May: Special Needs Month
Responsible Ministry: Media Ministry
Theme: Navigating The Challenges of Special Needs
Sermon Series: Navigating The Challenges of Special Needs
Texts: Exodus 4:10-13; Proverbs 31:8-9; Psalm 55:22; Psalm 147:3
Sermon #1: Navigating Special Needs Without Making Excuses
Text: Exodus 4:10-13
SCI: God Is Not Limited by Our Limitations
Billboard: DON’T MAKE EXCUSES!
Sermon #2: Navigating Special Needs Through Social Workers
Text: Proverbs 31:8-9
SCI: Social Workers Stand Up and Speak Up for Others
Billboard: THANK GOD FOR SOCIAL WORKERS!
Sermon #3: Navigating Special Needs to Prevent Stress
Text: Psalm 55:22
SCI: Many Things Can Cause Stress—But Only God Can Surely Remove Stress
Billboard: GIVE GOD YOUR STRESS!
Sermon #4: Navigating Special Needs to Prevent Self-Injury
Text: Psalm 147:3
SCI: When Life Breaks Us—God Can Heal Us
Billboard: ALLOW GOD TO HEAL YOU!
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 May 1, 2024 – May 31, 2024
Helpful Quotes
“There's a difference between interest and commitment. When you're interested in doing something, you do it only when it's convenient. When you're committed to something, you accept no excuses - only results.” – Ken Blanchard
“It is better to offer no excuse than a bad one.” – George Washington
“There is nothing as powerful as a made up mind. Do not give yourself another excuse to put off making up your mind. You know in your heart of hearts that once you do that you have got to act.
You owe it to the world, your family and most importantly, to yourself to live a life of no regrets. Stop worrying about what other people will think, say, or do. You only have one life. LIVE IT now. You have GREATNESS within you!!” – Les Brown
“Ninety-nine percent of the failures come from people who have the habit of making excuses.” – George Washington Carver
“Each day you're presented with a choice. You can either keep your greatness hidden under a pile of fears, regrets, and excuses, or you can let it out. So the best way to begin unlocking inner greatness is to make a conscious choice to live out the rest of today, with the best you.” – Lewis Howes
“Life’s most urgent question is: What are you doing for others?” – Martin Luther King, Jr.
“Life becomes harder for us when we live for others, but it also becomes richer and happier.” –
Albert Schweitzer
“Let me do all the good I can, to all the people I can, as often as I can, for I shall not pass this way again.” – John Wesley
“God give us the grace to accept with serenity the things that cannot be changed, the courage to change the things that should be changed, and the wisdom to distinguish the one from the other.” – Reinhold Niebuhr
“A good way to overcome stress is to help others out of theirs.” – Dada J. P. Vaswani
“No one likes to experience hardship and pain, but…stress God allows in life can be good for Christians and helpful to others. If Christians depend on Christ’s power during difficult times, their character will be strengthened. In fact, the faith of Christians is often proven genuine through suffering not through an easy life. The manner in which Christians deal with stress also testifies to the power of Jesus Christ. The next time you feel overwhelmed by life’s problems, look for ways that God is bringing good out of the stress you face.” – Valerie Weidemann and James C. Galvin
“I have prayed hundreds, if not thousands, of times for the Lord to heal me—and he finally healed me of the need to be healed.” – Tim Hansel
Helpful Information
Compiled by Pastor Trevor Crenshaw for May 1, 2024 - May 31, 2024