Journey Church Bozeman Sermons

Honest Questions: Hell and God’s Judgement

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, the rich man’s deepest issue was not wealth, but a heart curved inward on itself. Where are you tempted to become spiritually indifferent—to God, to others, or to suffering around you? 4. The cross shows Jesus entering our exile to bring us home. What stands out most to you about the idea that God personally stepped into judgment and suffering for humanity? 5. The sermon ended with the question: “Who am I becoming?” What habits, loves, priorities, or patterns are currently shaping your heart? Are they moving you toward deeper communion with God and others—or further inward toward self-centeredness? 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 [http://journeybozeman.com/connectcard]  Connect: Get your children connected to our children's ministry, Base Camp: https://journeybozeman.com/children [https://journeybozeman.com/children]  Connect: Our Student Ministry is for High School and Middle School students: https://journeybozeman.com/students [https://journeybozeman.com/students]  Give: Want to worship through giving and support the ministry of Journey Church: https://journeybozeman.com/give [https://journeybozeman.com/give]  Gather: Subscribe to our YouTube Channel: https://www.youtube.com/c/JourneyChurchBozeman [https://www.youtube.com/c/JourneyChurchBozeman]  Gather: Download our app: https://journeybozeman.com/app [https://journeybozeman.com/app]  Gather: Join our Facebook Group to stay connected throughout the week: https://facebook.com/groups/JourneyChurchBozeman [https://facebook.com/groups/JourneyChurchBozeman]

Honest Questions: Sexuality

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, how has the church done at navigating that tension in the culture? What have we done well? What have we done poorly? Explain. 4. Every person is mixture of hundreds of desires that are aligned and misaligned with the perspective of Jesus regarding sexuality. How is a person to navigate these desires as a follower of Jesus? How are we to discern what to do with our desires? (especially those that don’t align with Jesus?) How can we learn to say no to those desires? 5. Why does submitting our desires to the redemptive care of Jesus require a lot of trust in His character and message? What do we need to believe about Jesus to trust him with our sexual desires? 6. Do you believe that Jesus lived a fulfilling life? Why or why not? Do you think that Jesus had all the same desires that we have as humans? Why or why not? Jesus lived his life as an unmarried man, who never had sex, and never had children, and had all the same temptations that we have (Hebrews 4:15-16) Do you think that we can also live a fulfilled life without those desires fulfilled? Explain. What do we need to experience a fulfilled and meaningful life if some of those desires are never fulfilled? 7. What is the role of the community of believers in helping us process the desires and brokenness of our sexuality? What makes involving others in this difficult or uncomfortable? How can you take steps to involve other people in helping you navigate your sexuality and desires? 8. Why is it important for us to acknowledge the reality that we all experience brokenness in our sexuality? What is the danger of only pointing to the brokenness of others in the culture and not naming/owning/confessing our own brokenness? 9. What is your next step in bringing your sexuality and desires into full alignment with the redemptive teaching of Jesus? Who will you process this with? 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

Honest Questions: Exclusivity of the Gospel

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 goal? Wherein is the cause for quarreling?” — What makes this view from Ghandi more popular and a more acceptable way to look at differing religions and worldviews? 4. “All religions basically teach the same thing.” (Agree/Disagree) Why? Explain. What are some ways that different religions can overlap? 5. Law of Non-Contradiction: Contradictory propositions cannot both be true in the same sense at the same time. Put Aristotle’s law in your own words. Does this make sense to you? Why or why not? Give an example of how this is true. 6. What are some core truth claims of different world religions that are contradictory to one another? Does it make sense to you that they can’t all be true at the same time? Why or why not? 7. What are some core truth claims of Jesus and Christianity? How could someone investigate if these claims are true? Are you convinced of the truth claims of Jesus? Why or why not? 8. What are some unique beliefs of Christianity that are different from other world religions? 9. Read Ephesians 2:8-9 — Put this verse in your own words. Why is the concept of grace unique from other world religions? Explain why salvation is the work of God and not the work of people? What is our role in salvation? Why is boasting not a response to grace? 10. How does the exclusivity of the message of Christianity create urgency to share the message with the world? What is the posture of a Jesus follower that is communicating the message of salvation? (Read Colossians 3:12) 11. Why is there no room for arrogance in the posture of a follower of Jesus sharing the message of Jesus 12. How is God nudging you to take a next step as a result of this message? 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 [http://journeybozeman.com/connectcard]  Connect: Get your children connected to our children's ministry, Base Camp: https://journeybozeman.com/children [https://journeybozeman.com/children]  Connect: Our Student Ministry is for High School and Middle School students: https://journeybozeman.com/students [https://journeybozeman.com/students]  Give: Want to worship through giving and support the ministry of Journey Church: https://journeybozeman.com/give [https://journeybozeman.com/give]  Gather: Subscribe to our YouTube Channel: https://www.youtube.com/c/JourneyChurchBozeman [https://www.youtube.com/c/JourneyChurchBozeman]  Gather: Download our app: https://journeybozeman.com/app [https://journeybozeman.com/app]  Gather: Join our Facebook Group to stay connected throughout the week: https://facebook.com/groups/JourneyChurchBozeman [https://facebook.com/groups/JourneyChurchBozeman]

