Change: The Necessary Factor

Sermon Notes

Part 1: Change
Speaker: Senior Leader Duane Lowe
Luke 9:57-62 (MSG)
Three elements of our past that if we choose to dismantle, validate that we trust God with our lives enough to allow Him to change us as He sees fit:
1. Move on from old history. Isaiah 43:18-19 (NIV)
2. Move on from old habits. Isaiah 58:6 (NIV)
3. Move on from old hurts. 2 Corinthians 5:17-18 (NIV); Matthew 4:17 (NIV)

Four areas of our lives that is our choice if we are going to change:
1. It’s time to get closer to God. James 4:8 (NLT)
2. It’s time to get honest with a friend. James 5:16 (NLT)
3. It’s time to get in tune with my purpose and passions. Galatians 6:3-4 (NIV)
4. It’s time to do something greater than myself. Ephesians 2:10 (MSG)

Part 2: Choose Joy

Date: 28 April 2019

Speaker: Senior Leader Duane Lowe

If you’re looking for a different result in your life and relationships, SOMETHING HAS TO CHANGE!

Matthew 3:2 (NKJV)

Jesus is revealing a truth about what everyone was looking for and hoping for. To get to where we’re supposed to go, it requires a CHANGE in how we THINK about WHAT we THINK about.

There will always be a level of tension around us that will cause us to take life and things around us personal when we trust in knowledge. However, when we allow Him to come to us, peace and joy will always be the fruit even when trouble surrounds us.

A word from Heaven for every generation: Nehemiah 8:10 (NIV)

Three truths about the Joy of the Lord and where it comes from. Regardless of how bad your situation is, it’s important that you:

  1. Know God has a plan for our lives. Psalm 16:5-11 (NIV)
  2. Are certain that God will work it out. 1 Peter 1:8 (NIV)
  3. Choose joy. Philippians 4:4 (NIV)

It’s time to choose joy! Deuteronomy 30:11-19 (MSG)

Three things we can do and practice, as Paul practiced, to get the Joy of the Lord:

  1. Choose to look beyond what happened. Philippians 1:12 (NIV)
  2. Choose to find the new opportunities. Philippians 1:13-14 (NIV)
  3. Choose to focus on what really matters. Philippians 1:15-18 (NIV)

Today I choose joy.

Part 3: How do you know God is first?

Date: 05 May 2019
Speaker: Senior Leader Duane Lowe

Matthew 3:2 (NKJV)

Because there is a need for MORE of GOD in our LIVES, change is paramount.

Does God have RIGHT to all the AREAS of your LIFE that verify His Kingship in your life? Until He has all our heart and every area of our lives, He can’t do His best work in and through us.

Romans 13:11-14 (MSG)

Four Things that need to change in order for God to be front and center in our lives:

  1. For God to be front and center in our lives, my schedule may need to change. Ecclesiastes 4:6 (NIV); Jeremiah 6:16 (NIV)

If you’re not used to prioritizing God first, start with 15 minutes every day:

  • 5 minutes worship
  • 5 minutes of listening to God’s voice and word
  • 5 minutes of prayer, prophecy, declarations, thanksgiving and request
  1. For God to be front and center in our lives, I may need to change what I allow to enter my mind and body. 1 Corinthians 10:23 (NIV); Psalm 141:4 (NLT)
  2. As a mentor, for God to be front and center in our lives, I may need to change how I organize my finances around give, save, live. Matthew 6:21 (NIV); Proverbs 3:9 (MSG )
  3. For God to be front and center in our lives, change everything necessary to live my life intentionally. Proverbs 20:4 (NIV); Psalm 90:12 (TLB)

The Four Things that need to change in order for God to be front and center in our lives will not change until 3 key things happen:

  1. I must agree with my identity to fulfill my purpose. Jeremiah 29:11 (NIV)
  2. I must follow His plan. Proverbs 17:24 (GNT)
  3. I must have accountability. Ecclesiastes 4:9-10 (NLT)

Dr. Martin Luther King Jr. said: “Faith is taking a step even when you don’t see the whole staircase.”

Part 4: Come Together, Right Now

Date: 12 May 2019

Speaker: Senior Leader Duane Lowe

NKJV Matthew 3:2 “Repent, for the kingdom of heaven is at hand!”

Repentance is simply each of taking advantage of the “Power of Choice” and including Jesus in the way we think about what we think about from our inner most being.

NIV Jeremiah 29:11-13

NIV Philippians 4:8

To Become Who We’re Designed to Be, It Requires Others To Get There

NIV Hebrews 10:23-25

Six key elements why you can’t go where God is taking you without community:

  1. Together is God’s plan
  2. Together isn’t always easy
  3. Together can be inconvenient
  4. Together takes a choice
  5. When we plan to do Life with Others, we’re choosing Jesus as our Lord!
  6. Small Groups are not a Church Program! Small Groups are how we get together!

TOGETHER IS NOT ALWAYS EASY BUT IT’S GOD’S PLAN!

NIV Acts 13:22

NIV 1 Samuel 16:12-13

God’s Will for you is for people to:

  1. Call out the best in you. NLT Proverbs 27:17
  2. Call out to God for you. NIV 1 Samuel 23:15-16, NIV Proverbs 17:17

Call out the truth to you. NIV 2 Samuel 12:7, NLT Proverbs 27:5-6