SERMON NOTES WITH APPLICATION - "ELEVATE: THE VIEW IS DIFFERENT UP HERE" - LUKE 19:1-10
Series: FOCUS “ELEVATE: THE VIEW IS DIFFERENT UP HERE” Luke 19:1–10 (KJV)Year LEADERSHIP DAY Theme: HIGH AND LIFTED UP BIG IDEA (For Everybody) Sometimes nothing changes except your position—and suddenly everything looks different . Elevation isn’t about ego.It ’s about perspective, access, and transformation . POINT 1: GET BEYOND YOUR CONTAINERS AND FOCUS (vv.1–4) What’s Happening Zacchaeus is blocked: By the crowd By his reputation By his size Instead of quitting, he change


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January 31 We can all draw close to him with the veil removed from our faces. And with no veil we all become like mirrors who brightly reflect the glory of the Lord Jesus. We are being transfigured into his very image as we move from one brighter level of glory to another. And this glorious transfiguration comes from the Lord, who is the Spirit. II Corinthians 3:18 (TPT) We are not who we used to be, and we are not finished becoming. Second Corinthians 3:18 ( The Passion Tran


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January 30 In whom also we have obtained an inheritance, being predestinated according to the purpose of him who worketh all things after the counsel of his own will: Ephesians 1:11 What if your life isn’t random, rushed, or behind schedule? Ephesians 1:11 (KJV) pulls our Focus upward, reminding us that we were chosen with intention and placed inside a divine plan that actually works. To live High And Lifted Up is to trust God’s purpose even when the process feels unclear. F


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January 29 According as he hath chosen us in him before the foundation of the world, that we should be holy and without blame before him in love: Having predestinated us unto the adoption of children by Jesus Christ to himself, according to the good pleasure of his will Ephesians 1:4-5 Our community carries generations of stories, prayers, and perseverance—and Ephesians 1:4–5 (KJV) reminds us that God chose us before the struggle ever showed up. Focus shifts when you realiz


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January 28 Before I formed thee in the belly I knew thee; and before thou camest forth out of the womb I sanctified thee, and I ordained thee a prophet unto the nations. Jeremiah 1:5 Before you ever took your first breath, God already had you in mind. Jeremiah 1:5 (KJV) lifts our Focus beyond the present moment and anchors it in purpose that predates fear, failure, and doubt. To live High And Lifted Up is to see yourself through God’s intention instead of through other peop


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January 27 And the LORD spake unto Moses face to face, as a man speaketh unto his friend. And he turned again into the camp: but his servant Joshua, the son of Nun, a young man, departed not out of the tabernacle. And Moses said unto the LORD, See, thou sayest unto me, Bring up this people: and thou hast not let me know whom thou wilt send with me. Yet thou hast said, I know thee by name, and thou hast also found grace in my sight. Now therefore, I pray thee, if I have found


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January 26 Who hath saved us, and called us with an holy calling, not according to our works, but according to his own purpose and grace, which was given us in Christ Jesus before the world began, II Timothy 1:9 Before you ever showed up, God had already decided you mattered. Second Timothy 1:9 (KJV) lifts our Focus off performance and places it squarely on purpose that was set in motion long ago. To live High And Lifted Up is to stop chasing validation and start walking in


SERMON NOTES WITH APPLICATION - "IT'S GONNA TAKE ALL OF YOU TO BECOME YOU" - ROMANS 8:28-31
Series: FOCUS “IT’S GONNA TAKE ALL OF YOU TO BECOME YOU” Romans 8:28–31 (KJV)Theme: HIGH AND LIFTED UP BIG IDEA (For Everybody) You don’t become who you’re meant to be by accident. Every experience—good, bad, painful, joyful—is being woven together on purpose. Focus isn’t about doing more.Focus is about bringing your whole life into alignment with what God is forming. POINT 1: FOCUS ON SYNERGIZING YOUR LIFE (v.28) What’s Happening “All things” doesn’t mean all things are goo


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January 25 And we know that all things work together for good to them that love God, to them who are the called according to his purpose. For whom he did foreknow, he also did predestinate to be conformed to the image of his Son, that he might be the firstborn among many brethren. Moreover whom he did predestinate, them he also called: and whom he called, them he also justified: and whom he justified, them he also glorified. What shall we then say to these things? If God be f


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January 24 You will not have to fight this battle. Take up your positions; stand firm and see the deliverance the Lord will give you, Judah and Jerusalem. Do not be afraid; do not be discouraged. Go out to face them tomorrow, and the Lord will be with you.’” II Chronicles 20:17 (NIV) There are moments when the pressure says fight harder , but God says stand still . Second Chronicles 20:17 (NIV) calls our Focus away from panic and toward trust, reminding us that some battles























