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 th...

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...

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/dire...

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 se...

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...

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...

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...

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”...

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...

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...

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 ex...

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 y...

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...

Jim Keena | Guest Speaker | August 2, 2026

Referenced Scripture:
Romans 15:14-25, Matthew 5:16, Philippians 2:3, James 3:16, Acts 9:15

Reflection Questions:
https://journeybozeman.com/sermons/notes/2026.08.02.pdf

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Logan Holloman | Next Gen Pastor | July 26, 2026

Referenced Scripture:
Romans 14:13-23

Reflection Questions:
1. Looking back at this week's message, what stood out to you most? Was there a verse, phrase, or idea that challenged or encouraged you?

2. Paul says, "Make every effort to do what leads to peace and mutual edification" (Romans 14:19). Who has been someone in your life that consistently built you up in your faith? What did they do that made such an impact?

3. Throughout the sermon we asked the question, "Will this build?" Think about a current...

Logan Holloman  |  Next Gen Pastor  |  July 19, 2026 9am

Referenced Scripture: 

Romans 14:1–9, 2 Timothy 2:22–26

Reflection Questions:

1. Where do you see yourself most tempted to make secondary issues feel like primary issues?(Examples: politics, worship styles, parenting, schooling, spiritual gifts, cultural preferences, personal convictions.)
Follow-up: Why do you think we are so quick to turn differences of conviction into judgments about someone's faith?

2. Romans 14:3 says, “God has accepted them.” How should remembering that God has welcomed someone change the way we appro...

Jim Keena | Guest Speaker | July 12, 2026

Referenced Scripture:
Romans 12:1-2, Romans 13:1–7, Acts 5:29, 1 Corinthians 13:13

Reflection Questions:
https://journeybozeman.com/sermons/notes/2026.07.12.pdf

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Brian Priebe | Executive Pastor | July 5, 2026

Referenced Scripture:
Romans12:1-21, Matthew 5:44, Matthew 7:12, Matthew 22:39

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

2. How would people close to you rate your seeking of relationship over seeking revenge on a scale of 1-10?

3. What motivates you to seek relationship over revenge? Can you share an experience of seeking relationship after being hurt that was meaningful to you?

4. What are Biblical examples of Jesus seeking relationship over revenge?

5. Do you find that revenge...

Bob Schwahn  |  Lead Pastor  |  June 28, 2026

 
Referenced Scripture: 
Romans 12:9-16, 1 John 4:19-21, Ephesians 4:15-16
 
Reflection Questions:
1. How does God evaluate our worship at our community worship gatherings?  How are we to tangibly love God and love others?  Give examples.

2. Where might God give you a “needs improvement” score?

3. Read Paul’s description of how we are to love one another in the family of God…
Romans 12:9-16
Love must be sincere. Hate what is evil; cling to what is good. Be devoted to one another in love...

Logan Holloman | Next Gen Pastor | June 21, 2026

Referenced Scripture:
Romans 12:3-8, Luke 10:18-20

Reflection Questions:

1. The Mirror Question
When you think about yourself, what voices most influence how you see yourself (success, failure, social media, family expectations, work, appearance, etc.)? How does the gospel challenge or reshape those voices?

2. Sober Judgment
Paul calls us to "think of yourself with sober judgment" (Romans 12:3).Why do you think Paul warns against thinking too highly of ourselves? How can thinking too poorly of ourselves also become a form of self-focus?
Follow-up...

Bob Schwahn | Lead Pastor | June 14, 2026

Referenced Scripture:
Romans 1:16-17, Romans 12:1-2

Reflection Questions:
1. Where in your spiritual life have you struggled to see the change you have wanted to see? What has made that change difficult for you? What area of your life do you find yourself regularly disobeying God?

Read Romans 12:1-2
2. “Therefore”
What is the “therefore” there for? What is Paul referring back to at the beginning of chapter 12?

3. “In view of God’s mercy”
Why would reflecting on the grace and the mercy of God provide...

Brian Van Eps | Guest Speaker

Referenced Scripture:
Ephesians 2:8-10

Reflection Questions:
1. When was the last time you asked, “What should I do now?”

2. What did you do?

3. How do you define the word, “Humble?”

4. How does the, “gift of grace” impact your life today?

5. What are your strengths and weaknesses really?

6. How is God’s prompting you to, “Get to Work” lately?

What’s your next step?
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Logan Holloman | Next Gen Pastor | May 24, 2026

Referenced Scripture:
Luke 16:19-31, Colossians 1:16, Romans 1:28-31

Reflection Questions:

1. When you hear the question, “How could a loving God send people to hell?”, what emotions or assumptions immediately come to mind? How did this message challenge, deepen, or reshape the way you think about that question?

