God's Not Done | Earl McClellan | Sermon Notes — Hello Pastor

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God's Not Done

Passion City Church • May 31, 2026 • 35 min

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Summary

In this encouraging message, Pastor Earl McClellan reminds believers that God is not finished with their lives, families, or futures regardless of what circumstances suggest. Drawing from Hebrews 10–12 and Luke 22, he shows that authentic faith means actively placing our full trust and weight on God rather than relying on our feelings or self-sufficiency. Even when we navigate dark valleys or stumble along the way, Christ intercedes for us and cleanses us so we can endure and strengthen others.

Themes

Faith and TrustPerseveranceIdentity in ChristSanctificationGod's Faithfulness in Trials

Key Points

1.
Believers are defined by faith and salvation in Christ, not by a spirit that shrinks back or gives up under pressure.
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God is actively at work and is not done writing your story, regardless of past mistakes, present struggles, or difficult diagnosis.
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Faith is not merely a passive feeling, but actively placing your full weight and reliance on God's character and promises.
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The enemy targets a believer's faith to disrupt their connection with God, but Jesus intercedes for us and restores us to strengthen others.
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Justification means being purchased by Christ, while sanctification is the ongoing process of being continuously washed and purified.
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Faith shines both on the mountaintops of miraculous victory and in the dark valleys of hardship, loss, and suffering.
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Living out true faith requires throwing off entangling sins and distractions like soiled clothes and fixing our eyes on Jesus.

Sermon Moments

“God's not done with your life, your family, your mental health, or your future.”

“The knee physical therapy illustration showing how fear keeps us from putting our weight on what has been healed, just as a lack of trust keeps us from resting our weight on God.”

“The thrift store shirt metaphor: justification is being purchased, while sanctification is the washing process that makes us clean to reflect Christ to the world.”

“Faith lives on mountaintops of victory, but faith also lives in valleys, in tears, in pain, and on the other side of funerals.”

“The illustration of living in soiled clothes, picturing how believers can become so accustomed to entangling sin that they stop seeking freedom.”

This Week

Audit where you are placing your life's weight this week and consciously shift your trust from self-reliance to God.

Pray and declare over your current trial that God is not done working in your life, family, and future.

Identify an entangling sin or distraction in your life and take a concrete step to lay it down.

Reach out to a fellow believer who is struggling and use your own journey of restoration to encourage them.

Reject guilt and shame by remembering that feeling messy does not mean God abandoned you, but that He is actively sanctifying you.

Transition from being a spectator in church to an active participant through serving, giving, and praying.

Focus your gaze on Jesus each day rather than walking by temporary feelings or difficult circumstances.

Remember This

God is not done with your story, so stop relying on your own strength and put your full weight and trust in Jesus.

A Challenge for You

Surrender your life afresh to Jesus today, step up for prayer, and throw off whatever entangling sin has been holding you back from walking in God's fullness.

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