Journey Church Bozeman Sermons

Journey Church Bozeman
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Sunday worship gathering sermons from Journey Church in Bozeman, Montana. Our mission is together, we lead people in becoming all-in followers of Jesus.

  1. 6d ago

    Becoming Who We Are: How do we hear the Holy Spirit?

    Bob Schwahn | Lead Pastor | September 27, 2026 Referenced Scripture: Ephesians 1:13-23, Hebrews 4:12, 2 Peter 1:20-21, Revelation 12:10 Reflection Questions: 1. Have you ever questioned whether you are truly a child of God? Explain. What was it that caused you to question or doubt? If those questions were resolved, how were they resolved? If not, why not? What are some other reasons that people may question whether they belong to God? 2. Read Ephesians 1:13-14. What are some observations you can make about the Holy Spirit from this text? According to the text, who has the Holy Spirit? When do we receive the Holy Spirit (ie. when does the Holy Spirit come into our lives)? What does the “sealing” of the Holy Spirit mean for us? What does it mean that the Holy Spirit is a “deposit” and how do experience that reality? What is the “inheritance” that Paul speaks of? 3. Then, Paul prays the Spirit would actively work in our life… Read Ephesians 1:17. What does Paul expect/want the Holy Spirit to do in our lives? What is the difference between knowing God and knowing “about” God? How is it that we grow up in knowing God and not knowing about God? 4. Read Ephesians 1:18a. What is the “hope to which he has called you”? What is your hope in right now? Is it in something that can be taken away in this life or the next? Explain. Why is it difficult if not impossible to live well without hope in this life? 5. Read Ephesians 1:18b. How does it make you feel to know that God sees you as His rich inheritance? What does this say about how God truly sees you? 6. We learn to KNOW and DISCERN God’s voice through: HOLY SPIRIT, WORD, and the COMMUNITY of BELIEVERS (CHURCH). What is the danger if any one of these three is missing? Which one of these do you need to grow in currently? How specifically can you move toward that in this next season? How can you quiet the noise in your life to allow God’s voice to be louder in your life? Assignment: 1. Read 1 chapter of Ephesians each day. 2. Write at least one observation/reflection each day. 3. Ask two questions of your observation/reflection… a. God, what are you saying to me? (Believe) b. God, what do you want me to do about it? (Behave) 4. Share it with at least one person. (Belong) 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 Chapters (00:00:00) - Introduction: Doubting Our Identity in Christ(00:00:33) - Causes of Spiritual Doubt(00:03:08) - The Accuser and Distance from God(00:04:05) - Ephesians 1:13 - Sealed with the Holy Spirit(00:06:49) - Paul's Prayer for Spiritual Wisdom and Revelation(00:09:28) - Eyes of the Heart and the Power of Hope(00:11:07) - Illustration: Hope Changes Everything(00:13:37) - Christians as People of Hope(00:15:57) - We Are God's Inheritance(00:17:44) - Jesus' Joy Set Before Him(00:19:31) - No Fear - You Are His Child(00:20:51) - Incomparable Power and Resurrection Life(00:24:44) - Living It Out: The Holy Spirit's Role(00:27:19) - Discerning the Spirit Through Scripture(00:28:48) - The Word of God is Alive and Active(00:30:41) - The Necessity of Community(00:32:26) - Bear Hugs and Butt Kicks(00:34:14) - The Ephesians Reading Assignment(00:35:30) - Observation, Reflection, and Action Steps(00:37:12) - Sharing Life Change with Others(00:38:45) - You Are in a Battle: The Accuser(00:41:42) - Closing Assignment and Prayer

