Missio Church - Bismarck

Verses Used: Galatians 5:22-23 Zephaniah 3:17 John 15:11 Luke 2:8-11 Deuteronomy 19:4-6 Exodus 34:25-26 Roman 6:14 Psalm 51:10-12 Psalm 16:11 James 1:2 Takeaways: Sometimes we live our lives waiting for joy. It seems elusive, like something everybody else gets to experience, but not us. A Joyful God Jesus was and is the most joy filled person who ever lived. His desire is for you to experience his...

Verses Used: Luke 2:13-14 Hebrews 11:6 Romans 8:7 Matthew 5:21-22 John 14:27 Romans 12:14-18 Matthew 5:9 Isaiah 2:4 Isaiah 11:6-9 Colossians 1:20 Takeaways: Peace with God God is not pleased with our good deeds we do to try to earn our own righteousness. God is pleased with the life, death, and resurrection of his son Jesus. Faith, more specifically, faith in Jesus is what pleases God. Not our goo...

Verses Used: Isaiah 9:2-7 Salvation - 1 John 5:13 Forgiveness - 1 John 1:9 Provision - Philippians 4:19 Protection - 1 Thessalonians 3:3 Prayer - Mark 11:24 Rest - Matthew 11:28 Abundant Life - John 10:10 Takeaways: Waiting for a Savior  Notice how the text speaks in future tense: People who walk in darkness will see a great light, You will enlarge the nation of Israel, You will break the yok...

Verses Used: Ephesians 1:3-5 James 1:16-18 1 Chronicles 29:10-14 John 2:6-11 John 15:13 1 Thessalonians 5:18 Malachi 3:10 Takeaways: We can be generous with our time, our talents, and our treasure Who is God? God is the greatest giver of all He has given us literally everything. We didn’t bring anything into this world. God has created the world and created us. We are his people brought into this...

Verses Used: Acts 10:1-8 Ephesians 2:8-9 Titus 3:5 Mark 7:9 Galatians 6:26-29 Takeaways: Questions to think about today: How does God see us and those that are different from us? Especially the people we would probably rather not associate with or spend any amount of time with. God’s heart has always been to have a redeemed people that know him and love him. In the Old Testament it was the nation...

w/ Guest speaker Matt Johnson Verses Used: Acts 9

Verses Used: Acts 6-7 Leviticus 24:16 1 Peter 3:15 Galatians 5:6-24 Takeaways: The gospel is such good news because it gives us not only an earthly perspective, but an eternal perspective. Full of the Spirit To be full of the Spirit is yielding to his lordship in our lives. Letting God be in charge of our lives, even daily stuff instead of letting ourselves take charge. Being full of the Spirit me...

Verses Used: Acts 6:1-7 1 Corinthians 12:12-26 Takeaways: In order for the kingdom to expand and the church to grow, issues need to be addressed For the church to grow, tasks needed to be shared and responsibilities needed to be delegated. SHAPE S - Spiritual Gifts - What has God supernaturally gifted me to do? H - Heart - What do I have passion for and love to do? A - Abilities - What natural tal...

Verses Used: Acts 5:1-11 Psalm 111:10 Proverbs 1:7 Proverbs 19:23 Proverbs 14:26-27 2 Timothy 1:7 1 John 4:18 Isaiah 41:10 Matthew 10:31 Psalm 56:11 1 John 4:8 & 10 Romans 8:15 Isaiah 43:1 Psalm 145:8-9 Psalm 16:11 Zephaniah 3:17 Takeaways: Sin and Consequences They wanted to appear generous without actually being generous (hypocrisy). It was not required that they sell their land and donate t...

Verses Used: Acts 4:12 Acts 4:23-31 Philippians 4:6 1 Peter 5:7 Psalm 2 Luke 19 Matthew 17:20

Verses Used: Acts 4:1-21 Romans 13:1-2,7 Takeaways: Greatly Annoyed The religious leaders were greatly annoyed because they were not in control. Trying to be in control is a product of fear. Only God is truly in control. Questions Their questioning revolved around authority and power. The gospel spreads by the power of the Holy Spirit, and the Kingdom of God cannot be stopped. Can’t Be Silent Jesu...

Verses Used: Acts 3:1-10 Luke 8:49-56 Matthew 13:45-46 Isaiah 35:6 Takeaways: The Beggar’s Need Jesus was often interrupted in his daily life and made time for the needs of people. The Apostle’s Offer Money can buy a lot of things, but it can’t buy your place in the kingdom. This was a great miracle, but I believe the greatest miracle is the salvation of a person’s soul. The People Were Amazed Mir...

Verses Used: Acts 2:42-47 2 Corinthians 9:7 Takeaways: A Gospel Centered Community The gospel was central to their community. A healthy community is a gospel-centered community. When the gospel is central to a group of people, it isn’t just a lesson in a room from a book. It was a way of living; it touches every area of life. The gospel is not only information, it’s application that leads to trans...

