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July: Prayer, Fasting, and Evangelism Month
Responsible Ministry: Prayer Becoming Ministry
Theme: “Let Your Light Shine”

Sermon Series: “Let Your Light Shine”
Texts: Matthew 5:14-16; Philippians 2:14-16; Ephesians 5:8-9; Philippians 4:19

 

Sermon #1: Let Your Light Shine for God’s Glory
Text: Matthew 5:14-16
SCI: We Don’t Shine for Our Glory—We Shine for God’s Glory
Billboard: SHINE FOR GOD’S GLORY!

Sermon #2: Let Your Light Shine to Display God’s Power
Text: Philippians 2:14-16
SCI: We Don’t Shine to Display Our Power—We Shine to Display God’s Power
Billboard: SHINE TO DISPLAY GOD’S POWER!

Sermon #3: Let Your Light Shine to Reveal Your New Life
Text: Ephesians 5:8-9
SCI: We Don’t Shine Through Our Old Life—We Shine Through Our New Life
Billboard: SHINE TO REVEAL YOUR NEW LIFE!

Rev. Walker Wingo (Guest Speaker) Mortgage Burning Service Sermon #4: God’s Faithfulness: From Promise to Provision
Text: Philippians 4:19
SCI: God Does Not Faithfully Supply Some Of Our Needs—God Faithfully Supplies All Of Our Needs
 Billboard: TRUST GOD TO FAITHFULLY SUPPLY YOUR NEEDS!

 

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 July 6, 2025 – July 27, 2025

All outlines are subject to divine adjustment.

Helpful Quotes

  • "Our deepest fear is not that we are inadequate. Our deepest fear is that we are powerful beyond measure. It is our light, not our darkness, that most frightens us. We ask ourselves, 'Who am I to be brilliant, gorgeous, talented, fabulous?' Actually, who are you not to be? You are a child of God. Your playing small does not serve the world." — Marianne Williamson

  • "Don't hide your light under a bushel, for God lit it for the purpose of shining brightly, reflecting His glory to the world." — Joyce Meyer

  • "Let your light shine. What you do is much more important than what you say." — Mother Teresa

  • "A candle loses nothing by lighting another candle." — James Keller

  • "We are told to let our light shine, and if it does, we won't need to tell anybody it does. Lighthouses don't fire cannons to call attention to their shining—they just shine." — Dwight L. Moody

  • "Let your light so shine before men, that they may see your good works, and glorify your Father which is in heaven." — John Wesley

  • "There are two ways of spreading light: to be the candle or the mirror that reflects it." — Edith Wharton

  • "Darkness cannot drive out darkness; only light can do that. Hate cannot drive out hate; only love can do that." — Martin Luther King Jr. (Implies the necessity of being a light.)

  • "The sun does not shine for a few trees and flowers, but for the wide world's joy. The moon does not give its light for a few nations, but for all the world. So whatever good we can do, we should do it to the whole world; for the world is the field of God." — Henry Ward Beecher

  • "Keep your face always toward the sunshine—and shadows will fall behind you." — Walt Whitman

  • "You don't have to be a big candle; be a tiny match. Just be a spark to ignite others and let them illuminate the world." — Mubarak Shah