Sermon Series: Called to Change the World
Theme: The “Why and What for” of Your Life
“Ever Wonder Why?” Psalm 13; Matthew 11:3
Scripture Lesson Psalm 13 1 How long, O Lord? Will you forget me forever? How long will you hide your face from me?2 How long must I bear pain in my soul and have...
“Ever Wonder Why You Can’t Always Feel God’s Presence?” Galatians 1:11-19
Scripture Lesson Galatians 1:11-19 11 For I want you to know, brothers and sisters, that the gospel that was proclaimed by me is not of human origin, 12 for I did not...
“Ever Wonder Why God Answers Some Prayers, But not Others?” Isaiah 55:8-9
Scripture Lesson Isaiah 55:8-9 8 For my thoughts are not your thoughts, nor are your ways my ways, says the Lord.9 For as the heavens are higher than the...
“Ever Wonder Why God Doesn’t Seem Fair?” Matthew 20:1-16
Scripture Lesson Matthew 20:1-16 1 “For the kingdom of heaven is like a landowner who went out early in the morning to hire laborers for his vineyard. 2 After agreeing...
“Ever Wonder Why God Loves You?” I John 4:7-8
Scripture Lesson I John 4:7-8 7 Beloved, let us love one another, because love is from God; everyone who loves is born of God and knows God. 8 Whoever does not love...
Theme: Be Proactive
“Proactive vs. Reactive” Matthew 7:24-27
Scripture Lesson Matthew 7:24-27 24 “Everyone, then, who hears these words of mine and acts on them will be like a wise man who built his house on rock. 25 The rain...
“The Importance of Preparation” I Peter 1:13
Scripture Lesson I Peter 1:13 13 Therefore prepare your minds for action; discipline yourselves; set all your hope on the grace that Jesus Christ will bring you when he...
“Being Ready” Titus 3:1; I Peter 3:15
Scripture Lesson Titus 3:1 1 Remind them to be subject to rulers and authorities, to be obedient, to be ready for every good work,...
“A Case Study: Esther” Esther 4:16
Scripture Lesson Esther 4:16 16 Go, gather all the Jews to be found in Susa, and hold a fast on my behalf, and neither eat nor drink for three days, night or day. I and...
“We Always Have a Choice to Act on Fear or Faith” I Corinthians 10:13; Colossians 3:1-5
Scripture Lesson I Corinthians 10:13 13 No testing has overtaken you that is not common to everyone. God is faithful, and he will not let you be tested beyond your...
Theme: Begin with the End in Mind
“Running with Purpose” I Corinthians 9:24-26
Scripture Lesson I Corinthians 9:24-26 24 Do you not know that in a race the runners all compete, but only one receives the prize? Run in such a way that you may win...
“Training for the Run” Ecclesiastes 1:9
Scripture Lesson Ecclesiastes 1:9 9 What has been is what will be, and what has been done is what will be done; there is nothing new under the sun.
“Try, Try Again” Mark 1:35
Scripture Lesson Mark 1:35 35 In the morning, while it was still very dark, he got up and went out to a deserted place, and there he prayed.
“Puzzling” Jeremiah 29:11
Scripture Lesson Jeremiah 29:11 11 For surely I know the plans I have for you, says the Lord, plans for your welfare and not for harm, to give you a future with hope....
“The Beautiful Finish” Matthew 14:28-33
Scripture Lesson Matthew 14:28-33 28 Peter answered him, “Lord, if it is you, command me to come to you on the water.” 29 He said, “Come.” So Peter got out of the boat,...
Theme: Put First Things First
“The Problem with NOT Putting First Things First” Ephesians 4:14-16
Scripture Lesson Ephesians 4:15 15 But speaking the truth in love, we must grow up in every way into him who is the head, into Christ
“WHO or WHAT do We Love First?” Matthew 22:37-38
Scripture Lesson Matthew 22:37-38 37 He said to him, “ ‘You shall love the Lord your God with all your heart and with all your soul and with all your mind.’ 38 This is...
“Making Quiet Time First” I Timothy 2:1
Scripture Lesson I Timothy 2:1 2 First of all, then, I urge that supplications, prayers, intercessions, and thanksgivings be made for everyone
“Forgiving First” Matthew 7:4-5
Scripture Lesson Matthew 7:4-5 4 Or how can you say to your neighbor, ‘Let me take the speck out of your eye,’ while the log is in your own eye? 5 You hypocrite, first...
“Keeping First Things First” Matthew 6:33
Scripture Lesson Matthew 6:33 33 But seek first the kingdom of God and his righteousness, and all these things will be given to you as well.
