ryan peterson
Lead Pastor
We are all called to do great exploits by living out our destiny, and the key to our identity and destiny is our heart being healed.
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Sermon Summary
Daniel says the people who know their God will be strong and carry out great exploits. We say that we are all called to do great exploits by living out our destiny, but our destiny is not realized until we know our identity. We cannot live out our identity or our destiny until our hearts are healed. Your heart is the filter through which all of life comes in and out. That’s why Solomon says to ‘guard it’ because what we hear, see, and experience comes in through our heart, and what we say and do goes out from our heart. If our hearts are a little broken, we will have a distorted life. The key to our identity and destiny is our heart being healed. We’ll explore a story from Scripture to learn how our hearts need to be healed.
Scripture References from the Sermon
Daniel 11:32b | Genesis 11:2 | Genesis 11:31 | Genesis 11:27-28, 31-32
Discussion Questions
- How is your heart a filter for all that comes in (what we hear, see, experience)?
- How is your heart a filter for all that goes out (our actions, words, and attitude)?
- What is the correlation that you see between a broken heart and a distorted view of reality?
- Reading Genesis 11:27-32, do you see areas of your life you have settled?
- What wound is not yet healed that might be trying to make you so weary you settle and die?
- From the list of wounds, are there any that you want to identify and share to move towards healing?
- What lies are you thinking about that might be contrary to God’s Truth about you?
- Why is it important not to tear down what God is building?
Event Highlights
- VBS! We have a variety of areas to serve as a volunteer from preschool to elementary from snack station to games to helping set up the decorations. https://gracechurchsp.org/landing-page/true-north-vbs-2025/
- Freedom Weekend is next weekend, May 17 at the Seven Lakes Campus. To ensure your lunch is provided, please register by Wednesday, May 14. Childcare is not provided. https://gracechurchsp.org/events/event-freedom-weekend-2/