  2. Sep 20

    Becoming Who We Are: Our Identity In Christ

    Bob Schwahn | Lead Pastor | September 20, 2026 Referenced Scripture: Ephesians 1:3-14 Reflection Questions: 1. What are negative messages you heard about yourself in your life that shaped how you viewed yourself? How can those messages shape our identity? How is it possible to overcome those negative messages? 2. Read Ephesians 1:3-14 — What truths about you from this passage are most meaningful to you right now? What truths are most difficult to accept? How can we learn to believe and receive these truths that God declares over us? 3. Read Ephesians 4:14-15 — How can we help each other learn to live out the realities of our true identity in Christ? 4. Who is someone that you could encourage by affirming in them the truth about their identity? What would you want to affirm in them or about them? When will you do it? 5. How would it change our lives and our church if we regularly spoke the truths of our identity in Christ over each other? 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  Chapters (00:00:00) - Negative messages that shape our identity(00:01:31) - Ricky Bobby and internalized lies(00:03:05) - Two key questions: what we believe vs what God says(00:04:27) - Introducing Ephesians and 'Becoming Who You Are'(00:05:34) - What does 'blessed' really mean?(00:07:19) - Heavenly blessings vs horizontal blessings(00:08:20) - Chosen by God before creation(00:09:35) - Feeling unchosen vs God's true choosing(00:12:53) - Predestined and adopted as children of God(00:14:02) - Child of a king - a personal story(00:15:05) - Predestination implies purpose and destination(00:17:15) - Our response: humility and surrender(00:18:42) - Receiving God's lavished grace(00:21:28) - Grace upon grace never runs out(00:21:50) - God's plan revealed with wisdom, not just knowledge(00:24:08) - Joseph's story: God meant it for good(00:26:36) - God's ultimate goal: unity of heaven and earth(00:28:40) - The debate: God's sovereignty vs human free will(00:31:46) - Both truths held together without explanation(00:33:38) - Speaking truth in love to grow mature(00:36:46) - A story of speaking identity truth to a friend(00:38:57) - Our assignment: speak truth to each other(00:40:00) - Closing prayer: resting in who we are in God

  3. Sep 13

    Becoming Who We Are: Intro to Ephesians

    Bob Schwahn | Lead Pastor | September 13, 2026 Referenced Scripture: Ephesians 4:1, 11-13, Luke 2:51-52 Reflection Questions: 1. Describe your experience of the church in your life. What has been positive? What has been negative? What would you want to change about your church? 2. Why do you think the church in America has experienced so much decline in engagement over the past 25 years? What do you think are the specific reasons people disengage? How would you evaluate your level of engagement? 3. Read Ephesians 4:11-13 — The body of Christ (church) is the context where we “grow up” and mature and become like Christ. Why do you think the church is necessary for you to mature as an All In follower of Jesus? What are some specific and practical ways the church has helped you to grow? How have you helped others to grow? (Give some specific examples.) 4. What about the church makes growing in unity and maturity difficult? Share some personal experiences. 5. How could you be part of building up the church “until we all reach unity in the faith and in the knowledge of the Son of God and become mature, attaining to the whole measure of the fullness of Christ.”? 6. How can it be encouraging and hopeful to know that the early churches in the New Testament also had lots of problems and challenges that needed to be addressed in Paul’s letters to them? Assignment: 1. Read 1 chapter of Ephesians each day (Mon → Sat) 2. Write at least one observation/reflection each day (Simply something that grabs your attention) 3. Ask two questions of your observation/reflection: -- 1. God, what are you saying to me? (Believe) -- 2. God, what do you want me to do about it? (Behave). Share it with at least one person. (Belong) 4. Journal/Type it and take a picture/screen shot and text it… Who will you begin to do this with 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  Chapters (00:00:00) - Why People Are Leaving the Church(00:03:15) - Introducing the Ephesians Series(00:03:46) - Ephesians 4: Equip, Build Up, Mature(00:06:45) - The Difficulty of Church Life and Pastor Burnout(00:08:26) - Jesus' Purpose for the Church(00:10:41) - Bringing Heaven to Earth(00:12:11) - Characteristics of Heaven We're to Model(00:14:37) - The Problem: We're Not Good at It(00:16:54) - What Do We Do With This Challenge?(00:19:06) - Is the Church Exactly What God Intended?(00:21:33) - Ephesians as a General Letter to All Churches(00:23:46) - Journey Church: A Mixed Bag of Humanity(00:26:54) - The Structure of Ephesians: Calling and Living(00:28:58) - Believe, Behave, Belong(00:30:52) - The Reading Assignment: Ephesians x12(00:34:14) - Two Questions: What Are You Saying, What Do You Want Me to Do(00:36:12) - Sharing With Others: Spouse, Family, Friends(00:38:24) - A Personal Example From This Morning(00:40:11) - Closing Challenge and Prayer

  4. Sep 6

    Unreasonable Grace: The Fruits of Our Labor (Day)

