Missio Church - Bismarck

About Missio Church - Bismarck

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

Publisher

Josh Huseby

Category

religion & spirituality · religion & spirituality · religion & spirituality

Language

en

Explicit

No

First episode

27 Jul 2022

Latest episode

11 Oct 2026

Latest episodes

193 episodes in the feed.

1. 

   11 Oct 2026

   James: A Handbook for Spiritual Maturity - God is Listening

   Verses Used: James 5:13-18 Ephesians 6:18 1 Kings 17-18 Takeaways: Bring Everything to God James says “Are any of you suffering hardships? You should pray. Are any of you happy? You should sing praises.” No matter when life is good or difficult, these events should turn us towards God. Prayer is living your life in ongoing awareness of God. For some, what can happen is forgetting God or living without an awareness of God. Suffering can make us question God’s goodness, while success can make us forget God’s goodness. Talk to God about things that worry you, bother you, or things you may be nervous about. Maybe you’re wondering what to do in a situation, ask for wisdom. If it matters to you, bring it to God. Don’t Pray Alone James assumes there are going to be things in our lives that we shouldn’t carry alone. He says, “Are any of you sick? You should call for the elders of the church to come and pray over you, anointing you with oil in the name of the Lord.” There are times when you’re too tired, discouraged, confused, or maybe even too sick to pray the way you normally would. Call somebody to pray for you, with you. James specifically says to call the elders of the church. These were the spiritual leaders of the local church. Praying for the sick was a normal part of the ministry of the church. James notes that one should anoint the person with oil in the name of the Lord. There isn’t anything magical about the oil, it is God who heals. Going to the doctor and going to God are NOT competing options. You can do both. We can ask God boldly for what we want while trusting Him with what he chooses to do. When we pray and someone doesn’t get better, it’s not due to lack of faith. When we pray, it’s faith expressing itself in trust and surrender. James says, “Confess your sins to each other and pray for each other so that you may be healed.” We tend to want people to think we’re doing better than we actually are. We want to be known, but don’t necessarily want the sin to be known. Sin tends to grow in secrecy. Pray Like God is Listening James says, “The earnest prayer of a righteous person has great power and produces wonderful results.” Prayer has power. Prayer produces results. Something happens when God’s people pray. Our standing before God is grounded in what Christ has done for us, not our ability to get everything right. James tells us to remember Elijah and how powerful his prayers were. Elijah was as human as we are, he was a person like me. James tells us, “When he (Elijah) prayed earnestly that no rain would fall, none fell for three and a half years! Then, when he prayed again, the sky sent down rain and the earth began to yield its crops.” Elijah believed God was listening before he could see anything happening. The power of prayer isn’t found in an extraordinary person. It's found in an extraordinary God. Discussion Questions: What makes it difficult for us to let other people see where we’re struggling to follow Jesus? Which comes more naturally to you; turning to God when life is difficult or remembering to praise Him when life is good? Why? Have you ever stopped praying about something because you weren’t seeing an answer? What made you stop? What would you pray about differently if you were completely convinced God was listening? https://missio.life/home (https://missio.life/home)