Verses Used: Acts 2: 1-21 Genesis 1:1-3 1 Samuel 16:14 Ephesians 4:30 2 Corinthians 1:22  Genesis 11:3-9 Acts 2:37-41 Takeaways: The Spirit is Here  Pentecost Sunday is part of the traditional church calendar The Spirit was at work but not in the same capacity that He is post Jesus The coming of the Holy Spirit at Pentecost changed everything. The coming of the Holy Spirit and the way he...

Verses Used: Acts 1:1-8 Luke 1:3 Matthew 13:44-46 Luke 24:47-49 John 15:5 Acts 1:8 Takeaways: For the Kingdom The Kingdom of Me is in direct opposition to the Kingdom of God A Jesus movement is for the Kingdom of God, not the kingdom of self Wait for the Spirit A Jesus movement relies or waits on the Holy Spirit Any kind of ministry we try to do is pointless without the power and work of the Holy...

Verses Used: Psalm 139 Ezekiel 18:4 Takeaways: He Knows Me God knows you. We might be afraid of God’s watchful eyes on us, we might feel exposed and threatened. How many times have we deserved the wrath of God? He knows how we live, he knows you, and he chooses to love you. He Is With Me David talks about the fact that God is omnipresent You could be lost in the middle of nowhere and God sees you,...

Verses Used: Psalm 94 Matthew 5:44 Ephesians 4:26 James 1:19-20 John 5:22 Matthew 25:31-34 2 Corinthians 5:10 Takeaways: What to do with Anger The first thing you might notice here is that the Psalmist seems to be angry. Psalms are those that imprecate - invoke judgment, calamity or curses upon one’s enemies or those perceived as the enemies of God.  Anger needs to be handled properly. Anger...

Verses Used: Psalm 77 James 1:2-4 Hebrews 13:8 James 1:17 Takeaways: No Comfort Sometimes our souls need comfort and it does not immediately come. God Must Have Changed Sometimes we might feel so distant from God and feel that you’re struggling to even know what is true about him anymore. Questioning God’s character because of his current circumstances. Remember Remembering God’s character and his...

w/ Guest Speaker Matt Johnson https://missio.life/home

Verses Used: Psalm 33 Exodus 20:3 Takeaways: We worship with music. Worship is a heart posture, but music is the vehicle we use. The Books within the Book of Psalms Book One (1-41) The song of the blessed man. Book Two (42-72) Songs for the outcast. Book Three (73-89) Dark book of the Psalms Book Four (90-106) Songs for the wanderer. Book Five (107-150) Songs for coming home. Worship God with Song...

Verses Used: Hebrews 3:12-13 Ephesians 6:10-13 1 Peter 5:8-11 Romans 7:21-25 1 John 2:15-17 Takeaways: What we do and how we live is directly tied to what we think and believe. The Liar Paul said to be strong in the Lord. Not just be strong, be awesome on your own. Stand firm in him. Unbelief in God’s truth is belief in some other version of truth - false truth. The Flesh A physical desire for int...

Verses Used: Ephesians 6:12 Romans 8:5-11 2 Corinthians 10:5  Matthew 7:18-20 Ephesians 6:10-18 Takeaways: Spiritual Warfare What are some common lies you hear today? Our weapons and power come from the gospel which is the power of God for salvation, and our enemies are Satan, the world, and the flesh John Piper states, “The flesh is any human action or achievement without dependence upon the...

Verses Used: Luke 5 Mark 10:45 Luke 19:10 Luke 7:33-34 Luke 5:27-32 Luke 5, 7, 9, 10, 11, 14, 19, 22, 24 John 6:35 Matthew 26:26-29 Romans 5:8 Ephesians 2 Takeaways: Throughout the Bible, God has used food as a means to communicate spiritual truths and realities. Jesus Came… “The Son of Man came not to be served but to serve, and to give his life as a ransom for many”. “The Son of Man came to seek...

Verses Used: Mark 10:17-31 Takeaways: The goal of gospel fluency is that we would give everyone around us an opportunity to experience Jesus through us. Jesus was the most gospel fluent person to ever live. Good news flowed from him. Right to the Heart Jesus is in essence saying, your money has your heart. Will you give me your heart? (money, future, goals, and dreams). Our actions/decisions/lives...

Verses Used: Romans 1:16 2 Corinthians 5:17-19 Romans 1:16-17   John 20:21 Takeaways: Language shapes culture and culture shapes language. Gospel: God himself has come to rescue and restore creation in and through the work of Jesus Christ on our behalf. Vision for Gospel Fluency: If the gospel is going to be good news for every area of life, we most likely need a bigger understanding of...