Series: Learning to Lead

Utilized by God to Make a Difference in Lives

July 9, 2023 • Acts 20:17-38

Every growing Christian naturally wants to be utilized by God to lead those around him or her to become better followers of Christ. In Acts 20:17-38 Paul recounts the patterns of his years of investing in the Christians of Ephesus as a template for the leaders who were going to be fostering the spiritual growth of those in this young church. In this six-part study, Pastor Mike will help equip you to do the same.

Caring About What Matters Most

June 16, 2025July 9, 2023 Acts 20:17-21

Our desire to be useful to the Lord for the spiritual benefit of others must begin with a sincere devotion to the Lord and a commitment to his eternal priorities.

Caring Less about Your Own Comfort

June 16, 2025July 16, 2023 Acts 20:22-24

We must evaluate our competing desires to serve God and our own comfort, resolutely deciding to persist in fulfilling the particular calling he has laid on our lives as Christians.

Motivated by the Finish Line

June 16, 2025August 27, 2023 Acts 20:25-27

Knowing time is always running out, we must discern and fulfill our God-given stewardship to faithfully invest in the lives of others.

Always on Guard

June 16, 2025September 3, 2023 Acts 20:28-32

Our service in the church must always prioritize biblical truth, guarding against the selfish ambitions that fracture the church and derail the sanctification of its congregants.

Policing Your Motives

June 16, 2025September 10, 2023 Acts 20:33-35

Being useful in the spiritual lives of God’s people is aided by hard work and generosity, and is thwarted by cravings for wealth and the trappings of worldly success.

More than a Task

June 16, 2025September 17, 2023 Acts 20:36-38

Our work for God’s people is more than our duty, or an expression of our love for Christ, it is also our loving service for the people we have every reason to affectionately cherish as our spiritual family.