Missio Church - Bismarck

Verses Used: Joshua 5:13-15 Judges 6:14-17 Judges 6:36-40 Romans 12:2 1 Samuel 3:1-5; 8-11 Hebrews 4:12 Takeaways: How am I making space in my life to clearly hear from God? What am I hearing today that God is asking me to test and approve? Who am I walking with that can help confirm what God is speaking to me? https://missio.life/home  

Verses Used: 1 Corinthians 10:1-13 Exodus 20:1-21 Takeaways: God never intended death - He intended to reveal that He provides redemption for sin. Rules without relationships leads to rebellion “I am willing, Lord, to receive what You give. To lack what You withhold. To relinquish what you take, to suffer what You inflict, to be what you require. By the power of the Spirit. For the glory of God, i...

Verses Used: Genesis 21:11-13 Genesis 26:23-25 Genesis 27:21-24;41-44 Genesis 28:12-15 Genesis 32:22-29 Genesis 50:17:21 Takeaways : Scene 1: The Promised Son God showed that he never intended death - He intended to reveal that He provides redemption for sin. Every follower of Jesus faces tests of faith. It will happen. We get to choose how to respond. Twenty years without a child. Isaac prays per...

Verses Used: Genesis 12-16 Genesis 13:14-18 Genesis 15:6 Genesis 16:1-3, 11-12 Genesis 19:12-13 Takeaways: God still writes His story through imperfect, ordinary people who are willing to trust Him. Scene 1: Abram’s Calling Abram’s calling was a call of grace, a call to trust, and to be a blessing. That’s the heartbeat of God’s story: He blesses people so they can bless others. Sometimes faith loo...

Verses Used: Genesis 4-11 Genesis 4:1-15 1 John 3:12 Hebrews 11:6 Genesis 6:5-8;14-21 Genesis 9:11 Genesis 11:4-9 Takeaways: When we try to make sense of our own stories apart from God’s story, they often don’t make sense at all.  Scene 1: Two Brothers Sin, envy, jealousy, pride. They drove Cain to kill his own brother. Are we responsible for others? God’s answer is yes. You are your brother’...

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Verses Used: Genesis 1-3 Job 38:4-7 Isaiah 14:12-14 Revelation 12:7-9 Genesis 1:1-9; 26-28 Genesis 3:1-4; 6-11 Luke 10:18 Takeaways: The Bible is the true story of the world. He is the main character in the story, but you and I are also characters in his story. God wants to redeem and reframe your individual story. God can give you a better story to live into. Scene 1: Origins God will not allow s...

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Verses Used: 1 John 5:1-5 1 John 5:11-13 Matthew 7:13-14 John 1:12 Matthew 11:28-30 Isaiah 64:6 Takeaways: Become a Child of God John 1:12 says, “Yet to all who did receive him, to those who believed in his name, he gave the right to become children of God.” Adoption is not earned - it’s received. You have a choice too, if you want adoption into the family of God. The invitation is to everyone. If...

Verses Used: 1 John 4:7-21 Romans 5:8 Takeaways: Who is God? Without God, we would have no knowledge or experience of love - at all. Love is a decision to will for the good of someone else. 4 Main Types of Love we see in the Bible: Storge - Familial Love (Connected) Eros - Romantic Love (Physical) Philia - Friendship Love (Loyal) Agape - Unconditional Love (Sacrificial) How Do We Know? God showed...

Verses Used: 1 John 2:15-17 Proverbs 4:23 John 3:16  Ephesians 2:1-3 Hebrews 11:6 Takeaways: Love for the Father Love of the world crowds out the love of the Father Jesus said the greatest command is “Love the Lord your God with all your heart, soul, mind, and strength. The second is like it, love your neighbor as yourself.” The Love of the Father is rooted in relationship. We get to pour fue...

Verses Used: Matthew 25 https://missio.life/home

Verses Used: 1 John 2:3-14 Takeaways: Real Obedience Obedience to Jesus is an indicator that our faith is real. If someone claims, “I know God,” but doesn’t obey God’s commandments, that person is a liar and is not living in the truth. Your actions - the way you live your life, tells the truth about you. Either you will obey Jesus or self. Real Love Jesus told his disciples the world will know you...

