Come Sojourn with Us
This is where you will find sermons and updates for our church. Our mission is to preach expository sermons focusing on the gospel of Christ. We are a church that is tied to the reformed tradition and seeks to submit to the scriptures so we walk in the Lord’s wisdom rather than our own.
We would love to have you join us on our Christian sojourn if you are in the Belgrade, MT area. If you are not in area then join us by listening to our bi weekly free sermon podcast.
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The Lord goes beyond merely asserting a promise, and the Lord initiates a covenant where the Lord binds himself to secure his pilgrim people. So, why does Abram cut animals in half? Why does the Lord enter into what seems to be a second covenant in Genesis 17? What is the Lord communicating about the gospel for his pilgrim people already in Genesis?
The Lord does not forsake his promise. The Lord continues to work in the midst of his pilgrim people. There is a man called to the Lord, but this man is not able to have children. How is this man going to establish the victorious line of the woman? What gives us hope that the Lord will prevail?
The tower of Babel is a sinful act devised by a rebellious mankind. Does this mean that it is wrong for us to build? Are towers and sky scrapers necessarily evil? What makes the tower of Babel so wicked? Why would we call this tower the Devil’s Tower?
The Lord told Noah to go into the ark and now Noah walks out of the ark. The Lord washed this creation while delivering his pilgrim through the ark. This testifies to the ultimate triumph of God’s pilgrim people. So, if Noah walked out the ark as God’s triumphant pilgrim why do we feel like we lack victory? Why are we still on a pilgrimage? Where is our pilgrimage ultimately going?
The Lord is grieved that he has made man upon this earth. The Lord sends a flood to wash away sin. What is the comfort in knowing that God will judge and redeem? How can we be a soothing people unto our God?
The Lord promises to prevail, but it seems that history contradicts this promise. The family that exits eden is hopefully going to have harmony, unity, and a homogenous existence. However, this is not the case. Adam and Eve have two sins only to have one die at the hand of another son. Will the Lord prevail? Can the Lord triumph? Will the Seed of the Woman really prevail?
The reptile rebel tempts the creatures to destruction. They think that they will become triumphant kings over the one true king only to find that they are confined to destructive despair. Will the Lord be able to overcome this death despair?
The Lord places a guarding angel with a flaming sword guarding the tree of life. Why does the Lord guard this tree? What does this sword mean? How does this scene call man to love and honor the living God?
Man is created in the image of God and placed in the garden of eden. This might not seem all that significant in terms of man’s pilgrimage on this earth, but it is significant. So, what does man created in the image of God in the garden of Eden tell us about our Christian pilgrimage?
We can think that the concept of of a Christian sojourn starts in the New Testament, but we find this is not the case. In fact, we can see that this pilgrimage will not make sense unless we place man in the original creation story. How does the Garden of Eden set the context for man’s sojourn under the sun?
We summarize what we learned from Romans 12. We reconsider Bavinck's quote regarding introspection and Christian growth. We consider this quote in light of Paul's exhortation not to be overcome with evil. How do we live this out? If we are to live as the Lord's servants how can we find joy, comfort, or even any freedom under such limitation?
It may seem like that Romans 12 is teaching us that Christian life is taking hit after smack in the face without any reprieve. The thing to remember is that the Apostle Paul wants us to look at the big picture. We need to be assured that servanthood is not just meaningless suffering, but that our king does notice injustice. How can seeing the big picture encourage us in the midst of persecution and strife?
It is challenging to live out the gospel in a world that is not sympathetic to the gospel message. It is easy to cry out for justice now, but honestly where would we be without grace? If we are redeemed by grace, called to be the Lord's servants, then how do we live before the world?
We have a human tendency where we would rather rejoice when we see people suffer and weep when we see people get ahead of us. We might say that this is not our struggle, but then why does Paul exhort us to weep with those who weep and rejoice with those who rejoice? The reason is because this is not natural, but something we do in the Spirit. How does this type of empathy become part of of who we are? How does this mindset cultivate a Christ like humility?
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It is easy to be nice to those who are nice to us. It is easy to be encouraging to those who encourage us. However, how do we interact with those that we deem unworthy of any compassion?
One of my favorite moves is the princess bride that communicates a theme of true love. We can define true love as a commitment, or maybe even a human feeling, but the Apostle Paul grounds this true love in something that is certain. What is the true love and what is the basis for our hope in this true love? How does Christ’s love inform our love for one another?
Here is the playlist to Romans 12.
The apostle Paul reminds us that we are in Christ, but this is not just an individual relationship. We are those who as a body are joined to the same Christ and to each other. This means that as a body we should seek opportunities to serve one another for the glory of our Lord as we walk in the Spirit. If this is the case, then how do we view ourselves in light of our redemption in Christ?
Here is the playlist to Romans 12.
The apostle Paul exhorts us to view ourselves with sober judgment. We are not to think of ourselves as more highly than we ought to think. Does this mean we deny that we have any gifts? Does this mean that we do not have dignity? What is Paul exhorting us to do as God’s children? How do we evaluate ourselves without becoming arrogant?
Here is the playlist to Romans 12.
The apostle Paul exhorts us to live as a “living sacrifice to the Lord.” Does this mean that somehow Christ’s work is unfinished? Are we to sacrifice ourselves in such a way that if we are not martyrs for the cause of the Gospel then our lives are a fraud? Why does Paul exhort us to be Living Sacrifices?
Here is the playlist to Romans 12.
This is the first video in a series where Pastor Paul Lindemulder considers ethics in the Christian life. We can see a tension between being saved by the grace of God, but then we are still called to live as living sacrifices. How does this all fit together? So, we consider Romans 12 as a model for the Apostle Paul to remind us of Christ's work, but then he moves to exhort us to live out of gratitude.
Here is the playlist to Romans 12.
We are a bible believing church in the Belgrade, MT. We are a Reformed Protestant church who desire to build one another up in love as we sojourn under the sun.
