Bismarck Seventh-day Adventist Church

09/05/2026

Bismarck SDA Church Service

08/29/2026

New Sermon Series: IN THE ROOM

Relationships can be wonderful. They can also be complicated, frustrating, and occasionally leave us wondering, “Did you hear a single word I just said?”

Tomorrow we’re starting a new four-part series called In the Room. We’ll be exploring what the Bible actually says about the messy, occasionally bewildering business of sharing life with other imperfect people. Spoiler: it’s not always tidy, but it is honest.
We begin in James 1:19–27 with a simple question: Did You Hear Me?

Join us tomorrow at 11:00 AM at Bismarck Seventh-day Adventist Church. There’s room for you in the room.

08/27/2026

Mid-America Union Camporee, July 28-31, Custer, SD. We can’t wait to see you there!

08/27/2026

08/26/2026

PHILEMON: THE GOSPEL REVOLUTION

Philemon is a short letter - just 25 verses - but it manages to ask a question that still makes us squirm a bit. What actually happens when the gospel runs headlong into the way our world expects people to be treated?

Onesimus lived in a Roman world where being enslaved meant you were firmly planted at the bottom of the social ladder. Philemon, on the other hand, had all the advantages - power, status, and the law on his side.

Then Paul puts the gospel right in the middle of it.

He tells Philemon to receive Onesimus “no longer as a slave, but more than a slave, a beloved brother” (Philemon 16).

And then Paul goes even further:
“If then you count me as a partner, receive him as you would me. But if he has wronged you or owes anything, put that on my account.” (vv. 17–18)

That is what it looks like when the gospel stops being an idea and starts showing up in real life.
The world saw a master and a slave - just another day in the Roman Empire.
Paul saw brothers.

The world asked, “What does he owe?”
Grace, as usual, insisted on picking up the tab.

Philemon reminds us that the gospel doesn’t just tinker with our ideas about God. It changes the way we see each other, the way we value each other, and - perhaps most inconveniently - the way we treat each other.

📖 Wednesday Morning Bible Study | Philemon

08/24/2026

08/24/2026

08/24/2026

What if someone really changed? Would we notice, or would we keep rehearsing their past?
Ananias knew Saul’s history. His fear was real. Yet when Jesus spoke, Ananias crossed the room, placed his hands on Saul, and called him, “Brother Saul.”
Saul had not yet proven himself. Ananias changed his treatment because he trusted Jesus.
Grace sees the past clearly, but refuses to make it someone’s permanent identity.
Who have you been viewing only through their track record? Ask Jesus for new eyes today.