TEMPLE Week 1: Living Stones
January 12, 2025

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Week 1: Living Stones

“So put away all malice and all deceit and hypocrisy and envy and all slander. 2 Like newborn infants, long for the pure spiritual milk, that by it you may grow up into salvation— 3 if indeed you have tasted that the Lord is good. 4 As you come to him, a living stone rejected by men but in the sight of God chosen and precious, 5 you yourselves like living stones are being built up as a spiritual house, to be a holy priesthood, to offer spiritual sacrifices acceptable to God through Jesus Christ. 6 For it stands in Scripture: “Behold, I am laying in Zion a stone, a cornerstone chosen and precious, and whoever believes in him will not be put to shame.” 7 So the honor is for you who believe, but for those who do not believe, “The stone that the builders rejected has become the cornerstone,” 8 and “A stone of stumbling, and a rock of offense.” They stumble because they disobey the word, as they were destined to do. 9 But you are a chosen race, a royal priesthood, a holy nation, a people for his own possession, that you may proclaim the excellencies of him who called you out of darkness into his marvelous light. 10 Once you were not a people, but now you are God’s people; once you had not received mercy, but now you have received mercy. 11 Beloved, I urge you as sojourners and exiles to abstain from the passions of the flesh, which wage war against your soul. 12 Keep your conduct among the Gentiles honorable, so that when they speak against you as evildoers, they may see your good deeds and glorify God on the day of visitation. ” –1 Peter 2:1–12

SO WHAT?

1. YOU’RE A PART OF SOMETHING MUCH BIGGER THAN JUST YOU.

Today’s our five year birthday. What is God doing through US?
In 2024 alone, we saw…

  • 29 people call on Jesus’ name through baptism
  • Over 100 people regularly volunteering their time
  • Over 90 new kids come through our ONEKids ministry
  • 2nd service launched September 8
  • Pursuit Youth Ministry launched September 11
  • Over 100 adults engage in Life Groups & Uncommon Men/Women
  • 89 kids attend VBS run by 40 volunteers
  • Our mortgage completely paid off
  • 488 people attend 3 Christmas Eve services
  • Empowered Child Bridge with $25k, Care Net with $25k, Ghana Missions with $50k, and other local benevolence and outreach with $9,476.94

2. THERE IS SIGNIFICANT MINISTRY GOD WANTS YOU TO DO.

3. THE MORE YOU TOLERATE DISOBEDIENCE (1 PETER 2:8) AND “PASSIONS OF THE FLESH” (1 PETER 2:11), THE MORE YOU HARM YOURSELF AND THOSE GOD HAS CALLED YOU TO HELP.

4. THE MORE FLUENT YOU BECOME IN UNDERSTANDING AND APPLYING GOD’S WORD, THE STRONGER YOU BECOME AND THE MORE CAPABLE YOU BECOME IN HELPING THOSE GOD HAS CALL YOU TO SERVE.

How do I give to 1MSO?

The people of One Missoula Church give tangible resources back to God in order to suffocate greed in our own lives and amplify the impact of the Gospel in the lives of others. We’ve removed every barrier and inconvenience to make this sacrificial act as accessible and simple as possible. At present, here are the avenues for this act of devotion:

  • Sunday Morning – offering boxes on the communion tables at the back
  • Snail Mail – postage-paid envelopes available
  • Text “1MSO” to 406-631-3323
  • Online at https://onemissoulachurch.com/give
  • Via the One Missoula App under the “Giving” tab

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