Honest Questions: Science vs Faith

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 point was that science best answers questions related to HOW the natural world works and faith best answers questions related to WHY the natural world is. Do you agree or disagree? Why? 6. Read Acts 17:16-27 What elements of Paul's interactions with the Athenians offer clues to how we might engage people that have a science bend? 7. What would the church look like if everyone took Paul's cues in interacting with people outside the faith, especially those where science is most influential? 8. What are your thoughts around Genesis 1 and the definition of a day? 9. Brian cited the use of Yom as the Hebrew word for day in Genesis 1 as also being the same word describing various periods of time. He referenced Genesis 2:2, 4:3, 43:9 and 44:32. What do you think about the various uses of Yom in Genesis? 10. What might be a next step for you related to the interaction of science and faith and the people in your sphere? 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 [http://journeybozeman.com/connectcard]  * Connect: Get your children connected to our children's ministry, Base Camp: https://journeybozeman.com/children [https://journeybozeman.com/children]  * Connect: Our Student Ministry is for High School and Middle School students: https://journeybozeman.com/students [https://journeybozeman.com/students]  * Give: Want to worship through giving and support the ministry of Journey Church: https://journeybozeman.com/give [https://journeybozeman.com/give]  * Gather: Subscribe to our YouTube Channel: https://www.youtube.com/c/JourneyChurchBozeman [https://www.youtube.com/c/JourneyChurchBozeman]  * Gather: Download our app: https://journeybozeman.com/app [https://journeybozeman.com/app]  * Gather: Join our Facebook Group to stay connected throughout the week: https://facebook.com/groups/JourneyChurchBozeman [https://facebook.com/groups/JourneyChurchBozeman]

Honest Questions: Authority of Scripture

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 have answers that help you remove those objections from your questions/doubts? Explain. 5. Read 1 Corinthians 15:14-19What convinces you that the bodily resurrection of Jesus was an actual event in human history? What does our faith rest or fall on this one singular event? What objections might there be to this having actually happened? What could be an answer to these objections? 6. What evidence for the reliability of the Bible from the sermon was helpful to you? What questions about the Bible’s reliability would it be helpful for you to explore? How will you engage this? 7. Read Hebrews 4:12How can the Bible impact our life through reading/studying/reflecting on it? How have you seen this accomplished in your life? If this is true, why do you think so many Christians struggle to make time to hear from God in the Scriptures? What is your plan to regularly allow God to speak to you from the Scriptures? 8. Read Matthew 7:24The Bible is only authoritative in our lives if we actually DO what God says to us from the Scriptures. What parts of the Bible have you had a difficult time obeying? What is your next step in obedience to God’s Word? 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 [http://journeybozeman.com/connectcard]  * Connect: Get your children connected to our children's ministry, Base Camp: https://journeybozeman.com/children [https://journeybozeman.com/children]  * Connect: Our Student Ministry is for High School and Middle School students: https://journeybozeman.com/students [https://journeybozeman.com/students]  * Give: Want to worship through giving and support the ministry of Journey Church: https://journeybozeman.com/give [https://journeybozeman.com/give]  * Gather: Subscribe to our YouTube Channel: https://www.youtube.com/c/JourneyChurchBozeman [https://www.youtube.com/c/JourneyChurchBozeman]  * Gather: Download our app: https://journeybozeman.com/app [https://journeybozeman.com/app]  * Gather: Join our Facebook Group to stay connected throughout the week: https://facebook.com/groups/JourneyChurchBozeman [https://facebook.com/groups/JourneyChurchBozeman]