Weekly Events!

​​Here's what's happening this week at All Souls Missoula...

Ways to Connect – Special Events/Announcements and things to take note of...

• SABBATH WEEK! No small groups this week, except as follows:
• All Souls 101 – A group to explore, discover, and learn more about what makes All Souls tick. Sundays @ 12:30 PM at the Sutherlands' house  [2704 Emery Place]. We'll have a potluck lunch, so please bring food/beverage to share. If you didn't make it last week, you can still get in on this group! Email Ryan for reading assignment. 
• A Year with C.S. Lewis – A group focused on reading through the works of C.S. Lewis. Meets this Friday @ 6:30 PM at the Barnetts' house [4840 Monticello Pl]. Leaders: Jesse (396-8969) and Tami (396-8533). We're reading through A Grief Observed.
• Fenesa Dilworth Art Show -- this Friday @ 5-8 PM at Montana Legal Justice, 415 N. Higgins, Suite 2. Help support their new walk-in clinic, giving legal counsel & representation for low income.

​Loving the City – Ways to get involved and serve in and around Missoula...

• Imagine Missoula – A grassroots non-profit that All Souls helped start to meet real needs within the city. We're always looking for volunteers to do things for those whose community is thin (single moms, elderly, etc.). Contact Nina (546-4697) to get involved this week.​

Exploring All Souls – Weekly things we do where you can get to know us better...

Sunday Worship – Sundays @ 10 AM in the MCT [map] Community Room (3rd Floor - Please use entrance on Broadway and Adams). Whether you're a follower of Christ or someone who is skeptical, this is a great chance to experience Christian worship and wrestle with the claims of Jesus. Kid friendly, biblical, with a casual yet reverent atmosphere. This Fall we're going through the book of Mark to explore who Jesus really is. Come read Mark with us and figure out what you think about the Jesus of the Bible firsthand!

​Social Gatherings – Intentional, yet less formal than small groups. Social gatherings don't necessarily have spiritual content, but provide an opportunity for deeper relationships and connection.

• Women's Coffee Hour - Gather with other women for a time of sharing, prayer, and relationship-building! Contacts: Naomi (552-5883) and Elaine (600-9609).
  Wednesdays @ 7 AM at Le Petit Outre [129 S. 4th St. W.].
• Men's Coffee Hour - Finish off your week with some great coffee and conversation with men! Contact: Travis (505-228-6810).
  Fridays @ 6 AM - 8 AM in Beau's Garage [1219 Howell St. - in the alley].

Have questions about All Souls? Need counseling or just want to process life over coffee, lunch or a beer? Contact Ryan [pastor] (529-2468), Joe [elder] (396-6372), Ric [elder] (250-9900), or Jill [Administrator] (490-5216).
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See you soon!

How The King Saves (Mark 5:21-43)

Are you frustrated that God doesn't seem to be listening or responding to your requests very quickly? Check out the latest sermon from All Souls that deals with how the King Saves. [Ryan Sutherland]

Marriage: Adam, Where Are You? (Ephesians 5:15-33)

Check out this sermon by elder, Ric Hauer, about the importance of male leadership in families. [Ric Hauer]

The Queen Mother of All Sins (Mark 3:22-30)

Jesus says that there's a sin that once committed can never be forgiven. What is this sin and how do we steer clear? [Ryan Sutherland]

The King's Healing (Mark 1:45-2:12)

Once again King Jesus challenges us by pointing out that no matter what we're facing in life, our biggest need is forgiveness from sin. This is our third sermon in our series on the book of Mark: "Will the Real Jesus Please Stand Up?" [Ryan Sutherland]

The King's Authority (Mark 1:14-28)

When it comes down to it, Jesus speaks with authority - something we find difficult in our culture. But his authority and his ability to meet our deepest needs goes hand-in-hand. The real Jesus is an authoritative king. [Ryan Sutherland]

The Wilderness King (Mark 1:1-13)

The first of the fall sermon series on the book of Mark. Mark begins his story about Jesus in the wilderness, because the wilderness is where the story of Jesus begins in us..[Ryan Sutherland]

The Importance of Covenant Renewal (Matthew 22:34-40)

This week we wrap up our summer series on Covenantal Living by looking at Jesus' summary of the entire Bible in order to answer the question, "how do we deal with failure in our covenant relationships?" [Ryan Sutherland]

Weekly Groups

In case you haven't noticed, we've had a lot of new faces lately. Welcome! One of the ways we really experience community is by engaging it more deeply. Here are some opportunities to dive in a little deeper:

1. Summer Sunday Lunches - each Sunday @ 12:30 PM (or as soon as you can get there after worship), someone will be hosting an informal "potluck" at their house. Just grab something to share (whether main, bread, side, salad or drinks) and rendezvous at their place for a leisurely meal where you can get to know other folks at All Souls!
   