    Vern Streeter | Guest Speaker | September 6, 2026 Referenced Scripture: 2 Corinthians 9:6-15 - We are enriched (6-11) - People are helped (12a) - God is glorified (12b-15) Reflection Questions: 1. Did you grow up in a scarcity or abundance mindset? 2. What things are you doing to live more in abundance than scarcity? 3. Reflect on, and tell some stories of, “VW bugs and hunting knives” – how you have been a joyful recipient of generosity. 4. How has 2 Corinthians 8 and 9 encouraged or challenged your generosity? What are some things you are going to try? 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  Chapters (00:00:00) - Unreasonably Grace(00:01:30) - Scarcity mindset vs. Abundance mindset(00:08:03) - Proverbs 11: Generosity leads to Blessings(00:15:20) - How to Be Generous in Life(00:19:46) - Thanksgiving for Needful Things(00:26:11) - Examples of Grace and Gratitude(00:30:32) - Thank God for His Indescribable Gift(00:38:59) - 2nd Corinthians 8,9 Prayer

    Unreasonable Grace: The Fruits of Our Labor (Day)

  5. Aug 30

    Unreasonable Grace: Inspiration, Follow-Through, and the Death of Parsimony

    Vern Streeter | Guest Speaker | August 30, 2026 Referenced Scripture: 2 Corinthians 9:1-5 Generosity inspires generosity (1-2) Follow-through turns vision into reality (3-4) Preparing for generosity prevents arm-twisting (5) Reflection Questions: 1. Rate yourself (1-10) on a Parsimony Scale (Parsimony: Extreme unwillingness to spend money). 1 = I hate spending money and do it as little as possible. 10 = I spend myself into oblivion. 2. Where did you learn that? Who taught you that? 3. Rate yourself (1-10) on an Avarice Scale (Avarice: Extreme greed for wealth). 1 = Money and material gain drives all my decisions. 10 = Money is a tool and I only need a couple tools. 4. Where did you learn that? Who taught you that? 5. Have you ever been fooled/manipulated into giving money for someone/something? What happened and how did that feel? How has that affected your generosity? 6. The churches in Macedonia inspired the church in Corinth to be generous. Who has positively influenced your generosity and how have they done that? 7. What things can you do to not give “grudgingly” (reluctantly because of avarice)? (2 Cor. 9:5). 8. How does grace (unearned kindness) affect your view and practice of generosity? 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  Chapters (00:00:00) - Undeserved Kindness(00:02:58) - Second Corinthians 8: Unreasonable Grace(00:08:58) - How to Stop Ranting After the Service(00:14:55) - Be Ready for The Corinthians(00:20:35) - Paul's Appeal to the Macedonians(00:23:47) - The Truth of Tithing(00:27:37) - A QR Code for Grace and Generosity(00:29:20) - Paul on Giving Less Than We Should(00:36:07) - A Moment of Praise

    Unreasonable Grace: Inspiration, Follow-Through, and the Death of Parsimony

  6. Aug 23

    Unreasonable Grace: The Responsibility of Generosity

    Vern Streeter | Guest Speaker | August 23, 2026 Referenced Scripture: 2 Corinthians 8:10-24 Reflection Questions: 1. What encouraged or challenged you from 2 Corinthians 8:10-24 and why? 2. Vision is easy. Talk about an idea/vision you had that turned out way harder than you anticipated? 3. Think about a time when you struggled to be a person of your word. How’s that going? 4. What are some ways you can bring fairness and justice into your little world? 5. Rather than recounting financial malfeasance and getting angry, talk about a time you saw exceptional financial integrity. 6. What are some ways you can personally do 2 Corinthians 8:21? 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  Chapters (00:00:00) - The Apostle Paul(00:03:48) - Paul the Apostle(00:05:18) - Paul's Words for the Corinthians(00:11:55) - Socialism and Equality in the Bible(00:18:07) - Paul the Liberal: To Avoid Even the slightest Suspicion of(00:26:03) - Your Church Journey's Financial Overview(00:33:57) - Prayer Prompts for Week Three

