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Victory Sermon Series - The Me I Want To Be

the big idea:

We all have "stuff" in our lives that tends to "define" us. We are apathetic, greedy, stuck on ourselves, stressed out... you name it... and that is the "me" that we all too often "settle for". BUT what is the "me" that God wants me to be—the me I really want to be? What would it look like if I could move closer to THAT "me". I want to be more generous. I want to be more compassionate. I want to talk about Jesus more. I want to be a better husband and dad. Whatever it is... you don’t have to stay where you are.

There’s a free upgrade available, powered by Christ. The rewriting process will be a bit painful, but the final results are worth it.

the breakdown:

February 6: Committed

I am called to be salt and light in the world, to make an eternal difference in this world. And yet, how easily I get caught up in the mundane tasks of everyday survival and fritter my time away doing things that have no lasting significance. Jesus longs to make me more kingdom goal-oriented—and that’s what I really want to me. The rewrite process, however, requires massive amounts of scriptural downloads.
Scriptures: Joshua 24:14-24; 1 Peter 2:9-12; Matthew 5:13-20; Psalm 111
Sermon Text: Matthew 5:13-20

February 13: Conflicted

The biggest enemy in my struggle to be me is all too often...me! When temptation is strongest, I choose NOT to put up a fight. I wimp out and give in. That’s not the “me” I want to be. What I want to be is CONFLICTED. I want to put up a fight. Even if it means gouging out my right eye, I’m ready for Jesus, the king of mastering temptation, to rewrite the way I deal with sin and temptation in my life.
Scriptures: 2 Samuel 11:1-17,26,27; 1 Thessalonians 4:1-12; Matthew 5:21-37; Psalm 119a
Sermon Text: Matthew 5:21-37

February 20: Honorable

The old version of me is a monster when it comes to the way I deal with other people. I can be so impatient, so critical, so unforgiving, so loveless. Sometimes I wonder if the only people I really want to treat well are the people I need something from in life? Jesus, I need a rewrite. I need you to melt my hard heart of stone and give me more of the fortitude you showed when you prayed for the enemies that nailed you to the cross.
Scriptures: 1 Samuel 26:(1-6) 7-25; Romans 12:9-21; Matthew 5:38-48; Psalm 103
Sermon Text: Matthew 5:38-48

February 27: Contented

Why is there never enough? Why do I worry all the time about not having what I think I need to have? It’s like there’s this malware program constantly messing with my mind making me discontent when I don’t have any reason to be so. Jesus died for me. He promised that if I seek first his kingdom and his righteousness, I’ll have no worries in life. Jesus, I want to be content. Clean up my old hard drive so you will see the contented me I want to be.
Scriptures: Genesis 32:6-12; Philippians 4:8-13 (14-20); Matthew 6:24-34; Psalm 37
Sermon Text: Matthew 6:24-34