August: Youth and Children Month
Theme: “Called”
Sermon Series: “Called”
Texts: 2 Chron. 34:1-3, 31-33, Jer. 1:4-10, Luke 1:26-38; John 6:5-13; Gen. 37:2-4, 39:1-6
Sermon #1: Called to Seek God First
Text: 2 Chronicles 34:1-3, 31-33
SCI: A Heart Anchored in The Word Rebuilds a Community Broken by Compromise
Billboard: Seek God First!
Sermon #2: Called to Share God’s Message
Text: Jeremiah 1:4-10
SCI: A Divine Assignment Can Override Human Anxiety About the Divine Assignment
Billboard: Share God’s Message!
Sermon #3: Called to Say “Yes” to the Impossible
Text: Luke 1:26-38
SCI: Radical Human Surrender Activates Supernatural Power for the Impossible
Billboard: Say Yes to the Impossible!
Sermon #4: Called to Give What You Have
Text: John 6:5-13
SCI: Small Surrendered Resources Are Sustainable in the Master’s Hands
Billboard: Give What You Have!
Sermon #5: Called to Stay Clean in a Corrupt World
Text: Genesis 37:2-4, 39:1-6
SCI: A Close Relationship with God Keeps Us from Making Compromising Reactions
Billboard: Stay Clean in a Corrupt World!
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 August 2, 2026 – August 30, 2026
All outlines are subject to divine adjustment.
Helpful Quotes
"Our youth are desperately searching for purpose and meaning in their lives. They are searching for fulfillment… I believe that a return to Biblical conversion, faith, and conviction would have a great impact in our day."—Billy Graham, Breakfast with Billy Graham: 100 Daily Readings
"Young people leave the faith not because we ask them to do too much, young people leave the faith because we ask them to do too little."—Kara Powell, Author of Sticky Faith and Executive Director of the Fuller Youth Institute
"This generation's not just waiting for a proclamation of the good news, but a demonstration of the good news!"—Danielle Strickland, Author and Speaker
"If you are alive today, it is because God has a plan for your life, and the world needs what God has put inside of you. Don't let your age be an excuse for inactivity."—Tony Evans, Pastor of Oak Cliff Bible Fellowship
"God doesn't look at you the way the world looks at you. The world looks at your age; God looks at your heart. He doesn't wait until you're older to start using you; He wants your availability right now."—Priscilla Shirer, Author and Bible Teacher
"Youth ministries must look at young people not as a mission field to be reached, but as a force to be unleashed."—Francis Chan, Pastor and Author of Crazy Love
"God can do more through a young person who is fully surrendered to Him than through an army of people trying to work in their own strength."—Charles Stanley, Former Pastor of First Baptist Church Atlanta
"A person can bring an enthusiasm, zeal and strength to the service of God... Young folks can bring a whole lifetime as a living sacrifice to God."—Truth Magazine, Exhortation to Youth
"I have found that most young people really want us to spell out a moral code. They may not accept it or believe it, but they want to hear it, clearly and without compromise."—Billy Graham, Calling Youth For Christ
"Your vertical relationship with God will always determine the impact of your horizontal assignment on earth. Seek Him early, and your purpose will find you."—Jackie Hill Perry, Author and Poet