Journey Church Bozeman Sermons

Bob Schwahn | Lead Pastor | April 20, 2025 Referenced Scripture:1 Corinthians 15:3-19, John 7:5, Mark 3:20-21, Matthew 27:62-66, Mark 16:6-7, Luke 22:32-62, Romans 6:4, John 11:25-26 Reflection Questions: 1. What have been some “fork in the road” moments you have experienced on your spiritual journey with God? How have those shaped your life either positively or negatively? 2. Why is it important to know that the truth of Christianity is rooted in an event of human history (resurrection of Jesus) and not simply the life and teachings of Jesus? 3. Do you believe that the changed lives of the disciples and Jesus’ closest followers is compelling evidence for the actual resurrection of Jesus? Why or why not? 4. What other evidence convinces you that Jesus actually rose bodily from the dead? Do you have any doubts or questions? Explain. 5. Read Luke 22:60-62 Peter replied, “Man, I don’t know what you’re talking about!” Just as he was speaking, the rooster crowed. The Lord turned and looked straight at Peter. Then Peter remembered the word the Lord had spoken to him: “Before the rooster crows today, you will disown me three times.” And he went outside and wept bitterly. 6. What expression do you think was on the face of Jesus as he looked at Peter in the midst of his failure and betrayal? Why do you think that? 7. How does Jesus look at you in the midst of your failures in this life? How is Jesus looking at you now? How does our answer to this question affect how we will respond to Jesus? Explain. 8. Are you at a fork in the road moment with Jesus right now? Why or why not? What would it look like to go ALL IN with Him at your fork in the road? What is your next step toward Him? What’s your next step? * Connect: We'd love to connect with you! Fill out our Connect Card to receive more information, have us pray for you, or to ask us any questions: http://journeybozeman.com/connectcard * Connect: Get your children connected to our children's ministry, Base Camp: https://journeybozeman.com/children * Connect: Our Student Ministry is for High School and Middle School students: https://journeybozeman.com/students * Give: Want to worship through giving and support the ministry of Journey Church: https://journeybozeman.com/give * Gather: Subscribe to our YouTube Channel: https://www.youtube.com/c/JourneyChurchBozeman * Gather: Download our app: https://journeybozeman.com/app * Gather: Join our Facebook Group to stay connected throughout the week: https://facebook.com/groups/JourneyChurchBozeman 

Brian Priebe | Executive Pastor | April 18, 2025 Referenced Scripture: Romans 7:15, Proverbs 26:11, Psalm 51:1-17, Matthew 15:18-20, 2 Corinthians 7:10 What’s your next step? * Connect: We'd love to connect with you! Fill out our Connect Card to receive more information, have us pray for you, or to ask us any questions: http://journeybozeman.com/connectcard * Connect: Get your children connected to our children's ministry, Base Camp: https://journeybozeman.com/children * Connect: Our Student Ministry is for High School and Middle School students: https://journeybozeman.com/students * Give: Want to worship through giving and support the ministry of Journey Church: https://journeybozeman.com/give * Gather: Subscribe to our YouTube Channel: https://www.youtube.com/c/JourneyChurchBozeman * Gather: Download our app: https://journeybozeman.com/app * Gather: Join our Facebook Group to stay connected throughout the week: https://facebook.com/groups/JourneyChurchBozeman 

