Bismarck Community Church Sermon Podcast
Welcome to the Bismarck Community Church sermon podcast! Through these weekly sermons, we hope you will recognize our love for the gospel of Jesus Christ, our desire to go deeper in relationship with our community, and our intention to live our lives out in mission.
We are so glad you are here to listen to these sermons, but we would love for you to join us in person. We meet weekly at 10am for worship service at 1617 Michigan Avenue in Bismarck, North Dakota. Hope to see you here!!
Episodes
318 episodes
The Two Pegs | Jim Ellis | 3-23-2025
This week, Pastor Jim Ellis continues our "Journey Through Scripture" series with a second message from Deuteronomy 6:4-9, often referred to as the Shema. In this passage, we are called to love God with every part of our being. Jesus builds ...
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Listen and Love | Jim Ellis | 3-16-2025
This week, Pastor Jim Ellis continues our "Journey Through Scripture" sermon series with a message from Deuteronomy 6:4-9, also known as the Shema. In this passage, we are called to listen to God and love Him with our whole hearts. #bismarck...
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Jesus Is the Stricken Rock | Jim Ellis | 3-9-2025
This week, Pastor Jim Ellis continues our "Journey Through Scripture" sermon series with a message from Numbers 20, where Moses strikes the rock twice to provide water for the Israelites. Just like the Israelites, we are all rebellious and t...
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Yahweh is THE blessing
This week, Pastor Jim Ellis continues our "Journey Through Scripture" sermon series with a focus on the Aaronic blessing from Numbers 6. He encourages us to bless others while reminding us that Yahweh is the greatest blessing of all. #bismar...
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Jesus Is the G.O.A.T. | Jim Ellis | 2-23-2025
Join Pastor Jim Ellis this week as he continues our Journey Through Scripture series with a powerful message on Leviticus 16. He explores how every element of the Day of Atonement foreshadows Jesus. Discover how Jesus ...
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I Will Give You Rest | Jim Ellis | 2-16-2025
This week, Pastor Jim Ellis continues our Journey Through Scripture series with a message on Exodus 33. He highlights how God's promise to be present with His people and give them rest, as seen in His conversation with...
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The Patient God Saves Us | Jim Ellis | 2-9-2025
This week, Pastor Jim Ellis continues our "Journey Through Scripture" series. In this sermon, he looks at Exodus 13 and explores how only God can save us and how utterly patient he is with us. #bismarck #church #BismarckCommunityChurch #BCC ...
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Abraham, Isaac, Jacob | Jim Ellis | 2-2-2025
This week, Pastor Jim Ellis continues our "Journey Through Scripture" series. In this sermon, he explores the God of Abraham, Isaac, and Jacob—who is also our personal God—inviting us into a deep, personal relationship with Him. #bismarck #c...
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Who Is Melchizedek? | Jim Ellis | 1-26-2025
This week, Pastor Jim Ellis continues our "Journey Through Scripture" sermon series. In this message, he delves into the brief Old Testament reference to Melchizedek and how it points us to Jesus, who fulfills the dual role of both King and ...
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Thwarted Purposes | Jim Ellis | 1-19-2025
This week, Pastor Jim Ellis continues our "Journey Through Scripture" sermon series. In this message, he explores Job's journey of grief, where he questions God, receives God's response, repents, and ultimately experiences restoration.#bisma...
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God Is Wisdom | Jim Ellis | 1-12-2025
This week, Pastor Jim Ellis continues our "Journey Through Scripture" sermon series. In this message, he explores the story of Job, highlighting how Job, amidst his suffering, recognizes God's sovereign role and understands that true wisdom ...
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In the Beginning | Jim Ellis | 1-5-2025
This week, Pastor Jim begins our new sermon series, "Journey Through Scripture." In this message, he explores the story of our origin from Genesis and emphasizes how, when reading this and all of Scripture, we are called to place our trust i...
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Know, Word, and Unity | Jim Ellis | 12-29-2024
In this week's message, Pastor Jim Ellis concludes our sermon series on church unity, focusing on John 14-17. In this final message, Pastor Jim reads John chapter 17 three times and encourages us to look for the words “know”, “word”, and “un...