2. The sermon described hell as “the final form of exile from God” rather than simply punishment. How does viewing the Bible through the lens of creation, fall, redemption, and restoration change the conversation about judgment?

3. In Luke 16...

Bob Schwahn | Lead Pastor | May 24, 2026

Referenced Scripture:

Genesis 2:20-25, Genesis 3:7, 1 Corinthians 5:12-13, Hebrews 4:15-16, Romans 12:1-2

Reflection Questions:

1. How would you explain the biblical teaching about God’s plan for a healthy and holy expression of our sexuality? Do you agree or disagree with this teaching? Why or why not?

2. How would you describe the culture's view of human sexuality?

3. How do these different views create tension for a person that wants to follow Jesus? How have you personally experienced or observed that tension? In your opinion, ho...

Bob Schwahn | Lead Pastor | May 17, 2026 9am

Referenced Scripture: John 14:6, Ephesians 2:8-9, Colossians 3:12, 2 Corinthians 5:14-15

Reflection Questions:
1. In your experience of our culture, what do people tend to appreciate about Jesus and what do they find difficult about Jesus?

2. Read John 14:6 — Why does Jesus’ exclusive claim cause resistance in our culture? How have you experienced people’s response to the exclusivity of Jesus? Explain.

3. Gandhi said, “Religions are different roads converging to the same point. What does it matter that we take a different road, so long as we reach the same goa...

Brian Priebe | Executive Pastor | May 10, 2026

Referenced Scripture:
Acts 17:16-27
Reflection Questions:
1. What's one thing that stood out to you from the sermon and why?

2. How would you describe your relationship with science?

3. What are Biblical examples of how science and faith can come into contact?

4. One of Brian's main points was that believers need to use the right tools for the right tasks as we share our faith. What examples of this do you see throughout the Bible or even just in regular life?

5. Brian's focal...

Bob Schwahn | Lead Pastor | May 3, 2026 9am

Referenced Scripture:
1 Corinthians 15:3-19, John 5:39, Luke 24:44, Hebrews 4:12, 2 Peter 3:15-16, Matthew 7:24

Reflection Questions:
1. What was one thing from the sermon that stuck out to you?

2. 2 Timothy 3:1616 All Scripture is God-breathed and is useful for teaching, rebuking, correcting and training in righteousness, What questions do you have about the reliability of the Bible? What objections have you heard from others about the reliability of the Bible?

3. Do any of those objections create questions or doubts for you? Why or why not?

4. Do you...

Bob Schwahn | Lead Pastor | April 26, 2026

Referenced Scripture:
Matthew 28:16-20, John 20:26-27, Matthew 14:28-31, Jude 1:22

Reflection Questions:
1) What are doubts/questions you have about God or Christian faith? What is the root of your question? (What is your doubt about?)

2) How does God view our doubts? Does doubt mean a lack of faith? How can processing our doubts with God actually make our faith stronger?

3) Have you experienced the church as a safe/helpful place to express your doubts or questions? Why or why not?

4) Have you had...

Vern Streeter | Guest Speaker | April 19, 2026

Referenced Scripture:
1 John 4:8, Genesis 2:18, John 10:10

Reflection Questions:
Bonding = The ability to establish an emotional attachment to another person.
The Biblical Basis:
A. Trinity – 50-ish times in the Bible.
B. God is love – 1 John 4:8
C. Creation – Genesis 2:18

1. What was your reaction to, and feelings about, the Kent Cox story?

2. How has bonding, or lack of, affected your:
A. Personal life
B. People life
C. Performance life

3. Past: With whom did I have a good/bad bonding relati...

Vern Streeter  |  Guest Speaker  |  April 12, 2026

Referenced Scripture: 

Joshua 2, Matthew 1:5-6, Hebrews 10:31, James 2:25-26

Reflection Questions:

1. The story of Rahab is well known. She is famous. Did you learn anything new? How was the sermon on Joshua 2 impactful for you?

2. What difference does it make in your life that, like Rahab stated, “…the Lord your God, is God in heaven above and on earth below.” (Joshua 2:11)

3. Isn’t it interesting that Rahab is celebrated in the New Testament by Matthew, Hebrews, and Jam...

Bob Schwahn | Lead Pastor | April 5, 2026

Referenced Scripture:
Colossians 2:13-14, Philippians 3:8-21, John 20:19, 1 Corinthians 15:20, John 3:16-18

Reflection Questions:
1. What is your observation of the “cancel culture” that we live in today? How would you describe “cancel culture”? What are some examples you have seen of people today being cancelled? Would you say that cancelling people is fair or unfair? Explain your answer. How might it feel to be cancelled by the world around you?