Jim Keena | Guest Speaker Referenced Scripture: Romans 7:14-25 & Galatians 5:17-23 Reflection Questions: 1. In which areas of your life is your “spirit willing,” but your “flesh weak”? For example, is it exercising, organizing, cutting out junk food, or filing your income taxes by April 15th? In other words, what is something you’ve tried really hard to change in your life but find yourself falling back into old patterns? 2. Read Romans 7:14-25 aloud. What stands out to you in Paul’s description of his inner conflict? In the sermon, Jim mentioned that when he was 19 years old, he appreciated Paul’s honesty and vulnerability. How do you respond to Paul’s vivid portrayal of his internal struggle? 3. Verse 15 states: “I do not understand what I do. For what I want to do I do not do, but what I hate I do.” Can you relate to this? How have you experienced this tug-of-war in your spiritual journey? 4. In Romans 7:16-17, Paul describes the source of our struggle as “sin that dwells within me.” This “indwelling sin” refers to the constant presence and influence of sin in a believer's life, even after they have been justified and regenerated by faith in Jesus Christ. Why is it beneficial to recognize this as a spiritual reality for all Christians? 5. Romans 7:22 states, “For in my inner being I delight in God’s law.” How can a person genuinely delight in God’s law yet still struggle to live by it consistently? What does this reveal about the journey of spiritual growth? 6. Romans 7:24 states, “What a wretched man I am! Who will rescue me from this body that is subject to death?” How does this verse express both despair and longing? Have you ever experienced that kind of desperation in your relationship with God? 7. The sermon emphasized that Romans 7:24-25 could be referred to as Paul’s Four Steps. How do these steps connect to the struggle you face between your flesh and spirit? Have you taken these steps?They are:* HONEST CONFESSION: “Wretched man that I am!” (7:24a)* DESPERATE QUESTION: “Who will deliver me from this body of death?” (7:24b)* GOSPEL DECLARATION: “Thanks be to God through Jesus Christ our Lord!” (Romans 7:25a) * OPEN ADMISSION: “So then, I serve the law of God with my mind, but with my flesh, I serve the law of sin.” (7:25b) 8. Tim Keller writes, “The gospel is this: We are more sinful and flawed in ourselves than we ever dared believe, yet at the very same time, we are more loved and accepted in Jesus Christ than we ever dared hope.” How does Keller’s quote relate to Romans 7:14-25? How does his quote relate to you? What’s your next step? * Connect: We'd love to connect with you! Fill out our Connect Card to receive more information, have us pray for you, or to ask us any questions: http://journeybozeman.com/connectcard * Connect: Get your children connected to our children's ministry, Base Camp: https://journeybozeman.com/children * Connect: Our Student Ministry is for High School and Middle School students: https://journeybozeman.com/students * Give: Want to worship through giving and support the ministry of Journey Church: https://journeybozeman.com/give * Gather: Subscribe to our YouTube Channel: https://www.youtube.com/c/JourneyChurchBozeman * Gather: Download our app: https://journeybozeman.com/app * Gather: Join our Facebook Group to stay connected throughout the week: https://facebook.com/groups/JourneyChurchBozeman 

Bob Schwahn | Lead Pastor| April 6, 2025   Referenced Scripture:  Romans 6:13-14, Psalm 139:23-24, James 5:16, Proverbs 28:13, Psalm 32:1-5, 1 John 1:8-9   Reflection Questions:  1. If you did Step 4 from two weeks ago, what did you learn about yourself?  What did you like/not like about doing a moral inventory?  Share about the process.   2. We transform and grow and are healed when we are in an environment where we are known and loved.  Why do you think this true and necessary?  If you disagree, why do you disagree?   3. What makes confessing our sin and being vulnerable to others difficult for you?  What barriers to you need to overcome to make confession part of your life and practice?   4. Share a time when you confessed sin to someone else and experienced healing and change.  Have you ever had confession go poorly?  What made it a bad experience?   5. What needs to be true of someone that you would share your moral inventory with?  Describe them.   6. Do you have a person like that in your life?  If not, what steps could you take to develop that kind of relationship?  Are you that kind of person for others?   7. Why is confessing our sin to another person a big and real test of our faith in God?  What makes it risky?  What is the reward of confession?  Do you think the risk is worth the reward?  Why or why not?   8. What is one thing that you could confess to a friend this week to experience grace and healing?  Who will you do that with?  When will you do it?

Logan Holloman | Next Gen Pastor | March 30, 2025 Referenced Scripture: Romans 6:15-23; Matthew 6:24 Reflection Questions: 1. Everyone serves something/someone and after we serve long enough we take on its characteristics. What do you serve? Who or what, claims your loyalty? 2. What is God making aware of your motives and your loyalties? (Psalms 139:23-24; searching moral inventory) 3. In what ways have you made choices to serve God? 4. Who are your other “gods”? What is the payoff for serving them? What’s your next step? Connect: We'd love to connect with you! Fill out our Connect Card to receive more information, have us pray for you, or to ask us any questions: http://journeybozeman.com/connectcard Connect: Get your children connected to our children's ministry, Base Camp: https://journeybozeman.com/children Connect: Our Student Ministry is for High School and Middle School students: https://journeybozeman.com/students Give: Want to worship through giving and support the ministry of Journey Church: https://journeybozeman.com/give Gather: Subscribe to our YouTube Channel: https://www.youtube.com/c/JourneyChurchBozeman Gather: Download our app: https://journeybozeman.com/app Gather: Join our Facebook Group to stay connected throughout the week: https://facebook.com/groups/JourneyChurchBozeman 