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Fullness of Joy | Jim Ellis | 12-22-2024
In this week's message, Pastor Jim Ellis continues his sermon series on church unity, looking into chapters 14-17 of the Gospel of John. He focuses on John 16:16-24, revealing that the true present of Christmas is the presence of Jesus, and ...
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The Advantage of Jesus' Departure | Jim Ellis | 12-15-2024
This week, Pastor Jim Ellis continues his sermon series on church unity, looking at chapters 14-17 of the Gospel of John. In this message, he explores John 16:4b-15, where Jesus explains how his departure actually brings an advantage. #bisma...
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Haters and Helper | Jim Ellis | 12-8-2024
This week, Pastor Jim Ellis continues the sermon series on church unity, focusing on chapters 14-17 of the book of John. In this message, he looks at John 15:18-16:4, where Jesus reminds us not to be surprised if the world hates us while off...
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Connected To The Vine? | Jim Ellis | 12-1-2024
This week, Pastor Jim Ellis continues the sermon series on church unity where we explore chapters 14-17 of the book of John. In this message, he highlights John 15:1-17, where Jesus uses the illustration of a vine to teach his disciples abou...
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Jesus Promises the Holy Spirit | Jim Ellis | 11-24-2024
This week, Pastor Jim Ellis continues the sermon series on church unity, exploring John 14-17. In this sermon, Jim focuses on John 14:15-31, where Jesus promises the Holy Spirit and explains that loving Him involves keeping His commandments....
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Way, Truth, Life | Jim Ellis | 11-17-2024
This week, Pastor Jim Ellis kicks off a new sermon series focused on church unity, exploring John 14-17. In the first sermon of the series, Jim delves into John 14:1-14, where Jesus responds to the disciples' questions and reveals that He is...
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You, the Human, Generous? | Jim Ellis | 11-10-2024
In this concluding sermon of our "Radical Generosity" series, Pastor Jim Ellis invites us to reflect on our own generosity and consider whether we are sharing freely with all that we have, recognizing that everything we possess ultimately be...
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God, the Holy Spirit, Is Generous | Jim Ellis | 11-3-2024
In this sermon from our "Radical Generosity" series, Pastor Jim Ellis examines the profound generosity of the Holy Spirit, the third person of the Trinity, and how He empowers us to live in alignment with Him. Focusing on Galatians 5:16-26, ...
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God, the Father, Is Generous | Jim Ellis | 10-27-2024
In this sermon from our “Radical Generosity” series, Pastor Jim Ellis explores how the Trinity influences our approach to generosity. He examines the story of the first sin and the initial proclamation of the Gospel, highlighting God’s gener...
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God, the Son, Is Generous | Jim Ellis | 10-20-2024
In this first sermon from our “Radical Generosity” series, Pastor Jim Ellis looks at Acts 20:17-28 where Paul remembers the words of Jesus that it is more blessed to give than to receive.#bismarck #church #BismarckCommunityChur...
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TELL | Jim Ellis | 10-13-2024
In this final sermon from our “Hearing God” series, Pastor Jim Ellis looks at the importance of telling our stories. The story of Moses, the story of the beginning of Bismarck Community Church, and the story of one of our BCC members are sha...
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STEP | Jim Ellis | 10-6-2024
In this sermon from our “Hearing God” series, Pastor Jim Ellis highlights the word “with” in Exodus 3:12 and tells us how we step into obedience knowing God is with us.#bismarck #church #BismarckCommunityChurch #BCC #JimEllis #...
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HEAR | Jim Ellis | 9-29-2024
In this sermon from our “Hearing God” series, Pastor Jim Ellis looks at the story of Moses and the burning bush and how we too can hear from God.#bismarck #church #BismarckCommunityChurch #BCC #JimEllis #Gospel #HearingGod #Sto...
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REST | Jim Ellis | 9-22-2024
In this sermon from our “Hearing God” series, Pastor Jim Ellis looks at the story of Moses and the burning bush and how we need to REST to hear from God.#bismarck #church #BismarckCommunityChurch #BCC #JimEllis #Gospel #HearingGod #Stop ...
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STOP | Jim Ellis | 9-15-2024
In this introductory sermon in our new series on “Hearing God”, Pastor Jim Ellis looks at the story of Moses and the burning bush and how we need to STOP as the first step to be able to hear from God.#bismarck #church #BismarckCommunityC...
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