Encounter Church
Sunday, June 8, 2025
Foundation-A Life of Excellence!
Locations & Times
Encounter Church Sedalia
1201 William Parkhurst Dr, Sedalia, MO 65301, USA
Saturday 5:00 PM
We pursue excellence because God deserves excellence!
You cannot change what you are willing to tolerate.
– Craig Groeschel
– Craig Groeschel
Three observations of excellence:
Observation #1: You were not created to offer mediocrity!
1 Peter 2:9-10 (MSG)
9 But you are the ones chosen by God, chosen for the high calling of priestly work, chosen to be a holy people, God’s instruments to do his work and speak out for him, to tell others of the night-and-day difference he made for you—10 from nothing to something, from rejected to accepted.
9 But you are the ones chosen by God, chosen for the high calling of priestly work, chosen to be a holy people, God’s instruments to do his work and speak out for him, to tell others of the night-and-day difference he made for you—10 from nothing to something, from rejected to accepted.
• You are chosen by God!
• You have a higher calling!
The Christian shoemaker does his duty not by putting little crosses on the shoes, but by making good shoes.
- Martin Luther
- Martin Luther
• You are taken from nothing to something with God!
Observation #2: We must determine to move toward excellence!
2 Corinthians 7:1b (MSG)
…Let’s make a clean break with everything that defiles or distracts us, both within and without. Let’s make our entire lives fit and holy temples for the worship of God...
…Let’s make a clean break with everything that defiles or distracts us, both within and without. Let’s make our entire lives fit and holy temples for the worship of God...
Observation #3: Excellence is achievable!
What must we do to move toward excellence?
• Give it to God!
• Make the most of your life!
The hardest struggle of all is to be something different from what the average man is.
– Dr. Robert Schuller
– Dr. Robert Schuller