Bob Schwahn | Lead Pastor Referenced Scripture: Romans 6:11-14, Galatians 1:10, Philippians 1:6, Romans 12:1-2, Psalm 139:23-24, 2 Corinthians 7:8-11 Reflection Questions: Read Romans 6:11-14 1. Is there sin or weakness or brokenness in your life that you have grown to tolerate? 2. What does it look like in your life to battle against sin? How can we actually offer ourselves to sin? What does that look like in your life? 3. What does it mean to offer yourself to righteousness? What are some ways that you do that in your life? Be specific. How is that different from simply just “trying to stop sinning”? 4. What does it mean to “count” yourself dead to sin? Explain. How can someone know if they have truly done this? 5. What is our part in overcoming sin? What is God’s part in helping us overcome sin? How have you experienced your part and God’s part working together? Share an example. Read Psalm 139:23-24 6. Why is taking a “searching and fearless moral inventory” critical in overcoming sin and experiencing freedom from slavery to sin in our life? 7. What can make it difficult to spend time searching the depths of our heart for sin and brokenness? What is the reward for doing this? How have you experienced this in your life? When was the last time you spent time doing this? 8. Spend time this week making a “searching and fearless moral inventory” of your life. Come up with at least 10 things that God would want you to experience freedom from. What’s your next step? Connect: We'd love to connect with you! Fill out our Connect Card to receive more information, have us pray for you, or to ask us any questions: http://journeybozeman.com/connectcard Connect: Get your children connected to our children's ministry, Base Camp: https://journeybozeman.com/children Connect: Our Student Ministry is for High School and Middle School students: https://journeybozeman.com/students Give: Want to worship through giving and support the ministry of Journey Church: https://journeybozeman.com/give Gather: Subscribe to our YouTube Channel: https://www.youtube.com/c/JourneyChurchBozeman Gather: Download our app: https://journeybozeman.com/app Gather: Join our Facebook Group to stay connected throughout the week: https://facebook.com/groups/JourneyChurchBozeman 

Bob Schwahn | Lead Pastor | March 16, 2025 Referenced Scripture: Romans 5:20-21, Romans 6:1-7, 1 John 1:8, Romans 8:15-16 Reflection Questions: 1. Read Romans 6:1-7 Why is the idea of grace (our righteousness is received and not achieved) difficult for people to understand? How is grace different from how the world normally operates? Give some examples. 2. How does grace open up the possibility of people taking advantage of God’s kindness and grace? 3. What are some reasons that Paul gives to believers as to why it makes no sense to take advantage of grace by continuing sin? 4. What does it mean that we have “died to sin”? (v. 2) What does it NOT mean? 5. In v. 3-7 Paul explains our union with Christ. What does it mean that we are united with Christ? What are some of the implications of being united with Christ? How does this change the way we relate to sin? 6. Why can it be difficult to believe that we have been “set free from sin” in our personal experience? What is an area of your life that you need to be set from sin? Do you believe that you are set free? Why or why not? 7. Is there sin in your life that you have made peace with that you need to wage war? Explain. What is your next step to battle against sin in your life? 8. Read Romans 8:15-16 What is the role of the Holy Spirit in helping you understand our freedom and union with Christ? Do you experience the Holy Spirit that way? Why or why not? What’s your next step? * Connect: We'd love to connect with you! Fill out our Connect Card to receive more information, have us pray for you, or to ask us any questions: http://journeybozeman.com/connectcard * Connect: Get your children connected to our children's ministry, Base Camp: https://journeybozeman.com/children * Connect: Our Student Ministry is for High School and Middle School students: https://journeybozeman.com/students * Give: Want to worship through giving and support the ministry of Journey Church: https://journeybozeman.com/give * Gather: Subscribe to our YouTube Channel: https://www.youtube.com/c/JourneyChurchBozeman * Gather: Download our app: https://journeybozeman.com/app * Gather: Join our Facebook Group to stay connected throughout the week: https://facebook.com/groups/JourneyChurchBozeman 

