | March 13, 2022

Bob Schwahn | Lead Pastor

Mark 2:1-12 (NIV)

A few days later, when Jesus again entered Capernaum, the people heard that he had come home. They gathered in such large numbers that there was no room left, not even outside the door, and he preached the word to them. Some men came, bringing to him a paralyzed man, carried by four of them. Since they could not get him to Jesus because of the crowd, they made an opening in the roof above Jesus by digging through it and then lowered the mat the man was lying on. When Jesus saw their faith, he said to the paralyzed man, “Son, your sins are forgiven.” Now some teachers of the law were sitting there, thinking to themselves, “Why does this fellow talk like that? He’s blaspheming! Who can forgive sins but God alone?” Immediately Jesus knew in his spirit that this was what they were thinking in their hearts, and he said to them, “Why are you thinking these things? Which is easier: to say to this paralyzed man, ‘Your sins are forgiven,’ or to say, ‘Get up, take your mat and walk’? But I want you to know that the Son of Man has authority on earth to forgive sins.” So he said to the man, “I tell you, get up, take your mat and go home.” He got up, took his mat and walked out in full view of them all. This amazed everyone and they praised God, saying, “We have never seen anything like this!”

Reflection Questions:

1) What is your greatest need in life?

2) Why do we tend to focus on our circumstantial needs more than our deepest spiritual needs?

3) What are your deepest spiritual needs? How do you need to see Jesus heal you of areas of sin in your life? Take time to pray over these with Jesus and others.

4) Why can it be difficult to see spiritual needs in others when the circumstances of their life appear to be going really well?

5) The four friends had faith that Jesus could observe – it took action. How can we observe faith in others? How can people observe your faith?

6) Who in your sphere of influence has spiritual needs? Who needs the healing of forgiveness found in Jesus? What is your next step in helping get that person to the feet of Jesus?

7) How does this passage show us that Jesus was claiming to be God in the flesh?

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ENOUGH | Is Jesus Enough? | March 6, 2022

Brian Van Eps | Teaching Pastor

Colossians 1:15-20 (NIV)

4 Statements About Jesus To Consider

1) Jesus created you

For in him all things were created: things in heaven and on earth, visible and invisible, whether thrones or powers or rulers or authorities; all things have been created through him and for him. v. 16

2) Jesus sustains you

He is before all things, and in him all things hold together. v. 17

3) Jesus leads you

And he is the head of the body, the church; he is the beginning and the firstborn from among the dead, so that in everything he might have the supremacy. v. 18

4) Jesus saves you

For God was pleased to have all his fullness dwell in him, and through him to reconcile to himself all things, whether things on earth or things in heaven, by making peace through his blood, shed on the cross. v. 19-20

Is Jesus Enough…Really?

Reflection Questions:

1) Is Jesus enough?

2) When was a time when you thought Jesus wasn’t enough?

3) How does this passage inform how you think about Jesus’ sufficiency?

4) What is your response to the statement, “Jesus created you”?

5) What is your response to the statement, “Jesus sustains you”?

6) What is your response to the statement, “Jesus leads you”?

7) What is your response to the statement, “Jesus saves you”?

8) Which of these four statements are the most challenging for

you to understand?

9) Which of these four statements do you find the greatest comfort in?

10) Which of these four statements do you need the most right now?

11) What is an area that you still struggle with Jesus being enough?

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STRONG | The Race Marked For Us | February 27, 2022

Logan Holloman | NextGen Pastor

2 Timothy 4:1-22(NIV)

Watch your life and doctrine closely. Persevere in them, because if you do, you will save both yourself and your hearers. 1 Timothy 4:16 (NIV)

I only know that in every city the Holy Spirit warns me that prison and hardships are facing me. However, I consider my life worth nothing to me; my only aim is to finish the race and complete the task the Lord Jesus has given me—the task of testifying to the good news of God’s grace. Acts 20:23-24 (NIV)

I do all this for the sake of the gospel, that I may share in its blessings. Do you not know that in a race all the runners run, but only one gets the prize? Run in such a way as to get the prize. Everyone who competes in the games goes into strict training. They do it to get a crown that will not last, but we do it to get a crown that will last forever. 1 Corinthians 9:23-25 (NIV)

Therefore, since we are surrounded by such a great cloud of witnesses, let us throw off everything that hinders and the sin that so easily entangles. And let us run with perseverance the race marked out for us, fixing our eyes on Jesus, the pioneer and perfecter of faith. For the joy set before him he endured the cross, scorning its shame, and sat down at the right hand of the throne of God. Consider him who endured such opposition from sinners, so that you will not grow weary and lose heart. Hebrews 12:1-3 (NIV)

What are the stories people share about you?