Verses Used: 1 John 1:5-2:2 James 1:16-17 John 13:4-10 Takeaways: The apostle John uses this imagery of walking in the light to describe the kind of spiritual life we are to live in relationship to God. We can learn from all passages of scripture, but we need to understand the context of when, where, and why it was first written. Last week, John established that we can know the truth. We can know...

Verses Used: 1 John 1-4 John 14:6 Hebrews 4:16 John 8:32 Takeaways: Information without application never leads to transformation. We must not just know the truth but live it - that’s where faith becomes real. There is a spiritual battle going on for truth and people’s souls When everything around us is shifting, God gives us His Spirit and His Word to help us know what is true and to stand firm i...

Verses Used: Ephesians 5:1-10 Matthew 22:36-39 1 Corinthians 6:15-18 Matthew 16:24-26 John 8:12 https://missio.life/home

Verses Used: 2 Corinthians 5:17 1 John 2:15-17 Galatians 2:20 Romans 12:1-2 Acts 1:8 Discussion Questions:  Who do you represent in today’s story; the caterpillar or the butterfly? https://missio.life/home

Verses Used: Colossians 3:15-17 Isaiah 26:3 Philippians 4:6,7 Philippians 4:4,5 2 Corinthians 5:20 Takeaways : Jesus changes EVERYTHING When it comes to the Gospel, there are no limits on access Do EVERYTHING in the name of Jesus Discussion Questions:      What has the greatest say in your life right now? What exchange needs to take place in order for you to be more grateful? A...

Verses Used: John 10:1-18 Takeaways: In the midst of all the noise and business of life, we tend to ask: “Is God speaking? How can I hear him?”  Truth is, God is speaking, but he doesn’t shout over the noise. God is a relational God and he longs to speak to his people - you and me The Shepherds Voice Recognition begins with relationship The relationship between the shepherd and his sheep is b...

Verses Used: 1 Samuel 3:1-10 Amos 8:11-12 1 Kings 19:11-13 Takeaways : We are constantly hearing, but not always listening. There are 4 Ways God Speaks to us: His written word Circumstances Other people The impressions of the Holy Spirit God is Speaking If we don’t believe he is speaking, we probably won’t hear him. God is powerful and his very words are more powerful than we can even comprehend....

Verses Used: Jeremiah 29:4 Acts 13

Verses Used: Luke 22:54-62 John 21:15-17 Matthew 16:15-18 Titus 3:5 Ephesians 2:8-9 Galatians 3:2-3, 11-12 Takeaways: Review of the 4 G’s God is great, so I don’t have to be in control. God is good, so I don’t have to look elsewhere for satisfaction. God is glorious, so I don’t have to fear others. God is gracious, so I don’t have to prove myself. Grace meaning God’s unmerited favor. The Problem T...

Verses Used: Luke 12:4-7 Proverbs 29:25 Isaiah 8:11-13 John 12:42-43 Psalm 97:1-6 Isaiah 42:8 Psalm 27:1-3 Galatians 5:13 Luke 12:7 Takeaways: In this life of discipleship, we behave according to what we believe. God is glorious, so I don’t have to fear others. The fear of man lays a snare, but whoever trusts in the Lord is safe. God is Glorious Glorious, meaning possessing consummate worth, beaut...

Verses Used: Luke 15:11-32 1 Chronicles 16:34 Psalm 34:8 Psalm 119:68 Luke 15:11-32 Colossians 2:20-23 Takeaways: Freedom from sinful patterns does not come by trying harder, but by believing truth and letting behaviors flow from that truth. True beliefs bring obedience to God, false beliefs bring disobedience to God - sin. God is good, so I don’t have to look for satisfaction elsewhere. God is Go...

Verses Used: Genesis 50:15-21 Psalm 145:3 Psalm 33:6 Luke 12:25-31 Matthew 6:10 Takeaways: Behaviors come from a place of belief - our heart. We don’t typically think on truth long enough to change the operating system of our hearts. God is great, so I don’t have to be in control. God is Great God is more powerful than anyone else. He is present in all places at all times. He is in total control o...