Venture Church | Bozeman

Who/What are you currently following? What path have you been following that you need to stop going down? What promise of God do you need to KEEP focus on to keep following Him?

Will the fresh start end in "I wish I had" or "I'm glad I did." What areas am I not FOLLOWING God in currently? What would be the hardest thing to give up to fully FOLLOW God? Will you trust God enough to FOLLOW Him?

What step can you take right now, to be faithful with what you do know about God, in your life?

What are you missing out on because of not saying Yes to God? 2 cultural options Joseph has: Publicly shame her. Divorce her quietly. Isaiah 7:14-Therefore the Lord himself will give you a sign: The virgin will conceive and give birth to a son, and will call him Immanuel.             Matthew 2:14-Joseph immediately got up and took the child and his mother and fled to another country. In what ways...

How does God call us to respond to Him? How can you pursue and respond to God in the silence? What are your own ‘deaf ears’ you may have turned towards God? What are your Next Steps?

3 Minute testimony: Before - How - Now Who are you going to share the gospel with and how are you going to do it?

How will I choose to die to myself this week? What do I need to give up chasing in order to chase after God? How might God want to use my marriage as a model for the rest of the world of His love? Will we trust God or trust the world?

Go sell all that you have. If you say, “I will follow God if_________” whatever is on the other side of that “if” is your true god He is no fool who gives what he cannot keep to gain what he cannot lose. - Jim Elliot Psalm 16:11 ESV You make known to me the path of life; in your presence there is fullness of joy; at your right hand are pleasures forevermore.

Is Following Jesus Worth It? What is my “Next Step” in trusting Jesus with my life? What part of my story is God wanting to write differently?

Jesus recognizes posers before they recognize themselves. A king who rules on our terms is no king at all. Jesus is not calling for Cannibalism, but for Commitment. How do we try to hijack Jesus in our own lives? What does it look like for you to accept Jesus on His terms? Right now? Today? This week?

Who is following you and what are they learning? How can you leverage your platform for God's glory?

What’s in it for us? Is trusting God worth it, even if I don’t like how He does things? God’s hand can’t be forced and His will can’t be stopped. Where am I trying to force God’s hand? How am I trying to manipulate God’s will to benefit my agenda?

Everything belongs to God. We are just managers. Ecclesiastes 5:10-​​Whoever LOVES money will never have enough. Whoever LOVES wealth will never be satisfied. Are you the owner or the manager? What are you investing in that will outlive you?

In discovering the cost we find out if we are a CONSUMER or a FOLLOWER. DENY YOURSELF TAKE UP YOUR CROSS FOLLOW ME If you’re going to follow me, you’re going to have to be willing to die to yourself. Salvation is free and costs us nothing. Following Jesus, in this life, will eventually cost you something. What is the conflict of interest you are facing with Jesus’ invitation? Which story is your l...

Jesus asks Peter to do something that Peter had done a thousand times. But He asks Peter to do it in a way he had never done it before. Can I trust Jesus? What if they hadn’t trusted God? What if we don’t trust God? What Next Step is God asking you to take? Are you willing to trust Him enough to take that step?

What if just doing what Jesus says, isn’t what Jesus says to do at all? Jesus is not content just hanging out with people who say and do all the right things. Is it worth it? What is my life worth? Who is God asking me to help experience Him?

What is your integrity worth?

How can you leverage conflict for God's glory and the benefit of others. "work" - run swiftly in order to catch someone. "Peace" - in the absence of rage and war. 'Holy " - set apart for God's intended purpose. You are a messenger. Refuse revenge. Extend Honor. Posture to fight for: What do I want FOR them?

Emotional Vampires - People that drain you. Take and demand more from you over and over. Types of Emotional Vampires: Narcissist Victim Controller Freeloader Dramatic Compassion-Deep intestinal emotion for others. Everyone else’s emergency might not be your emergency. Meeting needs is more loving than giving people what they want.

What do you do when people disappoint you? Forgiveness is NOT Forgetfulness. Repent - Saying I'm sorry. Repentance - Demonstrating we are sorry by changing. Who is God asking you to forgive?

An idol is anything or anyone that captures our hearts, minds, and affections more than God. How do we identify idols? -What leads and guides our decisions? -What do we run to for comfort, guidance, and value? Are we willing to sin to get it? We can take a good thing and make it a "god" thing and that's a bad thing.

Transformation: When our behavior is transformed as a result of our love for God. Behavior modification: When we change our actions but our heart stays the same. God sets them free and THEN gives them the law to protect that freedom. What law do you need to work on being more obedient to?