2. Big Idea: Jesus did not come to cancel people, but to cancel sin.
Read Colossians 2:13-14, John 3:16-18

Jim Keena | Guest Speaker | April 3, 2026

Referenced Scripture:
John 10:17–18, Hebrews 10:10, Romans 3:23-24, Romans 5:8

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Logan Holloman | Next Gen Pastor | March 29, 2026

Referenced Scripture:
Matthew 21:6-11, Acts 4:12

Reflection Questions:
1. When you hear that “Hosanna” means “save us,” what do you feel like you most need saving from right now—externally or internally?

2. What are some things you tend to look towards for security, identity, or relief (control, approval, success, relationships, etc.)?

3. Was there a moment in your life (like the story shared in the sermon) that shaped what you now “look to” for worth or validation?

4. How does the picture of Jesus entering on a donkey—hu...

Bob Schwahn | Lead Pastor | March 22, 2026

Referenced Scripture: Matthew 28:18-20, John 4:34-35, 2 Timothy 2:2, 1 Corinthians 11:1, Ephesians 4:11-16, Matthew 9:36-38

Reflection Questions:
1. Read Matthew 28:18-20 — Make some observations about this command of Jesus to All In followers…

2. What is a disciple? What does it mean to make disciples? Does this command extend to followers of Jesus today? Why or why not? Explain.

3. What are your observations of the church today in making disciples? Does it seem that many followers of Jesus have disregarded this command? Explain. Can a person be a mature follower of J...

Bob Schwahn | Lead Pastor | March 15, 2026

Referenced Scripture:

1 Peter 4:12, Hebrews 5:7-8, Romans 5:3-5, Hebrews 12:11, 2 Corinthians 1:3-7

Reflection Questions:

1. How are you experiencing suffering and pain in your life right now? How are you seeing people in your life experience suffering and pain?

2. We cannot read God’s favor or disfavor by assessing how troubled a person’s life is. True or False? Why?What does the Bible teach us about this statement? What have you learned from personal experience about this statement?

3. Why do some of us expect that...

Bob Schwahn | Lead Pastor | March 8, 2026

Referenced Scripture:
Hebrews 3:7,15; 4:7, Luke 9:57-62, Philippians 3:12-14

Reflection Questions:

Read: Luke 9:57-62
1. What has been the most challenging thing you have experienced in trying to be an ALL IN follower of Jesus?

2. What are some examples from Scripture where people had to make difficult choices to be obedient and follow God/Jesus? What difficulties did they face? What made the choices challenging? Why do you think they were able to make the decisions that they did? Explain.

3. What have been some of t...

Logan Holloman | Next Gen Pastor | March 1, 2026

Referenced Scripture:
Matthew 28:20, Luke 12:13-34, Exodus 16:16-20, Luke 11:2-4, 1 Timothy 6:6-19, Luke 16:13-15

Reflection Questions:
1. In what ways am I choosing to depend on God’s generosity for my felt need? And in what ways am I restricting God’s generosity by my own self sufficiency?

2. Is the way I relate to money more reflective to the American economy or God’s economy? What is one step, just one practical change, that I can make to live more generously in my relationship to money and posses...

Brian Priebe | Executive Pastor | February 22, 2026

Referenced Scripture:
Isaiah 42:1-4a, Luke 4:18-21, Luke 10:29b, Matthew 25:42-46

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

2. How would people close to you rate your protection of the vulnerable on a scale of 1-10?

3. What motivates you to protect the vulnerable? Can you share an experience of protecting the vulnerable that was meaningful to you?

4. What are Biblical examples of Jesus protecting the vulnerable?

5. Do you find that protecting the vulnerable...

Logan Holloman | Next Gen Pastor | February 15, 2026

Referenced Scripture:
Matthew 28:19-20, Matthew 4:17-19, 1 John 2:5-6, Luke 19:1-10, Acts 1:8, 1 John 1:3-4, 1 Peter 2:12, Matthew 5:13-16, 1 Peter 3:15, Colossians 4:5-6

Reflection Questions:
1) Dallas Willard said a disciple lives “their life the way Jesus would live if he were them.”What part of your life feels hardest to imagine Jesus stepping into right now?

2) When you think of evangelism, what emotion shows up first—and why do you think that is?

3) Who feels like “the other” in your world right now? What would hospitality look like—not t...

Bob Schwahn | Lead Pastor | February 8, 2026

Referenced Scripture: John 13:34-35, Ephesians 5:25, 1 Corinthians 3:16-17, Ephesians 3:4-6

Reflection Questions:
1. Mission Statement: Together, we lead people in becoming All In followers of Jesus. — Do you believe that an ALL IN follower of Jesus must live out their faith TOGETHER with other believers? Why or why not?

2. Read John 13:34-35 — How would you describe the way Jesus has loved us? What adjectives would you use? How is it even possible for us to love other people in that same way?

3. Jesus said the defining characteristic of a...