Logan Holloman | Next Gen Pastor | March 9, 2025 Referenced Scripture: Romans 5:12-21; Revelation 2:4-5 Reflection Questions: 1) Is there an area of your life you need freedom? Ask Jesus to free you today. 2) What’s an area of your life that you can admit, “ I can’t. He can, I think I’ll let him.” 3) Have you felt convicted of your sin this week? If so, where in your life are you feeling led to repent (turn around and go the other way)? 4) Are there things that come easy to following Jesus (sharing your faith, worship, reading scripture, prayer), where can you practice that this week? What’s your next step? Connect: We'd love to connect with you! Fill out our Connect Card to receive more information, have us pray for you, or to ask us any questions: http://journeybozeman.com/connectcard Connect: Get your children connected to our children's ministry, Base Camp: https://journeybozeman.com/children Connect: Our Student Ministry is for High School and Middle School students: https://journeybozeman.com/students Give: Want to worship through giving and support the ministry of Journey Church: https://journeybozeman.com/give Gather: Subscribe to our YouTube Channel: https://www.youtube.com/c/JourneyChurchBozeman Gather: Download our app: https://journeybozeman.com/app Gather: Join our Facebook Group to stay connected throughout the week: https://facebook.com/groups/JourneyChurchBozeman  

Bob Schwahn | Lead Pastor | March 2, 2025 Referenced Scripture: Romans 5:5-11, Romans 8:14-16, Romans 6:3-4 Reflection Questions: 1. How can you know that a person loves you unconditionally? What would give you the confidence that their love would never change? 2. Have you ever experienced someone who loved you even in the face of failure on your part? Describe that experience. What were some of your thoughts and feelings? How did that affect your relationship? 3. Have you ever questioned God’s love for you? What made you question it? Explain. Do you still have questions? Why or why not? 4. Read Romans 5:5 How does the indwelling Holy Spirit allow us to experience the love of God? How have you experienced the love and presence of God through the Holy Spirit personally? Explain. How can a person grow in this? How does Romans 8:14-16 help explain the role of the Holy Spirit? 5. Read Romans 5:6-8 What was our state of being before God when he reached out to us in love? What adjectives does Paul use to describe us? How do those words make you feel? 6. If God loved us at our lowest, how can we be sure that he will always love us? What do we need to do when we doubt God’s love for us? 7. Read Romans 5:10 Paul describes us as God's enemies before we put our faith in Christ. From what you know about Paul, how was an enemy of God before he met Christ? How were you an enemy of God before you met Christ? How does the label of “enemy” of God strike you? Explain. What’s your next step? Connect: We'd love to connect with you! Fill out our Connect Card to receive more information, have us pray for you, or to ask us any questions: http://journeybozeman.com/connectcardConnect: Get your children connected to our children's ministry, Base Camp: https://journeybozeman.com/childrenConnect: Our Student Ministry is for High School and Middle School students: https://journeybozeman.com/studentsGive: Want to worship through giving and support the ministry of Journey Church: https://journeybozeman.com/giveGather: Subscribe to our YouTube Channel: https://www.youtube.com/c/JourneyChurchBozemanGather: Download our app: https://journeybozeman.com/app Gather: Join our Facebook Group to stay connected throughout the week: https://facebook.com/groups/JourneyChurchBozeman

Bob Schwahn | Lead Pastor | February 23, 2025 Referenced Scripture: John 16:33, Romans 5:1-5, Hebrews 5:7-9 Reflection Questions: 1. What thoughts or ideas from the sermon stuck out to you?. Read Romans 5:1-5 2. How have you or people close to you experienced suffering and pain in life? In what ways was it handled well or not so well? 3. How have you observed God producing perseverance and character and hope in your life through suffering? If not, why not? Explain. 4. How do the truths of v. 1 -2 help us to have God’s perspective on suffering? Why is it important to understand the truths of the Gospel to understand our suffering? How can these truths bring comfort? 5. What are some biblical examples you can think of where God allowed and used suffering/pain in the life of his children? Read Hebrew 5:7-9 6. How does seeing that even Jesus suffered in this life give us perspective on our own suffering? What does that teach us? 7. What are areas of suffering in your life currently that you need to surrender to God’s power and process? What practical steps do you need to take in order to accomplish that? 8. How does suffering and pain help us to put our focus on God? What’s your next step? Connect: We'd love to connect with you! Fill out our Connect Card to receive more information, have us pray for you, or to ask us any questions: http://journeybozeman.com/connectcardConnect: Get your children connected to our children's ministry, Base Camp: https://journeybozeman.com/childrenConnect: Our Student Ministry is for High School and Middle School students: https://journeybozeman.com/studentsGive: Want to worship through giving and support the ministry of Journey Church: https://journeybozeman.com/giveGather: Subscribe to our YouTube Channel: https://www.youtube.com/c/JourneyChurchBozemanGather: Download our app: https://journeybozeman.com/app Gather: Join our Facebook Group to stay connected throughout the week: https://facebook.com/groups/JourneyChurchBozeman