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   4 Oct 2026

   James: A Handbook for Spiritual Maturity - Waiting For Harvest

   Verses Used: James 5:7-12 Matthew 6 1 Thessalonians 2:19 Romans 8:1 2 Corinthians 5:10 Romans 14:10,12 1 Corinthians 3:12–15 Takeaways: Plant What Matters James is telling his friends to make the most of their time in the in-between. While you wait, invest your life in what lasts. What you plant determines the kind of harvest you're preparing for. Jesus said, “Don't store up treasures here on earth, where moths eat them and rust destroys them… Store your treasures in heaven…” Something Scripture makes pretty clear, what we do with this life matters beyond this life. 1 Thessalonians 2:19 says, “What gives us hope and joy, and what will be our proud reward and crown as we stand before our Lord Jesus when he returns? It is you!” Maybe the greatest treasure of eternity isn't possessions, maybe it’s people. People you loved. People you served. People you invested in. Lives that were different because God allowed your story to intersect with theirs. You planted a seed and never knew what came from it. Jesus teaches us to do exactly the opposite of what the wealthy landowners from last week said. Jesus says to use our treasure to love people, not to accumulate earthly treasure. People matter for eternity. Remember Who the Judge Is James says, “Don't grumble about each other, brothers and sisters, or you will be judged. For look—the Judge is standing at the door!” James reminds us there is one Judge, and we are not Him. What does judgment mean for a Christian? Well first we are saved by grace, not our works. Christians still give an account for our lives and our faithfulness in this life matters eternally. We are completely forgiven and redeemed and if Jesus has saved you, that’s it. It’s enough. We are saved by his grace. What there is for us though, is accountability for how we spent our lives after meeting Jesus. For the Christian, giving an account isn't about whether Jesus did enough to save you. It's about what you did with the life Jesus saved. That's why James says: Don't grumble against each other. You don't have to judge the people who have wronged you because there is a Judge, and He is standing at the door. That is two things for us: A warning to the person doing wrong. A comfort to the person who has been wronged. Trust God's Goodness in the Suffering Faithfulness doesn't guarantee an easy life. Jeremiah wasn't suffering because he had wandered away from God. He was suffering because he was doing what God told him to do. For Daniel, his faithfulness didn't keep him out of the lions' den, his faithfulness is what put him there. Difficulty isn't necessarily evidence that you've missed God. Sometimes it's the cost of being faithful to Him. James gives the example of Job. From Job's perspective it was simply, “I was faithful. My life fell apart. And I don't understand why.” James ends with, “You can see how the Lord's plan finally ended in good, for he is full of tenderness and mercy.” He points them to God's character. God is good enough to trust even when I don't understand this. Perseverance isn't confidence in my strength. It's confidence in God's character. Sometimes we need people around us to help carry us when our stories don't make sense. That's part of why God has given us one another. One day all will be made right. It may or may not be in this life… While we are waiting, we keep being faithful. Even through suffering Discussion Questions: How does the fact that we will someday give an account to Jesus make you feel? What can the process of waiting expose in our hearts? What are some of God’s attributes that we question during a season of suffering? If the way we live now matters for eternity, what do you want to invest more of your life in? https://missio.life/home (https://missio.life/home)

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   27 Sept 2026

   James: A Handbook for Spiritual Maturity - God Hears

   Verses Used: James 5:1-6 Proverbs 16:9 Matthew 6:19-20 Deuteronomy 24:14-15 Takeaways: Wealth Will Not Protect You James tells the wealthy, “Your food is rotting, your clothing is being eaten by moths, and your money is corroding. In the ancient world, wealth was commonly stored in three forms: Food and crops stored in barns, expensive clothing kept in closets, and gold and silver hidden away for the future. Jesus and James are not saying it is wrong to save money or prepare for the future, but to store up our treasures in heaven. Our treasure is everything God has placed in our hands; our time, abilities, attention, influence, opportunities, relationships, and resources. We store up treasure in heaven whenever we use what God has entrusted to us for the purposes of his kingdom. Treasure in heaven is a life invested in what matters to God and will matter beyond this life. Money can give us a sense of security, but it makes a lousy God. People are seeking money to do the things that only God can do; provide and protect. God Hears the Exploited God did not want His people to be treated unfairly for their work or to go unpaid. Deuteronomy says, “Never take advantage of poor and laborers… You must pay them their wages each day before sunset because they are poor and are counting on it. Otherwise they might cry out to the Lord against you, and it would be counted against you as sin.” The workers may have been powerless before the landowners, but the landowners were not powerful before God. This is who God is and what he does. He is the defender of widows, orphans, immigrants, the poor, and those who have no one else to stand up for them. God sees, God hears, he takes action, and God uses his power to defend them. He hears people who have been cheated, he sees people who have been ignored, he notices people who have been silenced, and he stands with people who have been made to feel powerless. God hears your cry. This doesn’t mean every injustice will be corrected immediately. God sees what happened and the Judge is standing at the door. The cries ignored on earth are heard in heaven. God hears the exploited. Self-Indulgence Blinds Us James doesn’t condemn comfort or enjoyment, but condemns luxury built upon someone else’s suffering. He describes how something deeper was happening in their hearts and were living to satisfy every desire (hedonism). The danger of self-indulgence is that desire is never finally satisfied. “Enough” is always just a little more than whatever we currently have. James says, “You have mistaken comfort for God’s approval.” James’ final accusation, “You have condemned and killed innocent people, who do not resist you.” Jesus possessed all authority, yet he never used his power to exploit people. He moved toward the overlooked, welcomed outsiders, and defended the vulnerable. Jesus used his power to serve, protect, and save. Don’t become so consumed with your own comfort that you stop seeing the people who are paying the price for it. God gives us power to serve people, not to use them. Discussion Questions: Where do you see people with less power being overlooked or taken advantage of today? Why is it comforting to know that God hears people who feel powerless? How can pursuing comfort make us less aware of the needs around us? What does it look like to use our influence or authority to serve others? https://missio.life/home (https://missio.life/home)

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