Venture Church | Bozeman

Who has God called you to be? Ecclesiastes 2:10-11 Luke 10:38-42 James 1:22 Luke 10:40 Before we can do, we must be. John 1:12 Ephesians 2:8-9 How will you receive God’s love this year? Luke 10:41-42 Mark 10:45 Is serving a requirement or a response? What am I doing that God hasn’t asked me to do? How can I put myself in a position to receive this year?

Luke 2:8-20 Good News Romans 3:23 Romans 6:23 Great Joy It is not joy that makes us grateful. It’s gratitude that makes us joyful.  All People Where are you at with the Good News that causes Great Joy for All People? Romans 5:8 What will you do with the gift of Good News that can cause Great Joy for You this Christmas? Romans 10:9-10 God, I am so sorry for the mess I’ve made and the pain I’ve caus...

Go, tell it on the mountain, over the hills and everywhere. Go, tell it on the mountain that Jesus Christ is born. Isaiah 52:7 How do we go? Jesus Christ is born How do we go? 1. Who is Jesus? Genesis 1:1-5 John 1:1-5 How do we go? 1. Who is Jesus? 2. Why did Jesus come? Jesus Christ is born How do we go? 1. Who is Jesus? 2. Why did Jesus come? 3. How did Jesus come? Jesus Christ is Born While she...

Isaiah 7:14 Genesis 1:1-3 Isaiah 9:2 Land of Deep Darkness “A land where death casts its shadow.” Romans 3:23 Romans 6:23 John 1:14 (MSG) Veiled in flesh the Godhead see, hail the incarnate Deity! Pleased as man with men to dwell, Jesus our Immanuel. The Bible says “Fear Not” 366 times. Why? Fear not for I am with you. How is the Light of Christ inviting transformation in your life this Christmas?...

The wonder of Christmas relates to two simultaneous truths: 1. God is unimaginably big and great 2. God makes himself unimaginably small Idols: Things that help people secure their own power, image, position, and control Paul’s message in Athens came down to two things: Jesus and the Resurrection At the Areopagus Paul is not starting a fight–he is confirming their deepest hopes Consider: There are...

Living Sent - Acts 16: 16-34 1. The Power to Break Chains: Acts 16:16-34 2. The Power to Transform: Acts 16:19-26 3. The Power to Save: Acts 16: 27-34 Are you sensitive to God's leading? Is God asking you to do something you might not want to do?

A Supernatural event points to God’s investment in that event. A supernatural event would be enough to shift my perspective. The Problem: Prejudice What’s with those food laws anyway? God is asking Peter to take the Gospel to an enemy. The Solution: Prayer 3 Parts to Prayer: -Dedication -Authenticity -Listening “Not being changed by prayer is sort of like standing in the middle of a spring rain wi...

How is God trying to get your attention?  Confronted Corrected Committed What sin in your life is God confronting that you need to correct? Is your commitment to God based on the fact that Jesus is your Savior?  Confronted Corrected Committed

What is the most important thing in your life? What is the most important thing in your life? Health Family Friends Success What others think of you      On a scale of 0-10, how serious are you seeking first the Kingdom of God? Full of faith Filled with the Holy Spirit Faithfully said “Yes” Wouldn’t you rather live a life worth living than the life society says is “good enough?” What stone is bein...

Where are you at with Jesus? What are you building your life on? How scared is Satan because of you sharing hope in Jesus?  What is your “Next Step” in trusting Jesus with your life? 

Being stretched, spiritually causes our soul to grow, mature, and develop in a healthy way. Faith is living life beyond recovery but not beyond God's cover. - John Maxwell Who will you invite into your life to help you grow into the man/woman God created you to be? What area of your life are you scared to step out in faith and trust God in?

What are you trying to do on your own?  What does it look like to follow Jesus?  What authority does Scripture have over your life?  Where in your life are you looking for an escape, when you need an embrace?  What spoke can you strengthen this week?

On a scale of 0-10, how serious are you taking Jesus and His teachings? Witness-to speak about what you have seen or experienced. Who will experience the forgiveness of sin, the fullness of life, and eternity with God because of you? How will you take Jesus and His teachings serious this week?

How do I change? Zacchaeus: Jewish name: “Pure of the Lord” But he has wandered far from his name and heritage In being a tax collector, Zacchaeus: Could not worship in the synagogue Was probably disowned by his family Was labeled a moral equal with murderers and robbers How does Zacchaeus change? He makes himself available How does Zacchaeus change? He makes himself available Jesus finds him How...

What is an area of your life you don’t like Jesus rattling? Lazarus-God has helped. Are you willing to hear God out on what happens after this life? What do I do to inherit eternal life? Humble yourself Repent of your sin Place your trust in Jesus What am I condoning that God is convicting me of? How will I prepare now for the next life?

HOW WE RESPOND MATTERS WHATEVER IT TAKES What do I do to inherit eternal life? Humble yourself Repent of your sin Place your trust in Jesus Deceives us Destroys us Deceives us Destroys us What role does God play in your life? Am I trustworthy in handling worldly wealth? What’s at stake? What would doing “whatever it takes” look like in your life this week?  What would your bank account say is most...

People love to hide, but HATE not to be found. Two Groups: Tax collectors and “sinners” Pharisees and teachers of the law Which do you most identify with? The younger son does not want his father, but his father’s stuff. Repentance does not lead to despair; it leads to hope The older son does not want the father either; he too is after his father’s stuff The older son had spent his whole life doin...

Does God really love me? Who are the lost around me? How can I help? Found Is my heart aligned with God’s? Who is my ONE? Lost  Heavenly Father, thank you for sending your son Jesus to die on the cross for my sin. I believe in Jesus Christ as my Lord and Savior. I ask you to forgive me for all of my sin and for playing god in my own life! You alone are God! I surrender my life to you. Please fill...

Why do you follow Jesus? Do you celebrate being a Christian? Who will you invite to the table?

Who owns your life? Do you see yourself as an owner or a manager? I’ll do - my crops - my barns - my grain - myself (my soul) Do you know how much God values you? Worry must be replaced by Action. Which Kingdom will you live for?

Are you living the full life or a life that’s really full? Clean Cups, Dead Hearts Problem: Attaching spiritual significance to something God doesn’t What are some ways you’re trying to show God or others how good you’re doing in one area so you don’t have to address another area that God might want to develop in you? Woe-Warning/Condemnation-Watch out, wrath is coming. God is not impressed by out...

You can believe the correct things and still be far from God. The questions we ask give us the answers we get. The lawyer was asking the wrong question. Jews as a whole were commonly divided into three groups: Priests Levites Israelites Samaritans: -Once part of the Hebrew people -Scattered by the Assyrian Empire, intermarried -Considered half-breeds by the Jews -Sided against Jews in the Maccabea...

1. THE GOSPEL IS GOING 2. THE GOSPEL IS EVERYBODY’S RESPONSIBILITY 3. THE GOSPEL IS NOT RESULTS The gospel does bring us solutions to these problems [of suffering and injustice], but it does so by first solving... the deepest of all human problems, the problem of man's relation with his Maker; and unless we make it plain that the solution of these former problems depends on the settling of this la...