Practice what you preach

“Running the race”

How do we run the race marked out for us?

• Run your race

• Champion others along the way

• Keep the faith, no matter the cost

Reflection Questions:

1) Who is a Paul in your life? Timothy?

2) How confident are you in “the race marked out for you”?

3) Hebrews 12 encourages us to “throw off everything that hinders and sin that entangles”, what might that be in your life? Perhaps pray for the Holy Spirit to reveal potential areas.

4) How can your Journey community help you fight the good fight, finish the race, and keep the faith?

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STRONG | Authority of Scripture | February 20, 2022

Bob Schwahn | Lead Pastor

But as for you, continue in what you have learned and have become convinced of, because you know those from whom you learned it, and how from infancy you have known the Holy Scriptures, which are able to make you wise for salvation through faith in Christ Jesus. All Scripture is God-breathed and is useful for teaching, rebuking, correcting and training in righteousness, so that the servant of God may be thoroughly equipped for every good work. 2 Timothy 3:14-17 (NIV)

1) INSPIRED

All Scripture is God-breathed… 2 Timothy 3:16a (NIV)

For the word of God is alive and active. Sharper than any double-edged sword, it penetrates even to dividing soul and spirit, joints and marrow; it judges the thoughts and attitudes of the heart. Hebrews 4:12 (NIV)

Doctrine of Inspiration:

The work of God where he providentially prepared and moved the human authors enabling them to receive and communicate according to their individual personalities and styles the truth he would have his people know for his glory and human salvation.

Above all, you must understand that no prophecy of Scripture came about by the prophet’s own interpretation of things. For prophecy never had its origin in the human will, but prophets, though human, spoke from God as they were carried along by the Holy Spirit. 2 Peter 1:20-21 (NIV)

2) USEFUL

All Scripture is God-breathed and is useful for teaching, rebuking, correcting and training in righteousness, so that the servant of God may be thoroughly equipped for every good work. 2 Timothy 3:16-17 (NIV)

Teaching > What is right

Rebuking > What is not right

Correcting > How to get right

Training > How to stay right

...so that the servant of God may be thoroughly equipped for every good work. 2 Timothy 3:17 (NIV)

3) RELATIONAL

World View Questions:

Who has the right to tell me what to do?

Who knows me best and knows what is best for me?

Who loves me and wants what is best for me?

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We are in terrible times

"But mark this: There will be terrible times in the last days. People will be lovers of themselves, lovers of money, boastful, proud, abusive, disobedient to their parents, ungrateful, unholy, without love, unforgiving, slanderous, without self-control, brutal, not lovers of the good, treacherous, rash, conceited, lovers of pleasure rather than lovers of God—having a form of godliness but denying its power. Have nothing to do with such people. They are the kind who worm their way into homes and gain control over gullible women, who are loaded down with sins and are swayed by all kinds of evil desires, always learning but never able to come to a knowledge of the truth. Just as Jannes and Jambres opposed Moses, so also these teachers oppose the truth. They are men of depraved minds, who, as far as the faith is concerned, are rejected. But they will not get very far because, as in the case of those men, their folly will be clear to everyone." 2 Timothy 3:1-9 (NIV)

What should we do in terrible times?

Fight the Good Fight: Live noble lives in terrible times

"You, however, know all about my teaching, my way of life, my purpose, faith, patience, love, endurance, persecutions, sufferings—what kinds of things happened to me in Antioch, Iconium and Lystra, the persecutions I endured. Yet the Lord rescued me from all of them. In fact, everyone who wants to live a godly life in Christ Jesus will be persecuted, while evildoers and impostors will go from bad to worse, deceiving and being deceived." 2 Timothy 3:10-13 (NIV)

Reflection Questions:

1) What is your reaction to the statement: We live in terrible times?

2) Where do you see terrible times in the world right now?

3) Are you surrounding yourself with noble or terrible purposes/people?

4) What areas of your life are terrible right now and need to change?

5) What would living a noble life look like for you?

6) What practical steps do you need to take to begin living a more noble life?

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