SERMON NOTES:

LIVE BIG WEEK 1 | SEE BEYOND ME

Have you ever outgrown something—like a coat that no longer fits? Growth means leaving the small behind. Spiritually, the same is true: we were never meant to stay small.

God designed us to outgrow small lives, small mindsets, and small impact. The enemy, however, works overtime to shrink us—using lies, culture, and comparison to trap us in survival, selfishness, and scarcity (2 Cor. 4:4).

But God’s agenda is to enlarge us into abundance, love, overflow, and mission.

If You See Small, You’ll Be Small

When Israel’s spies returned from the Promised Land, 10 saw themselves as grasshoppers and spread fear. Only Joshua and Caleb believed God was bigger than the giants.

The difference? Vision.

The wrong lens (ME) exaggerates problems and minimizes promises.

The right lens (GOD) sees possibility, purpose, and legacy.

Your calling will always be bigger than you—because it’s not about you.

Three Vision Shifts to Live BIG

1. From ME to GOD
Stop filtering everything through convenience, fear, and comfort. Your life isn’t just about you—it’s about God’s power, purpose, and promises.

2. From Convenience to Calling
Israel wanted to return to Egypt because it was easier than stepping into their calling. But calling always costs more than convenience.

• “He is no fool who gives what he cannot keep to gain that which he cannot lose.” —Jim Elliot

God hasn’t called us to easy—He’s called us to eternal.

3. From Moments to Mission
Fear made Israel trade their mission for the moment. But Joshua and Caleb framed hardship inside God’s bigger story. Don’t burn your oil (time, energy, devotion) on temporary comfort. Invest it in eternal mission (Matt. 25).

The Challenge

What if there’s more for you? What if God is inviting you to see beyond yourself, beyond convenience, beyond this moment?

Like Caleb declared:

“Let us go up at once and occupy it, for we are well able to overcome it.” (Num. 13:30)

Step into God’s bigger vision. Live beyond small. Live BIG.