Sermons & Teaching

Luke 19 has the story of Palm Sunday, the Triumphal Entry to Jerusalem that day so long ago. It was a declaration that He was King, but as verse 41 reminds us He was a King with a heart that was broken even for those he was to rebuke.

Preacher — Pastor Jon

The text takes us further past the first part of chapter 6 to a deeper understanding of our relationship with church discipline and base our works on our relationship with God 1 Corinthians 6:12-19 is the principle laid out that we are not our own but Christ’s. Our body is God’s Temple, that should change how we live.

Teacher — Jack Greenwood

Who do we follow and why? It should be Jesus that we follow and emulate. 1 Peter 2:22-25 shows us how Jesus lived to die so that He can be our ultimate perfect shepherd. This is our model and pattern to live for Christ.

Preacher — Pastor Jon

1 Peter 2:18-25
The relationship between slave and master is not part of our day-to-day living but it was a reality of Peter’s day and society. How was a slave to balance their lives against the believer that was not in servitude?
Jesus was the ultimate example of submission as He said: “Not my will but Thine…” So we are to learn submission by using Jesus as our best guide. How does my heart or yours match up to Christ?

Preacher –Pastor Jon

Picking up at the beginning of chapter 6, we review and move on to finish the day at verse 11. There is a lot to consider in light of chapter 5 and the implications of what church discipline looks like. How should we consider the point of our relationship to the legal system and the context of the church?

Teacher — Jack Greenwood

1 Peter teaches us that holiness matters. But what does holiness look like, how does living godly look and what does submission look like in our day and age? Whilst not all the answers by any means, at least look at some introductory thoughts. Submission is not our normal or go-to attitude, especially as Americans and Montanans. But it is a part of our spiritual discipline for living. Join in for a look at 1 Peter 2:13-16 to see how this might affect your living for Christ as pilgrims and sojourners.

The message has a lead-in to our communion time…

Preacher — Pastor Jon

-This finishes up the study on Church Discipline and separation in our day-to-day living with each other within the church. 1 Corithians 5:9-13)The principle is that of decernment and righteous living in community and grace.
This then introduces our responsibility to each other as related to the legal system and our responsibility to each other.

Teacher — Jack Greenwood

1 Peter 2:13-17 is today’s text, but don’t expect to get through it all in one go.
The principle of submission is a hard one for us. We are American and Montanan and those two parts of our identities don’t do submission well. Our identity matters in everything we do and how we live. If our identity is in Christ it makes a difference in our relationship to Christ, His church, and the people around us.

Preacher — Pastor Jon

1 Corinthians 5:1-8
A hard scripture to teach, but it is part of the word of God. It is hard to do church discipline but it is also a required principle for us even today. We may not have this level of sin in our local church, but this reminds us that God is holy and we as well are to strive for holiness in our own life.

Teacher — Jack Greenwood.