Journey Church Bozeman Sermons

Bob Schwahn | Lead Pastor | November 1, 2026

Referenced Scripture: Ephesians 4:1-16

Reflection Questions:
1. In Ephesians 4:1-16, Paul makes the connection between spiritual maturity and unity with other believers.

2. Maturity = Unity. Why is unity so important to our spiritual maturity? What makes being united with others in the body of Christ challenging or difficult? What has been your experience of these challenges? How did you handle them? How have you observed these challenges in the church as a whole?

3. READ Ephesians 4:2-3… What character qualities are necessary to experience unity? Why do you think these are the most important? What do these qualities have in common?

4. Ephesians 4:4-6… Paul roots the unity of the church in the unity of the Trinity… Spirit, Lord (Son), Father. Why is it important to know that our unity is a reflection of the very nature and character of God himself? How then does our unity help the world see the character of God? What connections can you make to the prayer of Jesus in John 17:20-23?

5. READ Ephesians 4:7,11-13… Does unity require uniformity? Why or why not? How does God’s plan actually use diversity to grow his body? Describe the uniqueness you have seen in people you know that follow Jesus? How has this uniqueness been beneficial to you and others?

6. (If you are in a group setting, take some time affirm the uniqueness of each person in the group and how they make the group better because of how God has uniquely gifted them.) How is different gifting necessary for the building up of the whole body of Christ? How have you observed this at work in your life and/or church? What happens if some of these gifts are absent or withheld?

7. (V. 12) What “works of service” do you feel called to express in the body of Christ to build it up? What are ways you could be used to equip others? How is equipping others the goal of a mature follower of Jesus?

CHILD → YOUNG ADULT → PARENT
(I need to be fed) (I can feed myself) (I feed others)

8. What can prevent us from becoming mature spiritual parents? What steps could you take to become a spiritual parent?

9. READ Ephesians 4:14-16… What are the results of a mature body of believers? How can you invest in helping Journey become more mature as the body of Christ?

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Brian Priebe | Executive Pastor | October 25, 2026

Referenced Scripture: Ephesians 3:16-20

Reflection Questions:

1. What's one thing that stood out to you from the sermon and why?

2. Brian talked about three groups people fall into related to experiencing God's love in their lives.

1) Haven't experienced it,

2) Have but are not currently experiencing it

3) Have and are experiencing it.

What group would you put yourself in?

3. What are Biblical examples of people that had the knowledge of God's love but didn't seem to be experiencing it?

4. What are Biblical examples of experiencing God's love?

5. Can you share any examples of experiences you've had where you experienced God's love in your life?

6. Read Ephesians 3:14-15. What insights do you have as Paul sets up his prayer.

7. Read Ephesians 3:16-19. What does it mean to grasp how wide, long, high and deep is the love of Christ?

8. If you were to grasp more of God's love in its fullness, what would change about your day to day life?

9. What would the church look like if everyone grasped the fullness of God's love?

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Bob Schwahn | Lead Pastor | October 18, 2026

Referenced Scripture:
Ephesians 3:1-11, Luke 15:1-2, Matthew 25:31-40

Reflection Questions:
1. Have you ever had an experience where you were reading the Scriptures or hearing the Scriptures taught where you thought “I feel like this is speaking directly to me and my situation.” Describe that/those experience(s). What do you think is happening in those moments? How is the Holy Spirit at work? (Hebrews 4:12)

2. To start Ephesians 3, Paul breaks into a section where he talks about how the message of the gospel of grace impacted/changed/directed his life… Read Ephesians 3:1-11. How does Paul see his status or qualifications as a messenger of the gospel? Why would Paul say this about himself? What was his past? How do you feel about your qualifications as a messenger of the gospel? What is it that qualifies you to be a messenger?

3. Paul was passionate that “everyone” would know the message of God’s grace. Do you feel that same passion? Why or why not? How does that impact how you live your life?

4. Skim Luke 15… Jesus has a heart for everyone who is lost to be found. He focuses on the ONE and celebrates ONE changed life… How does focusing on the ONE make the task of EVERYONE more manageable? Who is the ONE in your life who you could extend God’s gospel of grace? Find out about their spiritual life? Invite to church?

5. God intends for the church to be a visible manifestation of his wisdom and Kingdom. What are examples of how the church could/should display God’s wisdom and heart to a watching world?

