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City of Light Church
Sermon Notes: 9.13.2026 Stay In Your Lane - When Good People Compete With Your Assignment
Speaker: May Mireles
Locations & Times
City of Light Church
6725 W Burleigh St, Milwaukee, WI 53210, USA
Sunday 9:00 AM
Nehemiah 1:11 “I was cupbearer to the king.”
HEBREW WORD: project, or מְלָאכָה
The word translated “project” is “melakah” (mė-lā-ḫâh)
The word translated “project” is “melakah” (mė-lā-ḫâh)
THE BIG IDEA
• Your job is not your purpose. It's the vehicle God uses to position you for it.
• No matter how important the job, it was never meant to define your life.
• Your job is not your purpose. It's the vehicle God uses to position you for it.
• No matter how important the job, it was never meant to define your life.
Every Yes Requires A No
Margin Protects Your Calling
Boundaries Are Biblical
Finish What God Assigned
Pray this week
• Show me the mission underneath the job You've given me.
• and eyes to see who You've placed in front of me to disciple.
• Show me the mission underneath the job You've given me.
• and eyes to see who You've placed in front of me to disciple.
Next Step:
Name one person inside your current job or role — coworker, teammate, classmate, neighbor, family member — and this week, intentionally disciple them. Not as one more thing added to your calendar, but as the actual point of the role you're already in.
Name one person inside your current job or role — coworker, teammate, classmate, neighbor, family member — and this week, intentionally disciple them. Not as one more thing added to your calendar, but as the actual point of the role you're already in.