Expecting Change
Jonathan Josephs
Sermon Summary
God doesn’t just want to “fix” you, He wants to restore you. Right now, He’s transforming you to impact others. Expect more than a personal breakthrough; expect God to exceed your expectations and bless others through your life.
Sermon Highlights
Often God will use external transition to bring about internal change.
God can do something extraordinary on an ordinary day.
God is a God who exceeds our expectations.
When God brings about a change in your life, it's not just to fix you, it's to restore you.
When a God-change happens in your life, it creates wonder in other people.
God is changing me when I begin to see people. I wonder what God might do through you if you become a person who has eyes to see people who are in need.
God is changing me when I begin to give more than what people ask for.
God is taking us from being self-conscious to Christ-conscious.
There are things that God will do in your life that aren’t just meant for you. God changes you so that He can change others.
Your faith isn’t just meant to change you. It’s meant to change the people around you.
God has blessed me to be a blessing.
Scriptures
Acts 3:1-10 – Peter heals a lame beggar
Acts 3:12 – Peter speaks to the onlookers
Acts 3:16 – Peter ministers in Jesus’ name
Sermon Discussion
Conversation Starter
Do you like to make New Year's resolutions and plan out your year in advance, or do you like to go with the flow and see what the year brings?
Discussion Questions
“Often God will use external transition to bring about internal change.” How have you seen God use a season of transition to grow or change you on the inside?
“God is changing me when I begin to give more than what people ask for.” Where might God be calling you to share what He’s given you?
Additional Questions
“There are things that God will do in your life that aren’t just meant for you. God changes you so that He can change others.” Who might be impacted by the work God’s currently doing in your life, and how can you begin sharing that with them this week?
“God is changing me when I begin to see people. I wonder what God might do through you if you become a person who has eyes to see people who are in need.” Who’s someone that you can invite to church or eGroup this week?
Prayer Prompt
Ask your eGroup if they have any prayer requests or praise reports they’d like to share, and include them in your closing prayer.
Pray this prayer over your eGroup to close, and/or send it to them throughout the week to let them know you’re praying for them!
Lord, thank you for bringing us into this new year. We’re excited and expectant for all the good things You’re going to do through our eGroup this year. Help us see Christ in others that they may see Christ in us. Show us the people around us who are in need, and create opportunities for us to invite them to church or eGroup, or simply pray over them. In Jesus’ name, amen.