6. Read Matthew 25:31-40. How does Matthew 25 inform what the church should be doing? How can you personally be part of meeting the needs of the world around you?

7. “Do for ONE what you wish you could do for EVERYONE.” How can living that out make the job of changing the world more manageable and attainable?

8. What could happen if everyone in the church lived with this kind of passion for the ONE? How does this actually bring heaven to earth and fulfill the calling of the church?

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Jim Keena | Guest Speaker | October 11, 2026

Referenced Scripture: Ephesians 2:11–22, Ephesians 4:2–4

Reflection Questions:
1. Read Ephesians 2:11–12. Paul tells these Gentile believers to remember who they were before they knew Christ. How does he describe them? Can you remember life before you knew Jesus? What has changed? If you came to faith as a child, how has Jesus shaped your life as you’ve grown?

2. Read Ephesians 2:13. Notice the phrase “But now.” What changed for the Gentiles? How did Jesus bring them near? Last week, we learned that we are saved by grace, not by works. How do we see that same truth here?

3. Read Ephesians 2:14–16. Jesus reconciled Jews and Gentiles to God and to each other. Why did both groups need the cross? What does this reveal about our own need for Jesus, even if we’ve been in church all our lives?

4. Imagine standing at the temple barrier and being told, “You can come this far, but no farther.” How would that feel? Have you ever felt like an outsider at church? What might we do, even unintentionally, that makes someone feel unwelcome?

5. Read Ephesians 2:17–18. Pay attention to the words “you,” “those,” and “we both.” Who is Paul talking about? How do both groups come to the Father? How might we be tempted to think that some Christians have better access to God than others?

6. Read Ephesians 2:19–20. These Gentiles were once outsiders. Now they are citizens and family members. We belong to the same household! What is the difference between attending the same church and sharing life as a family? How could we better live like

7. Read Ephesians 2:21–22. God is building a temple out of people, and he lives among them by his Spirit. Why does Paul emphasize that we are being built together? What do we miss when we try to follow Jesus on our own?

8. Jim talked about being married for 45 years. Becoming one in marriage begins a lifetime of learning to live as one. How does that help us understand unity in the church? What helps you keep loving someone when it’s difficult to get along?

9. Read Ephesians 4:2–4. Paul tells us how to live as one: be humble, gentle, patient, and make allowance for one another’s faults. Which of these do you most need to practice? Think of a specific person. What would that look like this week?

10. The sermon opened with the question, “Since Jesus has made us one, how do we live as one?” Some of our differences run deep, but we still belong to one another in Christ. Who could you get to know, invite into your circle, or make peace with this week? What is your next step?

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Bob Schwahn | Lead Pastor | October 4, 2026

Referenced Scripture:
Ephesians 2: 1-10, 2 Corinthians 5:21

Reflection Questions:

1. Read Ephesians 2:1-3. What does it mean to be “dead in your transgressions and sins,” apart from a relationship to Jesus? Why could this be hard for people to believe? What evidence do we see in the world that people are “dead”? Does this mean that people are without value or worth? Why or why not?

2. Define the things Paul says we follow in life: the ways of this world… the ruler of the kingdom of the air… the cravings of our flesh…

3. Give examples of how we personally can follow these influences in our life.

4. How would you explain the wrath of God to someone? How does it feel to hear that we are ALL deserving of God’s wrath? How does God’s wrath relate to God’s love? How do these two aspects of God exist together at the same time?

5. Read Ephesians 2:4-7. What phrases in this text describe the character of God?

6. “And God raised us up with Christ and seated us with him in the heavenly realms in Christ Jesus,” describes what theologians call our Union with Christ. What does it mean that we are united with Christ? What is true of Jesus that is true of us now because of our union with him?

7. Read 2 Corinthians 5:21. What is Paul describing as being exchanged here because of our union with Christ?

8. Read Ephesians 2:8-10. Define the following words: Grace… Saved… What are we saved from? What are we saved to? Faith…

9. What two things does Paul make sure we know DOES NOT save us? What are some implications of this truth? Why can this truth be difficult to get our mind around?

10. Bob described a Gospel Triangle in his sermon… (Rewatch that section if you need to refresh your memory.) What was something that stuck out to you from that diagram?

11. How does the world think very differently about how our identity and approval are created vs. how the gospel explains our identity? How can this make the gospel of grace difficult for people to live out or even understand? How can someone know if they are living from a place of religion or a place of grace?

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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)

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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?

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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?

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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?

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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?

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