   
2. Westside Group - Tuesdays @ 6 PM at Beau & Esther McBryde's (1219 Howell St |
   531-9089). Bring a bible and some food to share. We're reading the Bible together to draw out the implications of community.


3. "When Helping Hurts" - Wednesdays @ 6:30 PM at Chad & Fenesa Dilworth's
   (2124 Burlington Ave). A book group focused on learning how to help others without enabling and thinking Biblically about extending mercy. ​Leaders: Joe (396-6372) & Nancy (552-7693) Kesler.
   
   
4. Divine Design - Wednesdays @ 6:30 PM at Ryan & Rachel Sutherland's (2704 Emery Place). A summer group focused on learning how you've been uniquely wired to participate in God's Kingdom. Leader: summer intern, Nate Xanders (850-321-0822).
   
   
5. A Year with C.S. Lewis - various Fridays @ 6:30 PM (usually) at Jesse & Tami Barnett's (4840 Monticello Place | Jesse: 396-8969). A reading and discussion group on some of the best as well as more obscure works from this great thinker and writer.

Every single one of these groups is open to all, regardless of where you're at spiritually. Most require zero preparation or homework – just show up with an open mind and a desire to learn.

All of these groups involve eating together (we think something good happens over food and drink). And each one will give you an opportunity to explore your spirituality – by getting to know others, and by getting to know yourself. Want to know more? Contact the people listed above!

Worship This Sunday

Just a heads up that MCT has a major event this Sunday that will require use of their whole parking lot and lobby. Please do not park in the main lot and do not walk through the lobby. Thanks!

The Covenant Grass Is Always Greener (1 Cor 7)

We continue our series on covenant relationships by discussing one of the most difficult passages in the whole New Testament. In 1 Corinthians 7, Paul has some very difficult words about singleness and marriage. [Ryan Sutherland]

The Importance of Covenant Relationships (Deuteronomy 29:10-15 & Matthew 5:33-35)

This week we turn the corner from discussing the Biblical Covenants TO why they matter for our lives. We ask the question, "what's the point?" Over the next 5 sermons we'll be answering this question as we look at marriage, parenting, and friendship.

We kick things off this week with the difference between covenant relationships and consumer relationships. [Ryan Sutherland]

The New Covenant (Galatians 3:15-18)

If the Biblical Covenants are like the layers of a cake, then Jesus & the New Covenant are like the knife and fork that give you access to all of this cake's yummy blessings! [Nate Xanders]

God's Covenant with David (2 Samuel 7:1-17)

God's covenant with David contained numerous promises. How do we make sense of the Davidic covenant in light of Jesus? This is the fifth sermon in this series. [Nate Xanders]

God's Covenant with Moses (Deuteronomy 5:1-21)

The most well-known covenant in Scripture is the fourth of our series - it's the covenant God made with Moses and Israel at Mount Sinai where he gave them the Ten Commandments. [Nate Xanders]

God's Covenant with Abraham (Genesis 12-17)

We continue our summer series on the biblical covenants with the third covenant (made with Abraham) as God addresses the issue of human identity. [Ryan Sutherland]

God's Covenant with Noah (Genesis 9:1-17)

This week we look at the biblical covenant with Noah. Unfortunately, due to technical difficulties, we were unable to get an audio recording. [Ryan Sutherland]

God's Covenant with Adam (1 Corinthians 15:21-26)

Summer Pastoral Intern, Nate Xanders, kicks off our summer series: the Biblical Covenants, by looking at how God addresses the universal human problem of death through God's covenant with Adam. [Nate Xanders]

The Kingdom of Darkness (Matthew 27:45-56)

Pastor and friend from Billings, Byron Longenecker, fills in for Ryan and shares with us the dark side of God's Kingdom. [Byron Longenecker]

Sunday Worship Moved!

This week only! We'll be at the Missoula Senior Center (705 S. Higgins Ave) on the Hip Strip @ 10 AM!