Sermon Series: Devoted

Theme: Introduction

“Love God with All Your Heart” Mark 12:30-31 (CEB)

Scripture Lesson Mark 12:30-31 30 and you must love the Lord your God with all your heart, with all your being, with all your mind, and with all your strength. 31 The...

“Pray Like This” Matthew 6:5-15 (CEB)

Scripture Lesson Matthew 6:5-15 (CEB) 5 “When you pray, don’t be like hypocrites. They love to pray standing in the synagogues and on the street corners so that people...

“Time and Space for Prayer” Luke 5:16 (CEB)

Scripture Lesson Luke 5:16 (CEB) 16 But Jesus would withdraw to deserted places for prayer.

“Why Fasting?” Matthew 6:16-18 (CEB)

Scripture Lesson Matthew 6:16-18 (CEB) 16 “And when you fast, don’t put on a sad face like the hypocrites. They distort their faces so people will know they are...

“Prayer as Seeking” Matthew 6:25-34 (CEB)

Scripture Lesson Matthew 6:25-34  (CEB) 25 “Therefore, I say to you, don’t worry about your life, what you’ll eat or what you’ll drink, or about your body, what you’ll...

Theme: Devoted to the Scripture

“Love God with All Your Mind” Mark 12:30-31

Scripture Lesson Mark 12:30-31 30 you shall love the Lord your God with all your heart and with all your soul and with all your mind and with all your strength.’ 31 The...

“Thought Life” 2 Corinthians 11:1-3 (CEB)

Scripture Lesson 2 Corinthians 11:1-3 (CEB) 1 I hope that you will put up with me while I act like a fool. Well, in fact, you are putting up with me! 2 I’m deeply...

“Grounded in Christ” Ephesians 1:10-14 (CEB)

Scripture Lesson Ephesians 1:10-14 (CEB) 10 This is what God planned for the climax of all times: to bring all things together in Christ, the things in heaven along...

“What are You Setting Your Mind on?” Colossians 3:1-3 (CEB)

Scripture Lesson Colossians 3:1-3 (CEB) 1 Therefore, if you were raised with Christ, look for the things that are above where Christ is sitting at God’s right...

“Things of the Spirit” Romans 8:1-6 (CEB)

Scripture Lesson Romans 8:1-6 (CEB) 1 So now there isn’t any condemnation for those who are in Christ Jesus. 2 The law of the Spirit of life in Christ Jesus has set you...

Theme: Devoted to Community

“Loving God with All Your Soul” Mark 12:30-31

Scripture Lesson Mark 12:30-31 30 you shall love the Lord your God with all your heart and with all your soul and with all your mind and with all your strength.’ 31 The...

“You Gotta Serve Somebody ” Luke 16:13

Scripture Lesson Luke 16:13 13 No slave can serve two masters, for a slave will either hate the one and love the other or be devoted to the one and despise the other....

“You Are God’s Workmanship!” Ephesians 2:6-10

Scripture Lesson Ephesians 2:6-10 6 and raised us up with him and seated us with him in the heavenly places in Christ Jesus, 7 so that in the ages to come he might show...

“Stir It Up!” Hebrews 10:19-25 (CEB)

Scripture Lesson Hebrews 10:19-25 (CEB) 19 Brothers and sisters, we have confidence that we can enter the holy of holies by means of Jesus’ blood, 20 through a new and...

“Suffering Through” James 1:2-4 (CEB)

Scripture Lesson James 1:2-4 (CEB) 2 My brothers and sisters, think of the various tests you encounter as occasions for joy. 3 After all, you know that the testing of...

Theme: Devoted to Prayer

“Loving God with All Your Strength” Mark 12:30-31

Scripture Lesson Mark 12:30-31 30 you shall love the Lord your God with all your heart and with all your soul and with all your mind and with all your strength.’ 31 The...

“Imitation Time” Ephesians 5:1-2

Scripture Lesson Ephesians 5:1-2 1 Therefore be imitators of God, as beloved children, 2 and walk in love, as Christ loved us and gave himself up for us, a fragrant...

“Dealing with Temptations” I Corinthians 10:11-13

Scripture Lesson I Corinthians 10:11-13 11 These things happened to them to serve as an example, and they were written down to instruct us, on whom the ends of the ages...

“Fruity Christians” Galatians 5:22-26

Scripture Lesson Galatians 5:22-26 22 By contrast, the fruit of the Spirit is love, joy, peace, patience, kindness, generosity, faithfulness, 23 gentleness, and...

“Gifts to Share” Romans 12:3-8

Scripture Lesson Romans 12:3-8 3 For by the grace given to me I say to everyone among you not to think of yourself more highly than you ought to think but to think with...