June: Christian Becoming Month
Theme: “Equipped for Good Works”
Sermon Series: “Equipped for Good Works”
Texts: 2 Timothy 3:16-17, Hebrews 4:12-13, James 1:22-25, Ephesians 2:8-10
Rev. Dr. George T. Brooks Sermon #1: Equipped for Good Works
Text: 2 Timothy 3:16-17
SCI: We Need the Scriptures for Information—And We Need the Scriptures for Preparation
Billboard: Get Equipped for Good Works!
Sermon #2: Equipped Through the Living Word
Text: Hebrews 4:12-13
SCI: The Living Word Doesn’t Work from the Outside—The Living Word Works from the Inside
Billboard: Get Equipped Through the Living Word!
Sermon #3: Equipped Through Application
Text: James 1:22-25
SCI: Believers Get Equipped by Hearing and Applying the Word
Billboard: Get Equipped Through Application!
Sermon #4: Equipped Through God’s Grace
Text: Ephesians 2:8-10
SCI: We Don’t Get Saved by Good Works—But We Get Saved for Good Works
Billboard: Get Equipped Through God’s Grace!
Each Sermon Central Idea is developed in the form of an indicative.
Each Billboard is developed in the form of an imperative.
Sermon Series Overview and Outline
Prepared by Pastor Trevor Crenshaw for June 6, 2026 – June 30, 2026
All outlines are subject to divine adjustment.
Helpful Quotes
A.W. Tozer: “The Bible is not an end in itself, but a means to bring men to an intimate and satisfying knowledge of God, that they may enter into His presence or may delight in His love.”
Dallas Willard: “The path of spiritual growth is a path of turning conceptual knowledge into reality through practice. God’s Word provides the map, but the Spirit provides the power to walk it.”
Charles Spurgeon: “Defend the Bible? I would as soon defend a lion! Unchain it, and it will defend itself. When we apply the Word to our lives, its power becomes self-evident through our fruits.
Dietrich Bonhoeffer: “Do not try to make the Bible relevant. Its relevance is axiomatic. Word of God is not there for us to judge, but to judge us, correct us, and make us fit for Christ’s service.”
John Stott: “Good works are not the root of our salvation, but they are the indispensable fruit of it. An equipped believer naturally spills over into a life of service.”
J.I. Packer: “The traveler must look at the map to find his way, but looking at the map is not the same as traveling. In the Christian life, the Bible is our map, and ‘Christian becoming’ means actually walking the road under the guidance of the Holy Spirit.”
Elisabeth Elliot: “The product of being equipped by God is not a life of ease, but a life of readiness. When God trains us through His Word, He is preparing us to be poured out for the good of others.”
R.C. Sproul: “God does not instrumentally use the Word to make us smarter sinners; He uses it to make us more like Christ. Correction by Scripture is an act of divine mercy that rescues us from our own destructive paths.”
C.S. Lewis: “Every time you make a choice, you are turning the central part of you, the part of you that chooses, into something a little different from what it was before. The Word of God provides the standard for those choices so that we become creatures of light rather than darkness.”
Warren Wiersbe: “God finishes what He starts. When He equips you, He gives you exactly what you need for the assignment at hand. We do not need to beg for more tools; we need to use the Word we have already been given.”