Why Your Secret Life With God Matters Most | Bobby Schuller | Sermon Notes — Hello Pastor

Sermon Notes

Why Your Secret Life With God Matters Most

Shepherd's Grove • Oct 4, 2025 • 37 min

Start a Devotional

Take this message with you through a journey of Scripture, reflection, and prayer.

Summary

While believers have a public life in God, our private, secret walk with Him is what truly sustains spiritual life and power. Jesus teaches that true devotion begins with loving God wholeheartedly in secret, where the presence and rewards of the Father are found. By guarding our secret walk and daily dying to self, we allow Christ to live through us and keep our spiritual lives vibrant.

Themes

Secret Walk with GodThe Greatest CommandmentIntimacy with the Holy SpiritSpiritual SensitivityDying to Self

Pastor's Points

1.

Sins of the flesh

2.

Sins of the soul

3.

Sins of the spirit

Key Points

1.
Loving God with all your heart, soul, mind, and strength is the greatest commandment and the foundation for truly loving others.
2.
Our private, secret life with God must be larger and more foundational than our public life or external ministry.
3.
Just as Moses was hidden in the rock to behold God's glory, God reveals His presence to us in secret encounters.
4.
Spiritual practices like giving, praying, and fasting done in secret bring eternal rewards directly from the Father.
5.
Beyond public sins of the flesh and soul, believers must guard against subtle spiritual sins that only God and the individual know about.
6.
Maintaining spiritual sensitivity requires acknowledging hidden compromises quickly and staying attuned to the Holy Spirit's promptings.
7.
True Christian discipleship is not merely behavioral modification, but dying to self so that Christ can live His life through you.

Sermon Moments

“We have a public life in God, which is important, but we have a secret life in God, which is more important.”

“The secret place is where God is. You need to find God; He's always in secret.”

“If you are in ministry, make sure that your secret life in God is bigger than your public life in God.”

“The gospel asks you to give up everything—it is no longer I who live, but Christ who lives within me.”

This Week

Set aside dedicated time for quiet, private prayer this week without seeking recognition or sharing it on social media.

Examine your heart to ensure your public ministry or church involvement flows from an authentic, hidden relationship with God.

Practice an act of giving, service, or fasting completely in secret, trusting God alone for your reward.

Pay close attention to subtle Holy Spirit convictions regarding minor compromises or spiritual sins in your daily life.

Respond quickly to spiritual conviction through earnest prayer and communion to maintain sensitivity to the Holy Spirit.

Whenever faced with a choice between self-promotion and humility, choose the path that quietly honors God.

Surrender your life entirely to Christ each day, praying Galatians 2:20 and letting Him live His life through you.

Remember This

Your public life in God must be grounded in a hidden, intimate walk with Him where His real presence and power reside.

A Challenge for You

Lay down your life completely and turn your eyes to the cross, declaring that it is no longer you who live, but Christ who lives within you.

These are personal sermon notes shared to help you remember the message — not a replacement for Scripture, your church, or your pastors.