Missio Church - Bismarck

Josh Huseby

Missio Church is a group of regular people following Jesus together. Our mission is to "Love Jesus and Live Sent." read less

Philippians: Finding Joy - Greetings From Prison
Sep 3 2023
Philippians: Finding Joy - Greetings From Prison
Verses Used:Philippians 1:1-11Takeaways:Joy Looks BackwardsMost of the time when we don’t have joy, it’s because we don’t like our current circumstances.Joy comes from remembering God’s goodness to us in the past.We can experience joy by remembering. Joy looks backward.Joy Looks ForwardLooking forward to God’s completed work gives incredible joy.We are able to understand that we are works in progress. That God is doing the work.So rather than focusing on all the things in us that are unfinished, rest in the one who started the work of transformation in your heart, and the one who will complete it in the end.Joy in the PresentThe truth is, we get to partner with God’s work in us. We participate.I don’t try hard to be righteous, I am already because of Jesus.We don’t do good things in order to be better people - we are already righteous because of Jesus.Grow in your understanding of what is already true of you, so that the fruit of your salvation will be evident.Joy comes from looking back at God’s faithfulness to us.Joy comes from looking forward to God’s completed work in the future.Joy comes from realizing our present relationship to God because of Jesus.Discussion Questions:Why is it so easy to lack joy in our lives?How might your life be different if you lived with the joy that God wants you to have? What about your relationships?What kinds of things did you imagine the trinity discussing about you in our exercise?Did that exercise expose anything not currently true of you?What is true of you if you have trusted Jesus to be your savior?
A Generous Life: Generous with Treasures
Jun 4 2023
A Generous Life: Generous with Treasures
Verses Used:1 Timothy 6:7-10Matthew 6:19-21Proverbs 11:24-25Luke 16:10-13Deuteronomy 8:17-191 Corinthians 11:23-25Takeaways:Being generous brings such joy to the person who gives and to the people who receive.We know that a culture of generosity in a church doesn’t just accidentally happen.If we live for the here and now, that’s all we get. If we live for eternity, we experience God’s blessing now and rewards in eternity.An Eternal PerspectiveWe brought nothing into this world and we take nothing with us when we die.When we learn to live generously, we are set free from the power of greed.If we start trying to calculate how much we are storing up in heaven based on how much we give now, that kind of defeats the purpose.Changing Our MindsLiving with a scarcity mindset kills generosityWhen I believe that I have enough I no longer have to hold on to all I have.Crazy GenerosityIt’s called the little-big principle. If I can be trusted with little things, God can trust me with bigger things.The more faithful we are with what God has given us, the more He will trust us with greater wealth to give away.God truly wants what is best for his people.God says:Remember where your wealth, your possessions came from. I gave them to you.Remember that eternity matters most. Don’t live for the promises of this life. It might seem like it will satisfy, but idols never do. They overpromise and under-deliver every time.Live generously and you will experience the most blessed life possible.Discussion Questions:What kinds of things do people try to store up for themselves on earth?Why is it so hard to live with an eternal perspective in this life?Why is it hard to live with an open hand?What would it take for you to believe that God has given you enough?What do you think life would be like if you could give away 90% of your income?Why do you think God tests us with little before giving us more?