Mission Ridge Church Podcast

This week on Footnotes: Logan, Rob, and Jenn dig into and discuss Abram, his genealogy, why he takes Lot along, and how "roughly right" works into wrestling with the question "can I be the person God partners with?" Also on this episode is an interview with Jim Hicks from Hope Rescue Mission. For more information about Hope Rescue Mission, and how you can get involved, please go to their website: www.hopemontana.org

Logan Daily starts our new series called "The Partner God Pursues" that will look at the story of Abraham, and what we can learn about who God chooses to partner with. Sermon Notes: Genesis 11:27-32 Genesis 12:1-9 Genesis 12:10-20 Implication: The partner God pursues is roughly right. Call to Action: Take that next step God is calling you to make.

This week on Footnotes: Logan, Rob, and Jenn discuss the story Rob used in his easter sermon, the motives of Judas, other "empty" stories, and Philippians 3. Also features an interview with the market master for the Clark Fork River Market about how COVID-19 is affecting their season. *Show Notes: * website: clarkforkmarket.com online ordering: https://clarkforkrivermarket.localfoodmarketplace.com/ email: clarkforkrivermarket@gmail.com

Rob Croyle delivers an Easter message about living a resurrected life through Christ. Sermon Notes: Mark 16:1-7 Isaiah 55:1-3 Philippians 3:8-11 1 Peter 1:3-5 Implication: The Resurrected One calls you to live a resurrected life! Call to Action: Let Christ resurrect EVERY area of your life.

This week on Footnotes: Logan and Rob dig into the last piece of the Experiencing God series, Jesus praying in the garden, the last supper and passover. For the image referanced in this episode, please check out our Instagram account HERE

In the final sermon of this series, Rob preaches about what is possibly the most important aspect of experiencing God in our lives: obeying his call in our lives. Sermon Notes: JOHN 10:14-18 MATTHEW 16:21, 17:22-23, 20:18-19, 26:2 MATTHEW 26:36-45 MATTHEW 26:49-54 1 PETER 1:13-19 PSALM 23:1-3 Implication: Obedience, like a muscle, must be exercised daily. Call to Action: Follow Jesus, Changed by Jesus, On Mission with Jesus

Today on Footnotes: Logan and Rob talk about how when we experience God it often involves a crisis of belief. What does a spiritual marker look have to do with anything? Also, what are the pharisees were asking for in a sign?

Continuing our series about experiencing God; Rob leads us through a message about encountering a crisis of belief, why we should expect that, and what we should do about it Sermon Notes: Exodus 3:10-12 Acts 8:26-31 Acts 9:10-16 Acts 21:23-24 Implication: Fear (crisis of belief) is a normal reaction to invitations from God Call to Action: Follow Jesus, Changed by Jesus, On Mission with Jesus

This week on Footnotes: Logan and Rob talk about setting aside time and space in life to hear God speak, and interview special guests Emma and Angie from Watson's Children's Shelter. You can find out more about Watson's and donate through their page here: https://watsonchildrensshelter.org

Continuing our series about experiencing God, Rob and Logan teach about God speaking and what our role in that is. Sermon Notes: Genesis 26:4-5 Closeness Attention Matthew 4:18-22 Acts 15:4-6 Implication: To hear God speak you have to give Him closeness and attention Call to Action: Follow Jesus, Changed by Jesus, On Mission with Jesus

This week on Footnotes: Logan, Rob, Jacob, and Marty discuss God inviting you to join His work, Luke 9:57-62, and how the Church can be dealing with COVID-19 situation.Special Guests: Jacob Croyle and Marty Solomon.

This week Rob Croyle continues our series about Experiencing God with a message about God's invitation to join him. This service was recorded and posted early for our congregation to worship in the safety of their own homes. Sermon Notes: Matthew 4:19 Luke 9:57-62 1 Kings 19:19-21 Imiplication: God invites you to join Him in His work Call to Action: Follow Jesus, Changed by Jesus, On Mission with Jesus

This week on Footnotes: Logan, Rob, and special guest Tricia from Child Bridge discuss what it looks like when God pursues you, how to wrestle with that in community, how peoples stories of being pursued can look different, and how to approach bible study as a conversation. Show Notes: You can contact Tricia here: tcollins@childbridgemontana.org You can find out more information about Child Bridge here: https://www.childbridgemontana.org

Continuing our series on how we can experience God, Rob takes a look at how God pursues us and what sort of relationship God desires to have with us. Sermon Notes: Acts 7:20-37 Exodus 3:1-6 Exodus 33:7-11A John 3:16-19 John 11:3, 5, 35-36 John 14:12-17 John 15:8-10, 12-16 Implication: God pursues you. Call to Action: Follow Jesus, Changed by Jesus, On Mission with Jesus

This week on Footnotes: Logan and Rob discuss the implication from the sermon, examples of Jesus partnering with where God was already working, Genesis 26:4-5, and what it looks like when relationship drives your study of the bible.

As we enter the Lenten season Rob Croyle starts a new series about how we can experience God. In the first week we look at how God is working out His redemptive plan, and when we join Him how we get to experience Him. Sermon Notes: Matthew 4:19 John 5:17, Genesis 12:1-3 Genesis 26:4-5 Genesis 28:10-17 John 6:44 John 5:19-20 Implication: God is always at work. Are your eyes and ears tuned to see it? Call To Action: Follow Jesus, Changed by Jesus, On Mission with Jesus

This week on Footnotes: Logan, Rob, and return guest Jen dive in and discuss various aspects of the final sermon of our series through chapters 1-11 of Genesis. Topics include: rest (and how bad Logan is at it), how we live out the tension between not settling and rest, Technology run amok, the chiasm in chapter 11, and Rob ties things into Matthew 5-7. Show Notes: Link to the episode of BEMA Logan mentioned: https://bema.fireside.fm/6

Logan Daily wraps up our look at the the chapters 1-11 of Genesis with the story of the Tower of Babel. What lessons can we learn about technology, self control, and understanding people from this, and how does this story fit into the greater narrative of Genesis 1-11? Sermon Notes: Parallels Continued Genesis 11:1-9 Genesis 5:28-29 Matthew 28:18-20 Matthew 4:23-25 Implication: We are not here to make our name great. **Call to action: **As you go, make disciples.

This week on Footnotes: Rob and Logan dive into the story of Noah cursing his grandson. Exploring the theories on what Ham did to Noah and discussing some of the other possible aspects of this story. Joy Croyle also makes a guest appearance and Rob completely tricks Logan about a fake bible verse to make an excellent point.

Continuing the story of Noah, Rob Croyle delivers a message calling us to speak blessings into peoples' lives instead of curses. Sermon Notes: Genesis 9:18-29 Luke 6:27-29 James 3:8-10 Matthew 5:43-45 1 Peter 3:8-9 Implication: As partners with Christ, our relationships must be different. Call to Action: Bless and do not curse, for you were called to be a blessing.