Theme: Think Win-Win
“The Gift of Patience” Psalm 40:1-4
Scripture Lesson Psalm 40:1-4 1 I waited patiently for the Lord; he inclined to me and heard my cry.2 He drew me up from the desolate pit, out of the miry bog,and...
“Go Out of Your Comfort Zone” John 15:1-4
Scripture Lesson John 15:1-4 1 “I am the true vine, and my Father is the vinegrower. 2 He removes every branch in me that bears no fruit. Every branch that bears fruit...
“God’s Timing” Jeremiah 29:11-14
Scripture Lesson Jeremiah 29:11-14 11 For surely I know the plans I have for you, says the Lord, plans for your welfare and not for harm, to give you a future with...
“Discovering God’s Will for Your Life and Relationships” John 6:38-40
Scripture Lesson John 6:38-40 38 for I have come down from heaven not to do my own will but the will of him who sent me. 39 And this is the will of him who sent me,...
“Why is Win-Win God’s Heart’s Desire?” John 3:16
Scripture Lesson John 3:16 16 “For God so loved the world that he gave his only Son, so that everyone who believes in him may not perish but may have eternal life.
Theme: Seek First to Understand, then to be Understood
“How to Listen” Luke 8:18
Scripture Lesson Luke 8:18 18 So pay attention to how you listen, for to those who have, more will be given, and from those who do not have, even what they seem to have...
“Ears to Hear” Jeremiah 33:3
Scripture Lesson Jeremiah 33:3 3 Call to me, and I will answer you and will tell you great and hidden things that you have not known.
“The Lost Art of Listening” James 1:19-20
Scripture Lesson James 1:19-20 19 You must understand this, my beloved brothers and sisters: let everyone be quick to listen, slow to speak, slow to anger, 20 for human...
“Learning to Listen” I Kings 19:9-13
Scripture Lesson I Kings 19:9-13 9 At that place he came to a cave and spent the night there. Then the word of the Lord came to him, saying, “What are you doing here,...
“Stillness in Listening” Psalm 46:10
Scripture Lesson Psalm 46:10 10 “Be still, and know that I am God! I am exalted among the nations; I am exalted in the earth.”
Theme: Synergize!
“We are Stronger Together” I Corinthians 12:24-27
Scripture Lesson I Corinthians 12:24-27 24 whereas our more respectable members do not need this. But God has so arranged the body, giving the greater honor to the...
“We are In This Together” Exodus 17:8-13
Scripture Lesson Exodus 17:8-13 8 Then Amalek came and fought with Israel at Rephidim. 9 Moses said to Joshua, “Choose some men for us and go out; fight with Amalek....
“Follow the Leader” II Corinthians 6:1-13
Scripture Lesson II Corinthians 6:1-13 1 As we work together with him, we entreat you also not to accept the grace of God in vain. 2 For he says, “At an acceptable time...
“Playing as a Team” Acts 13:1-3
Scripture Lesson Acts 13:1-3 1 Now in the church at Antioch there were prophets and teachers: Barnabas, Simeon who was called Niger, Lucius of Cyrene, Manaen a...
“Synergize Your Spirit” Numbers 11:24-26
Scripture Lesson Numbers 11:24-26 24 So Moses went out and told the people the words of the Lord, and he gathered seventy of the elders of the people and placed them...
Theme: Sharpen the Saw
“Abraham and Lot” Genesis 14:11-16
Scripture Lesson Genesis 14:11-16 11 So the enemy took all the goods of Sodom and Gomorrah and all their provisions and went their way; 12 they also took Lot, the son...
“Moses and Joshua” Numbers 13:16
Scripture Lesson Numbers 13:16 1 These were the names of the men whom Moses sent to spy out the land. And Moses changed the name of Hoshea son of Nun to Joshua.
“Naomi and Ruth” Ruth 1:14-17
Scripture Lesson Ruth 1:14-17 14 Then they wept aloud again. Orpah kissed her mother-in-law goodbye, but Ruth clung to her. 15 So she said, “Look, your sister-in-law...
“David and Jonathan” I Samuel 18:1-5
Scripture Lesson I Samuel 18:1-5 1 When David had finished speaking to Saul, the soul of Jonathan was bound to the soul of David, and Jonathan loved him as his own...
“Mordecai and Esther” Esther 4:14-16
Scripture Lesson Esther 4:14-16 14 For if you keep silent at this time, relief and deliverance will rise for the Jews from another place, but you and your father’s...
