You Can Be Spiritual and Still Get Blindsided
Change Church • May 17, 2026 • 42 min
Take this message with you through a journey of Scripture, reflection, and prayer.
Summary
Themes
Pastor's Points
Key Points
- 1.Missing something you thought you should have caught is not always a sign of spiritual deficiency; often, it is simply a sign of humanity.
- 2.Spiritual development gives believers greater vision, but omniscience remains an attribute reserved exclusively for God.
- 3.Culture responds to surprise seasons with emotional reactivity, acting unwisely when overwhelmed by fear or urgency.
- 4.King Saul lost his kingdom leadership not over immorality, but over emotional impulsiveness and stepping out of his lane due to fear.
- 5.The church often defaults to spiritual bypassing, using religious platitudes to avoid honest emotional processing and responsibility.
- 6.The King's response to disruption is a sanctified pivot: acknowledging the dilemma and adjusting direction without abandoning devotion.
- 7.Familiarity and environmental mindsets can cause people to take offense and reject the very wisdom and miracles they need.
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Sermon Moments
“Missing something you think you should have caught isn't always a sign of deficiency. Sometimes, it's a sign of humanity.”
“Being close to God makes you more like God, but it never makes you God and therefore, you and I can be spiritual and still be surprised.”
“He lost the kingdom not over immorality, but over impulsiveness.”
“Spiritual bypassing is the tendency to use spiritual language to avoid emotional processing and take personal responsibility.”
“A sanctified pivot is the ability to acknowledge the dilemma, adjust your direction without abandoning your devotion.”
“People will take offense at you when they refuse to update their understanding of who you are.”
“Signs don't always mean what you think they mean. Sometimes you don't know if it's Judas or Peter until after.”
“God, as he maps out his plan for your life, includes in his calculations your missteps.”
This Week
Remember This
Spiritual maturity does not mean perfect discernment, but trusting that God's grace and overarching plan will guide us through every surprise season.
A Challenge for You
Father, help your people to joyfully surrender to this surprise season, trusting that You use every step and misstep to form us into who You called us to be.These are personal sermon notes shared to help you remember the message — not a replacement for Scripture, your church, or your pastors.
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