Bismarck Community Church Sermon Podcast

In this week's message, Pastor Jim Ellis concludes our sermon series on church unity, focusing on John 14-17. In this final message, Pastor Jim reads John chapter 17 three times and encourages us to look for the words “know”, “word”, and “unity”. #bismarck #church #BismarckCommunityChurch #BCC #JimEllis #Gospel #community #unity #John 17 #JesusPrayer #SoThatYouMayKnow #know #word  Support the...

In this week's message, Pastor Jim Ellis continues his sermon series on church unity, looking into chapters 14-17 of the Gospel of John. He focuses on John 16:16-24, revealing that the true present of Christmas is the presence of Jesus, and in His presence is fullness of joy. #bismarck #church #BismarckCommunityChurch #BCC #JimEllis #Gospel #community #unity #John 16 #JesusPresence #FullnessO...

This week, Pastor Jim Ellis continues his sermon series on church unity, looking at chapters 14-17 of the Gospel of John. In this message, he explores John 16:4b-15, where Jesus explains how his departure actually brings an advantage. #bismarck #church #BismarckCommunityChurch #BCC #JimEllis #Gospel #community #unity #John15 #John 16 #JesusDeparts #HolySpiritComes #advantage Support the show Find...

This week, Pastor Jim Ellis continues the sermon series on church unity, focusing on chapters 14-17 of the book of John. In this message, he looks at John 15:18-16:4, where Jesus reminds us not to be surprised if the world hates us while offering hope through the Helper, who will testify about Him. #bismarck #church #BismarckCommunityChurch #BCC #JimEllis #Gospel #community #unity #John15 #John 16...

This week, Pastor Jim Ellis continues the sermon series on church unity where we explore chapters 14-17 of the book of John. In this message, he highlights John 15:1-17, where Jesus uses the illustration of a vine to teach his disciples about abiding in Him. #bismarck #church #BismarckCommunityChurch #BCC #JimEllis #Gospel #community #unity #John15 #IAmTheVine #abide #AbideInMe Support the show Fi...

This week, Pastor Jim Ellis kicks off a new sermon series focused on church unity, exploring John 14-17. In the first sermon of the series, Jim delves into John 14:1-14, where Jesus responds to the disciples' questions and reveals that He is the way, the truth, and the life. #bismarck #church #BismarckCommunityChurch #BCC #JimEllis #Gospel #community #unity #John14 #waytruthlife #TheWay #TheT...

This week, Pastor Jim Ellis continues the sermon series on church unity, exploring John 14-17. In this sermon, Jim focuses on John 14:15-31, where Jesus promises the Holy Spirit and explains that loving Him involves keeping His commandments.#bismarck #church #BismarckCommunityChurch #BCC #JimEllis #Gospel #community #unity #John14 #HolySpirit #IfYouLoveMe #Commandments Support the show Find out mo...

In this concluding sermon of our "Radical Generosity" series, Pastor Jim Ellis invites us to reflect on our own generosity and consider whether we are sharing freely with all that we have, recognizing that everything we possess ultimately belongs to God. He highlights the key lesson from 2 Corinthians 9:6 about the impact of sowing—whether sparingly or generously—and the consequences it...

In this sermon from our "Radical Generosity" series, Pastor Jim Ellis examines the profound generosity of the Holy Spirit, the third person of the Trinity, and how He empowers us to live in alignment with Him. Focusing on Galatians 5:16-26, Pastor Jim highlights the contrast between living according to the flesh and living by the Spirit. #bismarck #church #BismarckCommunityChurch #BCC #J...

In this sermon from our “Radical Generosity” series, Pastor Jim Ellis explores how the Trinity influences our approach to generosity. He examines the story of the first sin and the initial proclamation of the Gospel, highlighting God’s generous gift in John 3:16. #bismarck #church #BismarckCommunityChurch #BCC #JimEllis #Gospel #RadicalGenerosity #Generosity #LivingLifeWithoutLack #GodIsGenerous #...

In this first sermon from our “Radical Generosity” series, Pastor Jim Ellis looks at Acts 20:17-28 where Paul remembers the words of Jesus that it is more blessed to give than to receive. #bismarck #church #BismarckCommunityChurch #BCC #JimEllis #Gospel #RadicalGenerosity #Generosity #LivingLifeWithoutLack #GodIsGenerous #Paul #Ephesus #Acts20 #MoreBlessedToGive #BetterToGiveThanReceive Support th...

In this final sermon from our “Hearing God” series, Pastor Jim Ellis looks at the importance of telling our stories. The story of Moses, the story of the beginning of Bismarck Community Church, and the story of one of our BCC members are shared. #bismarck #church #BismarckCommunityChurch #BCC #JimEllis #Gospel #HearingGod #Stop #Rest #Moses #BurningBush #Hear #listening #tell #ourstory #GodsStory...