    Unreasonable Grace: The Responsibility of Generosity

  7. Aug 16

    Unreasonable Grace: Grace Inspires Generosity

    Vern Streeter | Guest Speaker | August 16, 2026 Big Idea: God’s unreasonable grace under unreasonable circumstances inspires unreasonable generosity. * Unreasonable economics (1-5) * Unreasonable overflow (6-7) * Unreasonable grace (8-9) Referenced Scripture: 2 Corinthians 8:1-9 Reflection Questions: 1. Got a good laceration story?! 2. What is one thing you learned from the teaching on 2 Corinthians 8:1-9 and what difference will it make? 3. What is both unreasonable and reasonable about Grace (undeserved kindness)? 4. Talk about the “unreasonable equation” in verse 2: Severe suffering + Overflowing Joy + Extreme Poverty = Rich generosity. 5. Have you ever given “as much as you were able, and even beyond your ability?” (v.3) How’d that go? 6. Do you have any interest in “excelling in the grace of giving?” (v. 7) Any ideas how you might do that? 7. Macedonia inspired Corinth to be generous (v. 8). Who has inspired you and how did they do that? Who are you hoping to inspire? 8. Verse 9 is one of the most pithy and profound descriptions of the Gospel of Jesus – what does it mean and what does it mean to you? 9. If you’re a Christian, turns out your rich! Reflect on your “wealth” and what you will do with all that. 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  Chapters (00:00:00) - Non-Reasonable Grace(00:04:37) - Paul in Corinth(00:05:59) - God's Grace for the Macedonian Churches(00:09:17) - undeserved kindness that God has given the Macedonian churches(00:15:52) - Give More(00:16:27) - Jeff Foxworthy on The Privilege of Sharing(00:21:10) - Titus the Comforter(00:25:54) - Paul's Comparison with the Churches(00:30:39) - 2 Corinthians 8:8-9 Moral Analysis

    Unreasonable Grace: Grace Inspires Generosity

  8. Aug 9

    Book of Romans: Call To Take The Gospel

    Bob Schwahn | Lead Pastor | August 9, 2026 Referenced Scripture: Romans 1:16-17, Romans 10:13-15, Romans 15:20, 1 Corinthians 3:16-17, John 17:20-21, John 1:14 Reflection Questions: 1. Throughout the book of Romans, Paul explains the truth and power of the gospel message and gives the church the mission to take that message to the world…Read: Romans 1:16-17, Romans 10:13-15, Romans 15:20If you had to evaluate your passion for the mission of taking the gospel to the world, what would you say about yourself? (excited, burdened, indifferent, scared, …) Explain… Where do you see things that you need to grow? 2. If the unity of the people of God is a major theme of seeing the world changed, where do you see the state of the church in the U.S.? What would need to change in the church? How would you think the church should go about growing in unity? What could you do personally? 3. Do you feel comfortable in your faith or challenged in your faith? Why do most people try to gravitate toward being comfortable? What is the cost of being comfortable? 4. Reflect on the life and ministry of Jesus… How did he consistently bring people to a place of challenge in their faith? Why do you think it takes challenge to bring change to people in most cases? How have you experienced challenge in your life bringing growth and change to your faith? How can we consistently bring challenge to our own life and faith? 5. Jesus modeled by becoming a person that bringing the Kingdom to earth is to be done personally and organically and intentionally. 6. If God places us intentionally in places where we can personally be an influence for the Kingdom, where are the places God has placed you right now? How can you be an influence in that place with your life? How has God used you in the past? How do you hope that He will use you in the future? 7. Who are people in your life whom you can invest and invite? (Invest in their life and relationship and invite them to join at church or in some way along your spiritual journey.) 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  Chapters (00:00:00) - What Really Drives Social Media?(00:02:34) - Paul's Love for the Gospel(00:10:04) - Paul's Warning to the Church: If Anyone Destroys the(00:16:27) - John 17: Prayer for the Church(00:23:48) - A message on challenge in our life(00:31:55) - God wants you to be the Beautiful Feet that bring Good News(00:34:03) - This Beautiful Story About How Journey Church Saved My Life(00:37:37) - Reid's Story: A Challenge to Follow Jesus(00:39:40) - Who's the Reed Johnson in Your Life?

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Sunday worship gathering sermons from Journey Church in Bozeman, Montana. Our mission is together, we lead people in becoming all-in followers of Jesus.

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    Journey Church Bozeman
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    2005 - 2026
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