Venture Church | Bozeman

Where do you find life? In the Gospel of Luke, we meet Jesus who doesn’t just claim to have a way to life, but to BE the way to life Obvious Question #1: Why did Jesus need to be baptized? “For as in Adam all die, so in Christ all will be made alive.” 1 Corinthians 15:22 Jesus comes as the Last Adam Obvious Question #2: Why is the Spirit of God leading Jesus into a place where he will be tempted?...

Are you willing to pursue the people in your life in their darkest places? Has your relationship with God become about you and your comfort? How many lives will be changed because of your willingness to go? Missionaries where we live, work, and play. Legacy Summits provide perspective! Where are you at? Who is one person you will commit to share hope with this week?

Movement/Intentionality vs. Stagnant/Complacent Venture, you are sent. GO be the church! KEEP GO SIMPLE Lost We have a line to cross! VENTURE-A risky or daring undertaking involving risk and uncertainty as to the outcome. Struggle Stakes Sacrifice Learn Explore who God is. Live Information + Application = Transformation On the GO scale from 0-10, where are you?   0-No way!         2-Hesitant      ...

Here you can find relevant scripture, a teaching outline, and key points taken from today's New Year Message:    -How have you TRUSTED God enough to FOLLOW Him?  -What are some things you want to do differently in 2025?    -What are some of your Victories from 2024?    -77 people surrendered their life to Jesus last year!   -Matthew 14:26-29   -11 guys got to see 1 guy (Peter) walk on water.  Whic...

What do snowmen eat for breakfast?  Snowflakes How much did Santa’s Sleigh cost?  Nothing. It was on the house What do gingerbread men use when they break their leg?  A Candy Cane NEED  What do I need?  Are you willing to trust that a baby shows up in a manger in order to save you from your sin? Why is Christmas Merry?  God I need you. I need you to forgive me. I need your help. I can’t do this li...

If I'm not guaranteed tomorrow, how am I going to live today?

Reflection Questions: What areas of your life are you working to make changes on the outside that you need to let God transform from the inside? How will you, in the midst of your ordinary life, commit to being part of God’s extraordinary story? Who will you care enough about to invite them into what God is doing this Christmas?

What will your response to God be? Righteous in the sight of God. What prayer have you been praying that you have given up on? Have you surrendered to what God is doing behind the story and beyond what you can see? Will today be the day you speak faith over your doubt?  Father in Heaven, I believe that you love me. That in your great mercy, you sent your Son, Jesus, to pay the price for my sin by...

2 Gates - 2 Paths 2 Kinds of People - 2 Fruits 2 Foundations What are the fruits of my Life? What are my reasons for - partially or fully - rejecting Jesus? Will I answer The Call?

Hypokrites: Referred to an actor who wore a mask “Our greatest desire is to be known, but our greatest fear is to not be loved” ~ Timothy Keller God doesn’t want our mask, He wants our heart. What door are you knocking on? What is your “Next Step” in growing in wisdom?

My Kingdom or God's Kingdom What am I investing in that is going to outlive me? If my budget could speak, what would it say about who I am and what matters to me?

Will I trust God enough to Follow Him and do what He asks me to do?   INFORMATION UNDERSTANDING CONVICTION ACTION Where are you today? Soaking up information? Seeking Understanding? Wrestling with Conviction? Weighing what Action will cost you? What part of your life are you delaying obedience in?    What is keeping you from “going public” with your faith? What part of the process are you struggli...

“For Yours is the kingdom and the power and the glory forever. Amen.” ACTS prayer model Adoration Confession Thanksgiving Supplication

No political party or candidate will ever fully reflect the mission of the church and heart of our Heavenly Father. How do I, as a follower of Jesus, engage in politics? Navigating Biblical Issues in Politics There is no perfect candidate. Vote for policy over personality. Vote for principle over passion. How do we make the best decisions we can based on what we are given that most accurately alig...

No political party will ever fully reflect the mission of the church and heart of our Heavenly Father. How do I, as a follower of Jesus, engage in politics? What’s the point?  Vs  What’s wrong with people, why are they not engaging? Apathy and  Idolatry  Biblical issues have become political issues.  Original Purpose of Government: Provide national defense and navigate foreign relations. Coordinat...

How do I, as a follower of Jesus, engage in politics? “In our clearest and most honest moments, we all too often seek security by conforming to the spirit of the times, rather than serving in the world as God's counterculture as we were created to do. Like Israel, we tend to forfeit the lordship of God in order to become like all nations. We become like all the other sheep and we follow our cultur...

Reconciliation: The act of causing two people or groups to become friendly again after an argument or disagreement

Ceremonial- This category includes laws about festivals, diet, cleanliness, and the Levitical priesthood. Civil - How to behave in God’s society Moral- How to honor the lord with your life (10 commandments)

How are you being salt and light to the people around you? Who are some of the friends who you are determined to bring to Jesus? Who are your friends who are determined to bring to Jesus?

“The unexamined life is not worth living”. -Socrates Beatitude = Blessing What, other than Jesus, am I trying to find hope and joy from? What parts of my life have started to look more like the world than the Kingdom of God?

Depleting Desire: No matter how strong a desire starts, it will fade over time. What do you do when desire runs out? Discipline: Dedication without Desire Delight: Remember who God is and Celebrate what He has don “For the present is the point at which time touches eternity.” ~ C.S. Lewis Where are your disciplines leading you?

Dying and Rising

What do you find difficult about following Jesus? The world “I will follow you, Lord; but first…” “I want to follow the Lord, But first ____________.” Whatever is on the other side of that is the true god that you are worshiping and following The Cost “Self-denial, then, is intentional disowning of the self, or stepping away from relationship with the self as primary.” The unknown The world The co...