In this sermon from our “Hearing God” series, Pastor Jim Ellis highlights the word “with” in Exodus 3:12 and tells us how we step into obedience knowing God is with us. #bismarck #church #BismarckCommunityChurch #BCC #JimEllis #Gospel #HearingGod #Stop #Rest #Moses #BurningBush #Hear #listening #step #GodWithUs #Immanuel Support the show Find out more about us at BismarckCC.org . We would love for...

In this sermon from our “Hearing God” series, Pastor Jim Ellis looks at the story of Moses and the burning bush and how we too can hear from God. #bismarck #church #BismarckCommunityChurch #BCC #JimEllis #Gospel #HearingGod #Stop #Rest #Moses #BurningBush #Hear #listening Support the show Find out more about us at BismarckCC.org . We would love for you to join us in person on Sunday mornings at 10...

In this sermon from our “Hearing God” series, Pastor Jim Ellis looks at the story of Moses and the burning bush and how we need to REST to hear from God. #bismarck #church #BismarckCommunityChurch #BCC #JimEllis #Gospel #HearingGod #Stop #Rest #Moses #BurningBush #HolyGround Support the show Find out more about us at BismarckCC.org . We would love for you to join us in person on Sunday mornings at...

In this introductory sermon in our new series on “Hearing God”, Pastor Jim Ellis looks at the story of Moses and the burning bush and how we need to STOP as the first step to be able to hear from God. #bismarck #church #BismarckCommunityChurch #BCC #JimEllis #Gospel #HearingGod #Stop #Moses #BurningBush Support the show Find out more about us at BismarckCC.org . We would love for you to join us in...

In his first sermon since returning from sabbatical, Pastor Jim Ellis looks at John 15:1-17 and talks about his takeaways from his time away. He concludes that relationships are what it is all about, especially the ultimate relationship of our friendship with God. #bismarck #church #BismarckCommunityChurch #BCC #JimEllis #Gospel #family #friends #relationships #FriendshipWithGod Support the show F...

This week, Claudette Reno finishes our sermon series on the “Wisdom of James”. In this message, Claudette speaks to us from the passage in James 5:13-20 where she looks at the prayer of faith and shares some personal stories of God working through the prayers of our church community. #bismarck #church #BismarckCommunityChurch #BCC #ClaudetteReno #Gospel #Wisdom #James #PrayerOfFaith #prayer #faith...

This week, Hannah Venable continues in our sermon series on the “Wisdom of James”. In this message, Hannah speaks to us from the passage in James 5:7-12 where she looks at what we should be doing while we wait during times of suffering. #bismarck #church #BismarckCommunityChurch #HannahVenable #Gospel #Wisdom #James #patience #suffering #waiting #PatienceInSuffering   Support the show Find out mor...

This week, Dennis Sailer continues in our sermon series on the “Wisdom of James”. In this message, Dennis speaks to us from the passage in James 5:1-6 where he looks at what the financially rich and those rich in Christ are called to do with their wealth. #bismarck #church #BismarckCommunityChurch #DennisSailer #Gospel #Wisdom #James #rich #wealthy #RichInChrist   Support the show Find out more ab...

This week, Bob Nordvall continues in our sermon series on the “Wisdom of James”. In this message, Bob speaks to us from the passage in James 4:13-17 where he examines James’ words to his audience about bearing in mind the reality of the brevity of life and focusing on living life by walking in faith and trusting in Jesus.  #bismarck #church #BismarckCommunityChurch #BobNordvall #Gospel #Wisdom #Ja...

This week, Mark Krenz continues in our sermon series on the “Wisdom of James”. In this message, Mark speaks to us from the passage in James 4:1-12 where he examines the strong language James uses to illustrate how friendship with the world puts us at enmity with God. #bismarck #church #BismarckCommunityChurch #MarkKrenz #Gospel #Wisdom #James #Worldliness #FriendshipWithWorld #EnmityWithGod  Suppo...

This week, Tony Mitterling continues in our sermon series on the “Wisdom of James”. In this message, Tony speaks to us from the passage in James 3:13-18 where he contrasts the wisdom from above with earthly wisdom. #bismarck #church #BismarckCommunityChurch #TonyMitterling #Gospel #Wisdom #James #WisdomFromAbove  Support the show Find out more about us at BismarckCC.org . We would love for you to...

This week, Marcus Staley continues in our sermon series on the “Wisdom of James”. In this message, Marcus speaks to us from the passage in James 3:1-12 and has us take a serious look at the impact of our words. #bismarck #church #BismarckCommunityChurch #MarcusStaley #Gospel #Wisdom #James #WordsHavePower #TamingTheTongue Support the show Find out more about us at BismarckCC.org . We would love fo...

This week, Daniel Nairn continues in our sermon series on the “Wisdom of James”. In this message, Daniel speaks to us about James 2:14-26 and how we can reconcile the Gospel with this passage that tells us that faith without works is dead. #bismarck #church #BismarckCommunityChurch #DanielNairn #Gospel #Wisdom #James #FaithWithoutWorksIsDead  Support the show Find out more about us at BismarckCC.o...