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September: Recovery Month
Responsible Ministry: Usher Ministry
Theme: “Recovery Plans for God’s People”

Sermon Series: “Recovery Plans for God’s People”
Texts: Psalm 34:17-18, 2 Corinthians 1:3-4, Romans 8:1-2, Proverbs 4:23

 

Sermon #1: Recovering from Past Hurts
Text: Psalm 34:17-18
SCI: We Can Carry Our Hurts or Allow God to Heal Our Hurts
Billboard: LET GOD HEAL YOUR HURT!

Sermon #2: Recovering from Loss and Grief
Text: 2 Corinthians 1:3-4
SCI: We Should Never Face Loss in Isolation—We Should Face Loss in Community
Billboard: FACE LOSS IN COMMUNITY!

Sermon #3: Recovering from Shame and Guilt
Text: Romans 8:1-2
SCI: Shame and Guilt Don’t Define Us When God Delivers Us in Christ
Billboard: LIVE FREE FROM SHAME AND GUILT!

Sermon #4: Recovering from Unhealthy Relationships
Text: Proverbs 4:23
SCI: Unhealthy Relationships Can Poison Our Hearts—But God’s Word Can Protect Our Hearts
Billboard: PROTECT YOUR HEART!

 

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 September 1, 2025 – September 30, 2025

All outlines are subject to divine adjustment.

Helpful Quotes

  • “God uses valleys to mold our character.” - Lee Strobel

  • “My faith didn’t remove the pain, but it got me through the pain. Trusting God didn’t diminish or vanquish the anguish, but it enabled me to endure it.” - Robert Rogers

  • “Sometimes God’s refusals are His mercies.” - Elisabeth Elliot

  • “If through a broken heart God can bring His purposes to pass in the world, then thank Him for breaking your heart.” - Oswald Chambers

  • “The greatest earthly blessing that God can give to any of us is health, with the exception of sickness.” - Charles Spurgeon

  • “You don’t really know Jesus is all you need until Jesus is all you have.” - Tim Keller

  • “Forgiveness breaks the cycle! It doesn’t settle all the questions of blame, justice, or fairness, but it does allow relationships to heal and possibly start over.” - John Baker

  • “We are healed of a suffering only by experiencing it to the full.” - Marcel Proust

  • “The church is not a select circle of the immaculate, but a home where the outcast may come in. It is not a palace... but rather a hospital where the broken-hearted may be healed, and where all the weary and troubled may find rest and take counsel together.” - James H. Aughey

  • “Never let us be discouraged with ourselves; it is not when we are conscious of our faults that we are the most wicked: on the contrary, we are less so. We see by a brighter light.” - Francois Fenelon

  • “What saddens you is a clue to what God has assigned you to heal.” - Mike Murdock

  • “God’s plan for His saints is more than divine healing. It is divine health.” - Gordon Lindsey

  • “If your goals aren’t synced with the substance of your heart, then achieving them won’t matter much.” - Danielle LaPorte

  • “You can give without loving, but you cannot love without giving.” - Amy Carmichael